Mark Fisher
@selfwilledland.bsky.social
Advocate for unfettered wild nature
Watched my local moor for 17y after sheep grazing ceased & saw a gradient of return of tree species that depended on availability of seed sources & mode of distribution. Obvious that supplementary tree planting was needed for species lacking sources
www.self-willed-land.org.uk/articles/woo...
www.self-willed-land.org.uk/articles/woo...
Where have all the woodland flowers gone?
www.self-willed-land.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Watched my local moor for 17y after sheep grazing ceased & saw a gradient of return of tree species that depended on availability of seed sources & mode of distribution. Obvious that supplementary tree planting was needed for species lacking sources
www.self-willed-land.org.uk/articles/woo...
www.self-willed-land.org.uk/articles/woo...
.... and this
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Rewilding herbivores: too much or little of a good thing?
Large herbivores are important components of rewilding. However, populations can grow
fast: we predict that, where top-down control is insufficient, herbivores could undermine
long-term rewilding goal...
www.cell.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
.... and this
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
I would also add this
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally
A meta-analysis shows that stronger effects of herbivory at restored sites limit restoration success.
www.science.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I would also add this
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
The illustration on the book cover is of sea squirts (Ascidiacea) some of which midway left and right are star ascidians (Botryllus spp.). It comes from German biologist Ernst Haeckel's series Kunstformen der natur (Art Forms in Nature) (1899 and 1904) - see this page
archive.org/details/Kuns...
archive.org/details/Kuns...
Kunstformen der Natur : Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
statement of responsibility: von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel
archive.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The illustration on the book cover is of sea squirts (Ascidiacea) some of which midway left and right are star ascidians (Botryllus spp.). It comes from German biologist Ernst Haeckel's series Kunstformen der natur (Art Forms in Nature) (1899 and 1904) - see this page
archive.org/details/Kuns...
archive.org/details/Kuns...
Covered it on X - will post here
September 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Covered it on X - will post here