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Jeff Opperman @jjopperman.bsky.social · 2d

This time around, #WaterYear is also gonna have water memes...

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Fiona Dyer @fionadyeruc.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to our first Plenary for #ISRS2025 @riversociety.bsky.social @jdtonkin.bsky.social

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Dr. Chelsie Romulo @chelsieromulo.bsky.social · 2d

Great call for #SciComm action at #ISRS2025 by @jdtonkin.bsky.social “if we aren’t speaking to the public, we leave a gap that will be filled by others.” @riversociety.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Photo of plenary speaker J Tonkin at the International Society for River Science in front of a slideshow stating “Beyond the Ivory Tower”

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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 4d

We often think of fisheries management as being the role of the government fisheries manager. They certainly play an essential role but there is a diverse supporting cast. We discuss what that looks like here: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

It takes all kinds: a composite approach to sustainable freshwater fisheries

Freshwater fisheries face diverse, interacting stressors that threaten freshwater fish populations and global freshwater biodiversity. In Canada, freshwater fisheries are managed and conserved by vari...

cdnsciencepub.com

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 6d

Oh cool! Stoked you’re coming. Meant to reach out to see if you were going to be there. Hectic times so lost track of time

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 6d

En route to the US to deliver a keynote at this exciting meeting of the International Society for River Science. Looking forward to catching up with old colleagues and making new ones.

riversociety.bsky.social @riversociety.bsky.social · 10d

The count-down commences. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to Davis in a week's time for the 7th International Symposium on River Science

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to see this preprint up on bioRxiv, led by Daniel Hernandez-Carrasco: Accounting for the influence of dissimilarity gradients on community uniqueness

If you've ever used LCBD in analyses of ecological uniqueness, this one is for you, but there's a lot more than that in here.

Accounting for the influence of dissimilarity gradients on community uniqueness

Compositional uniqueness has become increasingly relevant for understanding how local communities contribute to regional biodiversity. The most widely used metric is the Local Contribution to Beta Div...

www.biorxiv.org

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 13d

Dig into the post for more on this. Share your thoughts. But most importantly, share this with your friends — more people need to know about this.

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 13d

These species had no role in causing climate change. Yet, they are being pushed beyond their limits simply because of where they live. And because of what we’ve done to the climate. I’m frustrated by this, but there are things we can do.

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 13d

1 in 6 vertebrate species were highly exposed to unprecedented temperature in 2024. This is a shocking statistic. In this post, I give some of the details behind this statistic from a recent paper led by Cory Merow.

Species did nothing to deserve this... we decide what happens next

One in six vertebrate species were highly exposed to unprecedented temperature in 2024

predirections.substack.com

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 13d

I have no idea what you're saying.

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 13d

Great piece by Julia Talbot-Jones on syncing local and general elections to increase voter turnout.

Another local election, another low turnout? Syncing local and general elections could be the answer

Low voter turnout in local elections is a problem worldwide. But evidence is growing that timing them with general elections can reverse the trend.

theconversation.com

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 14d

Taught a class on river flow regimes, edited a student manuscript, went home to plant five fruit trees in my garden. Not a bad day at all.

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Dave Tickner @davetickner.bsky.social · 20d

A useful and enjoyable series of blogs by @jdtonkin.bsky.social. Kudos. 👏

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

Post three of a three-part series on some unique aspects of rivers and why they’re so challenging to manage. We’re exploring how rivers function as networks, their unique rhythms, and what that means for conservation and restoration.

predirections.substack.com/p/to-heal-a-...

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks Dave! Glad you enjoyed them.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 20d

new zealand government reaching new heights of stupidity

next year our public dollars will go more to AI grants ($70 million) than all investigator-initiated basic science combined ($56 million in the Marsden fund)

Reti earmarks $70m of new agency's budget for AI commercialisation grants

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

Post three of a three-part series on some unique aspects of rivers and why they’re so challenging to manage. We’re exploring how rivers function as networks, their unique rhythms, and what that means for conservation and restoration.

predirections.substack.com/p/to-heal-a-...

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 23d

Indeed!

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Rebecca Nestor @rebeccaclimate.bsky.social · 23d

Fascinating short sharp introductions to river ecologies. Thanks @jdtonkin.bsky.social

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

Post three of a three-part series on some unique aspects of rivers and why they’re so challenging to manage. We’re exploring how rivers function as networks, their unique rhythms, and what that means for conservation and restoration.

predirections.substack.com/p/to-heal-a-...

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks very much, Rebecca!

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

Let me show you two examples from my own work that highlight both the challenges — and the possibilities — of doing freshwater conservation well: river restoration and flow management. TL;DR — To bring life back, you need to think in networks, rhythms, and landscapes.

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

In the previous two posts, I talked about how rivers are connected as branching networks and how their rhythms shape life. Here, I want to ask the question: what does that mean for actually managing or restoring them?

The short answer: it’s complicated.

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 24d

Post three of a three-part series on some unique aspects of rivers and why they’re so challenging to manage. We’re exploring how rivers function as networks, their unique rhythms, and what that means for conservation and restoration.

predirections.substack.com/p/to-heal-a-...

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 26d

I’m lichen this!

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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 28d

Butterflies need our help.
If you’re in the UK please sign and share.
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@savebutterflies.bsky.social
#pesticides
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Join me in supporting the Remove Pesticides from UK Shelves Campaign

Join the Butterfly Rescue Mission Sign our open letter to UK retailers, asking them to remove synthetic pesticides from sale, for a wilder, butterfly-filled future for generations to come. The UK ...

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