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Line Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5

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controja72.bsky.social @controja72.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Marine Ecology Progress Series @meps-ir.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Inshore South African Bryde’s whales show within-population foraging plasticity. Individual whales use different modes of lunge-feeding, at different depths and within the same feeding dive, revealing how whales optimize the depth and time of a foraging event bit.ly/meps_761_115

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Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our Senior Researcher Fredrik Christiansen recently completed the third photogrammetry field season on bowhead whales in Disko Bay, Greenland. See Thread.

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#marinemammology #ecology #cetaceanresearch
#Arctic #MarineEcology #Research
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Our Senior Researcher Fredrik Christiansen completed the third photogrammetry field season on bowhead whales in Disko Bay, Greenland. Together with MSc student Oliver Nowak and local hunters, he measured over 500 whales during March to June to investigate their prey consumption and condition.

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · May 25

🔊 Breaking news on foraging plasticity: Bryde's whales can decide to interrupt ongoing feeding for different reasons🐋🐟👀... Find out more on one of my PhD chapters we just published on Ethology Ecology & Evolution. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
@marinemammalsau.bsky.social 🧪

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Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · May 25

Where should we build offshore wind farms for minimimal impacts on marine species? Discussed by Jacob Nabe-Nielsen from @au.dk on #Naturmødet in Hirtshals. He presented results from the Screening project that will facilitate a sustainable green transition in Denmark #dkgreen #Marineecology 🧪 🌐 🐋

Joint presentation by Jacob Nabe-Nielsen from Aarhus University (left) and Jonas Nyfeldt-Nüchel from NIRAS (right).

The sensitivity mapping of Danish waters included marine mammals, birds, bats, and benthic species. Results are published in a series of reports available from the Danish Energy Authority home page or from https://dce.au.dk/en

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Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · Apr 29

Developing and testing the models demands a wealth of diverse data and a very dedicated team!

From tagging projects to stranding records, we gather critical information on animal movement, energetics, and population structure to inform and refine these models 🐬
#marinemammalresearch @au.dk

@caragallagher.bsky.social is a part of the DEPONs modeling team at AU Ecoscience marine mammal research. Optimising models and how to use them to protect wildlife from under water noise disturbances.

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Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · Apr 29

Our researchers use a variety of models, including DEPONS (depons.eu), which simulates the effects of noise disturbance on harbor porpoises.

By simulating how noise impacts their movement and foraging success, DEPONS can assess the impacts of offshore wind farm construction and ship traffic. 🛥️🐬

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · May 9

New paper: The composition of Arctic plant communities appears to be more related to fine-scale environmental variation than to large-scale variation in summer temperatures, and microhabitat buffering may thus delay the effects of #ClimateChange at least in W Greenland doi.org/10.1002/ecog... 🌱🧪🌐

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Tove Petersson @tovepetersson.bsky.social · Mar 23

My first fieldwork activity in my new position at AU’s marine mammal research section! 🐻‍❄️🐬🦭@marinemammalsau.bsky.social

Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · Mar 21

The grey seal is back in Denmark after nearly a century!🦭
'To inform management of the budding Danish breeding population, we are telemetry tagging and genetically profiling a sample of the few pups born in 🇩🇰 to get data on their relatedness, movements and habitat use.´- Anders Galatius
📷 Last week

AU team📍 Rødsand 07.03.2025 - Rikke Guldborg Hansen, Anders Galatius, Rune Dietz, Jonas Teilmann, Marina Arregui Gil, Tove Petersson

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Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience @marinemammalsau.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Those of us currently on BlueSky:

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · Mar 7

In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:

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

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@naturerecovery.bsky.social
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Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change

Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-b...

www.science.org

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Steph Harris @stephharris.bsky.social · Jan 15

New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on seabird wind use and foraging decisions!

doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

We estimated wind selectivity in Manx shearwaters and explored how birds handle the trade-off between being wind efficient and targeting known foraging areas

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Michael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · Jan 15

Do you work with individual-based models of birth, death and movement?

We have a review paper for you, part of a special collection for the journal Interface’s 20th birthday!

doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

Comparison of lattice-based random walks models with and without interactions between agents.

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Feb 8

True. It merely highlights where the animals are most sensitive, if there is an impact of OWF. There will be another report on cumulative effects on populations later this year.

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Feb 8

Exciting news! Our reports on the impact of offshore wind farms on wildlife in Denmark, including marine mammals, are now available: dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dc.... Great initiative by the Danish Energy Agency commissioning this important work 🧪🦭🐋 #dkgreen #AarhusUni

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Feb 6

New paper out – will hopefully benefit #conservation of harbour porpoises in Denmark – and demonstrates how we can get reliable distribution maps from other parts of the world 🌐🧪

Floris M van Beest @beestfloris.bsky.social · Feb 6

New study out!! 25 years of harbour porpoise tracking data shows a decline in overlap between habitat suitability and the location of MPAs across the North Sea–Baltic Sea transition zone. Relevant info for the design of future MPAs under the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030!

shorturl.at/scIGB

Shifts in habitat suitability for harbour porpoises leads to reduced importance of marine protected areas

Marine ecosystems across the globe are under pressure requiring evaluations of whether marine protected areas (MPAs) remain effective in safeguarding …

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Pablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social · Feb 3

Excellent paper using individual-based models to explore management options for invasive trees Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study 🌎🌐 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study

The management of invasive non-native species is a global challenge, particularly for long-lived trees. Individual-based models (IBMs) and expert knowledge are valuable tools for evaluating different...

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Prof Braj Singh @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social · Feb 2

Global decline in net primary production underestimated by climate models.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Global decline in net primary production underestimated by climate models - Communications Earth & Environment

Earth system models underestimate the decline in net primary productivity associated with ocean warming, meaning future net primary productivity decline is more likely than currently estimated, accord...

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Jan 26

Paper suggesting the term Regenerative Good Growth
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17...

How the Concept of “Regenerative Good Growth” Could Help Increase Public and Policy Engagement and Speed Transitions to Net Zero and Nature Recovery

Just and fair transitions to low-carbon and nature-positive ways of living need to occur fast enough to limit and reverse the climate and nature crises, but not so fast that the public is left behind....

www.mdpi.com

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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · Jan 25

Marine #heatwaves in the #Mediterranean are set to intensify and persist across depths, posing a major threat to marine ecosystems, even within protected areas. This 3D study reveals long-lasting and intense MHWs under #ClimateChange, challenging #conservation🧪🌍🌐

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Jan 25

Looking for a good place to get news about issues related to global ecology, biodiversity, and conservation? Then you add the Global Ecology feed to your feed list 🌐. And connect to other people with the same interests w starter pack: bsky.app/starter-pack.... DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join.

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Jan 22

Exciting study - will help us getting a more holistic understanding of the impacts of offshore wind.

Exeter Marine @exetermarine.bsky.social · Jan 20

🌟NEW PAPER! 🌟

@tonybicknell.bsky.social et al discuss the role of acoustic telemetry and the effects of offshore wind infrastructure on fish behaviour, populations and predation.

Congrats to all involved! Paper linked in original post. ⬇️

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Tony Bicknell @tonybicknell.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our new paper in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews is online today. The role of acoustic telemetry to assess the effects of OWFs on fish. Open access
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Laura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · Jan 20

Very excited this paper is now out in Ecology Letters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #causalsky

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Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · Jan 20

Fantastic listening to Xiuqing Hao when she presented four years of research on effects of small boars on har our porpoises during her PhD defence today at Dept. Of Ecoscience @aarhusuni.bsky.social 😊 🧪

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · Jan 9

Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵

Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydr...

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