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Matt Kerr

@mattkerr.bsky.social

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Looking for a postdoc/job! Research on diversity dynamics in novel ecosystems. Palaeo/macro/marine-ecology and science-policy (fisheries and MPAs). Also chatting craft beer, tabletop gaming, and open/ethical science. Views mine. He/him. 🐚🐟🌍

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The paper was expertly led by Claire Wright, who pulled together an international team to cover all angles - deep time, mechanisms, impacts, adaptation, and management. Claire and Catarina also created some really engaging and informative figures, that will be a must-include in future lectures.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This work was masterfully lead by @jonastrepel.bsky.social, and features amazing art by @tanyadoesscience.bsky.social (attached here). It was a pleasure to be part of the discussions - and we hope to spark a wider conversation on developing robust frameworks for evaluating impact.

Artistic renderings of a community at three different stages, shown as three panels called "Evolutionary Baseline", "Current Baseline", and "Large Herbivore Reintroductions". The left panel, evolutionary baseline, includes large and megaherbivores - specifically a mammoth and wild horses. The middle panel, current baseline, shows the state after the extirpation or extinction of most large herbivore species, with only a few deer left and much more forest vegetation. The right panel shows the state after the introduction or reintroduction of large herbivores, with wild cattle and horses creating a more open landscape.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Don't share too many mini photos since the move to blue sky - but I've been really enjoying painting models from the Grand Cathay range! Still some work to do, but I think these may get a spot on the shelf. Really beautiful sculpts.

Three painted miniatures of foot soldiers from the game "Warhammer: The Old World". One carries a banner with a dragon face motif, one is carrying a drum, and one a large sword with his hair in a knot. The minis are largely painted in silver armour with jade green cloth. They are from the Grand Cathay faction, which is inspired by medieval China.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Aarhus postdocs past and present representing well at #BESMacro2025

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Final thoughts and beers with @jcsvenning.bsky.social and @anordonez1.bsky.social after a great week sharing ideas and meeting colleagues at the symposium hosted by @noveleco.bsky.social and expertly led by @marcuscollier.bsky.social #novelecosystems

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Conversations getting deeper, as we dive into the concepts past, present, and future. So many ideas!

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

How do we move forward with the novel ecosystem concept? Some deep and exciting conversations happening at the symposium hosted by @noveleco.bsky.social #NovelEcosystems

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Thanks to my amazing coauthors, especially superstar lab assistant Nicole, but also many field volunteers over the years I was a PhD student. Once again sharing my favourite fieldwork pic - fresh faced Aaron Philips and I soaking wet after a great morning collecting shells.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The bioregionalisation was much more consistent, however. The transition zone matched across datasets and mapped onto previously identified break points. This result highlights the relatively high knowledge on broader distributions in OBIS, compared to the local diversity metrics.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We found that the field data reconstructed a strong latitudinal diversity gradient in each case, but that the OBIS data were inconsistent across methods. In some cases, no latitudinal diversity gradient was uncovered.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We used my PhD field sampling of bivalves from sites from across the eastern coastline of Australia, comparing it to bivalve occurrences in the same region found in OBIS. We reconstructed the latitudinal diversity gradient, using and comparing four methods, and also did a simple bioregionalisation.

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Matt Kerr @mattkerr.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

New paper - from coauthors in CEFAS and showcasing some work I did while there. We built a "Risk Tool", which uses historical fishing data to simulates the change in risk due to fishing displacement resulting from potential redesigning of protected areas. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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