Dr Jon Millett
@drjonmillett.bsky.social
Reader in Plant Ecology. Carnivorous plants, sand dunes, peatlands, environmental change, community ecology, traits. Co-PI of Ainsdale Dune Slacks LTE (Est. 1974)
I’m standing for election as a British Ecological Society Trustee.
BES members — you should have received your voting email. There are many great nominees, so please take time to read the statements and vote.
It’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of ecologists. 🌿
BES members — you should have received your voting email. There are many great nominees, so please take time to read the statements and vote.
It’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of ecologists. 🌿
October 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I’m standing for election as a British Ecological Society Trustee.
BES members — you should have received your voting email. There are many great nominees, so please take time to read the statements and vote.
It’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of ecologists. 🌿
BES members — you should have received your voting email. There are many great nominees, so please take time to read the statements and vote.
It’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring community of ecologists. 🌿
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
#OTD #OnThisDay in 1974, the Ainsdale Dune Slacks #LongTermExperiment began!
This #LTE looks at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affects the #dune slack #ecosystem. It is run by @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/Ainsdale%F0%...
This #LTE looks at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affects the #dune slack #ecosystem. It is run by @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/Ainsdale%F0%...
October 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#OTD #OnThisDay in 1974, the Ainsdale Dune Slacks #LongTermExperiment began!
This #LTE looks at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affects the #dune slack #ecosystem. It is run by @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/Ainsdale%F0%...
This #LTE looks at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affects the #dune slack #ecosystem. It is run by @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Learn more: bit.ly/Ainsdale%F0%...
51 years and still going strong 💪🌼🪻🌱🪱🦠🐇🐑
Ainsdale Dune Slacks, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
June 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
51 years and still going strong 💪🌼🪻🌱🪱🦠🐇🐑
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
Ainsdale Dune Slacks, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
June 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ainsdale Dune Slacks, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
PIs @drjonmillett.bsky.social & @drciaradwyer.bsky.social are looking at how rabbit & sheep #grazing affect the #dune slack #ecosystem.
bit.ly/Ainsdale @seftoncouncil.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social 🌎
'We expect the funding application to take around 2-3 hours to complete'
2-3 months later...
2-3 months later...
March 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
'We expect the funding application to take around 2-3 hours to complete'
2-3 months later...
2-3 months later...
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next Friday when Cicely Marshall from @uniofcam.bsky.social will talk about testing Defra’s #StatutoryBiodiversityMetric using #LongTermExperiments #LTEs
#Biodiversity 🌎
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...
#Biodiversity 🌎
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...
March 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next Friday when Cicely Marshall from @uniofcam.bsky.social will talk about testing Defra’s #StatutoryBiodiversityMetric using #LongTermExperiments #LTEs
#Biodiversity 🌎
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...
#Biodiversity 🌎
Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published paper ‘Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Kadeem Gilbert. 🧵 (1/6)
👉 doi.org/n986
@mechecolab.bsky.social
#AoBpapers
👉 doi.org/n986
@mechecolab.bsky.social
#AoBpapers
March 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published paper ‘Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Kadeem Gilbert. 🧵 (1/6)
👉 doi.org/n986
@mechecolab.bsky.social
#AoBpapers
👉 doi.org/n986
@mechecolab.bsky.social
#AoBpapers
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
The final blog from MEE as part of #InternationalWomensDay comes from our Associate Editor Graziella Iossa. Read the full post 👇
buff.ly/laKCepR
buff.ly/laKCepR
March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The final blog from MEE as part of #InternationalWomensDay comes from our Associate Editor Graziella Iossa. Read the full post 👇
buff.ly/laKCepR
buff.ly/laKCepR
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
Calling all botany/ plant science students:
Just 24 hours left to get a team together for Botanical University Challenge 2025.
#BUC2025 is one of the highlights of the year for students & all plant-lovers who can watch the competition live on YouTube.
Don't miss out!
@bucbotany.bsky.social
Just 24 hours left to get a team together for Botanical University Challenge 2025.
#BUC2025 is one of the highlights of the year for students & all plant-lovers who can watch the competition live on YouTube.
Don't miss out!
@bucbotany.bsky.social
🌾🌱🌍🌿🍄🌳🌺🧪 Dates of Botanical University Challenge 2025 #BUC2025 Teams of 4 UG/PG students from UK and Ireland Universities/Botanic Garden/Plant Institution sign up by extended deadline 24 January 2025. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Calling all botany/ plant science students:
Just 24 hours left to get a team together for Botanical University Challenge 2025.
#BUC2025 is one of the highlights of the year for students & all plant-lovers who can watch the competition live on YouTube.
Don't miss out!
@bucbotany.bsky.social
Just 24 hours left to get a team together for Botanical University Challenge 2025.
#BUC2025 is one of the highlights of the year for students & all plant-lovers who can watch the competition live on YouTube.
Don't miss out!
@bucbotany.bsky.social
We found that the carnivorous Sundews were more or less carnivorous depending on microhabitat conditions.
🌍🧪 #peatland #carnivorousplant
🌍🧪 #peatland #carnivorousplant
Carnivorous sundews adapt their food intake depending on their habitat. Research by @drjonmillett.bsky.social.
Read more @sciencex.bsky.social 👇
bit.ly/4hlPYEl
Read more @sciencex.bsky.social 👇
bit.ly/4hlPYEl
Sundews' secret to survival: Study reveals how carnivorous plants adapt to microhabitat challenges
Scientists have uncovered how sundews, Charles Darwin's favorite plant, become more carnivorous in certain habitats.
bit.ly
January 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We found that the carnivorous Sundews were more or less carnivorous depending on microhabitat conditions.
🌍🧪 #peatland #carnivorousplant
🌍🧪 #peatland #carnivorousplant
Spot the incorrect AI 'fact':
Bladderworts: turning to algae and pollen as a food source.
Round-leaved Sundews: refusing to eat insects and instead suggesting vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale.
Sundews: becoming less interested in eating insects due to increased soil nitrogen levels.
Bladderworts: turning to algae and pollen as a food source.
Round-leaved Sundews: refusing to eat insects and instead suggesting vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale.
Sundews: becoming less interested in eating insects due to increased soil nitrogen levels.
January 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Spot the incorrect AI 'fact':
Bladderworts: turning to algae and pollen as a food source.
Round-leaved Sundews: refusing to eat insects and instead suggesting vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale.
Sundews: becoming less interested in eating insects due to increased soil nitrogen levels.
Bladderworts: turning to algae and pollen as a food source.
Round-leaved Sundews: refusing to eat insects and instead suggesting vegetables like Brussels sprouts and kale.
Sundews: becoming less interested in eating insects due to increased soil nitrogen levels.
Birthday treat... and a win too 😊
December 27, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Birthday treat... and a win too 😊
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
🔊Job offers!📢. We will have a few post-doc and PhD studentship positions to join our research team in Aberdeen. Please apply or disseminate the first one below on:
📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EASTBIO: Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change. at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
🔊Job offers!📢. We will have a few post-doc and PhD studentship positions to join our research team in Aberdeen. Please apply or disseminate the first one below on:
📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📢 Soil microbial growth and resilience to environmental change
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Really enjoyed being part of this. Made me think, and made my brain hurt.
Expertly lead by Kadeem Gilbert.
Please read and comment :)
(Don't know if coauthors are on Bluesky. Searching doesn't work, otherwise would tag them)
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Expertly lead by Kadeem Gilbert.
Please read and comment :)
(Don't know if coauthors are on Bluesky. Searching doesn't work, otherwise would tag them)
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Construction costs and tradeoffs in carnivorous pitcher plant leaves: towards a pitcher leaf economic spectrum
ecoevorxiv.org
December 20, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Really enjoyed being part of this. Made me think, and made my brain hurt.
Expertly lead by Kadeem Gilbert.
Please read and comment :)
(Don't know if coauthors are on Bluesky. Searching doesn't work, otherwise would tag them)
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Expertly lead by Kadeem Gilbert.
Please read and comment :)
(Don't know if coauthors are on Bluesky. Searching doesn't work, otherwise would tag them)
@lborouniversity.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
More Sundew herbarium specimen preparation for future studies... Will be a shame to destroy these, but that's why I made them!
December 19, 2024 at 5:58 PM
More Sundew herbarium specimen preparation for future studies... Will be a shame to destroy these, but that's why I made them!
No AI generated art here, just real photos and nice science. Really pleased with this paper 😊
📰Published📰 Carnivorous sundews are more carnivorous in high-light bog microhabitats that are not also nutrient-rich
https://buff.ly/3VKigQx
🧪🌍
https://buff.ly/3VKigQx
🧪🌍
Carnivorous sundews are more carnivorous in high-light bog microhabitats that are not also nutrient-rich.
Christopher R Hatcher, Jonathan Millett This is a plain language summary of Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Peatland coverage, the round leaved sundew and our study sit…
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December 18, 2024 at 11:11 AM
No AI generated art here, just real photos and nice science. Really pleased with this paper 😊
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
🌍💧 Peatlands in Europe - 3 key facts
1️⃣ Area: 59 million hectares
2️⃣ Coverage: : 6 % of landmass
3️⃣ Emissions: 582 Mt CO2e/year
📚For more info Check Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas
moorwissen.de/news-detail/...
1️⃣ Area: 59 million hectares
2️⃣ Coverage: : 6 % of landmass
3️⃣ Emissions: 582 Mt CO2e/year
📚For more info Check Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas
moorwissen.de/news-detail/...
December 18, 2024 at 8:24 AM
🌍💧 Peatlands in Europe - 3 key facts
1️⃣ Area: 59 million hectares
2️⃣ Coverage: : 6 % of landmass
3️⃣ Emissions: 582 Mt CO2e/year
📚For more info Check Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas
moorwissen.de/news-detail/...
1️⃣ Area: 59 million hectares
2️⃣ Coverage: : 6 % of landmass
3️⃣ Emissions: 582 Mt CO2e/year
📚For more info Check Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas
moorwissen.de/news-detail/...
This is so vitally important. Policy makers at every level need to read and act on this.
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
December 17, 2024 at 8:32 PM
This is so vitally important. Policy makers at every level need to read and act on this.
That image 😂
Our Senior Editors and Commissioning Editor have written an editorial, "conceptualising ecology to support more theory-driven research"🌿🐜🦓
https://buff.ly/3P1YwEg
@robsalgo.bsky.social @lancasterlt.bsky.social @natejsanders.bsky.social @dmevans.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/3P1YwEg
@robsalgo.bsky.social @lancasterlt.bsky.social @natejsanders.bsky.social @dmevans.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 4:35 PM
That image 😂
This is such an amazing effort!
Have you ever followed the lifespans of a perennial plant? @cmhmaliani.bsky.social followed 128 plants over 38 yrs & showed that certain lifetime trajectories had fitness advantages!
Published in a "low-impact" journal @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
🧪🌍🌿🌾🌱
Published in a "low-impact" journal @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
🧪🌍🌿🌾🌱
December 14, 2024 at 6:59 PM
This is such an amazing effort!
On the train home after an awesome #BES2024. So nice to catch up with so many people. Next year I might not leave preparing my talk until the night/morning before... But I did also say that last year 😂
December 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
On the train home after an awesome #BES2024. So nice to catch up with so many people. Next year I might not leave preparing my talk until the night/morning before... But I did also say that last year 😂
New paper out today with Chris Hatcher in @funecology.bsky.social
Sundews change how carnivorous they are depending on microhabitat variation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sundews change how carnivorous they are depending on microhabitat variation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Carnivorous sundews (Drosera rotundifolia) are more carnivorous in high‐light bog microhabitats that are not also nutrient‐rich
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:19 PM
New paper out today with Chris Hatcher in @funecology.bsky.social
Sundews change how carnivorous they are depending on microhabitat variation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sundews change how carnivorous they are depending on microhabitat variation.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@journalofecology.bsky.social
What's your email address please... can't find one anywhere.
The supplementary material link on this paper is old and no longer works:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Is supp mat not archived?!
What's your email address please... can't find one anywhere.
The supplementary material link on this paper is old and no longer works:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Is supp mat not archived?!
December 1, 2024 at 10:17 PM
@journalofecology.bsky.social
What's your email address please... can't find one anywhere.
The supplementary material link on this paper is old and no longer works:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Is supp mat not archived?!
What's your email address please... can't find one anywhere.
The supplementary material link on this paper is old and no longer works:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Is supp mat not archived?!
Reposted by Dr Jon Millett
Nice little article in Nature on creative solutions for time-starved researchers
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘That’s funny’: creative solutions for time-starved researchers
An immunologist and his illustrator friend reveal tips and tricks to help scientists to reach peak performance and creativity.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Nice little article in Nature on creative solutions for time-starved researchers
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The Labour government have failed us on the Environment.
1. The one benefit of Brexit was a new farm subsidy system, that would pay for public goods such as ecological restoration. But now the government has frozen the new grants, while swiftly cutting off the old ones, leaving farmers high and dry. It's deeply unfair and highly destructive. 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PM
The Labour government have failed us on the Environment.