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Elina Koivisto
@elinakoi.bsky.social
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Ecologist interested in species interactions and scicomm. Currently working in OS & RRA.

Loves also photographing, books, gardening, cats, dogs, knitting...
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themanybirds.bsky.social
New amazing open Postdoc position, w/t opportunities to 1) get closely involved in our next @themanybirds.bsky.social study on innovation and problem-solving; 2) work with @ecobird.bsky.social on avian innovation, cognition & invasiveness. Advert: www.ugent.be/en/work/scie...
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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foxmental.bsky.social
Scientists Have Trained Bumblebees to Understand a Form of Morse Code. Via @sciencealert #Entomology #Melittology 🐝
Scientists Have Trained Bumblebees to Understand a Form of Morse Code
In the latest test of the tiny workings of bumblebee minds, scientists have taught the fuzzy insects to tell the difference between patterns of light – a kind of simplified Morse code – to find a…
www.sciencealert.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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eivimeycook.bsky.social
New paper from @marijapurgar.bsky.social out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org Proc B 🙌🙌🙌.

We critically evaluated preprint policies from 230 journals in Ecology and Evolution

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Preprint policies across journals and publishers in ecology and evolutionary biology | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Preprints have the potential to accelerate knowledge dissemination and promote transparency in ecology and evolutionary biology. However, concerns about journal policies regarding prior publication ma...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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timlamont.bsky.social
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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stephanielking.bsky.social
3 year postdoc funded by @ukri.org NERC on between-group cooperation in the Shark Bay dolphins is now live - please share widely 🙏 www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us
www.bristol.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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hannahmrowland.bsky.social
🐞🧬🦅 join us for a PhD position researching how birds evolve resistance to prey toxins. If you’re excited about wild chemical arms races, we’d love to hear from you. @shabmohammadi.bsky.social @livuni-ives.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @mpi-ce.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Eating Viceroy Butterfly https://stevecreek.com/scissor-tailed-flycatcher-eating-butterfly/
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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verdelehti.bsky.social
Luontokato | Tuore kansainvälinen tutkimus summaa, että taiteen ja luonnonsuojelun yhteistyö voi tuoda ratkaisuja luontokadon pysäyttämiseen. Taiteilijat pystyvät vahvistamaan tieteellistä viestiä ja herättämään yleisöä toimimaan luonnon monimuotoisuuden puolesta
www.verdelehti.fi/2025/11/12/t...
Tutkimus: Taiteen ja tieteen yhteistyö voi auttaa pelastamaan luonnon monimuotoisuuden
Tuore kansainvälinen tutkimus osoittaa, että taiteen ja luonnonsuojelun yhteistyö voisi tuoda uusia ratkaisuja luontokadon pysäyttämiseen. Taiteilijat voivat vahvistaa tieteellistä viestiä ja herättää...
www.verdelehti.fi
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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flewrabi.bsky.social
Here's an update about #raccoondogs in #Finland! Extensive #hunting has made a dent in the number of raccoon dogs and this is reflected in reduced nest predation of #waterfowl. Also! Raccoon dogs in the north move longer distances than those in the south, unhindered by barriers like roads. (1/2)
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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durham.ac.uk
New research from our Biosciences Department and @btobirds.bsky.social shows that hotter European summers are reducing migratory birds’ ability to fuel up for their long journeys.

Read more: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
#DUresearch
Hotter European summers put migratory birds at risk - Durham University
durham.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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hansonmark.bsky.social
We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

a 🧵 1/n

Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. A figure detailing the drain on researcher time. 1. The four-fold drain 1.2 Time The number of papers published each year is growing faster than the scientific workforce, with the number of papers per researcher almost doubling between 1996 and 2022 (Figure 1A). This reflects the fact that publishers’ commercial desire to publish (sell) more material has aligned well with the competitive prestige culture in which publications help secure jobs, grants, promotions, and awards. To the extent that this growth is driven by a pressure for profit, rather than scholarly imperatives, it distorts the way researchers spend their time. The publishing system depends on unpaid reviewer labour, estimated to be over 130 million unpaid hours annually in 2020 alone (9). Researchers have complained about the demands of peer-review for decades, but the scale of the problem is now worse, with editors reporting widespread difficulties recruiting reviewers. The growth in publications involves not only the authors’ time, but that of academic editors and reviewers who are dealing with so many review demands. Even more seriously, the imperative to produce ever more articles reshapes the nature of scientific inquiry. Evidence across multiple fields shows that more papers result in ‘ossification’, not new ideas (10). It may seem paradoxical that more papers can slow progress until one considers how it affects researchers’ time. While rewards remain tied to volume, prestige, and impact of publications, researchers will be nudged away from riskier, local, interdisciplinary, and long-term work. The result is a treadmill of constant activity with limited progress whereas core scholarly practices – such as reading, reflecting and engaging with others’ contributions – is de-prioritized. What looks like productivity often masks intellectual exhaustion built on a demoralizing, narrowing scientific vision. A table of profit margins across industries. The section of text related to this table is below: 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. The costs of inaction are plain: wasted public funds, lost researcher time, compromised scientific integrity and eroded public trust. Today, the system rewards commercial publishers first, and science second. Without bold action from the funders we risk continuing to pour resources into a system that prioritizes profit over the advancement of scientific knowledge.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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animalecology.bsky.social
The authors of "an integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD)", have written their story behind the paper. 📝
Blog here: buff.ly/Z5t3EvK
Paper here: buff.ly/L9UOyCg
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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bou.org.uk
Long-term changes of bird species richness revealed historical manor parks as biodiversity hotspots in cities | link.springer.com/ar... | Urban Ecosystems | #ornithology 🪶
Long-term changes of bird species richness revealed historical manor parks as biodiversity hotspots in cities
Urban Ecosystems - Environmental sustainability and resilience of cities is based on the biological diversity of green urban areas. Biodiversity of green infrastructure in dynamic urbanized...
link.springer.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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amcell.bsky.social
2025. #DEI. Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via @jzoology.bsky.social
Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia
The iconic ‘class sketch’ from the 1960s satirical series ‘The Frost Report’ illustrates the longstanding and deep cultural importance of social class in the UK. In this perspective, a diverse author....
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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billurbektas.bsky.social
Are you involved in ecological forecasting in Europe?
We’re mapping forecasting applications across the continent — from SDMs to observatories with predictive potential.
Our goal: make EU forecasting more connected and identify both immediate and long-term forecasting potential.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
elinakoi.bsky.social
Oltiin koirien kanssa eilen puuhailemassa. Paraisten koirametsällä on metsän lisäksi koulutuskenttä/koirapuisto vuokrattavissa. En ollut etukäteen varma viihtyvätkö koirat, kun eivät koirapuistoista oikein perusta, mutta hyvin kului aika. Lyyra (kuvassa) on tottunut esteiden käyttäjä. #koirataivas
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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ukrbbp.bsky.social
Raptor recovery… Marsh Harrier, Goshawk, White-tailed Eagle and Osprey have all increased substantially over recent decades. Ospreys have colonised new counties at the rate of one a year, including Co. Fermanagh in 2023, the first breeding on the island of Ireland in 200 yrs #ukbirding #ornithology
Graph of numbers of breeding pairs on Osprey reported since 1973 in the UK and its four countries Osprey chick on the nest
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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animalecology.bsky.social
🐺 Advantageous snow conditions – in terms of snow depth and density – are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy.

Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
elinakoi.bsky.social
Ping myös #kirjataivas 📖
politiikasta.fi Politiikasta @politiikasta.fi · 8d
Politiikasta taidetta: Mikko Räty käsittelee runoissaan ympäristötuhoa ja ajallisuutta. Kirjastolaitoksen kouluttaman runoilijan teokset saavat innoituksensa tutkitusta tiedosta. Kersti Tainio haastatteli Rätyä työskentelystä ja poliittisesta runoudesta.
#tiedetaivas #politiikasta
Politiikasta taidetta: Mikko Rädystä tuli runoilija ennen kaikkea lukemalla – Politiikasta
Kirjastolaitoksen kouluttaman runoilijan teokset saavat innoituksensa tutkitusta tiedosta.
politiikasta.fi
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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sepponet.bsky.social
#Fake #studies produced with the help of #AI risk damaging the credibility of research while academia must regain control over #scientific #publishing. This is according to the initiators of the #StockholmDeclaration
@bolincentre.bsky.social
Researchers fight against fake science  - Stockholm University
Researchers fight against fake science  Fake studies produced with the help of AI risk damaging the credibility of research while academia must regain control over scientific publishing. This is accor...
www.su.se
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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cyanistesnord.bsky.social
I am recruting a #postdoc for a project investigating the evolution of avian heat tolerance in @erc.europa.eu project #HotLife. Fieldwork over broad latitudinal gradients, common-garden experiments, and more. Read more and apply👇
shorturl.at/WA1Qa

Would appreciate a re-post!

@evoldir.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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higherjobz.bsky.social
PhD in Ecological Statistics – University of Helsinki, Finland
Fully funded 3.5-year doctoral researcher position in ecological and environmental data analysis.

Deadline: 19 Nov 2025
Details: higherjobz.com/phd-ecologic...

#PhDPosition #EcologicalStatistics #EuropeJobs #AcademicJobs #ScienceCareer
PhD in Ecological Statistics – University of Helsinki | HigherJobz
Apply for a fully funded PhD in Ecological Statistics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Explore ecology. Deadline: 19 Nov 2025.
higherjobz.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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scirebelfinland.bsky.social
Oletko miettinyt millainen hiilijalanjälki on tekoälyn tarjoamalla vastauksella? Onko chatGPT työkaverisi?

Scientist Rebellion Finland ja @helsus.bsky.social järjestävät kaikille avoimen kriittisen keskustelun AI:n yhteiskunnallisista ja ympäristövaikutuksista. Liity mukaan!
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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giumasoero.bsky.social
Avocetta journal is now also on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/avoc...

Follow us for news regarding our articles and other ornithological news! 🦜
bsky.app
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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tuulimukka.bsky.social
Kaikki on nykyään uhattuna, kaikki on kaupan

"Tieteellisten julkaisujen rinnalle tulee yhä enemmän vilpillisiä tiedelehtiä."

www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
Kolumni | Vilppitehtaat vaarantavat tieteen
Tieteen vilppitehtaat julkaisevat jo tuhansittain tutkimuksia. Vilpillisten tiedejulkaisujen takana ovat tieteen alamaailma ja sen verkostot.
www.hs.fi
November 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
elinakoi.bsky.social
Helsinki by night (puhelinkuva). #valokuvataivas
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM