Dr Kylie Soanes
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social
Just your friendly neighborhood wildlife scientist on a mission to save nature in cities.
🍃Presenter, writer, and insufferable noticer of nature
🍃Expert in biodiversity conservation + urban ecology
🍃Occasionally witty
🍃Presenter, writer, and insufferable noticer of nature
🍃Expert in biodiversity conservation + urban ecology
🍃Occasionally witty
A nifty little summary of our #roadecology evdience synthesis: how well do wildlife crossing structures help animals across roads? 🚗🐨🦡🦌 transportecology.info/research/eff...
How well do wildlife crossing structures help animals across roads? — Transport Ecology
Wildlife crossing structures seem like a simple and attractive solution to help animals across roads. But how well do they actually work? This latest global research summary tried to find out.
transportecology.info
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A nifty little summary of our #roadecology evdience synthesis: how well do wildlife crossing structures help animals across roads? 🚗🐨🦡🦌 transportecology.info/research/eff...
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Thanks for sharing! This is something we can help look into. We have a report function on our website or you can reach out via DM ➡️ pesticideaction.org.au/report/
As to b) good question - see our recent article on some of the structural issues re. pesticide regulation in Australia ➡️ buff.ly/4gDhP30
As to b) good question - see our recent article on some of the structural issues re. pesticide regulation in Australia ➡️ buff.ly/4gDhP30
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January 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Thanks for sharing! This is something we can help look into. We have a report function on our website or you can reach out via DM ➡️ pesticideaction.org.au/report/
As to b) good question - see our recent article on some of the structural issues re. pesticide regulation in Australia ➡️ buff.ly/4gDhP30
As to b) good question - see our recent article on some of the structural issues re. pesticide regulation in Australia ➡️ buff.ly/4gDhP30
Just witnessed a local pest control company spray the outside of entire doublestorey house and garden - in 30km/h winds. Does anybody know a) what they typically use, and b) how on *earth* that's allowed?! They even blasted the shrubs in the garden and nature strip. ping @lizzylowe.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Just witnessed a local pest control company spray the outside of entire doublestorey house and garden - in 30km/h winds. Does anybody know a) what they typically use, and b) how on *earth* that's allowed?! They even blasted the shrubs in the garden and nature strip. ping @lizzylowe.bsky.social
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Yes & no. There's @dianafisher1080.bsky.social's 2001 life-history database doi.org/10.1890/0012..., and we also developed parameter estimates for various marsupials (extinct & extant) here: doi.org/10.7554/eLif... (have a look at Appendix 2 in particular). But 'plug-in' values not straightforward
THE ECOLOGICAL BASIS OF LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN MARSUPIALS
Our understanding of the diversity of mammalian life histories is based almost exclusively on eutherian mammals, in which the slow–fast continuum persists even after controlling for effects of body s...
http://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3531:TEBOLH]2.0.CO;2
December 28, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Yes & no. There's @dianafisher1080.bsky.social's 2001 life-history database doi.org/10.1890/0012..., and we also developed parameter estimates for various marsupials (extinct & extant) here: doi.org/10.7554/eLif... (have a look at Appendix 2 in particular). But 'plug-in' values not straightforward
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I do. Update used in this 2023 paper www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Much of the data are from my 2001 Ecology database or Comadre compadre-db.org/Data/Comadre @robsalgo.bsky.social. Now working on a global marsupial trait database (led by Mariana, Brazil www.researchgate.net/profile/Mari...).
Marsupial position on life-history continua and the potential contribution of life-history traits to population growth | Request PDF
Request PDF | Marsupial position on life-history continua and the potential contribution of life-history traits to population growth | Previous studies have suggested that mammal life history varies a...
www.researchgate.net
December 28, 2024 at 6:39 AM
I do. Update used in this 2023 paper www.researchgate.net/publication/.... Much of the data are from my 2001 Ecology database or Comadre compadre-db.org/Data/Comadre @robsalgo.bsky.social. Now working on a global marsupial trait database (led by Mariana, Brazil www.researchgate.net/profile/Mari...).
Hi #ausmammal crew. Do we have any kind of database of known survival rates or other demographic details for Australian mammals? e.g. the kind that could be plugged into a PVA? Trawling the literature isn't yielding much at the moment @euanritchie.bsky.social
a small animal is standing in the grass looking at the camera
ALT: a small animal is standing in the grass looking at the camera
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December 28, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Hi #ausmammal crew. Do we have any kind of database of known survival rates or other demographic details for Australian mammals? e.g. the kind that could be plugged into a PVA? Trawling the literature isn't yielding much at the moment @euanritchie.bsky.social
I was so impressed with the recent slow down in email traffic - until I realised that it was not, in fact, a change of work culture but rather that Gmail stopped retrieving 80% of my email from outlook 🤦🏻♀️ Sorry if you’ve emailed me recently! I didn’t see it. I * did* have a nice week though.
December 20, 2024 at 8:50 AM
I was so impressed with the recent slow down in email traffic - until I realised that it was not, in fact, a change of work culture but rather that Gmail stopped retrieving 80% of my email from outlook 🤦🏻♀️ Sorry if you’ve emailed me recently! I didn’t see it. I * did* have a nice week though.
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🌱 Making a guest appearance on a poster that was not my own (photo 2) 🥷🏼
🌱 Watching my amazing manager @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social give a plenary talk on her work saving nature in cities (photo 3) 👑
🌱 Guiding 3 lunchtime tours to the nearby Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands (photo 4) 🦢
#ESAus2024 3/5
🌱 Watching my amazing manager @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social give a plenary talk on her work saving nature in cities (photo 3) 👑
🌱 Guiding 3 lunchtime tours to the nearby Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands (photo 4) 🦢
#ESAus2024 3/5
December 13, 2024 at 3:35 AM
🌱 Making a guest appearance on a poster that was not my own (photo 2) 🥷🏼
🌱 Watching my amazing manager @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social give a plenary talk on her work saving nature in cities (photo 3) 👑
🌱 Guiding 3 lunchtime tours to the nearby Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands (photo 4) 🦢
#ESAus2024 3/5
🌱 Watching my amazing manager @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social give a plenary talk on her work saving nature in cities (photo 3) 👑
🌱 Guiding 3 lunchtime tours to the nearby Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands (photo 4) 🦢
#ESAus2024 3/5
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I especially loved seeing the floating wetlands in the Yarra!
Congrats to @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and the whole team!
#ESAus2024 #gadigaltogunnedah #notes
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Congrats to @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and the whole team!
#ESAus2024 #gadigaltogunnedah #notes
bsky.app/profile/timc...
It's not as good as getting the guided tour by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, but it was great to see the floating wetlands near the #ESAus2024 venue tonight!
December 16, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I especially loved seeing the floating wetlands in the Yarra!
Congrats to @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and the whole team!
#ESAus2024 #gadigaltogunnedah #notes
bsky.app/profile/timc...
Congrats to @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social and the whole team!
#ESAus2024 #gadigaltogunnedah #notes
bsky.app/profile/timc...
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Non-traditional hours but that doesn't mean I expect others to do the same.
I find I don't say 'no' a lot. Rather I say 'I AM SO EXCITED BY THIS IDEA! These are the days I can work on this with you.'
The biggest problem I have is cross-over between roles. The boundary setting is harder, but..
I find I don't say 'no' a lot. Rather I say 'I AM SO EXCITED BY THIS IDEA! These are the days I can work on this with you.'
The biggest problem I have is cross-over between roles. The boundary setting is harder, but..
December 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Non-traditional hours but that doesn't mean I expect others to do the same.
I find I don't say 'no' a lot. Rather I say 'I AM SO EXCITED BY THIS IDEA! These are the days I can work on this with you.'
The biggest problem I have is cross-over between roles. The boundary setting is harder, but..
I find I don't say 'no' a lot. Rather I say 'I AM SO EXCITED BY THIS IDEA! These are the days I can work on this with you.'
The biggest problem I have is cross-over between roles. The boundary setting is harder, but..
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I say "no." by saying "no" when needed I *become* a timelord.
I don't set out of office messages. that's for people who are expected to be available all the time. anyone who expects this is bonkers.
(as an old white dude I benefit from a lot of privilege when I do this...)
I don't set out of office messages. that's for people who are expected to be available all the time. anyone who expects this is bonkers.
(as an old white dude I benefit from a lot of privilege when I do this...)
December 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM
I say "no." by saying "no" when needed I *become* a timelord.
I don't set out of office messages. that's for people who are expected to be available all the time. anyone who expects this is bonkers.
(as an old white dude I benefit from a lot of privilege when I do this...)
I don't set out of office messages. that's for people who are expected to be available all the time. anyone who expects this is bonkers.
(as an old white dude I benefit from a lot of privilege when I do this...)
Some great tips coming through for managing expectations while working part-time
Like you Kylie I need to do better at it but this helped in 2024:
•out of office auto-reply on non work days
•communicate work pattern to committee organisers/stakeholders so they know when I’m available
•say no to things that aren’t essential or don’t add value
•not opening emails on non work days
•out of office auto-reply on non work days
•communicate work pattern to committee organisers/stakeholders so they know when I’m available
•say no to things that aren’t essential or don’t add value
•not opening emails on non work days
December 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Some great tips coming through for managing expectations while working part-time
Hey fellow part-time academics! What are your tips on managing workloads and expectations on your time? Hoping to get better at this in 2025. Do you set out of office replies on non work days? Do you just say no a lot? or are you some kind of timelord? #academicmama #academicchatter
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December 17, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Hey fellow part-time academics! What are your tips on managing workloads and expectations on your time? Hoping to get better at this in 2025. Do you set out of office replies on non work days? Do you just say no a lot? or are you some kind of timelord? #academicmama #academicchatter
Sorry #ESAus2024, I’ve made a sneaky exit. I’ve got to get home to be yelled at by some tiny humans, er, I mean, parenting responsibilities. Thanks so much for having me. You’ve been swell. Get in touch!
December 10, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Sorry #ESAus2024, I’ve made a sneaky exit. I’ve got to get home to be yelled at by some tiny humans, er, I mean, parenting responsibilities. Thanks so much for having me. You’ve been swell. Get in touch!
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The floating wetlands along a wetland offer cool habitats, but they're also a great way to get people noticing nature that was already there #ESAus2024 @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 9:52 PM
The floating wetlands along a wetland offer cool habitats, but they're also a great way to get people noticing nature that was already there #ESAus2024 @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social
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A fantastic talk by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social on urban biodiversity and working with practitioners. But more importantly a masterclass in how to deliver an engaging plenary #ESAus2024 #scicom
December 9, 2024 at 10:16 PM
A fantastic talk by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social on urban biodiversity and working with practitioners. But more importantly a masterclass in how to deliver an engaging plenary #ESAus2024 #scicom
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Creative conservation for nature in cities—supporting the leap from ambition to action. Getting your hands dirty! @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social plenary at #ESAus2024
December 9, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Creative conservation for nature in cities—supporting the leap from ambition to action. Getting your hands dirty! @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social plenary at #ESAus2024
The representation of urban biodiversity research this year is awesome. We are LEGION #ESAus2024
Fabulous 'nature in cities' talks this year at #ESAus2024.
Inspiring plenary from @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social backed up by two full symposiums about people, connectivity, working with practioners and engaging kids of all ages. #ESA2024
Inspiring plenary from @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social backed up by two full symposiums about people, connectivity, working with practioners and engaging kids of all ages. #ESA2024
December 10, 2024 at 3:04 AM
The representation of urban biodiversity research this year is awesome. We are LEGION #ESAus2024
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Straight to the (re) reading pile.
I’m happy to start feeding @altmetric.com w my most recent paper critiquing the literature on “luxury effect” in urban ecology and offering a new framework to complicate our understanding of urban biodiversity:
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
For more, please see the thread pinned at the top of my skyline.
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
For more, please see the thread pinned at the top of my skyline.
December 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Straight to the (re) reading pile.
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Roll up roll up!! Ahead of @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
December 2, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Roll up roll up!! Ahead of @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
#ESAus2024, and at @euanritchie.bsky.social's excellent suggestion, I to have made a starter pack:
go.bsky.app/2A8GiTX
Please reply if you identify as a woman working in #ecology and #conservation in Australia/NZ so I can add you! 🌏🧪
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Having coffee with my wife while watching Fairy-wrens and Little Friarbirds, my wife observed: "Those people with no connection to the natural world, who aren't awed by the diversity produced by time and evolution, are seriously missing out. " #OzWildlife #Nature
December 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Having coffee with my wife while watching Fairy-wrens and Little Friarbirds, my wife observed: "Those people with no connection to the natural world, who aren't awed by the diversity produced by time and evolution, are seriously missing out. " #OzWildlife #Nature
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Happy Wrensday!
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social & I are in the middle of a Melbourne-wide #urban bird bioblitz this week, with citizen scientists across several local councils conducting 15-min "Wren Watches" 🌏🪶
It's exciting to see sightings coming in on iNaturalist!
superbcitywrens.com/2024/11/07/m...
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social & I are in the middle of a Melbourne-wide #urban bird bioblitz this week, with citizen scientists across several local councils conducting 15-min "Wren Watches" 🌏🪶
It's exciting to see sightings coming in on iNaturalist!
superbcitywrens.com/2024/11/07/m...
November 26, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Happy Wrensday!
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social & I are in the middle of a Melbourne-wide #urban bird bioblitz this week, with citizen scientists across several local councils conducting 15-min "Wren Watches" 🌏🪶
It's exciting to see sightings coming in on iNaturalist!
superbcitywrens.com/2024/11/07/m...
@drkyliesoanes.bsky.social & I are in the middle of a Melbourne-wide #urban bird bioblitz this week, with citizen scientists across several local councils conducting 15-min "Wren Watches" 🌏🪶
It's exciting to see sightings coming in on iNaturalist!
superbcitywrens.com/2024/11/07/m...
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Western Australian folks: please sign to help save the wetlands in Perth's Cultural Centre. It's a little oasis of biodiversity in the city and it will be a travesty if they go ahead with its removal.
28th November is the last day to sign to the petition to keep Perth's Cultural Centre wetland
www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/L...
www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/L...
November 22, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Western Australian folks: please sign to help save the wetlands in Perth's Cultural Centre. It's a little oasis of biodiversity in the city and it will be a travesty if they go ahead with its removal.
Wren-watch 2024 - get on board! Our coordinated, multi council #citizenscience starts Sunday in Melbourne. Head to our page to see the list of partners and more resources than you can poke a stick at (or plug “superb city wrens” into your fave search engine). #urbanecology @hollykirk.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Wren-watch 2024 - get on board! Our coordinated, multi council #citizenscience starts Sunday in Melbourne. Head to our page to see the list of partners and more resources than you can poke a stick at (or plug “superb city wrens” into your fave search engine). #urbanecology @hollykirk.bsky.social
Been a while since I was in a town where these beauties still stand tall #urbanforest #noticingnature
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Been a while since I was in a town where these beauties still stand tall #urbanforest #noticingnature