Ryan Bates

BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series Motivation Here, we make available a second version of the BioTIME database, which compiles records of abundance estimates for species in sample events of ecological assemblages through time. The up...

Really happy to announce that the updated version of BioTIME is out!!🚨 This is the largest #database of #biodiversity #timeseries - now with 708 studies and >56 thousand species from across the planet!🦊🐀🐦🐊🐟🐙🦋🐞🌲🍀
& over 400 co-authors sharing their data🤩🤩
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Celebrating 100,000 Modeled Taxa with the iNaturalist Open Range Map Dataset A Major Milestone for Biodiversity Mapping We passed a major milestone with today’s update to iNaturalist’s Computer Vision and Geomodel—100,000 modeled taxa! To mark this achievement, we’re excited t...

OPEN biodiversity DATA ALERT: iNaturalist has released range data for 100k+ taxa: www.inaturalist.org/posts/106918 🌍🧪

06.03.2025 17:53 — 👍 107    🔁 44    💬 4    📌 0

Watching the goslings grow up is one of my favourite parts of springtime on campus 🪿

10.04.2025 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A screenshot from The Guardian with the headline: “Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs.” The subheading warns the proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss. Below, a photo shows a wide view of the English countryside in autumn, with green fields, scattered trees in golden tones, and wooded hills in the distance - representing the kind of landscapes at risk.

The UK Government promised a planning system that works for people & nature.

But as it stands, this Bill risks fast-tracking nature’s destruction.

We’ve joined others calling for urgent change.

Nature mustn't be written out of our future. 🚨

09.04.2025 08:17 — 👍 269    🔁 71    💬 7    📌 7

University of Nottingham plans to cut more than 250 jobs Announcing the consultation, the university said it was a

It's a fun time to be in academia. Join your union folks. And remember to stand in solidarity with your non-academic colleagues, nothing could run without them.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

09.04.2025 10:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Great op-ed fr Prof Yates taking a stand on what's damaged when institutions fail to act

"Everything is political, especially the things that people tell you are not political.Those are the most political of all [..]
The intersection of science & politics is both inescapable & of vital importance."

05.03.2025 23:55 — 👍 59    🔁 29    💬 0    📌 0

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.

Six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others

https://go.nature.com/43n0J5R

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