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British Ecological Society's Conservation Ecology Special Interest Group ~ nurturing a network of interdisciplinary ecologists sharing the goal of conservation https://besconservationsig.wordpress.com/
I gave a talk on microbe-mediated carbon accrual in agri soils in the @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social seminar series. A recording is available in the link below. @britishecologicalsociety.org
A poster advertising a meeting of the NNNS photographic group on Tuesday 10th March 2026. This is a show your own event. The poster is pale green with a photo of a photographer in a popup hide on the edge of a pond.
NNNS has a photographic group that holds talks once a month over the winter period so that Society members with a particular interest in wildlife photography can meet. On Tues 10th March 2026 it's the last meeting of the 2025/26 season, and its a 'show your own' theme.
Fully Funded PhD Opportunity – J Denis Summers-Smith Research Studentship: How to promote abundant and diverse bird resources during transition to rewilding | Research | Teesside University
J Denis Summers-Smith Research Studentship: How to promote abundant and diverse bird resources during…
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Developing evidence briefs for landscape fire management 🔥
Researchers and practitioners need clear guidance on how briefs must be developed to address a broad spectrum of issues 📖 🌲
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IUCN updated Red List of Bees finally published: op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
PhD opportunity: I am looking for someone with a passion for the natural environment and an interest in developing applied research collaboratively with the RSPB
Please spread the word!
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Meet @helenkopnina.bsky.social from @northumbriauni.bsky.social, one of our keynote speakers at ECCB 2026! 🌿
🗞️ Read the full interview on our website
Interview: eccb26leiden.eu/interview-wi...
Want to find out more?
⏰ Early bird registration is open NOW: eccb26leiden.eu/registration/
Want to learn more about responsible #AI use in #conservation?
Join our free online event, Responsible AI in Conservation: A Path to Equity. Part of our #ProjectForward series, this time experts will answer your questions on #AI!
Register below:
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/resp...
Keep your eyes peeled for our next event in a just few weeks!
On February 27th, Lynn Dicks will speak on 'Target 10 unpacked: agriculture's role in global biodiversity recovery'. Everyone is welcome, so find out more and register here!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/agro...
Starting 2026 with our January #PolicyNews update now live on our website 📰 💡
Join us this month with a feature on addressing biodiversity loss in the face of agricultural intensification - an analysis by our wonderful Alice not to be missed!
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/j...
We're advertising a PhD project on how social isolation influences aggression in flies. Based at Durham, co-supervised by @clarahowcroft.bsky.social . Despite what the ad says, this is also open to international applicants! Any questions, shoot me a msg! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Call for proposal closes on 16 Feb ⏰
Find out more here: www.rsb.org.uk/biologist-of...
Round 1 of our training and travel grant is open!
Grants up to £500 are available to support the training and development of PhD students and postgraduate research assistants.
Send us your application by 25 January ⏰
Get involved with your local bat group www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
Become a citizen scientist with the National Bat Monitoring Programme www.bats.org.uk/our-work/nat...
#bats🦇
Blackish-grey Antshrike (Thamnophilus nigrocinereus) a specialist negatively impacted by acai densification (Alex Lees)
açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) density is being rapidly increased by removing other tree species (Alex Lees)
berries of the açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in situ (Alex Lees)
Our new paper led by Madson Freitas shows that global demand for Açaí, a dietary staple for Amazonian people, now marketed as a superfood, is driving widespread estuarine forest degradation leading to impoverishment of their bird communities
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology 🌎🍴🪶🌴
Fig. 1 Tree species coverage in the Global Wood Density Database (GWDD) v.2.
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/7) Beyond species means – the intraspecific contribution to global wood density variation
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🦇 If you're stuck for gifts for a birthday, a special occasion or if you just want to treat yourself, why not order a bat-themed gift from one of the these small businesses and retailers - www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
From books, homeware, clothing and much more!
Samadinia quindecimspina, male, habitus in dorsal view, colouration in life.
#NewSpecies!
New crab from the #marianaridge just pinched us:
Samadinia quindecimspina
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/E55E156E-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #SamadiniaQuindecimspina
#FAIRdata
#taxonomy #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #animals #crustacea #crab #deepsea
We're entering week 3 of 2026 soon and all of us from BES Conservation Ecology would like to greet you with bright smiles at our first meeting of the year 😊
Follow us on Instagram to see more from us at the link below!
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Illustrations of insects representing Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, and Coleoptera with percentage reductions in abundance: 58%, 37%, 27%, 12% respectively.
First global analysis of its kind, led by UKCEH, has shown the impacts of invasive alien species on insects.
The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
🧪 1/ #biodiversity
#BES2025 is well under way!
Join us at the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub tonight for a fun social with @besmacro.bsky.social 🍺 See you there!
We're growing a Fringe!
Are you or do you know an ecologist, not attending #BES2025 but still travelling to Edinburgh to meet up with colleagues?
We'd love to have a chat and find out how we can support you in future years.
✉️ Please drop a line to Karen@britishecologicalsociety.org
We're on the look out for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 👀📚
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below 🌎👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
🦇 Woodland Symposium 2026 is back! The Woodland Symposium will return on the 25 March and will be held in person at the WWF Living Planet Centre in Woking as well as online via Zoom.
Early bat bookings in person tickets on sale now: lnkd.in/e_ireTvU
Over 20 years of bat surveys at the London Wetland Centre
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3 days till our social at the @britishecologicalsociety.org annual conference! 🍺
Come down to the Frankenstein & Bier Keller pub for a night with us and @besmacro.bsky.social ✨
See you there for friends, fun and lots of games 👀
This is an exciting chance to have a look around this site near Blo' Norton, not normally open to the public. It has been recently purchased by LOHP who are raising funds to pay back the loan used - for more details about LOHP, this site and how to donate see their website www.lohp.org.uk
📖 Published!
Trees help break down dead plant material, but not all forests work the same! We found that tree mix and local conditions both matter, especially in cooler, wetter places and forests with conifers. Diversity helps, but context is key! 🌍🌳
Read here:https://buff.ly/YLUFQcD
🚨 Our November #PolicyNews is up on our website!
This month, we have a special #COP30 edition. Check out key takeaways including updates on #fossilfuel phaseouts, trade and the landmark #GenderActionPlan 📰
Find out more in the link below:
besconservationsig.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/n...
