Dr.Kat Stewart
@ecoevoedna.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @Leiden University; #environmentalDNA #eDNA, #conservationgenetics, evolutionary ecology, #invasivespecies, hybridization, e3dna.com
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Dr.Kat Stewart
@ecoevoedna.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Maybe there’s no better “natural #eDNA sampler” than a sponge. But here we show why #jellyfish maybe also deserve some consideration:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Maybe there’s no better “natural #eDNA sampler” than a sponge. But here we show why #jellyfish maybe also deserve some consideration:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
We are organising a great Summer School on eDNA and Invasive Species at NORD University in Bodø, Norway!
Submissions are open, take a look below!
#eDNA #InvasiveAlienSpecies #GuardIAS
Submissions are open, take a look below!
#eDNA #InvasiveAlienSpecies #GuardIAS
Registration is open for GuardIAS Summer School 2026, with a focus on e-DNA and Invasive Species! 🌊
Explore the program and meet the trainers: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
Explore the program and meet the trainers: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
January 20, 2026 at 12:49 PM
We are organising a great Summer School on eDNA and Invasive Species at NORD University in Bodø, Norway!
Submissions are open, take a look below!
#eDNA #InvasiveAlienSpecies #GuardIAS
Submissions are open, take a look below!
#eDNA #InvasiveAlienSpecies #GuardIAS
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Proudly presenting the 1st chapter of my PhD as my 1st bluesky post!
🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Unlocking Demography: Developing an eDNA‐Based Toolkit to Measure Sex Ratios From Populations
Demographic information, such as sex ratios, is essential for understanding population dynamics and informing conservation strategies. Yet obtaining sex ratios in natural populations can be challengi....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Proudly presenting the 1st chapter of my PhD as my 1st bluesky post!
🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Unlocking Demography: Developing an eDNA‐Based Toolkit to Measure Sex Ratios From Populations
Demographic information, such as sex ratios, is essential for understanding population dynamics and informing conservation strategies. Yet obtaining sex ratios in natural populations can be challengi....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Done, you’re in! 🤝
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Done, you’re in! 🤝
Your wish is my command, good sir! 👍
October 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Your wish is my command, good sir! 👍
Your wish is my command, Lauren!
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Your wish is my command, Lauren!
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org
Come visit us at Leiden University for ECCB2026!
The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
September 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Come visit us at Leiden University for ECCB2026!
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...
A caulking gun might be your new best friend with those syringes. Your hands will thank me later
August 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A caulking gun might be your new best friend with those syringes. Your hands will thank me later
Love me a good ol’ sankey!
August 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Love me a good ol’ sankey!
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof
August 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
⛴️🌊OceanX is seeking a #post-doctoral associate in the field of marine #eDNA and meta #genomics
⏳unspecified deadline
👉More info: buff.ly/GXVsEfV
⏳unspecified deadline
👉More info: buff.ly/GXVsEfV
July 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
⛴️🌊OceanX is seeking a #post-doctoral associate in the field of marine #eDNA and meta #genomics
⏳unspecified deadline
👉More info: buff.ly/GXVsEfV
⏳unspecified deadline
👉More info: buff.ly/GXVsEfV
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
And their ecological impacts are much more widespread and diverse than is often communicated. Here, I try to put the record straight. I do so while describing a recent paper of ours that introduces a new categorisation of 19 impacts types that invasive species have across ecological hierarchies.
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
And their ecological impacts are much more widespread and diverse than is often communicated. Here, I try to put the record straight. I do so while describing a recent paper of ours that introduces a new categorisation of 19 impacts types that invasive species have across ecological hierarchies.
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!
macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
Open Positions
Positions and vacancies at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate
macroecology.ku.dk
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!
macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
New paper out from our crew on using #eDNA to detect the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Bsal) and characterise the surrounding amphibian community from pond samples in the Netherlands. Small number of samples but highlights the potential of eDNA for routine monitoring of both. bioone.org/journals/jou...
June 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New paper out from our crew on using #eDNA to detect the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Bsal) and characterise the surrounding amphibian community from pond samples in the Netherlands. Small number of samples but highlights the potential of eDNA for routine monitoring of both. bioone.org/journals/jou...
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Shotgun sequencing of airborne eDNA achieves rapid assessment of whole biomes, population genetics and genomic variation. #eDNA #ShotgunSequencing #PopulationGenetics #GenomicVariation #Genomics #Bioinformatics @natecoevo.nature.com 🧬 🖥️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Shotgun sequencing of airborne eDNA achieves rapid assessment of whole biomes, population genetics and genomic variation. #eDNA #ShotgunSequencing #PopulationGenetics #GenomicVariation #Genomics #Bioinformatics @natecoevo.nature.com 🧬 🖥️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Proud of this new publication demonstrating #eDNA as a useful accessory to invasive species management in practice. In this case, we observed eDNA declines coinciding with community-led apple snail removal from an Austin, Texas pond. www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
www.reabic.net
June 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Proud of this new publication demonstrating #eDNA as a useful accessory to invasive species management in practice. In this case, we observed eDNA declines coinciding with community-led apple snail removal from an Austin, Texas pond. www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
🎇New paper alert
GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think.
With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast!
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics
GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think.
With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast!
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics
Scientists’ warning on genetic pollution - Discover Conservation
Genetic pollution (i.e. anthropogenic hybridization) is insidious; it is a worryingly common problem that should be taken more seriously. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies make it possible to ob...
link.springer.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🎇New paper alert
GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think.
With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast!
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics
GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think.
With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast!
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics
Reposted by Dr.Kat Stewart
Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan
#eDNA #environmentalDNA
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#eDNA #environmentalDNA
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan
Early detection of invasive alien species is essential for preventing establishment and mitigating ecological impacts, particularly in island ecosystems harbouring evolutionarily isolated endemic spec...
www.biorxiv.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan
#eDNA #environmentalDNA
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#eDNA #environmentalDNA
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...