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Philip Stephens

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Ecologist at @durham-university.bsky.social, UK. Director, MammalWeb. Director, @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Editor, @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social. Views my own. #ecology #citizenscience #highereducation #wildlife #academia

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Sian Green @drsiangreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Super excited to share that my latest paper from my PhD is now published! 🎉 If you're into camera traps, citizen science, animal individual ID or pine martens this ones for you! 😆 doi.org/10.1002/rse2... Big thanks to my co-authors and everyone who in the MammalWeb community who contributed! 📷
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Citizen Science for Individual Identification of Pine Martens Martes martes From Camera Trap Footage
Camera traps generate large volumes of wildlife footage, but identifying animals to the individual level remains challenging and time-consuming. Using European pine martens in the Forest of Dean as a....
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📢 Our latest newsletter has just gone out! Find news on our transition to a charity, info on platform updates, news on projects, an updated spotters league and an image sequence to test your bird-watching prowess. Read it here: eomail1.com/web-version?...
Brown hare. Image: NHMP WarwickshireBadger. Image: BadgerBrigadeRed fox. Image: oldjulesA festival of birds. Image: NHMP Ayrshire
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The Wildlife Research Student Prize for Best Paper is now open for eligible submissions. If you're a student lead author publishing in Wildlife Research, you could be eligible to win! connectsci.au/wr/pages/awa... #WildlifeResearch #BlueskyScience #ECRChat #PhDLife #ResearchCommunity
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Join the @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social Editorial Board! We're seeking Associate Editors to help evaluate submissions and manage peer review. Applications from all regions welcome, especially from Africa, Asia and South America. connectsci.au/wr/pages/edi... #WildlifeResearch
The cover of Wildlife Research with text below it reading: "Ecology, management and conservation in natural and modified habitats; connectsci.au/wr".
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk' By @bellareeves.bsky.social, Adam Barnett, David Donnelly, @meyer-sci.bsky.social, @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social #OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social: connectsci.au/wr/article/5... #WildlifeResearch 4/4
A white shark shark swims near the surface, surrounded by a school of fish. The photo is credited as being from Flinders University. A caption invites us to read the open access article titled 'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk' in Wildlife Research.
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People's Trust for Endangered Species @ptes-org.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
An otter-ly awesome spot from our trail cameras in Gwent! Otters are a European protected species so it’s wonderful to capture this family venturing out from their holt. 🦦 Sign up to be a hedgehog spotter at www.nhmp.org.uk. NHMP led by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
1 week left to apply for this PhD. ✅ Field surveys ✅ Cutting-edge modelling ✅ Collaboration with @ptes-org.bsky.social 🗓 Deadline: 5-1-26 #PhDOpportunity #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring @prof-r-hill.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social
Stoat (Credit: Rattus)Badger (Credit: Scottish Wildcat Action)Red fox (Credit: TCV Scotland / NHMP)Roe deer (Credit: Pen Yuan Hsing)
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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use 🔗 tinyurl.com/3xxvv9n6 🏢 @durham.ac.uk 👥 @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social, ME, Flurina Wartmann
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Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use at Durham University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
We are recruiting several PhD students. If you are interested in conservation conflicts, population ecology, quantitative ecology, or biodiversity, check these projects out (links in the thread, feel free to reach out):
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us? Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇 iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
📢 Fully funded PhD available: Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use Through @netgain.bsky.social, with @naturescot.bsky.social More info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (UK ‘home students’ only) #phd #wildlife #deer #ecology
Red deer stag (photo: P A Stephens)
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Ten ways to tackle feral cats but one size doesn’t fit all 🐈 Study looks at different control methods (from aerial baiting to detector dogs) across Australia’s varied landscapes, finding that effectiveness differs by terrain, land use and social license. #FeralCats #Ecology doi.org/10.1071/WR23...
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Hot off the press: a new study contrasts how the extent vs. severity of fire shape occupancy for two marsupial gliders in NSW. A timely look at how wildlife responds when the landscape heats up. 🔥 #WildlifeResearch #FireEcology #GliderConservation #AustralianWildlife doi.org/10.1071/WR24...
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us? Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇 iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Maybe of interest to participants at #BES2025
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... @ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
We recently sent out our November newsletter. Read about a new deer ID guide, the latest platform developments, a tempting offer for training, news of a new competition, and more! If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/MWNOV25 #cameratraps #ukwildlife #mammals
Sika deer and pine marten (C) Peter ArchdaleMuntjac (C) NHMP WarwickshireAnnotated red deer (C) NHMP Cornwall (annotated by Marc Baldwin)Red fox (C) NHMP Durham
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Proud that @csiropublishing.bsky.social 's Wildlife Research has published this fabulous collection of indigenous-led and cross-cultural research! #IndigenousKnowledge | #TraditionalKnowledge | #IPLC | #wildlife | #ecology
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 07/10/2025
Our researchers are working with affrichighlands.bsky.social to track red deer 🦌 in the Scottish Highlands to understand their movements and impact on the landscape. 📺Watch the latest episode of BBC Scotland’s Landward to find out more. brnw.ch/21wWk1s @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social
Two red deer facing towards the camera.
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RSPB Science @rspbscience.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
New PhD opportunity: Balancing the trade-offs between conservation and restoration in woodland creation and wader protection Details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships... @chrissuthy.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social 📷Ben Andrew
A solitary Lapwing stands in the grass.
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Élie Pédarros @eliepedarros.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Excited to share the preprint of our first @cascade-hei.bsky.social paper on “Potential for academic institutions to support international biodiversity commitments” 🌿 🌍.
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Potential for academic institutions to support international biodiversity commitments
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 26/06/2025
Our bioscientists are tracking the movement of red deer in the Highlands of Scotland using GPS collars as part of a new project to inform how to manage deer health, numbers and habitats 🦌 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social‬ @affrichighlands.bsky.social‬
Two red deer.
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Our June newsletter is out. It has an NHMP competition update, news on site developments, and a mystery deer to classify. If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here: lnkd.in/d7SCd6wZ If you're feeling keen, you can also classify the mystery stag, here: lnkd.in/dshPEidZ #cameratraps
Fox cubs (Image: NWKCP / NHMP Kent)A mystery stag (Image: jess.marshall / NHMP Dorset)
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Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 05/06/2025
New research from Professor David Graham in our Biosciences department reveals that climate change is speeding up the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — especially in colder regions. Learn more: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
We have just sent out the latest of Iapetus DTP's periodic newsletters. If it fell foul of your institution’s junk filter, read it here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
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Iapetus news, May 2025
The latest news from Iapetus DTP
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Russell Hill @prof-r-hill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Fantastic new paper led by @charlotteesharpe.bsky.social exploring the integration of Ai and citizen science through @mammalweb.bsky.social with @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CJ8QP4...
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Increasing citizen scientist accuracy with artificial intelligence on UK camera‐trap data
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Edinburgh looking fine on the first day of the Iapetus student conference 2025, funded by @ukri.org.
Edinburgh scenes, day and night
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Our May newsletter has just gone out, featuring - among other things - news of a competition happening now, with prizes awarded by @ptes-org.bsky.social! If you don't yet subscribe, check it out here eomail1.com/web-version?... #mammals #ukwildlife #cameratraps
Roe deer and badger, red fox and rabbit.  Images: NHMP DurhamGrey squirrel and magpie, jay and domestic dog (we think). Images: NHMP Durham.
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Looking forward to seeing our students at next week's Iapetus DTP conference at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social! A great line-up of talks, including Prof. Colin Moffat (Scottish Govt's CSA, Marine) on how to have a positive influence on policy. Thanks in advance to organisers - and funders, @ukri.org!
Heriot-Watt's postgraduate centre, where the conference will be held.Prof. Colin Moffat. Part scientist, part stand-up comedian.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Nest Just as all the birds are getting their nests on, the perfect time to post this cartoon. www.worldofmoose.com/products/nes...
Cartoon - On the left a bird sits in a nest. Caption: Nest. On the right a bird contemplates a scattering of sticks, one in its beak. Caption: N’est pas
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I’ve been on a self-imposed news embargo since 6th Nov. However, it’s impossible to avoid hearing some of it - and it’s never better than I expect. Here are some Durham scenes from today to promote (unjustified) calm.
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Rebecca Senior @rebeccasenior.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Update!! We have extended the deadline to 4th May and we're now inviting applications from anyone working on rewilding in North England or South Scotland. If that sounds like you, please apply to join us in July!
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Being new to Blue sky gives us a chance to emphasise that all our wonderful contributors have been recognised by not 1 but 2 awards over recent months! Thanks to @nbntrust.bsky.social for the 2024 group award for wildlife recording, and @durhamcouncil.bsky.social for the 2024 volunteer group award!
Sammy Mason and Russell Hill made it to Liverpool to collect the National Biodiversity Network Group award for wildlife recording, 2024, on behalf of all of our contributors.Members of the MammalWeb team were at the County Durham Environment Awards ceremony to collect the Volunteer Group of the Year award on behalf of all our contributors. Left-to-right: Phil Stephens, Graham Smith, Jim Cokill, Sammy Mason and Russell Hill.
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MammalWeb @mammalweb.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
A quick post to announce that MammalWeb has finally arrived on Blue Sky! Check out our latest (April) newsletter at tinyurl.com/MW-April or visit the site at www.mammalweb.org. #citizenscience #mammals #ukwildlife #nature #naturephotography #cameratraps #biodiversity #peopleandnature
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MammalWeb Update April 2025
The latest news and images from the MammalWeb project
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
We're posting today to share another paper on threatened species! Particularly, www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24135 that investigates population trends of lizards🦎. Just published 4 days ago, be sure to check it out!
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Fire regimes drive population trends of a threatened lizard in the central and western deserts of Australia
Context Animal and plant populations in arid regions fluctuate in size and extent in response to rainfall, fire and predation. Understanding the influence of these drivers on the status and trends of ...
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Happy Monday! Check out the relationship between people, fire patterns and the persistence of two threatened species from www.publish.csiro.au/wr/WR24076 discussed in the Conversation here: stories.theconversation.com/fire-revival/
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Fire revival
A return to traditional Indigenous burning practices in the Gibson and Great Sandy deserts is helping protect the ninu, or greater bilby.
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CASCADE @cascade-hei.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Join us for the new CASCADE webinar series! In our opening webinar on 21st March, we will be joined by Sarah Chaytor (CAPE) and Nils Bunnefeld (@eklipse-europe.bsky.social) to discuss how to improve linkages between academia and policy. Register here 👉 forms.office.com/e/Avv4aXfE4H
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Humans are always intertwined with nature. In celebration of #WorldWildlifeDay lets take a look at a recent article published in WRJ by Rachel Paltridge and team that touches on the relationship between people, fire patterns and two threatened species! 🔥 www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24076
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The relationship between the presence of people, fire patterns and persistence of two threatened species in the Great Sandy Desert
Context Indigenous Australians who lived in the desert used fire for many purposes. The interruption of these practices following colonisation, and the spread of invasive predators, coincided with mas...
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Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hello Bluesky! We are an international journal on wildlife ecology, management, and conservation. We cover conservation, invasive species, climate change, diseases, and policy, featuring research to improve management and understanding. Feeling great to be here! #WildlifeResearch
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Jonathan Growcott @jonathan-growcott.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Very grateful to have my research highlighted by BES! @wildcru.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social This paper is now out and can be accessed here 🥳 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The secret acoustic world of leopards: A paired camera trap and bioacoustics survey facilitates the individual identification of leopards via their roars
Here, we conducted the first large-scale joint camera trap and bioacoustics survey for large African carnivores in Nyerere National Park, Tanzania. By combining the different data types that each tec....
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Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) @envevidence.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New #SystematicMap protocol published! Davis et al. will find and collate existing evidence of riparian restoration in the tropics. Read the full article: environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @drmattg.bsky.social @zarahpattison.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social
An aerial scene showing a tropical stream surrounded by a riparian zone of trees and grass. The Collaboration of Environmental Evidence logo is shown in the upper right corner, while in the foreground at the bottom of the image are the words "New systematic map protocol" and the title of the paper "Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics". Photo by Ato Aikins on Unsplash
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Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Our latest systematic map protocol on restoring riparian habitats. Led by Sheena (who is doing all the hard work!), with Marion Pfeifer, @zarahpattison.bsky.social, @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social, and Roy Sanderson environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics - Environmental Evidence
Background Riparian zones are vital transitional habitats that bridge the gap between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They support elevated levels of biodiversity and provide an array of important...
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Last 48h to apply for this fully-funded studentship ...
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Nice to have the excuse to spend a bit of time in @nlandnp.bsky.social last week, bathed in winter sun (at times).
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Iapetus DTP @iapetusdtp.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Great outcome from a PhD placement: Iapetus student Dan Lewis's fellowship at the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) yielded a coauthored policy briefing on Energy Security and AI - www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @ukri.org @durham-university.bsky.social
Dan Lewis, Durham University, who coauthored a POST briefing on Energy Security and AI.
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NETGAIN @netgain.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
A reminder that there are 10 fully funded PhD studentships available through our new Doctoral Training Program. If you are interested in interdisciplinary thinking around #netgain, check these out 👇 netgain.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/phd-projects/
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NETGAIN Doctoral Focal Award – The science and practice of nature markets.
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Philip Stephens @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Reminder: just over 2 weeks to apply for this fully funded PhD in the emerging area of nature markets and biodiversity conservation. #ecology #environment #biodiversity #conservation
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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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