Researcher in functional ecology & biodiversity, EcoDiv research lab leader @University of Waikato, Aotearoa - interested in all things ecology and beyond! he/him
More about our lab here: www.ecodivlab.com
Andrew Barnes
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Urban forest restoration enhances soil microbial functional potential and functional insurance via shifts in β-diversity
First paper from Stella Brachmann's PhD! She develops a new metric to assess functional insurance (aka functional redundancy) of microbes 🌍🌿🧪🦠🍄🪱
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Andrew Barnes
Biodiversity of #rainforest can recover within decades when located in highly connected landscapes because animal mobility drives natural recovery. Our @reassemblynet.bsky.social synthesis paper is out @nature.com: tinyurl.com/4w24a96b
@sgn.one @unimarburg.bsky.social @jocotoco.bsky.social 🌐🌎🧪
It is time all colonial nations, like Aotearoa NZ, recognise an equal role of indigenous governance if we are to tackle the great environmental challenges of our time. "We need all the knowledge and solutions at our fingertips to combat the crises of climate change." e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
Interesting study @nature.com investigating "thermophilization" of forests, grasslands and alpine summits in Europe. Strong ⬆️ in warmth-demanding and ⬇️ in cold-adapted species in response to #warming.
rdcu.be/e8VWX 🌐🌍🌿🧪
This is death by a thousand cuts (excuse the pun) for NZ #science. How much more can our Science system handle?
The long-term impacts for society, environment, and innovation will likely be felt for many years to come!
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Breaking news: giant springtail from Aotearoa NZ made the cover of @natecoevo.nature.com!
This amazing pic of H. paucispinosa by @frankashwood.bsky.social should lure readers to the global study by @zheng-zhou.bsky.social et al on soil animal trophic diversity 🌍🌿🕷️🪱🪳🧪
www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Matthias Schleuning
Last chance to apply for this fantastic PhD opportunity this week. Please get in touch for the full project details and application process.
Background Forest restoration has primarily been evaluated through changes in aboveground communities, while belowground microbial communities—critical drivers of ecosystem functions—remain less under...
link.springer.com
Andrew Barnes
New paper out examining fish food web degradation in the Anthropocene. We show the structure of aquatic food webs are changing-- even when species richness doesn’t. These signals are strongly associated with decreases in body size within fish communities. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌐🐠🐡🦈🐟
Andrew Barnes
Andrew Barnes
#Ecology #Biogeography 🌐🌎
Andrew Barnes
Nature - Analyses of large-scale, multitaxa and long-term thermophilization patterns in forests, grasslands and alpine summits across Europe provide insight into shifts in community composition...
Greater trophic diversity of soil animal communities under agricultural land use and tropical climate. Just out in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Zheng Zhou and @antoncollembola.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The downsizing comes after several agencies earlier cut 152 jobs and were merged to create the Bioeconomy Science Institute.
Soil fauna is an important but often neglected component of terrestrial food webs. Here the authors use a large dataset of stable isotope observations to analyse how soil animal trophic diversity vari...
“It is remarkable that our country has commenced recognising Indigenous ancestors in some significant lands and waters. It’s time to be next-level courageous with general conservation and environmenta...
Conservation efforts have traditionally been focused on saving the rarest, most threatened species, and for good reason. But what if our singular focus on endangered species is causing us to overlo…
PhD opportunity- fully funded with stipend, fees and project costs covered. Explore the role of phosphite in treating kauri dieback disease. Applications due 8th May. Please spread the word!
newzealandecology.org/phd-explorin...
