Interested in doing a postdoc in plankton ecology, on topics of community assembly, trait-based ecological resilience, stressor interactions, harmful algal blooms and others? Contact me to discuss developing a proposal for MSU's EEB Presidential Postdoc Fellowship (Nov 1 application deadline).

Lars Brudvig@lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 2d ago

Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

🦋🏔️🌡️ Lack of variation in thermoregulatory capacity in #butterflies across an elevational gradient suggests limited adaptive capacity. Poorer thermoregulators had stronger upwards range shifts in response to #climate change. @esme-ashe.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Butterflies with low thermoregulatory capacity show greatest upwards range shifts along an elevational gradient - Communications Biology

Lack of variation in thermoregulatory capacity or thermal tolerance in butterflies across an elevational gradient suggests limited adaptive capacity. Poorer thermoregulators had stronger upwards range...

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📢 Our latest Newsletter is out! Catch up on network updates, upcoming events, research opportunities, conferences, and recent publications from our Early Career Researcher community. 📄 Read the newsletter here: aquacosm-ecr.github.io/newsletter.h... #AquaticEcology #ECR #Mesocosms

🌊 What controls oxygen levels in the Levantine Sea? 🐚 How might quagga mussels respond to warming lakes? Join the next AQUACOSM-plus ECR Talks on 23 July 2026, 14:30–15:30 CET, for two aquatic ecosystem modelling talks. Register here: forms.gle/ATxQeAqipqjE... #AQUACOSM #ECR #EcosystemModelling

Excited to share our new paper on leaf scorching. 🔥Early leaf browning during heat and drought is often interpreted as premature leaf senescence - but it may reflect rapid heat damage. Separating these processes is essential. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @wslresearch.bsky.social

🌲🌳 PhD opportunity: Forest Vulnerability to Hotter Droughts Interested in forest ecosystems, climate extremes & tree stress resilience? 🎓 Dual PhD (KIT 🇩🇪 + Melbourne 🇦🇺) 🔬 Plant Ecophysiology Lab, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 🇩🇪 🌍 +1-year research stay 🇦🇺 👉 Apply here: t1p.de/g39co

Come work with me unlocking the secrets of island genetic diversity patterns! And exploring how the severely elevated genetic erosion we have previously shown on island systems might impact communities. #postdoc #job #germany senckenberg.softgarden.io/job/65352091...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) at Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

We're looking for: Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) (Full or Part Time) • Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

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Would you like to join a welcoming community that is passionate about improving transparency, rigour, and equity in science? 👀 Check out SORTEE! You can join for free, if you like. Your support goes a long way in growing our impact 💚 👉 sortee.org/join/ #openscience #SORTEE

🚨We're recruiting for a Commissioning Editor 🌱Join us in playing a vital role in bringing new ideas to Applied Ecology 🌏Commission new Reviews, Perspectives, Practitioner's Perspectives and Policy Directions as part of a global team 🔎Find out more below: apply.workable.com/britishecolo...

🌊 Our new paper is out now! What happens when an invasive omnivore gets warmer? We found that the mysid Limnomysis benedeni shifts toward a more ‘herbivorous’ diet. 🦐🌡️ More here: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @csabavad.bsky.social @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @kratina.bsky.social

Temperature‐driven diet shift in an invasive omnivorous crustacean feeding on plankton

Global warming alters the physiology of ectotherm consumers, potentially making their diets more herbivorous. However, the relevance and generality of these changes remain poorly understood in a mult...

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💻Don't miss our next event hosted by Dr. Sierra Cagle from Texas A&M University on the use of phytoplankton r/k trait-gradient in aquatic ecosystem modeling! 📆 Wednesday, June 24th 🕒 15-16 CET 🧾 Registration: forms.gle/51w43bPPo8NQ... Zoom link will be sent out to all registrants one day prior.

Another #PlantScience job opening here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social! We are looking for a #Phytopathology Scientist at our station in Murcia, Spain. As I have already written in one of last posts: Our vegetable division is expanding & it's a good time to get on board! #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs

Exciting opportunity for early career scientists to publish open access at no cost in #ASLO journals! Read more here: www.aslo.org/2026-james-e... #ASLOSIL26 #ASLO_LO #ASLO_Methods #ASLO_Letters

We're excited to announce that applications for our 2026 Young Darwin Scholarship are open! This unique opportunity offers 16-25-year-olds a 90% subsidised, Darwin-inspired scholarship, combining environmental education and ongoing support. Apply now 👉 buff.ly/sDcR3AM #YoungDarwinScholarship

Job alert 📢 Last chance to apply to join the team ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs We're looking for a raptor enthusiast and great people person to take a coordinating role within the raptor monitoring scheme on behalf of all its partners. 📝 Deadline: Sunday 17 May. #BirdingScotland #RaptorResearch

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Registration form for AQ+ ECR Futuring Session Feb 11th 2026 15-16:30h CET

Please fill out this form to receive a zoom link to this event!

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AQUACOSM ECR Network@aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our network is officially 3 years old, consisting of 300 members! 🎉 Now, we want to hear from you! Make sure to register to our interactive session with our entire ECR community. We will discuss about the future of our network, your experiences and will hear your suggestions for future initiatives!

📖 Big news! We just released the first five chapters of our new book, Hello Data Science. It is a fully open-access resource written for beginners. Please help us spread the word! A few points about the book are below 👇 🔗 www.hellodata.science #rstats #datascience #tidyverse

#Workshop #Mesocosm Automation and High-Frequency Monitoring On 22 January 2026 Talks will feature Smart EcoLake, AQUABOX, and high-resolution chlorophyll-a sensors. Everyone is welcome. Register: forms.office.com/r/tTQLqUP8Mp #AquaticScience #SensorTechnology #EcoTech #WaterQuality #Aquacosm

Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Starter packs

BIOLOGY General Science community https://go.bsky.app/HVYAMEA Research Institutions in Life Sciences https://go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ LGBTQIA+ in STEM https://go.bsky.app/BFc4wgf LGBTQIA+ in STEM 2 h...

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Don't miss our ECR event: featuring new diatom index research and a model selection for ecological data Q&A. 🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 25th 🕐 13:00 CET 🔗 Registration form: forms.gle/6YwSLVAyNmem... 📩 Zoom link will be sent to registrants before the event.

📢PhD in #Palaeoenvironmental & #Archaeological Studies – Loughborough University, UK Fully funded research on Arctic environmental change. Deadline: 7 Jan 2026 Details: higherjobz.com/phd-palaeoen... #PhDPosition #Archaeology #UKJobs #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs @lborouniversity.bsky.social

PhD in Palaeoenvironmental Studies | Loughborough University | HigherJobz

Apply for a fully funded PhD in Palaeoenvironmental and Archaeological Studies at Loughborough University. Deadline: 7 January 2026.

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🎓Join our AQUACOSM ECR Event! 🗨️We invite you to our Panel Discussion: “Building Bridges for Career Success – How to Create Opportunities Through Networking.” 🗓️ October 27|🕑14-15:30 CET 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/z6RQh 📩The Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants before the event.

One of our core members @sarahhasnain.bsky.social is co-hosting a session at the ASLO-SIL 2026 Joint Meeting. Please consider submitting an abstract to her session: SS031: Emerging ideas and technologies transforming aquatic trait-based ecology www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...

We invite you to submit abstracts from your mesocosm-based research to the Session SS082: Mesocosm-based approaches to tackling grand challenges in aquatic ecosystems Possible Formats: Standard Oral, Lightning Talk, Poster www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...

One of our members @majailiczg.bsky.social is co-hosting two sessions at the ASLO-SIL 2026 in Montreal. Please consider submitting abstracts to: Session SS078 and SS088. You can find session descriptions here: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202... Abstract preparation guide: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...

Share your research with us! If you would like to promote your recently published (in the last year) paper or pre-print with us, we invite you to contact us so that we can advertise these in our upcoming newsletter (mesocosm based-research, aquatic science, R package/Python library).

Each year, IAGLR gives out several scholarships to students showing great promise early in their research careers, including the David M. Dolan Scholarship. Don't miss the November 1 deadline, apply today: https://bit.ly/47ekTPK

Still want to make cleaning biodiversity data shrimp-ler? 🦐 Good news: We just updated our Cleaning Biodiversity Data in R book, so you still can! We've updated data for 2025, added new content & fixed lots of silly typos 😀 Live the shrimp-le life: cleaning-data-r.ala.org.au #rstats #ecology 🧪🌏

Attending a conference next year and looking for funding? Consider applying to the following 🤩: waqua.nl/Scholarships www.mdpi.com/journal/wate... fems-microbiology.org/about_fems/n... @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/trai... @britishecologicalsociety.org

🎙️ Sign up for our next free online workshop with Dr. Cristina Charette to learn the basics of #SEM and how to apply it to #mesocosm studies. 🗓️ Sept 26, 16:00 - 17:30 CET 🔗Register: forms.gle/rQgwamMaUvmL... 📩 Zoom link sent to registrants before the event.