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Marc Cadotte

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U of Toronto Professor studying environmental change, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning and services especially in urban systems. https://cubes-labs.com/. Editor of @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Mar 7

The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social

GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants

By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · 26d

Does good policy depend on happiness? Happier places vote for governments that prioritize evidence & science. We need to make people happier. This means investing in education, infrastructure, health care, & a high quality of life. People then feel better about society.

Are evidence-based policies and pro-science governmental agendas dependent on happiness?

Blogging all things ecology and evolution

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · 27d

I know it is nearing the end of the field season when we can no longer walk through our sample processing lab. These are bags full of plant material awaiting our drying ovens which are running 24/7

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Sep 8

A great 4-day EMAPI conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. Lots of great research on understanding and managing plant invasions from around the world. confer.eventsair.com...

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Sep 8

The fabulous postdoc Toby Tsang published a paper on where exotic ants are restricted indoors and where climate might release new invaders into outdoor environments. And it got a lot of press!

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For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Aug 21

I went back to my hometown of Hearst, ON. While cycling gravel logging roads, after I saw 3 wolves & a bear, I realized there was no major settlement/infrastructure for 800 km ahead of me. There are so few places left on Earth where #nature is larger than humans, we need to ensure they persist.

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Aug 20

Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.
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Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles

Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Aug 19

Public health success or ecological problem? CBC interview about declining shore bird numbers on Toronto beaches.

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Aug 18

Nice summary of Toby Tsang's paper on incipient ant invasions. Many species are restricted to indoors in introduced regions, esp. climatically different ones. With climate change we predict many species will move outdoors, including problematic invaders.

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Invasive ants set to spread in Canada as global temperatures rise: Study

Invasive ants currently found only indoors in cooler regions such as Canada could soon begin to spread outdoors as global temperatures rise, according to a new study from the University of Toronto. T...

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Jul 25

Notes ready for radio interview about wild parsnip invasions

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Jun 26

here you go! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/applied-ecol...?

Search - Applied Ecology Resources

Search - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Jun 25

Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles

Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is why, despite having 'super elite' status, I am increasingly booking with other airlines. @aircanada.bsky.social just silly.

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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · May 16

📸 #Ecologists & #environmental #scientists gathered at the ANDINA workshop in the Conguillío National Park (Chile) last year to discuss the roles, obligations & accountability of professionals in this field amidst the #environmental crises.

🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · May 11

Well, this is an interesting Deepseek feature. Watch until the end when it self deletes. Yes, Let's talk about something else...

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · May 7

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · May 7

Professional societies and student training should better prepare and support different conceptions of how to realize and adhere to broader responsibilities and concepts of impact. Great job @floryannelli.bsky.social; @smartenwinter.bsky.social @mixedforests.bsky.social @kristiinav.bsky.social

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · May 7

An important part of a broader conversation about how we support scientists trying to wrestle with their roles. "Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society" riojournal.com/articles.php...

Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society

The sixth mass extinction and the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises demand urgent action from ecologists and environmental scientists (EESs). Despite their critical role in addressing these chal...

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Apr 25

An exceptionally rich flora that can provide profound insights into ecological and evolutionary processes. But also an important bellwether for the effects of climate change and in need of conservation action.

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Apr 25

I've been collaborating with a group in Yunnan on plant diversity and ecosystem properties across elevation gradients for many years. We've just published an expansive review on plant biodiversity and conservation across the Himalayas.

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Multifaceted plant diversity patterns across the Himalaya: Status and outlook

Mountains serve as exceptional natural laboratories for studying biodiversity due to their heterogeneous landforms and climatic zones. The Himalaya, a…

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Apr 24

Beautiful Victoria, BC. A quick two-day trip to present to pension funds about investing in way that considers biodiversity

Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Apr 22

So sad to see this. John Measey was a great herpetologist and a fun person to be around.

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Apr 8

The majestic beauty of #KrugerNationalPark

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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Apr 4

We are so excited to continue our work on urban biodiversity with an awesome team and the support from ESIIL @cu-esiil.bsky.social. @urban-sci.bsky.social esiil.org/working-groups

Working Groups | ESIIL

What are working groups?Working groups are self-organized research teams focused on well-defined scientific questions that advance environmental data science. A single working group may have up to 15 ...

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Mar 26

Invasive species are a greater and more globally ubiquitous ongoing threat to UNESCO world heritage sites, compared to pollution, deforestation and climate change.

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Gauging the threat of invasive species to UNESCO world heritage sites relative to other anthropogenic threats

Biological Invasions - There are 230 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that were designated based on their important natural features. These represent some of the most iconic and important natural places...

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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Mar 25

Two studies in the same issue of Science examine macroecological biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships, showing that they fit broader scale sampling processes. Interesting, but with most things in ecology, the deviations are intriguing.
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
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