Chris Mackin

Lecturer in Ecology at Essex. Sussex PhD graduate in plant evolution & ecology. Plant-insect interactions. Views Own.

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

An epic-length interview in which I talk at length about insect declines and their solutions, pesticides, rewilding, societal collapse and more with @AaronBastani of @novaramedia
https://t.co/sPIBBYK3Av

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

As a scientist I can confirm this is utter nonsense !

[Conservatives @Conservatives]

NEW: Conservatives are safeguarding scientific research from the denial of biology and the steady creep of political correctness.

@michelledonelan announces plans to depoliticise science at #CPC23

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

This parliamentary term is on track to be by far the worst for living standards since the 1950s.

Typical working age household incomes are on course to be 4% lower in 2024-25 than they were in 2019-20.

Never in living memory have families got so much poorer over a parliament.

[Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc]

A front page for the history books.

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Back from teaching on an excellent tropical marine field course with @Uni_of_Essex in Baubau, Indonesia. Students loved diving on coral reefs, beach cleans and research projects! Lots of exciting sightings of sharks, rays, sea turtles, more sharks.. @EssexLifeSci @opwall

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Great to be part of this global project on plant-pollinator interactions and see it published. Looking forward to seeing how our dataset of interactions will be used in future! 🌷🦟

[Prof. Jeff Ollerton - @[email protected] @JeffOllerton]

During the #COVID19 #lockdown a group of pollination #ecologists from 15 countries collected data on plant & #pollinators in their own #gardens.
The resulting data set of 47,000 flower visits has just been published in @JPE12328968
Read more here:
https://t.co/G66JzmnQvQ
#bees

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

@Mikey_Whitehead we think it is unlikely due to tongue lengths.

Yes I spotted the wool carder bee mistake - probably just a typo in lieu of common carder bee.

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

It is nice to see our research on rapid evolution in Foxgloves is still being talked about (here in the Times' Nature Notes). Although is it too much to ask that they credit the authors for all our hard work?

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

For those interested, here is our paper: https://t.co/77G23w8MEl
@CalaCastellanos
@JuliP93

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Final day of a great ecology field course with @SussexUni students at Malham @FSCMalhamTarn

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Amazing to see the limestone pavement with @SussexUni students ! #MalhamFSC

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

We are at Malham Tarn nature reserve. Today students are comparing the grassland species composition in acidic and calcareous grasslands #FSCmalham

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Incredible to see Knepp Rewilding today with students ! @SussexUni @RewildingSussex @SussexLifeSci

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

this small island off the coast of Wales is the breeding site for a huge chunk of the world's Puffins and Manx Shearwater. Also home to the endemic Skomer vole!

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

Epic trip to skomer island today ! @SussexUni @SussexLifeSci

[Chris Mackin @EntoChris]

At Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire, for field trip with @SussexLifeSci students. This week we'll be looking for flora and fauna in rocky shores, salt marshes and sand dunes !