Adam Meyer
@gadammeyer.bsky.social
PhD candidate in ecosystem ecology 🏞🦌 based in Newfoundland, Canada.
zoogeochemistry | herbivores | soil | animal movement | aboveground-belowground linkages | theory | field work
https://adameyer.wordpress.com
zoogeochemistry | herbivores | soil | animal movement | aboveground-belowground linkages | theory | field work
https://adameyer.wordpress.com
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Adam Meyer
@gadammeyer.bsky.social
· Jul 31
📰Published📰 Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity🫎
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Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Physical trampling is a ub…
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New #zoogeochemistry paper!
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
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The largest mammals have always been at the greatest risk of extinction – this is still the case today. 🧵
The wipeout of the largest mammals is a global phenomenon that we see across many regions.
The wipeout of the largest mammals is a global phenomenon that we see across many regions.
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The largest mammals have always been at the greatest risk of extinction – this is still the case today. 🧵
The wipeout of the largest mammals is a global phenomenon that we see across many regions.
The wipeout of the largest mammals is a global phenomenon that we see across many regions.
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📰Published📰Grazing disrupts the trade-off between silica- and phenol-based plant defenses along an aridity gradient in grasslands🌱
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Grazing disrupts the trade-off between silica- and phenol-based plant defenses along an aridity gradient in grasslands
Kaicun Yan, Wen Xia, Ketao Yu, Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaomin Wang, Jianmin Wang, Yi Zhou, Xin Jing, Haiyang Zhang, Yong Jiang, Xingguo Han, Lingfei Yu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecolog…
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October 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📰Published📰Grazing disrupts the trade-off between silica- and phenol-based plant defenses along an aridity gradient in grasslands🌱
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📰Published📰Different herbivores, different outcomes: how animals influence leaf breakdown 🍃
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Different herbivores, different outcomes: how animals influence leaf breakdown
M. Paz Tapella, Carolina Quintero, Mariano A. Rodriguez-Cabal, Yamila Sasal, M. Noelia Barrios-Garcia This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found he…
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October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📰Published📰Different herbivores, different outcomes: how animals influence leaf breakdown 🍃
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Wonderful visit with Joseph Bump in Newfoundland at @memorialu.bsky.social last week!! Any guesses what Joseph, @gadammeyer.bsky.social, and I talked about??🌲🦌🌲
October 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Wonderful visit with Joseph Bump in Newfoundland at @memorialu.bsky.social last week!! Any guesses what Joseph, @gadammeyer.bsky.social, and I talked about??🌲🦌🌲
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Thanks to the CBC for their interest in my debut novel "To Place a Rabbit" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
From science to storytelling: Madhur Anand on her leap into fiction | CBC News
Madhur Anand is a scientist and poet making her fiction debut with To Place a Rabbit. The novel explores love, identity and the unexpected pull of storytelling.
www.cbc.ca
September 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thanks to the CBC for their interest in my debut novel "To Place a Rabbit" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ??
here she is at her burrow entrance.
Reposted by Adam Meyer
Rewilding isn't just about restoring ecosystems—it's about building relationships. In our new paper, we highlight how considering the individual and collective relationships among animals and humans in (re)introduction efforts can lead to better rewilding of socio-ecological landscapes.
New publication:
Rewilding relationships: Principles for forging relationships in social-ecological systems
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rewilding relationships: Principles for forging relationships in social-ecological systems
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Rewilding relationships: Principles for forging relationships in social-ecological systems - Ambio
Rewilding deliberately forges new relationships within complex socio-ecological systems. Yet, many rewilding initiatives proceed without fully considering the multitude of relationships at play. In th...
link.springer.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Rewilding isn't just about restoring ecosystems—it's about building relationships. In our new paper, we highlight how considering the individual and collective relationships among animals and humans in (re)introduction efforts can lead to better rewilding of socio-ecological landscapes.
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I’m very happy to share our new paper “Intensive feeding modifies nutrient patterns in a strictly protected area” (doi.org/10.1016/j.je...), just out in Journal of Environmental Management. We explore underestimated consequences of a common management practice: supplementary feeding of deer. (1/5)
Redirecting
doi.org
August 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m very happy to share our new paper “Intensive feeding modifies nutrient patterns in a strictly protected area” (doi.org/10.1016/j.je...), just out in Journal of Environmental Management. We explore underestimated consequences of a common management practice: supplementary feeding of deer. (1/5)
My dad (retired engineer, full-time legend) read our new @funecology.bsky.social paper about animal trampling and soil nitrogen. His review?
"I appreciated the plain language summary."
Wow!! 🏅
Here it is, glowingly endorsed by Linton Meyer, P. Eng.
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/s...
"I appreciated the plain language summary."
Wow!! 🏅
Here it is, glowingly endorsed by Linton Meyer, P. Eng.
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/s...
Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Physical trampling is a ub…
fesummaries.wordpress.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My dad (retired engineer, full-time legend) read our new @funecology.bsky.social paper about animal trampling and soil nitrogen. His review?
"I appreciated the plain language summary."
Wow!! 🏅
Here it is, glowingly endorsed by Linton Meyer, P. Eng.
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/s...
"I appreciated the plain language summary."
Wow!! 🏅
Here it is, glowingly endorsed by Linton Meyer, P. Eng.
fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/07/17/s...
New #zoogeochemistry paper!
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
📰Published📰 Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity🫎
buff.ly/2Rxzl5W
🧪🌍
buff.ly/2Rxzl5W
🧪🌍
Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Physical trampling is a ub…
buff.ly
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New #zoogeochemistry paper!
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
We know herbivores shape ecosystems through diet. But what about trampling? We disentangle how moose trampling affects soil environment, microbes, and N cycling in forest vs. heath ecosystems.
Come for the moose trails, stay for the non-trophic animal-ecosystem SEMs🤘
Reposted by Adam Meyer
Stories and science, oh my!
Thanks @aibsbiology.bsky.social for hosting @gadammeyer.bsky.social and I to chat about our new paper in BioScience! We talk about narratives in science and provide tools for creative storytelling in ecology and conservation. Have a listen!
Thanks @aibsbiology.bsky.social for hosting @gadammeyer.bsky.social and I to chat about our new paper in BioScience! We talk about narratives in science and provide tools for creative storytelling in ecology and conservation. Have a listen!
🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer. Have a listen:
Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we were joined by Dr. Kristy...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Stories and science, oh my!
Thanks @aibsbiology.bsky.social for hosting @gadammeyer.bsky.social and I to chat about our new paper in BioScience! We talk about narratives in science and provide tools for creative storytelling in ecology and conservation. Have a listen!
Thanks @aibsbiology.bsky.social for hosting @gadammeyer.bsky.social and I to chat about our new paper in BioScience! We talk about narratives in science and provide tools for creative storytelling in ecology and conservation. Have a listen!
And it's out! I had an absolute blast chatting about the power of narrative in science reporting with @kristymferraro.bsky.social and James Verdier. We unpack the hero-villain trope in ecology and conservation and explore better narratives that build and resolve tension without creating a villain.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of BioScience Talks: Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer. Have a listen:
Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we were joined by Dr. Kristy...
share.transistor.fm
July 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
And it's out! I had an absolute blast chatting about the power of narrative in science reporting with @kristymferraro.bsky.social and James Verdier. We unpack the hero-villain trope in ecology and conservation and explore better narratives that build and resolve tension without creating a villain.
Reposted by Adam Meyer
Worked with Dr. @kristymferraro.bsky.social, Tony Ferraro, and Dr. Julia Monk on animal welfare in zoos! Big takeaway for me in the process: interrogate whether we're talking individual care, or population care -- a critical difference when it comes to decision making.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Outdated reproductive norms, the naturalistic fallacy, and misunderstandings of welfare in recent call for zoo breed-and-feed programs | PNAS
Outdated reproductive norms, the naturalistic fallacy, and misunderstandings of welfare
in recent call for zoo breed-and-feed programs
www.pnas.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Worked with Dr. @kristymferraro.bsky.social, Tony Ferraro, and Dr. Julia Monk on animal welfare in zoos! Big takeaway for me in the process: interrogate whether we're talking individual care, or population care -- a critical difference when it comes to decision making.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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We often ask how does a species affect an ecosystem.
But what about all of them—together?
Our new framework predicts how animals of all shapes and sizes act within their communities to influence elemental distribution on landscapes.
w/ Janey Lienau @ecography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
But what about all of them—together?
Our new framework predicts how animals of all shapes and sizes act within their communities to influence elemental distribution on landscapes.
w/ Janey Lienau @ecography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
Of all shapes and sizes: a theoretical framework for animal‐mediated terrestrial heterogeneity across scales
Animals redistribute elements throughout their lives by depositing wastes and carcasses. Growing evidence shows that these zoogeochemical processes enhance landscape diversity and heterogeneity world...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We often ask how does a species affect an ecosystem.
But what about all of them—together?
Our new framework predicts how animals of all shapes and sizes act within their communities to influence elemental distribution on landscapes.
w/ Janey Lienau @ecography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
But what about all of them—together?
Our new framework predicts how animals of all shapes and sizes act within their communities to influence elemental distribution on landscapes.
w/ Janey Lienau @ecography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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Check out the research priorities for our most northern herbivores! 🦌
Such a cool experience to get to contribute to this effort! Thanks @icbarrio.bsky.social for fearlessly leading.
Such a cool experience to get to contribute to this effort! Thanks @icbarrio.bsky.social for fearlessly leading.
🦌 Emerging priorities in Arctic #herbivory research 🦌
Our horizon scan highlights priority areas for Arctic herbivory management and research. Wonderfully led (as always) by @icbarrio.bsky.social and in collaboration with >70 interdisciplinary authors.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Our horizon scan highlights priority areas for Arctic herbivory management and research. Wonderfully led (as always) by @icbarrio.bsky.social and in collaboration with >70 interdisciplinary authors.
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic
Herbivores are an integral part of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems, driving ecosystem functioning and sustaining local livelihoods. In the context of accelerated climate warming and land use changes, un...
cdnsciencepub.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Check out the research priorities for our most northern herbivores! 🦌
Such a cool experience to get to contribute to this effort! Thanks @icbarrio.bsky.social for fearlessly leading.
Such a cool experience to get to contribute to this effort! Thanks @icbarrio.bsky.social for fearlessly leading.
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🦌🦢🌿How do tundra herbivores shape nutrient cycles?
We developed the first multispecies NIRS-based open-source model to quantify nitrogen, phosphorus & carbon in faeces of tundra herbivores in Iceland (geese, reindeer, sheep).
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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We developed the first multispecies NIRS-based open-source model to quantify nitrogen, phosphorus & carbon in faeces of tundra herbivores in Iceland (geese, reindeer, sheep).
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
🧵 (1/4)
May 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🦌🦢🌿How do tundra herbivores shape nutrient cycles?
We developed the first multispecies NIRS-based open-source model to quantify nitrogen, phosphorus & carbon in faeces of tundra herbivores in Iceland (geese, reindeer, sheep).
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
🧵 (1/4)
We developed the first multispecies NIRS-based open-source model to quantify nitrogen, phosphorus & carbon in faeces of tundra herbivores in Iceland (geese, reindeer, sheep).
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
🧵 (1/4)
Looking forward to reading this!
Now officially published with its 2025 publ date.
Looking beyond Popper: How Philosophy can be relevant to ecology. @oikosjournal.bsky.social
A fantastic collaborative effort between ecologists and philosophers of science.
#philosophy #ecology
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Looking beyond Popper: How Philosophy can be relevant to ecology. @oikosjournal.bsky.social
A fantastic collaborative effort between ecologists and philosophers of science.
#philosophy #ecology
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology
Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with philosophers, or with contemporary philosophical work. We argue that this is a missed opportunity for enriching eco...
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Looking forward to reading this!
Starting here with some work I'm proud of!
All walking vertebrates 🦃🐘🐢 trample on plants🌱 and soil🪱🐜🦠. How does this non-trophic interaction impact terrestrial N cycling? It's context-dependent 🙄 but we show how 😃 with a new ecosystem model.
Blog: t.co/04dE1mrCve
Article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
All walking vertebrates 🦃🐘🐢 trample on plants🌱 and soil🪱🐜🦠. How does this non-trophic interaction impact terrestrial N cycling? It's context-dependent 🙄 but we show how 😃 with a new ecosystem model.
Blog: t.co/04dE1mrCve
Article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
A theory for context‐dependent effects of mammalian trampling on ecosystem nitrogen cycling
Trampling of vegetation and soil is ubiquitous among walking vertebrates, yet most models and empirical studies do not explicitly consider trampling impacts on ecosystem elemental cycling. With a new...
doi.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Starting here with some work I'm proud of!
All walking vertebrates 🦃🐘🐢 trample on plants🌱 and soil🪱🐜🦠. How does this non-trophic interaction impact terrestrial N cycling? It's context-dependent 🙄 but we show how 😃 with a new ecosystem model.
Blog: t.co/04dE1mrCve
Article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
All walking vertebrates 🦃🐘🐢 trample on plants🌱 and soil🪱🐜🦠. How does this non-trophic interaction impact terrestrial N cycling? It's context-dependent 🙄 but we show how 😃 with a new ecosystem model.
Blog: t.co/04dE1mrCve
Article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...