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Matt Clark 🌳🌄🏖️
@mattcscience.bsky.social
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Social-ecological systems scientist | fair weather adventurer | full-time fool

Currently @ Thriving Oceans Hub, University of Sydney 🦘

Research: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-CrrMPQAAAAJ
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robinlamboll.bsky.social
Just a few quotes from the Declaration of Independence
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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nickdulvy.bsky.social
New paper out today in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com by the #GlobalSharkTrends team: Bending back the curve of shark & ray biodiversity loss;
Read the paper here: rdcu.be/eZ9n9
@sfu.ca
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social
@earth2ocean.bsky.social
Bending back the biodiversity loss curve of sharks and rays. The loss of sharks and rays to date has involved serial depletion of the largest, most evolutionary and functionally distinct species, and the increasing prevalence of smaller-bodied species that have benefited from release from predation.
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
One court decision, two different headlines.

Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protestors in Minnesota Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, at least for now, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in the state.
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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eapower.bsky.social
🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social.

Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality.

Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
The ENDOW project is seeking a Research Officer in Research Data Management to be based at the London School of Economics. - Oversee and extend our database covering geospatial, demographic, economic & social network data from 50+ communities in 30+ countries! - Contribute to research on the dynamics of social and economic inequality! - Join a stellar interdisciplinary team! - funded by the ESRC and the NSF [world map showing location of ENDOW communities; photos of some of the team members and some of the ENDOW communities showing their diversity Research Officer in Research Data Management Salary from £43,277 to £48,220 pa inclusive of London allowance Fixed-term appointment for 18 months This research officer position is to work with Eleanor Power as part of the ongoing "ENDOW" project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality), funded by the UKRI and US National Science Foundation. The research officer will be based in the Department of Methodology, a leading centre for research and education in social science research methods. While we expect this to be a full-time appointment, we are open to considering the possibility of a part-time appointment. The post entails overseeing and extending the database of the "ENDOW" project, which includes data from over fifty communities around the world, comprising economic, demographic, and social network data characterising each community, its resident households, and the individuals within them. The research officer will be responsible for the expansion of this database to include longitudinal data from each community site, implementing a robust data infrastructure to manage and curate this information. The research officer will work closely with Dr Power and data contributors to ensure data quality, standardisation, and appropriate governance. They will contribute to core analyses of the ENDOW project and develop tools and resources that will be of wide utility for the collection, curation, and analysis of cross-cultural data. This role is central to building the data infrastructure that will enable meaningful, productive comparisons across these diverse field sites and will ultimately serve as a resource for the broader scientific community. The successful candidate will: Have a completed PhD, be close to completing a PhD, or have other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research Have experience with database design, data management and data governance Have experience with programming in R or Python
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
Yet another example of what happens if we allow LLMs to become a form of epistemic grounding for society.
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Dec 14
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.

The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
A wrong Grok post making up a white guy who stopped the Australian mass shooting. BBC 'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed Emily Atkinson Sun, December 14, 2025 at 1:06 p.m. CST 2 min read A "hero" bystander who was filmed wrestling a gun from one of the Bondi Beach attackers has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed. Video verified by the BBC showed Mr Ahmed run at the gunman and seize his weapon, before turning the gun round on him, forcing his retreat. Mr Ahmed, a fruit shop owner and father of two, remains in hospital, where he has undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family told 7News Australia.
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Really fun to go on ABC News Australia to talk about @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social, @morenamills.bsky.social, and my new paper (along with several coauthors not on bluesky). See more here: www.nature.com/articles/s41....

@catalyzconserv.bsky.social
@sydney.edu.au
@ic-cep.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Out today in @natecoevo.nature.com 'Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot'. Co-led by me and @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social as part of @catalyzconserv.bsky.social at @ic-cep.bsky.social & @imperialsci.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Conservation abandonment is a policy blind spot - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Amidst the collective push to establish nature conservation initiatives, little attention has been paid to ensuring that they persist over time. The abandonment of conservation commitments is a blind ...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Check out @ranjmurali.bsky.social's new paper "Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts ofsocio-economic shocks on large carnivores" in plain language!
relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/09/18/p...
Plain language summary: What happens to large carnivores when human societies experience shocks?
By Ranjini Murali, Altynai Adabaeva, Sixto Angulo, Rosario Arispe, Matthias Baumann, Arash Ghoddousi, Amirhossein Khaleghi Hamidi, Martin Jansen, Leili Khalatbari, Igor Khorozyan, Oswaldo Maillard,…
relationalthinkingblog.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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jebyrnes.bsky.social
We're hiring a climate scientist here at @umassboston.bsky.social in the School for the Environment! employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us... - more on the call in the image and its alt text. COME JOIN US! #climatescience
We seek an innovative scientist with a strong Earth sciences background and broad training in the mathematical, physical, or engineering sciences, whose work advances understanding of climate processes and informs strategies for adaptation. Areas of research interest include (but are not limited to): climate modeling; climate impacts on Earth/environmental system functions; extremes, feedbacks, and nonlinear processes driving climate risks; climate change impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure, or communities; and quantitative and computational approaches (e.g., data analytics, AI) applied to climate challenges.
October 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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mongabay.com
[COMMENTARY]

“Now is the time for Zanzibar’s government to reexamine past and future investment decisions to ensure they respect Zanzibar’s natural heritage and conserve it for future generations,” says a new op-ed.

** Views expressed are those of the author, not necessarily of Mongabay.
Zanzibar must act to conserve its natural & cultural heritage for the future (commentary)
Zanzibar has a reputation as an island paradise in the Indian Ocean. Lying 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the East African mainland, it is governed as a semiautonomous zone of the United Republic of…
news.mongabay.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Another nice write up on our letter in Science, this time through @mongabay.com and with some great images.

news.mongabay.com/2025/10/zanz...
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Nice write-up by The Citizen on our recent letter in @science.org. They do a great job presenting the counterargument made by developers: www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zan...
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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erleellis.bsky.social
Redefine how the world measures progress!
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Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org

<15 mins to make a difference
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> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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erleellis.bsky.social
Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems @natrevbiodiv.nature.com #anthromes 🌍🌐
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Human transformation of past terrestrial ecosystems - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Human actions have shaped ecosystems for thousands of years, and have profound effects on biodiversity and environmental processes. This Review explores the ways that humans have modified past ecosystems and the methods available for researchers to study these changes, as well as indicating how understanding historic change can inform conservation strategies.
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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davehb.bsky.social
This is extremely cool: 700 years worth of archaeological artefacts being collected from old nests of bearded vultures (strong contender for the best vulture)

www.popsci.com/environment/...
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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emilylester.bsky.social
Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs oceanographicmagazine.com/news/sharp-r...
Sharp rise in US whale entanglements after NOAA cut-backs - Oceanographic
The NOAA has reported a steep increase in large whale deaths by entanglement in fishing gear, news that follows federal budget cut backs
oceanographicmagazine.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Out in @science.org today. The Ngezi forest of Zanzibar is likely the most intact oldgrowth tropical dry forest in East Africa, if not the continent; it also houses tons of endemic species and gives resources to thousands of people. Bulldozers are waiting at its edge

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tourism puts Zanzibari reserve at a crossroads
The moist broadleaf forests located on the coasts of Tanzania and Kenya and on nearby archipelagos such as Zanzibar are highly fragmented hotspots of plant and animal diversity (1). On Pemba, the 988-...
www.science.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Massive cross-institutional paper out today, bringing in almost 40 co-authors across 20 institutions and 9 countries 🌍. Led by @tom-pienkowski.bsky.social.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Diagnosing scaling bottlenecks in 10 community conservation initiatives in southern and eastern Africa
Scaling area-based conservation, including initiatives led or comanaged by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, is a flagship goal of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Conserva....
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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trevorcaughlin.bsky.social
new paper, led by @nkolarik.bsky.social: monitoring outcomes of ecological restoration is challenging. Satellite imagery could help, but interpretation requires statistics that can identify breakpoints in messy time-series data. We provide a practical guide: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
aerial and satellite imagery from before and after a river restoration project in central Idaho, USA
August 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
mattcscience.bsky.social
New super cool paper out last week that you should definitely check out! 🚨😎🐮🌧️

We show that across space and time, economic wellbeing determines how communities respond to precipitation variability in South Africa:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
mattcscience.bsky.social
Our book is now available online at the African Books Collective here: africanbookscollective.com/books/mangro...

Reminder that 100% of proceeds to go mangrove conservation and education programs in Pemba, Tanzania.
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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helenyan.bsky.social
🚨New PhD paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com with @renatoamorais.bsky.social and Dave Bellwood! 🚨

Marine fishes exhibit extraordinary patterns of diversity, but how does this diversity relate to their productivity? 🐟🐠🐡

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🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
August 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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resiliencesci.bsky.social
Increasing global human exposure to wildland fires despite declining burned area
Seyd+
doi.org/10.1126/science.adu6408

"population directly exposed to wildland fires increased 40% globally from 2002 to 2021 despite a 26% decline in burned area
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85% of global exposures occurred in Africa"
Fig. 1. Human exposure to wildland fires from 2002 to 2021. (A and C) Cumulative human exposure to wildland fires (A) and cumulative burned area (C) from 2002 to 2021 at the country level. (B and D) Share of continents in wildland fire exposure (B) and burned areas (D). (E and F) Percentage of population exposed to wildland fire from 2002 to 2021 in each country (E) and continent (F). K, one thousand; M, one million.
August 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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ecologygrant.bsky.social
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evoldir.bsky.social EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Aug 17
PostDoc position available at the University of Bern to study virus diversity in free-roaming dogs in Africa and Asia. Interested candidates should apply via email. More info: http://www.cmpg.iee.unibe.ch #postdoc
Population Genetics
www.cmpg.iee.unibe.ch
August 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM