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David Nogués Bravo @noguesbravo.bsky.social · 7d

"Biodiversity loss is a public health problem – let's treat it as such"...this is the topic of a popular science article I just wrote for a Danish Media Outlet.

Check it here: naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...

Professor: Tab af biodiversitet er et folkesundhedsproblem – lad os behandle det som sådan

Landene har forpligtet sig under FN’s konvention om biologisk mangfoldighed til at anerkende sammenhængen mellem biodiversitet og menneskers sundhed.

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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 14d

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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Physiologia Plantarum @pplplantarum.bsky.social · 16d

Root restriction as a method to reduce plant size and enable high-throughput phenotypic screening of large sets of quinoa plants under controlled conditions: test and validation.
@iascsic.bsky.social @macroecology.bsky.social

Read more https://bit.ly/4psCThm

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Nick Freymueller @smilodontology.bsky.social · 20d

🐋 🐻‍❄️ 🦭 MASSIVE NEW FOSSIL DATABASE 🐋 🐻‍❄️ 🦭

Our FAMM (Fossil Arctic Marine Mammal) database has now been published #OpenAccess in Global Ecology and Biogeography!

Come learn about the cool stuff you can do with #Arctic #fossil material and bio-molecular archives! ☢️ ⚛️ 🧬

Link and thread below!

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Pan-Arctic map of data coverage in the Fossil Arctic Marine Mammal database. Shown is a bivariate choropleth map denoting species richness and number of fossils in 200km x 200 km grid cells

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · 20d

Amazing work! Congrats, Nick!

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · 23d

Når vi taler om, at naturen optager CO2, tænker de fleste på skovene. Men den største klimaregulator gemmer sig under havets overflade 🌊♻️ Bliv klogere på havets klimahelte med Katherine Richardson og Thomas Kiørboe @ucph.bsky.social @dtu.dk #dkvid #dkgreen
www.videnskaber.dk/formidling/h...

VidenSkaber - Formidling: Havets skjulte klimahelte

Våbenkapløb mellem kiselalger og vandlopper medfører, at der lagres enorme mængder kulstof i havet. Når vi taler om, at naturen optager CO2 og derfor er vigtig for klimaet, tænker de fleste på skovene...

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Hannah Owens @hannahoish.bsky.social · 29d

#FishADay Careproctus colliculi Bumpy Snailfish. Newly described species from Monterey Canyon off California. Single specimen (collected via suction sampler by ROV Doc Ricketts in 3268 m of water) is distinct from congeners based on (name gave it away) fleshy bumps on its head.

youtu.be/hwsl-ebVVoU

MBARI's advanced underwater robot reveals a new species of deep-sea snailfish

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Sep 8

🐢🧬 New paper on how climate shifts shaped turtle and tortoise populations over time 🐢🧬
Using whole genome sequencing and environmental niche modeling we reconstruct demographic history and suitable habitat for turtles and tortoises 🧵 #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Quaternary Habitat Fluctuations and Demographic Dynamics in Turtles Inferred From Environmental Niche Modelling and Whole Genome Data

Quaternary climatic fluctuations had a substantial influence on ecosystems, species distribution, phenology and genetic diversity, driving extinction, adaptation and demographic shifts during glacial...

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · Sep 4

How may the future landscape of Denmark look like?
Join the conversation when Visual Artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen & Professor @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social delve into the intersection btw. art & #science following the new @art2030.bsky.social project 👇🎥

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In Conversation: Jakob Kudsk Steensen and Carsten Rahbek

YouTube video by ART 2030

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Hannah Owens @hannahoish.bsky.social · Aug 25

#FishADay Porichthys notatus Plainfin Midshipman. Northeast Pacific. Breed in shallow water on the coast. Males build nests, then "sing" by vibrating their swim bladders, calling in females to lay eggs. Males then care for the eggs until they hatch.

youtu.be/g4eLU9Z4jBU

Strange Underwater Noise

YouTube video by Justin Jolly, My Life Aquatic

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · Aug 22

Stretched out or patchy? Habitat shape matters and may play a big role in creating the foundation for #biodiversity hotspots 🔥 New study out in Sci.Adv. by J Sonne, @mkborregaard.bsky.social, R Colwell & @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social 👇

macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/sh...

New insight into biodiversity hotspots

New study enhances our understanding of what determines biodiversity richness on Earth.

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Carsten Rahbek @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social · Aug 15

As my very 1st Bluesky post, I’m happy to share the publication of our new study in Science Advances on how
the geographical shape of bird species’ ranges may play a role in creating #biodiversity hotspots 🦜 By Sonne J, @mkborregaard.bsky.social, Colwell R, Rahbek C:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Geographic range shapes influence species richness in global hotspots

Elongated and patchy bird ranges increase species richness in global biodiversity hotspots beyond the effect of small range sizes.

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Elisabetta Canteri @ecanteri.bsky.social · Aug 14

🦌 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🦌

Our paper on wild #reindeer and #caribou is out in Science Advances! Thanks to the team: Eric Post, @nmschmidt.bsky.social, Stuart Brown, @noguesbravo.bsky.social and Damien Fordham that co-lead this research.

doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines

Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.

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David Nogués Bravo @noguesbravo.bsky.social · Aug 14

Today we publish a new paper on the past and future resilience of the reindeer under global change...the future looks grim

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

Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines

Rangifer population dynamics over 21,000 years reveal that future climatic warming will cause losses that surpass safe boundaries.

www.science.org

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · Aug 11

📢 Biodiversity loss is not just about nature: Researchers call for the need to bridge the gap between nature and public health in @plosglobalpublichealth.org 🔗 🌍 @noguesbravo.bsky.social macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/re...

Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health

New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the planet.

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Hannah Owens @hannahoish.bsky.social · Aug 7

TIL about Value-Supressing Uncertainty Palettes. This really has really started the wheels turning! medium.com/@uwdata/valu...

Value-Suppressing Uncertainty Palettes

The real world is full of uncertainty, but it can be tough to communicate that uncertainty. This is especially true for data visualization…

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · Jul 25

PODCAST: Professor Katherine Richardson joins Shaken Not Burned in a conversation about reframing sustainability, #PlanetaryBoundaries, social tipping points, and the role of business leaders 🌏👇

Guardrails for growth: business inside a finite system with Dr. Katherine Richardson - Shaken Not Burned

Let’s step out of the ESG echo chamber and into a much bigger conversation: what are the real limits of our planet and how close are we to crossing them? Life on Earth has remained stable for the last...

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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come join us 🧬💻 #popgen #consgen

EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Villum Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity seeks a bioinformatician for a 2.5-year role, starting Sept 2025, focused on population genomics. Apply by July 31, 2025. More info: www.globe.ku.dk #job

Globe Institute – University of Copenhagen

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David Nogués Bravo @noguesbravo.bsky.social · Jul 2

I publish today a new paper! has been great to work with Liz Willets and Sarah Whitmee in this piece on #biodiversity and #health

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Metrics for biodiversity and health policy integration

Despite over a decade of progressive commitments from parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), integrated biodiversity and health indicators and monitoring mechanisms remain limited, h...

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CMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · Jul 22

Come join us 📢 We offer six different research positions, incl. 1x Assistant Professor, 1x Bioinformatician/Staff Scientist, & 3x #Postdoc positions. Read more and apply online no later than 31 July: macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/si... #JobOpportunity #research

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