Richard Walton
@informed-enviro.bsky.social
Research Scientist in freshwater ecosystems and palaeoecology. Currently based at University of Southampton studying how lakes recover from nutrient enrichment. Interested in aquatic-terrestrial linkages and rewilding. PhD, he/him, 🏳️🌈
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In our new review in WIREs WATER, we synthesize knowledge on ecosystem (dis)services, multifunctionality, and trade‐offs in urban ponds and highlight garden ponds as a specific subtype that deserves more attention
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@epcn.bsky.social
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Urban Ponds and the Emerging Role of Garden Ponds: Ecosystem Services and Disservices, Multifunctionality, and Trade‐Offs
Urban ponds and garden ponds—a specific subset of the former, usually located in private gardens—are both typical examples of ponds in the urban landscape. They deliver multiple ecosystem services bu...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
In our new review in WIREs WATER, we synthesize knowledge on ecosystem (dis)services, multifunctionality, and trade‐offs in urban ponds and highlight garden ponds as a specific subtype that deserves more attention
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doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
@epcn.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
@epcn.bsky.social
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Check out the summary of our new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social led by Patrick Cook with @nigelwillby.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Beavers provide a boost for declining pollinators, study reveals
Beaver-created wetlands increase pollinator numbers, boosting biodiversity, according to new research by the University of Stirling.
phys.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Check out the summary of our new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social led by Patrick Cook with @nigelwillby.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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In Belém, Brazil, the spotlight has turned to one of the most overlooked foundations of climate and water security: wetlands. For the Convention on Wetlands, this moment is crucial.
Read the feature article by Dr Musonda Mumba: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30Belem
Read the feature article by Dr Musonda Mumba: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30Belem
As COP30 ends, wetlands must remain central to climate talks
www.ramsar.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
In Belém, Brazil, the spotlight has turned to one of the most overlooked foundations of climate and water security: wetlands. For the Convention on Wetlands, this moment is crucial.
Read the feature article by Dr Musonda Mumba: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30Belem
Read the feature article by Dr Musonda Mumba: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30Belem
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🌊 Wetlands regulate the planet’s hydrological rhythm, storing & releasing water in ways that sustain ecosystems. To meet global climate goals, wetlands must move from the margins of discussion to the centre of action.
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌊 Wetlands regulate the planet’s hydrological rhythm, storing & releasing water in ways that sustain ecosystems. To meet global climate goals, wetlands must move from the margins of discussion to the centre of action.
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
Details: www.ramsar.org/news/cop30-e...
#WetlandsWednesday #COP30
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The great Helen Greaves representing us at the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership Community Biodiversity Fair today @theforumnorwich.bsky.social promoting ponds, #pond restoration & of course #ghostpond resurrection
October 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The great Helen Greaves representing us at the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership Community Biodiversity Fair today @theforumnorwich.bsky.social promoting ponds, #pond restoration & of course #ghostpond resurrection
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1/4: We restored the biggest Norfolk farmland #pond we have ever worked on over the last 3 days. 50 x 25 m. Huge amounts of willow was removed by our volunteers followed by much chainsaw work @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
1/4: We restored the biggest Norfolk farmland #pond we have ever worked on over the last 3 days. 50 x 25 m. Huge amounts of willow was removed by our volunteers followed by much chainsaw work @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
Just a reminder that abstract submission date for #IPAIAL2025 has been extended to May 30th! Why not submit an abstract to our special session on Resilience and recovery in #lake systems across time and space?😉. We hope to see a wide variety of #research on this topic. ialipa-2025.sciencesconf.org
IAL-IPA Joint meeting 2025 - Sciencesconf.org
ialipa-2025.sciencesconf.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just a reminder that abstract submission date for #IPAIAL2025 has been extended to May 30th! Why not submit an abstract to our special session on Resilience and recovery in #lake systems across time and space?😉. We hope to see a wide variety of #research on this topic. ialipa-2025.sciencesconf.org
A true #conservation hero! A man worried about his village eroding into Gulf of Thailand began to plant #mangroves 25 years ago. Now a great #forest & the work continues! They also remove rubbish that accumulates in the mangroves from tides & #river inwash. Over 5.2 metric tonnes removed last year!
March 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A true #conservation hero! A man worried about his village eroding into Gulf of Thailand began to plant #mangroves 25 years ago. Now a great #forest & the work continues! They also remove rubbish that accumulates in the mangroves from tides & #river inwash. Over 5.2 metric tonnes removed last year!
Attending my first ever UN Convention, which just happens to be the first ever UN Convention on Conserving River Deltas! Will be presenting some of my results from my #livingdeltas #research as part of wider discussion on what needs to be done to make #river #deltas more resilient. #UNCCRD
March 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Attending my first ever UN Convention, which just happens to be the first ever UN Convention on Conserving River Deltas! Will be presenting some of my results from my #livingdeltas #research as part of wider discussion on what needs to be done to make #river #deltas more resilient. #UNCCRD
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3-5 Sept 2025: 5th International Conference on Community Ecology is coming to Budapest, Hungary!
www.akcongress.com/comec/
www.akcongress.com/comec/
5th International Conference on Community Ecology / ComEc5
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February 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
3-5 Sept 2025: 5th International Conference on Community Ecology is coming to Budapest, Hungary!
www.akcongress.com/comec/
www.akcongress.com/comec/
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A pleasure to be involved in this paper, which turned out to be quite a tricky analysis!
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
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Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology - BMC Biology
Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explan...
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A pleasure to be involved in this paper, which turned out to be quite a tricky analysis!
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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I've posted a new video on YouTube that gives a brief overview of the new conditional_values() function in my gratia #RStats 📦
I plan to do more of these videos over the next few weeks & months. Make sure you're subscribed if you want to be notified as they get posted.
youtu.be/iKG0aHWpTAo
I plan to do more of these videos over the next few weeks & months. Make sure you're subscribed if you want to be notified as they get posted.
youtu.be/iKG0aHWpTAo
Visualizing generalized additive models in R using gratia and conditional_values()
YouTube video by Bottom of the Heap
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January 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I've posted a new video on YouTube that gives a brief overview of the new conditional_values() function in my gratia #RStats 📦
I plan to do more of these videos over the next few weeks & months. Make sure you're subscribed if you want to be notified as they get posted.
youtu.be/iKG0aHWpTAo
I plan to do more of these videos over the next few weeks & months. Make sure you're subscribed if you want to be notified as they get posted.
youtu.be/iKG0aHWpTAo
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A Review from Haase et al summarizes freshwater conservation efficacy. Freshwater conservation appears to have lower frequency of positive outcomes compared to marine and terrestrial conservation. The authors offer insights for improvement in the future! go.nature.com/4h4oKm1
January 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Review from Haase et al summarizes freshwater conservation efficacy. Freshwater conservation appears to have lower frequency of positive outcomes compared to marine and terrestrial conservation. The authors offer insights for improvement in the future! go.nature.com/4h4oKm1
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Pond Restoration vs Creation. Restoration gets you plant-filled ponds quicker due to seedbanks & helps nearby created ponds gain plants more quickly. Creating ponds is best when existing ponds are rare. Science says BOTH approaches needed
January 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pond Restoration vs Creation. Restoration gets you plant-filled ponds quicker due to seedbanks & helps nearby created ponds gain plants more quickly. Creating ponds is best when existing ponds are rare. Science says BOTH approaches needed
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New paper alert 🥳 We reviewed 60 applied palaeolimnology papers to look at their accessibility and value for conservation practitioners 📜 🧵
Huge thanks to all who helped to review extracts for the research! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social @springernature.bsky.social
Huge thanks to all who helped to review extracts for the research! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social @springernature.bsky.social
Conservation-led palaeolimnology: a review of applied palaeolimnology and lessons to improve accessibility and value to conservation practice - Journal of Paleolimnology
The integration of palaeolimnology into conservation practice is crucial for effective ecosystem management and restoration. Palaeoecological data provide a unique long-term perspective on key ecologi...
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January 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New paper alert 🥳 We reviewed 60 applied palaeolimnology papers to look at their accessibility and value for conservation practitioners 📜 🧵
Huge thanks to all who helped to review extracts for the research! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social @springernature.bsky.social
Huge thanks to all who helped to review extracts for the research! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social @springernature.bsky.social
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A very nice paper on changes in temporal beta diversity of diving beetles in urban ponds.
Connectivity is good for maintaining resilience, but urbanisation is driving species loss overall.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Connectivity is good for maintaining resilience, but urbanisation is driving species loss overall.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Temporal Alpha and Beta Diversity of Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Reveals Biotic Heterogenisation in Urban Ponds
Urbanisation has led to decreasing quantity and quality of both terrestrial and aquatic habitats, resulting in biodiversity loss in urban ecosystems. Current research has focused on spatial patter...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A very nice paper on changes in temporal beta diversity of diving beetles in urban ponds.
Connectivity is good for maintaining resilience, but urbanisation is driving species loss overall.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Connectivity is good for maintaining resilience, but urbanisation is driving species loss overall.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Lets not forget about #lakes in conservation. Of all the stillwater habitats lakes are most important for freshwater biodiversity & hence deserve more attention. New research just published: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @dralanlaw.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Lets not forget about #lakes in conservation. Of all the stillwater habitats lakes are most important for freshwater biodiversity & hence deserve more attention. New research just published: link.springer.com/article/10.1... @dralanlaw.bsky.social
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The most successful form of #pond conservation is the re-excavation of deliberately infilled #ghostponds. Here = 2 years of colonisation in a Norfolk ice age #ghost filled in for farming. An incredible pond results at fierce speed! @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 8:46 PM
The most successful form of #pond conservation is the re-excavation of deliberately infilled #ghostponds. Here = 2 years of colonisation in a Norfolk ice age #ghost filled in for farming. An incredible pond results at fierce speed! @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social
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Not many species in a #ghostpond before it is restored... I rest my case.
December 17, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Not many species in a #ghostpond before it is restored... I rest my case.
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POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...
Bringing 'ghost' and 'zombie' ponds back from the dead
YouTube video by RAZOR Science Show
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December 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM
POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...