🌐 Global Ecology feed Digest #32, Sept 15-22, 26 posts! ✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... DM if you want to receive the link weekly 🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

Meet Grimpoteuthis discoveryi, a Dumbo octopus! 🐙💫 Found up to 4,870 m in the NE Atlantic, it glides on ear‑like fins. It feeds on worms & crustaceans & helps transfer energy through deep‑sea food webs. Its fragile world face future threats from deep-sea mining ⚠️🌊⛏️ #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) MBARI

The science of cuteness: where teddy bears’ beauty, comfort and care converge! 🧸✨ Check out our latest paper in The Journal of Positive Psychology, where we explore how beauty & emotional comfort shape our care motivations 🫶🌈❤️ 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1743... #TeddyBears #PositivePsychology 🧪

Macrosystems ecology: A new engine and frontier in contemporary ecosystem science ? let's have a look : doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... 🌐🧪

Check out our new study by Gita Alisa et al., showing that large-scale restoration of coral reefs not only brings back ecological health but recovers aesthetic value to levels of healthy reefs in three years only ! 👉 Beauty, biodiversity, and people, all connected 💙 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🧪🌐🦑🦤

Still time to apply to the #CESAB IdeaShare & DataShare call to advance BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration 💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods 📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets 📆 deadline: september 2025 👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁

Seasonal dynamics of #detritus flows and #decomposition across #ecosystem boundaries: We quantified annual dynamics of #leaf litter input 🍂🍃 & decomposition 🍽️ in temperate #forest — headwater #stream #meta-ecosystems 🌍🌐🔬🌳🦐 @cellpress.bsky.social #CurrentBiology www.cell.com/current-biol... 1/3

Is there a global pattern in our planet's chemistry consistent with life? Looking at our atmosphere, Mars, Venus, and interstellar space, we found that Earth follows the same architecture as a living cell, while the others do not. Would this be used as a biosignature? web.archive.org/web/20060113...

Meet Nepenthes attenboroughii, a giant pitcher plant from the Philippines! It traps rainwater in its leaves, creating tiny aquatic worlds. These mini-ponds host unique invertebrates—some found nowhere else! A whole ecosystem inside a single leaf. 🌱🪰 #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) Alastair Robinson

The Global Ecology feed is growing — 20-30 posts/week on large-scale biodiversity science — 390 contributors! 🌍🧪🦤🦑🪴🍁 DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join and tag 🌐 in your posts to see them on the feed Let’s build a engaged community together ✨🌈💚 Pls share to spread! 👉 bsky.app/profile/nmou...

Meet Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, the spiny flower mantis! 🪷 A floral mimic & fierce predator from eastern Africa. It controls insect populations while hiding in plain sight—tiny but mighty for ecosystem health, biodiversity, and balance! #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) Jimmy Hoffman

How do biological systems cope with their changing worlds? This is a deep problem within evolutionary biology. In this paper by @sfiscience.bsky.social external faculty Lauren Ancel Meyers and James Bull, an elegant unifying picture is provided zo.utexas.edu/research/mey...

‪The #CESAB open a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration 💡 IdeaShare: develop new concepts, models & methods 📊 DataShare: assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets 📆 deadline: september 2025 👉 bit.ly/4loI2oI 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁

Global Ecology 🌐 starter pack vol 1 & 2 are full and curated !! ✨💚 Please share so they will fly into the blue sky 🦋🌈 Vol1 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack... Vol2 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack... Will start a Vol. 3 soon, please reply if you want to be in ! 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁🦑🪴🦉🐍🌾

“ “It’s the song not the singer” (ITSNTS) theory does that, also claiming that evolution by natural selection of processes is more easily understood and explained as differential persistence than as differential reproduction” 🧪🌐🧬🦠 #ComplexSystems www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

How do we test the (Gaia) theory of planetary self-regulation (Lovelock-Margulis)? We just started our experimental implementation on bioreactors using #synbio to bring planetary scale to the Lab.Exciting day! @vmaull.bsky.social @ftmaestre.bsky.social @vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jordiplam.bsky.social

Viruses aren't just killers! They can drive a « shunt » in the ocean, creating a self-regulating cycle of nutrient recycling. 👉 N.E. Gilbert et al. Jan 2025 in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🔑 This boosts phytoplankton & is key to maintaining oxygen levels! 🌐 #GaiaTheory

#Gaia breathing: Vegetation actively shapes climate! 👉 D Miralles et al. Jan 2025 in Annals of the NY Acad. of Sci. doi.org/10.1111/nyas... 🔑 This review explores how plants modulate energy, water, & carbon cycles, impacting everything from local microclimates to global weather. 🌐 #GaiaTheory

Science under threats ! A call to action addressing global threats to academic research. From public mistrust to barriers in collaboration, this paper outlines solutions to safeguard science and advance progress. 👉 G. Piret et al. in @theinnovation.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.xi... 🌐🧪

🌍 Ecosystems are shaped by feedbacks! ✨ From tipping points to spatial patterns, this study by @ricardsole.bsky.social shows how non-linear thresholds govern biodiversity loss and resilience 🌳🔥 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... 🔑 Embracing #Gaia’s complexity is key to conservation! 🌐🌍🦤🍁#GaiaTheory

📢 Global Ecology feed Digest #7, Jan 20-27, 2025 - 25 posts ✨For the lazy (yes we are) & friends who don't like social media (yes they can) but might benefit from Global Ecology feed, here’s a online DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share ! 🌈 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

Today let’s honor, Dian Hitchcock (1932-1991) whose insights and collaboration with #Lovelock were pivotal in shaping the #Gaia hypothesis 💚🌍 She co-authored a key paper with Lovelock, refining #Gaia scientific foundation through her expertise in microbiology and biochemistry. #WomenInScience 🧪🌐

🌍 A new twist on #Gaia: This study uses #AI agents to model local #ecosystems, balancing fire suppression and resource use. 🌳🔥 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🔑 Like a next-gen #Daisyworld, it shows how cooperation & ecological engineering emerge to manage environmental extremes. 🌐🧪🌍

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Global Ecology starter pack was full, a Vol. 2 was needed! here it is 🕺 👉 scientists working on biodiversity, ecosystems, and conservation at a large scale, both terrestrial and marine realms go.bsky.app/L37W5uH Already 30 fellows in, who’s next ? reply to be added, share to spread 🌈 🌐🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

🔥 It is happening now ! Mediterranean ecosystems under fire: 👉 T. Ermitão et al. Jan 2024 doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... 🔑 Recurrent fires reshape Mediterranean ecosystems, with declining recovery rates—needle-leaved forests recover faster, shrublands struggle, and climate extremes worsen disruptions 🌐🌍

24% of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction ! 👉 By Sayer et al. Jan 2025 in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔑 Multi-taxon global IUCN red list freshwater fauna (23,496 species) assessment shows that pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and invasion are the main threats. 🌐🌍

Boreal forests are on the edge of a tipping point! 👉 by R. Rotbarth et al., Jan 2025 in @pnas.org 🔑 Boreal forests might shift to an open state with just 30-50% tree cover. This profound shift will disrupt #Gaia balance, altering fire regimes, carbon storage, and global climate regulation! 🌐🍁🌍🔥

Meet Allactaga bullata, the Gobi jerboa ! 💚 This tiny desert hopper plays a vital role in its ecosystem, dispersing seeds and aerating soil as it forages in the Gobi Desert 🏜️ A keystone species in a harsh landscape, it’s nature’s little engineer! ✨ #Biodiful #addMam photo (c) Klein & Hubert

📢 Global Ecology Digest #4, Dec 17 to Jan 06 ✨For the lazy (yes we are) & friends who don't like social media (yes they can) but might benefit from Global Ecology feed, here’s a DIGEST ! 101 posts after curation ! 🚀 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... Crafted with ❤️, please SHARE 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

#Gaia reminds us: Earth’s systems are interconnected ! Fewer low-altitude clouds 🌥️ have amplified 2023’s record heat by letting more solar energy in ☀️ Goessling et al. @science.org Dec. 2024 👉 bit.ly/4gEk9X6 🔑 Understanding this feedback loop is key to forecast warming & earth's rhythms 🌍 🌐

New study highlights 8 critical Antarctic tipping points, including ice sheets, ocean acidification, and species redistribution. Cascading effects will reshape ecosystems and governance globally ! by @idakub.bsky.social et al. in @ambio-journal.bsky.social 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🌐🌍

Today let’s honor, H. T. Odum (1924-2002) among the most influencial ecosystem ecologist ✨ His work in systems ecology and energy flows shaped our view of Earth as a dynamic, interconnected system 🌍. He emphasized regional processes key to self-regulation ! 💚 👉 bit.ly/4g6oIJO #GaiaTheory #Earth 🌐

As if humans were not part of the natural world? Have we forgotten that we are just one species among many? 🤔 The fate of biodiversity is now so tied up with humanity that it feels more like biodiversity is among us than we are among biodiversity. 🙃

Is it appropriate to regard evolution as an environment-coupled cycle ? The tale of oxygen says yes ! From cyanobacteria sparking the great oxidation event 🌊 to land plants reshaping ecosystems 🌿, life and environment are binded in a feedback loop ✨🔄 👉 X. Dong et al. bit.ly/3D9V8EK #Gaia

The Global Ecology starter pack is now curated! ✨ and some slots are open 😊 Studying global biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, or conservation across terrestrial and marine realms ? 📚 Published in these fields? 👉 You are welcome to join ! just reply to be added. go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv 🧪🌐🌍🦤🦑

📢 Global Ecology Digest #2, Dec. 02–09, 2024 ✨For the lazy (yes we are) & friends who don't like social media (yes they can) but might benefit from Global Ecology feed, here’s a DIGEST ✍️! 🌐 🚀✨ 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... (crafted with ❤️ using @bsky.app API) Please SHARE 🌐🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

🌍 Exploring On #Gaia by T. Tyrrell This book challenges Gaia hypothesis scientific validity 🔑Stabilization isn’t the rule, but life undeniably influences Earth’s environment. Evidence for local stabilization exists—could it all be a matter of scale? A must-read for both skeptics & supporters! ✨

Philosophy, science, and history converge to offer fresh insights into the #Gaia hypothesis. 👉 Gaia as Seen from Within by T. Lenton, S. Dutreuil and B. Latour bit.ly/41nNP6E 🔑 "There is nothing simple in a feedback loop" 🧪🌍🌐 Image (c) Glynn Gorick

Today let’s honor Lynn Margulis (1938-2011), visionary scientist and co-developer of the #Gaia hypothesis with James Lovelock ✨. 🔑 Her work on microbial symbiosis reshaped our understanding of life’s interconnectedness and its role in Ecosystems self-regulation. 🌍💚 👉 bit.ly/4f5xiqS 🧪🌍🌐

💡 Tip to see all posts in the Global Ecology feed 🌐 Go to your Bluesky app settings ⚙️, set “Content Languages” to “All languages” by unticking all named languages. Otherwise, posts (even in English) from users with a different "Primary Language" won't appear. ✨ This actually applies to all feeds!

✨For the lazy (yes we are) and friends who don't like social media (yes they can) but could benefit from the news on the Global Ecology feed ... here is a ... DIGEST 🚀 of the Global Ecology feed. ! ✨ Will post every Monday from now on. Please share. globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... 🧪🌐🌍🦤🦑

🌱 How does #Gaia breathe? Water availability regulates positive ecosystem respiration’s feedback to global warming by @cyi12.bsky.social et al. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔑 This feedback is likely to be weakened by water limitation. A delicate balance for Earth’s self-regulation ! 🌐

Today let’s honor Ramon Margalef (1919-2004) who pioneering works on ecosystem organization, energy dynamics, and biodiversity. While indirect his work align conceptually with the holistic approach of #Gaia theory, emphasizing the intricate ties between life and the environment. 🧪🌍🌐

🌞 Glynn Gorick’s stunning artwork shows how energy flows across biological scales. A masterpiece of art and science! Glynn Gorick is celebrated for his fantastic drawings of ecological processes. His work bridges art & science of Earth’s complex systems 🌍💚💙 🧪🦤🦑 fishlarvae.org/galleries/a-...

The Many Lives of James Lovelock by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social : the biography of the man behind Gaia theory 🌍 Scientist, environmentalist but also a man of contradictions ... Whatever we think of him, his work has challenged how we envision the nature of nature !

Linking ant diversity to the terrestrial angiosperm revolution reveals that plant diversification acted as a buffer against ant extinction! C. Jouault et al. in @pnas.org 👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🔑 A nod to #Gaia theory: life reshapes Earth, fostering diversification across lineages. 🌱🐜 🌐

Decoupling of species richness and morphological diversity sounds always like a important step in understanding the multidimensional nature of biodiversity ! 🧪🌍🌐🦑

✨ Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to join Blue Sky as PachaGaia! Let's explore the Gaia Hypothesis. Ecosystems as self-regulating systems, hrough a scientific lens & a special focus on biodiversity & global changes. Celebrating our living planet together! 💙💚🌍 #Gaia Illustrations (c) Glynn Gorick