Conflict devastates Black Sea marine life, killing more than 120,000 dolphins and causing ecological damage.
Dead dolphins, naval mines: Russia-Ukraine war destroys the Black Sea
Conflict devastates Black Sea marine life, killing more than 120,000 dolphins and causing ecological damage.
www.aljazeera.com
October 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Conflict devastates Black Sea marine life, killing more than 120,000 dolphins and causing ecological damage.
It was a cautionary tale about the dangers of ecological engineering attempts.
October 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
It was a cautionary tale about the dangers of ecological engineering attempts.
Understanding how rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere lowers the pH of the oceans is ecological equivalent of having a working knowledge of compound interest.
November 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Understanding how rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere lowers the pH of the oceans is ecological equivalent of having a working knowledge of compound interest.
A species is a lineage that has a distinct evolutionary fate from other lineages.
The so-called species concepts (biological, phenetic, phylogenetic, ecological etc.) are not definitions but diagnostic approaches or algorithms for how to identify the appropriate lineages at the appropriate scale.
The so-called species concepts (biological, phenetic, phylogenetic, ecological etc.) are not definitions but diagnostic approaches or algorithms for how to identify the appropriate lineages at the appropriate scale.
hey biology bsky, i'm crowdsourcing for a slide in class. reply to this with your best attempt to succinctly but comprehensively define the concept of "species" in a single skeet.
November 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A species is a lineage that has a distinct evolutionary fate from other lineages.
The so-called species concepts (biological, phenetic, phylogenetic, ecological etc.) are not definitions but diagnostic approaches or algorithms for how to identify the appropriate lineages at the appropriate scale.
The so-called species concepts (biological, phenetic, phylogenetic, ecological etc.) are not definitions but diagnostic approaches or algorithms for how to identify the appropriate lineages at the appropriate scale.
Ecological traps in sea turtles: emerging challenges within coastal social–ecological systems www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🦑🌎
October 31, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Ecological traps in sea turtles: emerging challenges within coastal social–ecological systems www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪🦑🌎
But climate change causes ecological collapse
November 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
But climate change causes ecological collapse
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"If, having overshot carrying capacity, we cannot avoid crash, perhaps with ecological understanding of its real causes we can remain human in circumstances that could otherwise tempt us to turn beastly."
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"If, having overshot carrying capacity, we cannot avoid crash, perhaps with ecological understanding of its real causes we can remain human in circumstances that could otherwise tempt us to turn beastly."
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Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of... book by William R. Catton Jr.
Buy a cheap copy of Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of... book by William R. Catton Jr.. Our day-to-day experiences over the past decade have taught us that there must be limits to our tremendous appe...
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October 31, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Your 'doom quote' for today:
"If, having overshot carrying capacity, we cannot avoid crash, perhaps with ecological understanding of its real causes we can remain human in circumstances that could otherwise tempt us to turn beastly."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/overshoot-...
"If, having overshot carrying capacity, we cannot avoid crash, perhaps with ecological understanding of its real causes we can remain human in circumstances that could otherwise tempt us to turn beastly."
www.thriftbooks.com/w/overshoot-...
Some people think I want to live in 1968 but that's not actually true. I want to live in my own optimistically edited version of 1968, with no sexism or racism, a high level of ecological consciousness and much more adventurous food.
November 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Some people think I want to live in 1968 but that's not actually true. I want to live in my own optimistically edited version of 1968, with no sexism or racism, a high level of ecological consciousness and much more adventurous food.
For #BirdOfTheDay #SpikyHead, this Green Heron clearly wasn't expecting any humans to be on the pedestrian bridge at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.
November 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay #SpikyHead, this Green Heron clearly wasn't expecting any humans to be on the pedestrian bridge at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.
One of the great ironies of our wrecked landscapes is that, while the number one problem is often chronic overgrazing (farmed cattle, sheep, wild deer, goats...), there's also serious dysfunction due to the lack of ecological disturbance from wild megaherbivores.
Great to see this being addressed.
Great to see this being addressed.
The exciting frontier of rewilding: this is a 'tauros', a back bred analogue of the extinct aurochs, now living semi-wild in a number of European locations including Croatia...
November 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
One of the great ironies of our wrecked landscapes is that, while the number one problem is often chronic overgrazing (farmed cattle, sheep, wild deer, goats...), there's also serious dysfunction due to the lack of ecological disturbance from wild megaherbivores.
Great to see this being addressed.
Great to see this being addressed.
#MMT Card 2 of 12, Real and Ecological Limits.
Icon: A wind turbine and a tree. Spending is constrained by real and ecological limits, not financial ones.
Inflation and resource use, not deficits or debt, are the key risks.
Icon: A wind turbine and a tree. Spending is constrained by real and ecological limits, not financial ones.
Inflation and resource use, not deficits or debt, are the key risks.
November 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
#MMT Card 2 of 12, Real and Ecological Limits.
Icon: A wind turbine and a tree. Spending is constrained by real and ecological limits, not financial ones.
Inflation and resource use, not deficits or debt, are the key risks.
Icon: A wind turbine and a tree. Spending is constrained by real and ecological limits, not financial ones.
Inflation and resource use, not deficits or debt, are the key risks.
Would you like to work with top-notch mathematicians, ecological modelers, and computer scientists to model ecosystems using category-based software? My friends in Oxford have a postdoc for you!
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Ecological Modeling Job
One of my dreams is finally coming true: ecological modeling with the help of category theory! Topos Research UK, run by my friends and colleagues, will be providing computational support to ecolog…
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October 31, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Would you like to work with top-notch mathematicians, ecological modelers, and computer scientists to model ecosystems using category-based software? My friends in Oxford have a postdoc for you!
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god willing we will become the dominant species in our ecological niche
October 30, 2026 at 6:28 AM
god willing we will become the dominant species in our ecological niche
Directors should be personally liable for their company’s ecological crimes.
Speaking as a former director.
Speaking as a former director.
November 1, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Directors should be personally liable for their company’s ecological crimes.
Speaking as a former director.
Speaking as a former director.
"Non-genetic traits" being data points that arent pop gen lol.
Eg. Ecological niches, morphometrics, key traits, physiology, vocalizations, behaviors, etc
Eg. Ecological niches, morphometrics, key traits, physiology, vocalizations, behaviors, etc
November 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
"Non-genetic traits" being data points that arent pop gen lol.
Eg. Ecological niches, morphometrics, key traits, physiology, vocalizations, behaviors, etc
Eg. Ecological niches, morphometrics, key traits, physiology, vocalizations, behaviors, etc
All data and code are open: github.com/fismanda/respiratory-virus-mortality-ontario (Zenodo archived). This specific study was unfunded but our group is supported by funds from CIHR for which we are very grateful.
GitHub - fismanda/respiratory-virus-mortality-ontario: Ecological regression analysis of respiratory virus mortality in Ontario, 1993-2025
Ecological regression analysis of respiratory virus mortality in Ontario, 1993-2025 - fismanda/respiratory-virus-mortality-ontario
github.com
October 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
All data and code are open: github.com/fismanda/respiratory-virus-mortality-ontario (Zenodo archived). This specific study was unfunded but our group is supported by funds from CIHR for which we are very grateful.
Old unsorted project sketches
November 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Old unsorted project sketches
For decades, wildlife policy has defined recovery as survival, keeping species alive, but not truly allowing them to live. From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. (1/2)
Read more: https://ow.ly/N9U15103tSP
Read more: https://ow.ly/N9U15103tSP
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
ow.ly
November 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
For decades, wildlife policy has defined recovery as survival, keeping species alive, but not truly allowing them to live. From wolves to grizzlies to bison, we’ve settled for the bare minimum. (1/2)
Read more: https://ow.ly/N9U15103tSP
Read more: https://ow.ly/N9U15103tSP
'Ecological thinning’ or logging by another name
In 2024, the Victorian and Western Australian governments announced they had ended commercial logging in native forests. But did they?
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/11...
In 2024, the Victorian and Western Australian governments announced they had ended commercial logging in native forests. But did they?
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/11...
'Ecological thinning’ or logging by another name
In 2024, the Victorian and Western Australian governments announced they had ended commercial logging in native forests. But did they?
johnmenadue.com
November 2, 2026 at 4:08 AM
'Ecological thinning’ or logging by another name
In 2024, the Victorian and Western Australian governments announced they had ended commercial logging in native forests. But did they?
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/11...
In 2024, the Victorian and Western Australian governments announced they had ended commercial logging in native forests. But did they?
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/11...
'Ecological thinning' isn't forest restoration – it's logging rebranded. Trees are cut, hauled out by heavy machinery and trucked to sawmills, leaving forests drier, debris-laden and more fire-prone. WA has already sold nearly 200,000 tonnes under this label. #auspol #forests
November 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM
'Ecological thinning' isn't forest restoration – it's logging rebranded. Trees are cut, hauled out by heavy machinery and trucked to sawmills, leaving forests drier, debris-laden and more fire-prone. WA has already sold nearly 200,000 tonnes under this label. #auspol #forests
For #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow, a Western Meadowlark brightening up an overcast morning at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.
October 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
For #BirdOfTheDay #Yellow, a Western Meadowlark brightening up an overcast morning at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.
JOB: two-year postdoc in STS with project States of Anxiety: Expertise and Activism in Digital and Ecological Environments, Zurich, Switzerland
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Postdoctoral Position in Science, Technology and Society (STS)
jobs.ethz.ch
November 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
JOB: two-year postdoc in STS with project States of Anxiety: Expertise and Activism in Digital and Ecological Environments, Zurich, Switzerland
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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Freshly published!
A review paper led by Daniel Vedder, assessing agent-based models for studying agriculture as a complex & dynamic Socio-Ecological System.
One 🗝️ result: most ecological components therein are too simplified - a big gap to address.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A review paper led by Daniel Vedder, assessing agent-based models for studying agriculture as a complex & dynamic Socio-Ecological System.
One 🗝️ result: most ecological components therein are too simplified - a big gap to address.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Freshly published!
A review paper led by Daniel Vedder, assessing agent-based models for studying agriculture as a complex & dynamic Socio-Ecological System.
One 🗝️ result: most ecological components therein are too simplified - a big gap to address.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A review paper led by Daniel Vedder, assessing agent-based models for studying agriculture as a complex & dynamic Socio-Ecological System.
One 🗝️ result: most ecological components therein are too simplified - a big gap to address.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Trumped-up Regime are the actual ECOLOGICAL TERRORISTS
The Center's fight to protect an old-growth forest prompted the U.S. Forest Service to file criminal charges against an accomplished botanist who was measuring the age of the trees (some are over 400 years old).
Federal charges mark escalation in battle over North Carolina’s forests • Asheville Watchdog
One day last spring, in between conversations about water quality in Madison County’s Big Laurel Creek, Josh Kelly checked his phone and found a disquieting text message from his partner: Two federal ...
avlwatchdog.org
November 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The Trumped-up Regime are the actual ECOLOGICAL TERRORISTS
between that an blawkops you'll have a good dataset
see also potentially
impact-fight.fr/actualites/a... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...
see also potentially
impact-fight.fr/actualites/a... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Ecological Dynamics in Grappling & BJJ | Part 1
Explore ecological dynamics in BJJ and grappling through the Modern Grappling Conceptual Framework: affordances, biomechanics, constraints and action.
impact-fight.fr
November 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
between that an blawkops you'll have a good dataset
see also potentially
impact-fight.fr/actualites/a... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...
see also potentially
impact-fight.fr/actualites/a... and link.springer.com/article/10.1...