@skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social explains how year-round grazing can be a driver of plant diversity 🌱🐄🌏 Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪 Read more 👇
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Skjold Alsted Søndergaard
@skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social
Phd-student in ecology at Aarhus University
Exciting first weeks at @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social & @naturerecovery.bsky.social at Oxford Uni. Great discussions on vegetation dynamics & restoration baselines. Next up: presenting the Danish Nature Indicator, a tool for prioritizing rewilding! www.oxfordecosystems.org/post/deep-ti...
Deep-Time Perspectives on Vegetation Ecology: Skjold Søndergaard
Skjold Søndergaard discusses how long-term ecological processes inform contemporary approaches to vegetation restoration and biotic integrity.
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(1) FIND THE LITTLE GUY! 🐦 In multiple rewilding sites in snow-covered Denmark it is possible to observe the revival of an old relationship between birds and megafauna, that is especially important during the winter.
Can't wait to discuss my favorite topics (baselines, natural vegetation, grazing and nature restoration) with top ecological minds @jcsvenning.bsky.social, @hhbruun.bsky.social and Jacob Heilmann-Clausen at this years Nature Meeting in Denmark! #naturmødet #shiftingbaselines #urørtskov
Glad to see our study making it on the cover of @jappliedecology.bsky.social. More results from this projects are on their way on the response of pollinator resources, pollinators and birds! #naturalgrazing #rewilding
Journal of Applied Ecology@jappliedecology.bsky.social · last yr.Our May issue is out now! 🐂🌎🧪 Topics include: 👉The impacts of managed forests on non-native beetles in Europe 🪲 👉Year-round grazing as a driver of plant diversity 🌱 👉The effectiveness of novel hybrid mangrove living shorelines 🌊 Read more here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
Spending time with rewilded herbivores is humbling. Every week reveals new items on the menu. New leaves of invasive Rosa rugosa are eaten, despite thorns and seemingly being out of reach #rewilding #invasive #herbivory
Preparation for what will undoubtedly be the highlight of my PhD. Jakub Těšitel and Jan Roleček from Brno University giving a preview of the mindblowing ecosystems of the White Carpathians which hold world records for small-scale plant species richness. 1/
I am excited to share that my first first-author paper, “A General Method for Detection and Segmentation of Terrestrial Arthropods in Images,” is now available on preprint. If you are interested take a look at my blog (asgersvenning.com/flat-bug/) or consider reading the pre-print (linked below).
Fences are misunderstood! Electric fence around the property enables peaceful coexistence between us and the neighbors: large grazing mammals roaming freely year-round. Temporary plastic wire allows them to graze the garden. Fences are an opportunity for wilder ecosystems, when done right #rewilding
Why should you let cattle roam your garden in late winter? To limit grasses and benefit flowering forbs! Read our paper just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social with Camilla Fløjgaard, @r-ejrnaes.bsky.social and @jcsvenning.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Wild pollinators in introduced spring ephemeral always makes me wonder about interglacial range-filling. Would Cyclamen have made it to Scandinavia in a human-free Holocene? Does it matter if c-album really likes it - and I like them both?
USA har aldrig været en moralsk supermagt. Europa burde have fundet sine egne ben for længe siden. Trump er horribel, men for de mange Europæiske politikere, der har troet på en slags særligt værdifællesskab med USA er det meget godt at få revet plasteret af. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear – the US never had moral supremacy. With Trump, it’s not even pretending any more | Owen Jones
The president has replaced the ‘good guys’ myth with unapologetic brute force and greed – it could be a major mistake, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Nå, men ligger alle jeres naboer også og pøser gylle ud på frossen jord de her dage?
On #moose/(Eurasian) #elk in Europe: "the retreat of A. alces in large areas of Europe was likely caused by anthropogenic landscape change (e.g., deforestation) and overhunting by humans during the late #Holocene rather than by climate warming" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #defaunation
Impact of global environmental changes on the range contraction of Eurasian moose since the Late Pleistocene
Climatic oscillations are considered primary factors influencing the distribution of various life forms on Earth. Large species adapted to cold climat…
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Blinded by short memories, our dreams reach no further than pleasant farmland and carefully managed woodland. The awesome large mammals, wiped out by human exploitation, also vanished from our minds. Time is up for science-based restoration targets. Thnx @skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social.
EcosystemEngineer@ecosystemengineer.bsky.social · 2y agoAn excellent paper. Herbivores and mega-herbivores have over 200 million years more experience with vegetation management than human beings. It's time to hand things back to the experts and then watch and learn. If we do this I can guarantee some very pleasant surprises.
“The question is one of teleology, of final ends: the fundamental goal of all rewilding … is the restoration of self-willed ecology, while the fundamental goal of all agriculture is the production and sale of food.“ 1/
Dispelling The Myth Of The Wild | NOEMA
Agriculture and rewilding, culture and nature, are often regarded as stark antitheses. New insights from ecology, however, suggest a path by which these seeming opposites may be reconciled.
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Konsekvenserne er useriøs reservering af plads og beskyttelse af natur. Mon Klelund-modellen + store græsserer kunne redde sommerfuglene?
Herbert Nickel@herbertnickel.bsky.social · 2y ago2 rare butterflies rely almost exclusively on wild boars digging up bare soil. Problem 1: Even inside a German national park boars are hunted. Problem 2: The whole area is planned for succession, despite being protected by European laws. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hvordan tager vi fuldt ansvar for dyrenes ve og vel? @sofiegraarup.bsky.social, Fløjgaard og jeg hævder i denne kronik, at der mangler vigtige overvejelser, når Dyreetisk Råd udtaler sig om store dyr i indhegnede rewildingprojekter. www.altinget.dk/miljoe/artik...
Det er ikke kun naturen, der har brug for rewilding. Det har Dyreetisk Råd også : Miljø - Altinget.dk
Det er tankevækkende, at aflivning af dyr falder så naturligt for os, når det er de to værste straffe for mennesker er netop dødsstraf. Aflivning af dyr beskrives af Dyreetisk Råd som en form for akti...
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At the end of the year we can look back at the butterfly year 2024 in NL. What went up, what went down, and what species things did we notice? A threat in English. /1
Trophic #rewilding with horses & cattle at the Mols Laboratory, Denmark, inspiring many other projects in the country. A summary of 2024 😍 #dkpol #dknatur #biodiversitet
Danish National Parks are paper parks - nothing but words on a page or an advertisement in the supermarket. As you can tell from the add, we proudly reserve our NP’s for intensive agriculture… #dkpol
I modsætning til nærmest alle andre modtager Molslab IKKE landbrugsstøtte. #Rewilding Mols er derfor helt afhængig af brugerbetaling og frivillige bidrag. Hvis du er fan, vil vi derfor blive vildsomt glade for en donation på MobilePay til 600412. Kh alle os på Molslab. OG glædelig jul 😍 #dknatur
May your favorite ecosystem have its natural processes restored and strictly protected! Merry Christmas!
Check your baseline! It’s reasonable to assume that hippos in Colombia is a problem but studies don’t find the expected eco-catastrophe (doi: 10.1002/ECY.2991) Is it due to previous degradation from agriculture or a yet-small population? www.facebook.com/100001523860...
Det endnu billigere skidt! Alexander Holm og Sebastian Klein har for nyligt dækket Pablo Escobars kokainflodheste på deres podcast Det Billige Skidt.... | By Skjold | Facebook
Det endnu billigere skidt! Alexander Holm og Sebastian Klein har for nyligt dækket Pablo Escobars kokainflodheste på deres podcast Det Billige Skidt....
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Reminds me of Rhys Lemoine's great piece on magpies. Intelligent birds that favor grazed vegetation and disturbance dependent foraging, i.e. associated with megafauna. Exciting to see if magpies return to the wild as trophic rewilding reintroduces large mammals to European landscapes!
Sussex Wildlife Trust@sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 2y agoToday's advent pic is monochrome fun by DM Wright. A Magpie on perched on a Belted Galloway cow, one of our conservation grazing herd at Old Lodge nature reserve. The Magpie is using it as a perch & taking advantage of the various insects which will be attracted by the cattle.
The Mols Laboratory, Denmark, in 2024. This is what trophic #rewilding with horses and cattle can do to #grassland vegetation. Not only does winter grazing promote flowers, the structural variation due to dung, trampling, grazing, browsing is huge! #biodiversity
We report today on the paradigm shift from Nature as a machine needing frequent tending to Nature as wild ecosystems with natural processes. From a rewilding perspective it is time to consider rewilding cattle and horses in Europe. Traditional management has failed. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Opportunities and barriers for promoting biodiversity in Danish beef production
Ecology; Agricultural science; Relation between agriculture and environment
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Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · 2y agoLæs vores kronik i @altingetdk.bsky.social: Biodiversitetstabet kun kan vendes ved at kombinere mere effektiv beskyttelse m genopretning af store #planteædere, #hydrologi & kystdynamik www.altinget.dk/miljoe/artik... (m Camilla Fløjgaard, @r-ejrnaes.bsky.social & @hhbruun.bsky.social) 🍃 🐎 💦#dkpol
🎅 GLÆDELIG 1. DECEMBER 🎅 De store planteædere er vel den bedste julegave #dknatur kan få 🐴 Med #rewilding får naturen variation og struktur. Lort, bideskjul, slid og græsning - de store dyr former landskabet og det pynter noget så fint. Det er så meningsfuldt. ✨️
Fantastisk og super formidlende billedliggørelse af problemstillingen som @thorving.bsky.social lægger op i skyen. Tak Jens for at gøres det klart for os alle #dkpol #dkmedier #dkgreen #dksamfund
Jens Thorving Andersen@thorving.bsky.social · 2y agoHer er det vindue, som vi med Grøn Træpark smider 8.000.000.000 kr. ud af fordi vi insisterer på at PLANTE urørt skov frem for at lade den komme af sig selv - helt gratis. Vores penge kunne i stedet bruges på mere plads til #dknatur eller på 18.000 km² regnskov. Kan vi ikke stemme om det #dkpol?
