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Lesley Lancaster

@lancasterlt.bsky.social

Professor of biology at U Aberdeen. Senior editor of J Animal Ecology. Into macroecology, biogeography, genomics, niche evolution, odonates, plants, global change biology. Here for the science πŸ¦‹

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Congratulations on this conceptual development, @saismit.bsky.social ! It was wonderful to meet you at ESEB- look forward to reading this in depth.

11.09.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am also very excited!!

10.09.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌍 Species on the Move 2026 #SOTM2026 will come to Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan! 🀩This is an amazing conference with themes from ecological mechanisms to social adaptation + great atmosphere + birding, hiking, and hot springs!
πŸ‘‰ www.speciesonthemove.com
✨Abstracts due November 10, 2025 – don’t miss it!

10.09.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for proposals - SMBE IDEA 2026

Call for proposals - SMBE IDEA 2026

πŸ“’ Call for proposals - SMBE IDEA 2026

@smbe-idea.bsky.social invites all SMBE members to propose initiatives for 2025/2026 to reduce inequities in our field.

Categories:

πŸ’‘ IDEA ($25k)
πŸͺ‚ Non-Parachute Science ($10k)
πŸ—£οΈ Outreach ($10k)

Deadline: Oct. 10 2025

More info: smbe.org/idea-initiatives

10.09.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

🐝 Our latest Special Feature, "Network Ecology in the Anthropocene", is now accepting proposals.
πŸ“ The Special Feature will be accepting submissions to all 7 of our British Ecological Society journals.

04.08.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guild diversity impacts demographic outcomes of novel species interactions following range shifts This study applies the theory of biotic resistance, a common concept in invasion ecology, to the world of climate driven range shifts, and finds support that biotic resistance may create a life-stage...

Guild diversity impacts demographic outcomes of novel species interactions following range shifts

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

25.07.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What an amazing culmination of knowledge on Andean pollination biology, and a great team effort, led by the incredible @cristinaruedau.bsky.social

16.07.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's time for @animalecology.bsky.social 's Sidnie Manton Award for Early Career Researchers! Send in those ideas!

30.06.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Read our editorial here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

05.07.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Special Feature with @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social is now available to read! 🌎πŸ§ͺ

This collection aims to combine the latest insights and provide an integrated road map for ecologically optimal decisions on the energy transition πŸ›°οΈ

Check it out πŸ‘‡
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/global-e...

02.07.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

@jappliedecology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social

02.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take home message πŸ“: there is no free lunch, so we need to plan wisely βš–οΈ

02.07.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Global Energy Transition: Ecological Impact, Mitigation and Restoration

Super proud of this Special Feature on the Global Energy Transition πŸŒπŸ’‘- read our editorial and exciting contributions here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/global-e...

02.07.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges - Scientific Data Scientific Data - GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges

πŸ”‰Happy to share our new publication and global data compilation #GenDivRange covering population genetic diversity of 19,173 geo-referenced populations and 1,109 species. A big thank to Katalin CsillΓ©ry, who initiated and led this project, and to all colleagues. (1/2)

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

27.06.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Major update to BioTIME 2.0, world’s largest biodiversity time-series database BioTIME 2.0 is the largest biodiversity time-series database on the planet and gives unprecedented insight into global biodiversity.

BioTIME 2.0 - the largest biodiversity time-series database - now spans 12 million records from 553,000 locations, tracking ecosystem changes since 1874! πŸ“Š

www.idiv.de/major-update...

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @jon-chase03.bsky.social

05.06.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline tomorrow!

07.06.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Biodiversity time-series database gives unprecedented insight into global change | University of St Andrews news

The #BioTIME 2.0 database offers unprecedented insight into how #biodiversity is changing through time across the globe, spanning nearly 150 years of #ecological records from 1874 – 2023 🌍

#EcologyData #Metrics #GlobalData

news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/the-...

30.05.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thermal acclimation of stem respiration implies a weaker carbon-climate feedback The efflux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from woody stems, a proxy for stem respiration, is a critical carbon flux from ecosystems to the atmosphere, which increases with temperature on short timescales. Ho...

Excited to share our new paper led by Tsinghua Uni ECR Zhang Han: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... New model based on eco-evolutionary optimality explains observed seasonal and spatial trends in stem respiration, implies stem CO2 efflux down by >25% by 2100, reducing land carbon emissions.

29.05.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Postdoc in Mechanistic Biodiversity Modelling with temporary civil servant status (β€œAkademische*r RΓ€tin*Rat) 100%, A 13, Reference number: 2025/49

Postdoc call in Mechanistic Biodiversity Modelling (up to 6 ya) at my lab @unibonn.bsky.social. We focus on modelling terrestrial plant communities, island biogeography, range dynamics, eco-evolutionary feedbacks, diversity gradients, tropical forests, vascular epiphytes. Pls rt! shorturl.at/CL1ny

29.05.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Plant Science CDT: Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Plant Science CDT: Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

Exciting opportunity for a PhD project to expand our knowledge of plant thermal tolerances- from a single tree to trends! 🌳 🌎🌑️πŸ”₯❄️

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

18.05.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Global variation in the thermal tolerances of plants | PNAS Thermal macrophysiology is an established research field that has led to well-described patterns in the global structuring of climate adaptation an...

I’m a nutshell:

help expand our global synthesis (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...)

AND

tropical fieldwork in Brazil πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

18.05.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plant Science CDT: Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Plant Science CDT: Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

Exciting opportunity for a PhD project to expand our knowledge of plant thermal tolerances- from a single tree to trends! 🌳 🌎🌑️πŸ”₯❄️

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

18.05.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

πŸ“£ πŸ₯³ πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Our department is hiring:

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark

Deadline June 1st

Thanks for sharing!

mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...

16.05.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out our symposium on time dependent evolutionary rates! (near the bottom of the list πŸ˜‚) @EvolOdonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy

01.05.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chair/Reader in Statistical Ecology – AC2503NK Chair/Reader in Statistical Ecology – AC2503NK, School of Mathematics and Statistics Salary: By negotiation* Start Date: 1 August 2025 or as soon thereafter Full time: 36.25hrs per week, <p style="tex...

We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology & Enviro Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is lovely, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️

Working link this time πŸ‘‡
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Leonel Herrera Alsina on X: "Very blessed to receive the "Outstanding Research Award: early career researcher" in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. https://t.co/jcAq3C9Qs2" / X Very blessed to receive the "Outstanding Research Award: early career researcher" in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. https://t.co/jcAq3C9Qs2

x.com/leonelhalsin...

25.04.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's still a few days to apply for this #PhD position @utu.fi to work on #biodiversity changes of #butterflies and #moths in my project - deadline is April 25 πŸ‘‡https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitoskirjatutkija-projektitutkija-biodiversiteettimuutos/81PyEX?lang=en&UTUID=20826

22.04.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA: Microbial thermal tolerance in the context of climate change at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

Fully funded QUARTILES DLA PhD opportunity supervised by @micecoevo.bsky.social and @lancasterlt.bsky.social at @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

Apply now, deadline 30th April! UK/Home applicants only

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

15.04.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

We’re recruiting for a #PhD opportunity funded by NERC Envision DTP, investigating the impact of climate change on chytrid disease dynamics in Appalachian salamanders.
Full details here: findaphd.com?pj=182328

12.02.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

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