Amateur naturalist and biological recorder, lecturer in Zoology and MSc student in Bio Rec at MMU
Norwich, UK
Joined January 2020
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Start of the FWAG landscapes conference, intriguing set up with headphones, but working well so far. Some great talks lined up! Feel free to say hi, and question some of my students if you see them 😀 @NorfolkFWAG #landscapes #conference #research
We tried to look for Freshwater inverts at the new @NorfolkWT Sweet Briar marsh but didn't get very far! Not expected at all.
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Are you a Farmer Cluster group looking to monitor flower-visiting insects? The new @PoMScheme Projects feature allows data from the #FITcount app to be linked to your project to track local change alongside national trends ukpoms.org.uk/poms-projects
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It’s that time of year. @GaywoodRiver would like to hear from anyone interested in taking part in a HUGE #bioblitz around the #Gaywood catchment. Pls RT @NorfolkNats @N_Rivers_Trust @TwyfordRising @Jo_the_botanist @frogsatuea @RiversandPeople @EcologyRivers @jonahtosney – at Grimston, England
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Moth-trappers: here’s a chance to put your by-catch to good use. I’m doing this and already have a few ichneumons ready to send off. There are loads of moth-trappers in East Norfolk among my followers - who’s going to help fill that glaring gap on the map?
I'm looking for a few more moth trappers who would be happy to help collect parasitoid wasps 🐝🦋 as part of my PhD (equipment and postage provided). Especially looking for people in the unfilled vice-counties and Northern Ireland! @BroadGavin @WaspWoman Message me for more info
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🚨TICKETS AVAILABLE 🚨
Sci Comms East returns with its annual training conference on Sat 20 April 2024! Perfect for anyone looking to develop their communication and engagement skills for @NorwichSciFest
Tickets can be booked here: norwichsciencefestival.co.uk…
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Important job here and a superb opportunity for someone
Vacancy - Biodiversity Data Manager (NBN Atlas)
Can you picture yourself leading the strategic development of the UK’s national biodiversity data repository, the NBN Atlas?
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Closes: 15 February
More: ow.ly/4bJS50QuL4w
Photo: Sheila Lodey
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📢🌱We are seeking opinions from both members of the public and landowners on expanding #AccessToNature in England.
Please help us by sharing this ~10min survey with family, friends, or contacts who are landowners &/ work for landowning organizations
bit.ly/48HS8L4
ALT Take our survey on balancing the needs of landowners and conservationists with public access to nature in England | Background image: A winding path through autumnal woodlands with red and orange leaves falling from the trees | British Ecological Society
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📣Attention.
@NorfolkCC @NorfolkTories
It's important to clarify some misinformation regarding the rare barbastelle bats and other wildlife.
The fact is, there are NO known mitigation measures that can guarantee their survival.
Let's not be misled by false claims.
Let's stay informed and ensure we protect our precious wildlife
🦇🌱 #FactsMatter #WildlifeProtection #StayInformed
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Landscape-scale species monitoring of agri-environment schemes: LandSpAES baseline report now published, testing agri-env management at local and landscape scales
1358 species of butterflies, moths, pollinators, birds & bats recorded over 4 years at 54 survey squares 🦋🦇🐦⬛🐝
ALT Infographic with snapshot of results from monitoring of agri-environment schemes
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For anyone interested in field DNA sequencing with Bento Lab and Oxford @nanopore MinION, this excellent and extremely detailed review of in-situ sequencing with portable equipment is a very good place to start:
Pomerantz et al. (2022). Rapid in situ identification of biological specimens via DNA amplicon sequencing using miniaturized laboratory equipment. Nature Protocols, 17(6), 1415-1443.
researchgate.net/publication…
And if you want even more insights into the possibilities and practicalities of Bento Lab and MinION field sequencing workflows, check out our Stories pages to find out what leading researchers have been doing with portable field labs around the world:
bento.bio/stories/
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Thanks @FionaMK8! This guide has details on pollinator-friendly mowing, including 6 week 'short-flowering' meadows & cut and lift once a year 'long-flowering' meadows: tinyurl.com/2xjdmwkt
Cass Barrett 🐝🪲🌸🧬 retweeted
Invasive Species have HUGE impacts #ipbes10
✨60% of recorded extinctions are due at least in part to invasive species
✨Known costs are annually in the U$D billions, but likely in the trillions
✨Costs are increasing 4X per decade
✨Invasions have deep impact on quality of life
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I am so excited to be sharing the findings of this assessment with you all - such an incredible 4 years working with such an amazing team - thank you all @UK_CEH
A global collaboration! 🌍
86 Authors from 49 countries undertook @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment over more than 4 years.
Explore the latest evidence in the report.
📅 Planned media launch: 4 Sep - after #IPBES10
➡️ Tune in ⤵️
bit.ly/IASWebcast
Cass Barrett 🐝🪲🌸🧬 retweeted
Do you know a kid interested in nature, science, or natural history museums? @meganbarkdull_ @ColleenEcology @MoniquePipkin and I wrote a fun paper for @FrontiersIn Young Minds titled "Natural History Collections: What Are They and Why Do We Need Them?"
kids.frontiersin.org/article…
ALT Figure 3 from the publication showing: Three distinct aspects of natural history collections. First, scientists use natural history collections to help with research. Second, the public interacts with natural history collections through museum exhibits, to learn more about biodiversity. Third, you can help collections yourself, by collecting and donating specimens, or volunteering online (Figure credit: Charlotte Welker Holden)!
Shout out to researchers/the scientific community in ecology, Conservation, Zoology that have worked with people outside of science. I'm running a sci comms module and want to arrange a speaker to workshop for how you conduct research with non-academics 😀🦊🐬🦑🐅🐐🦎🐝🪻🌾🌲🪺🕷
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A new meta-analysis by @MaximumInsect et al. shows that non-native ants drive severe diversity declines in animal communities around the world: doi.org/10.1111/icad.12672
#OpenAccess #Biodiversity #Formicidae @JordanCuff
Cass Barrett 🐝🪲🌸🧬 retweeted
Attention teachers! Want to bring the wonders of nature into your classroom? Sign up for BES Encounters and unlock a world of ecological learning opportunities. 🌿
#BESEncounters #NatureEducation #TeachersOfTwitter
NVC and Phase 1 training with @mark_duffell and John Handley at Ruewood Pastures for @MMUBioRecs @PrestonMontford never have I looked at one site in this detail - Mark's influence as a botanist is the worst for us animal people 😂😂🌾🌿☘️🌱
