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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 5d

Co-extinctions and co-compensatory species responses to climate change moderate ecosystem futures

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Co‐Extinctions and Co‐Compensatory Species Responses to Climate Change Moderate Ecosystem Futures

Predictions of what happens to an ecosystem following the loss of species often assume species disappear one by one, but some drivers of extinction target multiple species at a time that share certai...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 8d

Just received my fresh copy of @franckcourchamp.bsky.social's new biodiversité comic! Only in French, but other languages, including English, coming out soon.

#extinction #biodiversity #climatechange #lheritagedudodo

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Dr Alice Clement @draliceclement.bsky.social · 17d

“Trait-space disparity in fish communities spanning 380 million years from the Late Devonian to present”, published now in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, comparing trait space occupation between 3 Late #Devonian communities with modern ones

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Trait-space disparity in fish communities spanning 380 million years from the Late Devonian to present

The diversity and distribution of species' traits in an ecological community determine how it functions. While modern fish communities conserve trait …

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 19d

The genetic diversity of Indonesian cattle has been shaped by multiple introductions and adaptive introgression doi.org/10.1038/s414...

The genetic diversity of Indonesian cattle has been shaped by multiple introductions and adaptive introgression - Nature Communications

Indonesian cattle are unique due to their history of admixture involving both zebu and banteng. Here, Wang et al. identify ~3.5 million novel introgressed SNP variants and provide a genomic map of banteng introgression within and across many cattle breeds, each with unique introgression histories.

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 20d

Tonight! Dr Myall Tarran of PIRSA's Invasive Pests team will tell us why feral deer are really, really bad for Australia's ecosystems, economy, and biosecurity

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 21d

Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change - Nature Climate Change

The authors assess the growing field of climate change health impact attribution. They show literature bias towards direct heat effects and extreme weather in high-income countries, highlighting the lack of global representation in current efforts.

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 21d

‘Earth system engineers’ and the cumulative impact of organisms in deep time

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 24d

co-authors: John Llewelyn, John Long, Richard Cloutier, @draliceclement.bsky.social, @giovannistrona.bsky.social, @fredsaltre.bsky.social, @michael-s-y-lee.bsky.social, Brian Choo, Kate Trinajstic, Austin Fitzpatrick, @conservbytes.bsky.social @globecoflinders.bsky.social

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 24d

Trait-space disparity in fish communities spanning 380 million years from the Late #Devonian to present www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#traits #fish #evolution #ecology 🌏🧪

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 27d

Across 97% of forest area from eight million sampled forested locations, the density of aboveground biomass is lower near forest edges than in forest interiors. This edge effect is estimated to be responsible for 9% reduction in forest aboveground biomass.🧪🌲🌴🌳

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

A globally consistent negative effect of edge on aboveground forest biomass - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Across 97% of forest area from eight million sampled forested locations worldwide, the density of aboveground biomass is lower near forest edges than in forest interiors. Given widespread forest fragm...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 26d

Island haven a ‘genetic trap’ without intervention

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Island haven a 'genetic trap' without intervention

Kangaroo Island in South Australia is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story. However, new […]

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Future Child Health @futurechildhealth.bsky.social · 29d

Jamie Turnbull of @thekidsau.bsky.social & Future Child Health presents

'Global systematic review of how climate change degrades the wellbeing & health of #Indigenous children'

at the 2025 Public Health Association Australia Conference in Wollongong, NSW

youtu.be/irCkvNR-h6k?...

Global Systematic Review of Climate Change and Indigenous Child Health

<p>Climate change worsens global health, with Indigenous children among the most vulnerable. Despite increasing research on climate-related health impacts, Indi

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 29d

Island haven for threatened koalas is a genetic ‘trap’ without intervention

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Island haven for threatened koalas is a genetic ‘trap’ without intervention

Kangaroo Island in South Australia is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story.   However, new research from Flinder...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 14

Even the #WorldBank acknowledges that humanity has over-exploited the planet, gone beyond its safe boundaries, and that our economic system is to blame

openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/c...

Good start, but they mention nothing about the fact that we are too many doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 13

EXPERT REACTION: Are #shark attacks on the increase and what should we do?

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#sharkbite #sharkattack

EXPERT REACTION: Are shark attacks on the increase and what should we

EXPERT REACTION: Are shark attacks on the increase and what should we do? In the wake of the horrific shark attack at Sydney's northern beaches over the weekend, marine biology experts com

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 13

Conservation arks: genomic erosion and inbreeding in an abundant island population of #koalas

doi.org/10.1111/mec....

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 12

2 #jobs in the Pest Animal Team (Invasive Species Unit, PIRSA, Adelaide):

1. Biosecurity Research Support Officer iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...
2. Deer Control Coordinator iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...

#ecologyjobs #environmentjobs

Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 10

Definitely not the tastiest species of duck.

No, they are very used to people now. Can get quite close

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 10

I always like to see the new crop of wood ducks (Chenonetta jubata) out on campus

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 10

Tonight!

Duke of Brunswick Hotel, Adelaide

Human population and its effect on quality of life, equality, extinctions, and climate change

I think there might be a few spots left

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Conservation Imperatives: securing the last unprotected terrestrial sites harboring irreplaceable biodiversity

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Frontiers | Conservation Imperatives: securing the last unprotected terrestrial sites harboring irreplaceable biodiversity

Ambitious biodiversity goals to protect 30% or more of the Earth’s surface by 2030 (30x30) require strategic near-term targets. To define areas that must be ...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 8

Too funny, because it's too close to the truth

xkcd.com/2048/

Curve-Fitting

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Sep 7

For the first time, researchers have been able to successfully breed and release into the wild an endangered species of mountain frog.

These frogs are tiny, but their very existence is a huge sign of hope

For the first time, researchers have been able to successfully breed and release into the wild an endangered species of mountain frog.

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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's all in the title: Restoration cannot be scaled up globally to save reefs from loss & degradation www.nature.com/articles/s41... Comprehensive analysis of current + projected future success of reef restoration. Most important predictor of site selection is accessibility, not ecological factors

Restoration cannot be scaled up globally to save reefs from loss and degradation - Nature Ecology & Evolution

An assessment of existing coral restoration projects finds that accessibility drives the choice of restoration sites more than environmental and ecological factors, and most restored reefs have been o...

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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Sep 4

Eureka Prizes for Flinders research

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Eureka Prizes for Flinders research

Scientists and researchers had a big night out at this year’s national Eureka Prizes, with Flinders University taking out two awards. Flinders University’s two entries were […]

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