Glad to contribute to this review on the knowns and unknowns on #Salinity tolerance of #freshwater #fish, with oustanding collaborators, led by @canobarbacil.bsky.social #Limnology #Ecology #Biodiversity #Osmoregulation #Ichthyology #WaterQuality #InlandWaters #OpenAccess

Utilizing aquatic #eDNA 🧬 to address global 🌍🌐 #biodiversity targets 🎯 Our #article @natrevbiodiv.nature.com is now freely available (upon registration) till Feb 16th: ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s44... part of special collection 📚 on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF 🌍 🦐 🐟 🧬

Deliberate, organized #poaching for body parts now “represents an intensifying challenge to lion conservation, compounding other threats, many of which are also growing in intensity." #wildlifecrime

Meta-analysis is ubiquitous in ecology, but it is poor at determining which conservation interventions work in which contexts That’s why we’ve developed Precision Ecology, using methods developed in, eg, medicine to inform precise, data-informed conservation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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"Living checklists" may be the key to managing #invasive & #alien #species. Using data from South African National Parks, researchers have proposed a 10-step process for dynamic, reproducible databases, essential for early detection, monitoring, and reporting. 🔗Full study: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Who’s doing what on business & biodiversity? As part of our toolkit, we mapped the key actors, initiatives, & frameworks shaping private-sector engagement with biodiversity. We also highlight gaps, overlaps, and where better coordination could add value. 🗺️ www.biodiversa.eu/business-bio...

#DYK? 🌊 The Americas are home to incredible marine biodiversity, hosting 3 of the 6 longest coral reefs on Earth. These underwater marvels are teeming with life and play a crucial role in supporting marine ecosystems. 💡 IPBES #RegionalAssessment for the Americas: https://ow.ly/1oZx50XWFcL

"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with Ph.D.s who departed STEM or health roles 1 January–30 November." It isn't just the scientific knowledge but the *institutional* knowledge that's been lost. Rebuilding federal science will be a generational effort.

Species shift their ranges in response to climate change, but many can't keep up. The resulting "community-climate disequilibrium" can impair ecosystem function and cause counterintuitive dynamics, like short-term gain but long-term loss onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The virtual angels and demons of AI: it helps and it hinders. Katharine Hayhoe has given us a good summary of AI plusses and minuses, when it comes to climate change.

📖 Published! An elementary guide to quantum computing, introducing core concepts such as qubits, superposition, entanglement and quantum advantage to give ecologists the foundations needed to appreciate its relevance and potential🖥️ 📏 🌀 Read more:

"The Fiji iguanas stand apart, marooned in the Pacific. Four species live on Fiji and Tonga, all listed as endangered because of habitat destruction, invasive rats, and illegal exploitation for the pet trade." 🏝️🦎🌏 #FijiIguanas #Evolution #Travel #Biology #Wildlife #Nature #AmazingCritters

Great postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐 www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Not my photo, but sent to me from South Florida. This is what happens when people release their 4" aquarium fish into the environment.This is an #invasive non-native clown knife fish from an established population in the wild now disrupting the native population. #fishyfriday #fish #nature 😥🐟 🌎

Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power. Episode Three of Autocracy in America: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

On the subject of penguins and madness, did you know that 9 King Penguins were released in 1936 in Arctic Norway by the Norwegian Nature Protection Society? At least a couple possibly survived until 1944. So for a brief period Polar Bears and penguins could in theory have met. #biologicalinvasions

More than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen. Some 25,000 scientists and personnel gone from agencies. Proposed budget cuts of 35% — amounting to US$32 billion. These are just a few of the ways Donald Trump has downsized and disrupted US science go.nature.com/4sTPWdp

Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...

The Bloustein School invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track teaching position in #HealthAdministration, with appointment expected to begin July 2026. This is a multi-year teaching appointment. Visit jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/267664 for full position posting and application details.

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Power is moving into solar power plants. ☀️ "Adding solar energy to our balanced resource mix is a significant step for MEAG Power and our participants,” said MEAG Power President & CEO Jim Fuller Read more at: https://bit.ly/4a7TbXp

🔎Antarctica may be vulnerable to invasion by Poa annua from a range of populations around the globe Poa annua L. is the only plant species that successfully invaded Antarctica, despite its high isolation and extreme environmental conditions🌱 🗻 Find out more:https://buff.ly/InELGux

NEW: India is avoiding the fossil fuel detour 🪝 Where China built first on coal and gas, India is taking a shortcut >>> read in 5 graphics🧵

NEW | 2025 was another RECORD-breaking year for the EU’s electricity transition, as wind and solar overtook fossil fuel generation for the first time. Here’s what happened in the 🇪🇺 power sector last year, all in one thread 👇 🧵 1/9

🔎 High-resolution multi-sensor technology reveals low collision risk to seabirds in offshore wind farms These results highlight the need to revise collision risk assessments by applying high meso-avoidance rates and very high micro-avoidance rates for seabirds🕊️ 🌍 Read more:https://buff.ly/VmQ7gGC

If anyone here is interested, we have an online open event for prospective students on our @ucllifesciences.bsky.social biodiversity and ecology Masters courses. 28th January at 10:00 GMT Free and easy to register on the link below app.geckoform.com/events-embed...

New online! Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

🏢🌳 Business and biodiversity are linked through both dependencies and impacts. The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.

🎯 Marine sites wanted! Join eDNA Expeditions, an OBIS-led project mobilizing environmental DNA to support local marine biodiversity monitoring and increase global ocean knowledge. ☑️ Kits, training & support provided ✅ Don't miss the opportunity! ➡️ ednaexpeditions.org

Expressions of interest: Director at MPI EvolBio (f/m/d) — We invite expressions of interest from distinguished scientists in evolutionary biology with a bold, long-term research vision that complements our Institute. More information: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Dire...

Think outside the box and address the most pressing challenges in infection research with us!🧑‍🔬 We're offering 10 PhD positions at five HZI sites across Germany. 👉Don’t miss out—apply by February 28, 2026 and contribute to shaping the future of infection research jobs.helmholtz-hzi.de/job/Braunsch...

Sherrill order No. 2 directs utilities and state agencies to speed solar, storage and grid projects

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Maybe there’s no better “natural #eDNA sampler” than a sponge. But here we show why #jellyfish maybe also deserve some consideration: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare

Antarctic warming from fossil fuel burning is driving the fastest breeding shift ever seen in penguins. Gentoo, Adelie, and Chinstrap penguins are nesting up to 24 days earlier. This increases competition for food and space, helping Gentoos expand but threatening Chinstrap and Adelie.

New online! Aligning climate-smart marine spatial planning and ecoscape restoration for global biodiversity recovery

From Jonathan Jarvis, former Director of the US National Park Service, about the importance of IUCN and why it's a very bad thing that the US is withdrawing after decades of valuable and contructive involvement. @iucnwcpa.bsky.social @adamiucnwcpa.bsky.social 🌎🌐

🔵 @FAO.org welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, and looks forward to contributing to its implementation. More: https://lnkd.in/eX9za-ga #BBNJAgreement #BlueTranformation

January issue: Perspective from Melodie McGeoch on how ecological drivers are shaping terrestrial biodiversity change in Antarctica. 🧪🌎 Web link: go.nature.com/3ZgxzSu Readcube: rdcu.be/eZInQ

Even today, some things can be said with absolute certainty. These lines will never cross again. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations

New paper published as a result of another great #sDiv working group: sTraitChange 💚

Plant species that was presumed to be extinct reappears after nearly six decades

California introduces bill to legalize plug-in balcony solar www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/09/c... - great news! In Germany about 1 GW of balcony PV has been installed in the meantime.

⏳ Years of negotiation, advocacy & collaboration have led to this historic moment! The #HighSeasTreaty is now in force, a testament to the leadership of governments, civil society, Indigenous leaders, scientists & many more ocean champions everywhere. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4aNEvO8

Good news! Having been declared critically endangered in 2023, young Atlantic salmon have been spotted in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”. fish Read more in The Guardian: https://ow.ly/7sjU50XWF6m

🧬📘 New publication! "Invasion Genomics" explores how genomic techniques and data are revolutionising the study of biological invasions. ✍️ by @dan_g_bock and @riuslab.bsky.social 👇https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781800626263.0000

"Invasive alien species reduce the abundance of insects included in our study by 31%, and species richness by 26%, though these impacts are highly variable across taxa. Stronger negative impacts are found for invasive alien animals compared to invasive alien plants" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A 900% increase in breeding birds at this rewilded farm is my news to me good news for Jan 17. #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.positive.news/environment/...