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Zsófia Horváth

@zsofiahorvath.bsky.social
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Aquatic ecologist. Metacommunities, connectivity, biodiversity, ponds, urbanisation, citizen science. scholar.google.hu/citations?user=gY… & metacomlab.com

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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎓 So proud of @bartabarbara.bsky.social who successfully defended her PhD! 🥳 Thanks, Barbi, for all the pond fun! And the journey continues as you metamorphose into a postdoc in the lab! Our lab’s first completed PhD - with many more to come! 🦐🐸🦇🦡 Congratulations, Dr Barta! 🥂🎓
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Horváth Metacommunity Lab @metacomlab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
At each site, we also collected other data: eDNA, water chemistry, zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, cotton strips to measure bacterial activity, water temperature, and passive eDNA.
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Horváth Metacommunity Lab @metacomlab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our sampling campaign tracking the activity of #mammals and bats using #garden #ponds is nearly at an end! In this project, we set up an #emergence trap, a #camera trap, and a #bat detector at 80 garden ponds in #Budapest and surrounding areas. Details can be found in the photos and comments.
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Helmut Hillebrand @hillebr1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Get to know @redileep.bsky.social a European doctoral network on response diversity which asks how biodiversity is linked to ecosystem resilience. See partners and program on redileep.eu, doctoral candidate positions are or will be announced on euraxess.ec.europe.eu
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ReDiLEEP
A funded MSCA Doctoral Network using response diversity knowledge to leverage efficient ecosystem preservation and restoration.
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Horváth Metacommunity Lab @metacomlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A simple demonstration for school kids showing how #fish can trigger #algal blooms in small ponds 🐟 #Tadpoles also do much better in fishless #ponds, which is great news for #frogs! 🐸 If you need the recipe to prepare this, leave your comments!
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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube Lorenzo Tondo in Hungary. Photographs by David Levene www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water
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Thu-Hương Huỳnh @hhuong152.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We sampled zooplankton from 90 garden and urban ponds across Budapest as part of the #MyPond project lead by @metacomlab.bsky.social With @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @csabavad.bsky.social @bartabarbara.bsky.social @zsuzsimrton.bsky.social @schneiderbea.bsky.social @uhrinmarton.bsky.social
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Thu-Hương Huỳnh @hhuong152.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Urban cover shifted communities in urban ponds (fewer crustaceans, more rotifers), while garden ponds stayed largely buffered by surrounding greenery. Fish were the strongest driver in both pond types, with stronger effects on garden ponds due to their smaller size 🐟
The relationship between urban cover and zooplankton density and zooplankton social richnessPredicted zooplankton density across the pond types and fish presence.
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Thu-Hương Huỳnh @hhuong152.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
We found 95 zooplankton species, including 2 rotifers new to Hungary (Lecane tudicola, Monommata arndti), in both pond types, and 3 non-native species only in urban ponds. Over half (58%) of species were shared between garden and urban ponds.
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Thu-Hương Huỳnh @hhuong152.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Garden ponds are easy to dismiss as too small to matter, but they contribute meaningfully to #urbanbiodiversity. Our new paper looks at what zooplankton live in garden vs urban ponds, and how fish and urban cover shape those communities. Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/lno....
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Zooplankton communities and their responses to fish presence and urban cover across garden and other urban ponds
As cities expand globally, the ratio of artificial to natural freshwater habitats is increasing. While public urban ponds have been the subject of an increasing number of biodiversity studies, the bi...
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Check out this quirky video I made about #garden #pond nightlife. Material is from the 1st week of our current survey in #MyPond, with my ⭐amazing⭐ team @metacomlab.bsky.social (...my best work so far as video editor... 😅) 🦡 Did you know badgers and boars sometimes take a bath in garden ponds?? 🐗
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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I am #hiring! In my group 📍Universität Zürich | University of Zurich & Eawag I have #two open #Postdoc #Positions, with application deadlines in early August 2026. 🧬 🦐 🐠🌐🌍 Here a quick reminder & 🧵with all details, thanks for 🔄 redistributing to interested candidates.
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Horváth Metacommunity Lab @metacomlab.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🌞 Heatwaves reveal just how important garden ponds can be for wildlife 🐸 #MyPond #citizenscience
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varsharani.bsky.social @varsharani.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🌊 Our new paper is out now! What happens when an invasive omnivore gets warmer? We found that the mysid Limnomysis benedeni shifts toward a more ‘herbivorous’ diet. 🦐🌡️ More here: aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @csabavad.bsky.social @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @kratina.bsky.social
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Temperature‐driven diet shift in an invasive omnivorous crustacean feeding on plankton
Global warming alters the physiology of ectotherm consumers, potentially making their diets more herbivorous. However, the relevance and generality of these changes remain poorly understood in a mult...
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Thu-Hương Huỳnh @hhuong152.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Together with @bartabarbara.bsky.social and @uhrinmarton.bsky.social, we had a great session yesterday to talk about ‘urban waters under pressure’. Thank you to all the attendees, and a special thank to the session chairs @majailiczg.bsky.social, @branslab.bsky.social, @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social.
Barbi talked about citizen science in garden ponds. Marci showed the results on amphibian communities in garden and urban ponds.I talked about zooplankton communities.Some of the speakers. All the talks were amazing! Thank you for sharing the great topics!
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David Boukal @davidboukal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Extended deadline! Until 15 Feb 2026, you can apply for #experimental #PhD position in our group to study species #invasions in the context of climate #warming and #eutrophication together with @kratina.bsky.social, Arnaud Sentis and Otto Seppälä. See bit.ly/4pcWMIV for details.
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Web presentation of David Boukal and his research group.
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Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza @ecoevodevolab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We are hiring🚨 We are looking for 2 postdocs and 1 reasearch assistant to work in the ERC project “Tipping dynamics and resilience in adapting ecological systems” at @eawag.bsky.social Find the description of each position and the link to apply in the thread ⬇️
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European Pond Conservation Network @epcn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This month’s selected photo was taken in Germany and kindly submitted by @marlene-paetzig.bsky.social. Even under a blanket of #snow, #ponds remain an essential part of European landscapes. Thank you for sharing! ❄️💧 Submissions are now open for next month’s Photo of the Month! 📸
A small pond completely covered in snow, with winter vegetation surrounding it.
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
STOTEN is now dead. It has been completely removed from Web of Science mjl.clarivate.com/search-results
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Fully funded NERC GW4+ PhD Opportunity - *Understanding The Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance by Migratory Birds* Supervised by me, @stubearhop.bsky.social (Exeter) & Patricia Brekke (ZSL). Application deadline 8th January. Please get in touch for more info www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The Wesner Lab @wesnerlab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
In case you didn't see it the first time...postdoc opportunity in Freshwater Ecology
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
In our new review in WIREs WATER, we synthesize knowledge on ecosystem (dis)services, multifunctionality, and trade‐offs in urban ponds and highlight garden ponds as a specific subtype that deserves more attention 🏙️🔵🏡 doi.org/10.1002/wat2... @epcn.bsky.social
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Urban Ponds and the Emerging Role of Garden Ponds: Ecosystem Services and Disservices, Multifunctionality, and Trade‐Offs
Urban ponds and garden ponds—a specific subset of the former, usually located in private gardens—are both typical examples of ponds in the urban landscape. They deliver multiple ecosystem services bu...
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Kristien Brans @branslab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
📢for abstracts! Join us on the joint ASLO-SIL26 Confluence: Science, People, Knowledge Meeting / @majailiczg.bsky.social, @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social and I organize session 78 "Urban waters under pressure: socio-ecological feedback and anthropogenic stressors in city ponds, streams, and estuaries"
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Maja Ilić @majailiczg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
SS082 Mesocosm-based approaches for tackling grand challenges in aquatic ecosystems With @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social members Cihelio Alves Amorim, Anna Schmidt, Gabriela Ágreda-López and Gülce Yalcin
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Maja Ilić @majailiczg.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Abstract submission for ASLO-SIL 2026 in Montreal is open! Together with several colleagues, I will be co-hosting three sessions. For more information, please see below (each session mentioned in the comments). Session list (with session descriptions): www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
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European Pond Conservation Network @epcn.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
(Mountain) Pond lovers, we are looking for you! Within the EPCN, we are organising a new working group on mountain ponds 💙🏔️ If you are interested to join or listen to the presentations, join our kick-off meeting on 29th of October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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EPCN Mountain Ponds Working Group
We are planning to bring a new mountain ponds working group to life within the network of the EPCN (European Pond Conservation Network). For this purpose, we call a meeting for all people that are int...
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Looking for openly available: - before-after data in space - with a restoration measure inbetween (e.g. dam/invasive spec. removal, urban green space creation...) - min. 10 sites (quadrats / random places along a stream / ponds...) - species data, env. data of some sort, GPS coordinates
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
ICYMI: I am offering a free online 2-hour crash course in how to write and publish a scientific paper, perfect for students and early career researchers about to write their first paper. The world of scientific writing and publishing can be confusing, but I'm here to help! 🧪🌎🦑
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I’m offering a free online crash course in scientific writing and publishing. Here’s how to join!
The world of scientific writing and pubilshing is complex and confusing, and it can be hard for early career scientists to master. But don’t worry! I am an experienced and award-winning scien…
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Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
🥳 Meet Dr. Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social , our new subject editor from Budapest, Hungary Get to know her and her research by reading her interview here: vist.ly/44s89
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Welcome Zsófia Horváth - New SE | Oikos Journal
Welcome Zsófia Horváth - New SE | Oikos Journal
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European Pond Conservation Network @epcn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
If you would like to join our mailing list, please also drop us a message and your contact info and we'll make sure to add you, so you receive future EPCN news! 💙
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David Cunillera-Montcusí @cunilleramontcusi.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Last week we had the pleasure to welcome @matias-arim.bsky.social #DamianoBaldan and #ZacharyHajian-Forooshani in #Budapest as part of the #MetaHeroes #EndGame workshop! Many nourishing discussions but the best was the burst in energy that it generated! The #EndGame definitely became a #Beginning
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Mariafreshwater @mariafreshwater.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
it was great to meet all the pond friends!! @carlaulmusminor.bsky.social @stephi-gascon.bsky.social @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social, Marga Florencio and many more!
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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🐜🥼#PostDoc Alert! PhD in #natural #sciences, experience with #arthropod #fieldwork and #lab as well as a good #publication record?📚Knowledge of #ecological processes, #insect #taxonomy & R? Our #Forest #Entomology group is offering a two-year PostDoc position. apply.refline.ch/273855/1720/...
The Forest Health and Biotic Interactions Research Unit investigates the influence of biotic and abiotic interactions on ecological processes and develops scientific principles for the protection of biodiversity. Our project Spotlight funded by the SNF (Swiss National Science Foundation), will enable a two-year position n the Forest Entomology group, starting in December 2025 or upon agreement as a
PostDoc on impacts of light pollution on arthropod herbivory and behavior 80-100% (f/m/d)
Artificial light at night has been identified as a primary driver of environmental change in the 21st century with key consequences for the environment. You will assess the impact of different LED lighting treatments on arthropod herbivory and herbivore predation in field experiments (forest, agricultural land). You will also conduct several lab experiments and evaluate arthropod behavioral responses to different lighting treatments. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team and your scientific findings will make an important contribution to improving sustainable outdoor lighting.
You have a PhD degree in, ecology, environmental / natural sciences or in a related field. You are a dedicated scientist and motivated to conduct research on ecological processes as a function of different light pollution aspects and LED luminaire treatments. You have experience in managing and conducting field work and laboratory experiments with arthropods. You have good knowledge on ecological patterns and processes as well as basic knowledge on insect taxonomy. You are highly motivated to analyze ecological data statistically and have experience with R. You are scientifically creative and interested in interdisciplinary research with project partners from different fields. You have a good publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals. You are well organized and work efficiently. Fluency in English (oral and writing) are required as well as a Swiss or European driver’s license (Cat B).
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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Calling all aquatic ecologists 📣! This is the event for you! Come along to London in September to join our special microbe themed annual conference. Tickets are on sale now! @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social @bes-microbialgroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Here's part two of my series with @brettfavaro.bsky.social on tips for speaking to journalists as a scientist, this week focusing on things every scientist should know about how interviews work (and do not work). Please read and share! www.southernfriedscience.com/advice-for-t... 🧪#SciComm
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Advice for talking to the media as a conservation scientist: Part 2, mechanics of the interview
By  David Shiffman and Brett Favaro. Many environmental scientists understand that there is value in communicating about their work through the media, as publicity can help raise public awareness o…
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Kryštof Chytrý @krystofchytry.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Hi there, my student is making a survey about the use of R packages in Ecology, could you please spend two mins on filling it 🥹 Very appreciated! And if you could spread it further (RT), that would be just awesome. ❤️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Exploring R Package Usage in Academia
I am running a quick survey to find out which R packages academics use the most in their research and teaching. The goal is to see which tools are essential, spot any gaps, and maybe even discover som...
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
EPCN - the European Pond Conservation Network just arrived to Bluesky! @epcn.bsky.social You can now also find them along with several pond researchers in the Pond Ecology starter pack! go.bsky.app/4xGTu74 Let me know if I missed you and you would like to be included in it! 🐸🐟🐚🦠🪷
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AU Freshwater Ecology @freshwaterau.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Are you interested in field work and data science? We're looking for a PhD student interested in data-driven analysis of non-linearity in lake ecosystems to begin September 2025. Please share far and wide, and contact Robert for any questions! Here's the official description: lnkd.in/dzTwudQz
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
3-5 Sept 2025: 5th International Conference on Community Ecology is coming to Budapest, Hungary! www.akcongress.com/comec/
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5th International Conference on Community Ecology / ComEc5
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Waterbirds have fascinating ecological interactions with brine shrimps, fairy shrimps and other large branchiopods, nicely documented in this new review @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @sil-limnology.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Support for trophic links between different families of waterbirds and four groups of large branchiopods. a Trophic relationships between waterbird families and large branchiopod groups in literature. The thickness of the connecting line is proportional to the number of studies supporting evidence for a trophic link. Both large branchiopod and waterbird diversity (n = number of species) are denoted below their corresponding group icon. For all families depicted, direct evidence of branchiopod consumption was found with the exception of spoonbills (Threskiornithidae), for which only indirect (prey availability) evidence was found (transparent). b Quantitative measures of large branchiopod consumption by waterbirds from gastrointestinal studies. Percentages of bird samples containing the large branchiopod group (occurrence) and percentages of volume of gastrointestinal bird samples aggregate that consist of large branchiopods (volume) are depicted where available (tr < 1%, traces). Percentages were weighted according to the number of samples (n) across the number of studies (N) and weighted standard errors are depicted as error bars where applicable.
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: I am proud & grateful to work with all these smart, dedicated, inspired and enthusiastic women in my lab! @schneiderbea.bsky.social @hhuong152.bsky.social @zsuzsimrton.bsky.social @bartabarbara.bsky.social & others not on Bsky
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1000WomeninSTEM @1000womeninstem.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Women & Girls in Science Day 2025 #WomenInScience #womeninSTEM #IDWGS
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Penny Johnes @pennyjohnes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (PDRA) in Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology researching the role of organic matter as a nutrient resource in freshwater ecosystems. A 4.5 year role with great training opportunites in isotope ecology and mesocosm experimental science www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLU610/p...
Instream isotope dosing experiments using replicated mesocosms.Collecting gaseous samples from stream mesocosm chambers.Acclimated stream bryophytes (Fontinalis antipyretica) ready for deployment in stream mesocosm chambers.Freshwater ecology team. Come and join us!
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Sam Macaulay @samuelmacaulay.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
2/Mesocosms have mostly been used to quantify impacts of environmental threats, but there's largely untapped potential in using them to test solutions! We explore the opportunities that mesocosms offer in providing controlled, realistic and replicable environments for investigating novel solutions.
Conceptual diagram representing an empirical domain space for ecological research constrained by scales of realism, replication and control. The relative placement of different approaches to empirical research represented by the cubes within the three-dimensional space illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, with the advantages of micro/mesocosm-based approaches in balancing and extending these three dimensions (scales) illustrated by the positioning of these cubes towards the upper corner nearest the viewpoint.
Specific study designs and experimental systems using the approaches pictured will vary considerably and influence the positioning of any one study within this space. The approach taken and experimental design used to address a particular research question will be informed by the ecological and biological variables of interest, factors manipulated, responses measured and desired application of the findings. The positioning of the cubes here is intended to illustrate the general tradeoffs within these key three scales relative to other approaches.
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Sam Macaulay @samuelmacaulay.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
How can mesocosms help tackle grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems? 🌊🌍 Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik.... @oikosjournal.bsky.social
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Addressing grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems: how can mesocosms be used to advance solutions?
Rapid and drastic anthropogenic impacts are affecting global biogeochemical processes and driving biodiversity loss across Earth's ecosystems. In aquatic ecosystems, species distributions are shiftin...
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Mike Peacock @peatymike.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
There's a postdoc in peatland biogeochemistry advertised on our project by Dolly Kothawala and Gustaf Granath at Uppsala University. I can highly recommend Uppsala as a place to live and work. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Postdoctoral position in peatland biogeochemistry - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in peatland biogeochemistry, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
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