Marc Cadotte
@urban-sci.bsky.social
U of Toronto Professor studying environmental change, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning and services especially in urban systems. https://cubes-labs.com/. Editor of @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social
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Marc Cadotte
@urban-sci.bsky.social
· Mar 7
GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants
By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....
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The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social
Of the 8000 plant species introduced to cities around the world, about 300 are in cities on every continent and about 90 are basically in every city. Urbanization has selected for a common set of species that are the fingerprint of our activity: The urban florome.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Of the 8000 plant species introduced to cities around the world, about 300 are in cities on every continent and about 90 are basically in every city. Urbanization has selected for a common set of species that are the fingerprint of our activity: The urban florome.
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A great opportunity for a postdoc interested in working on synthesizing exotic tree benefits and risks into an integrated framework to address conflict-generating alien taxa. In beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Apply by November 28 at:
https://bit.ly/4p9K8dn
A great opportunity for a postdoc interested in working on synthesizing exotic tree benefits and risks into an integrated framework to address conflict-generating alien taxa. In beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Apply by November 28 at:
https://bit.ly/4p9K8dn
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
please share with your networks.
A great opportunity for a postdoc interested in working on synthesizing exotic tree benefits and risks into an integrated framework to address conflict-generating alien taxa. In beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Apply by November 28 at:
https://bit.ly/4p9K8dn
A great opportunity for a postdoc interested in working on synthesizing exotic tree benefits and risks into an integrated framework to address conflict-generating alien taxa. In beautiful Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Apply by November 28 at:
https://bit.ly/4p9K8dn
Does good policy depend on happiness? Happier places vote for governments that prioritize evidence & science. We need to make people happier. This means investing in education, infrastructure, health care, & a high quality of life. People then feel better about society.
Are evidence-based policies and pro-science governmental agendas dependent on happiness?
Blogging all things ecology and evolution
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September 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Does good policy depend on happiness? Happier places vote for governments that prioritize evidence & science. We need to make people happier. This means investing in education, infrastructure, health care, & a high quality of life. People then feel better about society.
I know it is nearing the end of the field season when we can no longer walk through our sample processing lab. These are bags full of plant material awaiting our drying ovens which are running 24/7
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I know it is nearing the end of the field season when we can no longer walk through our sample processing lab. These are bags full of plant material awaiting our drying ovens which are running 24/7
A great 4-day EMAPI conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. Lots of great research on understanding and managing plant invasions from around the world. confer.eventsair.com...
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A great 4-day EMAPI conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. Lots of great research on understanding and managing plant invasions from around the world. confer.eventsair.com...
The fabulous postdoc Toby Tsang published a paper on where exotic ants are restricted indoors and where climate might release new invaders into outdoor environments. And it got a lot of press!
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For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ
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For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ
September 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The fabulous postdoc Toby Tsang published a paper on where exotic ants are restricted indoors and where climate might release new invaders into outdoor environments. And it got a lot of press!
onlinelibrary.wiley....
For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ
onlinelibrary.wiley....
For some press: http://bit.ly/3V5EuvJ
I went back to my hometown of Hearst, ON. While cycling gravel logging roads, after I saw 3 wolves & a bear, I realized there was no major settlement/infrastructure for 800 km ahead of me. There are so few places left on Earth where #nature is larger than humans, we need to ensure they persist.
August 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I went back to my hometown of Hearst, ON. While cycling gravel logging roads, after I saw 3 wolves & a bear, I realized there was no major settlement/infrastructure for 800 km ahead of me. There are so few places left on Earth where #nature is larger than humans, we need to ensure they persist.
Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.
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Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles
Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.
zurl.co
August 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.
zurl.co/M0kdW
zurl.co/M0kdW
Public health success or ecological problem? CBC interview about declining shore bird numbers on Toronto beaches.
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August 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Public health success or ecological problem? CBC interview about declining shore bird numbers on Toronto beaches.
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Nice summary of Toby Tsang's paper on incipient ant invasions. Many species are restricted to indoors in introduced regions, esp. climatically different ones. With climate change we predict many species will move outdoors, including problematic invaders.
www.utoronto.ca/news/invasiv...
www.utoronto.ca/news/invasiv...
Invasive ants set to spread in Canada as global temperatures rise: Study
Invasive ants currently found only indoors in cooler regions such as Canada could soon begin to spread outdoors as global temperatures rise, according to a new study from the University of Toronto. T...
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August 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Nice summary of Toby Tsang's paper on incipient ant invasions. Many species are restricted to indoors in introduced regions, esp. climatically different ones. With climate change we predict many species will move outdoors, including problematic invaders.
www.utoronto.ca/news/invasiv...
www.utoronto.ca/news/invasiv...
Notes ready for radio interview about wild parsnip invasions
July 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Notes ready for radio interview about wild parsnip invasions
Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles
Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This is why, despite having 'super elite' status, I am increasingly booking with other airlines. @aircanada.bsky.social just silly.
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is why, despite having 'super elite' status, I am increasingly booking with other airlines. @aircanada.bsky.social just silly.
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📸 #Ecologists & #environmental #scientists gathered at the ANDINA workshop in the Conguillío National Park (Chile) last year to discuss the roles, obligations & accountability of professionals in this field amidst the #environmental crises.
🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
May 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📸 #Ecologists & #environmental #scientists gathered at the ANDINA workshop in the Conguillío National Park (Chile) last year to discuss the roles, obligations & accountability of professionals in this field amidst the #environmental crises.
🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
🔓 Workshop Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
Well, this is an interesting Deepseek feature. Watch until the end when it self deletes. Yes, Let's talk about something else...
May 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Well, this is an interesting Deepseek feature. Watch until the end when it self deletes. Yes, Let's talk about something else...
An important part of a broader conversation about how we support scientists trying to wrestle with their roles. "Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society" riojournal.com/articles.php...
Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society
The sixth mass extinction and the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises demand urgent action from ecologists and environmental scientists (EESs). Despite their critical role in addressing these chal...
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May 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
An important part of a broader conversation about how we support scientists trying to wrestle with their roles. "Ecology for a social revolution: Re-defining the role of ecological and environmental science professionals and their responsibilities towards society" riojournal.com/articles.php...
I've been collaborating with a group in Yunnan on plant diversity and ecosystem properties across elevation gradients for many years. We've just published an expansive review on plant biodiversity and conservation across the Himalayas.
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Multifaceted plant diversity patterns across the Himalaya: Status and outlook
Mountains serve as exceptional natural laboratories for studying biodiversity due to their heterogeneous landforms and climatic zones. The Himalaya, a…
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April 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I've been collaborating with a group in Yunnan on plant diversity and ecosystem properties across elevation gradients for many years. We've just published an expansive review on plant biodiversity and conservation across the Himalayas.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Beautiful Victoria, BC. A quick two-day trip to present to pension funds about investing in way that considers biodiversity
April 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Beautiful Victoria, BC. A quick two-day trip to present to pension funds about investing in way that considers biodiversity
So sad to see this. John Measey was a great herpetologist and a fun person to be around.
April 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
So sad to see this. John Measey was a great herpetologist and a fun person to be around.
The majestic beauty of #KrugerNationalPark
April 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The majestic beauty of #KrugerNationalPark
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We are so excited to continue our work on urban biodiversity with an awesome team and the support from ESIIL @cu-esiil.bsky.social. @urban-sci.bsky.social esiil.org/working-groups
Working Groups | ESIIL
What are working groups?Working groups are self-organized research teams focused on well-defined scientific questions that advance environmental data science. A single working group may have up to 15 ...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We are so excited to continue our work on urban biodiversity with an awesome team and the support from ESIIL @cu-esiil.bsky.social. @urban-sci.bsky.social esiil.org/working-groups
Invasive species are a greater and more globally ubiquitous ongoing threat to UNESCO world heritage sites, compared to pollution, deforestation and climate change.
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Gauging the threat of invasive species to UNESCO world heritage sites relative to other anthropogenic threats
Biological Invasions - There are 230 UNESCO World Heritage Sites that were designated based on their important natural features. These represent some of the most iconic and important natural places...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Invasive species are a greater and more globally ubiquitous ongoing threat to UNESCO world heritage sites, compared to pollution, deforestation and climate change.
link.springer.com/ar...
link.springer.com/ar...
Two studies in the same issue of Science examine macroecological biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships, showing that they fit broader scale sampling processes. Interesting, but with most things in ecology, the deviations are intriguing.
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
March 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Two studies in the same issue of Science examine macroecological biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships, showing that they fit broader scale sampling processes. Interesting, but with most things in ecology, the deviations are intriguing.
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
https://bit.ly/4iGN0eQ
https://bit.ly/4iWWUsv
Reposted by Marc Cadotte
Why aren't more researchers publishing in society journals?
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
March 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Why aren't more researchers publishing in society journals?
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
Two potential reasons:
1) They're often unfamiliar to early-career researchers,
and/or 2) they need better promotion, a task for all of us.
Reposted by Marc Cadotte
The @besmacro.bsky.social group is one of the most active, dynamic and necessary networks in the @britishecologicalsociety.org. They're recruiting a new committee chair: could it be you?
Macroecology Group Committee Chair - British Ecological Society
Applications are open for the next Chair of the Macroecology Group
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
March 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The @besmacro.bsky.social group is one of the most active, dynamic and necessary networks in the @britishecologicalsociety.org. They're recruiting a new committee chair: could it be you?