Jonny Ritson
@jpritson.bsky.social
Research fellow at The University of Manchester
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New analysis of 1960s land use maps, many created by schoolchildren and students, reveals fresh insights on the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth in England and Wales.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
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#maps #LandUse
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#maps #LandUse
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New analysis of 1960s land use maps, many created by schoolchildren and students, reveals fresh insights on the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth in England and Wales.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
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#maps #LandUse
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...
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#maps #LandUse
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Want a breath of fresh air? Join the peatland team!
3 perfect posts to make a positive difference monitoring the success of the peatland restoration programme expanding Wales-wide.
Salary £36,246 - £39,942. Closing 3/12/2025.
Go for it!
swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor...
#GreenJobs #Wales
3 perfect posts to make a positive difference monitoring the success of the peatland restoration programme expanding Wales-wide.
Salary £36,246 - £39,942. Closing 3/12/2025.
Go for it!
swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor...
#GreenJobs #Wales
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Want a breath of fresh air? Join the peatland team!
3 perfect posts to make a positive difference monitoring the success of the peatland restoration programme expanding Wales-wide.
Salary £36,246 - £39,942. Closing 3/12/2025.
Go for it!
swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor...
#GreenJobs #Wales
3 perfect posts to make a positive difference monitoring the success of the peatland restoration programme expanding Wales-wide.
Salary £36,246 - £39,942. Closing 3/12/2025.
Go for it!
swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor...
#GreenJobs #Wales
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Interested in peatlands and biogeochemistry? Like fieldwork? Then come and do a PhD at @livunigeog.bsky.social
supervised by me, @rchiverrell.bsky.social, Jenny Williamson (@ukceh.bsky.social eh.bsky.social) + Dewi Davies (@nationaltrust.org.uk ltrust.org.uk) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
supervised by me, @rchiverrell.bsky.social, Jenny Williamson (@ukceh.bsky.social eh.bsky.social) + Dewi Davies (@nationaltrust.org.uk ltrust.org.uk) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Interested in peatlands and biogeochemistry? Like fieldwork? Then come and do a PhD at @livunigeog.bsky.social
supervised by me, @rchiverrell.bsky.social, Jenny Williamson (@ukceh.bsky.social eh.bsky.social) + Dewi Davies (@nationaltrust.org.uk ltrust.org.uk) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
supervised by me, @rchiverrell.bsky.social, Jenny Williamson (@ukceh.bsky.social eh.bsky.social) + Dewi Davies (@nationaltrust.org.uk ltrust.org.uk) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk.
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk.
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
"Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands"
All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!
Wrapping up the GGR-Peat project just in time before the gas collars were subsumed into sphagnum hummocks!
October 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Wrapping up the GGR-Peat project just in time before the gas collars were subsumed into sphagnum hummocks!
Anyone need some Exetainers? I have a few boxes expiring end Dec 25!
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Anyone need some Exetainers? I have a few boxes expiring end Dec 25!
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Looking for a PhD in aquatic carbon/GHG cycling? Take a look at this fantastic opportunity. Led by @aquaticcarbon.bsky.social and with Amy Pickard, Jens-Arne Subke and me. Field + lab components, and lots of exciting science.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
October 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Looking for a PhD in aquatic carbon/GHG cycling? Take a look at this fantastic opportunity. Led by @aquaticcarbon.bsky.social and with Amy Pickard, Jens-Arne Subke and me. Field + lab components, and lots of exciting science.
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The most intriguing door sign in the University of Manchester. Sadly, the door is locked. These are private holes in the floor.
September 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The most intriguing door sign in the University of Manchester. Sadly, the door is locked. These are private holes in the floor.
Remnants of a lowland raised bog. Left is still under agricultural production, right at ~50cm higher was abandoned in the 60s. Just under 1cm lost per year.
September 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Remnants of a lowland raised bog. Left is still under agricultural production, right at ~50cm higher was abandoned in the 60s. Just under 1cm lost per year.
Without delving too much into the stats - it's safe to say our trial to speed up sphagnum colonisation of restoration pool was successful
September 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Without delving too much into the stats - it's safe to say our trial to speed up sphagnum colonisation of restoration pool was successful
It's that time of year again
September 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's that time of year again
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New #PeatPaper by Lees et al. in #HydrologicalProcesses
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New #PeatPaper by Lees et al. in #HydrologicalProcesses
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"The Sponge Analogy Problem: Moving Towards Clearer Communication of Peatland Hydrological Processes"
#peatlands #hydrology #scicomm
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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How might stitching help us get to know mosses on more intimate terms?
New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)
New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)
September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
How might stitching help us get to know mosses on more intimate terms?
New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)
New coauthored paper from the MossWorlds project on stitching sphagnum moss and doing creative, interdisciplinary work in geography labs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@uomcreativemcr.bsky.social (1/3)
In the last year I've been made co-lead of my research group, been told I will be made permanent, been told I will be made redunant, been told I will not be made redundant but not permanent, and now that I can't accept consultancy income because I'm not permanent.
Academia is well run by top minds.
Academia is well run by top minds.
September 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
In the last year I've been made co-lead of my research group, been told I will be made permanent, been told I will be made redunant, been told I will not be made redundant but not permanent, and now that I can't accept consultancy income because I'm not permanent.
Academia is well run by top minds.
Academia is well run by top minds.
Some highlights from a summer of fieldwork - lots of sphagnum (natural and planted) and the occasional sunny day on the bog
September 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some highlights from a summer of fieldwork - lots of sphagnum (natural and planted) and the occasional sunny day on the bog
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We are pleased to have a thematic session at this years @britishecologicalsociety.org annual meeting in Edinburgh December 2025 on ‘Past and Future Resilience of Global #Wetlands’ - we have some excellent speakers lined up and hopefully many wetland folks will attend the conference and present too!
August 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We are pleased to have a thematic session at this years @britishecologicalsociety.org annual meeting in Edinburgh December 2025 on ‘Past and Future Resilience of Global #Wetlands’ - we have some excellent speakers lined up and hopefully many wetland folks will attend the conference and present too!
In my ongoing tests to see which parts of my job AI can automate I asked ChatGPT to create a map for me of my plots using a satellite image basemap and a pop out showing where the site was in the UK.
Close. So close.
Close. So close.
August 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
In my ongoing tests to see which parts of my job AI can automate I asked ChatGPT to create a map for me of my plots using a satellite image basemap and a pop out showing where the site was in the UK.
Close. So close.
Close. So close.
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#TansleyReview: The effects of #drought on #Sphagnum #moss species and the implications for hydrology in #peatlands
Keane et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
Keane et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#TansleyReview: The effects of #drought on #Sphagnum #moss species and the implications for hydrology in #peatlands
Keane et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
Keane et al. 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue
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Sphagnum mosses are fascinating from physiology, ecology, and climate perspectives. I'm especially proud of this @newphyt.bsky.social paper meant to inspire new research on ecoevolution and biodiversity. Check out the incredible cover art by Blanka Aguero! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sphagnum mosses are fascinating from physiology, ecology, and climate perspectives. I'm especially proud of this @newphyt.bsky.social paper meant to inspire new research on ecoevolution and biodiversity. Check out the incredible cover art by Blanka Aguero! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Welsh duolingo really going for the sterotypes
July 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Welsh duolingo really going for the sterotypes
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Tansley Review now out @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... big team effort involving @garethclay.bsky.social @jpritson.bsky.social @em-shuttleworth.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social @adamjohnst.bsky.social (1/2)
The effects of drought on Sphagnum moss species and the implications for hydrology in peatlands
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July 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Tansley Review now out @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... big team effort involving @garethclay.bsky.social @jpritson.bsky.social @em-shuttleworth.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social @adamjohnst.bsky.social (1/2)
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A very busy but rewarding week with the highlight definitely being the Moss Worlds final exhibition. The moss house at the firs is now one of my favourite places, it has Wilson’s filmy fern growing on the walls! Great as well to see the moss protest signs and everyone’s moss stitch pieces in person
July 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A very busy but rewarding week with the highlight definitely being the Moss Worlds final exhibition. The moss house at the firs is now one of my favourite places, it has Wilson’s filmy fern growing on the walls! Great as well to see the moss protest signs and everyone’s moss stitch pieces in person
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New paper out today: Sphagnum C flux response and recovery to drought www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Recovery of Sphagnum from drought is controlled by species-specific moisture thresholds - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Recovery of Sphagnum from drought is controlled by species-specific moisture thresholds
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New paper out today: Sphagnum C flux response and recovery to drought www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New paper out today led by Ben Keane on Sphagnum recovery from drought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Recovery of Sphagnum from drought is controlled by species-specific moisture thresholds - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Recovery of Sphagnum from drought is controlled by species-specific moisture thresholds
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New paper out today led by Ben Keane on Sphagnum recovery from drought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...