DrZP
@zarahpattison.bsky.social
Invasive species, particularly plants, especially in freshwater...
🇿🇦Senior Lecturer (Asst. Prof), Univ of Stirling🏴
Makeup artist turned field girl.
Coffee? always! ☕
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🇿🇦Senior Lecturer (Asst. Prof), Univ of Stirling🏴
Makeup artist turned field girl.
Coffee? always! ☕
Joined by #NinjaTheStaffie
insta: @drzpattison
https://zarahsinthefield.com/
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@zarahpattison.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Hi all! I'm a #plant ecologist 'slightly' obsessed with #invasivespecies & love splashing around in #freshwater. Interested in how habitats/communities change with invasions, climate & anthropogenic stressors.
'Understatedly' obsessed with #dogs. Especially #rescuedogs...
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'Understatedly' obsessed with #dogs. Especially #rescuedogs...
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Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
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🌿 Invasive goldenrod (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘱.) strongly impacts ecosystems across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
🔍 In this study, researchers systematically reviewed 180 published papers to reveal global trends, research biases in studies on invasive goldenrod’s ecological interactions
🔗 Read the full study here:
🔍 In this study, researchers systematically reviewed 180 published papers to reveal global trends, research biases in studies on invasive goldenrod’s ecological interactions
🔗 Read the full study here:
Assessing global trends, biases, and knowledge gaps in research on ecological interactions in goldenrod (Solidago spp.) invasions
North American goldenrods (Solidago spp.) rank among the most ecologically impactful invasive plants in Europe, Asia, and other regions. Their spread is driven by high ecological plasticity, rapid gro...
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:41 AM
🌿 Invasive goldenrod (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘱.) strongly impacts ecosystems across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
🔍 In this study, researchers systematically reviewed 180 published papers to reveal global trends, research biases in studies on invasive goldenrod’s ecological interactions
🔗 Read the full study here:
🔍 In this study, researchers systematically reviewed 180 published papers to reveal global trends, research biases in studies on invasive goldenrod’s ecological interactions
🔗 Read the full study here:
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Who gets to decide what counts as science?
An Asháninka researcher from Peru is bringing community knowledge into peer-reviewed journals, reports Xilena Pinedo.
Richar Demetrio’s work shows how Indigenous knowledge, long sidelined, can shape conservation and livelihoods.
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An Asháninka researcher from Peru is bringing community knowledge into peer-reviewed journals, reports Xilena Pinedo.
Richar Demetrio’s work shows how Indigenous knowledge, long sidelined, can shape conservation and livelihoods.
mongabay.cc/5A2reE
Who gets to decide what counts as science
For most of Peru’s scientific history, Indigenous knowledge has existed outside the formal record. It shaped how forests were used, how species were managed, and how risk was understood, but rarely ap...
mongabay.cc
January 7, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Who gets to decide what counts as science?
An Asháninka researcher from Peru is bringing community knowledge into peer-reviewed journals, reports Xilena Pinedo.
Richar Demetrio’s work shows how Indigenous knowledge, long sidelined, can shape conservation and livelihoods.
mongabay.cc/5A2reE
An Asháninka researcher from Peru is bringing community knowledge into peer-reviewed journals, reports Xilena Pinedo.
Richar Demetrio’s work shows how Indigenous knowledge, long sidelined, can shape conservation and livelihoods.
mongabay.cc/5A2reE
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Beyond the doom loop: the case for informed optimism
Conservation does not suffer from a lack of passion or intelligence. It suffers from fatigue, fragmentation, and an erosion of trust.
www.butlernature.com/2026/01/16/b...
Conservation does not suffer from a lack of passion or intelligence. It suffers from fatigue, fragmentation, and an erosion of trust.
www.butlernature.com/2026/01/16/b...
Beyond the doom loop: the case for informed optimism
Conservation has never lacked alarming facts. What it increasingly lacks is attention. After years of grim headlines, many people do not just feel sad. They disengage. They stop reading, stop donating...
www.butlernature.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Beyond the doom loop: the case for informed optimism
Conservation does not suffer from a lack of passion or intelligence. It suffers from fatigue, fragmentation, and an erosion of trust.
www.butlernature.com/2026/01/16/b...
Conservation does not suffer from a lack of passion or intelligence. It suffers from fatigue, fragmentation, and an erosion of trust.
www.butlernature.com/2026/01/16/b...
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Mongabay didn’t aim to reinvent environmental journalism. It grew by filling gaps — reporting consistently from places far from power, building long-term memory, and backing local journalists as foreign bureaus disappeared.
Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
On Mongabay’s legacy
I am often asked what Mongabay’s legacy is, or what it might turn out to be. The question usually comes with an assumption that a quarter-century of publishing should yield a tidy answer. It does…
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February 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Mongabay didn’t aim to reinvent environmental journalism. It grew by filling gaps — reporting consistently from places far from power, building long-term memory, and backing local journalists as foreign bureaus disappeared.
Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.
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Deep beneath the Rockies, a huge slab of crust ‘dripped’ into the mantle. It changed America forever.
Why does this river slice straight through a mountain range? After 150 years, scientists finally know
Deep beneath the Rockies, a huge slab of crust ‘dripped’ into the mantle. It changed America forever.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Deep beneath the Rockies, a huge slab of crust ‘dripped’ into the mantle. It changed America forever.
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay!
Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...
Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...
World Wetlands Day 2026
YouTube video by The Convention on Wetlands
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February 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Happy #WorldWetlandsDay!
Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...
Traditional knowledge has long guided the sustainable use of wetlands. As the Convention on Wetlands marks 55 years, #WorldWetlandsDay2026 calls on us to protect wetlands and honour cultural heritage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Mc...
Source: Nature
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Mapping global freshwater ecosystems to guide national restoration targets and nature-based solutions - Nature Water
Freshwater ecosystems are crucial for biodiversity and climate resilience, yet they are often neglected in global climate policies. Here the authors present a global map of high-value freshwater ecosy...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Source: Nature
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Vast invasive rodents face death by bow and arrow share.google/VuMAKGHqMkVy...
Vast invasive rodents face death by bow and arrow
Officials want to eradicate coypu from a public garden in the heart of Lyon, but many residents are ‘shocked’ at the proposed cull
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January 31, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Vast invasive rodents face death by bow and arrow share.google/VuMAKGHqMkVy...
How chasing a high-impact publication nearly broke me | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How chasing a high-impact publication nearly broke me
“Looking back, I’m not sure it was worth the sacrifice,” this scientist writes
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January 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
How chasing a high-impact publication nearly broke me | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
The little-known phenomenon that's making it harder for some animals to mate in the wild
Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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In the coming weeks, we'll be introducing some of our BES members! First up is @ruth-wright.bsky.social, who is a BES tutor/demonstrator, the PhD forum part-time rep and part of the social media team!
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In the coming weeks, we'll be introducing some of our BES members! First up is @ruth-wright.bsky.social, who is a BES tutor/demonstrator, the PhD forum part-time rep and part of the social media team!
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If wetlands disappear, so do many jobs and other forms of livelihood. A central challenge is therefore to shift mindsets so that governments and communities recognize, value and prioritize wetlands.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
If wetlands disappear, so do many jobs and other forms of livelihood. A central challenge is therefore to shift mindsets so that governments and communities recognize, value and prioritize wetlands.
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
www.worldwetlandsday.org
#WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2026
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A review of 180 studies on invasive North American goldenrods (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 spp.) reveals key research gaps: an over-focus on 𝘚. 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, geographic concentration in Europe and Asia, a lack of predictive data & more.
Read the full review here: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@igsopas.bsky.social
Read the full review here: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@igsopas.bsky.social
Assessing global trends, biases, and knowledge gaps in research on ecological interactions in goldenrod (Solidago spp.) invasions
North American goldenrods (Solidago spp.) rank among the most ecologically impactful invasive plants in Europe, Asia, and other regions. Their spread is driven by high ecological plasticity, rapid gro...
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A review of 180 studies on invasive North American goldenrods (𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰 spp.) reveals key research gaps: an over-focus on 𝘚. 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, geographic concentration in Europe and Asia, a lack of predictive data & more.
Read the full review here: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@igsopas.bsky.social
Read the full review here: doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@igsopas.bsky.social
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2024. Cattle have intricate social lives that aren't readily apparent: www.earth.com/news/cattle-...
Cattle have intricate social lives that aren't readily apparent
A study has shed light on the intricate social lives of feral cattle, offering unprecedented insights into their behaviors and welfare.
www.earth.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 AM
2024. Cattle have intricate social lives that aren't readily apparent: www.earth.com/news/cattle-...
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Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff.
Why non-human culture should change how we see nature
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff
www.newscientist.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Our growing understanding of how other animals also share skills and knowledge will help us chip away at the folly of human exceptionalism, say Philippa Brakes and Marc Bekoff.
Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production | Nature Ecology & Evolution share.google/cvA7CqS1EB1z...
Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant ...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production | Nature Ecology & Evolution share.google/cvA7CqS1EB1z...