Great to see the relaxed mowing regime on campus attracting plenty of insects. The knapweed was buzzing with bees and hoverflies. Super happy to see this interesting fly (the bees probably less so!)

We are excited to be recruiting a number of new postdoctoral researchers working across a range of topics from biodiversity modelling and creative future visioning to cultural understandings of biodiversity and game design. Find out more and apply by 28 April: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

PDRA positions at Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (York, UK) These include four that I am involved with: beta diversity change ecosystem metrics ecological monitoring & Indigenous and local knowledge food system dynamics & biodiversity sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

LCAB Postdoctoral recruitment

The Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (LCAB) is a major research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust to increase knowledge of how the relationship between humanity and the natural worl...

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What is resilience for a landscape? Check out our (with Charles Cunningham, @hannalp.bsky.social, Lauren Barnes, Chris Thomas and @janehillyork.bsky.social ) new paper now out in @peopleandnature.bsky.social Early View @anthropocenebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

🧩Human modification does not always lead to a biotic homogenisation. Using a scenario-based approach, we found that beta diversity increased despite reductions in local alpha diversity, thereby maintaining gamma diversity, when relatively natural landscapes were modified into mixed landscapes.

New paper with @jonathan-gdon.bsky.social @cmbeale.bsky.social and Chris Thomas looking at species contributions to biotic homogenisation and differentiation. @anthropocenebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/geb....

REVIEW The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions 🔗 buff.ly/qPG3mEa @jackhhatfield.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

In our new article just out we examine the current extinction event in the context of the longer fossil record. We conclude it is likely the greatest event in the last 66 million years doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions

Species and ecosystems are changing rapidly in response to human actions, but how does this compare with the deeper past? We review and compare the current extinction event to those over the last 66 ...

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Join one of the world's largest community science events! The 2025 City Nature Challenge (CNC) runs in York from 25-28 April. Show your love of nature & improve understanding of York's biodiversity by taking photos of wild plants & animals & sharing them with York CNC. Learn more: lnkd.in/ehaeMMEn

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Great to see my first Beefly of the year today! #BeeFlyWatch

I’m aiming to increase my species count on @inaturalist.bsky.social by 500 this year so was great to see this amazing caterpillar on a recent trip to Exeter www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus)

Oak Eggar from Stocker Road, Exeter, England, GB on February 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM by jhatfield

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We are still recruiting Brazilian experts in species ID at Pivotal. It's remote flexible work so a really handy side gig. If you can identify Brazilian plants or mammals from photos, of frogs, bats or birds from audio, please apply! 🧪 www.researchgate.net/job/1018369_...

REMOTE ROLE FOR ECOLOGISTS, NATURALISTS, AND TAXONOMIC EXPERTS at Pivotal Future in London, UNITED KINGDOM

Jan 2, 2025 | Ecologists, Naturalists, and Taxonomic Experts ‍ Can you identify birds, bats or frogs from acoustic data? Or can you identify plants,... | EXPIRES IN 4 DAYS

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🚨Fully-Funded UK PhD Opportunity!🚨 I’m hiring a #PhD exploring the complexities of #biodiversity change across space and time 🌐. Join @cmbeale.bsky.social and me at #York and for this exciting opportunity! Please share and/or message me if interested. More info and how to apply: shorturl.at/Zu7ED

I often see this cat sat here on my way to work. Seems an odd spot but I think I’ve figured it out. The cabinet kicks out a fair amount of heat. Is this an example of individuals adjusting their behaviour to microclimatic conditions?