Martin Richardson
@martymac.bsky.social
Trans-disciplinary researcher interested in forward looking conservation. Environmental loss & damage assessment including community alteration caused by non-native species shifts in the Anthropocene.
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🌍 Are protected areas ready for climate change?
As ecosystems shift, scientists urge a rapid shift to “climate-smart” conservation. New efforts like the CAPA initiative aim to climate-proof PAs in Africa, Fiji & Belize.
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As ecosystems shift, scientists urge a rapid shift to “climate-smart” conservation. New efforts like the CAPA initiative aim to climate-proof PAs in Africa, Fiji & Belize.
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To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning
Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in…
news.mongabay.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🌍 Are protected areas ready for climate change?
As ecosystems shift, scientists urge a rapid shift to “climate-smart” conservation. New efforts like the CAPA initiative aim to climate-proof PAs in Africa, Fiji & Belize.
🔗 Read more:
As ecosystems shift, scientists urge a rapid shift to “climate-smart” conservation. New efforts like the CAPA initiative aim to climate-proof PAs in Africa, Fiji & Belize.
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The invasive species meme. Taking on a life of its own.
“That’s a snakehead catfish kill everyone you find.”
“That’s a snakehead catfish kill everyone you find.”
April 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The invasive species meme. Taking on a life of its own.
“That’s a snakehead catfish kill everyone you find.”
“That’s a snakehead catfish kill everyone you find.”
Same old story: stock declines, managers respond, fishers object, decline continues…
And sometimes becomes invasive elsewhere.
coastalreview.org/2025/03/blue...
And sometimes becomes invasive elsewhere.
coastalreview.org/2025/03/blue...
Blue crab management plan revision runs into rough waters | Coastal Review
Proposed limits on the commercial harvest of blue crabs faces critics who say the management plan amendment is based on a benchmark stock assessment using data from 1995 to 2016.
coastalreview.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Same old story: stock declines, managers respond, fishers object, decline continues…
And sometimes becomes invasive elsewhere.
coastalreview.org/2025/03/blue...
And sometimes becomes invasive elsewhere.
coastalreview.org/2025/03/blue...
Small scale fisheries in the United States.
vtdigger.org/2025/03/30/p...
vtdigger.org/2025/03/30/p...
Proposed Fish & Wildlife rules could shake up Vermont’s little-known panfish market - VTDigger
Small-time anglers have sold crappies, perch and other small freshwater fish commercially in the state for decades, but Vermont is rare in allowing the practice.
vtdigger.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Small scale fisheries in the United States.
vtdigger.org/2025/03/30/p...
vtdigger.org/2025/03/30/p...
Local fishers believe that an irruption of midges affecting the economy of the area is due to fish die-off in 2024.
phys.org/news/2025-03...
phys.org/news/2025-03...
An Italian beach town in Tuscany is invaded by midges. Residents seek emergency declaration to cope
Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses caterin...
phys.org
March 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Local fishers believe that an irruption of midges affecting the economy of the area is due to fish die-off in 2024.
phys.org/news/2025-03...
phys.org/news/2025-03...
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Be Part of Glasgow's Nature Story - Join Us! 🌱
📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec 🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM 📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow
💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered!
📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily
👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25
📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec 🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM 📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow
💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered!
📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily
👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25
December 11, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Be Part of Glasgow's Nature Story - Join Us! 🌱
📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec 🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM 📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow
💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered!
📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily
👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25
📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec 🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM 📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow
💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered!
📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily
👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25
Devastating effects of bird flu on wildlife on Marion island where one of the most expensive programs to eradicate invasive cats and rodents has continued for decades.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Avian flu suspected on South Africa’s remote Marion Island
Half of world’s population of wandering albatross could be at risk
www.nature.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Devastating effects of bird flu on wildlife on Marion island where one of the most expensive programs to eradicate invasive cats and rodents has continued for decades.
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
A new marine biome, the 'neopelagoic'. Another dilemma for the invasive species fundamentalists.
novelecology.com/2024/08/31/w...
novelecology.com/2024/08/31/w...
What Lives in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Synthetic materials like plastic, abundant since their invention, are generating a new ecological community: the neopelagic. Here, coastal and pelagic species converge, thriving on rafts of litter …
novelecology.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
A new marine biome, the 'neopelagoic'. Another dilemma for the invasive species fundamentalists.
novelecology.com/2024/08/31/w...
novelecology.com/2024/08/31/w...
Loss of migratory fish in rivers worldwide has had wider detrimental effects on biodiversity.
"Only 5-7% of historic levels of marine-derived nitrogen and phosphorus are now available to ecosystems in the U.S. Pacific Northwest owing to dramatic salmon population declines..."
Good @mongabay.bsky.social story on what we lose with migratory fish declines.
news.mongabay.com/2024/01/salm...
Good @mongabay.bsky.social story on what we lose with migratory fish declines.
news.mongabay.com/2024/01/salm...
Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients
Studies of Pacific salmon find that they, and other migratory fish, play a key role moving nutrients from oceans, up rivers and into terrestrial ecosystems. But dams, climate change and other human in...
news.mongabay.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Loss of migratory fish in rivers worldwide has had wider detrimental effects on biodiversity.
Excellent discussion regarding the effects of some of the thousands of xenobiotics in our waters.
My public lecture on the effects of pollution on wildlife
#EDCs #PCBs #pharmaceuticals #foreverchemicals
vimeo.com/641947702
#EDCs #PCBs #pharmaceuticals #foreverchemicals
vimeo.com/641947702
Sex Changing Sea Life with Professor Alex Ford | Life Solved Live Event Series
Life Solved Live is a University of Portsmouth events series that lifts the lid on innovation and extraordinary research that’s changing lives. When you…
vimeo.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Excellent discussion regarding the effects of some of the thousands of xenobiotics in our waters.
More dodgy ‘invasion science’. They’ll be around for another’50-60’ years according to the article. Doubling down on use of massive quantities of lampricide that is known to affect the ecosystem in several ways in response to pressure from fishers.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
How scientists claimed victory over an invasive Great Lakes bloodsucker
The invasive sea lamprey was chomping through the North American region’s native fish, until scientists made a fortuitous discovery.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:12 PM
More dodgy ‘invasion science’. They’ll be around for another’50-60’ years according to the article. Doubling down on use of massive quantities of lampricide that is known to affect the ecosystem in several ways in response to pressure from fishers.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Pollution comes in many forms, sewage, livestock waste, pesticides & fertilizer, landfills, mines, and road runoff Everything ends up in the river. The emphasis on non-native species is used as an excuse by agriculture and other major polluters. www.npr.org/2024/11/29/n...
www.npr.org
November 30, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Pollution comes in many forms, sewage, livestock waste, pesticides & fertilizer, landfills, mines, and road runoff Everything ends up in the river. The emphasis on non-native species is used as an excuse by agriculture and other major polluters. www.npr.org/2024/11/29/n...
Confused about climate. Dismayed by dishonest research? This might help youtube.com/watch?v=yULd...
youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Confused about climate. Dismayed by dishonest research? This might help youtube.com/watch?v=yULd...
Learnt my first Bluesky lesson today. Got sent the same basic question repeatedly and tried to answer the person as best I could. They then reposted to anew thread and deleted all their posts to try and make it appear as if I was trolling them. My advice is just give up after the first attempt.
November 26, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Learnt my first Bluesky lesson today. Got sent the same basic question repeatedly and tried to answer the person as best I could. They then reposted to anew thread and deleted all their posts to try and make it appear as if I was trolling them. My advice is just give up after the first attempt.
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Then please don’t propagate science denial. ‘Some rivers are cleaner than they have been for hundreds of years’ is patently false.
November 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Then please don’t propagate science denial. ‘Some rivers are cleaner than they have been for hundreds of years’ is patently false.
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Overharvesting of wildlife for trade is a key driver of biodiversity loss. Our new paper besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... led by Harry Marshall explores the efficacy of messaging aligned with people's values in reducing trade impacts through behaviour change #Ornithology 🌏🧪🪶 1/
November 26, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Overharvesting of wildlife for trade is a key driver of biodiversity loss. Our new paper besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... led by Harry Marshall explores the efficacy of messaging aligned with people's values in reducing trade impacts through behaviour change #Ornithology 🌏🧪🪶 1/
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There really isn't any good reason for the continued used of lead for these purposes. And plenty of evidence for negative health consequences for people as well as being bad news for the rest of nature. So please add your name to this petition.
☠️Lead is toxic at EVERY level.☢️
Yet, 44,000 tonnes are dumped into the EU's environment each year from hunting, shooting, & fishing - poisoning both people and nature, especially #birds.
We need to stop this madness.
We need to #BanLeadNow.
Sign our petition 👉 banleadnow.com/get-involved/
Yet, 44,000 tonnes are dumped into the EU's environment each year from hunting, shooting, & fishing - poisoning both people and nature, especially #birds.
We need to stop this madness.
We need to #BanLeadNow.
Sign our petition 👉 banleadnow.com/get-involved/
November 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM
There really isn't any good reason for the continued used of lead for these purposes. And plenty of evidence for negative health consequences for people as well as being bad news for the rest of nature. So please add your name to this petition.
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Great starter pack!
My background is in ecology. I work on behaviour changes towards more plant-based diets for climate, health and biodiversity. Possibly a bit tangential, but if you think it's enough of a fit I'd be delighted to be added!
theconversation.com/livestock-gr...
My background is in ecology. I work on behaviour changes towards more plant-based diets for climate, health and biodiversity. Possibly a bit tangential, but if you think it's enough of a fit I'd be delighted to be added!
theconversation.com/livestock-gr...
Livestock grazing is preventing the return of rainforests to the UK and Ireland
The meat industry is competing with native forest for the same land.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Great starter pack!
My background is in ecology. I work on behaviour changes towards more plant-based diets for climate, health and biodiversity. Possibly a bit tangential, but if you think it's enough of a fit I'd be delighted to be added!
theconversation.com/livestock-gr...
My background is in ecology. I work on behaviour changes towards more plant-based diets for climate, health and biodiversity. Possibly a bit tangential, but if you think it's enough of a fit I'd be delighted to be added!
theconversation.com/livestock-gr...
Climate Change Tree Atlas - a tool for assessing tree habitat suitability across the eastern United States search.app/VrEo5XDGMF5i...
Climate Change Tree Atlas - a tool for assessing tree habitat suitability across the eastern United States | Climate Change Response Framework
search.app
November 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Climate Change Tree Atlas - a tool for assessing tree habitat suitability across the eastern United States search.app/VrEo5XDGMF5i...
Map of pollution affecting UK waters created for Watershed Investigations. Just crying out to overlay species recordings to correlate distributions. felt.com/gallery/wate...
Watershed Pollution Map - Felt Map Gallery
WATERSHED is an investigate journalism outfit operating out of the UK that has made extensive efforts to shine a light on watershed pollution through evidence-based reporting. Their latest project tie...
felt.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Map of pollution affecting UK waters created for Watershed Investigations. Just crying out to overlay species recordings to correlate distributions. felt.com/gallery/wate...
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I'm seeking an MS student to join our team beginning in summer 2024. The student will contribute to a new whole-lake experiment and continuing greenhouse gas research.
More info and instructions for submitting inquiries: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
More info and instructions for submitting inquiries: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
September 26, 2023 at 6:55 PM
I'm seeking an MS student to join our team beginning in summer 2024. The student will contribute to a new whole-lake experiment and continuing greenhouse gas research.
More info and instructions for submitting inquiries: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
More info and instructions for submitting inquiries: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Assistant prof positions in beautiful Stockholm, with start up money 😊
The Faculty of Science at Stockholm University is recruiting up to three Assistant Professors in Biodiversity to tackle the critical global issue of biodiversity loss caused by human-driven factors such as climate change, habitat alteration and pollution.
www.su.se/department-o...
www.su.se/department-o...
Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
www.su.se
November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Assistant prof positions in beautiful Stockholm, with start up money 😊
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We are 90 people in this #bioinvasions starter pack! I bet that we are more here!
If you work on biological invasion/related areas, please comment on the post below and I will add you.
Also, please repost so more people sees the call ⭐
Starter packs the best way to find people working on a topic
If you work on biological invasion/related areas, please comment on the post below and I will add you.
Also, please repost so more people sees the call ⭐
Starter packs the best way to find people working on a topic
If you are an invasion biologist or work on related topics please comment on this post and I will add you to the starter pack!
go.bsky.app/WsevAe
go.bsky.app/WsevAe
November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
We are 90 people in this #bioinvasions starter pack! I bet that we are more here!
If you work on biological invasion/related areas, please comment on the post below and I will add you.
Also, please repost so more people sees the call ⭐
Starter packs the best way to find people working on a topic
If you work on biological invasion/related areas, please comment on the post below and I will add you.
Also, please repost so more people sees the call ⭐
Starter packs the best way to find people working on a topic