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BES ALDER Network @besaldernetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources

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Who are we? ALDER (Advancing LGBTQIA+ Diversity, Equality & Representation) is a Network for the LGBTQIA+ ecologist community to interact, share and support each other.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 1d

✍️🏞️ We've signed a letter, along with over 170 other environment groups, urging the Westminster Government not to weaken protections through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 1d

With just 5 years remaining to protect 30% of our land for nature, we urgently need to boost nature in our National Parks and National Landscapes.

Any weakening of laws protecting these vital areas for nature recovery would be a serious backwards step.
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Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 7d

📃 Dantzker, et al. (2025). Deciphering complex coral reef soundscapes with spatial audio and 360° video. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1–16.

Deciphering complex coral reef soundscapes with spatial audio and 360° video

Coral reef soundscapes hold an untapped wealth of biodiversity information. While they are easy to record and filled with snapping shrimp and fish sounds, they are difficult to decipher because we...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 7d

By listening to these soundscapes, scientists can monitor reef health at a whole new level of detail, offering vital insights into how threatened coral ecosystems are changing.

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What noise does a fish make? - British Ecological Society

New underwater tool lets ecologists ID fish from their sounds.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 7d

🐠🔊 What noise does a fish make?

Researchers have developed a new tool that combines 360° video with spatial audio to identify fish by their sounds. The result is the most extensive library of natural fish sounds ever published, including many that have never been identified before.

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 8d

Who are 'we'?

In a new #FoodTakes 🥦 , @kengiller.bsky.social lays out an essential question plaguing food systems transformation discussions. Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org symposium w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/8Bz1DnL

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 12d

🚫 🏆 We need to talk about losers. 🚫 🏆

In the latest #FoodTakes 🥦 , Rob Booth says focusing on win-win-wins keeps us from discussing the very real losses that are necessary in a just food transition w/ @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video: buff.ly/2yISkSz

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 13d

📃Jarvis, S., et al. (2025). Positive impacts of agri-environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, 2226–2236. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70126

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 13d

By combining multiple data sources, the study proves that evidence-based AES are vital for farming that’s both ecologically and economically sustainable.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 13d

🦋 Butterflies are booming across England, thanks to nature friendly farming

New research shows that agri-environment schemes (AES) are significantly boosting biodiversity by paying farmers to adopt nature-friendly practices like wildflower strips and hedgerows.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 14d

If you're coming to the annual meeting this year, Markus, we want to make clear that it's the Edinburgh in Scotland. . . Apparently there are a few

www.scotsman.com/travel/place...

Here are 12 locations around the world named after Scotland's capital city Edinburgh

Contrary to the Highlander rule of “there can only be one” many places named after Edinburgh exist even as far out as the remote South Atlantic.

www.scotsman.com

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 20d

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 20d

With #PeerReviewWeek coming to an end, we’re highlighting our previous blog post about collaborative peer review 👥

We believe collaborative #PeerReview can be fantastic training for Early Career Researchers and encourage it across the BES journals! 👇

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 21d

📃de Almeida, et al. (2025). Remote sensing approaches to monitor tropical forest restoration: Current methods and future possibilities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, 188–206. doi.org/g8xc8c

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 21d

A drone image of an Amazonian forest in Brazil 🍂🔷💜🌳

Each tree crown has been highlighted with a different colour using Meta's Segment Anything model. This was part of a review into remote sensing methods for tropical forest restoration.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22d

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22d

Did you know that all of our journals offer authors the chance to improve their manuscript's clarity for free? ✍️

This #PeerReviewWeek check out our post which explains why we made the decision to offer the Writefull service to all 👇

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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 22d

Only two weeks left to enter Capturing Ecology!
We’re proud to partner with the @britishecologicalsociety.org to support the Animal Category, one of eight celebrating the wonder of the natural world through photography 📸

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 22d

Two weeks to go before Capturing Ecology closes!

Explore our 8 categories and enter your best photos 📸 that champion the wonders of ecology.

Competition closes on 30 September.

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A vibrant red-eyed tree frog clings to a branch beside text promoting the British Ecological Society's "Capturing Ecology 2025" competition, closing in 2 weeks on 30 September.

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · 23d

Honoured to have been awarded a Fellowship of the British Ecological Society, joining such an impressive group of ecologists!
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 29d

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!

20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.

👇 Meet them:

Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society

We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social @peopleandnature.bsky.social

British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

Did you know that it's officially #PeerReviewWeek? 📑💭

Whether you're looking to learn more about #PeerReview for the first time or want to brush up on some best practice tips, check out our free guide below 👇

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 24d

🤖 Is the future of farming automated? 🤖

🥦 In #FoodTakes Episode 16, Tom McVeigh (Kenton Hall Estate & 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholar) makes the case for automating farming.

🎥 Filmed at @britishecologicalsociety.org 2025 Symposium by @rebelwrit.bsky.social

➡️ Full video: buff.ly/KJZPe68

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

The best way to start a week off🍻

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