@FunkyAnt

Ecologist - particularly fond of ants, savannas and cold beer (preferably at the same time). She/her

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Joined August 2013
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Enough. I am moving. Please find me!
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Online now: Fragmentation in patchy ecosystems: a call for a functional approach dlvr.it/TG3KDr
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Watercolour , on hot press paper, of eucalyptus leaves collected this morning as usual by Pat during our walk at sunrise. #aquarell #botanicalart #natureart #watercolor #contemporaryart
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This.
Cait O'Ryan@_CaitlinORyan18 Oct 2024
The response to this poem across all platforms has blown me away. Thank you to everyone for sharing and for your kind words. The fact it has resonated with so many people is incredibly moving. So much love ❤️❤️❤️
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🚨ANOTHER JOB ALERT!🚨 Love insect physiology and how it links to species coexistence in wild places? Come and work with me, @cjanion, @RebeccaASenior and @andrewbdavies at @UCT_news! 🐜🐜🐜❄️🔥 This is our second ant-facing postdoc funded by @HFSP. Please share and apply!
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Amazing opportunity with a fabulous team. #highlyrecommended
Tom Rhys Bishop@TomRBishop9 Oct 2024
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Interested in how the microclimate mediates the coexistence of species rich insect communities? Us too! Come and work @CUBiosciences with me, @andrewbdavies, @cjanion and @RebeccaASenior on our @HFSP funded project. Full advert: bit.ly/CardiffAntJob
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Tom Fayle@tomfayle9 Oct 2024
Exciting postdoc opportunity to work in the @TomRBishop lab on ants, microclimate and mountains! krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGne…. Deadline 27th October.
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Join us in Liverpool for #BES2024! With over 1000 ecologists from across the world, our annual meeting is a place where you can: 💡Hear the latest research 🧠Deepen your understanding of current issues 🤝catch up with colleagues & make new connections britishecologicalsociety.org…
Abstract submission and earlybird registration now open

ALT Abstract submission and earlybird registration now open

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Very proud of Mary's brilliant PhD!
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@ICC12 Jul 2024
End of an era. Thank you, Jimmy Anderson 👏 #WTC25 #ENGvWI
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I’m kicking off #TheFunWeHad blog tour & this sensitively written picture book is a must for any child who has experienced loss. A really beautiful tale of the comfort memories bring ❤️ @simonkids_UK @ellen_abernethy @SamUsherBooks @CharissaEmily checkemoutbooks.wordpress.co…
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Yay!!! Today’s sunshine matches my mood. #ToriesAreOut
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Insect & soil sampling, coffee picking & tasting, beautiful savannas. Must be #Kenya with @Bjorn_Matthies and Jonny Timperley.
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Agroforestry vs conventional Agriculture
James Bullock@JMBecologist28 Jun 2024
Poor use of counterfactuals can lead to complacency in conservation A minor improvement from very low biodiversity appears proportionately large But can be tiny compared to what has been lost
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JOB ALERT - UK biodiversity and nature recovery. We're hiring a postdoc with natural history skills (or someone with equivalent experience) for a new fieldwork-focused project on nature recovery near Oxford. Closes 25th June. Please retweet! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
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Historian @DavidOlusoga on inequality, the key challenge facing the next UK government after July’s election.
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Ooo, yes please!
Tom Rhys Bishop@TomRBishop24 May 2024
This is going to be a great project! Two more postdocs to be advertised soon based in Cardiff and Cape Town focussing on ants. Apply and spread widely please!
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The world’s wild savannas may be doomed - and “Our fetish for trees is biological vandalism,” says William Bond. dailymaverick.co.za/article/…

Biological vandalism— the world’s wild savannas may be doomed, but few pay attention

Trees are on steroids. It’s bad news for grasslands which cover a fifth of the planet – and the creatures they support.

dailymaverick.co.za
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Termites vs microbes in a mesic savanna. Great work from Kath Bunney. Thanks to @royalsociety for funding.
Wayne Twine@WayneTwine9 May 2024
Quantifying the role of termite decomposition in a mesic savanna - Bunney - Biotropica - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Quantifying the role of termite decomposition in a mesic savanna

Savanna ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate and land-use changes yet lack precise assessments of carbon cycling. In a large-scale termite suppression experiment, we found that termites...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Highly recommended lab!
Andrew Davies@andrewbdavies7 May 2024
‼️ Postdoc position on animal-landscape interactions using #UAV-#LiDAR available in my lab @HarvardOEB! ‼️academicpositions.harvard.ed…
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