Molecular ecologist, founder of @NatureMetrics, rower & former jungle explorer. All-round fan of rivers.
London, England
Joined March 2012
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Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas extraction?
@C4Ciaran digs deeper into Rishi Sunak’s decision to grant new North Sea oil and gas licences.
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Swift bricks (which accommodate space for swifts to nest in the side of buildings) should be mandatory in every new building. Such an easy win. theguardian.com/environment/…
Kat Bruce retweeted
This is a remarkable piece.
3 scientists who study forest fungal networks look at how the idea of the wood-wide-web caught on, fueled by unchecked claims, credulous reporting, and confirmation bias - including their own. @undarkmag
HT @GabrielPopkin
undark.org/2023/05/25/where-…
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Just as @DanSadd42 left we got our first lot of data back from @NatureMetrics - appropriate photo given we have everything from Elephant seal to zooplankton in our #eDNA output! 🧬🦭
🌊🐠So long, & thanks for all the fish (& other sea life)! Volunteer, @DanSadd42, has sadly left the #FalklandIslands. His stellar work on the #eDNA species list - 2265 marine species and counting (sponges pending!) - is unparalleled. Best of luck in your new job! 🌊
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Ever seen a Flound trying to surf? Now you have.
🔗: instagram.com/reel/CrQQqSUOv…
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Our first paper on airborne #eDNA for applied ecology - roost monitoring for #bats ! A model of how species at risk could be tracked using non-invasive air samples. With @NatureMetrics, @Nancy_Bat and led by Nina Garrett. peerj.com/articles/14772/
Kat Bruce retweeted
Is THIS civilisation finished? Looks like it. But what comes next? That’s where you come in…
My new short film OUT OF THE ASHES, written by me & @frannyarmstrong and directed by @ageofstupid animation director Martyn Pick.
Please watch and RT!
#Climate #Cop27 #RealityCheck
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This is so bitterly disappointing, and stinks of pathetic, "can't do" lobbying by a sector that's had 30 years to prepare
I sometimes wonder if the UK Horticulture sector is one of the least innovative, most dinosaur-like sectors in existence
wildlifetrusts.org/news/uk-g…
Kat Bruce retweeted
This is also a plan for our survival. The best scientists from across the globe have come together to tell us what to do to turn this around. Our mission is clear, act now and the prize is a future on a restored planet earth. The solutions are here. Our job is to deploy them 🤷🏻♀️
Kat Bruce retweeted
And here's another key finding - conserving remaining ecosystems has more mitigation potential than wind power, and almost as much as solar
Given everything else ecosystems do for us beyond climate mitigation, their conservation should be an absolute global priority
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"I have to convict you... You should feel guilty for nothing." A truly extraordinary summation from Judge Wilkinson in this Just Stop Oil case juststopoil.org/2023/02/16/y…
Looking for recommendations of where to go for commemorative #rowing blade painting... Does anyone know of someone who does this in #Oxford?
#gbrowchallenge
Anyone tested effect on microbial community of storing soil samples at -20C for 6 mo+ prior to #metabarcoding?
Kat Bruce retweeted
This is pretty exciting. Portugal has agreed to write off €12m of debt to Cape Verde. In exchange, the West African archipelago will put the money in a climate & environment fund to invest in the energy transition and prepare for impacts.
climatechangenews.com/2023/0…
Kat Bruce retweeted
So, for no particular reason, I asked an AI ChatBot to write a train cancellation announcement in the style of the Book of Revelation...
Awesome PhD opportunity with @TomPowly @GSI_Exeter on #biodiversity tipping points & links to business. Topical and urgent
#PhDposition #nature #businessandbiodiversity #naturepositive @CatyB89231016 @intaconnected
An innovative #studentship #opportunity: "A principal goal of the RENEW Studentships programme is to create a new generation of #interdisciplinary, solutions-focussed #researchers." Follow the link for application details. exeter.ac.uk/study/funding/a… #PhD #Biodiversity #academia
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Fossil fuel interests dominated at #COP27.
But #COP15 was different.
Hundreds of companies drowned out negative lobbying and urged negotiators to deliver strong regulations to halt #biodiversity loss. And the result was epic! @BfNCoalition @CapsCoalition reuters.com/business/sustain…
