Renato Morais
@renatoamorais.bsky.social
Ecologist @PSL 🇫🇷🇧🇷. Macro ecology, comparative ecosystem ecology, coral reefs, fish.
Super excited to announce I've started as a postdoc at LEC REEFS @lec-reefs.bsky.social with James Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social and Renato Morais @renatoamorais.bsky.social. Not only can I stick with my reef fish, but we're scaling up work on fish productivity and nutrient fluxes 🦠🐠
Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌐🌍🦤🪴🍁🧪
2-years #postdoc #position: #eDNA 🧬🔬for integrated #ecosystem and #biodiversity assessment apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/... In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈
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Oxygen supersaturation has been reported to protect aquatic animals from heat waves. We tested this in a large collaborative experiment on many species of fish and crustaceans. Our new paper in @plosbiology.org shows that the effect of hyperoxia on thermal tolerance is negligible. Unfortunately.
Check this out: the global biomass of mammals since 1850 just out in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐
The global biomass of mammals since 1850 - Nature Communications
Here, the authors estimate mammalian biomass from the 1850’s to today, tracking an increase of over five-fold in human and domesticated mammal biomass and a two-fold decrease in wild mammal biomass. R...
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I am pleased to announce the publication of the most extensive assessment of the coral reefs of Thailand conducted to date! This took years of work, but we are now placed for conservation action to embrace the nuances and complexity of reef ecosystems! Link in the comments! #MarineEcology 🌐🌏🪸🌊🦑
Canids seem to be the routine lovers, reusing their travel routes more than felids. This shapes hunting, encounters, and even disease spread. Insights from 1,239 GPS-tracked carnivores, including the Arctic foxes we track on Bylot Island 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦊. Read in the latest PNAS at bitly.cx/TxI2
Fantastic paper from @helenyan.bsky.social showing the importance of considering abundance in field-based biodiversity-ecosystem functioning assessments! Check it out! 👇🏽
Helen Yan@helenyan.bsky.social · 12mo ago🚨New PhD paper out today in @natcomms.nature.com with @renatoamorais.bsky.social and Dave Bellwood! 🚨 Marine fishes exhibit extraordinary patterns of diversity, but how does this diversity relate to their productivity? 🐟🐠🐡 🌐 🦑🧪 🔗 nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new paper on the historical and scientific basis of Darwin’s ‘coral reef paradox’ is out @currentbiology.bsky.social! Summary below by @gobyone.bsky.social. Also with @paulinenarvaez.bsky.social @oclaripv.bsky.social and Vale Parravicini! Free-access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lDFm3QW8S...
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Simon J. Brandl@gobyone.bsky.social · last yr.Heard of "Darwin's paradox"? It refers to Charles Darwin's observation that coral reefs are wildly productive despite occurring in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. Reefs are, so the story goes, oases in marine deserts 🏝️... Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong... 🌐 🦑🧪 🧵⬇️
Heard of "Darwin's paradox"? It refers to Charles Darwin's observation that coral reefs are wildly productive despite occurring in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. Reefs are, so the story goes, oases in marine deserts 🏝️... Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong... 🌐 🦑🧪 🧵⬇️
So excited to finally share our new paper charting the global spectrum of tree crown architecture, out today at @natcomms.nature.com 🧪🌐 Paper link 🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41... A brief thread of what we found 🧵
Are you a community/macro ecologist? Looking for more data? Sick of compiling/cleaning data?? 🧪🌍🦤🦑🌐
Cher Chow 周馥溢@cherfychow.bsky.social · last yr.🚨New data paper/open data alert!🚨 BioTIME v2.0 is out now! We've expanded the database with improved spatial and taxonomic coverage, with a new R package! As always, free, public, and open acess :) Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Database: biotime.st-andrews.ac.uk
🎓 Are you a marine MSc or PhD student passionate about climate change and biodiversity? Join our Summer School in Ischia, Italy! 📅 Sept 14–20, 2025 📝 Apply by May 26 → bit.ly/42VRjfL 🔬 Explore seawater chemistry, R & GitHub, blue carbon, drone surveys, and photogrammetry — right in the field 🌊🌐🧪🦤
When you’re cornered by your supervisor and forced to explain why that paper hasn’t been submitted…
Classic Hypotheses of Area, Time, and Climatic Stability Fall Short in Explaining High Tropical Species Richness 🧪 🌐 #macroecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Classic Hypotheses of Area, Time, and Climatic Stability Fall Short in Explaining High Tropical Species Richness
Aim Tropical biodiversity overshadows the number of species inhabiting other regions. Age, area, and stability constitute three classical ideas used to explain the higher richness in these warm and ...
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New online! Biodiversity–ecosystem function research must consider abundance and not just diversity
Biodiversity–ecosystem function research must consider abundance and not just diversity
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 11 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00040-1Maintaining human well-being in an era of biodiversity loss requires understanding the role of biodiversity in ecosystem function. We argue that absolute abundance can drive ecosystem function and that this measure should be considered alongside traditional measures of biodiversity.
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The #CESAB open a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration 💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods 📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets 📆 deadline: september 2025 👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁
[Call for proposals IDEASHARE & DATASHARE 2025] - Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité
The FRB-CESAB, in partnership with the HEIRS (hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis), with the support of the PNDB, are launching a call to fund two types of complementary groups: the IdeaShare a...
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Cereghetti et al: #Seasonal #dynamics of detritus flows and #decomposition across #ecosystem boundaries. 🌿🍂🦐 🌐🌍 We studied seasonal dynamics/phenology ⏱️ of 🟩terrestrial-🟦aquatic linkages across a year: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Out in #CurrentBiology @currentbiology.bsky.social 1/4
So, now Macron’s government wants to look good and attract talent pushed out of the US? Do not be fooled, this is a political stunt to capitalise on geopolitics. Phenomenal in-house resources forced to leave science but there’s always money to look good: france2030.agencerecherche.fr/ChooseFrance...
Call - « Choose France for Science »
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More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science https://go.nature.com/41dzNUx
Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship
More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.
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🚀 In 2025, #CESAB will launch a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration 💡 IdeaShare: Develop new concepts, models & methods 📊 DataShare: Assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets 📆 Opening in April Stay tuned ! 🌈 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁
44,000 #biological #interactions extracted from 84,000 publications—in just a few hours using GPT4o Preprint www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... by @francoiskeck.bsky.social et al #ecology🌍🌐🐟🌳🦋🪰🌿🪲 #predation #parasitism #mutualism 🚀 Potential applications seem endless & will change how we do #ecology
Calling coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists: new post-doc at Lancaster Environment Centre with me @lec-reefs.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍 hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Pelagic Subsidies to Coral Reefs
An exciting opportunity for a marine scientist to contribute to a Royal Society funded project: Oceanic Subsidies: human and climate drivers of tropical marine food webs.We are seeking a highly motiva...
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Nick Graham@nickajgraham.bsky.social · 2y agoSuperb post-doc opportunity 👇Read the thread and get your applications in!
Fantastic opportunity to push the boundaries of work on the interface of reef ecology and oceanography! Please, do apply!
James Robinson@james-robinson.bsky.social · 2y agoYou'll join LEC REEFS - a big interdisciplinary team of 7 PIs, 9 post-docs, 10 PhD. This project is also partnered with 3 superb collaborators in Bangor, Perpignan, and Brisbane: @renatoamorais.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social
You'll join LEC REEFS - a big interdisciplinary team of 7 PIs, 9 post-docs, 10 PhD. This project is also partnered with 3 superb collaborators in Bangor, Perpignan, and Brisbane: @renatoamorais.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social
Our new Nature paper on the multi-dimensional contributions of small scale fisheries just dropped www.nature.com/articles/s41.... We find that SSF supply ~40% of global fish catch worth >$77billion, with knock on benefits that support numerous sustainable development goals. A truly monumental effort
Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
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Our next #CESABINAR will take place on Jan 23rd, 2:00-3:15pm, Paris time Mehdi Adjeroud and Valeriano Parravicini will present the work of the SCORE-REEF group : Spatio-temporal variability of coral reefs at the global scale zoom : bit.ly/40zwwi6 key: 388280 🧪🌐🌍🦑
