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Pavel Kratina
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Assoc Prof / Senior Lecturer in Ecology @Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, QMUL | #ecologicaltheory, #biodiversity, #climatewarming, #foodwebs, #globalchange, #freshwaters, #tropics.
https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbs/people/pkratina/#research .. more

Environmental science 67%
Geography 17%
Pinned
Plasticity in climate change responses - just published in Biological Reviews

What in the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response to climate change?

Looking at mechanisms from the subcellular to the community and ecosystem levels.

With Stollewerk, @davidboukal.bsky.social, et al.
Plasticity in climate change responses
Recent research has shown that climate change can both induce and modulate the expression of plastic traits but our understanding of the role of phenotypic plasticity as an adaptive response to clima...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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You can now find a recording of my course "Introduction to Bayesian Statistics in R & brms" on youtube.

Slides & code available here: github.com/benjamin-ros...

#Rstats
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics in R & brms - YouTube
The course offers a straightforward and practical approach to applied statistics using Bayesian inference for ecologists.
www.youtube.com
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥

There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️

They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬

Thread:🧵Plz RT

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
www.bbc.com

Motivating discussions at the workshop on #community_ecolgy #multiple_stressors #climate_warming 🌞 in Budweis this week. Great to meet everyone and thanks to @stresseddaphnia.bsky.social & @davidboukal.bsky.social for the invitation and organising the event!

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More moments from the Community & Stress Ecology workshop at the University of South Bohemia! 🌿
Great energy from participants, insightful presentations, and a sunny group visit to the mesocosm platform.
#ClimateChange #StressEcology #EarlyCareerResearchers #Networking

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Wrapped up an inspiring 2-day Community & Stress Ecology workshop at the University of South Bohemia! 🌿
Grateful to all speakers and participants for the great discussions.
💬 Let’s keep the conversation going!
📸 Highlights below!
#ClimateChange #StressEcology #Networking #EarlyCareerResearchers

Apply for our cool PhD project on trophic ecology of invasive mosquitofish, based in London, with @evolecollab.bsky.social
Applications for PhD Studentships with @treesdla.bsky.social
now open for 2026 intake. @kratina.bsky.social and I offer a PhD project on trophic ecology of invasive mosquitofish in Italy, France, and Spain (www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/tro...). Please get in touch if you are interested.

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Applications for PhD Studentships with @treesdla.bsky.social
now open for 2026 intake. @kratina.bsky.social and I offer a PhD project on trophic ecology of invasive mosquitofish in Italy, France, and Spain (www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/tro...). Please get in touch if you are interested.

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The tiniest Tetragnathidae suspended above the stream yesterday. As it should be.

#Arachtober

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Anthropocene Canceled? 🚯 @ecosocialism1.bsky.social
monthlyreview.org/articles/has...
>>> Of course NOT <<<
The evidence speaks for itself.
No geologists, epochs or hype required.
theconversation.com/the-anthropo... 🌍⚒️🌐🧪

Super cool experimental study demonstrating how warming and species richness alter mass-abundance structure of ecological communities.
Does body size predict abundance the same way in all environments, as predicted by the Metabolic theory of Ecology? Our new study challenges this assumption. Read it here: 📄 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Biodiversity modulates the cross‐community scaling relationship in changing environments
Organismal abundance typically declines with increasing body size, with metabolic theory predicting a universal size–abundance slope of –0.75. Using protist microcosms across gradients of species ric...
doi.org
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26

Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈

👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8

#Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats

Such a cool paper🤩 🐟Congratulations Mayara!
Thrilled to see our PNAS paper out! Such an amazing journey and couldn’t have asked for a better experience working with the Evans Lab 💙🐟
New paper alert!!!🚨 in our new study we find that Antarctic icefishes added a new module in their skulls during their adaptive radiation special shout out to @mayaranevesbio.bsky.social who led this project!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Thrilled to see our PNAS paper out! Such an amazing journey and couldn’t have asked for a better experience working with the Evans Lab 💙🐟
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

Job Alert
@qmulsbbs.bsky.social is advertising a position:

Environmental Analytical Facility Technician.

Join our team #ecology, #stable #isotopes, #Mass-spectrometer
Environmental Analytical Facility Technician - QMUL Jobs
ID: 7383. Title: Environmental Analytical Facility Technician. Application Deadline:
qmul-jobs.tal.net

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🔥Ignite - Warming threatens aquatic–terrestrial linkages: evidence from tropical geothermal streams

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#BayesianMixingModels #EffectsOfWarming #FluxAcrossEcosystems #FoodWebStructure #IsotopicAnalyses #TropicalRiparianForest #WaterLandInterfaces

🌿 We’re celebrating our first round of BES Fellows!

20 ecologists recognised for excellence in research, teaching & the application of ecology.

👇 Meet them:
Meet our first round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society
We are delighted to announce the first round of BES Fellows, recognising outstanding contributions to ecology across research, teaching, and its application within our international community.
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Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics
careers.uoguelph.ca

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🎧 New episode of #InsideBiodiversity out now! Megafaunal extinctions — mammoths, giant sloths, woolly rhinos — all happened just 10K–50K years ago. Prof. Susanne Fritz (iDiv & @uni-jena.de) shares how climate & humans played a role — & why speciation may be ongoing. 🦣🌡️ insidebiodiversity.podigee.io
We're excited to announce our plan to make the Royal Society journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model. This change supports global access to research without shifting costs to authors and relies on continued library participation. Find out more: buff.ly/18m5g6z
Royal Society sets out plan to move journals to full open access in 2026 through Subscribe to Open | Royal Society
The Royal Society has agreed plans that would make its journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model.
royalsociety.org
Jeremy Fox's new book "The Ecology of Ecologists" is coming soon, and you can pre-order now at a discount. See here for Jeremy's pitch - but I can vouch for this book, it's great! dynamicecology.wordp...
Pre-order The Ecology of Ecologists from University of Chicago Press at the ESA meeting and get a 30% discount and free US shipping! You can do this even if you won’t be at the meeting! Plus, check out the great blurbs from Mark Vellend and Stephen Heard!
You can pre-order my forthcoming book, The Ecology of Ecologists: Harnessing Diverse Approaches for a Stronger Science, from the University of Chicago Press at the upcoming ESA meeting and get a 30…
dynamicecology.wordpress.com
In our new paper we discuss how modern coexistence theory can help microbial ecologists tackle fundamental & applied questions, and how microbial systems can help to push coexistence theory forward! With Andrew Letten and Dave Armitage (@darmitage.bsky.social). doi.org/10.1111/1462...
Coexistence Theory for Microbial Ecology, and Vice Versa
Classical models from theoretical ecology are seeing increasing uptake in microbial ecology, but there remains rich potential for closer cross-pollination. Here we explore opportunities for stronger ....
doi.org
Really disappointing new policy from NERC banning resubmissions of grant applications

Many of us, including me, have won grants on resubmission,

using the reviews to improve the application

This is is neither fair nor productive
www.ukri.org/councils/ner...
NERC policy on resubmissions
This policy only applies to research grant applications.
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🌥️ Global change isn’t just disrupting nature—it’s reshaping the hidden networks that keep ecosystems running.

A new study authored in part by our researchers finds predators are adjusting their diets as habitats shift, rewiring #foodwebs in the process:

www.ecosystemscience.ca/news/new-res...
New Research Reveals How Human Impacts Are Rewiring Nature’s Food Webs — Centre for Ecosystem Management
As the planet faces unprecedented environmental change, understanding how ecosystems respond is increasingly important. A new study, co-authored by the Centre for Ecosystem Management’s Charlotte Ward...
www.ecosystemscience.ca

I saw these in Pantanal, they have amazing yellow flowers - very beautiful

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Jun 27
In light of the exciting news that #IPBES12 will be hosted in Manchester in 2026, the UK’s Special Representative for Nature explains its importance. 🌍🧪

“It’s a chance to demonstrate how we can turn knowledge into action – and action into investment.” - Ruth Davis

@ukri.org

#BizBiodiversity

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Honoured to present results from our AquaSYNC-funded working group at the 1st Symposium on Synthesis Research in Aquatic Ecosystems 🇩🇰

Inspiring science + big questions: Are human impacts on streams consistent globally? Some surprising patterns emerging—stay tuned! #AquaticEcology #AquaSYNC