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Ross Barnett

@ecologybarnett.bsky.social
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PhD researcher at University of Stirling. Research focuses on use of acoustic monitoring to assess biodiversity in restored woodland.

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Knepp Wilding @kneppwilding.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Bridget Nicholls founded Pestival in 2006 to educate people about how essential insects are to the living world. Since then, Pestival has engaged tens of thousands of people with the importance of insects, working alongside the Wellcome Trust, ZSL London Zoo and the Natural History Museum.
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chloë @chloecorcoran.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hi there, if you are or know anyone in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland that works around blue crabs, conservation, or Chesapeake Bay management please consider signing up here (forms.gle/CBe5Hm5YHywB...) to take part in a short game & interview. Participants will be given $20 for taking part.
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congratulations to #UofStirling researchers and colleagues on their new article led by @naturefromsam.bsky.social and Emily H. Waddell about #invertebrate community assembly in #ecosystem restoration 👏 @ecologybarnett.bsky.social 🪰 @kirstyjpark.bsky.social 🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Drivers of invertebrate community assembly during ecosystem restoration
Restoration practice largely focuses on facilitating species recovery through resource provisioning and habitat connectivity, with less attention to how trophic interactions structure assembling comm...
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Sam Rogerson @naturefromsam.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🪲! New paper alert ! 🌳 "Drivers of invertebrate community assembly during ecosystem restoration" analyses over 18,000 arthropods from 858 species. We explore how habitat characteristics and trophic guilds impact invertebrate diversity in restoring woodlands and grasslands: doi.org/10.1111/rec....
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Drivers of invertebrate community assembly during ecosystem restoration
Restoration practice largely focuses on facilitating species recovery through resource provisioning and habitat connectivity, with less attention to how trophic interactions structure assembling comm...
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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 14/07/2026
Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AI rdcu.be/ftL0T Lees et al. highlight the growing problem of AI-manipulated media contaminating citizen science platforms
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Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AI
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Citizen science platforms must mitigate against the threat of generative AI
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Kirsty Park @kirstyjpark.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
PhD opportunity: we're recruiting a 4-year fully-funded PhD student to investigate the biodiversity value, ecological health and connectivity of urban woods and trees. Full details and how to apply at www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @thebotanics.bsky.social @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social
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Plants with Purpose: Enhancing the Role of Scotland’s Urban Forest for Landscape-scale Nature Recovery at University of Stirling on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Plants with Purpose: Enhancing the Role of Scotland’s Urban Forest for Landscape-scale Nature Recovery at University of Stirling, listed on FindAPhD.com
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Congratulations to BES students Alex and Ross on their fabulous talks at the 2026 Iapetus conference 👏 (and a shout out to Sheena and Maria, who are supervised by Stirling researchers @zarahpattison.bsky.social, @kirstyjpark.bsky.social and Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor!)
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📖 This study shows that ecological complexity is empirically measurable, and its development in restoration can be influenced by key variables 👇️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Kevin Watts @watts-km.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Deer 🦌 activity limits tree 🌳 recruitment in woodland creation sites - Journal of Applied Ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Superb! “It sounds impressive but then it would, because it’s a press release” said Dr Louise Johnson “I look forward to reading more details when they’re published, but until there’s a peer-reviewed paper I might as well give expert commentary on a YouTube ad” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Artificial eggshell comes first in attempt to revive giant flightless moa
De-extinction company hopes artificial incubation system can be scaled up but other scientists are sceptical
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Where should I put my acoustic monitor? If you're looking to study #biodiversity using #ecoacoustics, #PhD researcher @ecologybarnett.bsky.social can advise! Here he is talking at the BES Symposium 🔊
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Our new review highlights growing challenges for owls, from road mortality to sensory pollution. Understanding these impacts is essential for their conservation in rapidly changing landscapes link.springer.com/article/10.1... @dornitholges.bsky.social @dmdominoni.bsky.social @pesumas.bsky.social
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The impact of urban-related sensory and risk factors on owls: a systematic review - Journal of Ornithology
Urbanisation is a globally increasing phenomenon with diverse impacts on biodiversity. Interest in how urbanisation affects raptors is growing because, as top predators, they can be used as bioindicat...
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Kevin Watts @watts-km.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“Drivers of complexity in ecosystem restoration” Waddell 2026 - Journal of Applied Ecology - besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Drivers of complexity in ecosystem restoration
This study shows that ecological complexity is empirically measurable, and its development in restoration can be influenced by key variables, which have mechanistic underpinnings. The foundational ro...
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Sam Rogerson @naturefromsam.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Looking for a furnished room/flat near Kingussie, or Aviemore for 3 months (May-July). I'm starting a work placement at the Highland Wildlife Park, helping with their invertebrate reintroduction programme! Happy to discuss details. Please drop me a message if you know anything, or share this post 🙏
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The Scottish Ornithologists' Club @scottishbirding.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
DucklingWatch The DucklingWatch citizen science project, led by Hannah Coburn at the University of Essex, returns for its second year. Submitting your records of Mallard ducklings will help improve understanding of duckling survival rates and drivers of population trends.
DucklingWatch poster. The information displayed on the poster can be found at citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Ross @ecologybarnett.bsky.social gave a fantastic seminar last week about his #research into dawn chorus #soundscapes in #woodlands with different canopy structures and noise pollution levels 🌳🐦‍⬛ His use of audience members' pets to explain AI models was such a fun way to increase engagement!
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Our new paper is out: "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France." A study of noise and bird song, by me and Hans Slabbekoorn, in Ornithological Applications @amornith.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/orni...
An infographic summarizing the key findings of the new paper "Acoustic differences persist in urban Parus major (Great Tit) over two decades of declining anthropogenic noise in Paris, France" by Dan Mennill and Hans Slabbekoorn. A cartoon image shows a sound recordist recording a Great Tit on a street in Paris. One inset graph shows that noise levels in Paris have declined from 2008 to 2023.  A second inset graph shows that Great Tits sing at higher song frequencies when the ambient environment is louder. A third inset graph shows that Great Tits continue to sing higher-freuqency songs in 2023 versus 2003; even though Paris is growing quieter, Great Tits in Paris sing higher frequency songs than quiet forests outside of Paris.
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Scotland's Nature Student Conference 2026 @scotnsconf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Thank you to everyone who brought and presented posters at #SNSC2026 - we were lucky to have such a wide range of fascinating topics and great engagement in great conversations about ongoing research!
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Scotland's Nature Student Conference 2026 @scotnsconf.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I want to break tree! Sitka spruce colonisation of treeline environments in Scotland by Rory Abernethy 🌲 #SNSC2026 @naturescot.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk
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Scotland's Nature Student Conference 2026 @scotnsconf.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We are getting ready for #SNSC2026 Scotland's Nature Student Conference - welcome and arrival tomorrow at the Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, from 10am! View the programme on our website: scotnsconference.wixsite.com/2026 We look forward to welcoming you to our event!
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Our research on Tawny Owls at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk was featured on this episode of BBC Radio Scotland - listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... We discuss how we track Tawnies' movements and the way they are adapting to noisy and light-polluted areas @dmdominoni.bsky.social @iapetusdtp.bsky.social
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Scotland Outdoors - Tawny Owls, Pearl Mussels and Jelly Ears - BBC Sounds
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Congratulations to BES members Thiago Silva, Kirsty Park, Kevin Watts and Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor and colleagues for a new article in #Forest Ecology and Management on the use of #LiDAR to measure #woodland complexity! 🌳
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Mar Pineda @marpineda.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📣 Calling fish biologists & conservation scientists! We’re convening a session at #ICBF2026 (UBC, Vancouver): Bridging experimental biology & conservation If your research connects mechanism to real-world application- from lab to field- we want your abstract! Apply by March 3rd! 🐟🌎 icbf2026.com
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Mar Pineda @marpineda.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🚨New paper out now! Excited to see this commentary, led by @shaunkillen.bsky.social, showing that social context is key in comparative physiology and must be integrated! Read more here: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... #ComparativePhysiology #Behaviour #Ecophysiology @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @jexpbiol.bsky.social
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Further integrating social context into comparative and environmental physiology
Summary: Social environments affect all aspects of animal physiology. We highlight how overlooking social effects might lead to inaccurate physiology-based predictions of species’ responses to environ...
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 30/01/2026
Scotland's Natural Environment Bill has passed!🎉 The bill will contribute to achieving Scotland's ambitious commitment to becoming a nature-positive country by 2030, and have substantially restored nature by 2045.
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 29/01/2026
Just the smell of predators, like lynx, is enough to limit sapling damage from deer overbrowsing, according to new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social 
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The lynx effect: how the smell of predators could help forest restoration - BES
The lynx effect: how the smell of predators could help forest restoration - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
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Davide Dominoni @dmdominoni.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In our new paper, we show that native trees, particularly oaks, are crucial to support blue tits reproduction, likely via increasing preferred insect prey. Very relevant for urban planning. Leveraging 9 years of data from our Glasgow Urban Gradient study system. Led by @clairebranston.bsky.social!
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Last week, a group of BES #PhD students attended a @iapetusdtp.bsky.social doctoral training residential at The Sill in #Northumberland 👩‍🏫
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University of Stirling Biological and Environmental Sciences @uofstirling-bes.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The University of #Stirling is excited to be hosting #SNSC2026 😀 The registration deadline for attendance, posters and talks is Wednesday 11th February - can't wait to see you all there! 🏞️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦫🐜🦌🌿
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Ross Barnett @ecologybarnett.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Great to attend #BES2025 this week, and meet colleagues. Exciting to share the first findings from my PhD, and the Restoring Resilient Ecosystems project! @britishecologicalsociety.org
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 17/12/2025
Tawny owls normally rely on sound to hunt, but new research being presented today at #BES2025 finds that owls in Glasgow are adapting to noisy roads by using street lights to hunt. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/tawny-owls-a...
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Tawny owls are turning to street lighting to help them hunt - BES
Tawny owls are turning to street lighting to help them hunt - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
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Ross Barnett @ecologybarnett.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Looking forward to #BES2025 this week! If you're interested in restoration, complexity and ecoacoustics you should definitely check out my talk on Thursday 🌳🌲🌳🐦🐦‍⬛
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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The world is upside down. The Natural Environment Bill could be a turning point for Scotland’s nature. But Part 2 of the Bill threatens our most important wildlife protections. A Bill meant to help nature should not put it at risk! Email your MSPs 👉 action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...
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Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The cover art is finished for my new book and I LOVE IT! This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
A book cover featuring artwork of winding roots and soil animals, entitled 'THE WORLD BENEATH OUR FEET', with roots winding around the text.
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DrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Check out the summary of our new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social led by Patrick Cook with @nigelwillby.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Beavers provide a boost for declining pollinators, study reveals
Beaver-created wetlands increase pollinator numbers, boosting biodiversity, according to new research by the University of Stirling.
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Our new paper in @ecol-evol.bsky.social shows that noise reduces owl prey detectability and it generates adverse effects already at an early life stage, with potential carry-over effects on adulthood. Paper: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @dmdominoni.bsky.social #owls #RaptorResearch #ecology #noise
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Experimental Exposure to Noise Affects Hunting Behavior Already From a Young Age in a Nocturnal Acoustic Predator
This study experimentally investigates the effect of traffic noise on the hunting behavior of young and subadult Tawny Owls (Strix aluco). We show that noise lowers the rate of prey detection and inc....
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Shaun Killen @shaunkillen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Fisheries can drive selection, but what about small-scale ornamental fisheries? Our new study shows Amazonian fishes interact w/ traps in species- & environment-specific ways, hinting at overlooked selective potential. Led by @marpineda.bsky.social Read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Journal of Avian Biology @avianbiology.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Special issue: FROM CHIRPS TO INSIGHTS: PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING FOR APPLIED ORNITHOLOGY More info: vist.ly/43vfp Guest editors: Jan O. Engler, Jenn Foote, @silvereyedom.bsky.social Simon Thorn #ornithology #birds 🪶🧪
Flyer for special issue on passive acoustic monitoring
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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🔉🐸🐟🦐🪲 Got freshwater sounds? Consider contributing to the Freshwater Sounds Archive! We're accepting submissions until the end of this year, and all contributors can co-author the resulting data paper. Learn more at fishsounds.net/freshwater.js and www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...!
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Sam Rogerson @naturefromsam.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
My first paper!! If you wanna know about woodland creation 🌳, beetles 🪲, and the effects of agriculture 🚜 - go here! doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #BeetleEcology #WoodlandCreation #Conservation #Research #FirstAuthor #Ecology
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Julien Fattebert, PhD 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇨🇭 @fattebertj.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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RESTOREID @restoreideu.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🎧 What if tracking biodiversity was like mixing music? In #RESTOREID, we use sound to study restored landscapes. Check out our latest blog by @kirstyjpark.bsky.social (@stir.ac.uk) on #SoundscapeEcology 👉 bit.ly/4jGaAZz #Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 06/05/2025
🚨 BREAKING: From September 1st peak rail fares will be scrapped for good in Scotland! 🟢2023: Greens scrap peak rail fares. 🟡2024: SNP bring them back 🟡2024: thousands join Green and trade union calls for the SNP to reverse their decision 🟢2025: SNP reverse their decision
Peak Rail Fare Scrapped For Good. Scottish Greens.
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A healthy ash holding out from dieback in the middle of Glasgow. Fascinating piece in The Scotsman. 👉 buff.ly/IwFI8d8
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Glasgow Tawny Owl Project @glasgowtawnyowlprj.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
It's spring again and Tawny Owls have started breeding in Glasgow! 🦉 The first adult owls of the season have been captured, ringed and tagged with biologgers, aiming to understand how they cope with roads, light & noise pollution in the urban environment. #GlasgowTawnyOwlProject #tawnyowls
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
HULK ADAM SMASHES DIRE WOLVES. Man alive this vexes me, and I am a bit sweary and irritable in this. Enjoy. arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...
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Dire wolves remain very extinct
Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.
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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Adjusting her red cap, “I never thought Leopard Seals would eat my face,” says a sullen Petrel who voted for the Leopard Seal Face Eating Party.
Leopard seal with mouth open
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Sam Rogerson @naturefromsam.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Stop. Admire the bee fly. Look at how it flies with absolutely no grace whatsoever. Observe how it unites bee and fly lovers everywhere without effort. Where is it going? What has it seen? With no honey to make, it has a lot of free time. #Invert #Invertebrate #Bee? #Fly #Insects
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Jack Greenhalgh @wildaudiojack.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Are you running a long-term passive acoustic study or thinking about establishing one? If yes then have a quick look at our recent paper on mitigating long-term biases in acoustic studies. Inc. a direct comparison of AudioMoth and Song Meter Micro 2 using BirdNET & more...
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Ross Barnett @ecologybarnett.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Doing my MRes @sceneuog.bsky.social was a great experience - really motivated me to stay on in ecological research 🌳🐦🌲🐦‍⬛
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