Josie South
@josiesouth.bsky.social
Fishkop. Assoc. Prof. URKI Future Leaders Fellow. Invasion & conservation scientist. Slightly feral. (She/her 🏳️🌈)
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"Leadbitter et al. 2025 calculates that replacing wild-caught seafood protein with the current mix of livestock protein would cost the Earth roughly 5 million km2 in land, about the size of the Amazon rainforest, an apt comparison since most land cleared for food comes from tropical forests." 🌏🐟
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Leadbitter et al. 2025 calculates that replacing wild-caught seafood protein with the current mix of livestock protein would cost the Earth roughly 5 million km2 in land, about the size of the Amazon rainforest, an apt comparison since most land cleared for food comes from tropical forests." 🌏🐟
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Many Indigenous philosophies acknowledge respect & reciprocity between people & nature. Affective ties to land & home are also at the heart of Tamazirt thinking of Amazigh communities in Morocco. Tamazirt could serve as an Indigenous anchor point for rural revitalisation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s132...
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s132...
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Many Indigenous philosophies acknowledge respect & reciprocity between people & nature. Affective ties to land & home are also at the heart of Tamazirt thinking of Amazigh communities in Morocco. Tamazirt could serve as an Indigenous anchor point for rural revitalisation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s132...
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s132...
For the first time ever I’ve had someone (a senior co-author in fact) complain about the inclusion of an acknowledgment statement recognising the indigenous displaced people of the region we focus on in our manuscript.
Poor form & baffling behaviour/reasoning from someone who should be better.
Poor form & baffling behaviour/reasoning from someone who should be better.
December 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
For the first time ever I’ve had someone (a senior co-author in fact) complain about the inclusion of an acknowledgment statement recognising the indigenous displaced people of the region we focus on in our manuscript.
Poor form & baffling behaviour/reasoning from someone who should be better.
Poor form & baffling behaviour/reasoning from someone who should be better.
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Reading in journal club:
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures
@bjenquist.bsky.social et al.
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures
@bjenquist.bsky.social et al.
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures | PNAS
Increasing the speed of scientific progress is urgently needed to address the many
challenges associated with the biosphere in the Anthropocene. Co...
www.pnas.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reading in journal club:
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures
@bjenquist.bsky.social et al.
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Developing a predictive science of the biosphere requires the integration of scientific cultures
@bjenquist.bsky.social et al.
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
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A recent Science Advances special issue focused on #aquaculture, but seemed to have missed the mark in a multitude of ways. My incredible colleagues and I wrote this sweeping Open Access opinion article (with 80 citations!) in response. Hope it's useful! 🐟 🦐 🎣 doi.org/10.1111/raq....
No Free Lunch: Sustainable Aquaculture Requires Recognizing Past Science, Improvements, and Comparative Assessment
Aquaculture has become an established and important part of the global food system. Several critiques of aquaculture continue to resurface, seemingly ignoring past research and improvements of (1) aq....
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October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A recent Science Advances special issue focused on #aquaculture, but seemed to have missed the mark in a multitude of ways. My incredible colleagues and I wrote this sweeping Open Access opinion article (with 80 citations!) in response. Hope it's useful! 🐟 🦐 🎣 doi.org/10.1111/raq....
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New rules for a rat-race. I my opinion, all this micro-accounting (= internal author struggles), inhibits effective collaboration. Science increasingly turns to a goal-oriented bureaucracy, away from an open art-like exploration, curiosity and thruth-seeking.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors
Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.
www.nature.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
New rules for a rat-race. I my opinion, all this micro-accounting (= internal author struggles), inhibits effective collaboration. Science increasingly turns to a goal-oriented bureaucracy, away from an open art-like exploration, curiosity and thruth-seeking.
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Explore Dr @josiesouth.bsky.social 's work on invasive species, climate change and sustainable food systems.
🐟 bit.ly/46TbcXZ
🐟 bit.ly/46TbcXZ
October 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Explore Dr @josiesouth.bsky.social 's work on invasive species, climate change and sustainable food systems.
🐟 bit.ly/46TbcXZ
🐟 bit.ly/46TbcXZ
This week was full of training, workshops and seminars. @leopoldadrianus.bsky.social taught the group ecomorphology, @ecoinvasions.bsky.social gave an insightful lecture on context dependent invasion impacts
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This week was full of training, workshops and seminars. @leopoldadrianus.bsky.social taught the group ecomorphology, @ecoinvasions.bsky.social gave an insightful lecture on context dependent invasion impacts
@leopoldadrianus.bsky.social teaching @universityofleeds.bsky.social post grads the ins and outs of fish eco morphology
September 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@leopoldadrianus.bsky.social teaching @universityofleeds.bsky.social post grads the ins and outs of fish eco morphology
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Crayfish in Journal of Biogeography
We analyse how natural and human historical events have shaped the diversity of Austropotamobius crayfish
Strikingly, lots of taxonomic work remains to be done
Great team, led by Lucian Pârvulescu
@ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We analyse how natural and human historical events have shaped the diversity of Austropotamobius crayfish
Strikingly, lots of taxonomic work remains to be done
Great team, led by Lucian Pârvulescu
@ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Crayfish in Journal of Biogeography
We analyse how natural and human historical events have shaped the diversity of Austropotamobius crayfish
Strikingly, lots of taxonomic work remains to be done
Great team, led by Lucian Pârvulescu
@ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We analyse how natural and human historical events have shaped the diversity of Austropotamobius crayfish
Strikingly, lots of taxonomic work remains to be done
Great team, led by Lucian Pârvulescu
@ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Indonesia's peatlands are home to endangered orangutans, as well as economically important fish species. They also help prevent flooding and drought, lower local temperatures and minimise saltwater intrusion.
Choose #sustainable #palmoil to save #orangutans!
www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/li...
Choose #sustainable #palmoil to save #orangutans!
www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/li...
Indonesians fight to save peat land from being converted for agriculture
Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any other country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem.
www.thestar.com.my
September 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Indonesia's peatlands are home to endangered orangutans, as well as economically important fish species. They also help prevent flooding and drought, lower local temperatures and minimise saltwater intrusion.
Choose #sustainable #palmoil to save #orangutans!
www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/li...
Choose #sustainable #palmoil to save #orangutans!
www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/li...
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What was known (& IV)
This shipment fits biogeographical patterns (a NW Italian crayfish lineage inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula) and several other evidences of non-nativeness, as explained in this paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This shipment fits biogeographical patterns (a NW Italian crayfish lineage inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula) and several other evidences of non-nativeness, as explained in this paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Interdisciplinarity to reconstruct historical introductions: solving the status of cryptogenic crayfish
Anciently introduced species can be confounded with native species because introduction pre-dates the first species inventories or because of the loss of the collective memory of the introductions. T...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What was known (& IV)
This shipment fits biogeographical patterns (a NW Italian crayfish lineage inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula) and several other evidences of non-nativeness, as explained in this paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This shipment fits biogeographical patterns (a NW Italian crayfish lineage inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula) and several other evidences of non-nativeness, as explained in this paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Cooperation between ecologists and historians has allowed a robust reconstruction of the historical introduction of the Italian crayfish, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, to Spain in the late-16th century
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cooperation between ecologists and historians has allowed a robust reconstruction of the historical introduction of the Italian crayfish, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, to Spain in the late-16th century
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our search for invasive crayfish barriers includes more than just dams or irrigation diversions. Because the virile crayfish is intolerant of stream drying (doi.org/10.1086/725318), intermittent reaches could present barriers to upstream spread to permanent streams in the mountains.
August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our search for invasive crayfish barriers includes more than just dams or irrigation diversions. Because the virile crayfish is intolerant of stream drying (doi.org/10.1086/725318), intermittent reaches could present barriers to upstream spread to permanent streams in the mountains.
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My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them.
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Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts
“Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme
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August 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them.
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🧪🦣🏺 Who wants to hear a story about biotech billions, unscientific claims, and shoddy smear tactics attacking women in science*?
Thread 🧵
*which, for legal clarity, are totally denied as being connected
Thread 🧵
*which, for legal clarity, are totally denied as being connected
Academics who have questioned the validity of efforts to “de-extinct” animals like the woolly mammoth and the dire wolf have complained of an apparent campaign to discredit them.
Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign
Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them
www.newscientist.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🧪🦣🏺 Who wants to hear a story about biotech billions, unscientific claims, and shoddy smear tactics attacking women in science*?
Thread 🧵
*which, for legal clarity, are totally denied as being connected
Thread 🧵
*which, for legal clarity, are totally denied as being connected
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New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sacred sites & cultural practices key to #Indonesia fish conservation. 🇮🇩 🐟
This helps highlight the crucial importance of #culture and #community in ensuring the sustainability of #conservation projects.
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sacr...
This helps highlight the crucial importance of #culture and #community in ensuring the sustainability of #conservation projects.
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sacr...
Sacred sites & cultural practices key to Indonesia fish conservation: Study
Researchers have recently found that sacred waters protected by Indigenous traditions are key to fish conservation in Indonesia, yet they remain largely unrecognized and excluded from national framewo...
news.mongabay.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Sacred sites & cultural practices key to #Indonesia fish conservation. 🇮🇩 🐟
This helps highlight the crucial importance of #culture and #community in ensuring the sustainability of #conservation projects.
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sacr...
This helps highlight the crucial importance of #culture and #community in ensuring the sustainability of #conservation projects.
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sacr...
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Orangutan Land Trust has been an influential part of this success. Your support makes a real difference!
"Indonesia’s forest conservation success comes not just from political will, but also from corporate efforts and pressure from civil society groups."
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/wher...
"Indonesia’s forest conservation success comes not just from political will, but also from corporate efforts and pressure from civil society groups."
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/wher...
Where there’s political will, there’s a way to stop tropical deforestation, study finds
Political will is among the most important factors in preventing tropical deforestation, according to a group of experts surveyed for a new study — with strong political commitment often arising out o...
news.mongabay.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Orangutan Land Trust has been an influential part of this success. Your support makes a real difference!
"Indonesia’s forest conservation success comes not just from political will, but also from corporate efforts and pressure from civil society groups."
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/wher...
"Indonesia’s forest conservation success comes not just from political will, but also from corporate efforts and pressure from civil society groups."
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/wher...
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Happy to share that if you are interested in large sample hydrology datasets and specifically water quality data you can now check our now officially published dataset:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Swiss data quality: augmenting CAMELS-CH with isotopes, water quality, agricultural and atmospheric data - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Swiss data quality: augmenting CAMELS-CH with isotopes, water quality, agricultural and atmospheric data
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Happy to share that if you are interested in large sample hydrology datasets and specifically water quality data you can now check our now officially published dataset:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Aquarium trade fisheries are fraught with bad opinions and misconceptions. Usually targeted at communities who know the environment inside out but exploit it for much needed livelihoods. Trade and conservation don’t have to be mutually exclusive
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Early stakeholder cohesion in wild‐capture freshwater ornamental fisheries can support conservation outcomes
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July 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Aquarium trade fisheries are fraught with bad opinions and misconceptions. Usually targeted at communities who know the environment inside out but exploit it for much needed livelihoods. Trade and conservation don’t have to be mutually exclusive
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Fish are a critical source of accessible food - but non-native species disrupt ecological networks. This could have unprecedented outcomes for nutrient and toxin accumulation when aquatic food is consumed by humans, with socioeconomically variable outcomes
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Redirecting
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July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Fish are a critical source of accessible food - but non-native species disrupt ecological networks. This could have unprecedented outcomes for nutrient and toxin accumulation when aquatic food is consumed by humans, with socioeconomically variable outcomes
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful
https://www.byteseu.com/1217908/
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful …
https://www.byteseu.com/1217908/
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful …
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful - Bytes Europe
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful
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July 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful
https://www.byteseu.com/1217908/
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful …
https://www.byteseu.com/1217908/
Why it takes so long before stricter rules come around PFAS, while it is clear that they are harmful …