📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/con4...
New #ProtectedAreas Face Increased Overlap With Humans and Reduced Overlap With Agriculture Upon Establishment
Consideration of human presence in PAs is increasingly needed to minimize conservation conflict and maximize synergies.
Mapping the use of macroecological variables in the context of One Health applications, to improve the integration of environmental science into zoonotic risk prediction.
📢 New in @natsustain.nature.com
Macroecological approaches for the prediction of zoonotic disease risk doi.org/10.1038/s418...
We identify gaps and opportunities for using #Macroecology variables to improve modelling of #zoonotic #disease risk within a #OneHealth framework
OA 👉 rdcu.be/e0ZgR
Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris)
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606
Mapping the use of macroecological variables in the context of One Health applications, to improve the integration of environmental science into zoonotic risk prediction.
📢 New in @natsustain.nature.com
Macroecological approaches for the prediction of zoonotic disease risk doi.org/10.1038/s418...
We identify gaps and opportunities for using #Macroecology variables to improve modelling of #zoonotic #disease risk within a #OneHealth framework
OA 👉 rdcu.be/e0ZgR
📢New in Biol J Linnean Soc
Identifying possible hotspots of human pressure on European gastropods
Karoumpali &al doi.org/10.1093/biol...
We overlapped maps of threatened gastropods with related human pressure, and found 20% species have their entire distribution range overlapping with pressures
📢New in J of Biogeography
Unveiling the Genetic Structure and Ecological Niche Diversification of a Stingless Bee
L. Baikova &al doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Miocene/Pleistocene events shaped the genetic and ecological diversification of the species, now threatened by overharvesting and deforestation
Check out our new insect decline paper. By analysing 36 yrs of German ground beetle distribution data, we show:
- ~80% of species have declined, with significant declines for >50%.
- The decline was similar across species traits and threatened status.
doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... @consbiog.bsky.social
Our new @nature.com shows that energy flows mediated by mammals and birds across sub-Saharan Africa have declined by >30% unevenly across functional groups, with major consequences ecosystem functions
shorturl.at/AD0Yb
A new standardised mapping protocol reveals hotspots of grazing intensity in Italy’s Central Apennines, offering conservationists fine-tuned tools for protecting landscapes and species like the Marsican brown bear.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/natu...
@m-dimarco.bsky.social
More ANU job losses :(
SDMs are powerful tools, but only if feed them with the right variables (be biologists, not blind programmers!). We show how data dredging approaches relying on the 19 bioclimatic variables can lead to misleading predictions & interpretation. Led by @giordanomancini.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Y2BpC
with @m-dimarco.bsky.social, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Marta Carboni and @luigimaiorano.bsky.social
iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Follow the author (just arrived on @bsky.app):
@laramarcolin.bsky.social
#research
#ecology
#macroecology
#vector-borne #disease
#onehealth
Distribution map of Cx. pipiens. Predicted probability of presence of Cx. pipiens within the latitudinal limits encompassing 99% of Cx. pipiens occurrence records. Panel (a) shows the distribution across continental Europe, while panels (b) and (c) provide enlarged views of the Azores and Madeira islands, respectively. Map coordinates refer to the ETRS89/LAEA Europe system (EPSG: 3035).
📢New in Journal of Biogeography
Mapping the Habitat Suitability of Culex pipiens in Europe Using Ensemble Bioclimatic Modelling - L Marcolin &al
Our updated map shows habitat suitability for the common house mosquito🦟: key vector of #WestNile virus in EU
Paper & map OA👉 doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
Overlay of the values within the last quartile (higher values) from each climate risk metric for scenario SSP3-7.0. Areas in the map are color-coded based on their overlap with hotspots of exposure identified based on different climate metrics (Local, local velocity; Analog, analog velocity; Magnitude). Areas with no analogues within the 1500 km search radius (NA values on land) are shown as blank spots (i.e. central Greenland). Map lines delineate study areas and do not necessarily depict accepted national boundaries.
📢 New in @globalchangebio.bsky.social
The Accelerating Exposure of European #ProtectedAreas to #ClimateChange
We measure climate velocity and magnitude in Europe, and estimate risk for #ProtectedAreas and species.
Paper and maps available OA
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @martacimatti.bsky.social
some trouble with doi link (not sure why): here the journal link (it's OA)
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Timeline of events creating four common threads between Japan's withdrawal from the IWC and the ten SADC countries’ suggested withdrawal from CITES: changing organizational ethos, polarization amongst members creating contradictory social orders, influence of non-state actors trumping scientific guidance, and loss of decidability for dissenting nations that causes disenfranchisement. Wildlife illustrations in this figure were contributed by Lalain Iqbal Khan (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University).
📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social
Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal
by Cheung&al doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Can elephans learn from whales? We think conservation policy can: effective wildlife trade governance requires international cooperation, not polarization
Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Doctoral Researcher in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025.
@ediminin.bsky.social
@helsinki.fi #HELICSlab
Apply for postdoctoral researcher and doctoral researcher positions at our department!
Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025.
@helsinki.fi @ediminin.bsky.social #HELICSlab
The Journal of Biogeography has released its March issue. What are you waiting for? Take a look! New and remarkable studies in #biogeography await you 😎
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652699...
#fauna #forest #orchid #sea #endemic #niche #evolution #citizenscience #wiley
Hey our paper is out on @ecography.bsky.social ! We provided new generation length estimates for the world's amphibians and reptiles!
Many thanks to the sRedList WG @m-dimarco.bsky.social @lsantinieco.bsky.social and others!!
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Check out a new blog about our recent paper on addressing observational biases in #zoonotic #risk prediction.
It's about wildlife, machine learning, and anticipating the next disease outbreak
A. Tonelli: wp.me/pzdYt-3Td
Original paper here
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
Interested in doing a PhD on #insect #migration or #conservation at @monashuniversity.bsky.social i in #Melbourne, #Australia? If so, please feel free to email me. For international students, the application deadline is late March. shawanchowdhury.com/join-us/
Land area of high ecological integrity according to a selection of nine maps (a) and national-level percentage of area of high ecological integrity (b), with bars ranging from 0% to 100%. Countries are grouped on the basis of their economic category in “developed,” “emerging,” “developing,” and “least developed.” Gray areas in the bar plots mean no integrity value according to any of the maps of high ecological integrity. We excluded countries with land area <10,000 km2 from the figure (n: 85).
Overlap among nine maps of high ecological integrity illustrating the agreement among the different maps analyzed (a), with zoom on West Canada (c) and the Congo basin (d); and the spatial overlap between structure-oriented (yellow) and composition-oriented (blue) approaches (b), with zoom on Scandinavia (e) and the Congo Basin (f).
📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social
Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity
by Mendez Angarita &al doi.org/10.1111/conl...
We sourced global maps of ecological integrity and found 3/4 of land holds high value according to one or more maps but only 1% has high value according to all!
New on global conservation science:
Model predictions of Red List category based on traits, environmental variables and climate & land-use change for amphibians allow prioritizing species for "manual" reassessment.
Lucas et al. in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Thx, feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss anything, including with Andrea (lead author, all contact details in the paper)
Global hotspots of (a) observed vs (b) predicted betacoronavirus hosts.
📢 New in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
A framework to predict zoonotic hosts under data uncertainty: a case study on betacoronaviruses
Tonelli&al: doi.org/10.1111/2041...
We predict unknown potential viral hosts to unveil unrecognised hotspots of betacoronaviruses: time to redefine surveillance?
The excellent Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society) is looking for a Chief Conservation Officer/Deputy CEO. Like all progressive conservation organisations the job description includes evidence use.
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...
📢 New in @royalsociety.bsky.social
Tonelli & al: Identifying life-history patterns along the fast-slow continuum of mammalian viral carriers
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Live fast or live slow: large species are more likely to carry zoonotic viruses... improve surveillance!
w Lara Marcolin
paper #5/5