Francesca Ridley

#NewResearch finds gaps in the #ThreatMapping literature globally with implications for #species #conservation. Threat maps are maps of the spatial co-occurrence between species and threatening human activities. Of over 14,000 articles screened, here are some findings (a 🧵).

Check out our latest #PLainLanguageSummary! This #SystematicMap identified where human activities were harming wild species, as well as gaps in evidence across taxa, locations, and threats.

And breathe! Such a pleasure to present on this at #ICCB2023 - thanks Garima for the photo!

Beyond excited to join this impressive team @ICCB2023 in Kigali! I’ll be speaking on area of habitat mapping for freshwater species to extend the STAR metric - work done with @IUCN and @CCI_Cambridge - my initial involvement supported by @ONEPlanetDTP #ICCB2023

@ava_waine @NorthumbrianH2O @CheckCleanDryGB 👏👏👏👏👏

Really pleased that @NorthumbrianH2O are going to fund this project 😀 a great opportunity for public engagement and to prevent #invasive #species getting in to Kielder @CheckCleanDryGB

Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes! 🤯 Even for me as a nest researcher, these are the craziest bird nests I've ever seen. Today my paper came out on this rebellious behaviour. And it's like telling a joke... A thread. 🧵

@Evie_Jensen @SciencesNCL @DrBsZoology @marion_pfeifer @ecology_ncl @ModEviPol Green with envy over here! Have an amazing time all!

On our way to Limpopo province in South Africa for a @SciencesNCL field course! Teaching dream team with @DrBsZoology and @marion_pfeifer @ecology_ncl @ModEviPol

@altermatt_lab @josie_south @YanZhan04701782 @loic_pellissier @EawagResearch @UZH_Science @DNAquaNet @BES_AquaEco @usys_ethzh @ELE_ETHWSL @eDNAcollab @eDNAresources @ava_waine

Wanted: #eDNA Data and Collaborators!#RT #Global #meta-analysis to assess🐟#biodiversity patterns. We search #collaborators providing #fish #eDNA #datasets If interested in joining @altermatt_lab, @YanZhan04701782, @loic_pellissier & #XiaoweiZhang, read on & contact us! 🧵1/3

Do u spend time on #Facebook ? Do u like natural #photography? Then help #biodiversity monitoring! In this new paper led by the brilliant @shawan_c we show the potential of #Facebook data to reduce #biodiversity data gaps 🐸🐦🦋🐟🐅🦎 doi.org/10.1093/biosci… Thread 🧵 below ⬇️

Out today- open access: Synthesising 35 years of invasive non‑native species research in @BioInvasions! A huge amount of work and a great team effort from @UniofNewcastle @StirUni @ModEviPol @StirlingScience lead author @Em_A_Stevenson link.springer.com/article/10.100…

@sebdunnett @pilesofsquid Nice one, thanks! I’ll check that out

Lots of tweets lately pushing AI tools for lit reviews. My main questions are: how transparent is the process by which the AI selects the relevant papers? Could it be a part of a systematic process or contradict the work that’s been done to ⬆️transparency and ⬇️ bias in reviews?

Massive congratulations to @thearueco for a successful defence of her thesis today. Very proud of you well done 👏.

As floods & fires rise, oceans boil & ice melts, and "safe" temperatures are breached, something momentous just happened in the heart of the EU. No one has heard about it: journalists were present, but their editors refused to publish 🤯. 🧵, please RT. #BeyondGrowth2023 1/

The oldest bat skeletons in the world have been identified as a new species, helping scientists fill in the spotty fossil record of these flying mammals and providing new clues about how they evolved on.natgeo.com/3o6j0l9

📢#VACANCY: PROGRAMME COORDINATION OFFICER We're looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to support the monitoring & evaluation of our global programme and the annual work planning process. Sounds like you? Apply now: ow.ly/qvQI50NzUFS 📍Cambridge, UK 📆 16/04

📢 Just released @IUCNssc guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence : first edition More info and access here 👇 buff.ly/3G9oZvN #HWC2023 #wildlife via @IUCN

At least 80% of the most important areas for biodiversity on land contain infrastructure, and this is likely to increase! New paper from @BirdLife_Sci @wwf_uk @WWF @WWFNorge @Cambridge_Uni @ConservEvidence doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc… See🧵below. 1/12

This amazing figure from yesterday's #IPCC report shows the potential of different approaches to mitigate climate change It exposes two common misconceptions about 'natural climate solutions' 1/