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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

💦 Work on aquatic ecosystems and fancy a late summer conference? Join us for the BES Aquatic Ecology SIG annual meeting! 📅 3–4 Sept 2026 📍 ZSL London Hear the latest research, present your work, network, and attend workshops 💦 Registration & abstract submission are OPEN: tinyurl.com/2rv3dzpw

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Dan Lunt @climatesamwell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Postdoc position in Oceanography and Paleoclimatology at the University of Oxford - shorturl.at/yTblW The role involves exploring the role of ocean circulation in setting and responding to equator-pole temperature gradients over the Phanerozoic. Deadline is 17 April 2026.

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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Last week we celebrated #TheBig5Sussex: 5 years of recovery of our Sussex seabed and life beneath the waves. Follow us and follow the recovery of the Sussex seabed 👉 📹 Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🐠 Which reef fishes yield reliable #SDMs? Analysing 1900+ species, this study shows #modelperformance mostly depends on latitude, coastal proximity and environmental match, offering a framework to predict reliability and improve #marinebiodiversity assessments. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📢 BESAG are looking for committee members! Interested in helping to bring together the aquatic ecology community? 👀 We are looking for two new members to join our committee: 🌊 Communications Officer 🌊 Practitioner Representative Apply here ➡️ www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/aqua...

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Aquatic Ecology Group Vacancies - British Ecological Society

Support, connect, and inspire our community - join the Aquatic Ecology Group committee! Applications close 2 March 2026.

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We’re on the hunt for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board 🔎 We’re looking for a range of expertise across the whole field of applied ecology. For some particular examples take a look below! 🌎🧪 Find out more information here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🚨 we're looking for Associate Editors to join our editorial board! 🐜 join some of the world's best animal ecologists and get the chance to handle exceptional submissions to our journal 📝 deadline is 8 March - more information can be found below: buff.ly/MzIXj6U

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

After last year's successful refresh of the BES Reproducible Code guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...), this year we're going to refresh the Data Management guide (www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...). Exciting! See below for how to get involved...

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍 We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪 Find out more 👇 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

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Matt Carter @mattidcarter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Our recent paper on grey and harbour seal transboundary distribution made the cover of @jappliedecology.bsky.social! 😀🦭Thanks to Dr Kelly Robinson of @seamammalresearch.bsky.social for the photo! Check the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

❗Be quick – last few tickets remaining!❗ Want to kick of the year with action for our oceans and are aged 16-30? There is still time to sign up to our in-person youth gathering happening next weekend in Glasgow. Sign up here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-gath...

A poster promoting the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Youth Gathering. The event is running on Saturday 24 January as part of the Scottish Ocean Literacy Coalition. At this in person event in The Studio, Glasgow you will have the exciting opportunity to shape how ocean literacy actions can be delivered on a national scale. You will learn more about what ocean literacy is, other strategies from around the world and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of a Scottish strategy. We will also have some talks on other ways you can take action and get involved in marine conservation as well as the opportunity for some creativity with zine making.

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Tim Lamont @timlamont.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🚨 Two funded PhDs (one int'l, one UK) - study coral restoration & corporate sustainability with us in Lancaster! Enquiries welcome, January 30, please share widely! 🚨 🪸🐠 Coral restoration (int'l): www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🌴📊 Corporate sustainability (UK): www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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OneBenthic @onebenthic.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🌊 New research out now in ICES Journal of Marine Science! Using #OneBenthic, we reveal large-scale spatial patterns in marine epifaunal communities. One of four #Cefas papers under OWEC POSEIDON. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ices... 🔎 rconnect.cefas.co.uk/POSEIDON/ #BenthicEcology #POSEIDON #OWEC #ICESJMS

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

If you haven't already - please help us shape our next academic conference in Autumn 2026 by filling out a quick survey!

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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A new year is here and there’s just 10 days to apply for the new #SEA4FUTURE #S4F #postdoc position to work with us on #eDNA and #Sustainability of #Mediterranean #Fisheries (link below!) 🐟 🧬 🦐 Don’t miss out on the opportunity! @thefsbi.bsky.social @thembauk.bsky.social @icesmarine.bsky.social

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thanks to everyone we met at #BES2025! If you have a minute pre-xmas break, please help us shape our BESAG 2026 Annual Meeting by filling out our super short questionnaire below! Also, keep your eyes peeled on our socials in january, we'll soon be looking for a new comittee member 👀 🪸🦑🦭🌊💧🐟

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi at the Meet the SIGs session and joint pub social last night! #BES2025 If you haven’t already, (pretty) please help us shape our 2026 annual meeting via this short questionnaire: ⬇️📝🙏 forms.gle/HCVo3gwVKLYB... @britishecologicalsociety.org

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Day 2 at #BES2025, and more aquatic ecology posters to go check out! A1.97 - Living Sea Walls (Franz Bauer) A4.93 - UK river restoration (Molly Bridger) B4.14 - Coastal food web biomass (Benjamin Mooney) A4.47 - Amazonian stream fish (Yullia Alvez) 🌊🔬💧🐟 @britishecologicalsociety.org

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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Two funded PhD projects (one open to international applicants) with us at @lec-reefs.bsky.social - please pass on to potential applicants

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SMRU @seamammalresearch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

SMRU PhD student Mia Goldman is presenting research on grey seal breeding phenology at #BES2025. Check out her poster 🦭

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Forth Rivers Trust @forthriverstrust.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We’re hiring a Head of Consultancy! 💼 Full-time | £42k | Hybrid, 12-month FTC 📅 Apply by 31 Dec 📍 Flexible working | 32 days leave | 9% pension Lead impactful work directly supporting river restoration across the Forth. Details & apply👉 forthriverstrust.org/hiring-heado... #GreenJobs

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Are you a part of our Special Interest Group community and thinking of attending our 2026 annual conference? (say yes, it’s really fun 🤩) We would be eternally grateful if you could fill out our google form survey to help us shape the 2026 event itself! ⬇️ forms.gle/sYPRkuPZCNg2... Thank youuu 💧🔬🦐

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We spy some #aquaticecology posters at #BES2025 👀🌊 B1.70 A1.77 B2.20 Have you got a poster on #marine and #freshwater research you’d like is to highlight? Drop us a message and we’ll come check it out! @britishecologicalsociety.org

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We made it to the #BES2025! First talk of the day: ‘Propagating storm damage and eroding stability in global mangroves’ 🌊🏝️ Professor Ian Donohue Dr Yu Mo

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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We are hiring! If you like the #sea and its #fish and are motivated to apply #eDNA methods to make #fisheries more sustainable, then this #postdoc position might be perfect for you: jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/post... @thefsbi.bsky.social @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social

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Post-doctoral Research Associate in Marine Environmental DNA (Fixed term) (5297)

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Coming to #BES2025 this week? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We'll be there too! Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊 📍Mezzanine 🕰️ 6-7pm We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻 📍Fox & Faun 🕰️ 7.30pm

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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bes-quantitativegroup @bes-quantitative.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📊 Heading to #BESAnnualMeeting next week? Come and meet the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs on Tuesday 18:00–19:00 at the EICC. A great chance to chat quantitative ecology, hear what we’re up to, and get involved 👋 Stick around afterwards for the SIG socials!

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Keen to hear about job/PhD opportunities and the latest UK freshwater & marine ecology research? (yes you do 🐟) Good news: we’ve got a monthly newsletter for you! 📩 Sign up to our MailChimp for your monthly dose of aquatic goodness and all things SIG-related. 🌊 Sign up here ➡️ rb.gy/zd3ce1

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 17/11/2025

Our recent report warns that unregulated and understudied cocktails of chemical pollutants in UK rivers, lakes and coastal environments can have harmful effects on aquatic ecosystems even when their individual components are present at ‘safe’ levels: #COP30 bit.ly/4i8pqrZ

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 10/12/2025

The deadline to apply for a DPhil with scholarship consideration is fast approaching on 8 January! If you or someone you know is thinking of a PhD, make sure to get in touch with a potential supervisor asap, ahead of the University's winter closure 👇 bit.ly/dphilbio25

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Registration is now open for our MERLIN policy event! This joint event will present key insights from four Horizon flagship projects and provide a space for exchange with EU and national decision-makers. It will be our final event, marking over four years of work 🌱 project-merlin.eu/brussels2026...

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We're looking for a 6th Senior Editor! If you… 👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management 👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision 👉have editing experience …we’d love to hear from you! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...

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Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society

Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 21 Dec 2025.

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

it was great to have you there, Ciaran! We hope to see you there next year too and good luck with your interesting research #ECRs #aquatic #BESAG2025

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REWET @rewet-he.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

What happens when the whole planet acts like a greenhouse? 🌍 Prof. Marco Bartoli explains how GHGs trap heat — just like glass in a greenhouse. REWET is tracking emissions from wetlands to help turn them into carbon sinks. 🌱 youtube.com/shorts/IYEPk... #ClimateChange #GreenhouseEffect #Wetlands

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What a greenhouse reveals about global warming

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Tom Smith from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is our #BESAG annual prize winner for outstanding contribution for his career stage! well done, Tom, and great talk too! #BESAG2025 #aquatic #marine #freshwater #bodysize #ecology #evolution 💦💧🌊🧪🌍

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

at #BESAG2025 we had a great artist, Oliver Leger (www.olivierleger.co.uk), exhibiting his art which was an intersection between science and art. He gave a wonderful interactive talk too! #art #science #sciart 🧪💦💧🌊🧑‍🎨

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

the #BESAG committee had a great time and hope you did too. Thank you to keynote speakers, workshop leaders, talk presenters and all the participants. Thanks to the sponsors, @funecology.bsky.social and to @zslofficial.bsky.social for hosting us! we hope to see all of you again next year!💧🌍🧪

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#BESAG2025 #ECRs price winners:🥇Rosie Williams(prize from @funecology.bsky.social) & 🥈 @ap3489.bsky.social (@zslofficial.bsky.social price)!Rosie: sea surface temperature, pollution and infectious disease mortality in short-beaked common dolphins & Adam: how bioturbators benefit C and nutrients

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

we had two #BESAG2025 socials! The second one was a drink reception at the beautiful @zslofficial.bsky.social - drinks & anything #marine #freshwater #aquatic! 🧪🌍💧💦🔬🦠🪱🐟🐳🐬🐡🦐🦞🪼

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

we had two #BESAG2025 socials! The first one was our pub outing - we are very happy to see so many scientists enjoying themselves and sharing their #marine #freshwater #aquatic research! 🧪🌍💧💦🔬🦠🪱🐟🐳🐬🐡🦐🦞🪼

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

at #BESAG2025 we also had great posters from #ECRs.. telling us all about their #marine #freshwater #aquatic research! 🧪🌍💧💦🔬🦠🪱🐟🐳🐬🐡🦐🦞🪼 everyone was so interested and happy to chat and exchange knowledge

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BES Aquatic Ecology Group @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

at #BESAG2025 we had great lightning talks from amazing #ECRs.. telling us all about their #marine #freshwater #aquatic research! 🧪🌍💧💦🔬🦠🪱🐟🐳🐬🐡🦐🦞🪼 PT2

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