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siennarattigan.bsky.social
Very excited to be giving a talk at #BES2025 where I’ll be presenting my Masters research that I carried out @biology.ox.ac.uk supervised by @sheldonbirds.bsky.social and @rona-learmonth.bsky.social 🐛🌡️
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
clairebranston.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to #BES2025 & hearing about lots of exciting science! I'm kicking things off with the inlabru workshop, before presenting my research on Wednesdsy. If you're interested in urban ecology, phenology, passive acoustic monitoring, bats or birds, please come and say hello! 👋
December 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
rachaelclark.bsky.social
At #BES2025 in Edinburgh? Come and find me at my poster stand B15.18 in Cromdale tonight at the poster session to chat about all things pathogens in wild deer 🦌 🦠
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
inesismartins.bsky.social
Did you miss Rosie's #BES2025 talk on a novel metric for Novel Ecosystems? That's a pity...but don't worry, you can still catch up with the recording in the app! @anthropocenebio.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
inesismartins.bsky.social
..and we are off #BES2025! Great Plenary by Sandra Diaz on the global spectrum of plant form and function 🌿+ People 👥+ a pinch of Policy 🌐. @britishecologicalsociety.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
inesismartins.bsky.social
Join us! we are a super friendly bunch 😊, and if you are around #BES2025 this week feel free to reach out or drop in on our "Meet the SIGs" events to know more.
besmacro.bsky.social BES Macro @besmacro.bsky.social · Dec 12
Join the BES Macro committee!

We're recruiting a vice chair and 1-2 ordinary members to help us make macroecology & macroevolution a better place.

More information on how to apply in the link, and come chat at #BES2025 if you happen to be around!

www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
A male greater bird-of-paradise (brownish crow-like thing with a fluffy golden tail, yellow head, and green face) on a tree branch, for attention. Photo by Tim Laman via the Cornell Lab of O.
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
inesismartins.bsky.social
I know it's been a while, but coming out of hibernation just in time for the #BES2025 this week!! Who is around? Feel free to tag me on everything #biodiversitychange and #community #ecology and I will check it out!

Also, don't miss out on our @besmacro.bsky.social SIG events!
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December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ecologycoder.bsky.social
On my way to Edinburgh for #BES2025. I will be presenting my PhD research so far at the Conservation Science and Policy: Spatial Prioritisation session tomorrow at 5.30pm.
Title presentation slide showing a sloping open landscape with the title “For the many, not the few: a multi-taxa analysis of the impacts of upland land-use change” with subheading “Franky Rogers”. Logos for the University of East Anglia, RSPB and ARIES doctoral training partnership are included in the top right corner
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
pierremariotte.bsky.social
Very proud of my two PhD students presenting their results at the Annual Meeting of @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025

Julie Botzas-Coluni
#AgroForageTreeProject @snsf.ch @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social

Emilie Roinel
@emilieroinel.bsky.social
#DryMountProject @agroscope.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
markuseichhorn.bsky.social
If you're at #BES2025 and interested in conservation in socio-ecological systems then have a chat with Araya about his work in northern Ethiopia.
Araya's poster
December 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
markuseichhorn.bsky.social
There's only 600 m2 of forest per person in the UK. That's less than a 25 x 25 m block. Stats from Chris Quine at #BES2025
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
markuseichhorn.bsky.social
Our society and economy need timber. @flyingquercus.bsky.social is here to remind ecologists of this central fact of forestry #BES2025
Dan Ridley Ellis presenting at BES 2025
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
markuseichhorn.bsky.social
If you're at #BES2025 then come and say hi! I'm happy to talk about forests, LiDAR, the society's finances or where to find karaoke later.
It's me
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
markuseichhorn.bsky.social
Is this the first time @britishecologicalsociety.org have run a thematic session on forestry? I can't remember one. About time #BES2025
Opening of thematic session on forestry
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
nordicoikos.bsky.social
What's on your #BES2025 schedule today? We will be at the How to get published-workshop together with the @britishecologicalsociety.org and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social to talk about just that! And if you can't make it today, the same workshop is taking place tomorrow.
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
nordicoikos.bsky.social
We are ready for you in the exhibitor’s hall at the #BES2025! Publishing chat, Christmas spirit, free swag and friendly faces await you! @avianbiology.bsky.social @nordicjbotany.bsky.social @wildlifebiology.bsky.social @oikosjournal.bsky.social @ecography.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
nordicoikos.bsky.social
Get the most out of your conference visit! Meet us at the #BES2025 to:
- Ask about publishing
- Ask which of our journals fits your manuscript
- Find out the benefits of becoming an NSO member
- Join our workshop How to get published
- Just chat with us and get to know us!
- Pick up some free swag
December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
nordicoikos.bsky.social
Attending the #BES2025 annual meeting in Edinburgh next week? Come join our workshop on "How to get published", together with the @britishecologicalsociety.org and the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social . Or why not stop by our exhibitor's table for a chat and some free swag?
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
andrewzampetti.bsky.social
Does survey area extent bias population density estimates? Spoiler: yes, and method matters.

Want the details? Come check my poster next week at
@britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 (Tuesday 16th, 18:00 - Lennox Suite, n°A5.25), and let's have a chat!💬

Co-authored with @lsantinieco.bsky.social.
Mammal density estimates are usually higher in small study areas. This can reflect several factors, like studies targeting high-density sites, edge effects from high perimeter-area ratios, or methodological artefacts; however, the actual causes remain untested. Understanding how this pattern originates and its consistency across methods is crucial for reliable population assessments and comparative analyses. Using a global dataset of mammal density estimates, we quantified the effect of sampling extent on population density across different estimators, and then ran simulations to isolate its contribution from other biological signals. We found that when sampled area is below ~3 times animal home-range size, density is systematically overestimated (+80% on average) due to high perimeter-area ratio. Yet, some methods (e.g. capture-recapture) are more sensitive than others (e.g. spatial capture-recapture), while others are robust to this effect (e.g. Random Encounter Model). Explicitly accounting for this bias will improve both local population assessments and cross-study analyses.
December 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
jonnyhhanson.bsky.social
I enjoyed presenting results from our @ark-ni.bsky.social data on young people's attitudes to #lynx & #wolf reintroductions at @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 in Edinburgh.

It's complicated!

Read the research update: www.ark.ac.uk/ARK/sites/de...

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
rmcguire.bsky.social
Excited to attend my first BES meeting! Visit poster A4.29 tomorrow 6-7:30 pm to chat about nectar microbes! #BES2025
Plant with orange flowers. One of the flowers is covered by a mesh bag.
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
nhcooper123.bsky.social
Thanks to the organisers of #BES2025. A great meeting as always. Unfortunately I have to leave early but it’s been lovely to see everyone.
December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
nhcooper123.bsky.social
If you’re at #BES2025 there’s even a few hard copies at the BES stand.
December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
nhcooper123.bsky.social
It’s a busy day at #BES2025 today. I’m doing three talks and a panel discussion. None are on my research 🤣. But check out Kat Assersohn’s poster tomorrow night for some work we’ve been doing on bird beak convergent evolution.
December 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
nhcooper123.bsky.social
Fun morning climbing Arthur’s Seat and playing “spot the ecologist”, followed by a long chat about data/code archiving in journals. Must be #BES2025 time!
A view towards a large rocky hill across some green grass. View from the top of the rocky hill with rocks in the foreground and the suburbs of Edinburgh spread below. A castle on top of a massive rock. Castle is beige brick.
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM