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@bda-biodiversity.bsky.social
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Geographer, plant person, diver.
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Botanical University Challenge
7 days ago
๐ฑ๐พ๐๐บ๐๐ณ๐More teams Botanical University Challenge
#BUC2026
. Pennywort Lane team, Liverpool (past runner-up, had a few years rest!), We Havn't Got A Clusia from Portsmouth, You Betula Believe It, Royal Holloway (for 2nd year) & Not-So-Hot Potatoes from Southampton (also past runner-up).
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Poecilozonites getting some press ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ
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Bermuda Snail Officially Saved From Extinction Following Global Conservation Effort
YouTube video by IFLScience
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j4HH73-dTJw
5 days ago
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IPBES
5 days ago
OUT NOW! The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! Explore this first of itโs kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature. ๐
https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial
9 days ago
BIOS SUMMER COURSES ARE HERE! CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: Functional Ecology of Coral Reefs June 22 - July 10, 2026 Instructor: Dr. Eric Hochberg MARINE MOLECULAR ECOLOGY July 13 - 31, 2026 Instructors: Dr. Brett Jameson, Dr. Sheryl Murdock, Dr. Nicholas Baetge Check below!!
bios.asu.edu/education/su...
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Summer Courses
Each summer BIOS offers a suite of courses for both undergraduate and graduate students that capitalize upon the expertise of our faculty.
https://bios.asu.edu/education/summer-courses
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IPBES
11 days ago
This morning at
#IPBES12
๐๐งช Delegates and observers meet in the main hall of Manchester Central for the opening ceremony of
#IPBES12
. Once a train station connecting Manchester to the rest of the world, today it opens the session that will culminate in the
#BizBiodiversity
report launch.
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Happy
#WorldWetlandsDay
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Happy New Year!
about 1 month ago
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about 2 months ago
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Sadly with
#invasivespecies
, the more you look the more you find. Adding
#fireants
to the ๐ง๐ฒ list.
www.gov.bm/articles/dep...
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources Confirms Presence of Fire Ants in Bermuda | Government of Bermuda
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has confirmed the presence of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) in Bermuda following a recent discovery in Hamilton Parish. The fin...
https://www.gov.bm/articles/department-environment-and-natural-resources-confirms-presence-fire-ants-bermuda
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St.Luke's Bombed Out Church, Liverpool
3 months ago
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Brilliant to see
@cieem.bsky.social
hosting another symposium on invasive species in the UK Overseas Territories. Sign up is free, here:
events.cieem.net/events/detai...
.
#UKOTs
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Event Details ย ยท Subscribe 360
https://events.cieem.net/events/details/?id=7338ef22-5107-46db-a55a-22584046f830
4 months ago
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Green Iguanas were identified as highly likely to arrive during a horizon scanning exercise (Dawson et al., 2023:
doi.org/10.1111/conl...
), and it looks they have. Well done on the intercept. ๐ฆ
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Two Iguanas Found Aboard Ships In Bermuda - Bernews
Thanks to the โvigilance of the crew on both vesselsโ two iguanas that were discovered on ships docked in Bermuda this past summerย were prevented fromย actually entering Bermuda. An article in Envirota...
https://bernews.com/2025/10/iguanas-found-aboard-ships-bermuda/
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Each hurricane season just keeps getting crazier. This year two storms in less than 24 hours!
youtu.be/8oh01kpYBMQ?...
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Hurricane Imelda Maintains Path Toward Bermuda
YouTube video by FOX Weather
https://youtu.be/8oh01kpYBMQ?si=dpWI-kIFufAZ8wIl
5 months ago
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Beautiful craftsmanship in the Spanish galleon visiting Liverpool
5 months ago
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RSPB
5 months ago
A tiny Coal Tit among the turning leaves... What have you seen in nature this weekend? Share your snaps and stories with us. ๐ ๐ท Jamie Scott
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Wayne Dawson
5 months ago
Alison got first prize for her poster on Bermuda's invader-dominated communities at EMAPI 2025. Well done!
@bda-biodiversity.bsky.social
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Cool to see Bermudian cave photos on Durham's research update this morning.
#Bermuda
theconversation.com/a-bermuda-st...
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A Bermuda stalagmite reveals how the Gulf Stream shifted โ and what it might do as the climate changes further
Sea spray content in a stalagmite sheds light on how ocean currents in the Gulf Stream have changed in the past.
https://theconversation.com/a-bermuda-stalagmite-reveals-how-the-gulf-stream-shifted-and-what-it-might-do-as-the-climate-changes-further-261614?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
6 months ago
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Sunshine after the rain, and ๐๐. Lake District National Park
6 months ago
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Flowering heather, one of the highlights of British summer
7 months ago
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A fine example of invasional meltdown - a European bird (Sturnus vulgaris) eating and spreading a South American tree (Schinus terebinthifolia) in Bermuda.
#Invasivespecies
#invasiveplants
vimeo.com/1054190320
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Starling eating Brazil Pepper
An invasive bird, the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) eating the berries of an invasive tree, the Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) at Penhurst Park,โฆ
https://vimeo.com/1054190320
7 months ago
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Lab outing on Friday to
#NessBotanicGarden
. The garden is lovely and the butterflies were abundant!
7 months ago
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Two icons of Liverpool in one photo. Mersey ferry in front of the Liver Building
7 months ago
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This is why I loved living in Newfoundland ๐
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
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Just spent 3 weeks in the field watching Great Kiskadees (invasive in Bermuda) choking down Surinam Cherries (also invasive in Bermuda). The entertainment value is high!
vimeo.com/1088918873
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Kiskadee eating cherry
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) eating a Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora) at Walsingham Trust Nature Reserve, Bermuda.
https://vimeo.com/1088918873
8 months ago
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Just ran into a Bermuda Government colleague in London, on
#BermudaDay
! ๐ง๐ฒ
9 months ago
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Best thing at
#RHSChelsea
! Well done Barbados.
9 months ago
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10 months ago
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Not sure if the kids favourite part of Good Friday is the chocolates or climbing on the roof!
10 months ago
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Early morning
#fieldwork
is not so bad when you are looking at this ๐. The South Shore of
#Bermuda
during tropicbird breeding season and humpback whale migration.
#seabirds
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11 months ago
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The
#buybackbermuda
project at Eve's Pond in March 2020 and March 2025. The pond had been filled with dredge spoil for about 50 years, until it was re-excavated with crowd sourced funds.
#wetlandrestoration
#pond
#restoration
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11 months ago
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Sunrise
#tropicbird
silhouettes, Spittal Pond,
#Bermuda
.
#seabirds
#birds
#ramsar
11 months ago
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South Shore sunrise
#Bermuda
11 months ago
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Our (
@waynedawsoneco.bsky.social
) inventory of Bermuda's flora has been published by
@biolinvasions.bsky.social
. Spoiler alert - less than 10% of the list are native plants. Read it here:
rdcu.be/edCZ7
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The introduced and invasive flora of Bermuda
https://rdcu.be/edCZ7
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Rebecca Senior
11 months ago
Are you a practitioner or academic working in rewilding in North East England? Applications now open for a two-day event on the 'Science of Rewilding' organised by the Rewilding Group of the
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Society with
@northwildlife.bsky.social
. Please share widely!
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Exploring The Science of Rewilding - British Ecological Society
A 2-day event on the science of rewilding, bringing together practitioners and academics working in rewilding to foster knowledge exchange in the North East of England.
https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/exploring-the-science-of-rewilding/
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She is a House Sparrow, but still nice when a bird wants to be your friend! ๐ชถ
11 months ago
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Global Tree Specialist Group
12 months ago
๐ขNew Franklinia call for Caribbean and Latin America is now open. This is a great opportunity for funding for in situ conservation of globally threatened
#trees
! ๐ณ Deadline for proposals is midnight CET on April 6th, 2025. More information can be found here:
fondationfranklinia.org/en/call-for-...
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Fondation Franklinia - Call for proposals OPEN - Fondation Franklinia
https://fondationfranklinia.org/en/call-for-proposals-open/
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Lichen on a Spice Tree in today's survey. Appropriate for Valentine's Day! ๐
12 months ago
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that moment the sun appears out of the sea
Sunrise over Southlands beach, Feb. 4th 2025.
https://vimeo.com/1053816910?share=copy#t=0
about 1 year ago
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I think the dog is making a statement about the temperature of the house!
about 1 year ago
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Australian Whistling Pine trees and Hawaiian Half Flower / Beach Naupaka. Is this the Pacific? Nope.
#invasiveplants
on Warwick Long Bay, Bermuda.
#invasivespecies
about 1 year ago
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Bermuda Turtle Project course in August 2025. ๐ข
#Bermuda
#seaturtles
#turtle
bermudaturtleproject.org/course/?fbcl...
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Course โ Bermuda Turtle Project
https://bermudaturtleproject.org/course/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIEmLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHf9BsF93yjTnBPvnUgWB-Vl6cwIWIZD-WnLam5OkZrn6DB1HZtlfHsGw1w_aem_SmKv59CqkdM5mp3PSZCutw
about 1 year ago
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Sharing my spot at the pond with a friend this morning - Little Blue Heron still in white juvenile plumage.
about 1 year ago
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Jan. 2nd - first day of
#fieldwork
for 2025 season. Not a bad view, but gale force winds expected later this week!
#Bermuda
#botany
about 1 year ago
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#Bermuda
Christmas Eve
about 1 year ago
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Christmas in Liverpool
about 1 year ago
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