Sam Macaulay
@samuelmacaulay.bsky.social
Aquatic ecologist - mainly streams, rivers, stressors and solutions | How have we messed things up and can we fix it?
Research associate | Imperial College London
Research associate | Imperial College London
Excellent analysis led by Ralf Schäfer and @cschuerings.bsky.social showing that multiple stressors strengthen the positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in freshwaters.
Conserving freshwater biodiversity is key for maintaining ecosystem functions in the Anthropocene
Conserving freshwater biodiversity is key for maintaining ecosystem functions in the Anthropocene
New paper out on how stressor numbers influence biodiversity - ecosystem function relationships in freshwater ecosystems. We considered four measures of ecosystem function and found that the positive BEF relationship becomes stronger as the number of stressors increases. OA @ doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Effects of Biodiversity Loss on Freshwater Ecosystem Functions Increase With the Number of Stressors
The paper reports results of a meta-analysis addressing the effect of multiple stressors on the relationship between biodiversity and four measures of ecosystem function in freshwater ecosystems. We ...
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Excellent analysis led by Ralf Schäfer and @cschuerings.bsky.social showing that multiple stressors strengthen the positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in freshwaters.
Conserving freshwater biodiversity is key for maintaining ecosystem functions in the Anthropocene
Conserving freshwater biodiversity is key for maintaining ecosystem functions in the Anthropocene
Reposted by Sam Macaulay
Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Samuel Macaulay 👇
"Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Samuel Macaulay 👇
"Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Sam Macaulay
Check out this new article on null model selection for multiple stressor research. Fantastic work by Iris Pimentel from @leeselab.bsky.social within the @crc-resist.bsky.social.
Freely available at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Freely available at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
August 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Check out this new article on null model selection for multiple stressor research. Fantastic work by Iris Pimentel from @leeselab.bsky.social within the @crc-resist.bsky.social.
Freely available at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Freely available at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Reposted by Sam Macaulay
📢✨ Join us for this year #BESAG2025 annual meeting to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: #ZSL, London (UK)
@londonzoo.bsky.social
When: 15th-16th September 2025
Tickets and registration available now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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Where: #ZSL, London (UK)
@londonzoo.bsky.social
When: 15th-16th September 2025
Tickets and registration available now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
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#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
February 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📢✨ Join us for this year #BESAG2025 annual meeting to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science!
Where: #ZSL, London (UK)
@londonzoo.bsky.social
When: 15th-16th September 2025
Tickets and registration available now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Where: #ZSL, London (UK)
@londonzoo.bsky.social
When: 15th-16th September 2025
Tickets and registration available now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-...
@britishecologicalsociety.org
How can mesocosms help tackle grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems? 🌊🌍
Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik....
@oikosjournal.bsky.social
Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik....
@oikosjournal.bsky.social
Addressing grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems: how can mesocosms be used to advance solutions?
Rapid and drastic anthropogenic impacts are affecting global biogeochemical processes and driving biodiversity loss across Earth's ecosystems. In aquatic ecosystems, species distributions are shiftin...
doi.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How can mesocosms help tackle grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems? 🌊🌍
Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik....
@oikosjournal.bsky.social
Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik....
@oikosjournal.bsky.social
Reposted by Sam Macaulay
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...
Reposted by Sam Macaulay
The New Zealand Government’s decision to restructure the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund is more than a simple budgetary adjustment – it is a pivotal moment 🧪🧵
December 4, 2024 at 7:41 PM
The New Zealand Government’s decision to restructure the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund is more than a simple budgetary adjustment – it is a pivotal moment 🧪🧵
This looks like a very cool mesocosm facility for realistic and controlled experiments studying the roles of dispersal and connectivity in moderating the effects of global change.
📖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 3, 2024 at 10:54 PM
This looks like a very cool mesocosm facility for realistic and controlled experiments studying the roles of dispersal and connectivity in moderating the effects of global change.