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Blogging all things ecology and evolution
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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
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...
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
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For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ
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.
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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zurl.co/M0kdW
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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Public health success or ecological problem? CBC interview about declining shore bird numbers on Toronto beaches.
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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.
www.utoronto.ca/news/invasiv...
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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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In our new paper we discuss how modern coexistence theory can help microbial ecologists tackle fundamental & applied questions, and how microbial systems can help to push coexistence theory forward! With Andrew Letten and Dave Armitage (@darmitage.bsky.social). doi.org/10.1111/1462...
Coexistence Theory for Microbial Ecology, and Vice Versa
Classical models from theoretical ecology are seeing increasing uptake in microbial ecology, but there remains rich potential for closer cross-pollination. Here we explore opportunities for stronger ....
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Next “Exploring Careers in Ecology” webinar series by @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
* April 15, 2-3 PM EST
* Panelists Rese Cloyd (also incoming ESA President!) & me
* Register: esa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ConservationJobs
* April 15, 2-3 PM EST
* Panelists Rese Cloyd (also incoming ESA President!) & me
* Register: esa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#ConservationJobs
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Honeybees interfere with wild bees in apple pollination in China 🐝🍏
Results suggest that introducing a high density of honeybee colonies appeared to enhance competition with wild bees, decreasing their contribution to pollination 📉🧪 🌏
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Results suggest that introducing a high density of honeybee colonies appeared to enhance competition with wild bees, decreasing their contribution to pollination 📉🧪 🌏
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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.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This is why, despite having 'super elite' status, I am increasingly booking with other airlines. @aircanada.bsky.social just silly.
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📸 #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.....
🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
Well, this is an interesting Deepseek feature. Watch until the end when it self deletes. Yes, Let's talk about something else...
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
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.
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.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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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Beautiful Victoria, BC. A quick two-day trip to present to pension funds about investing in way that considers biodiversity
So sad to see this. John Measey was a great herpetologist and a fun person to be around.
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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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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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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
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
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Why aren't more researchers publishing in society journals?
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
The honeybee is an aggressive nonnative species that often has negative impacts on native bee communities and reduces pollination diversity
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The @besmacro.bsky.social group is one of the most active, dynamic and necessary networks in the @britishecologicalsociety.org. They're recruiting a new committee chair: could it be you?
Macroecology Group Committee Chair - British Ecological Society
Applications are open for the next Chair of the Macroecology Group
www.britishecologicalsociety.org