#entomology peeps! #question I assume this dragonfly is laying eggs? Never seen anything like it before! #help #nature #dragonfly
Dr Christopher F Clements
@expecocons.bsky.social
Associate Professor, University of Bristol 🧪 Resilience loss ⚖️ Early warning signals ⚠️ multiple stressors 🏭 biodiversity change 🌍 rewilding 🦫 🔗 experimentalconservation.com Editor at Biology Letters.
The State of Nature report for the West of England (and we did the modelling). The signs are not good, but hopefully this acts as a starting point to really prioritise nature recovery over the next few years 🤞 www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/state-o... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
State of Nature: West to inspire nature recovery efforts
The most comprehensive study of the West of England’s wildlife has been published, highlighting where urgent action is needed to reverse species’ decline.
westofengland-ca.gov.uk
Novel way to travel to give a seminar. Cold but I was rewarded with some beautiful sunset skies. Looking forward to talking at @sussex.ac.uk today on multidimensional change in a multidimensional world 🐦🌡️🌍
Great to see the new paper being picked up in the press phys.org/news/2026-02...
Protecting vertebrates from biodiversity loss: Study identifies priority threats
The most effective conservation strategies for protecting vertebrates on a global scale are those aimed at mitigating the effects of overexploitation, habitat loss and climate change, which are the mo...
phys.org
Pol Capdevila@polcapdevila.bsky.social · 6mo ago🚨Paper alert🚨 Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv. Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social 👇Check the main findings below!
Excited this new paper is out in Science Advances 📄✨ I think the results are important: To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍 #Ecology #conservation
Pol Capdevila@polcapdevila.bsky.social · 6mo ago🚨Paper alert🚨 Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv. Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social 👇Check the main findings below!
JOB ALERT! We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level! Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too! We look forward to receiving your applications! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Excited this new paper is out in Science Advances 📄✨ I think the results are important: To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍 #Ecology #conservation
Pol Capdevila@polcapdevila.bsky.social · 6mo ago🚨Paper alert🚨 Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv. Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social 👇Check the main findings below!
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!
Last week to apply for this 3 year PDRA!
Dr Christopher F Clements@expecocons.bsky.social · 8mo ago🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting early 2026 Please 🔁! Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2mafwru3 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity
Check it out... 🧪Post Doc opportunity. #stability #biodiversity #ecology
Dr Christopher F Clements@expecocons.bsky.social · 8mo ago🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting early 2026 Please 🔁! Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2mafwru3 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting early 2026 Please 🔁! Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2mafwru3 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity
It's that time of the year again - beautiful sunsets from the office window
📣Job vacancy!📣 Research Fellow in Global Conservation at Leeds, working with Dave Williams (and me, a bit) to assess the impact of conservation initiatives on biodiversity, carbon, and people: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... #ConservationScience 🌍
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Global Conservation
Salary: Grade 7 (£41,064 – £48,822 p.a. depending on experience) This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
🚨 Fully funded PhD alert 🚨 Want to use big data to tackle to help biodiversity loss? Apply for a PhD quantifying how human pressures are affecting the resilience and extinction risk of vertebrate populations 🌍🦴 📍University of Bristol 🎓 Starts Sept 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/cfdzrsj9
A reminder about this fantastic opportunity!
Dr Christopher F Clements@expecocons.bsky.social · 10mo ago🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨ How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍 Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🚨Looking for a PhD project on 🐝? look no further! ✅ "Metapopulation dynamics of pollinating bees under pesticide pressure" Hosted @bristolbiosci.bsky.social and University of Swansea, with myself, @harrysiviter.bsky.social, and Miguel Lurgi Full details: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo...
Fantastic to welcome @trishg.bsky.social to the group today 🥳 Trisha is on an 1851 fellowship and will be working on resilience loss in savannahs with myself, @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @mdekauwe.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social scholar.google.com/citations?us...
🚨 The news-media is utterly failing to cover these momentous scientific findings. The public is not being informed of the danger posed. The UK chief scientist Dame Angela McLean just highlighted this as an issue of national security - why are no news outlets covering it ?!? 🤯 #EndClimateSilence
Swinda Falkena@swinda.bsky.social · 9mo agoThose physically realistic models predict subpolar gyre tipping around 2040-2050. This would lead to a local cooling of 1-2 degrees in 10 to 20 years. The Nordic seas would warm, the jet stream shift northward and in summer high pressure over Scandinavia could lead to more (intense) heat waves.
Here's a website that helps you switch to a greener bank. Investments should build a better future, not destroy it. makemymoneymatter.co.uk/banks/
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 10mo agoNo major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds
Last couple of days left to apply for this 3-year PDRA position! Closing date is the 26th of October
Dr Christopher F Clements@expecocons.bsky.social · 10mo ago🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26 Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats
🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨ How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍 Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨ How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍 Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26 Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26 Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈 👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8 #Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats
📢 new publiction led by @francescocerini.bsky.social in Ecology We look at how press vs. pulse disturbances effect population collapse and how predictable that collapse is 🧪🔬 @duncanobrien.bsky.social @dzchilds.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Multivariate signals of population collapse in a high‐throughput ecological experiment
Anticipating population declines is a crucial goal of conservation ecology. Recent conceptual work suggests that populations facing growing stressors should exhibit sequential shifts in behavior, mor....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Listening to @empirepoduk.bsky.social whilst on a bikepacking trip through Kenya is my new stress relief
