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Jon morant

@morantjon.bsky.social
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PhD, Conservation biology, Quantitative ecology, Ecological modeling, Ecosystem processes, Movement Ecology, Scavengers #rstats University College Dublin / University of the Basque Country 📍Dublin - 📍 Bilbao

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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We need shorter paths from evidence to action. That means formal science–policy channels, knowledge brokers, co-production with policymakers and stakeholders, and multi-scale implementation. Huge shout-out to all my co-authors who make this work possible! 🌍 @ua.es
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The Office: Michael Scott Bows and Says Thank You
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Implementation works better the closer you get to the ground. Likely reasons are clearer accountability, more stakeholder engagement and fewer competing interests. However, these are case studies, not a universal rule.
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Thats Our Policy The Patrick Star Show
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Continental:Under Natura 2000, only 41% of Annex I bird species had stable or increasing breeding territories. 16% declined and 43% were unknown or uncertain Regional:In the Valencian Community vulnerable birds with a 2005 conservation plan showed positive trends, while those without plans declined
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Then the second gap: does policy work once adopted? We used biodiversity conservation across three scales. Global: under Aichi Target 12, 84% of assessed species worsened in conservation status (2010–2021). 203 moved into threatened categories and only 40 recovered. At least 160 went extinct.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Surprise:concept type explained little Positive vs negative valence made no difference. FCCC favoured atmospheric, abiotic and structural concepts, which fits its focus on mitigation. CBD and CCD showed no preference Uptake looks idiosyncratic, probably driven by how science and policy agendas align
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Older concepts get in faster. The longer a concept had been in the literature, the shorter the gap: CBD: rho = −0.54, p < 0.001 FCCC: rho = −0.51, p = 0.002 CCD: rho = −0.36, p = 0.062
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some concepts were adopted immediately, such as deforestation (CBD), land degradation neutrality (CCD) and methane (FCCC). Others waited decades: Phylogenetic diversity: 28 yrs (CBD) Ecosystem services: 27 yrs (FCCC) Extreme events and soil biodiversity: 22 yrs (CCD)
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
By convention: CCD: 8.5 ± 1.5 yrs CBD: 6.7 ± 1.2 yrs FCCC: 6.0 ± 1.1 yrs The differences between conventions weren't statistically significant (p = 0.489). Gaps ranged from 0 to 28 years
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We tracked 46 ecological concepts across the 3 big UN conventions: climate (FCCC), biodiversity (CBD) and desertification (CCD). We measured the years between each convention's first COP and when a concept first appeared in COP documents. Average gap: ~7 years
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New paper out in Cell Reports Sustainability 🧵 How long does it take for science to reach environmental policy, and does policy then work on the ground? We quantified both gaps. The answer: slow, and then only partly effective. www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Quantifying the gap from scientific evidence to environmental policy and implementation across scales
Effective environmental action depends on both scientific knowledge being translated into policy and policies being translated into practice. This study reveals persistent, scale-dependent disconnects...
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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today doi.org/10.1038/s415... @grahancock.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @scienceanna.bsky.social @lauraakelley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I want to thank all the participants who attended the course and made it possible, as well as @umh.es for their support ​Special thanks to my colleague and course professor Juan Manuel Pérez, and all the members of the Department of Ecology for making me feel right at home. 🌿📚
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kick off to the third edition of our Introduction to Movement Ecology course at the @umh.es @eco-aeet.bsky.social @ecoinf-aeet.bsky.social @aeetmov.bsky.social
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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Did u know? Bees(& many other insects)sleep in flowers. There's lots of reasons for this: the centre of a flower is warmer than surrounding air temp; convenience of waking up on your breakfast; predator protection from the flower colour/pattern camouflage; protection against bad weather. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🐝
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🚨🦅 New paper out in Conservation Biology: we look at the emerging threat of H5N1 avian influenza to the world's vultures, and outline five action areas needed to address it. doi.org/10.1111/cobi... Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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Emerging threat of avian influenza to the world's vultures
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📖 Relationship between spatial and social phenotypes in an avian scavenger This work demonstrates that the role of animal movements in shaping social interactions differs across social situations 🐈️ 🌍 🔎 buff.ly/qS8gKYu
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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New Press Release from @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social SCB North America Develops New Definition of “Conservation” conbio.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT... Read about the definition: scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/sc... Stay tuned for more at #NACCR2026! 🌍🦑🦥
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I might not explain myself properly. Yes, you are totally right. However what I meant is that this kind of movement (as it is an adult male, regardless of whether we raised cubs or not) challenged what we know about timing of breeding (or natal dispersal). Thanks a lot for your comment anyway 😊
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
There is room for speculation here. But it is a good point to open new venues in both ways, what is the threshold we set to tell apart natal from breeding dispersal? Anyway, as far as we are concerned the individual was an adult at the time of tagging (it was genetically sexed as well).
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A new animal movement discovery from #TheScientificNaturalist, in our journal "Ecology"⤵️
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Special shout-out to all the team and people involved in the fieldwork who make this and other discoveries possible. Read the full study here 👇 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #Jaguar #Wildlife #Conservation #Ecology #AnimalMovement
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A 2100‐km jaguar journey redefines mobility and large‐scale conservation priorities during large carnivore dispersal
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Gaspar traversed 2,100 km in just 367 days — putting him among the record-holders for travelled distance in one of the world's largest carnivores. 🌎📍 3/4
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Meet Gaspar 🐆 — an adult male jaguar, 7+ years old, and one of nature's most impressive long-distance travellers. As a territorial male, he's built to roam. But even we weren't ready for this. 2/4
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🧵 Have you ever wondered how far an animal can actually travel? We did, and the answer will blow your mind. 1/4 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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A 2100‐km jaguar journey redefines mobility and large‐scale conservation priorities during large carnivore dispersal
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We are launching the 3rd edition of our Introduction to Movement Ecology course in R🚨 💻📶🦇🦅🦡. It's gonna take place at the University of Elche (Alicante, Spain)🇪🇸 next September. Primary language: Spanish Spreading is appreciated😊
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Miguel A Gómez Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Pasear perros sueltos en las playas tiene un importante impacto sobre la reproducción de las aves litorales: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... En la 📷 hay un pollo de Chorlitejo chico (Thinornis dubius) que ha escapado del peligro gracias a su capacidad de camuflarse. 🧐 Lo ves? Nivel difícil.
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Help us tackle financial barriers to participation in open science practices by spreading the word! 💚 Join us sortee.org/join/ #openscienceisforeveryone #SORTEE
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Last chance to apply to be our Biological Data Manager! Visit www.bto.org/jobs to submit your application! 📆 Full time, Permanent 📝 £32,952 per annum 📍 HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (hybrid role) Deadline for applications: Sunday 17 May #Ornithology
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Few voices have shaped our connection to the natural world like Sir David Attenborough's. His remarkable storytelling has inspired generations of zoologists, conservationists, ecologists, and nature lovers, reminding us why nature is worth protecting. #DavidAttenborough #Conservation #Wildlife
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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 08/05/2026
🎂Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough🌍 Great to see the Oxford Mail reflecting on Zoology in Oxford and the many people who’ve helped shape the field over the years bit.ly/4uBb2NM Sir David has inspired many conservationists here in Oxford and we are proud to have had him visit us.
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Archive pictures to celebrate zoology on David Attenborough's 100th birthday
To celebrate the 100th birthday of David Attenborough we've found archive pictures of zoology.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Here is the link to the full paper. Thank you so much for your interes in our research and apologies for the delayed reply. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
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Bird and bat mortality at wind farms in South America: Lessons from monitoring and mitigation practices in Chile
Wind energy can help mitigate global CO2 emissions; however, it also has adverse effects on biodiversity, particularly through collision-related morta…
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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
New, and sad, OA paper We describe how the European polecat has recently vanished from its last stronghold in Catalonia First chapter of Salvador Salvador's PhD, with Roger Puig-Gironés et al Short thread below @ebdonana.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia
We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured f....
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Sociedad Ibérica para la Conservación y Estudio de los Mamíferos @secem-sicem.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
1/ Domestic cats are among the most common pets but when allowed to roam freely, they can pose serious risks to biodiversity, especially in protected natural areas: predation, disease transmission, and even hybridization with closely related species like the European wildcat.
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Dr. Marta Jarzyna @majarzyna.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Thrilled to share our new paper out in @science.org, led by François Leroy and Petr Keil! Using the Breeding Bird Survey, we document not only a continent-wide decline in bird abundance since the 1980s — but, crucially, the acceleration of these declines over time. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Acceleration hotspots of North American birds’ decline are associated with agriculture
Human activities might have accelerated declines of population abundance, but this acceleration remains underexplored. Using 1033 North American Breeding Bird Survey routes, we analyze abundance chang...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 18/02/2026
Human‑induced climate change may have intensified the mechanisms behind the 2024 flash floods in Valencia, Spain, according to a modelling study published in Nature Communications. 🧪
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Human-induced climate change amplification on storm dynamics in Valencia’s 2024 catastrophic flash flood - Nature Communications
This study reveals how climate change altered storm dynamics during the 2024 Valencia floods. Warmer seas fueled stronger updrafts, increasing rainfall intensity by 20% and significantly amplifying flood severity.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I am ecstatic to share our recently published paper and brilliantly led by Marina Rincón where we analysed the impacts of Grazing🐄 and climate🌀🌡️ on Mediterranean grasslands productivity 🌱🏞️⛰️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Grazing and climate interact to regulate greening trends in Mediterranean grasslands
Our results show that traditional grazing systems can maintain grassland stability without causing degradation, but they can also increase the ecosystem's vulnerability to climate change. We provide ...
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
💡 Our recommendations: Standardize monitoring protocols NOW Mandate high-frequency surveys during migration Use trained detection dogs in forested areas Test mitigation effectiveness experimentally Create transboundary conservation strategies
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🔬 Critical gap we identified: no mitigation measures were tested on Chilean species. What works for European raptors may not work for Andean condors or Variable hawks. We urgently need species-specific, evidence-based solutions.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🚫 Mitigation measures? 45% of wind farms had NONE. Of those with measures, 90% were passive (painted blades, lights)—which may lose effectiveness as birds habituate. Active measures like on-demand shutdowns were rare due to costs.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
📊 Our models showed mortality increased with distance from coast and turbine height. Chilean Matorral and Valdivian forests showed highest rates. But detection bias in dense vegetation means southern forests may have hidden, uncounted casualties.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
❗ Major problem we found: monitoring is inconsistent and lacks standardization. 62% of facilities didn't report sampling schedules. Only 6.4% conducted carcass persistence trials. Without proper bias correction, true mortality is vastly underestimated.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🦇 We found clear seasonal mortality peaks in spring and autumn, coinciding with increased bat activity and range expansion. The Brazilian free-tailed bat accounted for 58% of all bat fatalities—a major conservation concern.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🦅 The most concerning finding: 9 Andean condors (Vulnerable status) killed at 3 wind farms in north-central Chile. Even low mortality rates can devastate populations of these long-lived, slow-breeding species. Every individual counts.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
📍 Chile leads Latin America in wind energy investment, with ~1,360 turbines generating 4.6 GW. But this rapid expansion is happening in biodiversity hotspots—home to threatened species like the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus).
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
New paper out!! 🚨🥳 We here evaluated for the first time, the impact of wind energy on birds and bats in Chile, which represents, to our knowledge the first assessment of wind energy infrastructures on these two vulnerable groups in South America🌎 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Muchísimas gracias Tano! Un abrazote!
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Muchas gracias Miguel Ángel! La verdad es que es un trabajo en el cual hemos puesto mucha ilusión y ganas.
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Jon morant @morantjon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Gran iniciativa Carlos!
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