David N. Thomas

@dnthomas01.bsky.social

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Eclectic Bluesky-Rambler - It's not random...honest/ Marine-Arctic-Antarctic-Climate Biologist/ Slow but enthusiastic cyclist/ Woke academic still aspiring to be a scholar/ 🇬🇧 diaspora in 🇫🇮
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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · Sep 13

Those who patiently tolerate my posts may wonder about my preoccupation with small details in nature/objects/textures Well there is the intrinsic aesthetic & beauty BUT mainly - looking at the small helps me cope with facing the - at times seemingly impossible - big issues

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 15h

Yep, saw that - it’s spectacular

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting for the #HelsinkiBikeCommute to track the rapid freezing of this fast flowing river site over the past 10 days
…..will we get to complete ice cover?

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 1d

Looks great

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 1d

They are 28” which I find to be a great all round winter tyre….coping with snow & sheet ice…..have used 34” in the past but this year went for these…..guess I am lucky we haven’t had much snow yet

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 1d

Two of my passions merge: Cycling & sea ice

Never get tired of the excitement of cycling on top of the sea 🤣

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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 1d

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the award of the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences to Veerabhadran Ramanathan
www.kva.se/en/news/craf...

Crafoord Prize Laureate showed that many factors affect the climate

Veerabhadran Ramanathan has laid the foundation for our understanding of how small particles and gases that accumulate in the atmosphere contribute to climate change. This knowledge is vitally importa...

www.kva.se

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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 1d

New Publication:

Relying on wildlife management: How compensation programs can build trust and perceived control to sustain coexistence with brown bears in Poland

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Relying on wildlife management: How compensation programs can build trust and perceived control to sustain coexistence with brown bears in Poland - Ambio

The recovery of large carnivore populations in Europe often leads to conflicts with the primary sector. Compensation for livestock and agricultural losses is a common mitigation tool, but its impact o...

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Reposted by David N. Thomas

Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 1d

New publication:

Why forests can mitigate floods of all sizes: Evaluating the scientific basis for forest-based flood mitigation

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Why forests can mitigate floods of all sizes: Evaluating the scientific basis for forest-based flood mitigation - Ambio

Rising flood frequencies and magnitudes are causing the loss of lives, infrastructure damage, and economic disruption, making effective flood management imperative. Nature-based solutions are increasi...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 2d

Very fond of this remarkable bridge that just celebrated 200 years.
Such a key feature of the 24 years we lived and/or worked on Anglesey

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge

Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries

www.theguardian.com

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 2d

One for the #seaice needs…..some fast ice exhibiting a stunning network of brine channels…..even some brine draining out the bottom forming frost flowers in the air (more usual on the top of ice 😀)

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 2d

The instructor who tried to teach me to ski concluded
"You are very efficient from getting from A to B, but have the elegance of a troll"

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 3d

Bay is well and truly frozen - always fun to walk where boats roam at other times of the year

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 3d

Some spectacular hoar frost crystals in the evening sun

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 4d

⬇️ #wintercycling at its very best
No wind, compact snow, cold temps & key to it all decent clothes🚴‍♂️🥶

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 5d

Record (for me) low temperature #HelsinkiBikeCommute this morning …a chilly 🚴‍♂️ ride at -26 oC in places

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Jan Geert Hiddink @jangeerthiddink.bsky.social · 4d

We use the New Zealand Seafloor Community Classification to explore how representativity of benthic communities could be enhanced in MPAs. We found that a small increase in spatial protection (1.5%) can result in large increases in the representativity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Achieving Full Representativity of Seafloor Biodiversity With Minimal Expansion: Exploring a Strategy for New Zealand Marine Conservation

Aim A key element of the Global Biodiversity Framework Target 3 is ‘representativity’, which refers to the inclusion of the full range of existing ecosystems, ecological processes and regions within.....

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 5d

Magical scenes in Helsinki this morning

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 5d

Record (for me) low temperature #HelsinkiBikeCommute this morning …a chilly 🚴‍♂️ ride at -26 oC in places

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 6d

A new era of bioclimatic extremes in the terrestrial Arctic

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A new era of bioclimatic extremes in the terrestrial Arctic

Long-term climate data suggest that the Arctic is entering a new era of bioclimatic extremes threatening cold ecosystems.

www.science.org

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 6d

I so enjoy having to go back to field notebooks…..today had to look back at what we did on an ice floe in the Weddell Sea on 2 Dec 2024…….I found the missing numbers and then languished in “ice floe sampling nostalgia” over a cup of coffee 😀

Reposted by Graeme S. Cumming, David N. Thomas

Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 8d

New Publication:

Conceptualising and mapping polarisation trends in land systems

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Conceptualising and mapping polarisation trends in land systems - Ambio

Polarisation is a key process in land systems, describing land-change trajectories within a region that simultaneously move in opposite directions, such as co-occurring agricultural intensification an...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 10d

Born #OnThisDay in 1885 was Marjory Stephenson FRS, biochemist and one of the first two women to be elected to the Royal Society. Stephenson also founded the Microbiology Society and served as its second president. #HistoryOfScience #WomenInSTEM www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr5b...

David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 10d

Rubbish iPhone snap…..but we should never get complacent about the wonders of frozen water

Reposted by Martin J. Attrill, David N. Thomas

Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop @amcquatters-gollop.bsky.social · 11d

🌊 Funded PhD: Advancing Plankton Imaging & Machine Learning to Transform Marine Biodiversity Monitoring 🔬🌍 @plymuni.bsky.social
Bring together AI-powered image analysis, innovative sensors, and real-world policy frameworks.
Two funding options:
1. lnkd.in/e566f8RR
2. lnkd.in/eKPRGhsP

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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 11d

New publication

Bridging production and protection: Legislative and technical feasibility of continuous cover forestry around freshwater in Sweden

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Bridging production and protection: Legislative and technical feasibility of continuous cover forestry around freshwater in Sweden - Ambio

Forests are essential to the global green transition, but intensified management may undermine environmental goals. Continuous cover forestry (CCF) offers an alternative, balancing timber production a...

link.springer.com

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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 11d

New publication

Connecting with nature: The missing link between a satisfied life and a healthy life?

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Connecting with nature: The missing link between a satisfied life and a healthy life? - Ambio

Nature connection is an important leverage point for human wellbeing and planetary health. In this paper, we examine the varying relationships between nature connection and wellbeing measures through ...

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Ambio - A Journal of Environment and Society @ambio-journal.bsky.social · 11d

New publication:

Beyond the landscape: Social-behavioral factors as the true coexistence parameters in the Chilean carnivore–livestock conflict

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...