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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

New editorial on an idea that many of us have: Inclusive science brings the best talent to ecology and sustainability We just finished an special issue on the topic:) 🧪🌐 www.academia.edu/2997-6006/3/...

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Inclusive science brings the best talent to ecology and sustainability

Environmental crises are too complex and urgent to be addressed by a narrow segment of humanity. Ecology and sustainability sciences therefore require institutions that identify, recruit, support, and...

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 07/05/2026

Scenario modelling of nickel supply to meet demand to 2050 identifies extensive overlap between land and coastal mines and high-priority areas for terrestrial and marine conservation, and shows how this tension would increase under a moratorium on deep-sea mining 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Growing nickel supply from the tropics threatens priority conservation areas - Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

As our economic super-organism's appetite for minerals grows, mining the seafloor, an idea from the mid 20th Century, begins to take shape. In this in-depth-review, Adrian Glover and colleagues review the potential impacts of mining on the deep-sea environment. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Several more highly consequential tradeoffs have also yet to be modelled, and given the time sensitivity of the outcomes from such questions, I personally hope much more resources are directed toward wholistic, strategic planning for an ecologically responsible energy transition, and soon. 7/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

As this demand is inextricably linked to humanity’s efforts to avoid catastrophic consequences of climate change, the impacts to marine ecosystems from a moratorium on marine biodiversity via this threat pathway have yet to be modelled. 6/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So, perhaps a moratorium on polymetallic nodule mining is misguided? Yet, it’s just one form of deep-sea mining. Minor changes in definitions could be made now to protect cobalt crusts, hydrothermal vents, and their extremophile biotic communities from exploitation, while meeting nickel demand. 5/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Nickel laterites are evidently associated with areas of key importance for biodiversity, on land and in sea. Could deep-sea polymetallic nodules be harvested instead to avoid impacting these areas? The models suggest so, and through extracting just 15% of nickel est. to be contained in the CCZ. 4/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Further, up to 60% of nickel may be sourced from mines <50km from coastal waters which rank in the top 10% of global priority areas for conserving marine biodiversity (primarily in the Coral Triangle of Indonesia and the Philippines). 3/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Examining future nickel supply scenarios to resource a renewable energy transition, we find that ~50% of future supply would likely come from deposits in areas in the top 10% of biodiversity and carbon priorities for terrestrial and near-shore marine ecosystems if a blanket moratorium remains. 2/n

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Surprise Chef - All News is Good News & Glass Beams - Taurus.. 🖤💛❤️

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Postdoc sought for bird biogeography and conservation project at Naturalis, Netherlands. Focus on land-bridge islands, especially Bioko. Includes bioinformatics, macroecology, and education work. Details: www.naturalis.nl/en/about-us/job-op… #postdoc

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Postdoc - Birds on Islands

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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🎓 We're seeking a Postdoc Research Fellow to work in our Ecosystem Surveillance team! You'll need the ability to conduct field studies, analytical & problem-solving skills, research, design methodology & tackle experimental challenges. 📝: careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51... #postdocjobs

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Thank you 😅 I feel silly now 😂

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

📣 Are you an ECR looking for work in conservation or ecology research? I've created a feed to track opportunities here 👇 The feed is tracking mentions of "postdoc" or "research fellow/associate", and "biodiversity", "conservation", "ecosystem", "ecology", or "landscape" ~with varying success 🧪🌱🦤🌐

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Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Great ressources for anyone doing spatial data with with R 🚀 🌈 👉 rspatialdata.github.io thx @paulamoraga.bsky.social ✨ 🧪🌐

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Ripper of a talk by Brodie Crouch on maintaining brigalow cover in grazing landscapes at #ESAus2024 just now.. in Brodie’s words, “if we had 20% brigalow cover in every paddock we’d be laughing” 🦤 🌏 🐮 🌳

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Holly Bradley detailing a new project designing guidelines for artificial habitat design in mine site rehab at #ESAus2024. Also advertising Masters’ projects on related topics @curtinuniversity.bsky.social! 🦤🌏

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

@martinemaron.bsky.social on the decades long struggle to stop senseless Queensland agricultural land clearing at #ESAus2024 🦤🌏

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Gave the last talk of my PhD at #ESAus2024 on target-based compensation for achieving #biodiversity net gain on Tuesday. In short: only feasible in a few ecoregions with nickel mining in Indonesia, and expansion in the most mined area globally not compatible with 50% intact forest retention 🦤🌏🌐

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Thanks for coming and the kind words Dan!!

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Dan Rogers @coorongdan.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Great talk just now by @tomlloydnature.bsky.social on target-based compensation. Really interesting framing to inform where compensation is feasible (or not) for net gain outcomes. #ESAus2024

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Nicola Sockhill @nicolasockhill.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Who wants to be added to an urban greenspaces starter pack? Like/comment or DM me and I’ll make it when enough (7) people do :) #urbangreenspace #urbanparks #urbanecology

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

>47,000 tree species were recently added to the IUCN Red List, with 35% assessed as threatened. There's still another ~26,000 to assess, ~1/3 of which remain undescribed, but great to see plants getting more #conservation attention🌿🌳🦤🌍 📷 Antarctic Beech (VU), Tullawallal / Lamington NP, QLD, Aus

Antarctic Beech trees and mossy boulders on a misty mountaintop

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

📢 Global Ecology feed ! A new feed for large scale biodiversity, ecosystems and conservation sciences, covering both terrestrial & marine realms - DM @nmouquet.bsky.social to be added as contributors - Tag posts with globe meridian emoji 🌐 to show up in this feed bsky.app/profile/nmou... 🧪🌍🦤🦑🌐

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Four of my most memorable lifers (and most average photos) from post ICCB 2023 Uganda trip: African green broadbill, black bee-eater, black-billed turaco, and green-breasted pitta 💚🖤🦜🌿 #birdnerd

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

1st PhD chapter from 2023: Mining threatens greater concentrations of angiosperm phylodiversity and arthropod endemism in the Brazilian Amazon; vertebrates not suitable as a proxy for other taxonomic groups in risk/impact analyses #conservationscience 🌿🪲🦤🌎 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Multiple facets of biodiversity are threatened by mining‐induced land‐use change in the Brazilian Amazon

Aim Mining is increasingly pressuring areas of critical importance for biodiversity conservation, such as the Brazilian Amazon. Biodiversity data are limited in the tropics, restricting the scope fo...

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydnature.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Australian #bluesky #landscapes from Tjoritja, NT; Wineglass Bay, TAS; and the local dog park/bat roost, Meanjin/Brisbane. Shot on digital and analog cameras, and phone 😉 #conservationscience 🔜

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