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Jonathan Marshall
@stupidistgit.bsky.social
Likes: many things including freshwater science, MUFC, proper cricket, vintage and classic cars, vintage radiator badges, art deco, birds*, fairness

Dislikes: unfairness, the sea (so salty…), Liverpool FC, *crimson rosellas, T20, developers
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🌿 New Research 🌊

Journal of Quaternary Science

DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3677

A suite of methods reveals that over 1600 years Eighteen Mile Swamp underwent complex shifts between estuarine and freshwater phases driven by climate and groundwater.

#Wetlands #ClimateChange #Paleoecology #Conservation
Local clouds this afternoon sorting themselves out, pulling themselves together, getting themselves in line.
July 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Alright I have a question for *all of you*, esp for those of you who are not into environment stuff.

When you think about planting native plants in the area you control, what *prevents* you from taking that action? These could be emotional, financial, practical, anything.

RTs appreciated here.
June 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This is so amazing. Please watch and share widely.
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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... This ongoing process of biodiversity homogenization & erosion is being driven by invasions, in synergy with habitat alteration and other anthropogenic stressors. It is an insidious form of global change.
May 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Coming to the end of a fantastic week assisting with bankside respirometry experiments on fish at the Condamine River. This is part of the ARC Linkage “Hot Place Hypoxia” project to better understand and model risks of fish kills in dryland rivers.
May 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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I support this nomination
Hi Australian Researchers. I have a plan. Let's thank the amazing @arc-tracker.bsky.social for a decade of selfless work by nominating them for a Eureka Prize (Leadership in science). Are you with me? If so, repost this. Please also reply and state your support for this quest. We can do this people.
February 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Some male Australian native bees hanging out down the park
January 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Rakali!
Saw this lovely Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster), a native Australian aquatic rodent, in my local creek this morning. It’s so good they are thriving in suburban Brisbane. I see them often here
#Rakali
January 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM

🌿 New Research 🌊

Journal of Quaternary Science

DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3677

A suite of methods reveals that over 1600 years Eighteen Mile Swamp underwent complex shifts between estuarine and freshwater phases driven by climate and groundwater.

#Wetlands #ClimateChange #Paleoecology #Conservation
December 28, 2024 at 12:21 AM
After a week of rain and leaden skys the Brisbane butterflies are rejoicing in the morning sunshine
December 20, 2024 at 11:08 PM
December 16, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Three types of fungi and a carpet of fallen lillypilly fruit after a day of heavy rain in Brisbane yesterday
December 1, 2024 at 1:38 AM
A charming family of three Pale-headed Rosellas in my garden this morning
December 1, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Reposted by Jonathan Marshall
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM