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Nick Graham

@nickajgraham.bsky.social
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Professor of Marine Ecology. Coral reefs, climate change, fisheries, management, social-ecological systems, seabird nutrient inputs

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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Powerful editorial: "Science must overcome its racist legacy" in @natureportfolio.nature.com from 2022 www.nature.com/articles/d41... "The point of learning about and analysing racism in science must be to ensure that it is never repeated". 4yrs on.... www.nature.com/articles/d41... We MUST change
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The death of Jason Arday must prompt deep reflection
Universities and media organizations need to scrutinize their roles in the events that led to this tragedy.
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Great to see this new doctoral programme announced. Look out for 30 PhD studentships advertised over the next 3 years, on topics related to food for nature and society (including related to fisheries..)
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Christina Hicks @christinahicks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Delighted to launch a new @leverhulme.ac.uk Doctoral program on Food for Nature & Society: 30 PhD’s /w postdoc transition Details & projects to follow, 1st cohort Oct 2027 @doug-orr.bsky.social @profjessdavies.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social @ecarmosilva.bsky.social 📰 tinyurl.com/4v5yn28h
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New ‘Food for Nature and Society’ doctoral programme to fund 30 PhDs - Lancaster University
Lancaster University is launching a new ‘Food for Nature and Society' doctoral training programme to tackle our contemporary food system crises, while also protecting our planet.
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Laura-Li Jeannot @lljeannot.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🐠📣 New paper alert! 🦀 📣 Cryptofauna doesn't react uniformly to nutrients: cryptobenthic fishes are better able to capitalize on extra nutrients near seabird colonies, likely boosting larger piscivores; when rats are present, inverts thrive instead ▶️ doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
3 post-doc positions with Sal Keith @salkeith.bsky.social at Lancaster University
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
2 #postdoc positions now live! 🐠🐡🐟 (1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system. #Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social Links 👇
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 17/08/2026
Dr Arday’s death was the direct result of media harassment – we’re demanding a public inquiry to prevent this from ever happening again: goodlaw.social/j0y2
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Warnings about Jason Arday’s mental health were ignored by the press
Dr Arday’s death was the direct result of media harassment – we’re demanding a public inquiry to prevent this from ever happening again
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Jason Arday was subjected to a racially driven witch hunt. Far worse accusations or even confirmed cases of academic misconduct have received scant media attention. There should be an inquiry into media behaviour, bias and ethics. This can’t go unaccounted or happen again www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
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Marty Hades 🔥💀 @smartypantsmarty.com · 14/08/2026
It’s just so wrong. We need to revisit the need for a public inquiry into press standards. No one should have to endure the hounding that Jason Arday experienced. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jason Arday: Former Cambridge university professor found dead
Jason Arday was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon, officials said.
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jason Arday found dead. The press in this country is an unstoppable monster.
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Absolutely thrilled and incredibly grateful to be awarded a Faraday Discovery Fellowship from the @royalsociety.org. I’ll be launching the Island-Ocean Research Hub in Jan 2027 @lancasteruni.bsky.social with collaborators at Uni of Seychelles, Montpellier, Oxford & Bergen.
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
RECRUITING 3 Senior Research Associates to develop responsible AI-enabled approaches to unlock animal behaviour for conservation. Roles include: 🧠 AI/Computer Vision 🐠 Behavioural Ecology 🌊 Marine Field Ecology Join @lec-reefs.bsky.social & @dsailu.bsky.social, Lancaster Uni, UK. Ads coming soon!
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LEC Reefs @lec-reefs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A busy week for LECREEFS at #ICRS2026🪸 A plenary from @christinahicks.bsky.social & talks from @cherfychow.bsky.social @lisagoberdhan.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social Khatija & @nickajgraham.bsky.social about diversity patterns, cryptofauna distributions & pelagic subsidies to coral reefs 🪸🐠
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Jessica Blythe, PhD @jessicablythe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Last year was a lot. I led a Nature paper while completing six months of #chemotherapy 🤪 🦀 . In this "Behind the Paper" blog, I reflect on what made both possible. Spoiler: It wasn't resilience or grit. It was my colleagues 😭 🥰. 🔗 The blog post is available here: go.nature.com/4ebvcIX
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 08/06/2026
Professor Nick Graham FRS is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He has advanced our understanding of the ecosystem ecology of coral reefs, how they are connected to other ecosystems, how they respond to climate change, and are linked to human society. #RSFellows bit.ly/49O52JM
A photograph of a man in a colourful shirt covered in illustrations of whales in front of a garden background.
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Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Come work with us! 🧪🌐🧑‍💻🌿🐸❄️ I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7 @ipcc.bsky.social
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Super excited to be part of this! I’ve been a member since the 1st year of my PhD and love this society 🥰
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Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Is it possible to save our seas and enjoy seafood at the same time? 🐟🍴 Check out this #NationalGeographic interview with marine scientist and conservationist Prof Christina Hicks of @lec-reefs.bsky.social on sustainable seafood and protecting marine life 👇
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A marine scientist explains why she eats seafood—even octopus
Conservationist Christina Hicks explains the tension between protecting marine life and depending on it for food, and how our seafood choices ripple across the world.
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Tim Lamont @timlamont.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Three weeks left to apply for our two PhD positions - come and join @lec-reefs.bsky.social to deliver applied research in restoration ecology and corporate sustainability! 🪸🐟🌳📊 Please do share amongst your networks, and I'm happy to meet with potential candidates to discuss the position further 👍
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Here is a link around the paywall for my latest commentary in One Earth titled " A decade of bright spots in conservation and ecology: Lessons, limits, and future directions" authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX89C%7E...
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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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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas. One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome. Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
TWO post-doc positions open to work with the excellent Tim Lamont blending ecology, corporate sustainability and restoration. Come join us!
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Big thanks to the @lec-reefs.bsky.social crew for hosting the Thriving Oceans team in Lancaster. Workshops in castles and walks in the woods made for an amazing collaboration.
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LEC Reefs @lec-reefs.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We've had a blast at the Indo-Pacific Fish Conference in Taipei. Thanks to the organisers for a fantastic week! 🐟🐠🦈 Ft. talks from @cbenkwitt.bsky.social @lljeannot.bsky.social @ruchakarkarey.bsky.social @james-robinson.bsky.social
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
In my way to a series of exciting workshops in Lancaster and Montpellier - we’ll be developing the next generation bright spots analysis. Watch this space… @lec-reefs.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social
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David Jacoby @netlab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Herculean collation of >12K megafauna tracks, >100 species, reveals 75% overlap of critical habitats with shipping, fishing, pollution or warming. Protection targets not enough to safeguard megafauna. New paper in @science.org, led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social 👇 📸silvana-palacios,daniel-torobekov
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Oxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Very excited to welcome @christinahicks.bsky.social to Oxford next week for her talk: "Global fisheries to support local food systems". Booking and event details: www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/event/christ... cc @petescarbs.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
A flyer with the description: Future of Food Trinity seminars. The flyer details the seminar as follows: Seminar room one, Oxford Martin School, Wednesdays at 16:00. Global fisheries to support local food systems. 30 April, Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University.
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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Tropical forests are not all the same: they show many shades of geographical variation. Our new paper in Nature led by @jeaggu.bsky.social combines field and satellite data to make a first map the canopy functional traits of the world’s tropical forests: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests - Nature
Data from a variety of sources—including satellite, climate and soil data, as well as field-collected information on plant traits—are pooled and analysed to map the functional diversity of tropical fo...
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James Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍
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Simon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Two weeks left to apply for a postdoctoral researcher position in my lab, working on cuties like this Trimma capostriatum. If you're into pop gen, fish, and fieldwork, please consider applying. We're a fun group to science with! 🥹👉👈 fishandfunctions.com/join fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Superb post-doc opportunity 👇Read the thread and get your applications in!
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James Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans? 2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
Coral Reef in the Ras Mohanned Marine Park, Egypt. Credit: Alex Mustard / Ocean Image Bank
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Congratulations to newly minted DR JAMES BOON @jamesboon.bsky.social aka “robot James”. Amazing thesis on behaviour, community ecology + eyeball lense peeling skillz! Absolute pleasure to supervise w Richard Field & Dan Exton @opwallscience.bsky.social @envisiondtp.bsky.social @lec-reefs.bsky.social
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LEC Reefs @lec-reefs.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Huge congratulations to James Boon for passing his viva today with flying colours! James' thesis is titled 'The role of refuges in coral reef ecosystems and biological invasions'. You can read one of his chapters here: doi.org/10.1111/geb...., with more to come soon! @jamesboon.bsky.social 🪸🤖🐟👁️
Photograph of Sally Keith and James Boon celebrating passing his viva with prosecco and a toy robot
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
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Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Coral Reef Fisheries Sustainability
A $40,109 per annum stipend scholarship for a PhD student within Faculty of Science to conduct social sciences-based fieldwork.
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Emily Lester @emilylester.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A trio of fabulous PhD positions for prospective PhD students interested in coral reef fisheries, experimental economic games, fisheries supply chains, or all of the above! Come join us in beautiful Sydney 🐟 Please share with your network!
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Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the #GreatBarrierReef doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...
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Javier González @reefjav.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef @earthdotcom.bsky.social www.earth.com/news/fish-di...
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Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef
The team found that the diversity of fish communities across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have changed dramatically since the 1990s.
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LEC Reefs @lec-reefs.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Hot off the press! This week's research 🦑🧪🌍🌊 🎣 Global small-scale fisheries www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪸 Diversity shifts on Great Barrier Reef www.nature.com/articles/s41... 💎 Artisanal mining impacts doi.org/10.1016/j.ex... 🏝️ Reef indicators for island restoration doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
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James Robinson @james-robinson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Small-scale fisheries account for 40% of global catch, providing 20% of micronutrient intakes for up to 2.3 billion people and livelihoods for 1 in 12 people. Huge effort involving @fao.org & 800 experts, out now in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
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Josh Cinner @joshuacinner.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Our new Nature paper on the multi-dimensional contributions of small scale fisheries just dropped www.nature.com/articles/s41.... We find that SSF supply ~40% of global fish catch worth >$77billion, with knock on benefits that support numerous sustainable development goals. A truly monumental effort
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Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries - Nature
A study aimed at revealing the role of small-scale fisheries in sustainable development shows they provide at least 40% of the global fishing catch and affect the livelihoods of 1 in 12 people in the ...
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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
To all academics who have made the move from the toxic #Twitterx to the safer waters of #Bluesky - maybe now is the time to encourage your Lab/Department/Faculties/University/College/Research Institute/ Group/ Programme to make the same move? @academic-chatter.bsky.social @thephdplace.bsky.social
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Javier González @reefjav.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Great Barrier Reef fish reveal that large-scale macroecological patterns have changed significantly 🐟🐠 We found that changes in latitudinal diversity gradient & rising species turnover were strongly correlated with shifts in coral composition Out now in Nature Comms www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...
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Sal Keith (she/her) @salkeith.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Congrats @reefjav.bsky.social on a beast of a paper showing that coral composition, not cover, drives reef fish assemblage change over space & time. 28yrs of #AIMS data over entire #GBR www.nature.com/articles/s41... Not bad for 1st paper of PhD 🤯 @lec-reefs.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...
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Nick Graham @nickajgraham.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Big paper drop by @reefjav.bsky.social ! Reef fish communities are undergoing substantial change on the Great Barrier Reef, with latitude and through time. Changing coral composition, not simply coral cover, a major driver. @lec-reefs.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...
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Simon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Reposting this with about 1 month left to apply. Come work with us! 🤗
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Andy Purvis @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’ - a special issue of Phil Trans R Soc B in honour of a very special biodiversity scientist - is published today by @royalsociety.org. royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1917
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