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DrZP
@zarahpattison.bsky.social
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Invasive species, particularly plants, especially in freshwater...
🇿🇦Senior Lecturer (Asst. Prof), Univ of Stirling🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Makeup artist turned field girl.
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DrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hi all! I'm a #plant ecologist 'slightly' obsessed with #invasivespecies & love splashing around in #freshwater. Interested in how habitats/communities change with invasions, climate & anthropogenic stressors.
'Understatedly' obsessed with #dogs. Especially #rescuedogs...
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Source: Archaeology Magazine
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News - Invasive Rats May Have Contributed to Deforestation of Rapa Nui - Archaeology Magazine
TUCSON, ARIZONA—Phys.org reports that Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans) may have played a larger role in […]
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November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Source: The Conversation
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Pollution, poverty and power: the real cost of environmental inequality in the UK
Cleaner air is progress, but injustice remains. Environmental racism still decides who breathes dirty air, who gets sick and who gets heard
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Source: UnHerd
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DEI research soars in UK grant funding
The resignation of two senior BBC executives over documented Left-wing bias at the broadcaster has exposed a progressive-industrial complex that is increasingly prevalent in public life. Its upstream ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Source: The Guardian
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Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Source: The Conversation
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The secret life of baobabs: how bats and moths keep Africa’s giant trees alive
New research shows that baobab tree flowers have adapted to meet the needs of either bats or moths, and without these creatures, the trees will not survive.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Source: Nature
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Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Source: The Guardian
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We need to restore Britain’s connection to nature | Letter
Letter: The country must implement a truly connected system of protected areas to preserve the natural world, says Dr Marcelo Lima. Plus a letter from Elia Kabanov on all the ways nature is around us ...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Source: The Daily Galaxy
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They Removed 131 Cats From an Island—What Happened to the Ecosystem Next Defied All Scientific Logic
A critically endangered species staged a comeback no one thought possible, revealing a genetic twist that’s rewriting the rules of extinction.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Source: The Guardian
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Gumnuts, baby! How two abseiling horticulturalists rescued specimens from an endangered tree
The threatened Jillaga Ash (Eucalyptus stenostoma) was spotted 90m down a cliff in Wadbilliga national park, in southern New South Wales
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November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Source: The Conversation
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Some animals are more equal than others: the dark side of researching popular species
Studying charismatic species increased the likelihood of negative workplace experiences for younger colleagues, women and researchers.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
Why ‘green’ finance isn’t always as sustainable as it seems
At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Did you know that gardens make up 4.6% of UK land mass but 42% of that has been paved over?
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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As the world is showing, nature has the weakest protections imaginable. Communities buying up as much land as possible for nature remains a top priority. One way people can do this is through financially supporting conservation charities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir David Attenborough inspires Rothbury Estate donations - BBC News
Sir David Attenborough inspires a surge in backing for a £30m campaign to create a nature haven.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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@australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reform package (as of today) is genuinely terrible, on multiple fronts theconversation.com/labors-envir...
Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait-based approaches: An introduction

Here's the introduction to the Special Issue of the American Journal of Botany @botsocamerica.bsky.social

Thanks to all who contributed!

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October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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A manifesto for plant science education
Alvey et al.

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Societal Impact Statement also available in French.

#PlantScience @apaterlini.bsky.social @lizalvey.bsky.social @PlantTeaching.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
A framework for plant science education drawing together the five key themes. To cultivate the next generation, plant science education for the future must: Position plants at the centre of an education that addresses global challenges and societal values; Be enriched by local and strategic partnerships; Prepare students for their futures using bold and effective pedagogies; Give educators resources and opportunities to connect and develop; and embrace equity, diversity and Inclusion.
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

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Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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If you’re passionate about biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and sustainability, this PhD is for you!
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#PhD #Ecology #Conservation #Ethnobotany #Biodiversity #SouthAfrica #ClimateChange #UniversityOfStirling
Healing and Harm: invasive species, medicinal plant use, and community-based conservation in South Africa
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October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species – new paper by @scanavan.bsky.social et al. now published in #EcologyandSociety doi.org/10.5751/ES-1... #alienspecies #invasivespecies #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species
A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Great to be involved with this research led by @scanavan.bsky.social :)

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The celebrity influence driving online conversations on invasive species | About | University of Stirling
The celebrity influence driving online conversations on invasive species
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October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🌿 PhD Opportunity: Healing and Harm 🌍
How do invasive species & climate change impact medicinal plants? What does that mean for conservation in one of South Africa’s most biodiverse regions?

👇 More info below
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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What tiny African frogs are teaching us about conservation phys.org/news/2025-10...
What tiny African frogs are teaching us about conservation
Even within a single species, animals don't all respond in the same way to environmental changes. A new study of reed frogs in East Africa reveals that understanding these differences could be key to ...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Discussion: Should Water Be Privatised?
On the Nigerian website ‘Opinion Nigeria’, Kator Ifyalem suggests a ‘pragmatic’ approach. Your opinion?
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October 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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🎉🆕📰🎉: How can life-history traits influence dispersal ability? A commentary on ‘Intraspecific variation in seed dispersal between annual and perennial populations’
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October 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM