Our findings reveal global patterns consistent with the framework of top-down and bottom-up effects, the relative balance of which varies significantly depending on the ecosystem and management type.
Cassy Vogel
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Ecologist & postdoc @ UniHohenheim interested in interdisciplinary research in biodiversity conservation 🐥🪲🐜🕷️🐝🦋🦠🐛 and ecosystem services 🌱🐢 #firstgen https://linktr.ee/CassyVogel
The euro banknotes seem to get a new look, and the @ecb.europa.eu has hosted a survey, asking which desing is the preferred one. I really like the stork on the 50€ banknote. surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...
The deadliest myth regarding the pangolin is the persistent, unscientific belief in the healing powers of its carapace. Despite the keratin scales having the same remedial properties as human nails, traditional Chinese homeopathic medicine underpins the robust demand for illegal pangolin body parts.
BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2w ago"Traditional Chinese Medicine" is a pseudoscience legitimized and massively promoted by the Chinese state, to the degree that skeptics sometimes face political persecution and job losses. It is also a $92 billion pharma industry.
Few statisticians know that Frank Yates, pioneer of experimental design, is responsible for the annoying practice of indicating 3 tiers of statistical significance by stars (*p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001). He soon regretted it and “vehemently opposed its unthinking use”. And here we are.
🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 How many species of insect are there? A seemingly simple question, but one that has been 'bugging' scientists for years. Our work out today suggests that there are millions more than we had previously expected. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @gdfcf.bsky.social
GERMANY IS AN OVEN 41.5c Möckern-Drewitz HOTTEST DAY IN GERMAN HISTORY 417 RECORDS BROKEN ALLOVER THE COUNTRY 40 stations >40C ! See Thread with the all time records courtesy of Mtwetter (many pages !)
When I first spotted this butterfly a couple of hours ago, the first thing I had to do was stop my hands shaking. It's one of the rarest butterflies in France, a vanishing species in much of Europe. It's the mountain Apollo (Parnassius Apollo). Just in time for #InsectThursday #lepidoptera
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was a pioneering naturalist, entomologist & scientific illustrator whose meticulous artwork & observations: 🦋 Revolutionized the study of insects 🐜 Laid early groundwork for #ecology 🐞 Permanently changed how we understand insect life It's #InsectWeek #WomenInSTEM
It's probably time European journalists wrapped their heads around Heat Index (temp + relative humidity). In high humidity, sweating is less efficient, making heat worse, e.g.: Experiencing 35°C in London UK (70% RH) is more dangerous than 50°C in Phoenix Arizona (15% RH)
Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon |
Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon
Mona Khalil led decades-long effort to protect nesting site for turtles near her home in south of the country
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Fresh off the press! 📄We find that crop fields and semi-natural grasslands support complementary #biodiversity across #Europe. Semi-natural habitats alone are insufficient to ensure farmland biodiversity - biodiversity-friendly management of crop fields is essential. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dat jullie allemaal even oppassen. Vlaggetjes of steun uitspreken voor ‘terroristische organisatie’ kan je binnenkort gevangenisstraf van max. 3 jaar opleveren. Met dank aan D66… En niet vergeten: VVD bepaalt het liefst zelf - met extreemrechts - wat zoal ‘terroristisch’ is, bv. Antifa. Of XR.
Wetsvoorstel om verheerlijken van terrorisme strafbaar te stellen naar Raad van State | Rijksoverheid.nl
Terrorisme vormt een ernstige bedreiging voor de democratische rechtsstaat en de veiligheid van de Nederlandse samenleving. Terroristische en gewelddadige boodschappen verspreiden zich, zeker online, ...
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A direct result of continuous victimisation, gaslighting and deliberate disinformation. Most of all an utter failure of the UK media.
Voters across parties believe UK net migration is rising despite sharp drop
Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate
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Our latest meta-analysis on how restoration practices affect forest biodiversity is now out in Conservation Biology: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪
For #MothersDay : Charley Harper (USA, 1922-2007) “Momatee” Original gouache on artist board c.1960s; later published in Jan. 1972 issue of Ford Times Magazine www.facebook.com/share/p/15ZM... Lithograph: www.charleyharperartstudio.com/momatee.html #Manatees
Meet #Licinus cassideus — a beetle that hunts snails, loves sun-scorched calcareous grasslands, and hadn't been seen in #Unterfranken since 1955. After being undetected for 71 years, we found it again in its typical habitat. #Carabidae #beetles #biodiversity #fieldwork @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
World Bee Day is coming! 🐝 But 20 May is also a day for all pollinators, including flies. True flies (dipterans) are essential pollinators! 🪰 Read the paper about dipterans: doi.org/10.1111/eea.... Learn more about World Bee Day: www.fao.org/world-bee-da... #WorldBeeDay #Diptera
Contributions of Dipterans to Pollination Services and Biological Control
The work highlights the roles of dipterans, including pollination and biological control. These combined functions demonstrate their importance in sustaining ecosystem services and enhancing agricult...
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Flies (Diptera) contribute substantially to pollination and biological control. They visit approximately 72% of the world's major crops and dominate pollination networks in alpine, arctic and shaded habitats where bees are scarce. #pollinators #flies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Contributions of Dipterans to Pollination Services and Biological Control
The work highlights the roles of dipterans, including pollination and biological control. These combined functions demonstrate their importance in sustaining ecosystem services and enhancing agricult...
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We currently are looking for a postdoctoral research associate (3 years with possibility to extend) with experience in community ecology, and ideally a good match with our group profile; biodiversity, land use change and urban ecology. Please share for max reach www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
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I can't upload half of my posts, because apparently "failed to load blob"
Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 4mo agoBluesky still doesn't seem to be working properly. Failing to create posts on the phone app, they fail to upload. Anyone having similar problems?
New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
What a great idea for a special issue! Sometimes you learn more from failure than from success 🫠
Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources@aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe're accepting proposals for our Special Feature! We invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't go to plan, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species🌱 ⏰Submit by 30th April More here👇 buff.ly/EXXBFsJ
Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs. But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅 First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti. #rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates
5 years ago I joined a field work campaign in the stunningly beautiful Swedish primary forests, still one of my all-time favourite fieldwork experiences!🌲🌿 Now there is a new study out lead by Didac Pascual and Anders Ahlström from Lund University www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Higher carbon storage in primary than secondary boreal forests in Sweden
Boreal forests provide considerable global land carbon storage and uptake, but they are being rapidly transformed to managed secondary forests, with poorly quantified implications for ecosystem carbon...
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When the top 10% of consumers make up half of all spending, the economy can at the same time be technically going well while the majority of people struggle massively. This is the US right now. Hope that helps when thinking about societal problems.
🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
“Measured coastal sea level is higher than assumed in most hazard assessments…the measured values suggest that with 1 m of relative sea-level rise… 48–68% more people (increasing estimates to 77–132 million) would fall below sea level.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unveiling the urban colonization of the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) across its distribution range using citizen science peerj.com/articles/173...
Kinsey Brock@doc-brock.bsky.social · 6mo agoGiant water monitors persisting in the world's most visited city! 🌆🦎 www.bbc.com/travel/artic...