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LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer this fund for the benefit of systematics research. The Fund has …

The 2026 LinneSys call is open!

Looking for a small grant for systematics work? Check us out! systass.org/linnesys/

All you need is to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or the @linneansociety.bsky.social

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We all love trees. But lianas are beautiful too!

Cross-sections reveal the pattern of xylem tubes, reflecting the stem space dedicated to transporting water skywards and phylogenetic variation in a liana community.

Really important for so many things. "The value of patient observation compounds over time but remains invisible to short-term metrics" has profound implications.

Why long-term science is needed in a short term world.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be? There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...

How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9

The global island species–area relationship for plants | PNAS The island species−area relationship (ISAR) is known to be near-ubiquitous, but its properties across the fullest span of island areas globally and...

The global island species–area relationship for plants | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Our latest effort to understand ISARs for plants globally!

Fishers denounce plummeting fish stocks following Amazon hydroelectric dam A hydroelectric dam impacting Brazil’s Amazonas and Rondônia states have slashed fished populations by as much as 90% in some locations, according to a new a study based on on-the-ground research in…

Brazil’s Santo Antônio dam on the Madeira River has cut fish populations by up to 90% in parts of Amazonas and Rondônia, a new community-led study finds.

Species like pirarucu and tambaqui have largely vanished. “The Madeira River stopped flowing,” one fisher said.

The Yanomami, an Indigenous group from the Amazon, is confronting surges in #malaria amid increasing illegal gold mining in their territory. Read 'Investigating the Yanomami malaria outbreak: gold mining and malaria': doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #BiologyLetters

EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.

There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.

Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent - Nature Plants Eight decades of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forest biomes driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as enduring carbon sinks.

Increasing tree mortality over time in Australian forests

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

Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for forests globally.

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Hi, this looks to be an Acer (maples, sycamores)

The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳

Payment‐based open access is biasing ecology against participation from the Global South
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The path teaches if you let it.

#SlowDown #NatureAsTeacher #FindYourRhythm

🔥 Postdoctoral Opportunity | Fire, Seeds & the Cerrado 🌱
The Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (UNESP, Brazil) is offering a postdoc position to study how fire regimes and climate warming shape seed traits and germination in Cerrado species.
👉 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hf9yd98f
#Ecology #Traits

This mid-sized tropical nation has more land than 13 European countries put together.
image: Hugo Xavier Pillco

The sheer size of the tropics is underestimated by many.

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa - Nature Projected impacts of climate change on malaria burden in Africa by 2050 highlight the urgent need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems to safeguard pr...

Climate change could lead to 123 million additional malaria cases and 532,000 deaths between 2024 and 2050. Extreme weather events are identified as the primary driver. The findings emphasize the need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems.

Our deepest relationships with nature are not intellectual, but emotional and physical. The more we interact directly with nature, the happier we will be and the more deeply we will see it.

Sensing Forests Directly: The Power of Permanent Plots t.co/i4Uuh8wgSG

#Ciencia para el #BosqueSeco Interandino 🇵🇪
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.

📷: JL Marcelo

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Forty years of tracking trees reveals changes in Amazon and Andean Forest diversity New research reveals significant recent shifts in tree diversity among the tropical forests of the Andes and Amazon, driven by global change.

environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news...

Our new paper uses the Power of Plots to reveal how tropical forests are changing: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New deadline: February 4th
Still time to apply!
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On commence déjà à percevoir les effets de + 1,0 oC. Pas besoin d’attendre d’être à +1,5 oC en moyenne (dépassé en 2024) pour agir.

Very happy to share this new article on Andes-Amazon tree diversity change. We found that over the last 4 decades, tree richness changed differently across the Andes-Amazon regions. Thanks to the many researchers across the world who made this possible!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Keep reading!

Tree diversity is changing across tropical Andean and Amazonian forests in response to global change - Nature Ecology & Evolution This study examines long-term changes in species richness across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species...

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

The results highlight the many ways that Amazon–Andes forests are changing and why large-scale ecosystem integrity is essential to maintain diversity. Northern Andean forests, if protected, could serve as a vital refuge for species displaced by climate change.

Tree diversity is changing in the Amazon and Andes.

Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.

This is figure 1, which shows the locations and types of 45 forest biodiversity experiments covering 72 sites globally.

Forest biodiversity experiments test how species diversity affects forest ecosystem functioning. A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses key findings from these experiments and puts them into context with observational studies from forests. go.nature.com/4sEQkfZ 🔒

Recovering tropical forests grow back nearly twice as fast with nitrogen, new research shows

“Our study is exciting because it suggests there are ways we can boost the capture and storage of greenhouse gases through reforestation by managing the nutrients available to trees.” - Priestley member Wenguang Tang, PhD researcher

🌳 Tropical forests can recover twice as quickly after deforestation if they have adequate soil nitrogen, according to new research led by the Uni of Leeds and Priestley members
climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/nitroge...