The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/

How exactly does academic authorship work? And how can we establish fairer crediting systems that recognise non-academic authors and diverse contributions? Learn more through @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social conversation with @sjcfishy.bsky.social for our #ECRAsks series: buff.ly/bRxxqKg

The #GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 by Convention on Wetlands#GlobalWetlandOutlook2025 is available! Wetlands are vanishing, along with the life they sustain. 🌱 Explore the data & solutions to protect these crucial ecosystems. Full report 👉 http://global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/ #GWO2025 #WetlandsMatter 🌍🧪

New paper! I'm particularly excited about it We know very little about mycorrhizal fungi invasions, and our idea was that the few that could do free living, would be better at invading As often happens in science, we were wrong & learned a lot:) I❤️Science link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Just over one week left to apply to work as a PhD student with me in one of the most beautiful ecosystems in the US!

Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk  @pettorelli.bsky.social

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15 Please share far and wide 🚀 (See thread)

If you’re passionate about biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and sustainability, this PhD is for you! iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #Ethnobotany #Biodiversity #SouthAfrica #ClimateChange #UniversityOfStirling

On Wednesday I will be moderating a webinar organized by the @jappliedecology.bsky.social on Integrated Nature-Climate Action (i.e. Beyond Nature-based Solutions) This will be lead by Drs Hollie Folkard-Tapp & Nathalie Pettorelli Register soon! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/unde...

Do you like using social media? 🗣️ Are you a bit of a TikTok Queen (or King)? 🤳 Do you want to help support #seabirds? 🕊️ We are still looking for someone to run our Social Media! You will have creative content control + an assistant to help 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A great role for your CV & future jobs in conservation 💚

Join us on 5 November 2025 for the new @conphysjournal.bsky.social webinar: “Reflections on Co-Production & Impact in Conservation Physiology” with Dr. Steven Cooke. Dive into lessons from co-produced science, stakeholder engagement, successes & failures Book now: www.sebiology.org/resource/boo...

Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig

We're excited to announce Community Conversations, a new #webinar series in partnership with @sebiology.bsky.social 🤝 This is geared towards #EarlyCareer researchers. Our first speaker is @sjcfishy.bsky.social Sign up here: buff.ly/MTC7R6B #ConPhys #SEBcareers #ECR #PhD #conservation

Webinar on rights of water: register here... us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Come join us at @ilinseagrant.bsky.social! We're hiring a Research & Reporting Administrator to manage the program's ~$400,000 per year competitive research portfolio of #GreatLakes science; the position will be based at Purdue University careers.purdue.edu/job/Research...

Lissemys punctata, we rescued from illegal trade in Bangladesh and released back into the wild. These turtles are now rare due to overexploitation. #SaveChelonians #SaveWildlife

Excited to join the webinar!! @martin-nunez.bsky.social Registration Form | IFIB indforum.wixsite.com/biologicalin...

‘Desk rejects aren’t about your ability, they’re about fit.’ -- Andrea Stephens, Editor-in-Chief, @Trends_Ecol_Evo Learn how editors think & how to find the right journal for your work in a Pocket Guide to Scientific Writing and Publishing: mybook.to/ScienceGuide

Invasive fish are entering the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal, but what is causing them to spread? 🌍🐟 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/18/h... @pensoft.net

🌊 One-quarter of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, warns the IUCN Red List. From crabs to fish, these creatures are vital for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Pollution, habitat loss, and invasive species drive this crisis.🐟🦐 📷 IUCN 🗞️ iucn.org/press-releas...

Water-saving strategies in rice farming entail cascading effects in prey–predator interactions across ecosystem boundaries 🌾🌏 Highlights need to account for potential trophic cascading effects when designing climate change mitigation strategies in agriculture 💭🧪 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

🌊 Turning theory into action with @DTOBioFlow Explore the Invasive Species Management use case that shows how: 🔹 eDNA (#EMOBON) 🔹 Citizen science 🔹 Environmental data 👉 Help forecast & fast-track responses 🔗 Learn more: www.embrc.eu/project/dto-...

A new IUCN assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal as a single species with nine sub-species. 🌏🧪 Learn more ➡️http://bit.ly/4mVVGji

Just one week left to apply!

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The invasion curve to build a data-driven tiered framework that ranks species by management priority.It showed how priorities differ regionally and created a common language for action. A scalable approach for smarter, coordinated invasive species management! doi.org/10.1007/s105...

🪻Socio-ecological complexity in managing long-standing invasive water hyacinth in wetland agriculture and fisheries ➡️ buff.ly/g6Y3Rd0 Research reveals the urgent need for more studies and better control strategies of water hyacinth. @invasivemm.bsky.social @nadiask.bsky.social @thegalib.bsky.social

Don’t' miss the opportunity!

At least SOME countries recognize the value of NATURE and all its offerings.

People and Nature...

I’m excited to share my research article, published in People and Nature!! 🌿We found that water hyacinth reduces crop yields and drives destructive fishing practices—yet after 100+ years, locals see it as “natural.” #InvasionEcology #Wetlands besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

An Op Ed in the @theglobeandmail.com on World Lake Day. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

📣Want to learn more about what happens behind the scenes at an academic conference? Being a Helper is a fantastic opportunity to gain firsthand experience at Europe's largest ecological meeting.

Huge congratulations to @martin-nunez.bsky.social. His new book "A Pocket Guide to Scientific Writing and Publishing" is out today!

Looking for a scientific illustrator/graphic designer based in Canada in the "environmental/conservation" space to help with a synthesis figure for a paper. Please ping me with ideas.

Worth Reading!

What a book it is!!! The Ecology of Invasion by Animals and Plants..

Research focus of Gharial and False Gharial!

Pro tip for writers: A very bad first draft is not a failure—it’s a great start, Congratulations! You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great 🌟Editing is easier than Creating🌟

Pro tip for academic writers: A great figure can explain your entire paper in seconds Make it clear, self-contained, and if you can: beautiful- many readers will only look at the figures and may be the only thing they remember from it Don't be shy to ask for help on them!

In the last week I've had papers accepted, rejected, & everything in between. I'm equally proud of the rejected ones (usually about fit and a good dose of journal snobbery) as I am the accepted ones. The key is that U have 2 keep at it - refining, revising, improving, and sharing. Don't give up!

Contrasting responses to riverine barrier modification and fish pass provision in two anadromous non-salmonid species during their spawning migrations 🐟🧪 Weir modification improved passage rates more than fish pass installation 📊🌏 🔗

Missed our webinar on the power of environmental evidence syntheses? Click the link to hear from panelists across academia and government ➡️ buff.ly/eVUr9ey Stay tuned for more from our partnership with @envevidencecanada.bsky.social‬

#Goodevening from the mighty Ganges.

Flowering water hyacinth!

What is special here? This kingfisher trying to eat a lizard! I took this photo near our research pond! #naturephotography #birding#biodiversity