Losses and gains in European plant communities. A fascinating but complex paper showing some good news i think onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Terrifying!

Check out our new insect decline paper. By analysing 36 yrs of German ground beetle distribution data, we show: - ~80% of species have declined, with significant declines for >50%. - The decline was similar across species traits and threatened status. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... @consbiog.bsky.social

“Since ground beetles are key predators in many natural and agricultural ecosystems that play an important role in pest control and the food chain, their decline should raise concerns.”

🚨New study led by @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social calls for urgent systematic #insects monitoring. 🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Read our latest #research on #UrbanBirds and #UrbanLandscapeEcology, published with @springernature.com in Biodiversity and Conservation journal: rdcu.be/eHFZX @animalecourban.bsky.social lab identifies which #UrbanBirds species 🐦🐦‍⬛🦆 indicate different configurations of #UrbanLandscape

A nice podcast about the mind-blowing ants whose queens host and give birth to two species. Amazing www.nature.com/articles/d41...

One more thing: The fire severity data used to conduct this study can be downloaded here. This is a gridded dataset of satellite-derived fire severity and pre-fire NDVI for all fires in the western US that burned from 1985 to 2022. 🔥🌍🧪 #OpenScience

🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!

#OpenAccess Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes Yen-Hua Yeh, Hidenori Deto, Tadashi Miyashita doi.org/10.1111/1440... food web/ grassland/ Lycaenidae/ mutualistic ant/ precipitation

Assistant Professor, Freshwater Ecologist, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary in Canada #academicjob careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

A study published in Nature Climate Change analyses net primary production (NPP) trends from 2003 to 2021, revealing an overall increase in planetary NPP, primarily due to terrestrial enhancements despite a decline in oceanic productivity. go.nature.com/4fP7uBA 🧪

Is growth restricted by physical limitation of gills as GOLT theory predicts? CB Scholfield and Criag White test this by rearing cane toad tadpoles at different oxygen concentrations. doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️

Brittany Mason and co-authors provide a snapshot of current iNaturalist data use, highlighting its taxonomic and geographic breadth and its growing impact on biodiversity research. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Thrilled to share our new article in @pnas.org highlighting global gaps in where we study animal movement—and outlining the next generation of smart bio-loggers. 👉 Read the full study in PNAS: lnkd.in/exP8NCeZ 1/

I wanted to thank everyone for sharing the PhD opportunity in animal migration. I received ~100 applications from all over the world and have found someone with the skills I was looking for. There were so many talented students with similar skills, and it was extremely challenging to choose one.

We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!

Less than a week left to apply for this PhD position. If interested, email me by 27 July (5 PM, Melbourne time). Please review the application requirements carefully before submitting your application. See more about our research here shawanchowdhurylab.com.

Ongoing academic position lecturer in terrestrial animal ecology at JCU Australia. Deadline 8th August 2025. careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...

"...the rate of research on the Antarctic and Southern Ocean is falling at exactly the time when it should be increasing. Moreover, research leadership is changing, with China taking the lead for the first time." - Elizabeth Leane @utas.edu.au and Keith Larson @umeauniversitet.bsky.social ⬇️

Come and be our colleague at Monash, there can’t be any better place! ;) Two ecologists: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... One genomics: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

🧪 #PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

Please share. We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social #PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

🚨 Behold a second impressive paper from @kerrys189.bsky.social to celebrate her just-finished PhD. A rising 🌟! This study examines AVONET data to show how even threat abatement leaves large areas of avian functional diversity at risk, and in need of targeted management. 🧪🌐🪶

An amazing place to work..

There are way too many things to be upset about these days, but I believe the destruction of public lands should be near the top of the list: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

What an amazing session, organised by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social et al. @scboceania.org @conbiology.bsky.social #iccb2025

#OneHealthOpportunity The Shawan Chowdhury is hiring domestic and international PhD students to work on citizen science and insect migration or insect conservation at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. shawanchowdhury.com #OneHealth #OneHealthResources #Ecology

If you are attending #iccb2025 and interested in insect migration or conservation, feel free to drop by poster board 21.

in 2023 we published a high-impact data paper for the world's open-source bottom trawl surveys. A. Maureaud, @zoejean88.bsky.social, & the rest of us wrote in @conservationsp.bsky.social about the community and social and technical infrastructure that made it possible: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Prescribed fire, it's a very 🔥 topic! What do we know though? Find out today! Plaza Level Meeting Room P3, 11:06 am. #ICCB2025

#ICCB2025 is full on!

Postdoc call in Mechanistic Biodiversity Modelling (up to 6 ya) at my lab @unibonn.bsky.social. We focus on modelling terrestrial plant communities, island biogeography, range dynamics, eco-evolutionary feedbacks, diversity gradients, tropical forests, vascular epiphytes. Pls rt! shorturl.at/CL1ny

Peer review is a central part of scientific discussion. Reviewers should seek improving both the manuscript and the research behind it & authors should consider fair suggestions as a kind contribution to their work. Under the guidance of good editors, this improves the quality of published science 🧪

Most rejections happen not because the science is bad, but because authors handle reviewer comments poorly. A good response is easy to follow and shows a willingness to improve. Worth a read? 👇 shawanchowdhury.com/2025/06/14/w... #AcademicChatter #PeerReview #PhDChat #WritingTips

Now I've had a chance to read Andrea Sella's article in @chemistryworld.com on why he returned his Royal Society Faraday Medal. I recommend that you read it too. It's inspiring, though inevitably also disturbing, in these troubled times. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-...

Are you interested in muscle #biomechanics and looking for #postdoc opportunities? If you have skills in (statistical) shape modelling, advanced data analyses or 3D imaging/model reconstructions, get in touch with me! I will be at #SEB2025 (Antwerp), #CNB2025 (Helsinki), and #ISB2025 (Stockholm).

This year, at #ICCB2025, I will share our research on butterfly migration. If you are around, come and say hi! Also, feel free to reach out if you are looking for a PhD position. You can find more about our research here: shawanchowdhury.com.

Global study of walking and cycling rates finds if every city matched Copenhagen’s infrastructure it could cut carbon emissions by 6% and generate $435 billion in health benefits a year Effective ways to boost active travel: 1. Increase density 2. Redesign streets to be safer and more comfortable

Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...

Land use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change and ecosystem functioning. Here Bagousse-Pinguet et al. identify thresholds of grassland plant community structure and stability in response to land use intensification www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I absolutely love this piece by Emily Bernhardt, @oldenfish.bsky.social, Hallam and Palen! Rethinking the Scientific Career. It's an older piece, but every bit as relevant now as it was seven years ago!

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

New Perspective 👇 Precision ecology for targeted conservation action www.nature.com/articles/s41... Spake et al. argue that applied ecologists should draw on insight from medicine and marketing to provide decision-makers with specific, site-level intervention strategies

New #FATESmodel postdoc in Oslo! Come and join our team :) www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Postdoctoral Research Fellow in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling (281332) | University of Oslo

We are advertising a 28-mo postdoc on hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ University College Cork, @ucc.ie 🇮🇪🇪🇺. Ref no 087274. EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌 See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...

Get your FREE tickets for the @iccb2025.bsky.social 2025 Nature Documentary Night 🍿Popcorn included! 🎬 Featured Films: Burnt Country (18 min) Kāhuli (27 min) White Rock (35 min)