Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5

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Our Senior Researcher Fredrik Christiansen completed the third photogrammetry field season on bowhead whales in Disko Bay, Greenland. Together with MSc student Oliver Nowak and local hunters, he measured over 500 whales during March to June to investigate their prey consumption and condition.

Our Senior Researcher Fredrik Christiansen recently completed the third photogrammetry field season on bowhead whales in Disko Bay, Greenland. See Thread.

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@FChristiansen.bsky.social

#marinemammology #ecology #cetaceanresearch
#Arctic #MarineEcology #Research
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🔊 Breaking news on foraging plasticity: Bryde's whales can decide to interrupt ongoing feeding for different reasons🐋🐟👀... Find out more on one of my PhD chapters we just published on Ethology Ecology & Evolution. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Joint presentation by Jacob Nabe-Nielsen from Aarhus University (left) and Jonas Nyfeldt-Nüchel from NIRAS (right).

The sensitivity mapping of Danish waters included marine mammals, birds, bats, and benthic species. Results are published in a series of reports available from the Danish Energy Authority home page or from https://dce.au.dk/en

Where should we build offshore wind farms for minimimal impacts on marine species? Discussed by Jacob Nabe-Nielsen from @au.dk on #Naturmødet in Hirtshals. He presented results from the Screening project that will facilitate a sustainable green transition in Denmark #dkgreen #Marineecology 🧪 🌐 🐋

@caragallagher.bsky.social is a part of the DEPONs modeling team at AU Ecoscience marine mammal research. Optimising models and how to use them to protect wildlife from under water noise disturbances.

Developing and testing the models demands a wealth of diverse data and a very dedicated team!

From tagging projects to stranding records, we gather critical information on animal movement, energetics, and population structure to inform and refine these models 🐬
#marinemammalresearch @au.dk

Our researchers use a variety of models, including DEPONS (depons.eu), which simulates the effects of noise disturbance on harbor porpoises.

By simulating how noise impacts their movement and foraging success, DEPONS can assess the impacts of offshore wind farm construction and ship traffic. 🛥️🐬

New paper: The composition of Arctic plant communities appears to be more related to fine-scale environmental variation than to large-scale variation in summer temperatures, and microhabitat buffering may thus delay the effects of #ClimateChange at least in W Greenland doi.org/10.1002/ecog... 🌱🧪🌐

My first fieldwork activity in my new position at AU’s marine mammal research section! 🐻‍❄️🐬🦭@marinemammalsau.bsky.social

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Those of us currently on BlueSky:

Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-b...

In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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New paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social on seabird wind use and foraging decisions!

doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

We estimated wind selectivity in Manx shearwaters and explored how birds handle the trade-off between being wind efficient and targeting known foraging areas

@sosbangor.bsky.social

Comparison of lattice-based random walks models with and without interactions between agents.

Do you work with individual-based models of birth, death and movement?

We have a review paper for you, part of a special collection for the journal Interface’s 20th birthday!

doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

True. It merely highlights where the animals are most sensitive, if there is an impact of OWF. There will be another report on cumulative effects on populations later this year.

Exciting news! Our reports on the impact of offshore wind farms on wildlife in Denmark, including marine mammals, are now available: dce.au.dk/fileadmin/dc.... Great initiative by the Danish Energy Agency commissioning this important work 🧪🦭🐋 #dkgreen #AarhusUni

New paper out – will hopefully benefit #conservation of harbour porpoises in Denmark – and demonstrates how we can get reliable distribution maps from other parts of the world 🌐🧪

Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study The management of invasive non-native species is a global challenge, particularly for long-lived trees. Individual-based models (IBMs) and expert knowledge are valuable tools for evaluating different...

Excellent paper using individual-based models to explore management options for invasive trees Modelling alternative management strategies of invasive tree species at the expansion front: Ligustrum lucidum as a case study 🌎🌐 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Global decline in net primary production underestimated by climate models - Communications Earth & Environment Earth system models underestimate the decline in net primary productivity associated with ocean warming, meaning future net primary productivity decline is more likely than currently estimated, accord...

Global decline in net primary production underestimated by climate models.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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How the Concept of “Regenerative Good Growth” Could Help Increase Public and Policy Engagement and Speed Transitions to Net Zero and Nature Recovery Just and fair transitions to low-carbon and nature-positive ways of living need to occur fast enough to limit and reverse the climate and nature crises, but not so fast that the public is left behind....

Paper suggesting the term Regenerative Good Growth
www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17...

Marine #heatwaves in the #Mediterranean are set to intensify and persist across depths, posing a major threat to marine ecosystems, even within protected areas. This 3D study reveals long-lasting and intense MHWs under #ClimateChange, challenging #conservation🧪🌍🌐

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Looking for a good place to get news about issues related to global ecology, biodiversity, and conservation? Then you add the Global Ecology feed to your feed list 🌐. And connect to other people with the same interests w starter pack: bsky.app/starter-pack.... DM @global-ecology.bsky.social to join.

Exciting study - will help us getting a more holistic understanding of the impacts of offshore wind.

Very excited this paper is now out in Ecology Letters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #causalsky

Fantastic listening to Xiuqing Hao when she presented four years of research on effects of small boars on har our porpoises during her PhD defence today at Dept. Of Ecoscience @aarhusuni.bsky.social 😊 🧪

Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydr...

Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵

Daily global surface air temperature up to January 10, 2025

Too early to conclude, but we are well on our way to another all-time record for January temperatures pulse.climate.copernicus.eu

2-yr postdoc on human macroecology in a functional trait perspective Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Department of Heritage Studies, Aarhus University

🚨Postdoc Opportunity in Human Macroecology🌍Join @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuni.bsky.social to study human #macroecology from a functional #trait perspective, in #archaeology + #ecology team led by @felixthehauskat.bsky.social👣
🗓️Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
👉Apply: international.au.dk/about/profil...

The decreasing speed of the green transition is truly worrying. Governments must stop subsidising oil and gas and instead help speeding up the #greentransition to slow down #climatechange

Planet could 'cease to function' without action to address soil decay The world's growing population is putting pressure on its arable land, and scientists warn 90 per cent of all soil could be degraded by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

Now THIS is quite concerning, to say the least. #environment

40 per cent of the world's soil is already degraded, but the problem could get much worse.

Soil degradation threatens food supply and scientists are calling for action

Exciting that high-resolution movement datasets start becoming available for marine mammals.