Robin Pakeman
@robinjpakeman.bsky.social
I'm a plant ecologist interested in how to manage vegetation for biodiversity. Also, biodiversity data and functional traits. Live in Aberdeenshire. Committed thermopot.
My mum and dad's favourite charity despite living a long way from the sea. Please support this.
Andy Aitken @andykaitken.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? 38d.gs/jpcf
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? 38d.gs/jpcf
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Leading academic @davegoulson.bsky.social has raised questions about the Veterinary Medicine Directorate’s funding, claiming that its receipt of money from the veterinary pharmaceutical industry represents a “clear conflict” with efforts to address pollution from pet flea treatments ⬇️
Industry funding of vet medicine regulator a 'clear conflict’ with crackdown on harmful chemicals in pet flea treatments, warns professor
A leading academic has raised questions about the Veterinary Medicine Directorate’s (VMD) funding, claiming that its receipt of money from the veterinary pharmaceutical industry represents a “clear co...
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Should journals reject papers after “too many” unsuccessful reviewer invitations? nso-journals.org/all-news/vie...
View from the editor's desk | Should journals reject papers after “too many” unsuccessful reviewer invitations? — NSO Journals
Reviewer availability is not a measure of manuscript quality; journals should keep searching and authors should help broaden the reviewer pool . Read more from Oikos Editor-in-Chief Pedro Peres-Neto.
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No chance of seeing the sun for the eclipse here as cloud is down to sea level!
I’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...
Save Coul Links!
Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.
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Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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I doubt many of my followers are in Clacton, but just in case.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4mo ago
UK universities are not dying: they are being killed www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/06... Our education system is not failing; it is being destroyed.
UK universities are not dying: they are being killed
There is an idea gaining traction inside the UK that a university degree has declining social and economic value. As an ever-increasing proportion of young people have acquired degrees, this has, alm...
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Puffins! A few in the sea and the odd one visible on the cliffs at Bullers of Buchan. A day of heavy showers and then hail at home.
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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋@paulcaplat.bsky.social · 7mo ago#Job opportunity! We are looking for a post-doc with experience in quantitative #ecology, preferably with modelling plant dynamics at large scale, to work 2 years with the fantastic @climatecocentre.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social .
The first comprehensive analysis of vegetation changes across Europe, based on the ReSurveyEurope dataset, is out! In an article led by Stephan Kambach, we analyzed 57,390 time series of vegetation plots. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
PhD student Kayleigh Devine @moredunfoundation.bsky.social is studying how grazing management can be used for parasite control. We would like to hear from UK sheep and cattle farmers about their experiences. Please complete and share this survey! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/moredungro...
Pasture management and grazing strategies on UK farms | Jisc Online Surveys
Jisc Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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In November 2024, @robinjpakeman.bsky.social from the @hutton.ac.uk spoke about the latest results from the Glen Finglas #grazing #LTE in #Scotland at our lunchtime bi-monthly #webinar. Watch it on YouTube bit.ly/4ukvYZp 🌏
Latest Results from the Glen Finglas Long-term Grazing Experiment - Robin Pakeman | ECT Webinar
Robin Pakeman from the James Hutton Institute (JHI) spoke at ECT's two-monthly webinar held on 22 November 2024 about the latest results from the 22-year-long grazing experiment on upland grassland at Glen Finglas in Scotland. The experiment is located northwest of Stirling on land owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. For more information on the Glen Finglas experiment see: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/glen-finglas The ECT hosts lunchtime webinars every 2 months on ecological topics on key issues surrounding long-term experiments which features speakers from various organisations, including partners and stakeholders. For more information and how to register for our webinars see https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/webinars #Webinar #Grazing #Grassland #Biodiversity #Ecology #Environment --------------------------------------------------------- We are a unique charity dedicated to preserving the national resource of long-term ecological field experiments (LTEs) across the UK by supporting those who collect scientific data. We use ecological evidence for action by harnessing this data for evidence-based policymaking, sustainable land use and education. What we do: - Provide financial, advocacy and management support to scientists and landowners for long-term experiments - Support scientists and landowners for the development of new experiments - Share the knowledge and outcomes gained through research with Government, other end users and wider society. LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecological-continuity-trust X: https://twitter.com/ect_uk Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ecologicalcontinuitytrust Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecologicalcontinuitytrust/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ect-uk.bsky.social Website: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ We receive core funding from the British Ecological Society. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/news Support us: Help us continue our work to secure long-term experiments https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/donate
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Petition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh...
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One of our PhD students is looking at pasture management and parasite control in UK farms, and would like to hear from farmers about their current grazing and worm control practices. Please spread this survey far and wide! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/moredungro...
Pasture management and grazing strategies on UK farms
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
I booked the hotel for our meeting and now the project is mine!
Farm visit during our second in person meeting of our JUSTLANZ project in Kelso. We're trying to reconcile meeting country level net zero with the ability of livestock farmers to adapt. All done whilst recognising the importance of a just transition.
NEW ISSUE: The NJB April is out, featuring a Special Issue section on "Plant performance and diversity in roadside and railway habitats"! Edited by Svenja Kroeger and Tommy Lennartsson. ➡️Editorial: vist.ly/4xqjh ➡️Whole issue: vist.ly/4xqjk @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess
Weekend at Invertrossachs, west of Callander. Beaver signs about 100m away from the cottage, and our dog walker saw one late one evening. Weather varied between snow, torrential rain and lovely sunshine.
New paper alert! Across 256 semi‑natural grassland communities we found that genomic traits, especially ploidy, predict which plant species are most affected by fragmentation & high P levels Polyploids are less vulnerable than diploids besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Genomic life‐history traits mediate the impacts of habitat loss and nutrient availability on fragmented grassland communities
Genomic life-history traits such as ploidy clearly shape gradual and orthogonal grassland plant community compositional responses to both habitat loss and nutrient pollution, that is, two main driver...
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A new paper publised in New Phytologist led by Xiaobin Pan "Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities" dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Reconciling links between diversity and population stability across global plant communities
Maintaining ecological stability is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and the benefits they provide to society. Ecological theory predicts that plant diversity destabilizes local populati...
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Beautiful day at Huntly Castle for a bat hibernation survey. Sadly, the toilets weren't open. Hopefully, no one was inside when the tree came down
New paper out using trend data on occupancy and Species Climate Indicators. We show that species of wet and cold areas of the UK are doing badly across lots of different invetebrate groups not just the big, colourful ones.🕷️🐜🪰🪲 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... With @jennistockan.bsky.social
Very excited to share that my first first-author paper is out in the Journal of Vegetation Science! 🌱🥳 Our paper used a 20-year grazing experiment in the Scottish uplands to assess how grass community traits shift in response to grazing. 📖 Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sunshine. Between home and working in Aberdeen, this is the first time I have seen the sun in weeks. Seemed to have swapped very cold rain with snow and clear skies.
Do you have repeat surveys of UK invertebrates? This dataset of species climate indicators for 4900 UK species could help inform your analysis of change. doi.org/10.1016/j.di...
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PhD position #ecology #evolution #academic 🌍🧪 #PhDlife #job @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences at SU@deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social has two open PhD positions, help us spread the word! 📣 We are looking for a PhD student in Lichen Biology, and one in Ecology & Evolution. Find more information and apply by 1 February below!
Our very first fully #OpenAccess issue is now out! 🥳Don't miss the Editorial with interesting facts on NJB's origin, its successful development as a @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsk.social journal and a positive future outlook! ➡️Full issue: vist.ly/4mvwd
🌿Join the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium.🌿 ⌛️ Early bird registrations are now open. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow vegetation scientists! Take advantage of the early bird rates. Location: Gijón, Spain. Apply here—https://2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/.
IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain
IAVS 2026 68th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science
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