Michelle Jackson
@michcjackson.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Oxford | Global change & food webs in aquatic ecosystems
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Warming waters are shifting the diversity of American river fish www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n... 🧪🌎🦑🐠
Warming waters are shifting the diversity of American river fish
A pair of studies show that American rivers are getting hotter, posing a risk for many fish species.
www.npr.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Warming waters are shifting the diversity of American river fish www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n... 🧪🌎🦑🐠
Visiting a beaver wetland in Argyle (Scotland) with the NERC EcoWild PhD students 🌍🧪
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Visiting a beaver wetland in Argyle (Scotland) with the NERC EcoWild PhD students 🌍🧪
Sampling seaweed in Weymouth for our new water pollution herbarium project 🧪🌍 Each sample will be analysed for d15N to see how it correlates with nitrates in the water
July 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sampling seaweed in Weymouth for our new water pollution herbarium project 🧪🌍 Each sample will be analysed for d15N to see how it correlates with nitrates in the water
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📢✨ Aquatically-inclined and looking for an autumn conference?
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
Join us for this year's #BESAG2025 to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: ZSL London
When: 15/16th September 2025
Registration and abstract submission info ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa...
#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025
Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Excited that Nottingham Trent Uni will host the Freshwater Biological Association Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday 25 June.
Awesome lineup including keynotes @davetickner.bsky.social, @michcjackson.bsky.social, Steve Ormerod and Julia Martin-Ortega.
Registration is open: t.co/GRdq6E33v2
Awesome lineup including keynotes @davetickner.bsky.social, @michcjackson.bsky.social, Steve Ormerod and Julia Martin-Ortega.
Registration is open: t.co/GRdq6E33v2
February 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Excited that Nottingham Trent Uni will host the Freshwater Biological Association Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday 25 June.
Awesome lineup including keynotes @davetickner.bsky.social, @michcjackson.bsky.social, Steve Ormerod and Julia Martin-Ortega.
Registration is open: t.co/GRdq6E33v2
Awesome lineup including keynotes @davetickner.bsky.social, @michcjackson.bsky.social, Steve Ormerod and Julia Martin-Ortega.
Registration is open: t.co/GRdq6E33v2
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📢 I am very excited to share our new paper in
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment - Communications Biology
Warming reduces zooplankton size by up to 57% at +8° C, with some nonlinear trends and breakpoints. This large-scale mesocosm study highlights the importance of intergenerational responses to warming ...
nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📢 I am very excited to share our new paper in
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
@commsbio.bsky.social: nature.com/articles/s42... . 🔥 🌍🧪How does #warming affect #plankton #bodysize distributions? We used one of the largest outdoor #mesocosm experiments to test our hypothesis 1/
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Are you a PhD student hoping to attend an ecological conference or training that could boost your research? Apply for a training and travel grant today.
Applications for round 1 close on 24 January at 11:59 pm (GMT).
Find out more about the grant and eligibility criteria:
Applications for round 1 close on 24 January at 11:59 pm (GMT).
Find out more about the grant and eligibility criteria:
Training and travel grants - British Ecological Society
This grant supports the training and development of PhD students and postgraduate research assistants.
s.mtrbio.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Are you a PhD student hoping to attend an ecological conference or training that could boost your research? Apply for a training and travel grant today.
Applications for round 1 close on 24 January at 11:59 pm (GMT).
Find out more about the grant and eligibility criteria:
Applications for round 1 close on 24 January at 11:59 pm (GMT).
Find out more about the grant and eligibility criteria:
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🌎 Colombian Tree Frog Found in the UK 🐸
A scientific paper🧪reveals how global trade enables invasive species like this frog to disrupt local ecosystems. Found in a Sheffield florist, it highlights the need to address biodiversity threats.
bit.ly/3DWe7mx
#InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Conservation
A scientific paper🧪reveals how global trade enables invasive species like this frog to disrupt local ecosystems. Found in a Sheffield florist, it highlights the need to address biodiversity threats.
bit.ly/3DWe7mx
#InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Conservation
Colombian tree frog found by Sheffield florist highlights invasive species threat
Scientists say frog’s journey shows difficulty of spotting insects or fungi spread by global plant trade
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🌎 Colombian Tree Frog Found in the UK 🐸
A scientific paper🧪reveals how global trade enables invasive species like this frog to disrupt local ecosystems. Found in a Sheffield florist, it highlights the need to address biodiversity threats.
bit.ly/3DWe7mx
#InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Conservation
A scientific paper🧪reveals how global trade enables invasive species like this frog to disrupt local ecosystems. Found in a Sheffield florist, it highlights the need to address biodiversity threats.
bit.ly/3DWe7mx
#InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Conservation
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24% of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction !
👉 By Sayer et al. Jan 2025 in Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Multi-taxon global IUCN red list freshwater fauna (23,496 species) assessment shows that pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and invasion are the main threats.
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👉 By Sayer et al. Jan 2025 in Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Multi-taxon global IUCN red list freshwater fauna (23,496 species) assessment shows that pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and invasion are the main threats.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
24% of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction !
👉 By Sayer et al. Jan 2025 in Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Multi-taxon global IUCN red list freshwater fauna (23,496 species) assessment shows that pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and invasion are the main threats.
🌐🌍
👉 By Sayer et al. Jan 2025 in Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Multi-taxon global IUCN red list freshwater fauna (23,496 species) assessment shows that pollution, dams, water extraction, agriculture and invasion are the main threats.
🌐🌍
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Global Diversity of Glacier-Fed Stream Microbiomes Under Threat !
👉 by @layeb.bsky.social et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Glacier-fed streams harbor unique microbiomes, 62% specific to mountain ranges. Retreating glaciers threaten this biodiversity and its role in mountain ecosystems.
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👉 by @layeb.bsky.social et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Glacier-fed streams harbor unique microbiomes, 62% specific to mountain ranges. Retreating glaciers threaten this biodiversity and its role in mountain ecosystems.
🌐🌍
Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams - Nature
Leveraging metabarcoding and metagenomics, a survey of bacteria in the benthic microbiome across 152 glacier-fed streams (GFSs) provides a global reference for future climate-change microbiology studi...
www.nature.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Global Diversity of Glacier-Fed Stream Microbiomes Under Threat !
👉 by @layeb.bsky.social et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Glacier-fed streams harbor unique microbiomes, 62% specific to mountain ranges. Retreating glaciers threaten this biodiversity and its role in mountain ecosystems.
🌐🌍
👉 by @layeb.bsky.social et al.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔑 Glacier-fed streams harbor unique microbiomes, 62% specific to mountain ranges. Retreating glaciers threaten this biodiversity and its role in mountain ecosystems.
🌐🌍
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🚨We are HIRING! 🧪 Please repost!
Lecturer/Senior lecturer in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Priority areas:
‘Responding to anthropogenic change’
‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Lecturer/Senior lecturer in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Priority areas:
‘Responding to anthropogenic change’
‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk
December 17, 2024 at 12:07 PM
🚨We are HIRING! 🧪 Please repost!
Lecturer/Senior lecturer in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Priority areas:
‘Responding to anthropogenic change’
‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Lecturer/Senior lecturer in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
Priority areas:
‘Responding to anthropogenic change’
‘Reversing the biodiversity crisis’
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Honey can be used as a proxy for detecting heavy metal pollution. First large scale use of honey in biomonitoring.
Researchers found high, but not unsafe, levels of arsenic in PNW 🍯 (pesticide remnants?), and lead in So. Carolina 🍯 (mining?)
🧪🐝🍯🌎 #Bees #Bugs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers found high, but not unsafe, levels of arsenic in PNW 🍯 (pesticide remnants?), and lead in So. Carolina 🍯 (mining?)
🧪🐝🍯🌎 #Bees #Bugs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Metals in honey from bees as a proxy for environmental contamination in the United States
This is the first large bio-surveillance study examining the contents and geographic variation of metals of public health concern—arsenic (As), lead (…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Honey can be used as a proxy for detecting heavy metal pollution. First large scale use of honey in biomonitoring.
Researchers found high, but not unsafe, levels of arsenic in PNW 🍯 (pesticide remnants?), and lead in So. Carolina 🍯 (mining?)
🧪🐝🍯🌎 #Bees #Bugs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers found high, but not unsafe, levels of arsenic in PNW 🍯 (pesticide remnants?), and lead in So. Carolina 🍯 (mining?)
🧪🐝🍯🌎 #Bees #Bugs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Some very flooded rivers in Oxfordshire for this months fieldwork investigating water quality 🧪🌍
December 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Some very flooded rivers in Oxfordshire for this months fieldwork investigating water quality 🧪🌍
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DPhil Biology deadline at @oxfordbiology.bsky.social . 29 projects, including a very interesting one with @michcjackson.bsky.social on #Foodweb subsidies in #wetlands under #multiplestressors
🚨 It's 5 WEEKS until the DPhil Biology deadline!
If you or anyone you know has been thinking about a PhD, now's the last chance to get in touch with supervisors before the winter break
We have 29 exciting projects spanning the biosciences 👇
bit.ly/DPhilBiol
If you or anyone you know has been thinking about a PhD, now's the last chance to get in touch with supervisors before the winter break
We have 29 exciting projects spanning the biosciences 👇
bit.ly/DPhilBiol
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 AM
DPhil Biology deadline at @oxfordbiology.bsky.social . 29 projects, including a very interesting one with @michcjackson.bsky.social on #Foodweb subsidies in #wetlands under #multiplestressors
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A PhD position is available at Trinity College Dublin - Future Marine Food Webs in Offshore Windfarms (supervised by Prof Helen Wiltshire and co-supervised by me, Ian Donohue and Sarah McCormack). Contact Prof Wiltshire for details: peoplefinder.tcd.ie/Profile?User...
#PhD #FoodWebs #Modelling
#PhD #FoodWebs #Modelling
November 28, 2024 at 12:15 PM
A PhD position is available at Trinity College Dublin - Future Marine Food Webs in Offshore Windfarms (supervised by Prof Helen Wiltshire and co-supervised by me, Ian Donohue and Sarah McCormack). Contact Prof Wiltshire for details: peoplefinder.tcd.ie/Profile?User...
#PhD #FoodWebs #Modelling
#PhD #FoodWebs #Modelling
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📖Published📖
Richard et al. presents the Aquatic Metatron, a unique mesocosm facility providing a large-scale experimental resource to study the combined effects of global change components on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems 🌊 🧪 🌎
https://buff.ly/3V5LYzq
Richard et al. presents the Aquatic Metatron, a unique mesocosm facility providing a large-scale experimental resource to study the combined effects of global change components on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems 🌊 🧪 🌎
https://buff.ly/3V5LYzq
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM
📖Published📖
Richard et al. presents the Aquatic Metatron, a unique mesocosm facility providing a large-scale experimental resource to study the combined effects of global change components on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems 🌊 🧪 🌎
https://buff.ly/3V5LYzq
Richard et al. presents the Aquatic Metatron, a unique mesocosm facility providing a large-scale experimental resource to study the combined effects of global change components on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems 🌊 🧪 🌎
https://buff.ly/3V5LYzq
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New paper that may be of interest to ecologists studying global change, disturbances, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, or response diversity: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Variability of functional and biodiversity responses to perturbations is predictable and informative - Nature Communications
Measures of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning show variable responses to perturbations, complicating the prediction of responses to global change. This study shows that the variability of communi...
doi.org
December 2, 2024 at 7:45 AM
New paper that may be of interest to ecologists studying global change, disturbances, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, or response diversity: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Joining @davetickner.bsky.social, two other (equally awesome) keynote speakers are now confirmed for the FBA Meeting: @michcjackson.bsky.social and Prof. Steve Ormerod 😁💦
Save the date! I'm delighted that Nottingham Trent Uni. will host the Freshwater Biological Association's 'restored' Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday 25 June 2025. Keynotes include @davetickner.bsky.social and other speakers include @louiselavictoire.bsky.social
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sa...
www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sa...
Save The Date! The FBA Annual Scientific Meeting 25 June 2025 — Freshwater Biological Association
We are excited to announce the restoration of the FBA Annual Scientific Meeting. This conference-style event will showcase the research and practice of FBA members including staff, early career scient...
www.fba.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Joining @davetickner.bsky.social, two other (equally awesome) keynote speakers are now confirmed for the FBA Meeting: @michcjackson.bsky.social and Prof. Steve Ormerod 😁💦
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This paper was a massive team effort that culminated in a simple story:
More biodiverse communities of invertebrates, in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, have a higher content of "good fats" that are available for predators (e.g. bird, bats, fish, etc...).
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
More biodiverse communities of invertebrates, in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, have a higher content of "good fats" that are available for predators (e.g. bird, bats, fish, etc...).
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Consumer biodiversity increases organic nutrient availability across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Human land-use intensification threatens arthropod (for example, insect and spider) biodiversity across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Insects and spiders play critical roles in ecosystems by acc...
doi.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:25 AM
This paper was a massive team effort that culminated in a simple story:
More biodiverse communities of invertebrates, in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, have a higher content of "good fats" that are available for predators (e.g. bird, bats, fish, etc...).
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
More biodiverse communities of invertebrates, in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, have a higher content of "good fats" that are available for predators (e.g. bird, bats, fish, etc...).
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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we are now on Bluesky! if you don't know us already, we are the #aquatic group of the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social . We post about #marine #freshwater and all #aquatic! give us a follow and we are looking forward to interact with you all! #BESAG 🌊💧💦🌍🧪
November 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
we are now on Bluesky! if you don't know us already, we are the #aquatic group of the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social . We post about #marine #freshwater and all #aquatic! give us a follow and we are looking forward to interact with you all! #BESAG 🌊💧💦🌍🧪
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Come work with us!Central Michigan University Department of Biology (www.cmich.edu/academics/co...) is hiring a new TT faculty! 🔬🧬
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
CMU Applicant Portal | Biology (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor) | Print Preview
www.jobs.cmich.edu
November 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Come work with us!Central Michigan University Department of Biology (www.cmich.edu/academics/co...) is hiring a new TT faculty! 🔬🧬
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416...
#biotechnology
I’m recruiting 2 fully funded PhD students for October 2025 to investigate multiple stressors in wetlands: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come join our lab! 🧪🌍
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come join our lab! 🧪🌍
November 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I’m recruiting 2 fully funded PhD students for October 2025 to investigate multiple stressors in wetlands: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come join our lab! 🧪🌍
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come join our lab! 🧪🌍
Thanks for having me @mastscot.bsky.social #Glasgow - links to some of the #multiplestressor papers I mentioned in my talk below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 5, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Thanks for having me @mastscot.bsky.social #Glasgow - links to some of the #multiplestressor papers I mentioned in my talk below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Interesting piece from @michcjackson.bsky.social on river water quality and changes in metrics/regulation which accounts for some (most?) of the apparent recent deterioration www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is pollution in England’s rivers really getting worse? There’s more good news than you might think | Michelle Jackson
River wildlife is on the up and there’s little evidence that storm overflows are being used more often. But protest is still vital, says academic Michelle Jackson
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Interesting piece from @michcjackson.bsky.social on river water quality and changes in metrics/regulation which accounts for some (most?) of the apparent recent deterioration www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...