Vinni
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Vinni
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PhD student | Researcher in conservation biology | Agroforests | Wildlife | Sustainable agriculture | Biodiversity monitoring
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Over 99% of the over 113 million tons of textiles the world produces today ends up burned or landfilled.

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www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/02/larg...
Large-scale recycling of modern textiles is now in sight
Fast fashion creates mountains of polyester-cotton textile waste—a new recycling method that separates and recycles the two materials could be what the industry needs.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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More excellent ice out there today. Some is curvy, some is spiky, all is thoroughly intriguing.

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February 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Vegetation changes over 19 years in Mediterranean landscapes: agricultural abandonment & tree colonization, with consequences on the fire regime.
jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2025/02/15/v...

Vall d’Albaida, Valencia, Spain
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February 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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One of my favorite thought experiments is to imagine what the Western Atlantic might look like if we still had monk seals and their predators.
The loss of megafauna over the last 50,000 years has caused ecological theories to be based on already-degraded ecosystems.

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.11134

#Megafauna #Coexistence #Megaherbivore #ShiftingBaselineSyndrome #CommunityEcology #LargeHerbivore
February 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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On this week's episode, Elise chats with Kylie Powers about all things Atlantic Guitarfish! Listen in to learn about Kylie's journey into graduate school, her career as a competitive swimmer, her passion for teaching, and more!

Main Point: Don't be afraid to try EVERYTHING!
February 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM