Fantastic talk by the fabulous @dianaborse.bsky.social on her @aucklanduni.bsky.social PhD research about co-occurring weeds at #EMAPI2025 ecology & management of weeds conference. #weeds #invasive

Invasive species eradication: How do we declare success? 🌎 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much theconversation.com/data-centers...

Some brilliant @aucklanduni.bsky.social #3MT talks tonight! Incredibly talented communicators! Making research accessible!

BRAIDED RIVERS are more than water. Between the braids are islands of BIODIVERSITY that need PROTECTION. Some of us take these spaces for granted. Others know what’s at stake. PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.

And here's @jgmussoi.bsky.social's @aunz.theconversation.com story theconversation.com/sleepy-birds...

Can leaf MICROBES help protect MAIRE TAWAKE from MYRTLE RUST? In our next Rangahau Rising kōrero @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares research into the microbiome of this endangered tree and what it could mean for forest resilience in Aotearoa Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae

New article out: The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology

"Auckland’s spaces for play are spatially fragmented, limiting social encounters and the risk-taking skills vital for development." Some interesting recommendations in there from the authors.

Dr Helen Nathan & team want to hear from Māori aged 16 and up! Do you see ngēru as cuddly companions (hoa maimoa), mischievous troublemakers (poti nanakia), or a bit of both? Take our survey 👉 Click here to start the survey lnkd.in/gBY3-yNg Let’s talk cats! Kōrero mai mō ngā ngēru! 🐱✨

3 days left to make a submission on the Regulatory Standards Bill. Introduced under urgency - it undermines our communities, the environment and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Take the time to submit - loads of resources out there to demystify the Bill. www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

We need to have legislation that protects our night sky - for people and ecosystems theconversation.com/matariki-and...

Checked out the roof expts the engineering dept is running @aucklanduni.bsky.social! These are exptl units replicate the Akl Library greenroof - measuring water retention, temp, etc & effectiveness of diff. media. Impressed by the native plant selection- we’re keen to measure pollinators! 🌏🧪

Our Environment Services team has an opportunity for 2 experienced Senior Biosecurity Advisor Plants to join the team! Be a part of leading the delivery of regional biosecurity projects to improve Auckland's biodiversity! www.seek.co.nz/job/84841937 @imogenbassett.bsky.social #pestfreeAKL

Super cool to see the science Faculty’s 3MT competition. Winners included writing & reading sign language, developing feral cat lures (our own Georgia Pringle!), privacy curriculum development for computer science students & methods for getting DNA off hair without roots. @aucklanduni.bsky.social

Friends of Oakley creek are 20 years old!! Amazing mahi to restore an incredible urban biodiversity hotspot! I had the privilege of speaking!

We are offering 2 AOC Student Travel Grants of $700 each to #AoNZ postgrads presenting research at the AOC2025 aoc.org.au, Perth, 18-20 Nov. Grant details available at www.birdsnz.org.nz/awards-and-p.... Applications close 20 June, so get in quick! #NZBirds #ornithology 🪶

I just voted! Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2025: interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz/foty/

I gave the Banks Lecture for the RNZIH - on how plants are important connectors for people & wildlife. And a plug for all the co-benefits using native plant species can give us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpfO... 🌏🧪#Aotearoa #urbanecology

There are fab opportunities for biodiversity monitoring using robotic & autonomous systems (RAS) - but it doesn't come without hefty challenges! Really enjoyed thrashing out ideas with researchers working in vastly different systems globally 🌏🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02704-9

We are looking for someone with #ConservationPolicy expertise to join our fabulous @scboceania.org Board. Think you would make a good candidate? We want to hear from you! More details including a link to the nomination form available at conbio.informz.net/InformzDataS...

My latest for @eos.org about a global comparison of mass change of mountain glaciers #GlaMBIE, which shows that the ice we lose each year amounts to the water intake of the entire global population in 30 years; with @andyshepherd.bsky.social, @drljv.bsky.social et al

"Would we consider a chimpanzee, with which we share 98.8% of our genome, to be human after 20 edits?" De-extinction risks distracting us from the protection of our current living species. 🌏🧪

Don't forget to apply for this PhD in lovely Aotearoa! Closes 30th April

Our environment 2025 is out today. It's a sobering read highlighting environmental degradation across land, air and water. The unique biodiversity of Aotearoa New Zealand will continue to decline if we continue to take it for granted. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/04/08/s...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪🌎

FULLY-FUNDED NZ PhD @aucklanduni.bsky.social on role of bird dispersal in weed spread from residential gardens. Great team working on understanding emerging weeds & prevention. Closes 30th April. Full details: stanleylab.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/opportunities/ Funding: Bioprotection Aotearoa 🌏🧪🌱

Two NZ geckos marked by the legendary Tony Whitaker have been recaptured - some 60 years later. 🌏🧪🦎

Just what I needed today! A day in the forest with our 3rd year ecology students - plenty of fruit (Dianella, Coprosma) and podacarp seedlings. Wonderful to get the time to get to know our enthusiastic & curious students while teaching them ecological skills & plant ID. 🌏🧪#biosci394 #forestecology

"Birds with plastic also had less of a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor. This protein plays a crucial role in the growth and survival of neurons (nerve cells), including those involved in the development of the birds’ ability to recognise each others’ song." 🌏🧪

Fantastic to see this gain traction - well done to the NZ Entomological Society 🌏🧪 And velvet worms are awesome!

If you need a positive action for today - have you thought about donating to Rainbow youth? ry.org.nz Or buying a decal for your door or window? www.humbleandgrand.co.nz/products/dec...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! So proud of these amazing women who I've worked with during their PhD & MSc research - all of whom are contributing to #Aotearoa and the world in amazing ways #WomenInScience #ecology

Excellent thread, thank you Daniel

"In a 2015 study, the Kaimaumau-Motutangi Wetland was ranked as the second most important freshwater wetland in Northland" - habitat loss is not slowing down in Aotearoa - death by a thousand cuts as private land encroaches on biodiversity

This is changing in Aotearoa-NZ as well - but macrocarpa is the most common tree on golf courses - we need to switch to planting natives for biodiversity outcomes

& plants!! Benefits of plants & greenspaces in these contexts has been studied www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

Growth through innovation will be tough without Marsden funding newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/10/m...

" each year, the costs of treating historical damage at Stockton coal mine – the largest opencast mine in New Zealand – have outpaced the royalties brought in by exporting coal"

Our new paper led by @manusaunders.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... takes stock of the evidence-base for global insect declines 🦋🐝🪳🪰🦗 and how uncertainty is being leveraged by science denialists to undermine efforts to reverse biodiversity loss 🌍🧪.

Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on. #conservation #Amazon 🌍

👏Bats 👏Are👏Economically👏IMPORTANT!👏 $3.39-$8/ha - that's the calculated value of bats foraging over rice crops in Mexico. BATS ARE ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT.🦇🌎🧪🦊 www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S016....

Definitely one I’ll be using for teaching…

More introduced plant species on schoolgrounds in Auckland than native species. doi.org/10.1016/j.uf... Native species add biodiversity & cultural co-benefits than introduced species don't add. Use local species!! 🌏🧪https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-664X/ad3f22/meta

In our new paper on vegetation on schoolgrounds we found that every school had at least 1 plant species that could be incorporated into cultural learning around weaving practices - the opportunity exists for school & whānau. 🌏🧪https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128544

Embrace the messy in your garden! Biodiversity needs structure - it doesn't like 'tidy' places 🌏🧪

The amazing world of nocturnal insects...the little things that run the world. Make sure your outdoor lights are on sensor! 🌏🧪

More sportsfields at school = less trees. Make our urban spaces multifunctional - we can have trees around the edge of sportsfields for shade & biodiversity without compromising play. More in our paper on vegetation on school grounds @aucklanduni.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🌏

Feb 15 Deadline to apply for this MSc project! 🌏🧪