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Small Mammal Specialist Group @iucn-small-mammals.bsky.social · Aug 25

How does pyrodiversity influence small mammal abundance and genetic diversity?https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.70143

How does pyrodiversity influence small mammal abundance and genetic diversity?

Exploring both abundance and genetic data for small mammals revealed new ecological insights: N. yvonneae is more abundant decades after fire when hummock grass cover is high, but fire-driven habitat...

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WildINTEL @wildintel.bsky.social · Jul 30

📢 We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Position in Ecological Modelling🐾🌍 Apply till 01.09.25

📄 More details:
👉https://panel.iop.krakow.pl/uploads/232/WildINTEL_postdoc%20position_Krakow_ECOLOGY.pdf
#Postdoc #EcologyJobs #WildlifeResearch #AIinEcology #CameraTraps #EcologicalModelling #WildINTEL

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Associate Professor John White @johnwhitewildlife.bsky.social · Jul 28

When you reach for the rat poisons, stop for one second and think about where it goes. Often not rats and mice. Here we demonstrate it ends up in possums, many are then eaten by predators like powerful owls.
Please avoid second generation anticoagulants
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Jul 28

🚨 New Research: Defaunation erodes the diversity of rodent personality traits in fragmented forests ➡️ buff.ly/Rqgmgcn

"Our study bridges the fields of animal personality research and defaunation driven by habitat fragmentation." 🐀

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · Jul 23

We know when the wild birds sing

Researchers used automatic audio recorders and AI to collect and identify detailed data about birdsong in European Forests. It turned out it was more than just larks and owls: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

#JournalOfOrnithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...

Small audio recording devices were used to record bird songs in the forest around the clock. The photograph shows a lush, green forest and the view is up into very tall trees, looking up to the sky behind the canopies. There are no birds to be seen but there is a small, rectangular, dark-green device strapped round a tree trunk. Image thanks to David Singer who led this research.

A tiny, grey-brown bird with wide open beak perching at the top of a stump of wood with blurred yellow/green (likely) tree foliage in the background. The bird looks like it is singing at the top of its voice. Image of wren thanks to Kev (TheOtherKev) who made this image freely available via Pixabay

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Jul 24

Genetic sequencing dates the split between Siberian and Norwegian lemmings at around 35,000 years ago, shortly before the Last Glacial Maximum—making Norwegian lemmings among the planet’s youngest mammal species. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A Norwegian lemming in Sarek National Park, Sweden.
CREDIT: Love Dalén

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Alessio Mortelliti @alessiomortelliti.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our review led by S. Savazza "Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach" is out, free open access, in mammal review
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Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach

We provide a systematic review of methodologies used to study personality in small mammals. We propose adopting ‘Standardised Experimental Design’ and ‘Behavioural Measurements’ to effectively compar...

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · Jul 7

Mit 80 Kameras in 20 Wäldern fand ein Forschungsteam heraus: Mischwälder fördern das Zusammenleben von Eichhörnchen und Schlafmäusen. So lässt sich #biologischeVielfalt auch im Wirtschaftswald fördern. Mehr dazu: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

@forstunigoe.bsky.social #Wald #Forstwirtschaft

Eine Haselmaus auf dem Kronendach einer Rotbuche in der Nacht. Die Kamera wurde durch Bewegung und Wärme aktiviert, als die Haselmaus in ihr Sichtfeld kam. (Copyright: Pedro Mittelman, @pmittelman.bsky.social‬)

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Sara Mendes @sarammendes.bsky.social · Jul 3

New paper out! 🏙️ We found that urbanisation simplifies and homogenises seed dispersal networks. 🪴🐦‍⬛ Non-native plants dominate in cities, accounting for 61% 😔 of interactions in the urban network vs just 15% in forests! 🪻🌿🌴
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jul 3

and here's a photo of an edible dormouse (Glis glis) from the same study area: 🐿️🐀😄

Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you for sharing!

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · Jul 2

Do red squirrels and dormice get along?

Researchers discovered that they can: forests combining both deciduous and conifer trees make it easier for them to coexist: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #Biodiversity #Ecology

#EuropeanJournalofWildlifeResearch: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A red squirrel with orange/brown fur, very fluffy tail and black, beady eyes poised in its habitat high in the treetop of a Douglas fir - with green-brown pine foliage behind and a bright and sunny sky behind the little animal. Image taken by researcher Pedro Mittelman

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Jul 1

Forest cover enhances pest control by birds and bats independently of vineyard management intensity 🌲🧪

Highlights the ecological and economic value of birds and bats as natural pest control agents in vineyards 🦇🌏

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jul 1

New press release from Uni Göttingen!
Nice summary about how we used cameras up on the trees to check where red squirrels and dormice live, and if they like each other 🐿️🐀🌳

🔗 Press release: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html...

Original paper: doi.org/10.1007/s103...

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Fakultät für Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie @forstunigoe.bsky.social · Jun 30

🐿️🐭 Researchers have shown that mixed woodland boosts the coexistence of red squirrels and dormice. They found that red squirrels prefer coniferous forests and dormice prefer beech forests.

👉 doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-01947-y

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WildINTEL @wildintel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Red fox and the snow 🦊

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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jun 23

A bank vole faces a gourmet dilemma: beech vs. Norway spruce seeds🌳🌲
Which would you pick?🌰

This forest experiment helps us understand small mammals' seed preferences
To know more about how forest composition affects seed dynamics and small mammals, check: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#Rodent #seed 🐀🦊

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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jun 18

Red squirrels, dormice and martens were some arboreal #mammals observed with camera traps in our canopy survey.
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The first paper from this survey is already out:(doi.org/10.1007/s103...). Showing that mixed forests promote the coexistence of arboreal small mammals!

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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Pedro Mittelman @pmittelman.bsky.social · Jun 16

Edible dormice (Glis glis) monitored by our arboreal camera traps 🐀.
To know if they like other fellow arboreal mammals, like red squirrels and other dormouse species 🐿️🐭, check our most recent paper: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
#arboreal #cameratrap #mammals

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EnriCo - Uni Goettingen @enricounigoe.bsky.social · Jun 13

Ever wonder if squirrels & dormice get along?🐿️🐀 A new paper of @pmittelman.bsky.social, using arboreal camera data, found that arboreal small mammal species were more likely to co-occur in mixed forests.
Dive into the findings here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Wildlife #Species_coexistence

Mixed broadleaf–conifer forests promote coexistence of red squirrels and dormice - European Journal of Wildlife Research

Tree species admixtures are a promising management practice to reconcile biodiversity and economic benefits. Mixtures have been shown to promote the diversity of many taxa. However, how canopy-dwellin...

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WildINTEL @wildintel.bsky.social · May 27

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Basic and Applied Ecology @basicapplecol.bsky.social · May 20

🌍🌲 New Review in #BAAE: Ecological assessment for resilient forests under #GlobalChange

Huth et al. synthesized 35 scientific statements on 7 core topics, highlighting key findings and gaps to guide #ForestManagement & #ClimateAdaptation in Europe

📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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