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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Just out: MICROPLASTIC INGESTION AND DIET ANALYSIS IN THREE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS AT BAHÍA LOMAS, CHILE. Shorebirds that eat more biofilm ingest more MPs @setac.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @globalflyway.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging threat to marine and coastal ecosystems and their fauna, even in remote and protected areas. Shorebirds depend on wetlands and feed mainly on benthic invertebrates, making them vulnerable to contaminants that accumulate in sediments and their prey. Stable isotope analysis provides a useful framework to interpret microplastic ingestion in relation to trophic ecology. We applied stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) to investigate the diet of three migratory shorebirds: the Two-banded Plover (Anarhynchus falklandicus), the Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus), and the Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) at Bahía Lomas (Tierra del Fuego, Chile), and we quantified MP ingestion.
Stable isotope analyses revealed that the Two-banded Plover exhibited a larger and differentiated isotopic niche respect to the other two species, whose niches width were similar and showed substantial overlap. Mixing models indicated a greater dietary contribution of biofilm for Two-banded Plover, suggesting feeding at lower trophic levels and a stronger association with surface sediments. MPs were detected in sediments, macroinvertebrate prey, and fecal samples of all species, but MP contamination was higher in Two-banded Plover. This difference may be associated with its greater proportional reliance on biofilm. However, this exposure pathway remains hypothetical, as MPs were not directly quantified in biofilm. All detected MPs were fibres, predominantly blue, with polyethylene the most frequent polymer. We provide the first evidence of MP contamination in shorebirds and their trophic resources at Bahia Lomas and anywhere in Chile, illustrating how plastic pollution impacts remote and protected wetlands.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our new paper "How Anuran Skin Texture Shapes Plant Dispersal in Neotropical Wetlands" is the first detailed study anywhere of epizoochory by amphibians @arc-trust.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @fsd2028.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Examples of plant propagules adhered to the skin of anurans collected in wetlands of the southern Brazilian coastal plain. (a) Pseudis minuta individual with a floating aquatic plant Azolla filiculoides adhered to the skin at the time of capture; (b) Boana pulchella individual with Cyperaceae achenes adhered to the skin (highlighted with red circles); (c–i) Propagules found in the samples obtained by washing the skin of the anurans: (c) spore of Bryum densifolium showing signs of protonema development (scale 50 μm); (d) megasporangium of Azolla sp. (scale 100 μm); (e) whole floating aquatic plant Wolffia brasiliensis (scale 1 mm); (f) achene of Cyperus lanceolatus (scale 200 μm); (g) cypsela of Symphyotrichum squamatum (scale 500 μm); (h) capsule of Xyris jupicai (scale 200 μm); (i) caryopse of Eragrostis sp. (scale 200 μm).

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New Ecology paper about relationships among plant dispersal mechanisms, syndromes, and animal vectors. Dispersal mechanisms only match dispersal syndromes in a minority of cases. @ebdonana.bsky.social @fsd2028.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Comparison of the assigned dispersal syndrome based on species traits from the EuDis database (shown in rows) to the observed dispersal mechanisms in our database (shown in columns). The percentage assignment of each syndrome is calculated per observed mechanism, with the number of plant–animal interactions for each mechanism indicated below as n. Boxes with a black contour indicate “predicted dispersal” when assigned syndromes match observed mechanisms. Color intensity increases with a higher contribution of a syndrome to dispersal via the mechanism.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

New paper on diversity and functional ecology of ciliates in temporary dune ponds and marshes of #Doñana. 110 species. Beta diversity strongly influenced by conductivity and pond vs marshes. @ebdonana.bsky.social @ictsdonana.bsky.social @protistologyuk.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

Location of the 16 sampling sites in Doñana National Park, southwestern Spain. The blue shaded area corresponds to the region where ponds and marshland ecosystems co-occur, reflecting the dynamic nature of the landscape, with overlapping aquatic habitats that vary seasonally depending on the hydrological regime.

Species contribution to β-diversity (SCBD) and indicator values (IndVal) in ponds and marshland habitats. (A) Species with the highest SCBD values, representing those contributing most to overall β-diversity. (B) Species with the highest IndVal values in the ponds habitat. (C) Species with the highest IndVal values in the marshland habitat.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

New year, New paper in Biological Reviews: on the Spread of non-native species @ebdonana.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Categorisation of dispersal pathways according to the Convention of Biological Diversity (A) based on on Hulme (2009) and CBD (2014) to illustrate the distinction between key anthropogenic pathways through which non-native species are introduced and dispersed (B) and how non-native species spread naturally (C) beyond their native ranges. Example human-mediated pathways shown include international trade and travel (i), artificial waterways (ii), angling and recreational equipment (iii), railroads and roads (iv), horticulture, landscaping, and soil trade (v), and the pet trade (vi, including intentional releases).

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

See our new paper on dispersal of ciliates by waterbirds: Cochak, et al. Experimental evidence of ciliate dispersal and successional patterns via endozoochory in temporary aquatic systems. Protist @ebdonana.bsky.social @beaplab.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/c/1mDCz56A9x...

Temporal variation in ciliate species richness and abundance (Ind·mL−1) over time after waterbird faeces inundation. Boxplots show the median, interquartile range (IQR), and outliers for each time point during the experiment.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world. Short "Perspective"article by Green & Lovas-Kiss #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #OpenAccess @ebdonana.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @seobirdlife.bsky.social www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Our new paper shows good establishment of wetland plants after seed dispersal inside waterfowl, but plants grow better when seeds are first removed from the faeces (e.g. when poo falls into water) #endozoochory @ebdonana.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...

Plant height measured at 7, 15, 30 and 45 days after germination for (a) J. bufonius and (b) E. palustris. Curves were obtained from the fitted logistic base functions (Table 1), and points represent measured height for individual plants. Treatments including faeces addition (CF, IF) are represented in pink and treatments including gut passage (IF, INF) with dashed lines. Asterisks represent mean xmid parameters for treatments grouped with faeces (pink) and without faeces (green). CF = control, faeces; CNF = control, no faeces; IF = ingested, faeces; INF = ingested, no faeces.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

PhD position available on climate change, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health @ebdonana.bsky.social We are looking for interested candidates, details attached. Please share.. @sibecol.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Our latest paper "Trait-based selection of seeds ingested and dispersed by North American waterfowl" is on the cover of Plants #seeddispersal #ducks #endozoochory #waterfowl @ebdonana.bsky.social @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

New paper out! Traits of plants whose seeds are ingested and dispersed by North American waterfowl differ from those of species available in the wetland environment (represented by the dotted horizontal line on the figure) @ebdonana.bsky.social @botsocamerica.bsky.social doi.org/10.3390/plan...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Our publication "Dispersal of aquatic and terrestrial organisms by waterbirds: A review of current knowledge and future priorities" is a "Highly cited paper" according to ISI Essential Science Indicators Database 2024 😀 @ebdonana.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Land–water transition zone from terrestrial to littoral to pelagic habitat, illustrating organisms shown to be capable of endo- or ectozoochorous dispersal by waterbirds of the Anatidae and/or Rallidae families. Major taxonomic groups are indicated by the larger font, and key families known to be dispersed in the smaller font. Words in brackets indicate the resting stages dispersed. For each group, representative organisms are drawn in their typical habitat. Blue represents aquatic habitats, brown represents terrestrial habitat and lake sediments. See the paper for more details of these dispersal interactions

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Today I learned from this "ONE" profile that I seem to be an expert in "marbled meat" and "White (mutation)". I guess the former comes from "marbled teal", the latter I just don't know.... Some other things there make more sense...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Microplastic contamination in bivalves from Iberian estuaries: are they sentinels for differences in pollution levels? #microplastics @ebdonana.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @ramsar.org @tourduvalat.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Looking forward to @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social conference in Galicia next week. I will talk about "The importance of greylag geese as seed dispersers of dry-fruited plants, and the impacts of global change". The talk will be partly based on this recent paper: doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Our new paper on mtDNA structure for fairy shrimps dispersed by waterbirds in Canadian lakes @ebdonana.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social If you don't have full access to the paper, see comments below www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Branchinecta and Artemia franciscana from the Saskatchewan region genetic distances, measured as Kimura 2-parameter (K2P) distances in relation to spatial distance, based on the mitochondrial CO1 gene fragment. There was a significant distance decay in the assembled dataset (Mantel test; nperm = 999; Branchinecta: r = 0.485, P < 0.001; A. franciscana: r = 0.149, P < 0.001); (b) Mantel correlogram for genetic distance (Hellinger-transformed) and geographic distance + 0.1 (log-transformed) in Branchinecta and A. franciscana from the study lakes in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

New study provides further evidence of the drastic impact of #groundwater extraction for agriculture and urban use on the #Doñana aquifer, streams and marshes @ramsarconv.bsky.social @wwf.es @tourduvalat.bsky.social @icman-csic.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Evolution of piezometric level and groundwater depth at some monitoring points located near the main abstraction zone
(masl: meters above sea level)

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

But different species within a guild show interesting differences in their "dispersal niche", as exemplified when looking at the "dispersal syndromes" of the different plants they disperse. Species from different guilds can share a similar niche represented by network modules @ebdonana.bsky.social

Bipartite network plot representing the proportion of interactions of each waterfowl species with plant species assigned different morphological dispersal syndromes, indicated on the left-hand side. Waterfowl species are organised into four modules (clusters of bird species dispersing similar plants), represented by alternating shades of grey. The classification of species into foraging groups is shown in the coloured vertical column to the right of bird species names. Further to the right, horizontal bars show the number of plant species of each dispersal syndrome whose seeds were recorded in each waterfowl species.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New paper explores traits of >500 plants whose seeds are eaten, and dispersed, by 38 waterfowl species in North America. A great variety of plants are included, but with strong differences between difficult "guilds" such as dabbling and diving ducks, or geese doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

Distributions of plant height and seed mass community weighted means (CWM), proportions of sublittoral and terrestrial plant species, and proportions of plant species with hydrochory and unspecialized syndromes in the seeds recorded in each waterfowl foraging group. Both CWMs and proportions were calculated weighting each plant species by the number of studies in which it was recorded. Box and whiskers represent medians and quartiles for observed values, large black dots represent fitted values according to the best models, and small coloured dots represent outliers. Letters above boxplots represent significant differences between groups according to pairwise tests. For diaspore mass and plant height, both observed and fitted values are log10 transformed to ease visualisation. Swans were excluded due to lack of data.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Secondary dispersal of 4 ferns and 28 flowering plants by Neotropical otters in Brazil. "Diploendozoochory” occurs when propagules are ingested first by prey and then by otters. @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @wwf-water.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

Site where the spraints were collected at the Taim Ecological Station (ESEC Taim) including neotropical otter prey remains and spraints (scale in cm). (a) Canal inhabited by otters. Otter vestiges: (b) Trachemys dorbigni preyed upon by otters , (c) Synbranchus marmoratus preyed upon by otters , (d) Neotropical otter footprint, (e) bird bones, and (f, g) Neotropical otter faeces (spraints) with numerous visible fish scales.

Examples of aquatic macrophyte specimens recovered from neotropical otter faeces. (A) Lemna minuta , (B) Wolffiella oblonga , and (C) Azolla filiculoides. Scale 1 mm.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Since 2004, @ebdonana.bsky.social has used remote sensing to monitor changes in #Doñana at a landscape scale. See this short article about recent advances www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

Landsat 8 satellite image of 30 January 2025, showing the flooded areas of the marsh in light blue, which allows us to estimate the total surface area. Prepared by: GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Waterbirds have fascinating ecological interactions with brine shrimps, fairy shrimps and other large branchiopods, nicely documented in this new review @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @sil-limnology.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Support for trophic links between different families of waterbirds and four groups of large branchiopods. a Trophic relationships between waterbird families and large branchiopod groups in literature. The thickness of the connecting line is proportional to the number of studies supporting evidence for a trophic link. Both large branchiopod and waterbird diversity (n = number of species) are denoted below their corresponding group icon. For all families depicted, direct evidence of branchiopod consumption was found with the exception of spoonbills (Threskiornithidae), for which only indirect (prey availability) evidence was found (transparent). b Quantitative measures of large branchiopod consumption by waterbirds from gastrointestinal studies. Percentages of bird samples containing the large branchiopod group (occurrence) and percentages of volume of gastrointestinal bird samples aggregate that consist of large branchiopods (volume) are depicted where available (tr < 1%, traces). Percentages were weighted according to the number of samples (n) across the number of studies (N) and weighted standard errors are depicted as error bars where applicable.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Interesting paper providing experimental evidence for #dispersal of harmful cyanobacteria by migratory waterbirds #epizoochory @pebl-rice.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @globalflyway.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

New paper with unique comparison of the genetic structure of sympatric fairy and brine shrimp populations in Canadian fishless lakes: #Branchinecta was more diverse than #Artemia @ebdonana.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org doi.org/10.1080/2044...

a) Geographic distribution of examined lakes in Saskatchewan and anostracan taxa found in them; b) Bliss lake, one of the sites with Branchinecta; c) one small edge of Bliss lake with numerous Branchinecta swimming in the water (tiny white stripes).

a) Branchinecta (blue) and Artemia franciscana (yellow) from the Saskatchewan region genetic distances measured as Kimura 2-parameter (K2P) distances in relation to spatial distance, based on the mitochondrial CO1 gene fragment. There was a significant distance decay in the assembled dataset (Mantel test; nperm=999; Branchinecta: r = 0.485, P < 0.001; A. franciscana: r = 0.149, P < 0.001). b) Mantel correlogram for genetic distance (Hellinger-transformed) and geographic distance (log-transformed) in Branchinecta and A. franciscana from the lakes we studied in Saskatchewan, Canada. The filled circles indicate significant correlation within each distance class.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Black-headed gulls feed at waste-water treatment plants, hotspots for antibiotic-resistance. Our paper shows how different individuals from the same colony have favoured WWTPs, then spread #AMR into different anthropogenic habitats #Pairwise @ebdonana.bsky.social link.springer.com/10.1007/s113...

a) Location of waste water treatment plants (WWTPs, blue dots) and landfills (yellow dots) used by black-headed gulls in the Iberian Peninsula. Close-ups show the concentrations of potential AMR dissemination (CFU/g) based on Inverse Distance Weight (IDW) showing the main zones for high risk transmission in b surroundings of Lisbon, c Faro, d boundary between Portugal (Vila Real de San Antonio) and Spain (Huelva), e Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz), f Rota (Cadiz) and g Lantejuela (Sevilla, on the left side) and Fuente de Piedra (Malaga, on the right side). 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for affected areas were based on the shedding curve from Franklin et al. (2020)

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

In the 60 year history of @ebdonana.bsky.social there have only been 3 chinese PhD students. I am supervising 2 of them: Yang studies dispersal of bryozoans and other invertebrates by waterbirds, Yingjun studies movement ecology of black-headed gulls and bald ibis. Both have CSC scholarships

Yang (left) Yingjun and me near the Guadalquivir river while studying waterbirds in ricefields. The friendly dog belongs to the Comunidad de Regantes Marmol

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Our paper in the new issue of Freshwater Biology shows greylag geese are great seed dispersal vectors for 24 plant species in #Doñana, and the decline in their population and duration of winter visits is impacting connectivity between plant populations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

GPS data for three tagged greylag geese within the study area between 6 November 2021 and 8 February 2022. The geese arrived on 6 (17,599) or 23 November (17,592, 17,594, two parallel lines indicate how they arrived in the same flock from the north-east) and departed on 2 (17,592), 7 (17,594) or 8 (17,599) February.

Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) showing the dissimilarities in plant taxa composition among the greylag geese faeces collected in five different sampling events (stress value 0.06). The names of taxa shared between two or more sampling events are indicated in black, whereas names of taxa present in only one sampling event have the colours indicated in the legend. There is no polygon for the event ERF, as this would simply be a line joining Juncus bufonius with Helitropium supinum.

Simulated seed deposition locations for endozoochory events starting at the four faecal sampling sites. Nineteen per cent of the locations are situated outside the polygon of origin. Note how seeds can be dispersed from El Rocío to Hato Blanco, but not the other way around.

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Microplastic abundance in aquatic insects increases closer to landfills and to roosts or colonies of gulls or storks that feed there #plasticpollution #guanoplastic #Doñana @ebdonana @ajgreen_lab @AIL_limnologia @freshwaterblog @AFL_org @STOTEN_journal

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Alien Cotula coronopifolia was already seen to "drive out native water plants" by 1902 after its introduction to the UK, where it is now widespread in nature reserves @BSBIbotany @RJBOTANICO @RSPBScience @WWTconservation @WildlifeTrusts See also our paper👉

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 30/08/2024

A new paper proposes the dry fruits of Carex reicheana or C. baccans are adapted to attract avian seed dispersers. We find many Cyperaceae to be regularly dispersed by waterbird #endozoochory @BSBIbotany @RJBOTANICO @AdamLovasKiss @CoDisperse @kewgardens

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

Pedro did a fantastic poster for the #FSD2024 conference in Brazil on our new @JEcology paper about dispersal of dry-fruited seeds and ferns by capybaras & coypus. Deservedly he won the second prize! @DemOHoors @FURG @ebdonana #endozoochory @CoDisperse

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

New paper out Modelling Water Depth, Turbidity and Chlorophyll Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in a Restored Pond Complex of Doñana National Park (Caracoles Estate Spain) @ebdonana @RemoteSens_MDPI @LAST_EBD @DONANA_SEO

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

Our new paper on alien buttonweed shows that it is readily dispersed by #endozoochory across a wide range of salinities in Europe. On the same day, we find it for the first time in ricefields (in Brazil), where it likely arrived in waterbirds #alienspecies

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 24/07/2024

Our new #AMR paper "Variability of faecal microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in gull flocks and comparison with surrounding environment" looks at effects of feeding in Spanish #landfills @ebdonana @ajgreen_lab @MMUEcolEnv @UoM_EES @Birdpath_IREC

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

Artificial turf/lawns are sadly in fashion and create a growing pollution problem in rivers and oceans. Following the "polluter pays" principle, we need a huge green tax to deter their use @Shitlawns @RSPBScience @MedWetOrg @freshwaterbio @BenthosNews 👉

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Our new paper @JEcology shows capybaras & nutrias/coypus disperse different aquatic & terrestrial #plants (including aquatic ferns) in #Brazil by #endozoochory @DemOHoors @ebdonana @andressaadolfo @MMUEcolEnv @freshwaterblog @BESMacroecol @BenthosNews

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Multi-step #seeddispersal is common e.g #hydrochory then #endozoochory. Seeds float in water and then are ingested and dispersed by waterfowl. Our new study finds that after gut passage they sink into the seed bank @ajgreen_lab @ebdonana @BSBIbotany

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Our new paper finds that giving plants a "hydrochory syndrome" is correlated with how well they actually float BUT there is much overlap with other syndromes #dispersal @BSBIbotany @RJBOTANICO @IntlSeedSciSoc @CoDisperse @HYDR_Springer @SeedSciSoc

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Happy week in @ajgreen_lab and for Casper and I as María José successfully defended her PhD at @unisevilla on dispersal of native and alien plants by waterbirds @PhD_EBD @ebdonana Thesis can be downloaded here👉

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

New preprint: Invasive Cotula coronopifolia (Asteraceae) is halo-tolerant and readily dispersed by waterbird #endozoochory @BSBIbotany @PhD_EBD @sibecol @BESInvasionSci @_AEET_ @CoDisperse @RSPBScience @ebdonana @Invasivesnet @InvasiveAliens @RJBOTANICO

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 08/05/2024

First study of population genetics of marbled teal, addressing geographical variation & status of captive populations (some founded >70 y ago, others used in restocking in Spain) @ebdonana @GlobalFlyway @SEO_BirdLife @WWTconservation @RSPBScience @UoM_EES

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 28/04/2024

Lake restoration works: breeding waterbirds are bioindicators for a shift from turbid to clear water state in lakes @BenthosNews @freshwaterbio @SEO_BirdLife @WWTconservation @RSPBScience @KaneBrides

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

Disturbing paper @ESAEcology suggests climate change impacts on water clarity are having negative impacts on waterbirds that feed visually (in this case, loons/divers) @AIL_limnologia @MedWetOrg @WetlandsInt @worldwetnet @SEO_BirdLife @RSPBScience

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

New paper brings the "epizoochory syndrome" into question. Traits used to define the syndrome had no influence on #seeddispersal by human epizoochory. Just as we found before for waterbirds and ungulates. @SeedSciSoc @BSBIbotany @CoDisperse @kewgardens

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

Movement ecology and pathogen dispersal: GPS tracking of spotless starlings caught at a farm showed spatial networks and roost sites differ between birds that do or do not carry E. coli and antibiotic resistance #AMR @STOTEN_journal @ebdonana @sibecol

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

New collaboration with @PAISAJE_lab about the vital topic of estimating seed dispersal distances. We can't expect to make reliable predictions for entire floras based on dispersal syndromes @ebdonana @SeedSciSoc @IntlSeedSciSoc @BSBIbotany @BESMacroecol

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

In effect, the 1999 landfill directive obliges EU member states to take measures to minimise the biovectoring of waste by birds. Our new paper quantifies waste moved by gulls into one lake, but we know it's a widespread problem requiring action (& in UK)

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

New study shows that seagulls can transport hundreds of kilos of plastic from landfills into nature reserves @CSIC @ebdonana @TourduValat @RSPBScience @_BTO @DONANA_SEO @GlobalFlyway @WetlandsInt

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