Celesté Maré
@celestemare.bsky.social
Postdoc @huntercollege.bsky.social interested in #ecology, #megafauna, 🦏 #conservation and #grasses 🌾, especially in #Africa. Loves being in nature #trailrunning #birding #hiking. Proudly South African 🇿🇦
I was recently reminded of how amazing it is to be an #ipbesfellow! In the 1st week of Feb 2026, I met some extremely talented fellow fellows, and saw first hand how scientists and policy makers worked together for biodiversity at #ipbes12. Huge congrats to the #IPBES business and biodiversity team!
Amazing work by @andrewabraham.bsky.social! Check out this study on how salt can influence the distribution of large animals.
Andrew Abraham@andrewabraham.bsky.social · 8mo agoEarth's largest land animals are limited by salt. Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2
Thrilled to chair @celestemare.bsky.social's PhD defense today! 🎓 We're diving into the fascinating role of fire and grazing in shaping carbon dynamics in African savannas. Part of the work @econovoau.bsky.social 🔥🦓🌿 #PhDDefense #Ecology #AfricanSavannas
Amazing blog by @sonakshis.bsky.social about what Interdisciplinary Conservation looks like. Her words eloquently captures what the 2025 ICN workshop felt like. I am thrilled to be working with Sonakshi as we develop our outputs from this collaboration!
Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science@iccs.bsky.social · 10mo agoGreat blog to start the week: reflections from @sonakshis.bsky.social on the 2025 Interdisciplinary Conservation Network. "The highlight of ICN for me was the people. Their presence reminded me of what interdisciplinarity truly looks like and what it takes to build it." iccs.org.uk/what-interdi...
Extremely proud to have been part of the 2025 ICN workshop held in George, SA! This collaboration between NMU and @ox.ac.uk brought young conservationists together to discuss important topics in #conservation. Visit @iccs.bsky.social for updates and blog posts from participants. I am inspired! ❤️
Are you an early career researcher (ECR) passionate about #Conservation? See below for an amazing opportunity to work with fellow motivated ECRs to explore and develop important themes around Biodiversity conservation! Deadline is 12 June 2025. www.linkedin.com/posts/celest...
#conservation | Celesté Maré
Are you an early career researcher (ECR) passionate about #Conservation? See below for an amazing opportunity to work with fellow motivated ECRs to explore and develop important themes around Conserva...
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This is so cool; 14 000 - 34 000 year old termite mounds! World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years theconversation.com/worlds-oldes...
World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years
There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial, but still poorly understood, role in the carbon cycle.
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Call for Fellows! 🚨 @ipbes.bsky.social is seeking #EarlyCareer experts to join the Biodiversity #SpatialPlanningAssessment. Contribute to crucial work on conservation, restoration, land/sea use planning & connectivity! 🌍 🗓 Apply by 24 Jan 2025 🔗 More info: www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...
Nice coverage of our recent paper on using animal death as a rational approach to improve zoo population management: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Zoos must embrace animal death for education and conservation | PNAS
Zoos must embrace animal death for education and conservation
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Science X / Phys.org@sciencex.bsky.social · 2y agoZoos are encouraged to adopt natural reproduction and culling strategies to manage populations, enhance conservation efforts, and improve animal welfare, while addressing logistical and environmental challenges. doi.org/g8x4jf
Exciting opportunity this spring/summer for bird and microclimate-oriented field biologists at the HJ Andrews LTER, Oregon, USA. If you have western bird ID skills and like rugged fieldwork, please apply! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/163...
Another good example of why we need African solutions by African scientists..
Better data sets won’t solve the problem — we need AI for Africa to be developed in Africa
Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions.
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Great PhD opportunity with @jcsvenning.bsky.social - some photos from around the field site to tempt ya in!
ECONOVO - DNRF Center of Excellence@econovoau.bsky.social · 2y ago🐴 PhD Opportunity: Wild Horses & Fire Dynamics 🔥 @econovoau.bsky.social invites applications for an exciting PhD project exploring the ecological impacts of wild horses on fire dynamics and ecosystem functionality in sagebrush ecosystems. More information here: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican....
An incredible opportunity to work with some amazing people in beautiful landscapes - while focusing on a interesting and relevant topic! Excited to see what comes from this!
ECONOVO - DNRF Center of Excellence@econovoau.bsky.social · 2y ago🐴 PhD Opportunity: Wild Horses & Fire Dynamics 🔥 @econovoau.bsky.social invites applications for an exciting PhD project exploring the ecological impacts of wild horses on fire dynamics and ecosystem functionality in sagebrush ecosystems. More information here: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican....
Such a privilege to have spent this last week with a passionate group of experts at the first author meeting for the #IPBES #MonitoringAssessment in Montréal! Proud to be an #IPBESfellow for this report.
I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks.
📢EVENT: Webinar on #IPBES Call for Experts for its #SpatialPlanning #Assessment - a unique opportunity for #African marine & #spatialplanning experts to contribute to global #biodiversitygoals 🗓️27 Nov. 2024 🕚11:00 - 13:00 GMT To register➡️ t.ly/dk0hO @ipbes.bsky.social @iki-germany.bsky.social
Hello?! I am a Conservation Ecologist that is interested in protected areas, global change biology and nature recovery 🐘🌵🏞️ (also history, old school campervans and dogs!! 🏰🚍🐶) Trying to find my people again. Please follow!!
Check out Eleonora Beccari’s latest work in Nature Comms We explored how adding root size traits shapes the big picture of plant strategies. Spoiler: aboveground & belowground sizes form a single allometric spectrum independent of leaf and root economics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Aboveground and belowground sizes are aligned in the unified spectrum of plant form and function - Nature Communications
Plants show diverse strategies for growth, reproduction, and survival, shaped by key aboveground and root traits. This study finds that adding root size traits does not change the global structure of ...
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