Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’m standing for election as a British Ecological Society Trustee. BES members — you should have received your voting email. There are many great nominees, so please take time to read the statements and vote. It’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of ecologists. 🌿 040
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettEcological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 03/10/2025#OTD #OnThisDay in 1974, the Ainsdale Dune Slacks #LongTermExperiment began! This #LTE looks at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affects the #dune slack #ecosystem. It is run by @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social Learn more: bit.ly/Ainsdale%F0%... 252
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettEcological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Ainsdale Dune Slacks, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek. PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem. bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎 153
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 21/03/2025'We expect the funding application to take around 2-3 hours to complete' 2-3 months later... 000
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettEcological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next Friday when Cicely Marshall from @uniofcam.bsky.social will talk about testing Defra’s #StatutoryBiodiversityMetric using #LongTermExperiments #LTEs #Biodiversity 🌎 Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 011
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettAnnals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 13/03/2025🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published paper ‘Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Kadeem Gilbert. 🧵 (1/6) 👉 doi.org/n986 @mechecolab.bsky.social #AoBpapers 187
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettMethods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The final blog from MEE as part of #InternationalWomensDay comes from our Associate Editor Graziella Iossa. Read the full post 👇 buff.ly/laKCepR 0104
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettBotanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Calling all botany/ plant science students: Just 24 hours left to get a team together for Botanical University Challenge 2025. #BUC2025 is one of the highlights of the year for students & all plant-lovers who can watch the competition live on YouTube. Don't miss out! @bucbotany.bsky.social 084
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Hi, I'd love to be added as a contributor if possible please. Thanks :) 100
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 22/01/2025We found that the carnivorous Sundews were more or less carnivorous depending on microhabitat conditions. 🌍🧪 #peatland #carnivorousplant 040
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Spot the incorrect AI 'fact': Bladderworts: turning to algae and pollen as a food source. Round-leaved Sundews: refusing to eat insects and instead suggesting vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale. Sundews: becoming less interested in eating insects due to increased soil nitrogen levels. 020
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 05/01/2025What's the umbrella term for these things? They share a lot in common, don't they? 110
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettCecile Gubry-Rangin @micecoevo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024🔊Job offers!📢. We will have a few post-doc and PhD studentship positions to join our research team in Aberdeen. Please apply or disseminate the first one below on: 📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comEASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com 054
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Really enjoyed being part of this. Made me think, and made my brain hurt. Expertly lead by Kadeem Gilbert. Please read and comment :) (Don't know if coauthors are on Bluesky. Searching doesn't work, otherwise would tag them) @lborouniversity.bsky.social ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgConstruction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum 030
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024I went to a couple a few years back, tiny little remnants with giant drosera. Most southerly raised bog in Europe! Would be good to do more with those though as they experience very different climate to those in sweden 010
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024With these specimens I want to test non destructive approaches for measuring traits... to then measure traits accross 000s of specimens to understand spatiotemporal patterns in context of environmental change. 110
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024This is interesting. Did you see the Dynamic Dunescapes project in the UK. There's a move towards encouraging more dynamic dune systems to get those early succession habitats... they're more important for plants too. 110
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024More Sundew herbarium specimen preparation for future studies... Will be a shame to destroy these, but that's why I made them! 270
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 18/12/2024No AI generated art here, just real photos and nice science. Really pleased with this paper 😊 130
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettGreifswald Mire Centre @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social · 18/12/2024🌍💧 Peatlands in Europe - 3 key facts 1️⃣ Area: 59 million hectares 2️⃣ Coverage: : 6 % of landmass 3️⃣ Emissions: 582 Mt CO2e/year 📚For more info Check Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas moorwissen.de/news-detail/... 2258
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 17/12/2024This is so vitally important. Policy makers at every level need to read and act on this. 072
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Awesome lecture series, but scheduled at the worst possible time for people with childcare duties. 000
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 13/12/2024My daughter making good use of an @britishecolsoc.bsky.social note pad and pen "plants are so cool" 120
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 13/12/2024On the train home after an awesome #BES2024. So nice to catch up with so many people. Next year I might not leave preparing my talk until the night/morning before... But I did also say that last year 😂 160
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 09/12/2024New paper out today with Chris Hatcher in @funecology.bsky.social Sundews change how carnivorous they are depending on microhabitat variation. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCarnivorous sundews (Drosera rotundifolia) are more carnivorous in high‐light bog microhabitats that are not also nutrient‐richRead the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. 02713
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 01/12/2024@journalofecology.bsky.social What's your email address please... can't find one anywhere. The supplementary material link on this paper is old and no longer works: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Is supp mat not archived?! 000
Reposted by Dr Jon MillettMatthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Nice little article in Nature on creative solutions for time-starved researchers www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com‘That’s funny’: creative solutions for time-starved researchersAn immunologist and his illustrator friend reveal tips and tricks to help scientists to reach peak performance and creativity. 0121
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The Labour government have failed us on the Environment. 020
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Its an academic question though isn't it? It's interesting, but is it relevant? We are where we are. Rabbits were introduced, they created ecosystems that we value, myxomatosis wiped them out. So we have to decide if we still want those systems in the mix. 100
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Yes, I agree completely, it needs to be a mix, depending on objectives. Rewilding (or however close people can get to it) is awesome in the right place, but inappropriate in others. 110
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 27/11/2024You'll loose Dune Tiger Beetles, Natterjack Toads, Marsh Helleborine, Petlewort, Grass of Parnassus, Variegated Horsetail etc etc etc. Human impacts have made active habitat management necessary in some/many circumstances. 100
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 27/11/2024And how does 35 kg N/ha/Yr fit in with 'natural' processes? 000
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 27/11/2024So we don't want to live in a world with species of early succession? Rewild UK sand dunes and you loose one of the rarest habitats in Europe and gain birch/alder scrub. You loose alpha diversity but more importantly the impacts on beta diversity could be huge. 200
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A 10 page research proposal is a big ask any time, let alone in 4 days 😂😂 Why is it so long? I don't envy the group who have to read and evaluate all those! 000
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Me too, I don't fully understand why people have anything to do with those publishers, but I guess they have their reasons. 000
Dr Jon Millett @drjonmillett.bsky.social · 24/11/2024It's a nature based solution to ecosystem degredation😂 100