Global Ecology @ Flinders

Trait-space disparity in fish communities spanning 380 million years from the Late #Devonian to present www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#traits #fish #evolution #ecology 🌏🧪

Conservation Arks: Genomic Erosion and Inbreeding in an Abundant Island Population of Koalas The persistence of many threatened species depends on isolated habitat patches such as conservation parks, fenced reserves, and islands. While these ‘conservation arks’ provide refuge from many conte....

Big numbers, but a small gene pool. Are Island populations a genetic trap?
Our last paper, a collaborative effort with MELFU, @globecoflinders.bsky.social, and Koala Conservation Hub #conservation #genomics #koalas

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Island haven a 'genetic trap' without intervention Kangaroo Island in South Australia is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story. However, new […]

Island haven a ‘genetic trap’ without intervention

news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2025/09...

Even the #WorldBank acknowledges that humanity has over-exploited the planet, gone beyond its safe boundaries, and that our economic system is to blame

openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...

Good start, but they mention nothing about the fact that we are too many doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Fear of humans

Many animals avoid contact with people. In protected areas of the African savanna, mammals flee more intensely upon hearing human conversations than when they hear lions or sounds associated with hunting. This fear of humans affects how species use and move in their habitat.…

I was tired of all the pro-natalist bullshit (even from the ABC), so we wrote a paper (preprint still) about the relationship between population growth, ageing, and the #economy

No evidence ageing or declining populations compromise socio-economic performance of countries

doi.org/10.48550/arX...

Dr John Llewelyn ABC SE SA interview 25.07.2025 Dr John Llewelyn of Flinders University talks about his latest paper on the turnover of large animal species in Australia over the last 100,000 years on ABC SE South Australia Breakfast (see press rel

Dr John Llewelyn of @globecoflinders.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social talks about his latest paper on the turnover of large animal species in Australia over the last 100,000 years (ABC SE South Australia Breakfast)

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Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator

Sediments in a lagoon near Darwin hold traces of changes to monsoonal rains over 150,000 years. Here’s what it means as Earth’s polar ice melts.

Our new #paper is out!

Sahul’s large-bodied animal #communities have drastically changed since the Late #Pleistocene.

#Mammals and #herbivores were the hardest hit, leading to major shifts in the structure and function of #ecosystems over time. @beamuts.bsky.social @globecoflinders.bsky.social

(PDF) Trophic and taxonomic restructuring of Sahul's large-bodied animal community since the Late Pleistocene PDF | Communities of large-bodied animals have changed in composition since the Late Pleistocene, triggering flow-on effects for modern ecosystems.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...

New paper just out:

Trophic and taxonomic restructuring of Sahul's large-bodied animal community since the Late Pleistocene

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

New paper just out in Frontiers in #Ecology and the #Environment:

Professional #sport organisations as potential
champions of #biodiversity #conservation

doi.org/10.1002/fee....

Led by Ugo Arbieu of Uni Paris-Saclay

The Wild League www.thewildleague.org
Sport Ecology Group www.sportecology.org

A long life can be a disadvantage Deep-sea sharks include some of the longest-lived vertebrates known. The record holder is the Greenland shark, with a recently estimated maximum age of nearly 400 years. Their slow life cycle makes them vulnerable to fisheries. Humans rarely live longer than 100 years. But many other animals and plants can live for several centuries or even millennia, particularly in the ocean.

A long life can be a disadvantage

Deep-sea sharks include some of the longest-lived vertebrates known. The record holder is the Greenland shark, with a recently estimated maximum age of nearly 400 years. Their slow life cycle makes them vulnerable to fisheries. Humans rarely live longer than 100…

Well, the recording of my #TEDxSydney talk is now live!

youtu.be/y68XO_huZdY?...

Professor Corey Bradshaw's @conservbytes.bsky.social of Future Child Health #TEDxSydney talk is now live!

youtu.be/y68XO_huZdY?...

Genetics to the rescue

Procreating with a relative is taboo in most human societies for many reasons, but they all stem from avoiding one thing in particular — inbreeding increases the risk of genetic disorders that can seriously compromise a child's health, life prospects, and survival. While we…

Congratulations, @seamus-doherty.bsky.social‬ of @globecoflinders.bsky.social, you are now 'Dr Doherty'!

Ride that high all weekend long!

@flindersuniversity.bsky.social

Climate change policies fail to protect child health (preprint)

doi.org/10.21203/rs....

A Guide for Developing Demo‐Genetic Models to Simulate Genetic Rescue Genetic rescue is a conservation management strategy that reduces the negative effects of genetic drift and inbreeding in small and isolated populations. However, such populations might already be vu...

Particularly proud of this one led by @citizenstem.bsky.social @globecoflinders.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

A guide for developing demo-genetic models to simulate genetic rescue

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#GeneticRescue @fredsaltre.bsky.social

Why End Energy Star? Many of the Trump Administration’s proposed rollbacks of climate policies run counter to its own goals.

Very interesting. One of my @theconversation.com articles (theconversation.com/trumps-war-o...) got a mention in the @newyorker.com

"Why end energy star? Many of the Trump Administration's proposed rollbacks of climate policies run counter to its own goals"

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Heading to Sydney tomorrow morning for my #TEDxSydney2025 rehearsal, and then the real banana on Friday

www.tedxsydney.com/tedxsydney20...

Should be equal parts fun, terrifying, stimulating, and challenging. Come say 'hi' if you are attending

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why I used to think it was merely a post-COVID19 hiccough, but the extensive delays in receiving reviews for submitted manuscripts that I am seeing near constantly now are the symptoms of a much larger problem. That problem is, in a nutshell, how awfully journals are treating both authors and reviewers these days. I regularly hear stories from editors handling my papers, as well as accounts from colleagues, about the ridiculous number of review requests they send with no response.

Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why

I used to think it was merely a post-COVID19 hiccough, but the extensive delays in receiving reviews for submitted manuscripts that I am seeing near constantly now are the symptoms of a much larger problem. That…

The colour of survival In boreal forests, many hares adopt white winter coats before the snow arrives. In a snowless landscape, these white hares lack camouflage against predators. However, their early moult from brown into white fur can increase their survival and offers an advantage as the snow season becomes progressively shorter with climate change. Throughout the year, we wear different clothing to protect ourselves from the cold or heat and for aesthetic reasons depending on the occasion.

The colour of survival

In boreal forests, many hares adopt white winter coats before the snow arrives. In a snowless landscape, these white hares lack camouflage against predators. However, their early moult from brown into white fur can increase their survival and offers an advantage as the snow…

South Australian Museum is seeking a new (and improved!) director www.mortonphilips.com.au/candidate-se...

Typology of the ecological impacts of biological invasions Biological invasions alter ecosystems by disrupting ecological processes that can degrade biodiversity, harm human health, and cause massive economic burdens. Existing frameworks to classify the ecolo...

Our new paper just out in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social

Typology of the ecological impacts of biological invasions 🌏🧪

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

led by @laiscarneiro03.bsky.social

@franckcourchamp.bsky.social

#invasivespecies #biologicalinvasions #ecologicalimpacts

Our latest @futurechildhealth.bsky.social report in partnership with @popnmatters.bsky.social

'Fragile Futures: How underestimating the risks of
#population pressure endangers the health
and lives of current and future children'

Now available to download: populationmatters.org/fragile-futu...

YouTube video by Population Matters Fragile Futures: The Hidden Scale of Child Mortality

Future Child Health in partnership with @popnmatters.bsky.social presents

'Fragile Futures: a critical discussion on #climate and #childhealth'

presented at the United Nations 58th Commission on Population & Development #CPD58

Watch the recorded event here: youtu.be/I5GqL6Czphc?...

Reality check: coral restoration won’t save the world’s reefs A coral ‘rope’ nursery in the Maldives. Luca Saponari/University of Milan, CC BY-ND Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Clelia Mulà, The University of Western Australia, and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Coral reefs are much more than just a pretty place to visit. They are among the world’s richest ecosystems, hosting about a third of all marine species…

Reality check: coral restoration won’t save the world’s reefs

A coral ‘rope’ nursery in the Maldives. Luca Saponari/University of Milan, CC BY-ND Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Clelia Mulà, The University of Western Australia, and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Coral reefs are…

Restoration cannot be scaled up globally to save reefs from loss and degradation - Nature Ecology & Evolution An assessment of existing coral restoration projects finds that accessibility drives the choice of restoration sites more than environmental and ecological factors, and most restored reefs have been o...

Restoration cannot be scaled up globally to save reefs from loss and degradation

Our new paper just out in @natureecoevo.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Protecting existing coral reefs must be our priority - Nature Ecology & Evolution A global analysis reveals that coral restoration sites are often located in areas with high human impacts and overlook current and future levels of thermal stress, which places most restoration projec...

Protecting existing coral reefs MUST be our priority.

A message that's been voiced several times before by @profterryhughes.bsky.social and others, but one that we should not lose sight of.

My short 'News&Views' piece in @natureecoevo.bsky.social

Link: tinyurl.com/2jfskntd