Thiago B A Couto
@thiagobacouto.bsky.social
Lecturer in Conservation Ecology at University of East Anglia | Aquatic ecology | Biodiversity conservation | Fish & Fisheries | The Amazon. Opinions and writing mistakes are my own.
https://thiagocoutoblog.wordpress.com/
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Translating science into actions to conserve Amazonian freshwaters
Freshwaters of the Amazon are experiencing unprecedented changes, but decades of research and practice have produced a rich foundation for advancing management solutions. Through a comprehensive revi...
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Freshwaters of the Amazon are experiencing unprecedented impacts, but decades of research and practice have produced a rich foundation for advancing management solutions. We identified 63 actions that combined could change the game. In Cons Sci & Pract
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University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
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The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions
Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...
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October 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
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"Goodall noted that the most successful chimp leaders were gentle, caring and familial. Males that tried to rule by asserting their dominance through violence, tyranny and threat did not last." An extraordinary scientist and human.
RIP Jane Goodall
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RIP Jane Goodall
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Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Goodall noted that the most successful chimp leaders were gentle, caring and familial. Males that tried to rule by asserting their dominance through violence, tyranny and threat did not last." An extraordinary scientist and human.
RIP Jane Goodall
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
RIP Jane Goodall
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💡Have a great idea for SFS?
📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen
🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each
(1/2)
📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen
🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each
(1/2)
September 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
💡Have a great idea for SFS?
📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen
🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each
(1/2)
📆 Apply for an SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th for funds to make it happen
🎯Projects must advance goals in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
🏆Awards available for 6 teams up to $5000 each
(1/2)
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Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
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Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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August 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
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A baseline for assessing the ecological integrity of Western Amazon rivers
->Nature | #AmazonRiver #Water #Ecological | More info from EcoSearch
->Nature | #AmazonRiver #Water #Ecological | More info from EcoSearch
A baseline for assessing the ecological integrity of Western Amazon rivers
The Western Amazon is distinguished by its enormous influence on distant Amazonian lowland and Atlantic coastal areas and its role as a global center of biological and cultural diversity. Yet, it is increasingly susceptible to various forces of change. Our...
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of changing seasonality
Climate change and other anthropogenic drivers alter seasonal regimes across freshwater, terrestrial, and marine biomes. Seasonal patterns affect ecological and evolutionary processes at different eco...
www.science.org
May 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change, novel analysis finds | Newsroom | Oregon State University
Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change, novel analysis finds | Newsroom
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom.…
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May 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thousands of animal species threatened by climate change, novel analysis finds | Newsroom | Oregon State University
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Último dia pra se candidatar a 8 vagas conosco. Tem desde vaga para gestão de projetos até pós-doca em diversas áreas. Link do edital aqui:
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May 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Último dia pra se candidatar a 8 vagas conosco. Tem desde vaga para gestão de projetos até pós-doca em diversas áreas. Link do edital aqui:
drive.google.com/file/d/1QFPD...
drive.google.com/file/d/1QFPD...
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#amazonrainforest #climate #biodiversity #Indigenous #conservation
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New report reinforces critical role of Amazonian protected areas in climate fight
A new report adds to the already overwhelming case that protected areas and Indigenous territories in the Amazon Rainforest serve as a critical carbon sink. The report, based on satellite data gathere...
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May 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Cientistas se prendem na copa das árvores no Pará para investigar porque algumas árvores sobrevivem e tantas outras morrem durante uma seca extrema.
Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com
"Dependurada na copa das árvores, cientista descobre como a Amazônia resiste a extremos climáticos"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
"Dependurada na copa das árvores, cientista descobre como a Amazônia resiste a extremos climáticos"
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Dependurada na copa das árvores, cientista descobre como a Amazônia resiste a extremos climáticos
Bióloga Deliane Pena descobriu colheu dados que mostram como a floresta se defende das agressões do desmatamento e da seca Ao se aventurar no alto de árvores do tamanho de edifícios de dez andares, uma cientista decifrou o enigma do poder verde da Amazônia. Dependurada em precipícios vegetais, ela desvendou o mistério de por que mesmo sob a inclemência do sol nos trópicos, fustigada por seca intensa, a Amazônia mantém o viço que a faz parecer um oceano verde. Matéria exclusiva para assinantes. Para ter acesso completo, acesse o link da matéria e faça o seu cadastro.
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May 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Cientistas se prendem na copa das árvores no Pará para investigar porque algumas árvores sobrevivem e tantas outras morrem durante uma seca extrema.
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Atenção galera da física, do sensoriamento, da metereologia e afins: vaga de pós-doc focando na flamabilidade de florestas amazônicas, trabalhando com o @josbarlow.bsky.social, a Joice Ferreira e eu. Por favor, ajudem a divulgar 👇🔥
May 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Atenção galera da física, do sensoriamento, da metereologia e afins: vaga de pós-doc focando na flamabilidade de florestas amazônicas, trabalhando com o @josbarlow.bsky.social, a Joice Ferreira e eu. Por favor, ajudem a divulgar 👇🔥
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This saturday the 10th May, Spurn regulars Jack, Adam, Tim and Ollie will be doing a 24hr Yorkshire bird race to raise money for our MOTUS Jack Snipe project! More info in the link, help
Support our project by donating below www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Support our project by donating below www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
May 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority
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April 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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PhD opportunity in #Ecoacoustics at MMU - come and work with us! 🌍🌎🦗🐦🌱🪶🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Ecoacoustic monitoring of biodiversity in human-modified tropical forests at Manchester Metropolitan University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Ecoacoustic monitoring of biodiversity in human-modified tropical forests at Manchester Metropolitan University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
PhD opportunity in #Ecoacoustics at MMU - come and work with us! 🌍🌎🦗🐦🌱🪶🧪
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Our new project with the FBA and others has hit BBC news! We are working together to investigate the status of the rare Arctic charr in Windermere:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@freshwaterbio.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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@freshwaterbio.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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Windermere study to save declining rare fish species
Arctic charr numbers in Windemere in the Lake District are falling and researchers want to know why.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Our new project with the FBA and others has hit BBC news! We are working together to investigate the status of the rare Arctic charr in Windermere:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@freshwaterbio.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
🐟 🧪
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@freshwaterbio.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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Scientists issue warning after observing alarming shift in great white sharks. 🦈 🇿🇦
The finger points toward both human & natural threats. While orcas may be targeting them, shark nets and fishers have been slaughtering great white sharks for decades.
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The finger points toward both human & natural threats. While orcas may be targeting them, shark nets and fishers have been slaughtering great white sharks for decades.
thecooldown.com/outdoors/gre...
Scientists issue warning after observing alarming shift in great white sharks: 'We saw things happen that we'd never expect'
For years, South Africa's Seal Island was a bucket-list destination for wildlife lovers hoping to witness the breathtaking power of great white sharks.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Scientists issue warning after observing alarming shift in great white sharks. 🦈 🇿🇦
The finger points toward both human & natural threats. While orcas may be targeting them, shark nets and fishers have been slaughtering great white sharks for decades.
thecooldown.com/outdoors/gre...
The finger points toward both human & natural threats. While orcas may be targeting them, shark nets and fishers have been slaughtering great white sharks for decades.
thecooldown.com/outdoors/gre...
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The "great whale conveyer belt" that transports nitrogen, carbon, and biomass from high latitude feeding grounds to concentrated low latitude breeding grounds in gray, humpback, and right whales.
Lovely figure by A. Boersma
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Lovely figure by A. Boersma
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
April 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The "great whale conveyer belt" that transports nitrogen, carbon, and biomass from high latitude feeding grounds to concentrated low latitude breeding grounds in gray, humpback, and right whales.
Lovely figure by A. Boersma
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Lovely figure by A. Boersma
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Historically, white sharks sat at the top of the food web, keeping Cape fur seals and sevengill sharks in check.
Now that white sharks have disappeared…
Seals & sevengills have increased in abundance.
Small schooling fish & benthic sharks are declining.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Now that white sharks have disappeared…
Seals & sevengills have increased in abundance.
Small schooling fish & benthic sharks are declining.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
March 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Historically, white sharks sat at the top of the food web, keeping Cape fur seals and sevengill sharks in check.
Now that white sharks have disappeared…
Seals & sevengills have increased in abundance.
Small schooling fish & benthic sharks are declining.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Now that white sharks have disappeared…
Seals & sevengills have increased in abundance.
Small schooling fish & benthic sharks are declining.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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🚨New 🦈 Study Alert by Hammerschlag et al: "Evidence of cascading ecosystem effects following the loss of white sharks from False Bay, South Africa"
Illustration by Kelly of the Wild / Canvas of the Wild
Open-access link to study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Illustration by Kelly of the Wild / Canvas of the Wild
Open-access link to study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
March 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🚨New 🦈 Study Alert by Hammerschlag et al: "Evidence of cascading ecosystem effects following the loss of white sharks from False Bay, South Africa"
Illustration by Kelly of the Wild / Canvas of the Wild
Open-access link to study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Illustration by Kelly of the Wild / Canvas of the Wild
Open-access link to study: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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Nos últimos 24 anos, a Amazônia perdeu 87.591 km² de áreas protegidas – o equivalente a 57 cidades de São Paulo. Um levantamento da InfoAmazonia mostra que a legislação de proteção sofreu 60 alterações.
#VACBrasil #açãoclimáticajusta #voicesforjustclimateaction
infoamazonia.org/2025/03/12/a...
#VACBrasil #açãoclimáticajusta #voicesforjustclimateaction
infoamazonia.org/2025/03/12/a...
Amazônia perde área de unidades de conservação equivalente a 57 cidades de SP devido a mudanças na legislação
De 2000 a 2024, a região perdeu 87 mil km² dessas áreas protegidas. Levantamento da InfoAmazonia revela que legislação sobre proteção das unidades de conservação sofreu 60 alterações no período. Atualmente, sete propostas ainda tramitam no Congresso Nacional e na Justiça. Caso sejam aprovadas, poderão impactar mais 13.448 km².
infoamazonia.org
March 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Nos últimos 24 anos, a Amazônia perdeu 87.591 km² de áreas protegidas – o equivalente a 57 cidades de São Paulo. Um levantamento da InfoAmazonia mostra que a legislação de proteção sofreu 60 alterações.
#VACBrasil #açãoclimáticajusta #voicesforjustclimateaction
infoamazonia.org/2025/03/12/a...
#VACBrasil #açãoclimáticajusta #voicesforjustclimateaction
infoamazonia.org/2025/03/12/a...
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In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change
Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-b...
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
In our new paper in @science.org, we show that tropical forests are changing over time, but too slowly to track climate change. Our article, led by @jeaggu.bsky.social just out:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@naturerecovery.bsky.social
@forestplots.bsky.social
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Aquaculture is expanding rapidly in the Amazon, one of earth's most biodiverse ecosystems. Our new review paper in Nature Sustainability assesses opportunities and challenges for sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Towards sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon - Nature Sustainability
The aquaculture sector in the Amazon is an important source of food and livelihood provision; however, it is associated with environmental and ecological risks. This Review assesses aquaculture in the...
www.nature.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Aquaculture is expanding rapidly in the Amazon, one of earth's most biodiverse ecosystems. Our new review paper in Nature Sustainability assesses opportunities and challenges for sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth? 🦑🌿🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Do Whale Sharks Select for Specific Environments to Give Birth? 🦑🌿🐟🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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for #sturgeonsaturday i want to highlight the crucial research done by many scientists across north america in conserving & saving 8 sturgeon species 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🦑🐠
right now, conservation science is an act of resistance, and we must fight to continue to save our animals that cannot save themselves 1/
right now, conservation science is an act of resistance, and we must fight to continue to save our animals that cannot save themselves 1/
February 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
for #sturgeonsaturday i want to highlight the crucial research done by many scientists across north america in conserving & saving 8 sturgeon species 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🦑🐠
right now, conservation science is an act of resistance, and we must fight to continue to save our animals that cannot save themselves 1/
right now, conservation science is an act of resistance, and we must fight to continue to save our animals that cannot save themselves 1/
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*New paper* Denialism campaigns are growing in attempts to discredit science, scientists, and the scientific process generally. Biodiversity loss denial is a new phenomenon that needs our attention.
-With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames!
#CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
-With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames!
#CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
*New paper* Denialism campaigns are growing in attempts to discredit science, scientists, and the scientific process generally. Biodiversity loss denial is a new phenomenon that needs our attention.
-With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames!
#CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
-With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames!
#CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...