manatee monday

Can #satellites help find the #ponds we need to conserve? A study from #UK tests detection through remote sensing, finding that pond size and vegetation strongly affect detectability. Results highlight the potential and limitations of satellite-based pond mapping. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

From pixels to ponds: assessing the feasibility of identifying small water features using satellite imagery - Hydrobiologia

Accurate information on the current extent and ecological condition of ponds is essential for effective conservation planning and implementation. However, such efforts are often limited by insufficien...

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Fantastic news from Brazil with deforestation down 41.8% in Amazonia and 23.8% in the Cerrado per INPE figures. The upcoming election could not be more important 🌎 www.gov.br/mma/pt-br/no...

Brasil alcança menores taxas de desmatamento da série histórica na Amazônia e no Cerrado

Amazônia registra queda de 41,8% e Cerrado de 23,8% em relação ao período anterior, segundo monitoramento do INPE

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In an article in Science today @hdavidcooper.bsky.social & @sdiazecology.bsky.social state that to reverse nature loss, we must change what drives it. Protecting 30% of land & sea isn’t enough: we must also transform the economic, political & social forces driving it. @ecioxford.bsky.social

To reverse nature loss, change what drives it

David Cooper and Sandra Díaz publish an editorial in Science calling for the transformation of the root causes of nature loss

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Please repost this PhD opportunity in London, 🐟 project involving #invasive #mosquitofish, in a broader #food_web context 👇

Royal Holloway Biology@rhulbiology.bsky.social · 5d ago

PhD project is available via @treesdla.bsky.social with @evolecollab.bsky.social and @kratina.bsky.social to study trophic interactions between invasive mosquitofish, their prey, competitors, and predators 🐟 www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/tro...

"how overfishing combines with the bouts of accelerated oceanic warming driven by El Niño, which always hit Peruvian coastal waters especially hard” www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...

A perfect storm: how the super El Niño is devastating the fishing industry

Peru’s anchoveta have made up about a 10th of the entire global commercial fishing catch since 1970, more than any other fish. A combination of warming seas and decades-long overfishing spells disaste...

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A new study by researchers in Bern found that certain cypriniform fish species exhibit both small bodies and small genomes, a correlation that has evolved independently in at least three lineages. 🐟🧪

More than just small: surprisingly, tiny fish often have a small genome too | Natural History Museum of Bern

Researchers at the Natural History Museum of Bern (NMBE) and the University of Bern have discovered a remarkable connection: certain tiny fish species not only have a small body, but also a particular...

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Meet our recent guest, David M. Lodge! To learn more about David and the revolutionary applications of environmental DNA, tune into our most recent episode “Conservation in a cup with David Lodge.” Link in our bio!

📖 New research Beta diversity of Arctiinae moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) along a recovering tropical forest gradient🦋 🌳 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/vKlxwr4

New #BiologyLetters research shows that warming waters and declining diatom abundance could threaten energy storage in Calanus finmarchicus, with potential consequences for marine food webs and ocean carbon sequestration. doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #Ecology #Ecosystem #EnvironmentalScience

This week we moved to Atlantic Forest, sampling Rio Branco, close to Itanhaem, with @kiewerlek.bsky.social, @drdanperkins.bsky.social, @vssaito.bsky.social and his lab

🌾 UKCEH's 3m Land Cover Map maps England in unprecedented detail, classifying 14bn+ 3m squares into 72 land cover & habitat types, from individual trees and hedgerows to buildings and solar arrays, supporting nature recovery. www.ceh.ac.uk/data/informa... www.ceh.ac.uk/press/showin... #LandUse

Ever heard of the five-toed worm lizard (Bipes biporus)? This critter spends most of its time underground: Each of its forelimbs is equipped with five clawed digits that are used for digging. It can grow up to 8.3 in (21.1 cm) long. Photo: franfauna, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

How local is local adaptation? Researchers transplanted more than 700 lab-raised stickleback fish among lake and stream environments, finding that adaptation to specific sites can outweigh adaptation to broader habitat differences. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/yTOk50ZP97o

Our lab is hiring a long-term Postdoc in marine animal physiology (5 years). Great chance to work with us phenotyping mussels & to develop your own research program on questions of choice. Excellent lab and aquaristics facilities and easy access to European seas: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-...

I am delighted to see our third issue of Global Change Biology Communications live online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/30669200...

Global Change Biology Communications: Vol 1, No 3

Click on the title to browse this issue

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Great team and some unexpected visitors

Successful sampling so far of streams and riparian communities for aquatic-terrestrial food web in Ribeirao Bonito, Brazil with @drdanperkins.bsky.social, @kiewerlek.bsky.social, @vssaito.bsky.social and others

Exciting to see our new paper about the overlooked #conservation values of #saline #lakes published in @natcomms.nature.com Check it out: rdcu.be/DwNCmA6WrVJa.

Lovely trip in Brazil so far with @kiewerlek.bsky.social @drdanperkins.bsky.social, Thursday presenting in Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Friday at Universidade Estadual Paulista - Rio Claro. Today and tomorrow visiting colleagues and friends at UNICAMP. Thanks for hosting @vssaito.bsky.social

New in PNAS today: we projected how climate change will reshape the body size of marine life across the entire ocean. 23,329 mollusc species, every ocean basin. The headline everyone expects is "life shrinks." The real answer is far stranger. 🧪 #marinelife www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Nonuniform resizing of marine life under climate change | PNAS

Global warming is often predicted to drive universal declines in animal body size, but empirical evidence remains equivocal. This is particularly t...

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Dragonflies surviving the drought - a clip from my latest video on what happens when a pond dries out you can watch here: youtu.be/PBw40QZm67A #UKWildlife #Pondlife #insects #amphibians

What makes a multispecies abundance indicator "wrong", and what can be done to fix it? Read our new paper in Ecography to find out! @sacrevert.bsky.social @spakey.bsky.social @susanjarvis.bsky.social, Gary Powney and Xiao-Li Meng @uniexecec.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

How to reduce sampling error in species population monitoring: from theory to methods

Progress towards national and international targets to halt and reverse declines in species' abundances will be assessed using multispecies indicators (MSIs). A distinction must be drawn between two ...

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This issue has emerged as another threat to the Arawa lakes with PFAs being found in Lake Rotorua. The close proximity of the airport to the lake has resulted in forever chemicals being detected - raising concerns about mahinga kai sourced from the lake.

‘We cannot say it’s safe’: Forever chemicals found in Lake Rotorua

The discovery has prompted calls for more testing and raised concerns about the safety of food taken from the lake.

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Worth repeating, in response to those who claim that the modern mass extinction event is overblown because many regions contain more species now than before. bsky.app/profile/ecoi...

Anthony Ricciardi@ecoinvasions.bsky.social · last yr.

A common (and misleading) question: "If most species invasions do not cause extinctions - and therefore increase species richness in invaded areas, shouldn't we conclude that most invasions are good for biodiversity?" Here is a straightforward answer from invasion science... 🧵

Rivers across Europe are running low on water. The Rhine, Danube and Po are at historically low levels. The water crisis is being intensified by global warming driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas. www.dw.com/en/europes-r...

Europe's rivers are drying up. Can they be saved?

The Rhine and Danube have reached historic lows. Dwindling water levels are affecting shipping, agriculture and ecosystems — and raising concerns about the future of drinking water supplies.

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New study synthesises zooplankton data from 311 lakes in 37 countries! A great resource for freshwater ecology! See: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great leadership Steph Figary, @rmpilla.bsky.social, @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social & @drplanktonguy.bsky.social! 🧪

Summer mayfly swarms are a highly visible reminder of the progress made to improve the health of the #GreatLakes - even if it is sometimes gross to wake up to streets, cars, and everything else covered in a carpet of bugs www.statenews.org/section/the-...

Mayflies' return to Ohio isn't just a nuisance — it's a good sign for Lake Erie

An entire generation grew up without mayflies. But the pesky bug's return this summer points to a healthier Lake Erie .

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What co-benefits do we gain when planting trees along stream margins? We don't fully know. Fully-funded PhD going now — mapping food webs across Mt Taranaki's "ring of restoration" 🌱🐟 Please repost among your networks Email: frank.burdon@waikato.ac.nz

I am #hiring! In my group 📍Universität Zürich | University of Zurich & Eawag I have #two open #Postdoc #Positions, with application deadlines in early August 2026. 🧬 🦐 🐠🌐🌍 Here a quick reminder & 🧵with all details, thanks for 🔄 redistributing to interested candidates.