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James Bullock
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Applied ecologist working on the ecological emergency

Studying ecosystem restoration, rewilding, dispersal, spatial ecology, ecosystem services, agro-ecology, global change. Views are my own & personal/unofficial

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · May 11
Many talk about ecological complexity, but is the concept useful in practice?

Our new paper shows complexity is measurable in the field & can be restored

But it isn’t reducible to simple indicators - we must measure multiple ecosystem properties

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Drivers of complexity in ecosystem restoration
This study shows that ecological complexity is empirically measurable, and its development in restoration can be influenced by key variables, which have mechanistic underpinnings. The foundational ro...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by James M. Bullock

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 2h
I've updated my map of El Niño impacts this year to incorporate 13 dynamical models (NMME and C3S, Sept runs); the initial version was simply based on an assessment of the impacts literature for past very strong events. This also let me refine the impacted areas using the model fields:

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 4h
Tell me about it. Massive journey for a 1 day meeting? No thanks.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 7h
It’s quite simple really - the lack of the basic conditions for a well-lived life

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 11h
Think of all the issues people should really have ‘legitimate concerns’ about

Biodiversity loss
Ecosystem degradation
Extreme heat
Droughts
Intense wildfires
Water shortages
Dirty water
Polluted air
Sea level rise
Crop failures
Floods
New pandemics
Food shortages
Plastics in our bodies & env’t…

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d
Heard again the ‘theory’ that environmental scientists are getting paid to spread news about climate change, biodiversity loss, etc

Who are these negarious funding organisations?

Do people not understand we are in general funded by government & public bodies?

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2d
The dreaded Box-tree Moth is actually quite beautiful

Reposted by James M. Bullock

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Scientist Rebellion Germany @scientistrebger.bsky.social · 2d
🚨Disruption of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference🚨

Academia should live up to its responsibility to society and convey urgency. Shouldn’t we turn academic conferences into emergency briefings? Shouldn’t we organize ourselves to face this unbearable situation together?
Paper pasting at conference Speech disruption by banner holding and speech

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2d
“Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors,

with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
www.theguardian.com