Ilya Maclean
@ilyamaclean.bsky.social
Professor of Global Change Biology at University of Exeter. Work on #Microclimate and #Climatechange. Sometimes posts about #Birds in #Cornwall.
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New paper in TREE: we propose a framework to think more clearly about the scale of climate exposure of organisms—and why mismatches between climate data and biology can mislead ecological inference.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social
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@ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social
Matching climate to biological scales
Recent advances in climate modeling and remote sensing have increased the expectation
that finer-grained climate data will improve biological relevance. However, the appropriate
scale for biology depe...
www.cell.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
New paper in TREE: we propose a framework to think more clearly about the scale of climate exposure of organisms—and why mismatches between climate data and biology can mislead ecological inference.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social
Hard not to see the irony: UN climate chief Simon Stiell asking the COP hosts for “a clear plan to bring temperatures down in the next 24 hours” — about the venue, not the planet. www.oc.eco.br/wp-content/u...
www.oc.eco.br
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hard not to see the irony: UN climate chief Simon Stiell asking the COP hosts for “a clear plan to bring temperatures down in the next 24 hours” — about the venue, not the planet. www.oc.eco.br/wp-content/u...
Rather pleased @windmillfarm.bsky.social managed to relocate this beauty of a Steppe Grey Shrike just down the road from me. The mop was less impressed but seemed to enjoy the walk there.
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Rather pleased @windmillfarm.bsky.social managed to relocate this beauty of a Steppe Grey Shrike just down the road from me. The mop was less impressed but seemed to enjoy the walk there.
Fun to be part of this with the two Pieters + team. Double the Pieter, double the insight into forest microclimate monitoring
Fibre-optic cables (also used for internet) can be used as a novel means of continuous measurements of #forest #microclimate in space and over time, at 25-cm spatial and 1-minute temporal resolution
New paper @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
New paper @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
September 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Fun to be part of this with the two Pieters + team. Double the Pieter, double the insight into forest microclimate monitoring
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RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
Spatial prioritisation for nature recovery with multiple options for habitat creation
The Ebrel model provides a flexible approach to the challenge of identifying priority areas, and meeting biodiversity targets, for nature recovery in landscapes where there are multiple choices for h...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
Nice to see my former PhD student, Brit Trew, get a bit of press coverage of her final PhD chapter. An important consideration: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-s.... @alexanderlees.bsky.social @reganearly.bsky.social
To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning
Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in safeguarding...
news.mongabay.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nice to see my former PhD student, Brit Trew, get a bit of press coverage of her final PhD chapter. An important consideration: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-s.... @alexanderlees.bsky.social @reganearly.bsky.social
No photo, but bumped into a Quail on my @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey on the Lizard—last visit it was a Hoopoe. Here's a Dartford Warbler from the same square as consolation
May 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
No photo, but bumped into a Quail on my @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey on the Lizard—last visit it was a Hoopoe. Here's a Dartford Warbler from the same square as consolation
Cornwall in May: the sea’s still freezing, but at least the cliffs look nice
May 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Cornwall in May: the sea’s still freezing, but at least the cliffs look nice
I see Shell has unveiled its new #rewilding policy
February 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I see Shell has unveiled its new #rewilding policy
Not very often I take selfies, but couldn't resist taking one with this Shoebill
February 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Not very often I take selfies, but couldn't resist taking one with this Shoebill
Green-breasted Pitta! Just 27 years of searching forest in Uganda to finally see one of these, and then like buses two pop along
February 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Green-breasted Pitta! Just 27 years of searching forest in Uganda to finally see one of these, and then like buses two pop along
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New article. In this piece, we highlight the importance of designing agri-environment schemes (AES) with clear and measurable targets and aligning those with an understanding of how land managers interact with nature.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Aligning strategic and participatory approaches to agri‐environment scheme design and implementation to enhance nature recovery outcomes
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New article. In this piece, we highlight the importance of designing agri-environment schemes (AES) with clear and measurable targets and aligning those with an understanding of how land managers interact with nature.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Researchers from @universityofexeter.bsky.social
are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social
to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action.
Read the BBC article below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social
to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action.
Read the BBC article below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Project aims to save willow tit from extinction
Natural England says the willow tit is one of the UK's fastest declining resident birds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Researchers from @universityofexeter.bsky.social
are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social
to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action.
Read the BBC article below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social
to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action.
Read the BBC article below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My final PhD chapter published in FEE (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment): re-mapping Köppen-Geiger climate zones, but now using microclimate! Very excited to have this one out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My final PhD chapter published in FEE (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment): re-mapping Köppen-Geiger climate zones, but now using microclimate! Very excited to have this one out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"Next Monday, I’ll take on the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth: “The Art and Science of Prediction.” How can we predict environmental impacts when a butterfly’s wing flap alters its body temperature by more than 500 years of climate change? Find out this and more here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
January 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Next Monday, I’ll take on the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth: “The Art and Science of Prediction.” How can we predict environmental impacts when a butterfly’s wing flap alters its body temperature by more than 500 years of climate change? Find out this and more here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
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@richgreg3.bsky.social explains how Georgina's science prompted this special issue which contains 16 papers building on her work. I am forever grateful to have known and worked with Georgina, a special person who had a profound impact on conservation science community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/sc...
Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future
Today sees the publication of a special edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (Biological Sciences) dedicated to the life’s work and memory
community.rspb.org.uk
January 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@richgreg3.bsky.social explains how Georgina's science prompted this special issue which contains 16 papers building on her work. I am forever grateful to have known and worked with Georgina, a special person who had a profound impact on conservation science community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/sc...
A great write-up, albeit with worrying conclusions, of Joe's recent paper which forms part of a special issue in Phil Trans B commemorating the life and work of the brilliant Georgina Mace. Link to full paper in post👇
Co-occurring species have similar tolerances to rising temperatures, suggesting communities will decline abruptly due to climate change. I wrote about our latest paper for The Conversation - check it out! 🧪🌏🥵 theconversation.com/shared-heat-...
Shared heat tolerance leaves ecosystems at risk of sudden climate-driven collapse – new research
Different species often malfunction at the same temperature limit.
theconversation.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A great write-up, albeit with worrying conclusions, of Joe's recent paper which forms part of a special issue in Phil Trans B commemorating the life and work of the brilliant Georgina Mace. Link to full paper in post👇
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🚨New paper 🚨We argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming 🦋🌎🥵. Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Summary thread below 🧵
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
January 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🚨New paper 🚨We argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming 🦋🌎🥵. Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Summary thread below 🧵
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
Every year, I do a bit of a round-up of the the birds seen on my local patch - the Lizard Peninsula. 2024 was quite a good year, but then actually most are: www.lizardbirds.net/post/2024-ye.... What will 2025 bring?
December 31, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Every year, I do a bit of a round-up of the the birds seen on my local patch - the Lizard Peninsula. 2024 was quite a good year, but then actually most are: www.lizardbirds.net/post/2024-ye.... What will 2025 bring?
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Really great to see this large and important dataset being made publicly available
1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding
December 17, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Really great to see this large and important dataset being made publicly available
Starting out doing microclimate research? Then worth a read of our new OA paper
Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Starting out doing microclimate research? Then worth a read of our new OA paper
It's been ages since I last saw a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the UK. When I lived in Norfolk, they used to be a bird you’d just bump into from time to time. Sobering to see how quickly they're vanishing from our landscapes though. Really should look for one sometime while I have the chance
December 16, 2024 at 9:47 PM
It's been ages since I last saw a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the UK. When I lived in Norfolk, they used to be a bird you’d just bump into from time to time. Sobering to see how quickly they're vanishing from our landscapes though. Really should look for one sometime while I have the chance
Half way to 100, but who's counting:-)
December 15, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Half way to 100, but who's counting:-)
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I'm happy to use my first #Bluesky post to announce that there's now a shiny app for the endotherm model of the #NicheMapR package bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
December 14, 2024 at 5:51 AM
I'm happy to use my first #Bluesky post to announce that there's now a shiny app for the endotherm model of the #NicheMapR package bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
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Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)