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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋

@paulcaplat.bsky.social

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Ecologist at QUB, modelling species dynamics in novel habitats, particularly with trees around. Working for EDI. Long-distance migrant (FR, CAN, OZ, SWE, NI). Part time musician, house renovator, and van lifer. Ice hockey fan. Slave to two dogs. He/him .. more

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Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Nov 23

I thought I'd share ongoing research:
1) INVISMO: linking insect vision and habitat use (led Emily Baird, Stockholm Uni)
2) Raptor ecology with @lambin-ecology.bsky.social and many PhD

Reposted by Markus P. Eichhorn

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 10d

I warmly recommend this stunning book by @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social as a present to awake an interest in nature and trees in particular. Considering using it as textbook in #forestecology

Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy, Paul Caplat, Gerhard Schmied

Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 11d

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

A comic called Animals with Misleading Names. There's an electric eel labeled "not an eel". There's a mountain goat labeled "not a goat." There's a maned wolf labeled "not a wolf." There's a king cobra labeled "not a cobra. Also, snakes are typically self-governing." There's a peacock mantis shrimp labeled "Not a peacock. Not a mantis. Also, not a shrimp." There's a horny toad labeled "Not a toad. Only thinks of you as a friend." There's a mayfly labeled "active through the spring and summer." There's an eastern kingbird labeled "found in the west. Many birds do not recognize its authority."

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 14d

I love it when a student (who started their PhD two months ago) shares a GIF of their modelling attempts (here a draft of realistic foraging behaviour - more to come). #movementecology #geoprofiling

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 16d

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

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.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 17d

Non

Reposted by Rebecca Ruth Gould, Paul Caplat

Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 20d

Tomorrow marks two years since the Israeli military killed beloved Palestinian professor, writer, and activist Refaat Alareer in an airstrike on his sister’s home.

Reposted by Steve Carver, Paul Caplat

Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 20d

From fairytales to modern horror films, wolves are too often cast as monsters and that misinformation shapes public opinion more than science does. In the UK and Ireland, where wolves have been absent for centuries, this fear is one of the biggest barriers to wolf recovery. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48mtSA3

This classic fairytale could be damaging Europe’s wolf rewilding efforts

While wolves once roamed Europe for centuries, for most people, they exist only in stories or on screen

www.the-independent.com

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social · 20d

Happy 5th December, World Soils Day!!

Please take a moment to think about your local patch of soil - whether it's your garden, a local park or even a nearby forest. Is the soil is being looked after well there? If not, what can you do to protect it for future generations? 🧪🪱

#Soil #WorldSoilDay

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Jonny Stuteley @jonnystuteley.bsky.social · 20d

"Settler colonialism isn't just a form of domination over human beings; it's a form of ecological domination & violence. Settlers & their institutions determine what belongs on the land & move to eliminate/highly control beings considered pests or predators.."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Colonizing Canis lupus: Wolf Management as a Settler Colonial Project

The hostility to wolves by segments of agribusiness and the general public in the United States is a puzzle, given that wolf predation is not responsible for a large number of cattle and sheep losses...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Journal of Forestry Research @forestryjfr.bsky.social · 21d

🌱🌳 This #WorldSoilDay, let's dig deeper. Explore the study and see why soil health is the backbone of resilient forests.
doi.org/10.1007/s116...

#JFR #Forestryresearch #Envitonemnt 🍁🌺🌱🌿

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 21d

A new study finds that artificial light is making plants and animals release more carbon dioxide, but without increasing photosynthesis.

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Light pollution is changing nature’s carbon balance, study says

A new study analyses the effect of artificial light on ecosystems

www.euronews.com

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 21d

Dutch pull out of Eurovision Song Festival due to Israel www.dutchnews.nl?p=260771

Dutch pull out of Eurovision Song Festival due to Israel

www.dutchnews.nl

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

Let's not. Let's also not underestimate the effect of inflation of loud, charismatic, egotistic voices in every aspect of academia, where a few (often lazy, almost always male) are getting the attention of managers because they sound nice.

Chiliagon Imaginer @areidross.bsky.social · 22d

I'm personally lucky to have spend almost 10 years in a very supportive department, but this is obv a huge issue in the US as well

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Don’t downplay problems of bullying and harassment in academia

The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

www.nature.com

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

I love larches. A conifer that's deciduous deserves attention. An orange tree in the autumn deserves love. A natural fire break deserves consideration. A great source of construction timber & food for wildlife, deserves respect. Also, I grew up in a larch-made log cabin.

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Chiliagon Imaginer @areidross.bsky.social · 22d

I'm personally lucky to have spend almost 10 years in a very supportive department, but this is obv a huge issue in the US as well

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Don’t downplay problems of bullying and harassment in academia

The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

www.nature.com

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

It's that time of the year again! Spotify wrap. I wrapped it a few months ago, when I had enough of the horrible treatment of artists, the planet, democracy that the company delivers.
I switched to Qobuz, and loved it. Much more ethical, good library, cheaper, and with better sound quality.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

I'd recommend switching to Qobuz, I heard Bach and others were not very happy with the way Spotify treated them (and the world)😏

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

c'est marrant parce que je l'ai redécouvert récemment et c'est hyper radical, et politiquement toujours d'actualité. Pas du tout ce que je connaissais enfant en France.

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 22d

Le Monde de Narnia (en plus j'habite dans la ville de CS Lewis, tout le monde l'adore, la bibliotheque de mon université a meme une piece ronde accédée par une armoire)

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Gabby Palomo, PhD @gabspalomo.bsky.social · 22d

I just saw this on Instagram and I just had to share it here.

Reposted by Paul Caplat

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 23d

His voters got what they wanted : a president who isn’t woke.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump appears to doze off in another meeting

It was the second time in a month Trump has appeared to struggle to stay awake as his advisers have spoken to cameras about the administration’s initiatives.

www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Hisham Zerriffi, Halil D. Kaya , and 1 more Fabián Muniesa, Hisham Zerriffi, Halil D. Kaya, Paul Caplat

Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 23d

I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 25d

Hi.Today in "one day one paper", large terrestrial herbivores reshape forest nutrient cycling, with ruminants often slowing litter decomposition while non-ruminants and frugivores enhance soil fertility.Context dependency and tropical forest gaps highlight urgent need for long-term diverse research🌎

Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

This study reviews how ground-dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context-dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropic....

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Cecilia Nilsson, Paul Caplat, Samuele Ramellini

Carina Nebel @carinanebel.bsky.social · 25d

Interested in #RaptorResearch and #MovementEcology? 🧪
The #AnimalEcology Lab at @utu.fi has an open #PhDposition!

We’ll be tagging WTEs with cutting-edge #GPS devices to study their early-life journeys.

Curious to learn more? See the advert: shorturl.at/HMZ84

#PhDOpening #PhDChat #BioLogging

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · 28d

On Tuesday we (with @emagorrian.bsky.social and Paul Armstrong from the Woodland Trust) hosted a workshop to discuss what future NI forests could look like. Fantastic turnout and great conversations, looking forward to a second one on mapping opportunities! @daera-ni.gov.uk

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Nov 25

Je vis au Royaume-Uni, et le p.t.d'IA de YouTube ou Bluesky traduit directement votre voix en anglais ,qu'elle dinguerie 😯

Reposted by Paul Caplat

Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · Nov 20

As we freeze to death at least we'll be able to amuse ourselves with AI slop videos ...
www.eenews.net/articles/spr...

Spread of data centers raises risk of winter outages, grid monitor warns

Regions where peak electricity demand has risen quickly face the highest risks, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp.

www.eenews.net

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Nov 7

Indeed.

Reposted by Graeme S. Cumming, Paul Caplat

Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Nov 7

Granger et al. Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #ornithology #seabirds

Multispecies sensory networks and social foraging strategies: Implications for population decline in procellariiform seabirds | PNAS

Multispecies sensory networks, where different species prioritize different sensory modalities and then use heterospecific information in a likely ...

www.pnas.org

Paul Caplat 🌲🌳🐦🦋 @paulcaplat.bsky.social · Nov 6

WTF indeed.

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