New paper in TREE: we propose a framework to think more clearly about the scale of climate exposure of organisms—and why mismatches between climate data and biology can mislead ecological inference. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social

Matching climate to biological scales

Recent advances in climate modeling and remote sensing have increased the expectation that finer-grained climate data will improve biological relevance. However, the appropriate scale for biology depe...

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Hard not to see the irony: UN climate chief Simon Stiell asking the COP hosts for “a clear plan to bring temperatures down in the next 24 hours” — about the venue, not the planet. www.oc.eco.br/wp-content/u...

Rather pleased @windmillfarm.bsky.social managed to relocate this beauty of a Steppe Grey Shrike just down the road from me. The mop was less impressed but seemed to enjoy the walk there.

Fun to be part of this with the two Pieters + team. Double the Pieter, double the insight into forest microclimate monitoring

Pieter De Frenne@pieterdefrenne.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Fibre-optic cables (also used for internet) can be used as a novel means of continuous measurements of #forest #microclimate in space and over time, at 25-cm spatial and 1-minute temporal resolution New paper @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/2041...

RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

Spatial prioritisation for nature recovery with multiple options for habitat creation

The Ebrel model provides a flexible approach to the challenge of identifying priority areas, and meeting biodiversity targets, for nature recovery in landscapes where there are multiple choices for h...

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Nice to see my former PhD student, Brit Trew, get a bit of press coverage of her final PhD chapter. An important consideration: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-s.... @alexanderlees.bsky.social @reganearly.bsky.social

To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning

Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in safeguarding...

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No photo, but bumped into a Quail on my @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey on the Lizard—last visit it was a Hoopoe. Here's a Dartford Warbler from the same square as consolation

Cornwall in May: the sea’s still freezing, but at least the cliffs look nice

I see Shell has unveiled its new #rewilding policy

Not very often I take selfies, but couldn't resist taking one with this Shoebill

Green-breasted Pitta! Just 27 years of searching forest in Uganda to finally see one of these, and then like buses two pop along

Researchers from @universityofexeter.bsky.social are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action. Read the BBC article below. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Project aims to save willow tit from extinction

Natural England says the willow tit is one of the UK's fastest declining resident birds.

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My final PhD chapter published in FEE (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment): re-mapping Köppen-Geiger climate zones, but now using microclimate! Very excited to have this one out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

"Next Monday, I’ll take on the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth: “The Art and Science of Prediction.” How can we predict environmental impacts when a butterfly’s wing flap alters its body temperature by more than 500 years of climate change? Find out this and more here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

Challenge of the Month | Environment and Sustainability Institute | University of Exeter

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University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute@uniofexeteresi.bsky.social · 2y ago

Researchers argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming in The Conversation. bit.ly/4jrL9vl More at Prof Ilya Maclean's #esiChallegeOfTheMonth talk "The art and science of prediction" next week www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins... (1/2)

@richgreg3.bsky.social explains how Georgina's science prompted this special issue which contains 16 papers building on her work. I am forever grateful to have known and worked with Georgina, a special person who had a profound impact on conservation science community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/sc...

A great write-up, albeit with worrying conclusions, of Joe's recent paper which forms part of a special issue in Phil Trans B commemorating the life and work of the brilliant Georgina Mace. Link to full paper in post👇

Joseph Williamson@josephwilliamson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Co-occurring species have similar tolerances to rising temperatures, suggesting communities will decline abruptly due to climate change. I wrote about our latest paper for The Conversation - check it out! 🧪🌏🥵 theconversation.com/shared-heat-...

🚨New paper 🚨We argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming 🦋🌎🥵. Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Summary thread below 🧵 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

Every year, I do a bit of a round-up of the the birds seen on my local patch - the Lizard Peninsula. 2024 was quite a good year, but then actually most are: www.lizardbirds.net/post/2024-ye.... What will 2025 bring?

Really great to see this large and important dataset being made publicly available

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology@btobirds.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding

Starting out doing microclimate research? Then worth a read of our new OA paper

Department of Geoecology@spacetimeeco.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems doi.org/10.1111/2041... from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social

It's been ages since I last saw a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the UK. When I lived in Norfolk, they used to be a bird you’d just bump into from time to time. Sobering to see how quickly they're vanishing from our landscapes though. Really should look for one sometime while I have the chance

Half way to 100, but who's counting:-)

I'm happy to use my first #Bluesky post to announce that there's now a shiny app for the endotherm model of the #NicheMapR package bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...

Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)

I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to champion Silver-studded Blues in this wonderful new film celebrating the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. Cornwall's former mining sites provide an important refuge for several of our most threatened butterfly species. youtu.be/V8OWVhl3Fv8?...

Welcome to the amazing Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site

YouTube video by CornishMining

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There is still space left in the #biodiversity #redistribution starter pack ⬇️ If you are working on or interested in biodiversity responses, aka #species #range #shifts & #community #composition #changes, to global change drivers, I'd be happy to add you in the list 😀 go.bsky.app/6KqEpb9

Our OA paper in led by former PhD student James Stewart, with @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social et al shows how varying phenology can influence range shifts via effects on population dynamics and mediated by biotic interactions, #BrownArgus (not Sparrow:-) royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Phenological variation in biotic interactions shapes population dynamics and distribution in a range-shifting insect herbivore | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Phenological responses to climate change vary across trophic levels. However, how trophic phenological synchrony determines species’ distributions through its effects on population dynamics has rarely been addressed. Here, we show that phenological ...

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Great fun to watch our @uniexecec.bsky.social xecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social MSc students give a brilliant set of talks today on topics ranging from artificial bridges though to the role of paleoecology, genomics and fungi and more in conservation.

PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs Contact me for more details (s.bearhop@exeter.ac.uk). Please Share @britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social