Rob Puschendorf
@rpuschen.bsky.social
Tropical biologist interested in conservation
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We’re recruiting a Professor of Marine Technology & Autonomy at the @plymuni.bsky.social, to help drive and expand our new cross-disciplinary research centre, #CMAST, the Centre for Marine Autonomy, Maritime Cyber-Security and Technology.
#AcademicJob
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November 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We’re recruiting a Professor of Marine Technology & Autonomy at the @plymuni.bsky.social, to help drive and expand our new cross-disciplinary research centre, #CMAST, the Centre for Marine Autonomy, Maritime Cyber-Security and Technology.
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I’ve released a tool to sketch and edit phylogenetic trees!
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
PhyloWeaver – Interactive phylogenetic tree editor
Edit and visualize phylogenetic trees directly in your browser. PhyloWeaver lets you interactively rearrange tree topologies and export high-quality figures for publications and presentations.
yawak.jp
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’ve released a tool to sketch and edit phylogenetic trees!
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
Reposted by Rob Puschendorf
Skating into the weekend . . . like a cartilaginous fish! Related to sharks w/wings for hovering & flying over the seafloor & a long, whiplike tail for steering. We see them during ROV dives, burrowed into the sediment, utterly still until they can ambush their next meal.
235m #Taleof2Canyons
235m #Taleof2Canyons
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Skating into the weekend . . . like a cartilaginous fish! Related to sharks w/wings for hovering & flying over the seafloor & a long, whiplike tail for steering. We see them during ROV dives, burrowed into the sediment, utterly still until they can ambush their next meal.
235m #Taleof2Canyons
235m #Taleof2Canyons
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[New Paper] Two shrimp species, Rimicaris loihi and R. cambonae, live side by side at hydrothermal vents — yet remain genetically distinct. Our genomic data and decadal sampling reveal insights on their demography and speciation!
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
October 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
[New Paper] Two shrimp species, Rimicaris loihi and R. cambonae, live side by side at hydrothermal vents — yet remain genetically distinct. Our genomic data and decadal sampling reveal insights on their demography and speciation!
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Out now in Molecular Ecology, OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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New research from our lab documents important drought impacts on desert bird communities in the SW United States 🌎🐦
25 years of bird data across the Mojave & Sonoran deserts, show drought drives clear declines in bird abundance & species richness.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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25 years of bird data across the Mojave & Sonoran deserts, show drought drives clear declines in bird abundance & species richness.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Increased drought drives avian community declines in the warm deserts of the United States
The frequencies, intensities, and durations of extreme weather are increasing under climate change, furthering biodiversity loss. In the Southwestern …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New research from our lab documents important drought impacts on desert bird communities in the SW United States 🌎🐦
25 years of bird data across the Mojave & Sonoran deserts, show drought drives clear declines in bird abundance & species richness.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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25 years of bird data across the Mojave & Sonoran deserts, show drought drives clear declines in bird abundance & species richness.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New PhD Studentship Opportunity!
Work with @exeter.ac.uk and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on this exciting project. The programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
@uniexecec.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @sarahenelms.bsky.social
Work with @exeter.ac.uk and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on this exciting project. The programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
@uniexecec.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @sarahenelms.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New PhD Studentship Opportunity!
Work with @exeter.ac.uk and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on this exciting project. The programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
@uniexecec.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @sarahenelms.bsky.social
Work with @exeter.ac.uk and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on this exciting project. The programme offers 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers.
@uniexecec.bsky.social @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @sarahenelms.bsky.social
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We are advertising a 28-mo postdoc on hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ University College Cork, @ucc.ie 🇮🇪🇪🇺. Ref no 087274.
EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We are advertising a 28-mo postdoc on hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ University College Cork, @ucc.ie 🇮🇪🇪🇺. Ref no 087274.
EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
EU & @marineinst.bsky.social funded BLUESHORES Project. State date: 1st Sept 2025. Salary: €45,847–€52,339. 🌱🌊🦀🐌
See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
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When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A sea star, despite a friendly-sounding name, is a carnivore that envelops prey—expelling a cardiac stomach from the center of its body to engulf & dissolve its meal into a gastric soup. Read full caption & @echinoblog.bsky.social paper on sea star predation here: www.instagram.com/reel/DKcp9OB...
June 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A sea star, despite a friendly-sounding name, is a carnivore that envelops prey—expelling a cardiac stomach from the center of its body to engulf & dissolve its meal into a gastric soup. Read full caption & @echinoblog.bsky.social paper on sea star predation here: www.instagram.com/reel/DKcp9OB...
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Dr Thomas Murphy, @plymuni.bsky.social has written for @uk.theconversation.com about the most effective and sustainable ways to meet the growing demand for more forests.🍁🌍
theconversation.com/how-to-creat...
theconversation.com/how-to-creat...
How to create a thriving forest, not box-checking ‘tree cover’
The UK is set to plant 20 million trees to form a new ‘national forest’ in the west of England.
theconversation.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Dr Thomas Murphy, @plymuni.bsky.social has written for @uk.theconversation.com about the most effective and sustainable ways to meet the growing demand for more forests.🍁🌍
theconversation.com/how-to-creat...
theconversation.com/how-to-creat...
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📢 a neat news piece from @respublications.bsky.social
#RESEcolEnt about the @alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led global #meta-analysis of #elevation & #biodiversity for #beetle #Coleoptera families.
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/do-beet...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/een....
📢 a neat news piece from @respublications.bsky.social
#RESEcolEnt about the @alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led global #meta-analysis of #elevation & #biodiversity for #beetle #Coleoptera families.
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/do-beet...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/een....
Do beetle families show a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation? - Journal Highlight - Royal Entomological Society
Do beetle families show a common pattern of taxon or phylogenetic diversity across elevation? First published: 16 April 2025 A recent review article by Alexandre M. M. C. Loureiro and M. Alex Smith i...
www.royensoc.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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📢 a neat news piece from @respublications.bsky.social
#RESEcolEnt about the @alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led global #meta-analysis of #elevation & #biodiversity for #beetle #Coleoptera families.
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/do-beet...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/een....
📢 a neat news piece from @respublications.bsky.social
#RESEcolEnt about the @alexandreloureiro.bsky.social led global #meta-analysis of #elevation & #biodiversity for #beetle #Coleoptera families.
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/do-beet...
Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/een....
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What an honour, thank you 👍❤️👍❤️
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New paper led by Jose Fernandez-Triana of #CNC, builds on decades of Janzen & Hallwachs #ACG @gdfcf.bsky.social collections;
A description of 102 new species of the #parasitoid #wasp genus #Dolichogenidea in @zookeys.pensoft.net including this 1 for @rpuschen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
New paper led by Jose Fernandez-Triana of #CNC, builds on decades of Janzen & Hallwachs #ACG @gdfcf.bsky.social collections;
A description of 102 new species of the #parasitoid #wasp genus #Dolichogenidea in @zookeys.pensoft.net including this 1 for @rpuschen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
May 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What an honour, thank you 👍❤️👍❤️
Mangrove Comeback: Restoring West Africa’s Coast
Our new paper shows how hydrological repair and invasive grass removal successfully restored degraded mangrove communities in Benin achieving 90% survival over 2 years
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#mangroves #restoration #climateaction
Our new paper shows how hydrological repair and invasive grass removal successfully restored degraded mangrove communities in Benin achieving 90% survival over 2 years
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#mangroves #restoration #climateaction
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Mangrove Comeback: Restoring West Africa’s Coast
Our new paper shows how hydrological repair and invasive grass removal successfully restored degraded mangrove communities in Benin achieving 90% survival over 2 years
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#mangroves #restoration #climateaction
Our new paper shows how hydrological repair and invasive grass removal successfully restored degraded mangrove communities in Benin achieving 90% survival over 2 years
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#mangroves #restoration #climateaction
What an honour, thank you 👍❤️👍❤️
🧪
New paper led by Jose Fernandez-Triana of #CNC, builds on decades of Janzen & Hallwachs #ACG @gdfcf.bsky.social collections;
A description of 102 new species of the #parasitoid #wasp genus #Dolichogenidea in @zookeys.pensoft.net including this 1 for @rpuschen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
New paper led by Jose Fernandez-Triana of #CNC, builds on decades of Janzen & Hallwachs #ACG @gdfcf.bsky.social collections;
A description of 102 new species of the #parasitoid #wasp genus #Dolichogenidea in @zookeys.pensoft.net including this 1 for @rpuschen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.3897/zook...
May 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What an honour, thank you 👍❤️👍❤️
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From undergraduate thesis to published paper 📑 🦈
“Future climate-driven habitat loss and range shift of the Critically Endangered whitefin swellshark (Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)”
🔗 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
#climatechange #sharks #UniversityofPlymouth #SharkResearch #SharkConservation #JCU
“Future climate-driven habitat loss and range shift of the Critically Endangered whitefin swellshark (Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)”
🔗 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
#climatechange #sharks #UniversityofPlymouth #SharkResearch #SharkConservation #JCU
Future climate-driven habitat loss and range shift of the Critically Endangered whitefin swellshark (Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)
Climate change is driving many species to shift their geographical ranges poleward to maintain their environmental niche. However, for endemic species with restricted ranges, like the Critically Endan...
doi.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
From undergraduate thesis to published paper 📑 🦈
“Future climate-driven habitat loss and range shift of the Critically Endangered whitefin swellshark (Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)”
🔗 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
#climatechange #sharks #UniversityofPlymouth #SharkResearch #SharkConservation #JCU
“Future climate-driven habitat loss and range shift of the Critically Endangered whitefin swellshark (Cephaloscyllium albipinnum)”
🔗 doi.org/10.7717/peer...
#climatechange #sharks #UniversityofPlymouth #SharkResearch #SharkConservation #JCU
2nd year #marinebiology students learning how to identify #plymouth sound marine organisms 👍❤️@plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
2nd year #marinebiology students learning how to identify #plymouth sound marine organisms 👍❤️@plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social
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New PhD opportunity with me, Mirjam Schilling
@aphapublichealth.bsky.social and Klara Wanelik at U. Surrey
This project will use metagenomics to study fox microbiome dynamics 🦊 and investigate their potential to act as sentinels of disease spread.
t.co/FdjT15LgLf
@aphapublichealth.bsky.social and Klara Wanelik at U. Surrey
This project will use metagenomics to study fox microbiome dynamics 🦊 and investigate their potential to act as sentinels of disease spread.
t.co/FdjT15LgLf
January 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New PhD opportunity with me, Mirjam Schilling
@aphapublichealth.bsky.social and Klara Wanelik at U. Surrey
This project will use metagenomics to study fox microbiome dynamics 🦊 and investigate their potential to act as sentinels of disease spread.
t.co/FdjT15LgLf
@aphapublichealth.bsky.social and Klara Wanelik at U. Surrey
This project will use metagenomics to study fox microbiome dynamics 🦊 and investigate their potential to act as sentinels of disease spread.
t.co/FdjT15LgLf
Reposted by Rob Puschendorf
Bird flu causes deaths of cats and zoo animals as virus spreads in US
->Fox News | #BirdFlu #Pandemic #Virus | More info from EcoSearch
->Fox News | #BirdFlu #Pandemic #Virus | More info from EcoSearch
Bird flu causes deaths of cats and zoo animals as virus spreads in US
Just days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new order that all raw (unpasteurized) milk must be tested for bird flu, reports have emerged of animals dying of the virus. In Los Angeles County, the public health...
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