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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 2d

Our new perspective on what TLS can (& can't) do in forest research www.nature.com/articles/s41... - led by Eduardo Maeda w lots of great colleagues including @kimcalders.bsky.social @emilyrlines.bsky.social @louiseterryn.bsky.social @benjaminbrede.bsky.social (apols for any I don;t have @ for)

Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology - Nature Communications

This Review highlights how terrestrial laser scanning is transforming forest research by enabling highly detailed 3D measurements of trees, supporting applications in forest ecology, carbon monitoring, and biodiversity assessment.

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 5d

This family-friendly social ride by the LCC Women's Network is in just over 3 weeks! 👀

It's an easy ride on Sun 26 October through central London parks, for all abilities, supported by @forestbike_uk

Sign up for your free place 👇

lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...

Two people of colour share a tandem bike. The front rider is a child and both are smiling

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 5d

Amazing! 👏👏👏

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · 6d

Big Doughnutty News.
Just out in Nature: the all-new 2025 Doughnut. Transformed from a single-year snapshot to an annual global monitor of 21st century social & ecological thriving. Available to all in an open-access paper by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and me. 🧵 1/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 6d

But obvs your point the heartwood is what we use is the important bit!

Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 6d

Many big old trees are hollow, sometimes completely - a thin circular shell is even stronger as you don't have much mass to hold up in strong winds

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 6d

📖Published📖

Using a novel method to visualize in situ underwater sound, Dantzker et al. have developed a technique that combines visualizations of spatial audio with concentric 360° video recordings 📹 🌊 Read more here 👇

buff.ly/McXYHwA

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Ascribing sounds to individuals. The UPAC-360 can isolate which individual is the sound source in a coral reef. Here, we identified at least 121 individuals from six species, including 58 Stegastes partitus, greater than 53 Azurina multilineata, 1 Lactophrys bicaudalis, 1 Halichoeres garnoti, 2 Canthigaster rostrata, and 5 from the family Gobiidae. The 3 dB zone overlaps only one individual S. partitus. The region of the powermap around the focal individual has been removed to show the fish, but at this moment it is moving quickly so the visual ID is based on video before and after the soniferous event (Movie S1). The bottom left shows the Blue Robotics housing for the recorder.

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Eric Douglas @ericdouglas999.bsky.social · 7d

'The Nerve', a new female-founded media title is up and running, bringing independent journalism, a dash of culture and a weekly Stewart Lee column.
www.thenerve.news

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Hannah Weiser @hannahwe.bsky.social · 11d

#SilviLaser2025 is just around the corner and I can't wait!

I will present our current work "Non-rigid registration of wind-affected TLS point clouds of trees using deep learning"

Abstract: event.fourwaves.com/silvilaser20...

@silvilaser2025.bsky.social
#VirtuaLearn3D #HELIOS #DFG #3DGeo

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National Centre for Earth Observation @nceoscience.bsky.social · 9d

We’re excited to see @ukceh.bsky.social launching a new rice-growing trial in the UK, exploring how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate🌾

NCEO are working with UKCEH thru AgZero+ project, using satellite data + AI to improve crop yield mapping across the UK

Read More: tinyurl.com/2bmyzcrm

Rice takes root in British soil for the first time

Rice is being grown in the UK for the first time. This is part of a wider trial within the AgZero+ project that brings together UKCEH scientists and farmers to grow rice and other food, bioenergy and ...

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 12d

Occlusion in forest laser scanning is often seen as a problem, but it can also be an opportunity. Our new preprint tries to find the positives in the things we haven't seen. 🌲🌳🧪 eartharxiv.org/repository/view/10336/

Proportion of occluded voxels across the forest canopy from a mobile terrestrial laser scanner. Data collected by Daniel Kuekenbrink.

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Pieter De Frenne @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social · 16d

Fibre-optic cables (also used for internet) can be used as a novel means of continuous measurements of #forest #microclimate in space and over time, at 25-cm spatial and 1-minute temporal resolution

New paper @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...

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Jenny TP @jennytpgrows.bsky.social · 18d

Some good news for a change

#NatureRecovery #Biodiversity

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond

An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 19d

The Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) is advertising for a Director of Science. Based in Kinshasa, 4 yrs position. Work with me, amazing students and great scientists to transform our understanding of the world’s second largest area of tropical forests. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

CBSI Director of Science - Kinshasa, Congo (Democratic Rep.) (CD) job with University of Kinshasa | 12843735

The Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) is looking for a Director of Science to provide scientific leadership and coordination.

www.nature.com

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Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · 20d

Join our team and contribute to world-leading research while shaping bold, practical solutions for people and planet.

@oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Innovative Financing for Nature

This role offers the chance to combine cutting-edge research with real-world impact, working at the intersection of conservation, finance, and policy.

naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 20d

Important bit of work & really interesting, nice one!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 20d

What is the cost of wildfire, windthrow and bark beetles for Europe’s forestry? We estimate that disturbances reduce Europe’s forest value by €115 bn, more than doubling to €247 bn under severe climate change. Led by @johannesmohr.bsky.social, out in @natclimate.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 21d

Can’t wait for the Free Speech lot to kick off about this one.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections

Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower

www.theguardian.com

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 21d

The Swedish translation of Blue Machine, published this week. It’s a beautiful hardback. Do share the news with any Swedish speaking friends who need the ocean in their life! And thank you to the Voice of the Ocean foundation for hosting me in Stockholm today.

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · 27d

A great effort! Can't do this kind of thing without help from so many collaborators & support from @uclgeography.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social, CEDA colleagues @forestplots.bsky.social among others.

Dr Cecilia Chavana-Bryant @cch-b.bsky.social · 27d

🚀Super proud of our ForestScan x ESA paper supporting BIOMASS cal/val! Huge dataset: TLS, UAV, ALS + tree census, on CEDA. Includes protocol recs & FBRMS site guidance. A benchmark for EO data sharing! 📡🌳 Preprint: essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es... #UCLGeog #OpenScience #LiDAR #BIOMASS #ForestScan

ForestScan: a unique multiscale dataset of tropical forest structure across 3 continents including terrestrial, UAV and airborne LiDAR and in-situ forest census data

Abstract. The ForestScan project was conceived to evaluate new technologies for characterising forest structure and biomass at Forest Biomass Reference Measurement Sites (FBRMS). It is closely aligned...

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 27d

“This research is an important step towards accountability.”

The Oil Majors Fueling Heat Waves

Today’s newsletter looks at a new study connecting emissions from the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies to extreme weather events. You can read the full story on Bloomberg.com. For unli...

www.bloomberg.com

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 27d

As the global need for sustainable food intensifies, regenerative agriculture as a concept has become politically and economically loaded.

We look at the evidence in our report 👇

🧪🌎🌿 @wildsummituk.bsky.social #wildsummitUK #naturefriendlyfarming

www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/is-r...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 29d

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!

20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.

👇 Meet them:

Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society

We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.

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Laetitia Navarro @laenavarro.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt

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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · Sep 5

Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!

The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems

📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!

Global distribution of forest landscapes covered by airborne LiDAR

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