Ever felt like the global landcover maps were a bit lacking in urban areas? We used the OpenStreetMap database to make fine resolution LULC maps. The beauty is OSM is vector-based so you can go as fine as you want. Now published in Wiley Ecology & Evolution shorturl.at/KDbRu

📰NEW PUBLICATION!🐋 In our new paper in Journal of Applied Ecology, we show how 'not all maps are equal' when it comes to mapping risk..We apply the same data (bowhead whale and Arctic vessel traffic) to 8 different models, and find nuances in where is predicted as 'high risk' 🗺

The response to this poem across all platforms has blown me away. Thank you to everyone for sharing and for your kind words. The fact it has resonated with so many people is incredibly moving. So much love ❤️❤️❤️

Next @BerndHaenfling talks about using #eDNA to assess biodiversity effects of beaver activity. Found invert biodiversity greater in sites with beaver activity while verts like water vole benefit from beaver modified habitats. eDNA can provide meaningful baseline data #SFG111

“Species don’t usually go extinct at once, they go extinct one population at a time” another reason to focus on not losing populations and their genetic diversity. “and also species can be protected one population at a time, so local work is vital.” AliciaMstt The Coalition for Conservation Genetics

As leaders gather in Cali for #COP16Colombia, they must ensure that ‘protecting our ocean’ means truly protecting it. The #30x30 target will only be meaningful if we protect areas effectively — not just on paper. The time to act is now. news.mongabay.com/2024/10/at-cop…

That's Not a Hybrid: How to Distinguish Patterns of Admixture and Isolation By Distance | Molecular Ecology Resources onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… Very important paper! Indeed, I have also noticed that Structure/Admixture plots are often overinterpreted as introgression.

Our #BRUVS study in #SãoTomé and #Príncipe has just been published! This study is the first #BRUVS survey in this data-poor archipelago, with 400+ deployments in two years! Link to #OA paper ⬇️ doi.org/10.1371/journa… A thread of main findings (with fish videos!) 🐠 (1/9)

6 common misconceptions of speciation. Source: doi.org/10.1093/evolin…

I have a new paper 😇 in which I show how to analyse data collected on stream networks using occupancy models, check it out here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aq… 😉 I also have a few slides there doi.org/10.6084/m9.fig… that give additional explanations.

Delighted that our fastmixture manuscript has now been peer-reviewed and recommended in PCI Evol Biol, now 30x faster than ADMIXTURE! #openscience doi.org/10.24072/pci.e… BioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2024.0… GitHub: github.com/Rosemeis/fastm…

Ethiopian wolves have been seen feeding on nectar! 🐺 They are the first large carnivore documented doing this - and may be acting as pollinators too. New from Sandra Lai @sandralai.bsky.social Claudio Sillero WildCRU, Oxford University of Oxford 👇 bit.ly/3AQPsyJ 📷 Danielle Rubens

SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week and began interacting with a male.

📢 We’re hiring a #Postdoc in #ConservationGenomics at Eawag! Work on endangered freshwater mussels using WGS, transcriptomics & epigenomics. Fieldwork in 🇭🇷 & 🇵🇱. 🗓️ Apply by 22 Aug 2025 🔗 apply.refline.ch/673277/1264/pu… #genomics #biodiversity thanks for sharing widely!