📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs

Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation

Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) in Ecological Networks and Biodiversity Conservation

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Please help us spread the word about a postdoc position on population and demographic modeling in Tom Miller’s lab at Rice University. It is part of our SERDP-funded project on habitat-based conservation of threatened and endangered species in the Mariana Islands. app.box.com/s/5804wjthga...

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Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this! The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems 📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!

Very cool to see our recent study turned into a cartoon (what!?) Anyone else want to skip the middleman and just publish cartoons from here on out? 🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Really excited to share our new paper on #causalinference & #climatechange attribution out in #EcologyLetters today! Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Causal Inference Framework for Climate Change Attribution in Ecology

Accurately attributing ecological shifts to climate change remains a significant challenge. Here, we present an accessible causal inference framework designed for climate change attribution in observ...

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Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

MIT homepage today: 40% hornbill 40% figs 20% me yelling about seed dispersers Press release here: mit.edu

In our new perspective in PNAS we call for a move away from conservation focused on saving individual species to focusing on ecological processes, which underpin ecosystem resilience and the capacity to adapt to environmental change. Led by @josephtobias.bsky.social 🌍🌐🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined. We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow. Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵

Seed dispersal disruption limits tropical forest regrowth | PNAS

Identifying linkages between biodiversity loss and climate change is required for understanding the scope of these interconnected challenges and de...

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Using a multiproxy dietary analysis of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consumed fruits and may have acted as a seed disperser www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fossil evidence of proboscidean frugivory and its lasting impact on South American ecosystems - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Using a multiproxy dietary analysis combining stable isotopes, tooth microwear and dental calculus of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consu...

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The deadline for the 2026 CV4Ecology workshop has been extended until June 21! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Get those applications over the finish line! cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...

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The call for applications has just been released for #CV4Ecology2026!! This three-week intensive program trains ecologists and conservation practitioners to develop their own AI tools for their own data. When: Jan 12-30, 2026 Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social

Thoughtful coverage in The Guardian of our new global reforestation maps, published yesterday in Nature Communications. www.theguardian.com/environment/... Glad to have contributed to this effort led by Kurt Fesenmyer at TNC. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation

New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air

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For #BiodiversityDay, check out some of the mammals that “should” be in Southern California today (species that went extinct since the last interglacial are greyed out). From our paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Illustrated by coauthor @ohsanisidro.bsky.social

Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵

Drivers and impacts of global seed disperser decline

Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of...

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