Vinicius Bastazini
@vinibastazini.bsky.social
Eco-evolutionary dynamics explorer | Bridging Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation | Associate Editor Functional Ecology | Eternal Judo /BJJ grasshopper.
Website: https://bastazini.github.io
Blog: https://geekcologist.wordpress.com
Website: https://bastazini.github.io
Blog: https://geekcologist.wordpress.com
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Diversity and Extinction Risk of Amphibians in the Colombian Andes
The Andean mountain range in South America is characterized by a remarkable topological diversity, with steep altitudinal gradients occurring over a relatively small spatial extent. This rapid shift in elevation creates a wide […]
The Andean mountain range in South America is characterized by a remarkable topological diversity, with steep altitudinal gradients occurring over a relatively small spatial extent. This rapid shift in elevation creates a wide […]
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November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Diversity and Extinction Risk of Amphibians in the Colombian Andes
The Andean mountain range in South America is characterized by a remarkable topological diversity, with steep altitudinal gradients occurring over a relatively small spatial extent. This rapid shift in elevation creates a wide […]
The Andean mountain range in South America is characterized by a remarkable topological diversity, with steep altitudinal gradients occurring over a relatively small spatial extent. This rapid shift in elevation creates a wide […]
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🚢¿Sabías que el crecimiento del tráfico marítimo global supone varias amenazas para la biodiversidad marina?
🐋Un estudio de la @ebdonana.bsky.social destaca que solo el 16% de las áreas con gran número de especies goza de protección frente a la navegación
➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/uaxkxqupau
🐋Un estudio de la @ebdonana.bsky.social destaca que solo el 16% de las áreas con gran número de especies goza de protección frente a la navegación
➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/uaxkxqupau
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🚢¿Sabías que el crecimiento del tráfico marítimo global supone varias amenazas para la biodiversidad marina?
🐋Un estudio de la @ebdonana.bsky.social destaca que solo el 16% de las áreas con gran número de especies goza de protección frente a la navegación
➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/uaxkxqupau
🐋Un estudio de la @ebdonana.bsky.social destaca que solo el 16% de las áreas con gran número de especies goza de protección frente a la navegación
➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/uaxkxqupau
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🌟🆕 At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing. We have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the fees for processing and publishing your research.
📖 Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/irQPJaP
📖 Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/irQPJaP
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌟🆕 At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing. We have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the fees for processing and publishing your research.
📖 Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/irQPJaP
📖 Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/irQPJaP
Our new study—part of the forthcoming book Andean #Herpetofauna—explores how #amphibian diversity and threats shift across the elevational zones of the #Colombian #Andes 🧪🦤🐸🌐🌎
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Diversity and Extinction Risk of Colombian Andean Amphibians Across Life Regions
The Andean region in Colombia is heavily populated and has suffered significant habitat conversion and loss, which leads to declining amphibian species richness and abundance. The Colombian Andes enco...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Our new study—part of the forthcoming book Andean #Herpetofauna—explores how #amphibian diversity and threats shift across the elevational zones of the #Colombian #Andes 🧪🦤🐸🌐🌎
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
A summary of our recent #research, in which we map the world's last shipless #seas and show where #biodiversity and shipping collide. Many key #marine areas remain unprotected, pointing to the urgent need for both protection and mitigation. 🧪🌎🌐🦤🌊
transportecology.info/research/shi...
transportecology.info/research/shi...
Navigating the Balance: Mapping Shipless, Preservation, and Mitigation Areas for Marine Biodiversity — Transport Ecology
Shipping sustains global trade but poses escalating threats to marine biodiversity, with wildlife-vessel collisions, noise, and pollution endangering species such as cetaceans (whales and dolphins), s...
transportecology.info
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A summary of our recent #research, in which we map the world's last shipless #seas and show where #biodiversity and shipping collide. Many key #marine areas remain unprotected, pointing to the urgent need for both protection and mitigation. 🧪🌎🌐🦤🌊
transportecology.info/research/shi...
transportecology.info/research/shi...
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Scientific Dialogues
This list focuses on (what I'm calling) scientific dialogues—in which researchers respond to each other’s work using published papers as messengers. Often, a paper sparks a reply, which may, in itself, prompt a response, creating a back-and-forth between research teams […]
This list focuses on (what I'm calling) scientific dialogues—in which researchers respond to each other’s work using published papers as messengers. Often, a paper sparks a reply, which may, in itself, prompt a response, creating a back-and-forth between research teams […]
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mastodon.social
October 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Scientific Dialogues
This list focuses on (what I'm calling) scientific dialogues—in which researchers respond to each other’s work using published papers as messengers. Often, a paper sparks a reply, which may, in itself, prompt a response, creating a back-and-forth between research teams […]
This list focuses on (what I'm calling) scientific dialogues—in which researchers respond to each other’s work using published papers as messengers. Often, a paper sparks a reply, which may, in itself, prompt a response, creating a back-and-forth between research teams […]
Matéria sobre o nosso estudo sobre as #MudançasClimáticas no #Cerrado do #Brasil e seus efeitos na #biodiversidade.
#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente
greensavers.sapo.pt/cientistas-a...
#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente
greensavers.sapo.pt/cientistas-a...
Cientistas alertam que alterações climáticas ameaçam biodiversidade no Cerrado brasileiro
Uma equipa internacional de investigadores alerta que os efeitos das alterações climáticas, como secas mais intensas e duradouras, estão a pôr em risco da biodiversidade do Cerrado, no Brasil, um dos ...
greensavers.sapo.pt
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Matéria sobre o nosso estudo sobre as #MudançasClimáticas no #Cerrado do #Brasil e seus efeitos na #biodiversidade.
#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente
greensavers.sapo.pt/cientistas-a...
#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente
greensavers.sapo.pt/cientistas-a...
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Climate Change Impacts on the Biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado: A Synthesis
The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna and one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet. Spanning nearly 2 million km² (Fig. 1), it encompasses a dynamic mosaic of landscapes that […]
The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna and one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet. Spanning nearly 2 million km² (Fig. 1), it encompasses a dynamic mosaic of landscapes that […]
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mastodon.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Climate Change Impacts on the Biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado: A Synthesis
The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna and one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet. Spanning nearly 2 million km² (Fig. 1), it encompasses a dynamic mosaic of landscapes that […]
The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna and one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet. Spanning nearly 2 million km² (Fig. 1), it encompasses a dynamic mosaic of landscapes that […]
Our new paper reviews what is known about #ClimateChange in the #Cerrado 🌿, the world’s most biodiverse #savanna, and its impacts on #Biodiversity.🌐🌎🧪🍁
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Climate Change in the Brazilian Cerrado: A Looming Threat to Terrestrial Biodiversity
Due to climate change, the Brazilian Cerrado, a global biodiversity hotspot, is becoming hotter and drier, with longer and more intense dry seasons. This alters biodiversity by altering plant physiol....
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Our new paper reviews what is known about #ClimateChange in the #Cerrado 🌿, the world’s most biodiverse #savanna, and its impacts on #Biodiversity.🌐🌎🧪🍁
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil
wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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👀Behind the Paper!👀
🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨
Read it here👇
buff.ly/EfBqyy2
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🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨
Read it here👇
buff.ly/EfBqyy2
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Rafael Dias: The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands
In this blog post, author Rafael Dias delves into the world of avian abundance and richness, with a ‘Behind the Paper’ look at his research article “The spatial scaling of multipl…
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September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
👀Behind the Paper!👀
🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨
Read it here👇
buff.ly/EfBqyy2
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🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨
Read it here👇
buff.ly/EfBqyy2
🧪🌍
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📰Published📰 Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!🐦
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Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!
Rafael Antunes Dias, Vinicius Augusto Galvão Bastazini, Andros T. Gianuca, Thomas J. Matthews This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. In s…
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September 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📰Published📰 Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!🐦
buff.ly/Abw2Kjp
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buff.ly/Abw2Kjp
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Scaling traits and functions: How habitat area shapes the multidimensional nature of functional diversity
For over a hundred years, the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) has served as a fundamental concept for understanding changes in species diversity across spatial scales. Often described as […]
For over a hundred years, the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) has served as a fundamental concept for understanding changes in species diversity across spatial scales. Often described as […]
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mastodon.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Scaling traits and functions: How habitat area shapes the multidimensional nature of functional diversity
For over a hundred years, the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) has served as a fundamental concept for understanding changes in species diversity across spatial scales. Often described as […]
For over a hundred years, the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) has served as a fundamental concept for understanding changes in species diversity across spatial scales. Often described as […]
Happy to share our new study exploring how different dimensions of functional diversity scale with area and shape community assembly.
🧪🌐🌎
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
shorturl.at/WkrG5
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#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
shorturl.at/WkrG5
The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Happy to share our new study exploring how different dimensions of functional diversity scale with area and shape community assembly.
🧪🌐🌎
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
shorturl.at/WkrG5
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#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
shorturl.at/WkrG5
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💧Wetzel videos of the week:
Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...
Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...
Our channel: www.youtube.com/@silinternat...
Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...
Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...
Our channel: www.youtube.com/@silinternat...
September 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
💧Wetzel videos of the week:
Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...
Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...
Our channel: www.youtube.com/@silinternat...
Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...
Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...
Our channel: www.youtube.com/@silinternat...
Reposted by Vinicius Bastazini
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS
Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species
Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say
scim.ag
September 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS
Happy to share that our book (written in 🇵🇹) #Ecology and #Conservation of #Aquatic #Ecosystems of Southern #Brazil has been reviewed in the latest issue of the @sil-limnology.bsky.social newsletter 😀. See the comments for a 🔗 with an 🇬🇧 summary and free book download. 🧪🌎🌐
limnology.org/news/silnews/
limnology.org/news/silnews/
August 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Happy to share that our book (written in 🇵🇹) #Ecology and #Conservation of #Aquatic #Ecosystems of Southern #Brazil has been reviewed in the latest issue of the @sil-limnology.bsky.social newsletter 😀. See the comments for a 🔗 with an 🇬🇧 summary and free book download. 🧪🌎🌐
limnology.org/news/silnews/
limnology.org/news/silnews/
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Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.
How bad science is becoming big business
Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.
tcnv.link
August 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.
Global conflict between shipping and #marine #biodiversity
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology
Global conflict between shipping and marine biodiversity
Humans dominate the Earth—we inhabit it, we disrupt it, and we traverse it. Ecologists have dedicated themselves to studying the impact of roads on terrestrial systems since the end of the 20th century. Road Ecology is the branch of […]
Humans dominate the Earth—we inhabit it, we disrupt it, and we traverse it. Ecologists have dedicated themselves to studying the impact of roads on terrestrial systems since the end of the 20th century. Road Ecology is the branch of […]
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mastodon.social
August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Global conflict between shipping and #marine #biodiversity
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology
As global #shipping expands, our #oceans' #biodiversity faces growing threats. Our new study maps the critical hotspots where #marine #life needs protection from vessels and identifies priority areas for urgent #conservation action.
#Ecology #Wildlife #Sea
🧪🌐🌎🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Ecology #Wildlife #Sea
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mapping global shipless areas and conflict zones between shipping and large marine vertebrates
The growth of global maritime traffic poses increasing threats to marine biodiversity, including vessel collisions, behavioural disturbances, and poll…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
As global #shipping expands, our #oceans' #biodiversity faces growing threats. Our new study maps the critical hotspots where #marine #life needs protection from vessels and identifies priority areas for urgent #conservation action.
#Ecology #Wildlife #Sea
🧪🌐🌎🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Ecology #Wildlife #Sea
🧪🌐🌎🌊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An invited commentary I wrote for @funecology.bsky.social on a new study using using spatial patterns, traits, environmental preferences, and colonization dynamics to better understand how ecological communities form and respond to change.
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besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
From pairwise interactions to community structure: A trait‐based approach to inferring assembly mechanisms across spatial scales
Click on the article title to read more.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
An invited commentary I wrote for @funecology.bsky.social on a new study using using spatial patterns, traits, environmental preferences, and colonization dynamics to better understand how ecological communities form and respond to change.
🧪🌎🌐
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🧪🌎🌐
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Reading lists in Ecology – Short Essays
Research papers are the "bricks" that build the wall we call “science.” But sometimes we need to look at this “wall” and reflect upon it. This reflection pushes us forward. This is a curated reading list of ecological essays that have stood the test of […]
Research papers are the "bricks" that build the wall we call “science.” But sometimes we need to look at this “wall” and reflect upon it. This reflection pushes us forward. This is a curated reading list of ecological essays that have stood the test of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
July 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reading lists in Ecology – Short Essays
Research papers are the "bricks" that build the wall we call “science.” But sometimes we need to look at this “wall” and reflect upon it. This reflection pushes us forward. This is a curated reading list of ecological essays that have stood the test of […]
Research papers are the "bricks" that build the wall we call “science.” But sometimes we need to look at this “wall” and reflect upon it. This reflection pushes us forward. This is a curated reading list of ecological essays that have stood the test of […]
Another piece from our study on how vehicle- #wildlife collisions ripple through #foodwebs, affecting entire #ecosystems. 🌐🌍🧪
#NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #RoadEcology
#NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #RoadEcology
July 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Another piece from our study on how vehicle- #wildlife collisions ripple through #foodwebs, affecting entire #ecosystems. 🌐🌍🧪
#NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #RoadEcology
#NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #RoadEcology
Our new piece shows how the effects of #roads on #biodiversity can extend far beyond the loss of individual #animals or populations, propagating through entire #FoodWebs. 🌐🌎🧪
#RoadEcology #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #conservation #ecology
transportecology.info/research/roa... 🌐🌎🧪
#RoadEcology #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #conservation #ecology
transportecology.info/research/roa... 🌐🌎🧪
The domino effect of roads on biodiversity: How the impacts of wildlife-vehicle collisions propagate through food webs — Transport Ecology
Our study reveals that roads and traffic not only cause direct wildlife mortality but also destabilise entire ecological networks by altering predator-prey interactions. By mapping high-risk areas for...
transportecology.info
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Our new piece shows how the effects of #roads on #biodiversity can extend far beyond the loss of individual #animals or populations, propagating through entire #FoodWebs. 🌐🌎🧪
#RoadEcology #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #conservation #ecology
transportecology.info/research/roa... 🌐🌎🧪
#RoadEcology #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #conservation #ecology
transportecology.info/research/roa... 🌐🌎🧪
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✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
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We’re accepting abstracts for our annual meeting at @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ until July 7th!
Sign up below 👇🌱
Sign up below 👇🌱
🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿
We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
👀 🫵 🔜
We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!
Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.
Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...
👀 🫵 🔜
Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025
The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We’re accepting abstracts for our annual meeting at @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ until July 7th!
Sign up below 👇🌱
Sign up below 👇🌱