Professor of Ecology & Conservation. Director of Expertise - Ecosystems in School of Natural and Environmental Sciences @newcastleuni.bsky.social, UK. Researching network ecology/environmental change. Senior Editor
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Darren Evans
Cannot š emphasize š this š enough
Iām a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
āNearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.ā
25th year of fieldwork at Glen Finglas
My second publication from my PhD looking at using a molecular diagnostic method (which I developed for my first paper found here: doi.org/10.1111/afe....) to look for the main parasitoid of the oak processionary, an invasive pest of oak trees, to help inform conservation biocontrol strategies!
Had the opportunity to test the new FIT Count quick guide I helped write for @pomscheme.bsky.social with some brilliant volunteers from @tcvnational.bsky.social and West Dumbartonshire Council. Perfect weather for counting pollinators!
Darren Evans
Things are moving fast in the world of species interactions. Check out the current thinking here š
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe
Donāt mention the climate: Trump creates ābeyond absurdā situation at global finance talks
Gotta love the Toon
Oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) (OPM) Linnaeus, 1758Ā (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) is a serious forestry pest and risk to public health in the UK. The economic and environmental cos...
New projections of British biodiversity under plausible climate & land-use futures
Severe futures have 12-20% birds, butterflies, plants going extinct & major changes to ecosystems
More sustainable scenarios only decrease & do not stop loss; but require urgent action
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Darren Evans
The Guardian
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Miranda Bane
Darren Evans
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate changeābut Americans aren't buying it.
stop writing articles about extreme heat using fun summer imagery challenge: impossible (apparently)
apnews.com/article/euro...
Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate changeābut Americans aren't buying it.
NEW PAPER: Application of a novel molecular diagnostic method to examine the spatioātemporal trends of Carcelia iliaca, a larval parasitoid of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea)@respublications.bsky.social - led by Kyle Miller resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NEW PAPER: Dietary RNA: Integration of RNA Data Offers a Potential Paradigm Shift for Molecular Dietary Analyses in
@molecology.bsky.social Resources and led by
@jordancuff.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755...
apnews.com
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.
The oak processionary moth is an invasive pest in the United Kingdom that threatens biodiversity and public health, with rising control costs highlighting the need for sustainable management alterna...
Just over two decades ago, DNA-based dietary analysis promised to advance the resolution, sensitivity, and speed with which we could detect and identify trophic interactions. Since then, these approa....
