Ellie Dolan
@elliedolan.bsky.social
PhD student at Queen’s University, Belfast 🐟 Biological invasions 🦞 River restorations 🦦
Incredibly grateful to have attended my second InvaPact workshop!
Thanks to Franck and the team for all the hard work they’ve put in and to everyone who attended for making it such a great week.
The most exciting things are still ahead!! 🐠🦐🌿
Thanks to Franck and the team for all the hard work they’ve put in and to everyone who attended for making it such a great week.
The most exciting things are still ahead!! 🐠🦐🌿
InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project.
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Incredibly grateful to have attended my second InvaPact workshop!
Thanks to Franck and the team for all the hard work they’ve put in and to everyone who attended for making it such a great week.
The most exciting things are still ahead!! 🐠🦐🌿
Thanks to Franck and the team for all the hard work they’ve put in and to everyone who attended for making it such a great week.
The most exciting things are still ahead!! 🐠🦐🌿
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@elliedolan.bsky.social gives talk on experimental evidence for how various barriers and weirs influence salmon parr behaviour and likelihood of crossing #FSBI2025
July 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
@elliedolan.bsky.social gives talk on experimental evidence for how various barriers and weirs influence salmon parr behaviour and likelihood of crossing #FSBI2025
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Followed by @rosscuthbert.bsky.social on why urban species can be successful invaders & @elliedolan.bsky.social on how to balance river barrier removal and invasive species management
June 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Followed by @rosscuthbert.bsky.social on why urban species can be successful invaders & @elliedolan.bsky.social on how to balance river barrier removal and invasive species management
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Our Dam Removal Update is here, big wins for rivers in 2024! 🚨 Check out this updated map of U.S. dams removed to uncover the 108 dams removed across 27 states last year:
www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
Map of U.S. Dams Removed Since 1912
While dams can benefit society, they also cause considerable harm to rivers. Dams have depleted fisheries, degraded river ecosystems, and altered recreational opportunities on nearly all of our nation...
www.americanrivers.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our Dam Removal Update is here, big wins for rivers in 2024! 🚨 Check out this updated map of U.S. dams removed to uncover the 108 dams removed across 27 states last year:
www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
Our opinion piece discussing the potential spread of invasive species following riverine barrier removals is now out 🦞🐟
Excited to share my first first author publication!
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share my first first author publication!
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Riverine Barrier Removals Could Proliferate Biological Invasions
Artificial barriers (e.g., dams) are longstanding features of global freshwater habitats, which are being removed in growing numbers due to the limitations they place on native species movements. How....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Our opinion piece discussing the potential spread of invasive species following riverine barrier removals is now out 🦞🐟
Excited to share my first first author publication!
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share my first first author publication!
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Ellie Dolan
Beavers... our regular followers will know we are rather fond of these wildlife friendly engineers (see🧵)
The Metro report beavers in Czech Republic built several dams in one night, completing a project which officials had been arguing about for weeks, saving govt £900K!
The Metro report beavers in Czech Republic built several dams in one night, completing a project which officials had been arguing about for weeks, saving govt £900K!
People wanted to build a £900,000 dam – but beavers did it in one night for free
metro.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Beavers... our regular followers will know we are rather fond of these wildlife friendly engineers (see🧵)
The Metro report beavers in Czech Republic built several dams in one night, completing a project which officials had been arguing about for weeks, saving govt £900K!
The Metro report beavers in Czech Republic built several dams in one night, completing a project which officials had been arguing about for weeks, saving govt £900K!