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📢 6 new positions open for application within the fields of #macroecology, #ornithology, & #genomics at Villum Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity, UCPH. Application DEADLINE 31 July 2025. Read more about the positions application process: macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/six-…

Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions! macroecology.ku.dk/people/positio…

I publish today a new paper! has been great to work with Liz Willets and Sarah Whitmee on this piece on #biodiversity and #health journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

New paper in #ConservationBiology maps how well global protected areas align with key threats. The findings suggest a disconnect btw. current protection and where it's most urgently needed ⚠️ By @KpulidoCh, @jgeldmann & @Carsten_Rahbek. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

Satellite-observed mountain greening predicts genomic erosion in a grassland medicinal herb over half a century: Current Biology cell.com/current-biolog…

We can now predict the loss of genetic diversity—from space!!! This is the main breakthrough of our new paper, led by @spytheodor cell.com/current-biolog…

Phylogeography of introgression: Spatial and temporal analyses identify two introgression events between brown and American black bears 🐻🧬 nature.com/articles/s4143…

Not really a de-extinction, more like genetic editing of grey wolves…and not a solution to the biodiversity crisis english.elpais.com/science-tech/2… via @elpaisinenglish

📢 NEW PAPER on forest #biodiversity: "Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests" 🌳by Burascanno et al., incl. Assoc. Professor @HeilmannClausen. @ElsevierConnect sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢NEW PAPER in @RSocPublishing on the genomic erosion of the Regent Honeyeater highlights the need for targeted conservation efforts and genetic monitoring 🐦 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… @Noguesbravo @HannahOish @Globe_UCPH

A Survey of Mammal and Fish Genetic Diversity Across the Global Protected Area Network conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Limited and biased global conservation funding means most threatened species remain unsupported | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Our paper with @juliapgjones, Hannah Wauchope, and Paul Ferraro out in @Nature on "Causal claims, causal assumptions and protected area impact" responding to a paper by Brodie et al. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Professor @KRichardsonC receives the 2025 AWS Planet Earth Award for her contributions in science and science-policy, incl her role as one of the main architects behind the #PlanetaryBoundaries framework 🌎 Read more: macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/kath…

Re-evaluation of current conservation approaches and new strategies are needed to maintain global #biodiversity at the genetic level to safeguard the genetic species resilience of life on Earth says @Noguesbravo & @Carsten_Rahbek in @Nature🧬👇 nature.com/articles/d4158…

We publish a new paper discussing the loss of genetic diversity loss and how to conserve it @Macroecology @Carsten_Rahbek @Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

📢 Postdoc position on fungal biodiversity, citizen science, & conservation effectiveness supvervised by @HeilmannClausen @Globe_UCPH. Read more and apply no later than 18 March 2025: employment.ku.dk/faculty?show=1…

Reframing Formalin: A Molecular Opportunity Enabling Historical Epigenomics and Retrospective Gene Expression Studies 🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

Redlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Pangenome graphs and their applications in biodiversity genomics doi.org/10.1038/s41588…