EARLY VIEW in IBIS Isotopic assignment to origins of Eurasian Woodcock wintering in Britain and Ireland | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Adele Powell et al | #ornithology

New paper alert 🚨 led by the awesome @nadescha.bsky.social examining Antarctic food web recovery post disturbance by combining food web models with stable isotopes! Check it out in Marine Environmental Research at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

(1/3) UK-based ecologists interested in #stableisotopeecology applications to the @isotopesuk.bsky.social — now is a good time to start shaping your ideas. Next application deadline: 7 October 2026. More info: www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html (Panel B)

New research highlighting the utility of #MuseumCollections and #stableisotopeecology. @williammills.bsky.social and others found that brown skuas in the Southern Ocean have shifted wintering strategies over the past 100 years, moving to more oceanic subantarctic waters. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens

Abstract. Stable isotope analyses of museum specimens provide an opportunity to examine long-term changes in avian migration strategies. Here, we determine

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Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... #stableisotopes

Reconstructing the historical wintering destinations of seabirds using stable isotope analyses of museum specimens

Abstract. Stable isotope analyses of museum specimens provide an opportunity to examine long-term changes in avian migration strategies. Here, we determine

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We are recruiting! - looking for a post-doc to lead on the genetics part of a large multi-disciplinary study of the drivers of persistent schistosomiasis infection and re-infection with a bunch of great partners in Glasgow, the UK, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Malawi.

Stable isotopes show how land use shapes stream chemistry and entire foodwebs. The study demonstrates links between low drainage soils / agricultural pastures, increased CH4 and C isotopes in consumers. Funding of measurements- @isotopesuk.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @robbriers.bsky.social

Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane?

Trout stable carbon isotope values vary significantly and appear to relate to catchment characteristics. Low carbon stable isotope values are linked to catchments with low drainage soil and high cove...

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Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane? #stableisotopes doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Catchment Influences on Carbon Stable Isotope Variation in Trout; Might It Be Methane?

Trout stable carbon isotope values vary significantly and appear to relate to catchment characteristics. Low carbon stable isotope values are linked to catchments with low drainage soil and high cove...

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Stable Isotope researchers of all varieties - come to Bristol in June!! The 17th meeting of the Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometry Users Group (SIMSUG) will take place 15th-16th June 2026 at the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol. Register at simsug2026.carrd.co

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Stable Isotope Mass Spec User Group Meeting Conference

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Come and work with me at @universityofotago.bsky.social Review of apps begins 21 May www.linkedin.com/posts/te-pun...

Postdoctoral fellowship in ecology and data science | Te Pūnaha Matatini

We're looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work at the intersection of ecology and data science. You will analyse existing datasets from New Zealand species, including isotopic data, but there will a...

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Puffin on the Farnes yesterday for #SuperSeabirdSunday

1/3 Happy to see another NEIF project published—Anna Kebke and colleagues have released a new stable isotope study on the foraging ecology of long-finned pilot whales that mass stranded on Lewis in 2023. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

The application of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to assess the feeding ecology of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Scotland

Knowledge of the feeding habits of cetaceans is critical to the development of system-wide conservation strategies in marine ecosystems, yet dietary data are often lacking. To investigate the foraging...

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Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw

🚨 In press: Seasonal variation in trophic niche and resource use in Great Black-backed Gulls by Langlois-Lopez et al. #seabirds #TeamGull #OpenAccess www.marineornithology.org/PDF/54_1/54_...

NEIF @isotopesuk.bsky.social are recruiting new members for the NEIF Strategy Group and three Steering Committees (Radiocarbon (Panel A), Life Sciences (Panel B) and Geology & Environment (Panel C)). We are also recruiting for a Chair for Panel A – Radiocarbon. See www.bgs.ac.uk/download/ner...

📅Save the date for the 16th MASTS Annual Science Meeting! The largest gathering of marine scientists, decision makers and practitioners in Scotland is taking place 10-12 November, Glasgow 🌊 ➡️Sign up to the MASTS mailing list to know when we open for abstracts : masts.ac.uk/mailing-list/

Can we overcome the shifting baseline syndrome? At @au.dk they offer at three year PhD project Co-supervised by me, which aims to intertwine local ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge to gain insights into seabird breeding distributions prior to rat invasion phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...

Pleased to see lots of new registrants for our Stable Isotope Ecology course on the GAEA platform. Learn more and register for this and other courses at www.gaea.ac.uk @isotopesuk.bsky.social ky.social vimeo.com/757190807

Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro

This is "Stable Isotopes in Ecology Intro" by GAEAcademy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Calling all isotope ecologists! We are delighted to welcome you to the 14th International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies (IsoEcol 2026), at the University of Hong Kong. The submission deadline is 13 April 2026. www.isoecol.com/2026/

Very pleased Rafael's paper has been nominated for Best ECR IBIS paper 2025:

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🔊 Nominee for Best ECR IBIS paper 2025 Stable isotope data indicate origins of mislabelled historical bird specimens Rafael Dantas Lima et al doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... Supported by Leica Camera (UK) | #ornithology 🪶

For UK-based ecologists submitting a #stableisotopeecology application to the National Environmental Isotope Facility, please get in touch with your ideas - www.stableisotopelab.com/people The next deadline will be 25th March 2026. More details see www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html

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Evidence for weathering of silicate minerals in ocean columns as the primary source of oceanic alkalinity

Based on the correlated increase of alkalinity (At) with that of silicic acid concentration [Si] in the Atlantic Ocean, the contemporaneous dissolutio…

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PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... @ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen

hot off the press! Led by the mighty Marie Perga, including many members of the Fooδ-webs team, and kindly funded by the Foundation for Research on Biodiversity/CESAB besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A global estimator of C and N isotope baselines for fresh waters

Baselines are the pebbles in the shoes of isotope ecologists. The extreme variability of the isotope composition of resources at the base of food webs governs the spatial differences of consumers'...

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🔈 CALL FOR PAPERS IBIS Special Issue Collections-Based Ornithological Research in a Changing World Submission deadline: 30 June 2026 onlinelibrary.wiley.... #ornithology 🪶

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis

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Interested in applying for our JMS PhD Scholarships for Black UK Students? We’re holding applicant information sessions so join us to find out more about PhD study and funding! @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Our H5 avian flu in marine bat story is in News from Science 🌊🦇🦠 thanks @martinenserink.bsky.social for covering it! Also excited to see my MSc lecturer @thijskuiken.bsky.social commented on it! 📰 News link www.science.org/content/arti... 🔬Preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread

Bats could form a bridge between marine and terrestrial mammals, scientists say

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If you are an International Student, please contact me by no later than Monday 8th December 2025 at 12 midday (UK time) to be considered for the competition.

Jason Newton@jasonisotopes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Feathered Witnesses: Unravelling the Impact of Habitat Loss on Neotropical Avifauna with Stable Isotope Analysis - an @iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD Opportunity: with me, @dmevans.bsky.social, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and Luis Fabio Silveiro. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

ECOCHANGE Research Associate #foodwebs #offshorewind #stableisotopes For more info see www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...