Our first study from the Hasli Outdoor Mesocosm Experiment (HOME) is out!! Here we focus on plant responses to extreme heat and drought during the first two years of the experiment, and we found that fast- and slow-growing plants fully recovered to drought onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Convergent Post‐Drought Recovery of Biomass and Functional Traits Under Constant and Periodic Warming in Slow‐ and Fast‐Growing Plants

In a 2-year outdoor mesocosm experiment, slow- and fast-growing grassland plants exhibit biomass-trait decoupling 1 month after drought, particularly under warmed conditions. This decoupling disappea....

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📢 Our latest Newsletter is out! Catch up on network updates, upcoming events, research opportunities, conferences, and recent publications from our Early Career Researcher community. 📄 Read the newsletter here: aquacosm-ecr.github.io/newsletter.h... #AquaticEcology #ECR #Mesocosms

🌊 What controls oxygen levels in the Levantine Sea? 🐚 How might quagga mussels respond to warming lakes? Join the next AQUACOSM-plus ECR Talks on 23 July 2026, 14:30–15:30 CET, for two aquatic ecosystem modelling talks. Register here: forms.gle/ATxQeAqipqjE... #AQUACOSM #ECR #EcosystemModelling

Heatwaves and algal blooms are increasingly threatening freshwater ecosystems. Using Daphnia magna, this paper from #ProcB shows that food quality strongly influences the ability of aquatic animals to cope with heat stress doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Ecology #Daphnia #Zooplankton

🌊 Our new paper is out now! What happens when an invasive omnivore gets warmer? We found that the mysid Limnomysis benedeni shifts toward a more ‘herbivorous’ diet. 🦐🌡️ More here: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @csabavad.bsky.social @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @kratina.bsky.social

Temperature‐driven diet shift in an invasive omnivorous crustacean feeding on plankton

Global warming alters the physiology of ectotherm consumers, potentially making their diets more herbivorous. However, the relevance and generality of these changes remain poorly understood in a mult...

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We’re hiring! A joint Postdoc at UT Knoxville (Wilhelm & @dtalmy.bsky.social) to study Microcystis, oxidative stress, toxin production, and nutrient selection using lab, field, molecular, and modeling approaches. PhD required. Apply: fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📢 Call for abstracts! Join the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR International Conference on high mountain lakes and mires. 📄 Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are welcome 📍 Vielha (#Pyrenees) 📅 28–30 Oct 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Aug 2026 🔗 https://liferesquealpyr.eu/final-conference/

💻Don't miss our next event hosted by Dr. Sierra Cagle from Texas A&M University on the use of phytoplankton r/k trait-gradient in aquatic ecosystem modeling! 📆 Wednesday, June 24th 🕒 15-16 CET 🧾 Registration: forms.gle/51w43bPPo8NQ... Zoom link will be sent out to all registrants one day prior.

Fantastic review on the ocean carbon cycle and climate led by Laure Resplandy that pulls together impressive budgets and tackles some key narratives 🌊 www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

🧬 The Department of Biology at @univ-amu.fr will soon recruit a lecturer in Molecular Genetics & Genomics (Eukaryotes). 🧪 Apply with an eligible team: Bertrand; Delacour; Kodjabachian; Libé-Philippot; Mann; Schaeffer; Thomas. Details: lnkd.in/eFS8qQpU

IOB welcomes DELBERT ANDRÉ GREEN II, as Associate Editor in 2026! Green is an Assistant Professor of #Ecology and #Evolutionary #Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor greendeilab.com #biology #academia #PhD #science #entomology #butterflies

Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide doi.org/10.1111/2041...

#Fish are flooding back into #Toronto’s Don #River www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/26/n...

Fish are flooding back into Toronto’s Don River

This month, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority shared its findings from the Don River in 2025, which included documenting over 20 fish species. For the first time since 2012, an Atlantic Salmon...

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Published!📖 OccuGAMs: Non-linear occupancy and abundance modelling with imperfect detection🌍 🖥️ 🔎 Find out more:

OccuGAMs: Non‐linear occupancy and abundance modelling with imperfect detection

Hierarchical occupancy and abundance models (HOAMs) have become a leading approach for inferring wildlife population dynamics because they explicitly account for imperfect detection. HOAMs are sui...

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🌍 Are you an early career researcher attending #OSM2026 in Glasgow? 🌊 Our core team @sarahhasnain.bsky.social @anikahappe.bsky.social will host an in-person social. Sign-up here to receive details: tinyurl.com/59zfav73 #OceanSciences #OSM

ECR Meet-up at OSM26

The core members, Sarah Hasnain and Anika Happe, will be attending the upcoming OSM26 conference. We’d love to meet you in person and create an easy-going space for our community to connect! Our idea ...

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The ISME20 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 22 February. Microbial ecologists worldwide are invited to submit abstracts for oral, short talk, or poster presentations and contribute to the ISME20 programme. isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr... #ISME20 #MicrobialEcology

Eawag 2-year postdoc fellowship in Switzerland. Funding for Independent projects hosted in one of the research departments… come join us in Switzerland 🇨🇭! apply.refline.ch/673277/1335/...

@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social Jonathan Kelsey celebrates the #HighSeasTreaty’s entry into force for ocean protection. Strong governance & implementation are key for the Treaty to help achieve biodiversity and climate targets. Read the full opinion. @oceanographicmag.bsky.social

Guest opinion: High Seas Treaty, a new dawn for the ocean - Oceanographic

With the High Seas Treaty now in force, Jonathan Kelsey, director of the Bloomberg Ocean Fund is ready to welcome a new dawn for the ocean.

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We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the support of our institutional subscribers, all Royal Society subscription journals will be open access in 2026 through #S2O. Researchers can read all articles and publish #OpenAccess in our eight subscription journals for free buff.ly/4Lu9VpW

📢 🎓 Be quick, time is running out! Don't miss your chance to apply at the International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology 🌍🛥️🧬🔬🗺️ ! Apply before February 28, 2026 ⏳ ➡️ www.marmic.mpg.de #microbiology #molecularbiology #sciencecareer #phd #msc #womeninstem #marinebiology #study

MarMic - International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology

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Registration form for AQ+ ECR Futuring Session Feb 11th 2026 15-16:30h CET

Please fill out this form to receive a zoom link to this event!

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AQUACOSM ECR Network@aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our network is officially 3 years old, consisting of 300 members! 🎉 Now, we want to hear from you! Make sure to register to our interactive session with our entire ECR community. We will discuss about the future of our network, your experiences and will hear your suggestions for future initiatives!

Our network is officially 3 years old, consisting of 300 members! 🎉 Now, we want to hear from you! Make sure to register to our interactive session with our entire ECR community. We will discuss about the future of our network, your experiences and will hear your suggestions for future initiatives!

Together with the @royalsociety.org, we invite applications for the International Fellowships 2026. The scheme supports international early career researchers in advancing their expertise through collaborations with UK partners. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC

🎓 The 2026 GBIF Graduate Researchers Award is now open for nominations! This award celebrates innovative Master’s and PhD research powered by GBIF-mediated data, with opportunity to win 2x €5,000 prizes! Learn more:🔗 gbif.link/GRA_2026 #ApplyNow #EarlyCareerResearch #FundingOpportunity

#Workshop #Mesocosm Automation and High-Frequency Monitoring On 22 January 2026 Talks will feature Smart EcoLake, AQUABOX, and high-resolution chlorophyll-a sensors. Everyone is welcome. Register: forms.office.com/r/tTQLqUP8Mp #AquaticScience #SensorTechnology #EcoTech #WaterQuality #Aquacosm

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

🚨⚠️‼️PHD OPPORTUNITY‼️⚠️🚨 🎓Looking to start a #PhD? 🪸Interested in marine sciences, cetaceans and food webs? 🔎 Apply to our environmental impacts of offshore infrastructures @netgain.bsky.social PhD and be part of the #VALMAS project. ⏰Deadline: Friday, January 30, 2026 Apply here: lnkd.in/eswMv-Pp

The marine ecosystem net value of decommissioning offshore infrastructure: Quantifying the ecosystem services disbenefit of residual mercury contamination and the benefit of its removal at University ...

PhD Project - The marine ecosystem net value of decommissioning offshore infrastructure: Quantifying the ecosystem services disbenefit of residual mercury contamination and the benefit of its removal ...

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🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨 🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Fragile pink sea urchins roam the seafloor in large groups, grazing on dead kelp and organic material. With each nibble, they make nutrients and carbon available for other organisms on the seafloor and in the water column above. Dive in: youtu.be/9aN3m4uO91c

Help shape the future of large lakes research! JGLR is seeking two early career researchers to join its editorial board. Gain publishing and peer review experience. At least one editor will be outside the U.S./Canada. Apply by Jan 31: https://bit.ly/49sc99y