Francesca Ridley

Postdoc Research Associate in @ModEviPol at Newcastle University working on geospatial approaches for threats-focused conservation strategies

[Francesca Ridley @fa_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 🧵).

[CEE 🦋 @envevidence.bsky.social @EnvEvidence]

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.

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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

[Garima Gupta @g_gupta2]

It’s @fa_ridley presenting her work on how she extended the use of STAR metrics to Freshwater Species at @ICCB2023 @Society4ConBio conference
#globalbiodiversityframework #ICCB2023

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

@ava_waine @NorthumbrianH2O @CheckCleanDryGB 👏👏👏👏👏

[Auke-Florian @AukeFlorian]

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. 🧵

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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

[Moreno Di Marco (m-dimarco.bsky.social) @m_dimarco]

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
🐸🐦🦋🐟🐅🦎
https://t.co/L1HDrfEMiv

Thread 🧵 below ⬇️

[Dr ZP (she/her) @ZarahPattison]

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
https://t.co/pt9p2h2FCM

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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

[Francesca Ridley @fa_ridley]

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?

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

Literature review is one of the most time-consuming parts of any research project.

Here's a simple workflow that will make you literature review faster and easier.

You can master this workflow in 10min.

[Giles Budge @GilesBudge]

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

[Prof Julia Steinberger @JKSteinberger]

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
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[National Geographic @NatGeo]

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 https://t.co/HClnHvnbxy

[TRAFFIC @TRAFFIC_WLTrade]

📢#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: https://t.co/Puk7zjt7bH

📍Cambridge, UK
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[Red List of Ecosystems @redlisteco]

📢 Just released

@IUCNssc guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence : first edition

More info and access here
👇
https://t.co/UKJd5h9hhk
#HWC2023 #wildlife
via @IUCN

[Ash Simkins @ashsimkins]

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
https://t.co/fYhi3vRNcP
See🧵below.

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[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

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'
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