Joe Bennett

This is a good time to remember that Moas, Emus, and the other ratites diverged so long ago, they FLEW to different continents, and then lost the ability to fly and became giants independently. You can't just sprinkle a few variants to make one into the other.

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Please share: PhD scholarship opportunity in mathematical ecology on the value of information for improving ecological management, open to international students, with a great team @hugepossum.bsky.social, Katriona Shea, Kate Helmstedt, & me at UQ, Australia 🌍 🧮, study.uq.edu.au/study-option...

YouTube video by Nature Conservancy of Canada Meet Justin Kreller, Weston Family Conservation Science Fellow

Justin shares how his love for the outdoors and a problem-solving mindset brought him to grad school @carleton.ca.

As a masters student working with @joebennett.bsky.social, Emma Hudgins, and NCC staff, Justin's research on invasive plants informs conservation decisions.

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Our guidelines on how to give linguistically friendly presentations in English for #ICCB2025 are now on @figshare.com - please use and disseminate it widely!
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#languagebarriers

Please share: Multiple Master's and #PhD positions opening in my lab at the University of Manitoba! Come do applied, quantitative #conservation #research with me! See attachment for details.

Gardeners call for more help, less bureaucracy in battle against invasive plants | CBC News Invasives are plaguing community gardens in Ottawa, and it's representative of a citywide problem, according to Coun. Marty Carr. She believes mobilizing volunteers is the answer.

City of Ottawa and gardeners are working together to help control invasive species: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Please share. 2 tenure-track T&R math/stat jobs at the University of Queensland, Australia. Amazing weather, gorgeous campus & lifestyle. 17% employer retirement contribution, lots of leave. Strong global reputation. Supports diversity @stevenstrogatz.com uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare...

‘Elbows up’ in Canada means sustainable resource development Accelerated resource development in Canada should not burden future generations with environmental destruction.

Some thoughts on the push to fast track development in Canada at the cost of the environment. theconversation.com/elbows-up-in... @pagse-pfst.bsky.social @e4dca.bsky.social @cdnsciencepub.com @carleton.ca @scas-scsa.bsky.social @csee-scee.bsky.social @rcgssgrc.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org

CIEE/ICEE | Joe Bennett Please see ad below, and please repost. Thank you! The Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution - Institut canadien d’écologie et d'évolution (CIEE-ICEE) seeks a new Director and Host Univers...

Please repost! The Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution is looking for a new Director and host university: www.linkedin.com/posts/joe-be...

Expert authors of the assessment working on identifying the key messages of the Summary for Policy Makers.

Come join our team! We're hiring a Research Assistant for the Technical Support Unit of the @ipbes.net assessment on Monitoring #Biodiversity and NCPs.

Job details & application process👇
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...

Please apply through the website in the link above.

A level Biology - YouTube A set of videos explaining concepts relevant to the A level syllabus. Enjoy!

Here are 27 videos for those learning ecology at school. Teachers (or pupils) am pleased to hear of suggested additions from my channel, videos to remove or gaps I could usefully fill. Good luck!
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Just in time for the long weekend: Ontario announces intent to repeal Endangered Species Act and replace it with new Species Conservation Act: ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0...

Ugh. I haven't looked yet but can't be good.

Trump team cites wolf ‘de-extinction’ as it seeks to cut endangered species list The interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections.

Bad media science takes can kill off whole species.

Gene edited puppies are NOT actually dire wolves, any more than an especially hair mouse is a mammoth.

Endangered Species Act is NOT rendered moot by this publicity stunt

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Just out:
A geometric approach to beta diversity

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Led by the brilliant
@clsong.bsky.social & Muyang Lu.

We @envevidencecanada.bsky.social are seeking #GreyLiterature for an ongoing DFO evidence synthesis on the effects of #sealice from salmon farms on wild #PacificSalmon. Please get in touch if you have any literature or data related to the topic! Deadline is March 31, 2025 #netpens #aquaculture

Nous recherchons de la #Littératuregrise pour une synthèse de données probantes en cours de DFO sur les effets de la #pouxdemer des élevages de saumon sur le #saumon sauvage du Pacifique. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter avant le 31 Mars 2025 si vous avez de la documentation!

Anyone else getting followed by a bunch of progressive bots? Someone or rather something has obviously figured out my politics. Typical format is some vague feel-good aphorism, then the odd picture to suggest realism, then lots of reposts of progressive content.

Just got one today in fact

Prioritizing conservation action using participatory science data could result in better biodiversity outcomes than paying for targeted professional monitoring - allowing managers to redistribute limited conservation resources from monitoring to action 🌏 🧪

🔗 https://buff.ly/40nEw5C

Endangered species lack research on the outcomes of conservation action Summary of the available peer-reviewed literature for 209 terrestrial species at risk listed as Endangered in Canada. The number of species in each category is noted in the rectangle to the right of ...

New work by @adbinley.bsky.social and others: 61% of endangered species in Canada lack research on what conservation actions work. We need more action-based research. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Quantifying the value of participatory science data for conservation decision‐making Prioritizing conservation action based on high-quality, freely available participatory science data could theoretically result in better biodiversity outcomes than paying for targeted professional mo...

Citizen science (aka community science or participatory science) can help conservation agencies save money that can then be used directly for conservation. @adbinley.bsky.social shows this in her latest paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How ignoring detection probability hurts biodiversity conservation Conservation priorities and legal protections are often based on confirmed species occurrences. However, imperfect detection is likely the norm in biological surveys, resulting in negative consequenc...

A bunch of us looked at detectability in conservation, and the profound effect that imperfect detection is having on decisions. We outlined several ways of dealing with this problem. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Spread management priorities to limit emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) impacts on United States street trees The invasive emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) causes damage to street trees which is estimated to reach US$ 900 million over the next 30 years. Here, we reveal an optimal management strategy t...

Emma Hudgins, along with @matthholden.bsky.social and others showed how better management for emerald ash borer could protect more trees and save $600 million. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Making the most of existing data in conservation research Much attention in recent years has been focused on making biodiversity data open and accessible to researchers. Yet ensuring the availability of these…

@adbinley.bsky.social led a paper on making the most of existing data in conservation research. This is one of a few that she's done on the topic. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I'm very proud of what my labmates accomplished in 2024. Here are a few highlights: 1/4

2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Fourwaves - 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution

Proposez un symposium ou atelier pour la rencontre 2025 de la Société Canadienne de l'Écologie et de l'Évolution à Sherbrooke en juillet! Date limite le 31 janvier event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/...

Wood-poppy, a species at risk in Canada. Photo credit: J.L. McCune.

[1/4] What is the status of plant conservation in Canada? 🌿

In this study led by JL McCune, we surveyed 243 practitioners in plant conservation, ecology or evolution to answer the question.

We came up with seven recommendations.

➡️ www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0216

📷 : JL McCune