Julian Schrader

@julianschrader.bsky.social

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Ecology | Biodiversity | Biogeography | Conservation
Lecturer at Macquarie U, Sydney, Australia
youtube.com/@EcolClips
https://julianschrader.wordpress.com
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 5d

Mimicry is an evolutionary strategy in which one organism resembles another to gain an advantage.
In our new #EcolClips, we explain the main types of mimicry — defensive, aggressive and reproductive — and outline how mimicry functions and why it is important in #evolution.

#ecology #nature #science

The Different Types of Mimicry Explained | EcolClips

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 8d

Our new preprint out led by David Coleman, @westobymark.bsky.social and others: The most abundant plant species of Eastern Australia and our knowledge of their traits

Just <1% of species make up 50% of the entire vegetation cover of Eastern Australia.

doi.org/10.64898/202...

The most abundant plant species of Eastern Australia and our knowledge of their traits

ABSTRACT 1. The rule that most species are relatively rare and few are common has been of central importance to many branches of ecology. This rule also implies that just a few species make up the maj...

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 8d

My @newphyt.bsky.social Tansley Insight is now published in an issue:

Trait-based island biogeography as a tool for studying future ecological communities

I provide an overview of recent advances in integrating plant traits into island ecology and highlight key themes for future research.

Trait‐based island biogeography as a tool for studying future ecological communities

Understanding the future of ecological communities under global change is among the most pressing challenges in plant ecology. Islands, with their reduced species diversity and clear boundaries, have...

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations also to six outstanding Tansley Medal runners up:

Juan Alonso-Serra @jalonsos.bsky.social

Antoine Cabon @acabon.bsky.social

Andrew F. Feldman

Julia M. Kreiner @jmkreiner.bsky.social

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social

Zhongshou Wu

🧵2/2

Reposted by Julian Schrader, Samuele Ramellini

Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · 12d

I'm recruiting a PhD student to study how predation shapes animal cognition and the conservation opportunities of animal cognition. Lots of fun field work in beautiful places : )

Please share !!

www.eifwooster.org/opportunities

Opportunities — Eamonn I.F Wooster

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Reposted by Ricardo Rocha, Julian Schrader, Samuele Ramellini

The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 18d

🪶🌎🧪 WE'RE HIRING!!! Want to band fabulous birds on a far-flung island in the Western Pacific? We need to fill these 2 positions ASAP. More information here: birdpop.org/docs/job...

Photo of the coastline of Rota by Asch Nighthawk with inset photo by Lauren Helton of two people banding a Mariana Kingfisher and inset of bander handling a Mariana Fruit-dove for photo documentaion by Kristin Attinger.

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 19d

Evolution can create species that look similar — or completely different.
Here’s how convergent and divergent #evolution explain these patterns.
At #EcolClips we take a look at classic examples to show how species adapt to their environments.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnoB...

How Can Different Species Evolve the Same Traits? | EcolClips

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Reposted by Olivier Honnay

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 22d

New paper out in Ecology Letters! Led by Ennia Bosshard and Chris Kaiser-Bunbury, we show that proximity to natural habitat doesn’t consistently support pollination in tropical smallholder farms. Landscape complexity matters more than distance.

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Proximity to Natural Habitat Is Not Consistently Associated With Pollination Services in Tropical Smallholder Farms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies to examine the relationship between distance to natural habitat and pollinator abundance, species richness and crop fruit set in tropi....

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 29d

If species competing for the same resources can’t coexist, why is nature so diverse? In our new #EcolClips video, we break down the Competitive Exclusion Principle and reveal the strategies that let species live side by side.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjoI...

#nature #ecology #biodiversity #science

Why Do Species Coexist? | EcolClips

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Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · Nov 25

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday 26.11) in the Gilbert Suite for three jam-packed sessions exploring and celebrating Australian Landscape Ecology at #ESA2025, starting at 10:30am!

Reposted by Julian Schrader

Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · Nov 25

Rather excited to share that i've been awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award!! Time to start working on uncovering how predation shaped the evolution of intelligence and how we can use that knowledge for conservation.

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Patrick Weigelt, Olivier Giménez , and 1 more Ingolf Kühn, Patrick Weigelt, Olivier Giménez, Julian Schrader

Céline Bellard @celinebellard.bsky.social · Nov 24

[📢 #Recrutement #Postdoc]
Looking for a post doc (29 month) to work on Protected Areas with us #ProtectedAreas. @celinebellard.bsky.social
@oaggimenez.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social

more information here :
👉 bit.ly/43uRz6Z

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Nov 20

A portrait of one of Earth’s oldest living ecosystems — Australia’s ancient rainforests.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=efjE...

#Australia #ecology #conservation #EcolClips #species #biology #earth

The World’s Oldest Rainforest? | EcolClips

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Reposted by Julian Schrader

The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · Nov 11

📢 Only 9 days left to submit your proposals for Special Sessions for #IAVS2026 Annual Symposium in Gijón, Spain
Don’t miss out — the deadline is Nov 20, 2025.

Proposals can be sent by email. Further details 👇
gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#s...

#Vegetationscience #Vegetation #Symposium

ABSTRACTS | IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain

Symposium topics Ecosystem-focused topics Cold-driven ecosystems: Alpine, arctic, and mountain vegetationDrought-driven ecosystems: Arid, semi-arid, and seasonally dry vegetationFire-prone ecosystems:...

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Nov 9

Thanks a lot for your kind words, @learnfromnature.bsky.social
In fact, Conny Sattler is the mastermind behind nearly all #EcolClips. You can find her portfolio here, in case you would like to learn more about our Science Comm projects: cosattler.wordpress.com

Enjoy observing nature!

Videography – Ecology – EcolClips

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Nov 5

And here also a short version of the clip: www.youtube.com/shorts/cjxVs...

Egg-Laying Mammals: Remnants of an Ancient World #platypus

YouTube video by EcolClips

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Nov 5

A bit of a mood booster seeing these amazing animals in action :)
Our new #EcolClips on Platypus and Echidnas — the world’s only egg-laying mammals!

#Australia #Sydney #animals #nature #science #biodiversity #ecology

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupR...

How have Monotremes survived 100 Million Years of Change? | EcolClips

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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Seth M. Munson

Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · Nov 3

‼️ Call for papers!
We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology”
🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025
🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026
🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026

Invitation to contribute to a Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” in the Journal of Vegetation Science - vegsciblog.org

Posted by Jürgen Dengler (Chair of the Guest Editors) Outline: Scaling laws are ubiquitous in ecology. Ignoring them can lead

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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Korina Ocampo‐Zuleta

Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (LEVeg) 🌾 @leveg.bsky.social · Oct 24

🔥 Postdoc: Biota-Cerrado on Fire (FAPESP)
3-yr position at LEVeg/Unesp (Brazil) on fire, open ecosystems & functional ecology.

Pós-Doc (3 anos) sobre fogo, ecossistemas abertos e ecologia funcional.

📅 Deadline/Prazo: 30/11/25
🔗 Apply/Inscreva-se: fapesp.br/oportunidade...
#Postdoc #FireEcology

Reposted by Julian Schrader

PEEER @peeer.bsky.social · Oct 21

Academics, publishers, and non-profits unite to deliver diamond open access journals peeer.net/2025/10/20/a... #BetterPublishing

Advancing diamond OA

Stanford University Press (SUP) — which has a long and storied history in book publishing — has branched out into journal publishing in association with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The init…

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 20

Definitely one of my favorite birds in Australia :)

New #EcolClips on the courtship and bower-building behavior of the Satin Bowerbird!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecyg...

#bird #Australia #birds #nature #ecology #biology #wildlife #birdwatching

Why does this bird steal anything blue? | EcolClips

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Reposted by Joan Dudney, Benjamin Wildermuth

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 14

Paper out in Ecology Letters!

We - incl. @westobymark.bsky.social @biogeokreft.bsky.social and others - show that traits are linked to species’ colonisation and extinction probabilities on #islands — with direct implications for species persistence and the Equilibrium Theory of Island #Biogeography

Resurveyed Island Vegetation Reveals That Species Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked to Traits

We show that species richness and community trait composition on 132 Australian islands remained stable over six decades, despite high species turnover. Colonisation and extinction probabilities were....

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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Juliano Sarmento Cabral

The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · Oct 14

Don't forget to register for this month's Funk lecture! Click here to learn more: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 10

Why are polar animals compact, while tropical ones are lean with long limbs and ears?

Bergmann’s rule and Allen’s rule explained in our new #EcolClips

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKG6...

#Ecology #biodiversity #climatechange #teaching #theory #species #animals

Bergmann’s & Allen‘s rule | EcolClips

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Reposted by Julian Schrader

Chris Jolly @ecolojolly.bsky.social · Sep 17

New paper out today with @biodiversityguy.bsky.social and @lizardlab.bsky.social

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From anecdote to evidence: experimental validation of fire-cue recognition in Australian sleepy lizards | Biology Letters

Fire has shaped the evolution of both plants and animals. Animals exposed to fire throughout their evolutionary history are predicted to exhibit behavioural adaptations that enhance survival during fire. Here, we investigated whether Australian sleepy ...

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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Maximilian Hanusch

Ingolf Kühn @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social · Sep 15

I am happy to share our new paper, introducing our glacier forefield study platform in the Dachstein and Berchtesgaden Mountains

https://we.copernicus.org/articles/25/157/2025/

#newpaper #glacierforefields #alps
And by coincidence just in time for the #imc2025
(Edited 10:17 via @skeetsapp.com)

Reposted by Julian Schrader

Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · Sep 15

Thermal drones are a promising tool for monitoring nocturnal arboreal wildlife, including elusive endangered species. They matched ground survey detection while covering more areas, greatly expanding our survey abilities. Read more: #unimelb Pursuit article: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/The...

Thermal drones are helping to monitor some of Australia’s most elusive wildlife

Thermal camera-equipped drones are revolutionising wildlife surveys in Victoria’s native forests, say University of Melbourne experts.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au

Reposted by Julian Schrader, Andrea Santangeli

Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · Sep 15

Happy to be able to share that our work investigating the efficacy of thermal #drones for nocturnal #wildlife surveys is finally published in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological applications: doi.org/10.1002/eap..... Find a summary in @theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/drones-with-...

Drones with thermal cameras are revealing the secrets of elusive Australian forest wildlife

The new technology will help scientists monitor and protect some of Australia’s most iconic and threatened forest species.

theconversation.com

Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Sep 12

What is Ecology?

In our new #EcolClips we explain the concept of #ecology in a brief and concise way.

Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEoF...