Apps to the MEME Mobility European MSc Prog. in Evolutionary Biology are open! The MEME program was fundamental in training, teaching, and inspiring me in research, exposing me to many projects, skillsets, and academic cultures. Check out our starter pack to meet some alumni! go.bsky.app/QCDqsWu

Not a bad way to end my 20s and welcome in the next decade! Sitting on a cozy balcony in Trondheim, Norway surrounded by friends, reflecting on life, and watching the Northern Lights dance over the city.

It was a pleasure to attend and give a talk at the 39th meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology, #SCAPE 2025, in Priego de Córdoba, Southern Spain.

Do you use R and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems? 🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN! BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format. #RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation

Years ago during my BSc at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social I had the honour of meeting Dr. Jane Goodall, one of my greatest role models in conservation. She has inspired countless people in countless ways to become more engaged with the incredible diversity on our planet. She will be globally missed.

#ERGAReads | A new statistic (IDrisk) to quantify how long runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and heterozygosity in non-ROH regions can be used to predict the risk of inbreeding depression in a population. 🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social

🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲 Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization. doi.org/10.1111/ele.... 🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍

IAPT Webinar Series: Sharing taxonomic data with biodiversity and nomenclature databases! Join us on October 22nd to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action and World Sustainability Day! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 @barbarathiers.bsky.social @pjimmej.bsky.social @isabellarridon.bsky.social

We are looking for a postdoc for to use historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Do you have a PhD in plant ecology, strong data handling and analysis skills, and a curious mindset? Respond by 26 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

🚨New paper! Lead author Tiago Silva from @uni-graz.at worked with an interdisciplinary team to explore how bio-climatic indicators can be used to understand drivers of ecosystem change in Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland 🇬🇱. Check out our paper - link below! #Greenland bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

A wonderful opportunity for a fully funded #PhD position in collections-based research at Natural History Musuem Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social Reach out if interested in a PhD project in #peatland #sedges, #aquatic plants, or #ferns! 🌿🍂🌾 #globalchange #eco-evo employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

Please share widely! The Natural History Museum Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social is offering a PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research, focused on dark taxa & unknown species, pref. including representatives of Danish flora, fauna or geology. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Check out the Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report, a summary of the input from 238 early career researchers. We were invited to co-create shared priorities relating to polar research planning, generating ideas leading up to the Fifth International Polar Year. zenodo.org/records/1699...

It was a pleasure to attend the EcoNet2025: VII Symposium on Ecological Networks, hosted by the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University, United Kingdom. My talk was titled ‘Tundra in Bloom: Pollination Network Properties Across (Southwestern) Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland’.

Publication alert 🚨 doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Our new study in Molecular Ecology shows dwarf birch genetic diversity has been shaped by shifting ice sheets and climate transitions over the last 2.6 million years. This history may hold clues to how tundra shrubs face today’s rapid climate change ❄️🌱🧬🌡️

Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job

Come work with us! Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

In the dead of night, the podocarp forest of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is full of the piercing calls of Kiwi Pukupuku little spotted kiwis (Apteryx owenii) emerging from their burrows. We were very lucky to get to see 3! While only 2100 individuals remain, protected populations are slowly growing.

The Kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is one of mainland Aotearoa New Zealand’s three endemic parrots.They are critical pollinators of endemic plant species such as Kōwhai and Rātā. With their beaks, they also strip bark off trees to access grubs, or to tap into rich sap resources in some tree species.

So excited to share our massive review on #alienspecies, now published! It was an honor to collaborate with a team of 65 authors on this project. We show how #biologicalinvasions are accelerating globally and what we still need to learn to halt them. 👾 #BiologicalReviews #Ecology #IPBES

SCB’s 2025 Graduate Student Research Awards are open! Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s... #grants #conservation #studentawards

The Tasman Glacier & its proglacial lake - Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park, Aotearoa New Zealand. Currently 23km long, the Tasman Glacier has retreated by ~5km since 1990. While undoubtedly beautiful, the meltwater lake is a stark reminder of the scale at which climate change is altering our world.

What can #herbarium collections tell us about genetic responses to global change? A lot!! 🌿 Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/nph....

I finally got to see a Kea (Nestor notabilis)! This beautiful, large, endangered parrot is endemic to the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand & is found in both forested & alpine habitats. Kea are highly charismatic & intelligent, renowned for their extreme curiosity - at Fiordland National Park

This is one of the world’s rarest & most endangered penguin species. The Hoiho Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) is endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand, with 2 genetically distinct populations. This photo is from the mainland northern population, which has declined by 75% in the last 20 years.

The Toroa Royal Albatross (Diomedea sanfordi) is one of the world’s largest seabirds, with wingspans reaching 3 metres. They are estimated to travel ~200,000 km a year, making use of flying techniques that reduce energy expenditure and leverage wind currents. 85% of their life is spent at sea. 1/4

The Tōrea pango Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor) is commonly found in pairs along the coastal regions of Aotearoa New Zealand, where it is endemic. There are an estimated 4,500 to 5,000 individuals in the wild, and are listed as At Risk (Recovering) in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Kekeno New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri). From the 18th century until legal protection in 1916 (furthered in 1978), they were nearly hunted to extinction. The species has since made a remarkable recovery. Today populations are increasing, but many are still killed by commercial nets.

🚨 In press in Journal of Ecology 🍀 We found plant community thermophilisation 🌿☘️🌡📈 & rapid species range shifts towards 🏔 summits in the 🇨🇭 Alps, but 🌿☘️🌡📈 only shows up when using 0-1 data ➡️ Weighting by 🌿 abundance data dilutes the signal 🌐🧪 @journalofecology.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4u2y8rft

We’re still buzzing from #ICCB2025! We welcomed 1,919 attendees from 94 countries to Meeanjin Brisbane - with 55% joining us from overseas. Conference participants spoke more than 60 languages, and many made use of the AMAZING Wordly, which provided live translation in all our presentation rooms.

📝 What 17,000 Pressed Flowers Revealed About Arctic Climate Change 🧵 doi.org/pwnc The brief Arctic summer is getting briefer. Research using herbaria shows that flowering times are shifting. Not all plants are responding the same way & that’s a problem #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 #InBrief (1/10)

📰Published📰 Phenological turnover matters when making trait-based predictions of plant-pollinator interactions🐝 buff.ly/ol0Zrxd 🧪🌍

This week I started my research visit with Prof @cillaw.bsky.social at the Kā Rakahau o Te Ao Tūroa Centre for Sustainability, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Everyone at the centre has made me feel so welcome and I’m already learning lots here!

A beautiful female Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata), endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand. Known as Pūtangitangi in Māori, they mate for life and frequent the Ōtākaro river running through Otautahi Christchurch.

The endangered and endemic Aotearoa New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii). These wild eels inhabit the Ōtākaro river running through Otautahi Christchurch. This species can live to over 100 years old, and while they mature in freshwater, they migrate to the ocean close to Tonga to breed.

I spent the last few days in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland at the Te Pūnaha Matatini Network Science Winter Wānanga, a retreat that gathered people from many different fields who study network science & statistics. It’s been an exciting time at this event & I’ve gained many insights into network science!

Only 40 minutes outside of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland lays the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, part of Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa (The Great Forest of Tiriwa). This lush native rainforest area is the ancestral land of the Te Kawerau a Maki people.

The black sand beach of Piha, North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

A Noisy Miner bird (Manorina melanocephala), endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. While seen here eating the nectar of a Canna Lilly in the Sydney botanical gardens, this bird species plays a key role in the pollination of endemic Australian plants.

Now is the peak migration season in Australia of the humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). From their colder feeding grounds in Antarctic regions where they consume krill, they travel along the ‘humpback highway’ of the Australian coastlines to their warmer calving grounds in northern Australia.

Wild colony of the vulnerable grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), Australia’s largest bat. Their primary food source is fruit, nectar, & pollen. Flying foxes are responsible for the seed dispersal & #pollination of many endemic Australian plant taxa like Eucalyptus, Melaleuca & Banksia.

BREAKING We are pleased to announce that the venue for #IPBES12 will be Manchester, as announced yesterday by Minister Mary Creagh. Thank you to the UK Government and the city of Manchester, we look forward to launching the #BizBiodiversity Report in the UK in 2026! 🌍🧪 @ukri.org

A great way to wrap up the #ICCB2025 conference - a trip to the stunning Springbrook National Park with fellow conservation biologists!

Still can’t believe #ICCB2025 is over! Thank you @iccb2025.bsky.social for an exceptional conference! Meeting so many researchers & practitioners who are passionate about conservation biology has been life changing. The sheer quality of the talks, posters, workshops, & courses has been so impactful!

Fantastic talk by John Woinarski today at #ICCB2025 about mammal conservation & addressing invasive species impact denialism & related discourse. There’s been great philosophical & pragmatic discussions at the conference on this topic, with vast overwhelming support for protecting native species.

#ICCB2025 plenary speaker Amy van Nice from the Wildlife Alliance is sharing hard truths from work to combat the illegal wildlife trade. Among the many challenges, funding systems are biased towards short-term projects, and donor priorities are often misaligned with on-ground needs. #conservation

⚡ New version of #rgbif has just been released to CRAN! Version 3.8.2 new features: 🔹occ_download_doi() accepts a GBIF download DOI and returns the download key. occ_download() now supports download via institutionKey. Learn more: 🔗docs.ropensci.org/rg...#rgbif

Today I had the opportunity to present at #ICCB2025! All of the @iccb2025.bsky.social talks and posters today have been exceptional, and it is very inspiring to get to learn from and engage with so many passionate people who also care deeply about our planet’s biodiversity. Can’t wait for tomorrow!