As one of many exciting @erc.europa.eu (ERC) funded projects based in Ireland, we would like to wish a very Happy #SaintPatricksDay to everyone (Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir)!
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Digging diversity: Constructed dune lakes support high plant richness but differ compositionally from natural systems Constructed dune lakes and slacks are increasingly used to restore wetland biodiversity in stabilized European dune landscapes, yet their ecological e…

🌍🌱 Constructed #wetlands as novel ecosystems. New paper led by #Sustainscapes PhD student Michael Straarup shows constructed #dune lakes host high plant diversity yet remain compositionally distinct —highlighting #restoration in the Anthropocene www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #novelecosystems

From control to cohabitation: Social-ecological insights on urban wildness narratives Narratives surrounding urban green space management have experienced significant shifts in recent years. While the command-and-control approach to urb…

Our first paper of 2026 is open access: "From control to cohabitation: Social-ecological insights on urban wildness narratives". Led by @maireadod.bsky.social along with Melissa Pineda Pinto, Erik Andersson, & @marcuscollier.bsky.social : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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One-Planetary-Health: Reflections on Urban Novel Ecosystems in Bogotá and Copenhagen Nordhavnstippen, a space for birds and ruderal nature, 2024. © Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda. All rights reserved. by Natalia Rodriguez-Castañeda What do Los Cerros, Bogotá’s degraded peri-urban fore…

Yet another proud moment for me as a PhD supervisor in the @noveleco.bsky.social team! Here is the latest from Dr. Natalia Rodriguez Castañeda.
One-Planetary-Health: Reflections on Urban Novel Ecosystems in Bogotá and Copenhagen seeingthewoods.org/2025/12/18/o... #novelecosystems #onehealth

Hoy hemos tenido la primera reunión del proyecto #DINOFORES en la #UAH. Nos hemos reunido investigadores de la #UAH y del #CIFOR - #CSIC en la #UAH para poner en marcha el proyecto. Trataremos de aportar conocimiento sobre el funcionamiento de los #novelecosystems.

Y como no, especies invasoras 👽 como #Nicotianaglauca la única especie q he visto hoy en 🌼 y q sorprende ver como se adapta a un ambiente tan árido
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Only days before submitting her thesis, my PhD student Natalia just had her 2nd @noveleco.bsky.social paper published. 'Let it grow wild! A more-than-One-Health perspective for wild spaces in cities' is open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #onehealth #novelecosystems

Leveraging machine learning techniques for image classification and revealing social media insights into human engagement with urban wild spaces Scientific Reports - Leveraging machine learning techniques for image classification and revealing social media insights into human engagement with urban wild spaces

Our latest paper is out!
Leveraging machine learning techniques for image classification and revealing social media insights into human engagement with urban wild spaces: rdcu.be/evHeW.
Led by Haider Khalid, we scraped social media to show general attitudes to #urban #novelecosystems #AI

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🌍 Excited to share that Epsiloon has featured our @NatureEcoEvo paper on ecological novelty across Earth’s land surface!
📖Feature (in French): www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...
📄Paper: Kerr et al. 2025 → doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#Biodiversity #Anthropocene #NovelEcosystems #Conservation #GlobalChange

Final thoughts and beers with @jcsvenning.bsky.social and @anordonez1.bsky.social after a great week sharing ideas and meeting colleagues at the symposium hosted by @noveleco.bsky.social and expertly led by @marcuscollier.bsky.social #novelecosystems

Day 3 of the exhilarating @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems is here! Diving into an engaging session focused on the purpose and innovative revisions of this groundbreaking concept. It has been great to be part of this inspiring discussion!

How do we move forward with the novel ecosystem concept? Some deep and exciting conversations happening at the symposium hosted by @noveleco.bsky.social #NovelEcosystems

Day 2 of the exhilarating @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems in Lough Boora Parklands brought a refreshing burst of energy! Getting some fresh air in such an inspiring setting was just what we needed to fuel our creativity and passion for this amazing journey!

Awesome first day meeting with global colleagues working on the future of novel ecosystem research. Exciting conversations already, looking forward to continuing them today out at Lough Boora.

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I am delighted to be hosting my first global symposium. Three days of discussions on the future of the novel ecosystem concept and novel ecosystems of the future. Exciting publications to follow! Part of the @noveleco.bsky.social project #novelecosystems #TrinityResearch #ERCResearch

The full group of the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems enjoying some fresh air while taking our group photo.

What an exhilarating first day at the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems! After two hours of dynamic discussions, we sparked a flurry of ideas and questions—what an amazing launch pad for the next two days of collaboration!

Discussion time during the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems

Tina Heger points out that #novelty is a layered attribute in #ecology; we have novel species, landscapes, and communities, which also require a #temporal component when considering state changes - more insights of the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems

In a time of change like the Anthropocene, is the concept of "novel ecosystems" appropriate? If so, what are the political, management, quantification, and reference system implications of affirming this idea? key points made byJimHarris during the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems

Novelty is not an ecological process; it is a management decision. The issue revolves around who makes the decision, which was a great point discussed at the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems.

What are we going to do with our land? What does the future hold for it? And who gets to make those important decisions? Vicky Temperton raised these thought-provoking questions during the @noveleco.bsky.social workshop on #NovelEcosystems.

Rachel Standish is now giving us some rundown on the concerns on #NovelEcosystems during the @noveleco.bsky.social project workshop on #NovelEcosystems

Let's #KickOff a week of intense discussions on #NovelEcosystems hosted by @noveleco.bsky.social. As we begin, the provost and director of research at Trinity College will set the mood for the meeting.

Excited to be at the Novel Ecosystems symposium at @trinitycollege.bsky.social in Dublin 🌿 #novelecosystems #Megaloceros #Cordyline

This Hawaiian island's 'freakosystems' are a warning from the future Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the nature of tomorrow.

#Freakosystems: Novel ecosystems show nature’s resilience, but #rewilding must prioritise historical baselines & control invasives to avoid extinction & protect native biodiversity. #novelecosystems #PostConservation #trophicrewilding
https://www.rfr.bz/b998bb4

The Late‐Quaternary Extinctions Gave Rise to Functionally Novel Herbivore Assemblages We find that 47% of assemblages are functionally novel, indicating that fundamental changes in herbivore impacts have occurred across the world. On 20% of land, functionally novel herbivore assemblag....

🔬🌍The late-Quaternary #extinctions led to novel #herbivore assemblages worldwide🦏🦣

🌿47–64% of today’s assemblages are functionally novel
🔥Large areas w/ novel assemblages have #biome states sensitive to these changes, eg via #fire
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#NovelEcosystems #Defaunation #Vegetation

The #biosphere is changing: Check our global mapping of ecological novelty in wild #ecosystems (due to #climatechange, #defaunation & floristic disruption) - just out in @natureecoevo.bsky.social ♨️🐘🌿🌐 Big thx to @mattkerr.bsky.social for the huge effort! #novelecosystems #invasivespecies #megafauna

Nice first day as Distinguished Visiting Professor at
univmiami.bsky.social. Today, a good start w some urban botanizing w exciting spottings, eg weedy Zamia #cycad, epiphytic Psilotum & lots of #palms incl widely naturalizing Ptychosperma elegans 👨‍🏫🌴🌿🍃☘️🏢
#plants #botany #novelecosystems #urbannature

Forecasting the near-future spread of Novel Ecosystems under alternative environmental scenarios

2/3: 📣3-yr PhD on #forecasting the near-future spread of #NovelEcosystems under alternative environmental scenarios available at #ECONOVO @au.dk with @anordonez1.bsky.social & @jcsvenning.bsky.social 💻🌳🌍🌦️🌿🌎
phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...