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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe

@thilinas.bsky.social
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Conservation scientist, Professor, Dept of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA. Research: #EcoRestore, #biodiversity, #conservation #urbanEcology, invasive species PhD in Fisheries & Wildlife 🐢🐍🐸🐦 🐟🌃🧪🏞️📊🖥️🛰️🏳️‍🌈🌍🦤

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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📰Published📰Community assembly on inland cliffs is context-dependent💡 buff.ly/c76qAuP 🧪🌍️
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Community assembly on inland cliffs is context-dependent
Thomas Deola, Gianmaria Bonari, Alessandro Bricca, Leopoldo de Simone, Sofie Paulus, Claudia Angiolini, Francesco Candini, Juan Lorite, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Anke Jentsch This is a plain language s…
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Assessing phragmites invasion in restored wetlands... A research project by our #undergradResearch students @ #bridgewaterState
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🍂 Fall fieldwork is back! Monitoring stream restoration and tracking the recovery of aquatic biodiversity. 🌊🔬 #GenerationRestoration #StreamEcology #Biodiversity 🧪🌍🌱
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🕷️🐦🐭 Fieldwork day in NY! Today we were out in the field mist-netting birds, collecting ticks from them, and checking Sherman traps for white-footed mice—then collecting ticks directly from the mice, too.
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Canadian Journal of Zoology @canjzoology.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Just Published 📰Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) respond to anthropogenic disturbance by shifting activity patterns 🌎 ✒️Skinner et al. 🔗https://ow.ly/MAvL50ZxAK4 📷Fig. 3 #AnimalBehavior #WildlifeResearch #WildlifeEcology
Line graph showing predicted activity of goats and vehicles over time. The X axis shows time between 08:00 and 20:00, and the Y axis shows predicted activity. As vehicles (in green line) increase in activity, goats (in blue dashed line) decrease in activity.
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Jules Segrestin @jsegrestin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In our latest paper, we show that the ecological determinants of stability in #dryland plant communities changed along an #aridity gradient, highlighting that the mechanisms underpinning community #stability are climate-dependent. 🔗🔓 doi.org/10.1111/nph.... 🌍🌐🌱
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Ecological determinants of stability in dryland plant communities
Conceptual framework for partitioning the drivers of community stability.
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A belated post from a large collaboration... 🌍 How do we turn #biodiversity observations to guide policy? The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework sets ambitious goals for protecting and restoring biodiversity—but tracking progress requires robust, standardized indicators.
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Excited to share our latest paper in Parasites & Vectors! We mapped Lyme disease hazard across 141 urban greenspaces in NYC–Long Island & Greater Boston, showing how urbanization, tree canopy & wildlife connectivity shape the distribution of Borrelia-infected Ixodes scapularis nymphs.
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Our #undergrad team is taking STEM beyond into the community! 🌍🔬🇨🇻 This week, our team is leading #STEM outreach activities with school students in #CapeVerde, sharing hands-on science and inspiring the next generation. Science is at its best when it's shared. 🧪🌱🌍🦤 #ScienceOutreach #SciComm
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I will be at #esa2026. DM me if you are interested in applying if you want to meet up and chat. I will be at disease ecology, urban ecology, & aquatic ecology socials
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I will be at #esa2026. DM me if you are interested in applying. I will be at disease ecology, urban ecology, & aquatic ecology socials
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Field season is officially in the books! 🌿🦂🏞️ This summer, our team sampled stream #macroinvertebrates across restored streams in SE MA to understand freshwater ecosystem recovery. Huge thanks to our outstanding #undergraduateResearch team for all their hard work. #GenerationRestoration 🪻🌱🌍 🦤
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
‪🚨 Grad Assistant - Masters in Biology🚨 🦌🕷️ wildlife ecology at Bridgewater State Uni, MA. #NSF; #wildlife #diseaseEcology, host–vector surveillance Submit cover letter; CV; unofficial transcripts; 2–3 reference contacts. 📧tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu sites.google.com/bridgew.edu/...
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Staff Associate (Grant Funded)
The Post-Doctoral Associate will coordinate and participate in integrated field and analytical components of a multi-year project in southeastern Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area). The position will...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🚨 Postdoc in Urban Wildlife & Disease Ecology Join our NSF EEID project at Bridgewater State (MA) studying wildlife–tick–pathogen dynamics in Greater Boston. Details: sites.google.com/bridgew.edu/... 🔗 Apply: jobs.bridgew.edu/postings/33045 📧 tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu Please share! 🔁
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Staff Associate (Grant Funded)
The Post-Doctoral Associate will coordinate and participate in integrated field and analytical components of a multi-year project in southeastern Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area). The position will...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
‪🚨 Grad Assistant - Masters in Biology🚨 🦌🕷️ wildlife ecology at Bridgewater State Uni, MA. #NSF; #wildlife #diseaseEcology, host–vector surveillance Submit cover letter; CV; unofficial transcripts; 2–3 reference contacts. 📧tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu sites.google.com/bridgew.edu/...
jobs.bridgew.edu
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Staff Associate (Grant Funded)
The Post-Doctoral Associate will coordinate and participate in integrated field and analytical components of a multi-year project in southeastern Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area). The position will...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 🦌🕷️ Postdoctoral Research Associate in wildlife ecology at Bridgewater State Uni, MA. #NSF #EEID grant; #wildlife and #diseaseEcology, host–vector surveillance in Greater Boston. Apply: jobs.bridgew.edu/postings/33045 sites.google.com/bridgew.edu/... tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Staff Associate (Grant Funded)
The Post-Doctoral Associate will coordinate and participate in integrated field and analytical components of a multi-year project in southeastern Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area). The position will...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🌊🇨🇻 Field season is underway in São Vicente, #CapeVerde Over the past week, our NSF IRES-supported team has launched collaborative #coastal & #marine #biodiversity research with partners from #BridgewaterState, Universidade de Cabo Verde, Universidade Técnica do Atlântico and Biosfera.
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"hunting not only targets areas used as refuges by wildlife, but also reduces recolonisation potential and may therefore alter source–sink dynamics"
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
As Arctic warming alters soil moisture, a key tundra sedge became less productive. soil drying reduced growth & photosynthesis across popns, with deeper drainage having the strongest effects. These Future hydrological changes could reduce tundra carbon uptake & alter Arctic ecosystem functioning.
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#CitizenScience isn't just outreach—it can generate valuable biodiversity data. A study of CNC in Berlin found that #BioBlitz participants documented threatened, invasive, and previously unrecorded species, showing how community-driven observations can strengthen urban biodiversity monitoring.
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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Ecology is not yet ready for AI—and why that matters 🌎 @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Ecology is not yet ready for AI—and why that matters | PNAS
Ecology is not yet ready for AI—and why that matters
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
As part of our NSF IRES project, we had the opportunity to visit shrimp farms in São Vicente, #CapeVerde, and learn about the challenges and opportunities facing coastal aquaculture systems in island environments.
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📖 New research Seasonal timing determines how warming affects mast-driven food webs🌍🌲🐱 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/NmcES5s
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🐘🐞🌍🧪Importance of elephants for dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem functions www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Importance of elephants for dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem functions
Ecologists theorize that removing highly connected species from ecological networks will trigger waves of coextinction, but empirical evidence is scant. We show that elephants are central to a general...
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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Here, bromeliad communities were studied to see if water-use traits affected species distribution! Coastal species were found to have more water acquisitive traits compared to inland species, highlighting environmental filtering linked to water! Read more (2/2) 🌎🧪👇 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
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Trait filtering amidst high diversity of water-use strategies in Bromeliaceae: a contrast between coastal and inland inselbergs in the Atlantic Forest
Abstract. Inselbergs are ancient rock outcrops that have undergone minimal weathering and harbour vegetation distinct from the surrounding matrix owing to
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Summer field season is underway in SE Mass! Our #undergradResearchers are surveying stream #macroinvertebrates across a restoration chronosequence—streams that differ in the amount of time since restoration. 🌍🧪🦤
Students in streamsStream macroinvertebrates Data records Bugs
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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 15/05/2026
Future conservationists - here's a FREE resource to get you started on your career. Launching your career in wildlife conservation - an online course training.wildteam.org.uk/course/launc... 🧪🌍🪶 #AcademicSky
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Launching Your Career in Wildlife Conservation
From exploring the right role and building your competencies to preparing a strong application, performing at interview, and assessing an offer. This course can also be used as a training aid for anyo...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Big week for our #undergrad researchers at #BridgewaterState 🎓🌿🧪🌍🦤 Bryce Molitoris, recipient of the ATP Summer Award, successfully defended his Honors thesis: “Essential Restoration Variables: Toward a Standardized Framework for Monitoring Stream Restoration Outcomes.” 🌊📊
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Excited to kick off field season with a new team of #undergrads researchers surveying ticks across an urbanization gradient in eastern MA, the Greater Boston area 🌿🦠
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📖 Published 📖 AutoPollS: A tool for automated monitoring of pollinators using deep learning🧪 An open-source system for automated, image-based monitoring of flower-visiting insects🐝 🌸 🌍 buff.ly/fdtN0x5
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A belated winter throwback We hosted colleagues from the Uni of Cape Verde & Biosfera at Bridgewater State as we planned our upcoming #NSF IRES #marineEcology & #biodiversity project. Looking forward to an exciting & productive summer in São Vicente working alongside our team! 🐚🦀🌍🧪🦤
Cape verdean colleagues of our grant presenting their research Cape verdean colleagues of our grant presenting their research With our president Visiting other localnNGOs
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New review and meta-analysis of animal impacts on ecosystem function🖥️ 🌳 🌍 👇️ buff.ly/RTz1S0m
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Undergrads in my lab getting hands-on training in stream macroinvertebrate surveys kick-netting, hess samplers to ID skills, they’re diving right into the tiny world that tells us BIG stories about ecosystem health 🔬🌱 #UndergradResearch #Macroinvertebrates #StreamHealth, #Wetlands
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
🧪🌎🔬 Global interventions show synergistic but uneven positive impacts on #climate and #biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Global interventions show synergistic but uneven positive impacts on climate and biodiversity
Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most pressing and interconnected sustainability challenges. A one-sided focus on either climate ch…
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Guillaume Souchay @gsouchay.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
We are looking for a postdoc fellow to work with us on the #diet of small and medium-size #carnivores to better understand #predatorprey relationship #ecology supervised by Seb Devillard @lbbe-lyon.bsky.social and myself #job 🌍🧪fill free to spread more info 👉 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - Post-doctoral fellow (M/F) Genomic Analysis of the Fox Diet
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
🐸🌍🧪 Great paper that revisits a site in the Colombian Andes & finds massive losses of amphibian biodiversity: Shifting baselines in amphibian conservation: Historic survey uncovers disease-driven collapse of a once mega-diverse community link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ForensicEcology 🐸
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Shifting baselines in amphibian conservation: Historic survey uncovers the disease-driven collapse of a once mega-diverse community - Biodiversity and Conservation
Periodic biodiversity surveys often reveal species declines leading to shifting baselines that should establish new norms for conservation. Climate change, habitat degradation and diseases are among t...
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Pablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Beyond single-species models: leveraging multispecies forecasts to navigate the dynamics of ecological predictability 🌎🌐🧪 peerj.com/articles/189...
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Beyond single-species models: leveraging multispecies forecasts to navigate the dynamics of ecological predictability
Background Forecasting the responses of natural populations to environmental change is a key priority in the management of ecological systems. This is challenging because the dynamics of multi-species...
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Big congrats to my master’s student Regina Christen on successfully defending her thesis this Spring 2026 🎓🧪🦤🌍
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Big congrats to my master’s student Anatea Saylor on successfully defending her thesis this Spring 2026 🎓🧪🌿🌍🦤
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International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 05/04/2026
Many #freshwater river courses around the world are protected by #RiparianBuffers but what role do they serve for #biodiversity? This #Nature paper explores the role these important #habitats play 🌍🌐 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #FreshwaterHabitat #AquaticEcology #Ecosystems #GlobalEcology
Freshwater Ecology
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
📖Published📖 In this study, authors propose DeepMaxent, a new species distribution models method for presence-only data that generalizes Maxent to multi-species deep neural networks with a direct relationship to a Poisson count loss 🌍 🧪 Read here 👇
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
📖Published📖 In this study, authors show how camera-traps can be used to infer patterns of both activity and habitat use by deconfounding these effects 📸🌍🧪 Read more here👇
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We’ve just kicked off our field season! Deploying autonomous acoustic recorders #AudioMoth across restored Westlands to capture the hidden #soundscape of #bird 🐦 #anuran 🐸 communities to compare sites across restoration ages🌱🌍 🦤🧪
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We presented at the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions 🌿🌊 Our team showcased work on: 🌱 Riparian conservation planning 🦎 Herpetofauna in restored wetlands 🪱 Stream macroinvertebrate communities in restored streams 🌎🧪🐸🦤 #ConservationScience #GenerationRestoration
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 26/01/2026
COLLECTION | To coincide with our first anniversary, Nature Reviews Biodiversity has launched a collection of our content relating to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets: go.nature.com/4pV2cI1 (1/7)
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Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets out 23 global targets to be met by 2030 that aim to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
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Stephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 26/01/2026
The review I wrote while at Colossal is part of this collection: Genome engineering in biodiversity conservation and restoration rdcu.be/e0NyH
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Dr. Thilina Surasinghe @thilinas.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🐸✨ check out our paper: In this synthesis, we show how amphibians underpin ecosystem functioning (#NutrientCycling, #FoodWebs, #PestControl), act as some of our most sensitive early-warning systems for environmental change (#Bioindicators)...🐸🌍🦤ec🌱
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
📖 Published! CISO, a deep learning-based method for species distribution modelling Conditioned on Incomplete Species Observations 🖥️ 🦌 🌍 🔎 Find out more:
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Ng Ting Hui @siputairtawar.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
David Dudgeon & Jia Huan Liew (2026) Welcome to the Homogenocene? Trajectories of change in global #freshwater #fish biodiversity during the Anthropocene: evidence from tropical East Asia 🔓 via Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci @royalsocietypublishing.org doi.org/10.1098/rstb... #BioInvasions 🧪🌏🐟
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Welcome to the Homogenocene? Trajectories of change in global freshwater fish biodiversity during the Anthropocene: evidence from tropical East Asia
Abstract. Interactions between climate change and anthropogenic stressors such as poor water quality and habitat degradation have had deleterious consequen
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