Emma-Liina Marjakangas

New paper out about elevational shifts in European birds lead by @josephinecouet.bsky.social: "Solar Radiation Affects Bird Distributions but Not Elevational Shifts in European Mountains"

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@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social @ebcc.info

The deadline for submitting symposium, workshop etc. proposals has been extended until November 15th, submit your proposal and join the meeting next summer!

Aleksi Lehikoinen ja Leif Schulman: Suomessa syytä herätä luontokadon kiistämiseen Luontokato on vakava uhka ihmiskunnalle, kirjoittavat yli-intendentti Aleksi Lehikoinen ja pääjohtaja Leif Schulman.

Kirjoitimme @leifschulman.bsky.social kanssa luontokadon kiistämisestä eli #luontokatodeniamismi sta, joka on yleistynyt myös Suomessa.
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Ketju 👇
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@syke.fi @helsinki.fi @luontopaneeli.fi @ilmastopaneeli.fi @ym.fi @luke.fi @nathist.bsky.social @suomenkuvalehti.fi

Conservation Community!

There's still 5 days to apply for a seat (3-year term) to join the @scbeurope.bsky.social Board!

Join us, support, and shape the work of SCB Europe for the next years!

To apply, send an email to europe@conbio.org with all of the following information ⬇️

Join the SCB Europe Fall Webinar 2025!

Thought-provoking sessions coming up this October & November:

20/22/29 Oct: DEIJ in conservation
23 Oct: Rethinking conservation narratives
7 Nov: Rights for organisms!
12 Nov: Habitat restoration & ecopsychology

Register here: bit.ly/4nYatdM

Registration for the Fall Webinar is now open!

I especially recommend joining the sessions organized by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice committee where we have six interesting talks about how to make conservation more inclusive!

The SCB Europe Fall Webinar is back this year! In October and November, we will have six interesting sessions covering many perspectives of conservation. Stay tuned for the full programme and registration information!

Picture by Laura Bosco

This is a chance for scientists and practitioners to influence conservation in Europe: nominate yourself for the society Board by October 15th!

I especially encourage early-career people and people from underrepresented backgrounds to join, a diverse Board will have the best ideas!

"What is it that you study?", you may ask. Here's a video explaining my current project on the potential flexibility of animals and plants to find matching partners when the environment changes.

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#MSCA2025DK #MSCA

ECCB2026 in Leiden is approaching, submit your proposal for symposium or workshop now!

Miksi #mustarastas on yksi #ilmastonmuutos hyötyjistä? Lämpeneminen pidentää pesimäkautta. Ensimmäiset munat munitaan maaliskuussa. Kuvan poikaset (Helsinki tänään) jo kolmas pesintäkierros. Harva laji pystyy tähän.
#linnustonseuranta #pesäkortti @nathist.bsky.social @helsinki.fi @luontopaneeli.fi

Seed dispersal disruption limits tropical forest regrowth | PNAS Identifying linkages between biodiversity loss and climate change is required for understanding the scope of these interconnected challenges and de...

Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined.

We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.

Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵

HS tutki | Selvitimme, miksi pienellä pohjalaiskentällä ammutaan uhanalaisia lintuja enemmän kuin Helsinki-Vantaalla Lintuja ammutaan kentillä lentoturvallisuuden vuoksi, mutta Kauhavan luvut ovat poikkeuksellisen suuria.

@hs.fi selvitti miten paljon lintuja ammutaan lentoturvallisuuden nimissä suomalaisilla lentokentillä. Pienellä Kauhavan lentokentällä ammuttiin runsaasti lintuja, mm. uhanalaisia selkälokkeja, vaikka kentällä ei ole matkustajaliikennettä.
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Abstract submission for the international biogeography society meeting in Aarhus (January 2026) is now open. I hope to see a lot of people there! 🌐🧪
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I've participated in three European Congresses of Conservation Biology so far and they've all been very inspiring conferences. Looking forward to joining the next ECCB in the Netherlands!

🌍 Global change reshuffles species communities—but who could interact with whom?
🔄 We explore how species interactions rewire under new conditions.
🌱 Our new metrics help predict how ecological networks adapt to change.
📖 Learn more: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Kudos to @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social

Thank you to coauthors Bo Dalsgaard and @anordonez1.bsky.social!

Global change reshuffles species communities: who could interact with whom? We introduce new ways to measure the capacity of species & communities to rewire interactions, which can be used to predict how ecological networks might adapt to changing conditions.

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Drivers and impacts of global seed disperser decline Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of...

Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling.

Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵

Thanks to @idiv for funding and hosting our first working group meeting on range edge dynamics (sRED) @kemarshall.bsky.social @joeybernhardt.bsky.social @juancarvq.bsky.social @shaharchaikin.bsky.social @usuitakuji.bsky.social @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social @colingarroway.bsky.social

*** Academic BFD alert ***

We just published a new global bird phylogeny. It synthesizes the work of thousands of researchers before us, and it will grow and improve over time. @snacktavish.bsky.social @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local “Eat local” is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it's come from?

Read Hannah’s article “You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local”: ourworldindata.org/food-choice-...

🚴‍♀️🌿 @elenapearce.bsky.social, affiliated researcher at #ECONOVO, is cycling from London to Singapore and sharing postcards from wild places along the way!

First stop: France's last wild river, the Loire 🌊✨ A beautiful reminder that wildness and people can thrive side by side. #ECONOVO

2-yr postdoc on Forecasting Biosphere-Scale Effects of Ecological Novelty Using Species Distribution and Vegetation Models - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Biology - Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Aarhus University

🚨Postdoc opportunity @econovoau.bsky.social 🌍
Help forecast how rising ecological novelty reshapes #biodiversity & #vegetation 🌿 Work at the interface of species distribution models & dynamic global vegetation models 🌐🍃♨️- based in Aarhus, Denmark shorturl.at/t45JT #ecology #ecologyjob #macroecology

Elevating local perspectives for equity in ecological research High-profile studies conducted in Global South (GS) countries with few, or no GS authors are published frequently, underrepresenting GS researchers in local high-impact publications. Here, we reiterate the importance of conducting equitable research, valuing GS researchers as equal contributors, and propose pathways to decolonize science.

Online now: Elevating local perspectives for equity in ecological research

A screen capture of the science article on the CBC homepage today, which features a picture of me and a title reading “prominent climate scientist argues it’s time to ditch the myth of neutrality in science.”

Was not expecting to open the main CBC page this morning and see this!

In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.

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@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social

For example, warm-adapted Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is more abundant near forest edges than in deep forest and may contribute to the community level changes edges of protected areas.

➡️ preserving cold-adapted bird communities requires focus on the edge effect of protected areas

Warm-adapted Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is more abundant near forest edges than in deep forest and may contribute to the community level changes edges of protected areas.

❗ New paper ❗

🐤 Bird communities change differently depending on distance to protected area and habitat type, indicating edge effects in climate change responses. This work was part of Leena Hintsanen's PhD thesis 👏

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📸 @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social

Widespread ecological novelty across the terrestrial biosphere - Nature Ecology & Evolution Even outside urban and agricultural areas, ecosystems are vastly transformed as a result of human activities. Here the authors map patterns in climate change, defaunation and floristic disruption to q...

1/6 Paper Alert📢📢📢
New publication from #ECONOVO on the widespread ecological novelty across the terrestrial biosphere🌱

Read the article here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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This is a great opportunity for early career conservationists, don't be too shy to apply!

Please share the call to any relevant people in your networks 💚