James Brock
@jmrbrock.bsky.social
TOITŪ TE TIRITI!
Tangata Tiriti, sailor, rugger, Lecturer at the University of Auckland (he/him)… ferns rule
Tangata Tiriti, sailor, rugger, Lecturer at the University of Auckland (he/him)… ferns rule
Training sail yesterday and there were two additional mates on the crew so I stepped back to watch them train… and had a very relaxing day… (also I know the t-shirt is tight, but wow… post-long-COVID CFS no regular physical exercise for three years has taken its toll)
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Training sail yesterday and there were two additional mates on the crew so I stepped back to watch them train… and had a very relaxing day… (also I know the t-shirt is tight, but wow… post-long-COVID CFS no regular physical exercise for three years has taken its toll)
Wednesday’s office… demographic measurements of taurepo Rhabdothamnus solandri (not in shot of course… canopy downed and thickets overwhelmed the old tagged plants). Veg plots for the win…
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Wednesday’s office… demographic measurements of taurepo Rhabdothamnus solandri (not in shot of course… canopy downed and thickets overwhelmed the old tagged plants). Veg plots for the win…
A little bust of sunshine on your feeds this morning… kōwhai going off on Maungakiekie
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A little bust of sunshine on your feeds this morning… kōwhai going off on Maungakiekie
Science on the go! This is the temporary remote office of the Managing Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology @newzealandecology.bsky.social … somewhere near gate 157, Terminal B, LAX
Also: I’m on my way home 🇳🇿 ❤️
Also: I’m on my way home 🇳🇿 ❤️
August 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Science on the go! This is the temporary remote office of the Managing Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology @newzealandecology.bsky.social … somewhere near gate 157, Terminal B, LAX
Also: I’m on my way home 🇳🇿 ❤️
Also: I’m on my way home 🇳🇿 ❤️
At the University of Northern Colorado for the IAVS @iavs5.bsky.social excellent annual conference… and the acronym for our hosts on their double doors reads UNC UNC, or to botanical surveyors from New Zealand UNCunc… Uncinia (I know it’s now Carex) uncinata: bastard grass. Glorious.
August 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
At the University of Northern Colorado for the IAVS @iavs5.bsky.social excellent annual conference… and the acronym for our hosts on their double doors reads UNC UNC, or to botanical surveyors from New Zealand UNCunc… Uncinia (I know it’s now Carex) uncinata: bastard grass. Glorious.
So I won an award! My presentation on fern dispersal and zoochory was awarded the Edgar T Wherry prize for best presentation on fern science at the Botany 2025 conference. Awesome. Not least as I think many folk are still a little cautious about the ideas of zoochory… chuffed.
July 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So I won an award! My presentation on fern dispersal and zoochory was awarded the Edgar T Wherry prize for best presentation on fern science at the Botany 2025 conference. Awesome. Not least as I think many folk are still a little cautious about the ideas of zoochory… chuffed.
Public service announcement - if you’re a camper of nice DOC-managed places in summertime and you didn’t already know - GET ONLINE! 😂 The booking countdown is running…
May 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Public service announcement - if you’re a camper of nice DOC-managed places in summertime and you didn’t already know - GET ONLINE! 😂 The booking countdown is running…
So much is awful rn, so here’s something beautiful… Ladies and Gentlemen: the broadleaf-podocarp forest of the Waitākere… with bonus mangemange (Lygodium articulatum) as who doesn’t want more climbing ferns in their life…
February 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So much is awful rn, so here’s something beautiful… Ladies and Gentlemen: the broadleaf-podocarp forest of the Waitākere… with bonus mangemange (Lygodium articulatum) as who doesn’t want more climbing ferns in their life…
Not really had the energy to post much on this since I joined: 2024 was a bit intense…However, a week on a secluded Northland beach seems to be doing the trick. Here’s to eco- and shit-posting in 2025…
January 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Not really had the energy to post much on this since I joined: 2024 was a bit intense…However, a week on a secluded Northland beach seems to be doing the trick. Here’s to eco- and shit-posting in 2025…
An amazing week at #NZES2024 catching up with old friends, meeting new folk, enjoying hearing about student research, and getting to share current projects and ideas with peers… oh and hanging out with some excellent grad students
December 1, 2024 at 3:55 AM
An amazing week at #NZES2024 catching up with old friends, meeting new folk, enjoying hearing about student research, and getting to share current projects and ideas with peers… oh and hanging out with some excellent grad students
Winner of the NZES Ecology in Action award—Sandra Anderson—describing a life in ecology and the people and places significant on her journey #NZES2024
November 26, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Winner of the NZES Ecology in Action award—Sandra Anderson—describing a life in ecology and the people and places significant on her journey #NZES2024