Wonderful to see some Bee Orchids making an appearance just in time for the Annual Bio blitz tomorrow from 11am ATU Galway City Katie O'Dwyer #NoMowMay #nomowareas #biodiversity #pollinators

Less than a week to apply for this, deadline is April 9th 12pm Irish time.
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Interested in joining a diverse research team working to assess parasite diversity in freshwater fish across Europe?
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Research MSc opportunity ATU MFRC ATU Galway City
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For more information see here: gmit.ie/research/postg…

🚨PhD fairy🚨 #ConservationBiology of breeding #NatterjackToads 🐸 in Co. Kerry, Ireland 🇮🇪supervised by me School of Biological Sciences 🇬🇧 w/ Mark Emmerson & Marina I. Reyne. 3yrs fully funded by National Parks and Wildlife Service w/ Ferdia Marnell. 🗓️Deadline 9th Feb! Starts Mar/Apr 2024! 😍

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Will soon be advertising 3 PhD positions in ATU Galway City. 1 on #eDNA to monitor bycatch in elasmobranchs and 2 PhDs focusing on the impacts of deer, 1 on estimating abundance/densities and another on dietary impacts (both molecular!). Spread the word and get in touch!

🚀 #BiodiversityMonitoring Boost: 33 #Research Projects Funded
We launched the #BiodivMon call in Sept 2022, seeking innovative 3-year projects for transnational biodiversity monitoring. After a meticulous evaluation, we're thrilled to announce the selection of 33 projects. 🧵1/3

#IMPACT is funded! Our network🇳🇴🇩🇪🇨🇭🇮🇪🇳🇱🇪🇸🇨🇿 aims to break down barriers to the inclusion of parasites in aquatic biodiversity monitoring! NINAnature David W. Thieltges Bernd Sures Florian Leese @leeselab.bsky.social Parasite Eco-Evo Research Lab Juan A. Balbuena Faculté Géosciences et Environnement - UNIL Katie O'Dwyer Biology Centre CAS

We're hiring!

3-YEAR POSTDOC on “Spatial and temporal patterns of European parasite biodiversity” as part of a large EU Biodiversa+ project, including Rachel Paterson Juan A. Balbuena Katie O'Dwyer Parasite Eco-Evo Research Lab Bernd Sures Chris Selbach

More info: tinyurl.com/5fzxn8en

ISP members have your favourite parasite featured in the ISP 2024 calendar!

Assassin snails (Anentome spp.) are carnivorous snails that eat other gastropods. They are popular as ornamental pets but are also host to a wide range of different flukes.
This study reports on the flukes found in one particular species, Anentome helena.
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Just out: #OFFLU statement about high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 risk for #Antarctica , which is home to more than 100 million breeding #seabirds , 6 species of #pinnipeds and 17 species of #cetaceans . The impact could be immense. #vogelgriep
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New! Resource pack with key information on human #health related to #influenza in animals from World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organisation for Animal Health. Updates 2016 publication, and scope broadened to address all animal influenza viruses. Existing resources updated and new resources added.

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For the first time in over a decade, the number of Corncrakes recorded has exceeded 200.

A 10% increase on the 2022 numbers and a 35% increase in 5 years is down to a huge collaborative effort between farmers and conservationists.

LIFE...finds a way.

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🔬Diving deep with Team Plast-icks into the captivating world of copepods! 🦐 From wild brainstorming to conquering uncharted waters, our journey has led us here🌊. Now, what's your guess on the upcoming revelations? Let's unravel the mystery together!🌍💡 #IMBRSea #Microplastics

We, the 🤢Plast-icks🤢 have already put the #microplastics in the copepods treatments!! The material used was PP and PET, in red and blue. Check out some photos of the steps of our experiment 🔬 Remember to stay tuned for the results!! 😉

Ever wondered what's lurking in the world of macroalgae?

We're Team 9, The Funky Fucus Finders, on a Sweden adventure. Our mission? Exploring Fucus vesiculosus and the creatures that call it home! 🦐🐟 Our goal? To compare life in polluted vs. clean environments.🌱🌿

#Researchinprogress Have you ever wondered if human disturbance affects the diversity and distribution of #meiofauna in the sediment?
We team 6 'Meiofam' (Chloé-Rose, Dilara, Gabriele and Ingrid) are on a mission to find find it out.
Stay tuned for the results!