Really enjoyed revisiting @universityofleeds.bsky.social where I did my first postdoc with @mariabeger.bsky.social a few years ago Great to catch up with old friends, meet new people, and share some of my current research @fchong.bsky.social

Arrived at Kota Ambon to start work with the members of the #ClimateREEFS project for the next two weeks. But first I was greeted by a cat mama with her two nuggets, and a tropical thunderstorm! Perfect!!! #CLimateAdaptationREsilience @priestleycentre.bsky.social @mariabeger.bsky.social

How should we best design marine protected areas for megafauna with large range sizes? New work from Betty Boyse et al suggests we should include taxon-specific coverage since multispecies MPAs can't address all taxon-specific ecological needs 🧪🌍🦑🦭🐳🐟 doi.org/10.1111/csp2... @mariabeger.bsky.social

Spatial conservation priorities for marine megafaunal predators: Multi‐taxon versus taxon‐specific approaches

Conservation for marine megafaunal predators needs to improve as they are key for ecosystem functioning. We show that different marine predator taxonomic groups have heterogeneous distributions resul...

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Finally, Maria Beger @mariabeger.bsky.social wrote a great round up and call to action to save our seas and the life within them following the final episode of Blue Planet II communities.springernature.com/posts/at-the...

What are our major political parties promising to halt extinctions? www.abc.net.au/news/science...

As election day nears, one topic has been largely ignored: the environment

With Australia in the grip of what many consider a biodiversity crisis, here's what the major parties have promised when it comes to nature laws and the environment.

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#JobOpportunity in the #NT! The Northern Territory Government is hiring… 🎣 Senior Research Scientist 🗓️ Fixed (Temporary) - Full Time 💰$130,087 - $145,485 👀 jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDeta... 🚨Deadline: Monday 28 April 2025

We are onboard the French RV ANTEA for the next 3.5wks to explore the beautiful #reefs of Nouvelle Caledonie on the NSF-NERC funded DisKer project: Resolving dispersal kernels 🐠🚢🌏🌊. Day 1 of dives today! Watch this space. @mariabeger.bsky.social @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus and Happy Parkrun day everyone. Did you see more people on a #Parkrun or #Parkwalk today? That depends what country you are in: open.substack.com/pub/parkruns...

Distribution of Parkrun times and the differences observed between different countries

Introduction

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Check out this PLOS Mini Collection featuring four articles that looks at the climate-security nexus through a land, water and food systems lens 👇 latitude.plos.org/2024/11/addr...

Addressing the climate security nexus using a land, water and food systems lens: a PLOS Climate Mini Collection - Latitude

PLOS Climate Section Editor for Agriculture & Food Systems Ana Maria Loboguerrero introduces a new Mini Collection Why are so many current…

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New paper on the demographic drivers of cultural evolution in Great Tit song published today - epic work led by @nilomr.bsky.social with help from @andreaestandia.bsky.social Ella Cole & Sara Keen. Why did we do this, and what did we find? 🧵 follows: 1/n www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The demographic drivers of cultural evolution in bird song

Social learning can give rise to shared behavioral patterns that persist as culture within animal communities,1,2 such as bird and whale songs and cet…

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New on the Latitude blog: a round-up of some of the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary research and commentary on climate and coral reefs published in PLOS Climate. latitude.plos.org/2025/03/cora...

Coral reef research in PLOS Climate - Latitude

Coral reefs are among our planet’s most complex and biodiverse ecosystems and play vital roles in social-ecological systems, but they are also…

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Congratulations to Prof. @mariabeger.bsky.social who has won a Water Woman Award from water@leeds. Not only has Maria secured competitive grants and driven research impact, she also consistently fosters an inclusive research culture 👏 biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/biological-s...

Huge congratulations- amazing work!

Fiona Chong@fchong.bsky.social · last yr.

Pinch me!!! Massive thanks to awesome (and long-suffering) supervisors Domino and @mariabeger.bsky.social !!! Also to the chair Africa Gomez and examiners Gal Eyal, Mati Patel for reading my thesis and asking interesting questions. @eeiathull.bsky.social

Pinch me!!! Massive thanks to awesome (and long-suffering) supervisors Domino and @mariabeger.bsky.social !!! Also to the chair Africa Gomez and examiners Gal Eyal, Mati Patel for reading my thesis and asking interesting questions. @eeiathull.bsky.social

Domino Joyce@domino-joyce.fishsci.com.ap.brid.gy · last yr.

Congratulations Fiona on passing your viva (with no corrections! 🙀 ) #coral #AcademicChatter #reef #scuba #GreatBarrierReef #Okinawa #NERC

First priority of fascists: destroy science and independent thought. They are not wasting time.

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · last yr.

Sabotage. Criminal sabotage. "[The NSF] is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months, a top National Science Foundation official said Tuesday." www.eenews.net/articles/sci...

MISE is on blue sky!! Okinawan blue skies!

Researchers in Europe are using new tech & citizen science to improve the monitoring of habitats and species. Read more: phys.org/news/2025-01... Coming soon: @ipbes.net #MonitoringAssessment

Researchers combine citizens' help and cutting-edge tech to track biodiversity

Researchers are using new technologies, including AI, as well as contributions from citizen scientists, to improve how we monitor and protect increasingly threatened habitats and species across Europe...

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UK faces broccoli and cauliflower shortage this spring - Growers blame weather challenges in UK and Europe, which Met Office says will become more frequent with #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK faces broccoli and cauliflower shortage this spring

Growers blame weather challenges in UK and Europe, which Met Office says will become more frequent with climate breakdown

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One of the more important news stories today "pine martens from [Land Scotland] forests boost populations in Wales, Gloucestershire and Devon - with more than 100 animals successfully translocated" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Decade-long pine martens conservation project reaches milestone

The project marks bringing100 animals from Scotland to Gloucestershire, Devon and Wales.

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🥃 Retirees show more signs of depression than those who are still working – and heavy drinking may make their symptoms worse, according to international researchers

Retirement could lead to a deterioration in mental health, and alcohol can worsen this issue

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Just learned about Pathy Foundation Fellowship -- wow! pathyfellowship.com * 12-mth pgm for recent master's or undergrad students in Canada to undertake social change initiatives anywhere in the world * Comes with $50k funding, training, etc. Applications due in Dec each year. Mark your calendar!

Un nuevo artículo liderado por @yasminarodriguez.bsky.social sobre como las pardelas cenicientas adultas vacían sus estómagos de plásticos durante la época reproductiva #plasticpollution #marinedebris #seabirds doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

🌍 Just published: "Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs." We explore how KBs build capacity for evidence-informed decision-making & shine a light on the often 'invisible' work they do. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Perspective: Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth rdcu.be/d5ril Davidson et al discuss the importance of standardization, long-term archiving and sharing of bio-logging data, and outline a roadmap to achieve these goals.

The deadline for this PhD is approaching fast! 3.5 years fully funded research on reef tropicalisation!

Maria Beger@mariabeger.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interested in reef tropicalisation for your PhD? Corals, fishes, molluscs, urchins, algae! We looking for applicants for a PhD project Deadline 8th Jan! UK and international ok. yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/ada...

Really interesting set of jobs with the @btobirds.bsky.social. Field jobs, data science, finance and governmence... If you have the skills do consider joining this fab organisation. www.bto.org/jobs

A new study has put a spotlight on the positive impact of science-based catch limits on shark and rays populations. Join us in defending marine life including one of the ocean’s top predators by becoming a Wavemaker today: https://oceana.ly/3RdHuVe

A sad reminder this week that even the most remote and most diverse coral reef ecosystems on Earth are vulnerable to anthropogenic heating. youtu.be/ZgQpD1Q03rM?...

Raja Ampat Coral Bleaching 2

YouTube video by Coral Reef Ecology and SCUBA Diving

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I went outside to continue cleaning up after yesterday's windstorm and looked into the trash can, and what do you think I saw? That's right, a possum mixed in with the leaves. It must have fallen in somehow. Good news -- after about 15 minutes playing dead, this fabulous creature scurried away.