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The wait is over: Our latest blog post has landed!
Coastal ecosystems rely on crabs but overharvesting and habitat destruction are taking a toll 🦀
Read now and share your thoughts!
#BES #CrabConservation #CoastalEcosystems #MarineLife #OceanSustainability
Coastal ecosystems rely on crabs but overharvesting and habitat destruction are taking a toll 🦀
Read now and share your thoughts!
#BES #CrabConservation #CoastalEcosystems #MarineLife #OceanSustainability
Crustacean Connections: The Roles of Crabs in Coastal Forest Ecosystems
Written by Sabrina DookieCrabs play a crucial role in numerous fisheries and have received considerable focus on conservation efforts through sustainable fishing practices and management strategies. C...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The wait is over: Our latest blog post has landed!
Coastal ecosystems rely on crabs but overharvesting and habitat destruction are taking a toll 🦀
Read now and share your thoughts!
#BES #CrabConservation #CoastalEcosystems #MarineLife #OceanSustainability
Coastal ecosystems rely on crabs but overharvesting and habitat destruction are taking a toll 🦀
Read now and share your thoughts!
#BES #CrabConservation #CoastalEcosystems #MarineLife #OceanSustainability
Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future
Exciting News! Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie on the role of trees and forests in preserving food sustainability for World Food Day 2025.
Have a read below!
#forestecology #BES #WorldFoodDay2025 #forestry #foodsustainability
Exciting News! Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie on the role of trees and forests in preserving food sustainability for World Food Day 2025.
Have a read below!
#forestecology #BES #WorldFoodDay2025 #forestry #foodsustainability
The Forest Feast: Nourishing People, Preserving the Planet
Written by Sabrina DookieAs we reflect on the theme of World Food Day 2025, "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future," it is important that we acknowledge and recognise the role of forests i...
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October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future
Exciting News! Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie on the role of trees and forests in preserving food sustainability for World Food Day 2025.
Have a read below!
#forestecology #BES #WorldFoodDay2025 #forestry #foodsustainability
Exciting News! Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie on the role of trees and forests in preserving food sustainability for World Food Day 2025.
Have a read below!
#forestecology #BES #WorldFoodDay2025 #forestry #foodsustainability
Unravel the tangled roots of mangrove ecology and perceptions!
Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie, which dives into the common misconceptions about the fascinating world of mangrove forests and how we can overcome them for effective conservation success!
Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie, which dives into the common misconceptions about the fascinating world of mangrove forests and how we can overcome them for effective conservation success!
Beyond the Dark Side of the Swamp: Challenging Negative Perceptions of Mangrove Forests
Written by Dr. Sabrina DookieHistorically and in modern society, negative perceptions of mangrove wetlands persist despite an improved understanding of their significance and the ecosystem services th...
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October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Unravel the tangled roots of mangrove ecology and perceptions!
Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie, which dives into the common misconceptions about the fascinating world of mangrove forests and how we can overcome them for effective conservation success!
Check out our latest blog by Dr. Sabrina Dookie, which dives into the common misconceptions about the fascinating world of mangrove forests and how we can overcome them for effective conservation success!
Blog alert! Irish forests urgently need to be restored, but how can forest managers ensure that management actions benefit all the ecosystem services that Irish forests provide? Owen Small introduces ForES, a new forest decision support tool that addresses this challenge: shorturl.at/vAunO
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Blog alert! Irish forests urgently need to be restored, but how can forest managers ensure that management actions benefit all the ecosystem services that Irish forests provide? Owen Small introduces ForES, a new forest decision support tool that addresses this challenge: shorturl.at/vAunO
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🌳 Want to help protect the UK’s trees?
Six paid internships in #forestprotection + #treehealth now open via Kew & Forest Research. Undergrad or postgrad? Based in London or Scotland? This could be for you!
🧪 Apply by 22 July (Kew) / 24 July (Forest Research) www.forestprotection.uk/vacancies-cf...
Six paid internships in #forestprotection + #treehealth now open via Kew & Forest Research. Undergrad or postgrad? Based in London or Scotland? This could be for you!
🧪 Apply by 22 July (Kew) / 24 July (Forest Research) www.forestprotection.uk/vacancies-cf...
July 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌳 Want to help protect the UK’s trees?
Six paid internships in #forestprotection + #treehealth now open via Kew & Forest Research. Undergrad or postgrad? Based in London or Scotland? This could be for you!
🧪 Apply by 22 July (Kew) / 24 July (Forest Research) www.forestprotection.uk/vacancies-cf...
Six paid internships in #forestprotection + #treehealth now open via Kew & Forest Research. Undergrad or postgrad? Based in London or Scotland? This could be for you!
🧪 Apply by 22 July (Kew) / 24 July (Forest Research) www.forestprotection.uk/vacancies-cf...
🌍 How can we manage forests in times of political and societal upheaval? 🍁🍃
Join our webinar tomorrow (Tues 15 July, 3–4 pm BST) to hear from 3 experts on forest stewardship in uncertain times.
Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/look...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Join our webinar tomorrow (Tues 15 July, 3–4 pm BST) to hear from 3 experts on forest stewardship in uncertain times.
Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/look...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Looking after forests during turbulent times - British Ecological Society
Join the Forest Ecology SIG for this webinar exploring challenges and solutions for monitoring and managing forests during times of societal upheaval.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🌍 How can we manage forests in times of political and societal upheaval? 🍁🍃
Join our webinar tomorrow (Tues 15 July, 3–4 pm BST) to hear from 3 experts on forest stewardship in uncertain times.
Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/look...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Join our webinar tomorrow (Tues 15 July, 3–4 pm BST) to hear from 3 experts on forest stewardship in uncertain times.
Register here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/look...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
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📢 Fully funded PhD studentship for UK students is available in my lab @rhulbiology.bsky.social as part of new EU project Trees4Adapt
🌲🌳 Fieldwork in forest diversity experiments in Finland www.sataforestdiversity.org
📆 Apply by Sept 8th, start date - Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🍁🌍🧪
🌲🌳 Fieldwork in forest diversity experiments in Finland www.sataforestdiversity.org
📆 Apply by Sept 8th, start date - Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🍁🌍🧪
June 27, 2025 at 5:54 AM
📢 Fully funded PhD studentship for UK students is available in my lab @rhulbiology.bsky.social as part of new EU project Trees4Adapt
🌲🌳 Fieldwork in forest diversity experiments in Finland www.sataforestdiversity.org
📆 Apply by Sept 8th, start date - Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🍁🌍🧪
🌲🌳 Fieldwork in forest diversity experiments in Finland www.sataforestdiversity.org
📆 Apply by Sept 8th, start date - Jan 2026
👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🍁🌍🧪
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#job at The Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, SLU: Associate Senior Lecturer in conservation ecology, to improve the understanding of impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services resulting from alternative forest management strategies.
Closing 15 September 2025
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Closing 15 September 2025
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
June 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
#job at The Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, SLU: Associate Senior Lecturer in conservation ecology, to improve the understanding of impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services resulting from alternative forest management strategies.
Closing 15 September 2025
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Closing 15 September 2025
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Thinking about contributing your time to the BES?
Here are the latest volunteering opportunities 👇
Here are the latest volunteering opportunities 👇
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Thinking about contributing your time to the BES?
Here are the latest volunteering opportunities 👇
Here are the latest volunteering opportunities 👇
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🌲 #PhD opportunity with Forest Research and
@HeriotWattUni to study the role of woodland restoration in landslide hazard reduction.
⏰ Apply by 20 June
📅 Starts in September 2025
🏔️ Research location: Rest and be thankful pass
🔗 Read more and apply: ow.ly/Il3n50W3YHl
@HeriotWattUni to study the role of woodland restoration in landslide hazard reduction.
⏰ Apply by 20 June
📅 Starts in September 2025
🏔️ Research location: Rest and be thankful pass
🔗 Read more and apply: ow.ly/Il3n50W3YHl
June 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🌲 #PhD opportunity with Forest Research and
@HeriotWattUni to study the role of woodland restoration in landslide hazard reduction.
⏰ Apply by 20 June
📅 Starts in September 2025
🏔️ Research location: Rest and be thankful pass
🔗 Read more and apply: ow.ly/Il3n50W3YHl
@HeriotWattUni to study the role of woodland restoration in landslide hazard reduction.
⏰ Apply by 20 June
📅 Starts in September 2025
🏔️ Research location: Rest and be thankful pass
🔗 Read more and apply: ow.ly/Il3n50W3YHl
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🚀 New paper led by Dr Becks Spake!
We make the case for precision ecology—using big data & predictive tools to tailor conservation actions to local contexts.
Can ecology learn from medicine & marketing to boost impact? We think so.
Read it here: rdcu.be/eoaR4
#Conservation #Ecology #BigData
We make the case for precision ecology—using big data & predictive tools to tailor conservation actions to local contexts.
Can ecology learn from medicine & marketing to boost impact? We think so.
Read it here: rdcu.be/eoaR4
#Conservation #Ecology #BigData
Precision ecology for targeted conservation action
Nature Ecology & Evolution - The fields of medicine and marketing use large data volumes and computational power to target individuals. This Perspective argues that applied ecologists should...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🚀 New paper led by Dr Becks Spake!
We make the case for precision ecology—using big data & predictive tools to tailor conservation actions to local contexts.
Can ecology learn from medicine & marketing to boost impact? We think so.
Read it here: rdcu.be/eoaR4
#Conservation #Ecology #BigData
We make the case for precision ecology—using big data & predictive tools to tailor conservation actions to local contexts.
Can ecology learn from medicine & marketing to boost impact? We think so.
Read it here: rdcu.be/eoaR4
#Conservation #Ecology #BigData
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🌳 New paper out!
We present an integrated framework to monitor how deadwood influences soil moisture & carbon cycling in forests.
🔑 Key for climate-resilient forest management.
📖 J Plant Nutr Soil Sci
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jpln...
#SoilScience #ForestEcology #CarbonCycle #ClimateChange #Deadwood
We present an integrated framework to monitor how deadwood influences soil moisture & carbon cycling in forests.
🔑 Key for climate-resilient forest management.
📖 J Plant Nutr Soil Sci
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jpln...
#SoilScience #ForestEcology #CarbonCycle #ClimateChange #Deadwood
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
🌳 New paper out!
We present an integrated framework to monitor how deadwood influences soil moisture & carbon cycling in forests.
🔑 Key for climate-resilient forest management.
📖 J Plant Nutr Soil Sci
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jpln...
#SoilScience #ForestEcology #CarbonCycle #ClimateChange #Deadwood
We present an integrated framework to monitor how deadwood influences soil moisture & carbon cycling in forests.
🔑 Key for climate-resilient forest management.
📖 J Plant Nutr Soil Sci
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jpln...
#SoilScience #ForestEcology #CarbonCycle #ClimateChange #Deadwood
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A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
June 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Barbara M Tomotani et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Barbara M Tomotani et al.
Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis
Abstract. Animals living in cities are smaller than their conspecifics from rural areas but whether such differences are caused by genetic differences or f
doi.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Barbara M Tomotani et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Barbara M Tomotani et al.
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People and Nature is seeking proposals to the Special Feature 'Forests and Care'.
Submissions will be open until 22nd June - find all further information and the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Submissions will be open until 22nd June - find all further information and the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
June 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
People and Nature is seeking proposals to the Special Feature 'Forests and Care'.
Submissions will be open until 22nd June - find all further information and the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Submissions will be open until 22nd June - find all further information and the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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🚨The new 🧪publication by Marian Schönauer, @borisrewald.bsky.social et al. demonstrates that #ERA5-Land data is equally well suited to modelling 🍁 #tree growth as weather station data. ERA5-Land opens up possibilities for modelling and overcomes issues of data accessibility. doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
June 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🚨The new 🧪publication by Marian Schönauer, @borisrewald.bsky.social et al. demonstrates that #ERA5-Land data is equally well suited to modelling 🍁 #tree growth as weather station data. ERA5-Land opens up possibilities for modelling and overcomes issues of data accessibility. doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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Pastures to forests: what changes in soil carbon? 🌱🌳
In central Italy, natural succession boosts not just biomass but long-term soil carbon too.
💡 Dive into the @CZUvPraze team’s latest insights: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🦤
#SoilCarbon#EcosystemChange #ForestryResearch @SapienzaRoma
In central Italy, natural succession boosts not just biomass but long-term soil carbon too.
💡 Dive into the @CZUvPraze team’s latest insights: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🦤
#SoilCarbon#EcosystemChange #ForestryResearch @SapienzaRoma
June 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Pastures to forests: what changes in soil carbon? 🌱🌳
In central Italy, natural succession boosts not just biomass but long-term soil carbon too.
💡 Dive into the @CZUvPraze team’s latest insights: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🦤
#SoilCarbon#EcosystemChange #ForestryResearch @SapienzaRoma
In central Italy, natural succession boosts not just biomass but long-term soil carbon too.
💡 Dive into the @CZUvPraze team’s latest insights: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🦤
#SoilCarbon#EcosystemChange #ForestryResearch @SapienzaRoma
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New in @sciencemagazine, a review on Scaling plant responses to heat (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). Increased temperature along with acute heat waves threaten the ability of terrestrial vegetation to act as a carbon sink, but predicting how plants will respond to heat is challenging.
Scaling plant responses to heat: From molecules to the biosphere
Predicting plant responses to rising temperatures, including acute heat waves and hot droughts of varying intensity and duration, is central to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises. However,...
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June 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
New in @sciencemagazine, a review on Scaling plant responses to heat (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). Increased temperature along with acute heat waves threaten the ability of terrestrial vegetation to act as a carbon sink, but predicting how plants will respond to heat is challenging.
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Good morning everyone. Today, in "One day, one paper", canopy gaps and deadwood retention significantly boost rare insect diversity in temperate forests, enhancing ecosystem functionality and supporting conservation through forest management 🌎🍁
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Good morning everyone. Today, in "One day, one paper", canopy gaps and deadwood retention significantly boost rare insect diversity in temperate forests, enhancing ecosystem functionality and supporting conservation through forest management 🌎🍁
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The #WoodlandTrust is releasing the next edition of the State of the UK's Woods & Trees. Join them for a live webinar THIS THURSDAY 12 June, 12.30-2pm (sign up here: woodlandtrust-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...).
June 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The #WoodlandTrust is releasing the next edition of the State of the UK's Woods & Trees. Join them for a live webinar THIS THURSDAY 12 June, 12.30-2pm (sign up here: woodlandtrust-org-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...).
How can we protect forests during societal shocks and crises? Join the Forest Ecology SIG and speakers Marta Maziarz, Jens Wieting and Rachel Plotkin on 15th July (15:00 – 16:00 BST) for a webinar in which we'll answer this question.
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3hnp3th2
Photo: Mykhailo Volkov
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3hnp3th2
Photo: Mykhailo Volkov
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
How can we protect forests during societal shocks and crises? Join the Forest Ecology SIG and speakers Marta Maziarz, Jens Wieting and Rachel Plotkin on 15th July (15:00 – 16:00 BST) for a webinar in which we'll answer this question.
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3hnp3th2
Photo: Mykhailo Volkov
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3hnp3th2
Photo: Mykhailo Volkov
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#Sciencejob Alert! Scientific career, experience in leading #research projects & international network? Strong expertise in #forest #ecology and/or #soil #processes and/or #tree functions? 🌳 We are looking for a new head of the forest and soil ecology research unit: apply.refline.ch/273855/1726/...
April 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#Sciencejob Alert! Scientific career, experience in leading #research projects & international network? Strong expertise in #forest #ecology and/or #soil #processes and/or #tree functions? 🌳 We are looking for a new head of the forest and soil ecology research unit: apply.refline.ch/273855/1726/...
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🔎👀 TropEco Lab is hiring, please share! 🚨
🌍🌴 Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
🪲🐝🦋 Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
🌍🌴 Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
🪲🐝🦋 Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
April 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🔎👀 TropEco Lab is hiring, please share! 🚨
🌍🌴 Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
🪲🐝🦋 Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
🌍🌴 Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
🪲🐝🦋 Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z