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Anna Ramos Chernenko @archernenko.bsky.social · 14d

Read our latest #research on #UrbanBirds and #UrbanLandscapeEcology, published with
@springernature.com in Biodiversity and Conservation journal: rdcu.be/eHFZX

@animalecourban.bsky.social
lab identifies which #UrbanBirds species 🐦🐦‍⬛🦆 indicate different configurations of #UrbanLandscape

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Joaquín Hortal @jhortal.bsky.social · Sep 8

A nice podcast about the mind-blowing ants whose queens host and give birth to two species. Amazing
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · Sep 4

One more thing:
The fire severity data used to conduct this study can be downloaded here. This is a gridded dataset of satellite-derived fire severity and pre-fire NDVI for all fires in the western US that burned from 1985 to 2022.
🔥🌍🧪 #OpenScience

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Rashmi Sasidharan @rsasidharan.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!

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Ecological Research @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2

#OpenAccess
Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes

Yen-Hua Yeh, Hidenori Deto, Tadashi Miyashita
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

food web/ grassland/ Lycaenidae/ mutualistic ant/ precipitation

The defensive function of mutualistic ants for the Reverdin's Blue butterfly against two groups of parasitoids (tachinid flies and mermithid nematodes) differs among ant species, and this is affected by the number of precipitation days in the larval period of the butterfly. Camponotus japonicus is the most effective against flies, while Lasius japonicus against nematodes. The effect of rainfall is negative for fly parasitism but positive for nematode parasitism. Note that darker blue circles in the triangle indicate lower AIC values.

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Jana Vamosi @jvamosi.bsky.social · Aug 8

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Canada #academicjob careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Calgary, ...

careers.ucalgary.ca

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 30

A study published in Nature Climate Change analyses net primary production (NPP) trends from 2003 to 2021, revealing an overall increase in planetary NPP, primarily due to terrestrial enhancements despite a decline in oceanic productivity. go.nature.com/4fP7uBA 🧪

Contrasting biological production trends over land and ocean - Nature Climate Change

The authors jointly assess the changes in land and ocean net primary production from 2003 to 2021. They show contrasting trends, with overall planetary increases (0.11 ± 0.13 PgC yr−1) driven by terrestrial enhancement and offset by oceanic decline.

go.nature.com

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School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · Aug 31

Is growth restricted by physical limitation of gills as GOLT theory predicts? CB Scholfield and Criag White test this by rearing cane toad tadpoles at different oxygen concentrations.
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · Jul 28

This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I

According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️

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School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · Aug 5

Brittany Mason and co-authors provide a snapshot of current iNaturalist data use, highlighting its taxonomic and geographic breadth and its growing impact on biodiversity research.

academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research

Abstract. Participatory citizen science is expanding, with iNaturalist emerging as one of the most widely used platforms globally. However, its application

academic.oup.com

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Aug 7

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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Diego Ellis Soto @diegoellissoto.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thrilled to share our new article in @pnas.org highlighting global gaps in where we study animal movement—and outlining the next generation of smart bio-loggers.

👉 Read the full study in PNAS: lnkd.in/exP8NCeZ
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jul 28

I wanted to thank everyone for sharing the PhD opportunity in animal migration. I received ~100 applications from all over the world and have found someone with the skills I was looking for. There were so many talented students with similar skills, and it was extremely challenging to choose one.

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MERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology @merge-master.bsky.social · Jul 21

We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jul 20

Less than a week left to apply for this PhD position.

If interested, email me by 27 July (5 PM, Melbourne time). Please review the application requirements carefully before submitting your application. See more about our research here shawanchowdhurylab.com.

Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jul 18

Could you add me to the starter package, please? Thanks, Brooke.

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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · Jul 15

Ongoing academic position lecturer in terrestrial animal ecology at JCU Australia. Deadline 8th August 2025. careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer, Animal Ecology - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally. We now have an opportunity a...

careers.jcu.edu.au

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Matthew Holden 🏳️‍🌈 @matthholden.bsky.social · Jul 4

Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...

The value of information for ecological management

study.uq.edu.au

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Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Jul 3

"...the rate of research on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean is falling at exactly the time when it should be increasing. Moreover, research leadership is changing, with China taking the lead for the first time."

- Elizabeth Leane @utas.edu.au and Keith Larson @umeauniversitet.bsky.social ⬇️

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Jul 3

In a world impacted by climate change, Antarctica holds the key to everyone’s future.

Antarctic research is in decline, and the timing couldn’t be worse

theconversation.com

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 26

Come and be our colleague at Monash, there can’t be any better place! ;)

Two ecologists: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

One genomics: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Job Search

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Svenja Tidau @svenjatidau.bsky.social · Jun 25

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#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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Joseph Tobias @josephtobias.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨 Behold a second impressive paper from @kerrys189.bsky.social to celebrate her just-finished PhD. A rising 🌟!

This study examines AVONET data to show how even threat abatement leaves large areas of avian functional diversity at risk, and in need of targeted management.

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Kerry Stewart @kerrys189.bsky.social · Jun 24

New paper!
"Threat reduction must be coupled with targeted recovery programmes to conserve global bird diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41....

Great working with @mgs-cielo-azul.bsky.social, @josephtobias.bsky.social, @cpcarmona.bsky.social, @expecocons.bsky.social, Chris Venditti and Jo Baker.

Threat reduction must be coupled with targeted recovery programmes to conserve global bird diversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Projections of extinctions of bird species and losses of functional diversity over the next 100 years suggest that even immediate and widespread threat abatement would be insufficient to prevent losse...

www.nature.com

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 24

An amazing place to work..

Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jun 24

In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…

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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · Jun 23

There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests

The USDA announced it would begin the process of rolling back protections for nearly 59 million roadless acres of the National Forest system.

www.washingtonpost.com

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