Ninon Meyer
@ninonmeyer.bsky.social
Conservation scientist - Research fellow at UofT currently working on landscape connectivity in Alberta - studied tapirs & wildlife ecology in forests of Panama, Australia & Europe using camera traps and GPS-telemetry, also with local Emberá communities.
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Cultural fire is returning to Blackfoot territory, as Kainai Nation and Natural Resources Canada embark on a first-of-its-kind funding agreement for an Indigenous fire guardians program. New from @joyscm.bsky.social with photos by @gjohnjournalism.bksy.social: thenarwhal.ca/kainai-fire-... 🔥
Kainai Nation: the first Indigenous fire guardians program in Canada | The Narwhal
With funding from Natural Resources Canada, Kainai Nation is restoring cultural burns on the landscape with its Indigenous fire guardians program
thenarwhal.ca
June 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Cultural fire is returning to Blackfoot territory, as Kainai Nation and Natural Resources Canada embark on a first-of-its-kind funding agreement for an Indigenous fire guardians program. New from @joyscm.bsky.social with photos by @gjohnjournalism.bksy.social: thenarwhal.ca/kainai-fire-... 🔥
Conefor in R and more using the Makurhini package
How to calculate connectivity metrics in the R programming language?
Using the Makurhini package.
It includes many of the connectivity analyses in Conefor and many more.
Great collaboration led by Oscar Godínez and Camilo Correa.
Read it in our preprint:
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
Using the Makurhini package.
It includes many of the connectivity analyses in Conefor and many more.
Great collaboration led by Oscar Godínez and Camilo Correa.
Read it in our preprint:
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
Makurhini: An R package for comprehensive analysis of landscape fragmentation and connectivity
Habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change threaten biodiversity, emphasizing the need to maintain landscape connectivity for species movement and access to resources. Limited conservation funds ...
www.researchsquare.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Conefor in R and more using the Makurhini package
The first edition was great! Looking forward to checking that one
Excited to say that we just submitted a Second Edition of Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling to the publisher!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
April 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The first edition was great! Looking forward to checking that one
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Excited to say that we just submitted a Second Edition of Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling to the publisher!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
April 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Excited to say that we just submitted a Second Edition of Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling to the publisher!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
Updates on concepts, models, applications, and code. Plus, two new chapters are included!
Marie-Josee and I hope it is helpful to the ecological and conservation community!
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Do native predators help Australian mammals face invasive cats and foxes? 🦊
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
January 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Do native predators help Australian mammals face invasive cats and foxes? 🦊
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
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"There has been a progressive decline in fieldwork-based research and education in ecology over recent decades", precisely at a time when we most urgently need a better understanding of how natural systems work. So sad.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
www.cell.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"There has been a progressive decline in fieldwork-based research and education in ecology over recent decades", precisely at a time when we most urgently need a better understanding of how natural systems work. So sad.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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This review provides an overview of recent developments in computational methods in #LandscapeEcology
It covers topics like spatial patterns, connectivity, landscape genetics, and more.
Read the full paper: https://buff.ly/41xU6wx
#Ecology #ComputationalMethods #Research
It covers topics like spatial patterns, connectivity, landscape genetics, and more.
Read the full paper: https://buff.ly/41xU6wx
#Ecology #ComputationalMethods #Research
January 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This review provides an overview of recent developments in computational methods in #LandscapeEcology
It covers topics like spatial patterns, connectivity, landscape genetics, and more.
Read the full paper: https://buff.ly/41xU6wx
#Ecology #ComputationalMethods #Research
It covers topics like spatial patterns, connectivity, landscape genetics, and more.
Read the full paper: https://buff.ly/41xU6wx
#Ecology #ComputationalMethods #Research
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Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population, writes Jason Fisher.
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population
Alberta’s move to lift restrictions on trapping activities is scientifically unsound and will hasten population decline across the province.
theconversation.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population, writes Jason Fisher.
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
theconversation.com/albertas-lif...
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New paper out! On estimating mammal density using vertically oriented #cameratraps. Yes we can!
This works in forests that have vandalism, fire, or elephants. Or all three, like Bardia National Park, Nepal.
#OpenAccess in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation via doi.org/10.1002/rse2....
This works in forests that have vandalism, fire, or elephants. Or all three, like Bardia National Park, Nepal.
#OpenAccess in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation via doi.org/10.1002/rse2....
December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM
New paper out! On estimating mammal density using vertically oriented #cameratraps. Yes we can!
This works in forests that have vandalism, fire, or elephants. Or all three, like Bardia National Park, Nepal.
#OpenAccess in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation via doi.org/10.1002/rse2....
This works in forests that have vandalism, fire, or elephants. Or all three, like Bardia National Park, Nepal.
#OpenAccess in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation via doi.org/10.1002/rse2....
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A great write up of the camera trap and #ConservationAI research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:51 PM
A great write up of the camera trap and #ConservationAI research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...
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Old individuals matter. Really informative thread by @kellerfish.bsky.social about their paper exploring the impact of loosing old (large and wise) individuals. They call for IUCN to recognize loss of age structure as a threat. Interesting stuff.
First post here.
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Loss of Earth’s old, wise, and large animals
Earth’s old animals are in decline. Despite this, emerging research is revealing the vital contributions of older individuals to cultural transmission, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes and...
www.science.org
November 24, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Old individuals matter. Really informative thread by @kellerfish.bsky.social about their paper exploring the impact of loosing old (large and wise) individuals. They call for IUCN to recognize loss of age structure as a threat. Interesting stuff.