📢 New publication out today in NZJE! 🐀 Testing the efficacy of typical urban pest mammal control in two BACI experiments 🐀 Lead author: Christopher Woolley newzealandecology.org/nzje/3624

I want to talk about one of my previous PhD students and now collaborator, Erana Walker. Mostly to celebrate the release of a new paper out today 🧵🧪. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

📢 New publication in NZJE! The authors make an estimate of the amount of carbon stored in AoNZ's wetland vegetation and identify some key data gaps. 🌿 Vegetation carbon in New Zealand wetland ecosystems 🌿 Lead author: Olivia Burge (Bioeconomy Science Institute) newzealandecology.org/nzje/3623

New paper - Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration We argue expanded trait coverage will enhance species selection and performance monitoring, improving restoration and species stabilization in a changing climate. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I am teaching a GIS class this semester for undergrads. First time I’m teaching it and it’s all done in R. I’m super excited! I was wondering if you have any recs on papers that link GIS and geospatial science with ecology. I want to include readings and discussions for the lecture part. 🧪🌎#ratats

In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds

First mating of the 2026 #kakapo breeding season! True to form, it was Pearl and Boss on Whenua Hou, who mated on the night of 28th Dec. They were also the first two to mate in the last two breeding seasons. We're expecting a bumper year, so follow for updates! #conservation #parrots

"Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights..." And now the work begins: Native stingless bees can't compete against European honey bees that have become "Africanized" hybrids. These aggressive "killer" bees must be controlled to allow native bees to survive. 🧪🌍🌱🐝 tinyurl.com/5epkbe8n

All @ijpsjournal.bsky.social authors are special to us, but it is a particular treat to publish undergraduate research. To celebrate our undergrad authors, we started making mock journal covers featuring pictures of undergrad researchers at work. A thread of mock covers from 2025. /1 #PlantScience

Domestic honeybees for mānuka production disrupt native insect behaviour and reduce species richness. Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) were noticeably less abundant at apiary sites, and mānuka flower visits by other insects were also lower. 🌏 www.scimex.org/newsfeed/man...

Our scientists have been busy this year! From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱 Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds

Here's a new PhD scholarship in ecology or taxonomy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Open to domestic and international students with applications due on 28 Feb 2026. www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola... Best to chat to potential supervisors first. It honours an amazing life in science.

📢 New publication in NZJE! 🌿 Alpine skinks persist 12 months post-translocation with no initial evidence of weka predation 🌿 Lead author: Clare Gunton University of Otago newzealandecology.org/nzje/3620

For ‘an outstanding contribution to the study & application of ecological science with a focus on New Zealand ecology.' A nice guy who is very generous with his time. A common trait among the marine biologists I’ve had dealings with over the years🐟 #MarineBiology #MarineConservation #MarineEcology

🏅Winner of the Ecology in Action Award: Sian Crowley 👏 Sian has been involved in conservation education for over a decade and has engaged with students from all around the country. She has also recently established The Seed Pod, a social enterprise aimed at increasing our connection with nature.

🏅Winner of Te Tohu Taio Award: Professor Andrew Jeffs 👏 Andrew is one of Aotearoa’s eminent marine biologists. He has been responsible for establishing new marine protected areas around the country, has worked extensively on mussel reef restoration, and has a passion for science communication.

🏅Barlow Scholarship winners: - Justin Clause (PhD Student, University of Otago) Reptile responses to wildfire 🔥 - Esteban Fuentes (PhD Student, University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau) The ecology of raptors in pine plantations 🌲

🏅Winner of Best Publication by a New Researcher: Manaia Pearmain-Fenton Manaia Pearmain-Fenton, Ann-Kathrin V. Schlesselmann, Joanne M. Monks. (2024) Capturing the imminent extinction of a kakaruai/South Island robin population. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 48(1): 3571 Photo: Francesco Veronesi

🏅Winner of Outstanding Publication on New Zealand Ecology: Ni, S., McCulloch, G. A., Kroos, G. C., King, T. M., Dutoit, L., Foster, B. J., ... & Waters, J. M. (2024). Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic. Science, 386(6720), 453-458. Photo: Graham McCulloch, Jon Waters.

🏅 A huge congratulations to all our winners from yesterday's NZ Ecological Society Awards 2025!

Dale pointed out that there are four key animal responses to fire

Josie Galbraith reflecting on her late Dad Mel's Ecology in Action legacy @newzealandecology.bsky.social Including a word cloud based on descriptions by friends, family and colleagues. Generous, kind and ... mustache!

Next incredible speaker Josie Galbraith talking on her dad Mel Galbraith, a legendary ecologist who taught “by osmosis” with the “Mel effect” where you hadn’t realized you learnt something until you walked away. Glad his daughters are carrying his legacy @newzealandecology.bsky.social #nzes2025

Te Tohu Taiao award for Ecological Excellence went to Andrew Jeffs of U Auckland @newzealandecology.bsky.social

Sian Crowley accepting her Ecology in Action award @newzealandecology.bsky.social

Sarah Wyse, Editor of the NZ Journal of Ecology, awarding the best student paper in the journal @newzealandecology.bsky.social

Barlow Scholarship award @newzealandecology.bsky.social

Brendan Dunphy kicks off the #Auckland @newzealandecology.bsky.social mini conference with an eye-opening talk on what studying seabirds are telling us about our marine and terrestrial ecosystems both locally and globally #nzes2025

📢 Tomorrow is the day! The New Zealand Ecological Society Virtual Event for 2025 is shaping up to be a great one. For interesting speakers, on topics from fire to trail cams and solar farms, a student plenary, and the award presentations, don't miss it!

This is an interesting, complex interaction. An *introduced* moth affects fruit characteristics, causing more animals to eat it. That could mean more seed dispersal, and it could also mean more seeds getting eaten and destroyed. 🪲🪳🌎🧪 fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/b...

How many pollinators can you fit in one photo? Found these two brown flower beetles mating next to flying ants and two foraging native bees (Hylaeus and Parasphecodes). #nativebees #bees #entomology #pollinators #science🧪

Here's a fun ecological game! There's a plant one too for the botany fans 😀 🌱

📢📢 Sign up now for an in-person hub for the NZES National Virtual Event on Thursday 20 November 2025! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tree dieback diseases caused by #Phytophthora (and other #Oomycetes) have impacts that extend beyond the host species, affecting for instance, insect communities: ecosystem functions at risk! #CommunityComposition #CommunityEcology

📢 A new study in NZJE looks at the effects of kauri dieback on beetle communities 🪲 Reduced abundance and species richness of forest beetles associated with dieback of kauri (Agathis australis) trees due to Phytophthora agathidicida 🪲 Lead author: Carl Wardhaugh newzealandecology.org/nzje/3618

📢 Check out the latest research in NZJE! 🪶 Testing the repellent efficacy of a newly stabilised formula of d-pulegone on wild kea to assess potential for use during aerial poisoning operations 🪶 Lead author: Laura Young newzealandecology.org/nzje/3617

The four horsemen of unaccepted taxonomic names! Leen Vandepitte presenting on "Integrating biodiversity data by name matching to shared reference lists" #LivingData2025

my first story back as a freelancer is a fun one: a quick hit for @science.org about the electrostatic tricks that parasitic worms take to infect their hosts... featuring very cool videos! 🧪

This is how you connect people to nature through science. Well done @theguardian.com ! 🧪🪶🌎🐾 #ornithology #conservation #movementecology www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our new study uncovers what native birds in Aotearoa New Zealand were eating around the time of human arrival 750 years ago. 2/6

📢 New publication in NZJE! Reconstructing ecological niche and feeding ecology of pre-contact New Zealand avifauna from Harwood, Otago Peninsula 🪶 Lead author: Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social @atennyson.bsky.social newzealandecology.org/nzje/3616

📢 Interested in Sika Deer in NZ? Check out this new publication in NZJE, which is a comprehensive assessment of their movement ecology in NZ🦌 Home ranges and movement of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in central North Island, New Zealand. Lead author: Cecilia Latham newzealandecology.org/nzje/3615

📢 Calling ecology students! NZES is accepting submissions for student plenary speaker for our Virtual Event on 20 November 2025. This is open to students at all levels of study and is a great opportunity to showcase your work. Find out more here: newzealandecology.org/nzes-student...

Bird of the Year results!

Highly generalised feeding by insect herbivores is often seen as a paradox. One possibility is that generalist species are really just made up of lots of hidden specialists. In this case generalism goes all the way down. 🧪🌏

🐞 Scientists at the University of Auckland are looking for thousands of drivers to collect insect DNA off their license plates to help map insect populations! Keen to be involved in this project? Click the link below! 🐞 www.dnadrv.com?fbclid=IwdGR...

📢 Has your work been affected by the cuts to science? The Save Science Coalition are looking for a group of people to tell their stories. If you are keen to participate, get in touch with them here: PSA National Science Organiser [email protected] 🧪

Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

My latest paper, just published in #ESA's Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, focuses on the need to think about spatial patterns and sampling design when attempting to measure ecological #spillovers from protected areas. 🌍🦑🧪 doi.org/10.1002/fee....