Dan Perkins
@drdanperkins.bsky.social
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Ecologist with an inordinate fondness for water. Interested in the big picture: food webs, macroecology and environmental change. Senior Lecturer, Brunel University of London https://sites.google.com/view/perkins-lab/home
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jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!
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Honoured to present results from our AquaSYNC-funded working group at the 1st Symposium on Synthesis Research in Aquatic Ecosystems 🇩🇰

Inspiring science + big questions: Are human impacts on streams consistent globally? Some surprising patterns emerging—stay tuned! #AquaticEcology #AquaSYNC
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Using 21 years of fish data from Brazil’s Upper Paraná River Floodplain, we show that the biomass of large native fish has declined, while large non-native species are thriving — leading to a >50% drop in fishery value.

Great team and outstanding leadership by Dieison Moi!
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PhD student Emma Brind presenting some of our latest research on the Hogsmill Restoration Project.

Great to share our findings and contribute to the discussion on river restoration.
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That was a cracking River Restoration Centre Conference!

A standout moment: the video of @kneppwilding.bsky.social pigs holding their breath to forage on swan mussels. 🐷🌊 A surprising food web interaction!
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Dear 🌐colleagues, don't hesitate to join the 3rd wave of Global Ecology! -> DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to be added
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Check out this amazing dataset! Size spectra are key for understanding community-level impacts of environmental change. Fragmented literature + nuances in the analyses have hindered direct comparisons within / across ecosystem types. This standardized, open-source dataset enables those comparisons 😊
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As the chair of a previous working group, I highly recommend this opportunity! Fantastic team, support and location.
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AquaSYNC / NIVA has today announced a call for a new Synthesis Working Group focusing on analyses of existing data on 'biodiversity & climate change' in Arctic and sub-Arctic aquatic ecosystems. AquaSYNC will support a working group in 2025 and 2026. Read more here: www.aquasync.dk/post/breakin...
BREAKING NEWS: 2025 ISC Call on Biodiversity & Climate Change
Are you researching the critical links between climate change and biodiversity in Arctic and sub-Arctic aquatic ecosystems? Here’s your chance to be part of a scientific group tackling one of the most...
www.aquasync.dk
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Proud to be part of this great work & team. Stay tuned for publication details!
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Delightful collaboration with Dieison Moi, @vssaito.bsky.social , @drdanperkins.bsky.social , @gqromero.bsky.social and others 🤩
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Testing the global ecology feed with some of our recent research =] 🌐 ft. @drdanperkins.bsky.social @kratina.bsky.social

"Untangling the complex food webs of tropical rainforest streams"

Are these food webs stable despite the high dynamism of tropical ecosystems?

doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Thanks for the introduction @kratina.bsky.social! Great to see so many familiar (and new) ecology folk here 😀
kratina.bsky.social
Nice to see @drdanperkins.bsky.social and @vssaito.bsky.social transitioning to the @bsky.app . They post about #streams, #rivers, #ecology, #biodiversity, #GlobalChange, #fish, #macroinvertebrates, #science, #LandUseChange, #AquaticEcology and other cool stuff 🤩