@nickdulvy
I lift the lid on the oceans & census the life hidden beneath by combining Darwin’s toolbox–of natural history field guides, thermometer, microscope, and dissection kit–with big-data approaches @earth2ocean.bsky.social
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We know a lot of people are choosing to boycott AI overall, and we support that. AI is terrible on the environment! At the same time, we understand many people still use AI tools. If you’re going use AI please delete the ChatGPT app, and switch to Claude by Anthropic instead.
Biology! There’s always one. Love this 👇🏻🩵
Just as well there were no iPhones or social media back in the day
Hard to watch the winter olympics without thinking back to my intense rivalry with @nickdulvy.bsky.social (plus other assorted Norwich-based reprobates) in the sofa-based static luge back in, jeez, it must be 1998…
🚨 #NEWPAPER presents #AquaX, a next-gen framework for global #marinebiodiversity mapping—ML ensembles, expert-validated data & climate projections. Led by Gabriel Reygondeau @univmiami.bsky.social & an int'l team incl. #Qquatics’ Kathleen Reyes & Nicolas Bailly.
🔗 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
1/5 #NewPaper: #AquaX, a next-generation platform for mapping global marine biodiversity! 🌊
Accurate species mapping is critical for conservation. AquaX builds on #Qquatics' #AquaMaps to provide cleaner, expert-validated data & improve predictions of present & future species distributions.
A new study by Reygondeau and colleague presents AquaX from @aquamaps.bsky.social, an enhanced open access modeling framework that improves global predictions of marine species distributions and biodiversity patterns at scales relevant to conservation.
plos.io/4tP4StT
Phenomenal article on the urgent need for taxonomists and their dwindling numbers www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is an important step forward in species distribution modelling, enabling researchers and policymakers to better understand marine biodiversity patterns and develop more effective conservation strategies.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
A screenshot of the 1st page of article entitled "A Framework for Questionable Research Practices in Ecological Modelling" and available at https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/11855/. The text reads "Questionable research practices (QRPs) bias the published literature towards apparently strong and conclusiveresults, resulting in low rates of replicability. Recent metaresearch reveals that ecology is not immune tothe ‘reproducibility crisis’ seen in other disciplines, due to similar rates of QRPs and a lack of transparencyin published research. However, metaresearch to date focuses on hypothesis-testing research and treatsdata-dependent analytic decisions as inherently questionable. This is not a good fit for ecology and relatedfields that conduct exploratory or predictive research using complex models, where data-dependent decisionsare often necessary and legitimate aspects of the modelling process."
Interesting pre-print "A Framework for Questionable Research Practices in Ecological Modelling". I tend to agree with the statement in the screenshot re data-driven modelling decisions. 🌎🌐🧪 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Our latest Biodiversity Bulletin is out:
🌎 Biodiversity Warnings
🦈 Antarctic Shark Sightings
♻️ Plastic Poisoning
👇 And plenty more
www.briefecology.com/the-biodiver...
Bridging the gap between global environmental change and local realities: implications for biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in a tropical dry forest of southern Mexico A New Research Paper in #EnvironmentalConservation
#deforestation #climatechange
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“As #traffic emission was a major source of atmospheric #pollution, targeted flow optimization is needed to reduce risks of human exposure.”
‘Leaves as bioarchives highlight traffic-derived pollution in an urban environment’
in Environmental Conservation:
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
How can #conservation and #restoration support a #healthy #environment and healthy people concurrently?
Call for Papers: Conservation and Restoration for Healthy Environments and People
Please share widely. See link for Editorial and full submission details.
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'Knowledge and perceptions of the southern river otter (Lontra provocax), an elusive endangered species in Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)'
A recent Report in #EnvironmentalConservation
River #Otter image copyright Sergio Anselmino
#huillín #conservation 🌎 🌐
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'Near-infrared reflectance thresholding for macrophyte identification in temperate lakes using Sentinel-2'
A recent Report in #EnvironmentalConservation
by Yahor Levachou and Edvinas Stonevičius
#macrophytes #remotesensing #lakeecosystem #aquaticvegetation
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
You can find out more about #environmentalconservation at the link below - including contact details, author instructions, peer review information and journal policies.
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www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
This is like that trap-cam shot of the chihuahua hanging with the wolf pack. This is probably the most mind expanding result of the decade
Check out our new paper on one of the most quantified marine biodiversity crises—with proven pathways to recovery.
Découvrez notre nouvel article sur l’une des crises de la biodiversité marine la plus nettement quantifiée—avec des solutions de rétablissement identifiées.
straight to the "Must add to lecture' file.
This is WILD!
In just three days thousands of Chinese fishing boats formed a line between China and Japan
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Remember studying plate tectonics back in middle school? It’s time for a refresher!
Explore plate boundaries with an interactive map in our Ocean Learning Hub!
Start exploring: go.whoi.edu/Plate_Boundaries
Sorting out the history of whaling pressure on five populations of blue whales in the Indian Ocean and SW Pacific. So many years of work went into this monumental collaboration with many many coauthors. So pleased to see this paper finally published.
doi.org/10.1111/mms....
Healthy and sustainable fisheries have lower carbon emissions and fuel use, because fish are more abundant and easier to catch with less effort. Rebuilding fisheries and ensuring that fleet sizes are appropriate for catch level, are keys for CO2 reduction
By Hilborn et al.
doi.org/10.1111/faf....
NOAA Fisheries jobs are to be posted soon. New questions are now required to be answered by all applicants, see below
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more...
🏢🌳 Business and biodiversity are linked through both dependencies and impacts.
The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.
Newer estimates are under review right now.
Well... can't help it, sharks! 🦈
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