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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 1d

The reviewer crisis: data from the journal Biological Invasions:

"Reviewer acceptance rates dropped steadily over the past two decades. Early-career researchers had the highest acceptance rates, while senior scholars were least likely to accept review invitations."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 2d

Vancouver Island beggarticks (Bidens amplissima) is a threatened wetland plant mostly limited to coastal B.C. and, in my view, is severely understudied. My colleagues at UBC Botany, led by PhD student Megan Pawluk, just published a paper on distinguishing Bidens species via morphological traits.

Results of first morphometric analyses of Bidens (Asteraceae) in British Columbia

In southwestern British Columbia (BC), three closely related Bidens (Asteraceae) species overlap in habitat preferences and many of their morphological traits, leading to challenges in their identific...

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TR Cavallaro @trcava.bsky.social · 5d

I made a flyer! Know anyone in CA, OR, WA, or BC who might be interested in collecting mushrooms for research purposes? #mycology #citizenscience

Please share widely! 🧪 🍄‍🟫 🌲

A PDF version can be found here: drive.proton.me/urls/W1MM4FG...

A help-wanted poster seeking volunteer mushroom collectors in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

The poster provided some background info about the research project and study system and how folks can contribute if they are interested.

REQUEST | Calling all mycophiles, naturalists, and citizen scientists in CA, OR, WA, and BC!

Going for a hike in the woods or a walk in your neighborhood park?
• Please keep your eyes peeled for the purple mushrooms of L.a-o!
• Collect the mushrooms* if you are able to access them safely.
• If you can, please take a photo of the mushrooms and the tree(s) you find them under.
*If you find a mushroom that is clearly rotten or moldy, please don't collect it.

"I collected some purple mushrooms. What should I do now?"
1. Please keep the mushroom fresh:
• Store in paper, not plastic.
• Keep cool/ refrigerate, but do not freeze.
• Store mushrooms away from light.
2. Email me to arrange pick-up, delivery, or shipment* of your sample.
* will cover packing and shipping expenses!

"What's in it for those who contribute to this work?"
• You will receive acknowledgement in presentations and publications stemming from this research.
• You will receive copies of journal publications from this research (data available upon request).
• You are invited to attend presentations of this research and to visit the lab at Stanford University.

Page 2 of the help-wanted poster includes reference photos of the study organism and a map of where this species has been observed. All images and the map are sourced from iNaturalist.

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 13d

Still waiting for you to fulfill your election promise of renewing the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund - a critical investment in salmon conservation within our borders.

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 24d

Ripened seeds of wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) and water parsnip (Sium suave). It’s that time of year!

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 26d

One of the highlights of digging through old grey literature is the hand-drawn illustrations. These drawings were included in "Estuarine Habitat Management: a Prospectus for Tilbury Slough" by Dorcey et al. (1983).

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · 27d

What about diligent environmental reviews? What about the next round of BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund funding (renewal + 20% increase) you promised in your platform?

Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Sep 7

Beautiful day for vegetation, elevation, and sediment surveys in the Skeena Estuary, territory of the Gitxaała, Kitsumkalum, Ts’msyen and Lax Kw’Alaams Nations.

A lone plant growing in a large sandbar next to a river.

A measuring tape extending through a marsh. In the distance two crew members can be seen at work.

A hand holding a small aquatic plant known as water-starwort.

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social & @thenarwhal.ca for spotlighting some of the important research and restoration work I am a part of in the Lower Fraser!

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Aug 18

When major industrial projects destroy salmon habitat, companies are required to build or restore new habitat as compensation. But conservationists say better long-term management is needed to make sure offset projects reach their goals. thenarwhal.ca/bc-fraser-ri...

Can a human-constructed marsh replace natural salmon habitat? | The Narwhal

A human-constructed marsh in B.C.’s Fraser River was meant to mimic natural salmon habitat. Offset projects can succeed — with ongoing attention

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 3

NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th.

(🎥 Doni Nikz)

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Aug 2

Every now and then you stumble across a news headline that brightens your day.

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another day working in the Fraser, another reminder that we still don’t have any form of vessel wake management in this important estuary.

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · Jul 17

The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for unlawfully arresting a photojournalist, Amber Bracken, for doing her job in Wetʼsuwetʼen. Canadian taxpayers are funding the RCMP's legal defence; our non-profit newsroom relies on reader support to uphold freedom of the press. More in the thread 👇

The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Jul 17

Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal, flew to Vancouver in April, took a glass elevator up a glimmering skyscraper and entered a boardroom full of lawyers. There she was grilled, for hours, about details of The Narwhal’s press freedom lawsuit against the RCMP.

A sign on a brown door reads "Room 426 - The Narwhal News Society v. Attorney General"

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jul 10

What Helenium is that? We see H. autumnale in estuaries up here, but this looks different.

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Nathan Griffiths @njgriffiths.bsky.social · Jul 6

Traffic jam on the overpass into #vancouver yesterday afternoon… 😂 🪿 🪿 🪿

www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/...

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jul 2

As someone who has spent years working on Xwe’etay (Lasqueti Island), this article resonates deeply: “there is [now] hard, factual evidence showing Indigenous people have been on the island for more than 300 generations.”

www.timescolonist.com/islander/in-...

In the middle of everywhere: Researchers uncover Lasqueti's Indigenous history

Archeologists from SFU have uncovered evidence that 800 to 2,200 people once lived on Lasqueti Island.

www.timescolonist.com

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jun 27

These fragrant white bog orchids (Platanthera dilatata) always seem out of place in a tidal marsh. Today I smelled their sweet aroma long before I saw them.

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Jonathan Moore @jon-moore.bsky.social · Jun 17

Published an op-ed the other day--fast-tracking actions to protect lands, waters, fish, and wildlife.

BC and Canadian policies are rushing natural resource extraction forward--there is a parallel need to fast-track safeguards of lands and waters.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...

Opinion: It's time to fast-track actions to defend B.C.'s lands, waters, fish and wildlife

B.C. recently passed Bills 14 and 15. As a scientist who studies the health of western Canada’s ecosystems, my alarm bells are going off

vancouversun.com

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Looks like it’s cattail pollen season again!

Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · May 22

Not a bad setting for checking off some of my comprehensive exam readings!

A stack of papers and a beer sit on a log on the rocky shores of Howe Sound, British Columbia.

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Valeria Vergara @marine-valeria.bsky.social · May 17

New paper on the contributions of different marine sectors to underwater noise pollution within endangered Southern Resident killer whale habitat, highlighting potential impacts of vessel activity on acoustic habitat quality #SRKW
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ocean noise contributors in southern resident killer whale habitat

The contributions of different marine sectors to underwater noise pollution within endangered Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) habitat were inves…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · May 8

Worth noting that if it weren't for the efforts of a concerned citizen (Claire Bennett) in the 1990s, this tree may not be here. She heard that the tree's residential property was slated for land assembly and advocated for its protection. From the sounds of things the City of Burnaby listened.

Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · May 8

Each spring this large dove tree/handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata) at Edmonds & Griffiths is the highlight of my morning commute. Native to the montane forests of China, this tree is named for its pair of showy white bracts.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · May 5

can i do a referendum making it illegal for people to say "western alienation" when they aren't actually referring to the most heavily populated and most western part of the country

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Daniel Stewart @d-stewart.bsky.social · May 3

The burned trestle bridge is beside one of my field sites, and to this day we catch pieces of charred creosote pilings in our beach seines.

www.richmond-news.com/local-news/u...

Update: Firefighters battle Richmond trestle bridge fire until early morning (Video)

There were traffic delays in the Bridgeport area and the Oak Street Bridge was closed in both directions on Thursday evening.

www.richmond-news.com

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