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Important article by Tara McAllister and her co-authors. We at Stanford University is encouraged by this paper as we launch a new faculty search in the field of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (applications by Sept 30, 2025):

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Very cool paper led by @ruthedunn.bsky.social showing that birds choose particular wind conditions that seem to aid in foraging success! Plus, they put cameras on the birds' legs to film them catching flying fish - awesome!

Photos of a reef manta ray, red-footed booby, and a hawsbill turtles with biologging devices attached to them. The journal logo is also featured, alongside the article title and author list. Some text reads: "Tracking data reveal that very large marine protected areas offer protection for mobile marine megafauna including benthic foragers (turtles), pelagic planktivores (manta ray), and oceanic predators (seabirds)".

New research led by @alicetrevail.bsky.social combines tracking data to show the value of large marine protected areas in encompassing diverse megafauna movements 🐢

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

@jappliedecology.bsky.social @iomarinescience.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social

Turns out it's very unlikely Nemo and Marlin lived in the same anemone.. Just out in Behavioral Ecology! with Pete Buston, Steve Bogdanowicz, Tina Barbasch
@behavecol.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @bostonu.bsky.social

Behavior across time and space – how large scale “trait-based” approaches can shape behavioral ecology Behavioural ecology is a young and vibrant field of research that is based on a very strong theoretical framework. Here we discuss the largely untapped opp

Cool to see this paper advocating a macrobehavioural approach from the perspective of behavioural ecology academic.oup.com/beheco/artic... Lots of people now converging on the same thoughts from slightly different angles - adds weight to the fact we need to DO THIS! Go macrobehaviour 💪🏻✊🏻

Great Barrier Grief: scientists face mental health battle Tim Lamont was surveying the coral reefs off Lizard Island in Far North Queensland as part of his PhD in coral reef ecology when he first felt his mood start

Important article on dealing with grief & anxiety in environmental science, with lots of input from Tim Lamont @lec-reefs.bsky.social cosmosmagazine.com/people/socia... includes tips on coping with climate distress

The Biggest Signs That AI Wrote a Paper, According to a Professor How do you spot a ChatGPT written paper?

Some helpful hints on how to identify AI wrote a student answer. I particularly like "ask them to produce an em-dash on the computer" 😂 gizmodo.com/the-biggest-...

Follow up from our #rewilding preprint: we're holding a Knowledge Exchange event @icms-edinburgh.bsky.social 20-23/10/25.
We're inviting academic and non-academic #mathematics and #ecology researchers/practitioners, to tackle current rewilding issues.
🧪🌍 🧮
Sign up here!
icms.ac.uk/activities/e...

Thrilled to be part of this new paper led by Mayukh Dey & Nature Conservation Foundation, summarizing 25 yrs of 🪸 reef resilience monitoring in Lakshadweep 🏝️ 🇮🇳

We find distinct recovery archetypes shaped by atoll location & coral assemblages

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Biogeography and evolution of reef fishes on tropical Mid-Atlantic Ridge islands | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences With their simplified and isolated communities, oceanic islands are considered ‘natural laboratories’ for biogeographic and evolutionary studies. Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), St Paul’s Rocks, A...

Cool new paper showing strong links between fish populations along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge + big differences in traits btwn island endemics vs widespread species
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Cord et al. Seamount/hotspot stepping stones sensu royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....?

also liking the variable fees for virtual attendance dependent on whether you are based in a high, mid or low income country

I like this discounted "parent rate" idea from @britishecologicalsociety.org ! 👏 I'd have also appreciated a "very pregnant" rate for recognising sessions missed due to naps but perhaps that's a step too far 😂

Please repost. For those who might have missed it, our School has three ongoing positions advertised. The work environment here at Monash is top notch: supportive, collegiate and inclusive. And Melbourne is an awesome city to live in. Deadline fast approaching. Get cracking on those applications!

@sheardcat.bsky.social macrobehaviour??

Delighted to see this work out in PNAS. The idea that got me into butterflies, started on it in 2011 but took the intellectual energy of @benitoexplains.bsky.social, and the support of a great team, to develop it and put it all together.

Thanks to #NERC @ukri.org for funding 🙏🏻

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Phew! It's been a fraught final week but i have just hit the big SUBMIT button. This seems like an apt GIF for research funding proposals these days ;)

I will soon open up calls for a PhD student (free choice of topic as long as it fits to our group) and a scientific programmer / ecological data scientist. If you know what we are doing and would like to join our team, feel free to get in touch.

Does anyone have a lead on where to buy Raspberry Pi camera modules AND underwater housings suitable for at least 10 m depth? #Marine #Ecology #SCUBA🐠

Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork: Considering safety, cis/heteronormativity and structural barriers We recommend that mentors and institutions take action on the safety, financial, medical and administrative support needed by field researchers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or other m...

Just became aware of this paper - lots of great ideas for how to make sure field trips support LGBTQ+ ecologists besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

An hour away from @besmacro.bsky.social #BESMacro2025 😃

Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science

Ten simple rules for faculty members building just and equitable environments in academic science journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

And yes…. I do have a very messy house 😏

3-year #Postdoc opportunity at the University of York!
I am #hiring a Postdoc to join my URF project on exploring how #biodiversity change is unfolding in the #Anthropocene.

Deadline: 10th August 2025.

All details and the link to apply: shorturl.at/qOQst

@anthropocenebio.bsky.social #ecology

Passed my 2nd ju-jitsu grading today 😃 (not actually hip-throwing my 4yr old 😂)! I wish you could get research funding in a similar way - 3hrs of high intensity “sciencing” and you get a round of funding (and a belt and certificate of course 😉)

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i don't know! Top 3 maybe, if you have lots?

Calling #FrogNerds! My niece has to give a short public talk and has chosen to talk about frogs. Any fun facts she could share?

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs.

More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Academia normalizes poverty as a “rite of passage.” It’s not character-building—it’s exclusionary. We need to reject this culture, fund our people, and prioritize equity at every career stage. #AcademicEquity #STEMReform

Full draft of research proposal done, only about 1/5 longer than it should be 😏 Feeling very "Friday" now 🌤️🌻🍸