David N. Thomas

Network analysis can provide useful insights for building resilience in social-ecological systems - Ambio Communities across the world need resilience to adapt to changing circumstances. In this paper, we blend focus group work and network analysis to assess adaptive capacities and potential resilience, i...

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Network analysis can provide useful insights for building resilience in social-ecological systems

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Environmental history determines forest habitat network functionality: The need for landscape planning in Sweden - Ambio Harvesting naturally dynamic forests causes losses of habitat quality and functional connectivity. Focusing on Sweden as a case study of high-yield rotation forestry, we provide analyses supporting sp...

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Environmental history determines forest habitat network functionality: The need for landscape planning in Sweden

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How do European citizens prioritize environment and climate issues? The role of the value “Respect for the planet” in combination with education and cultural background - Ambio This study investigates whether citizens’ support of environment and climate policies can be stimulated by targeting their relationship to Planet Earth, using “Respect for the planet” as a political v...

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How do European citizens prioritize environment and climate issues? The role of the value “Respect for the planet” in combination with education and cultural background

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Value pluralism supports portfolio approaches in conservation - Ambio Portfolio approaches have gained support in conservation as they offer advantages similar to well-balanced investment portfolios. In this essay, we argue there are also ethical reasons to support port...

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Value pluralism supports portfolio approaches in conservation

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Looking beneath the scales: Does local ecological knowledge and environmental values better inform conservation of cryptic species? - Ambio Local ecological knowledge is acknowledged to be a valuable source of information about wildlife; however, it is not clear whether it can be mobilized appropriately for wildlife conservation. Using pa...

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Looking beneath the scales: Does local ecological knowledge and environmental values better inform conservation of cryptic species?

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Giant multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes in marine sediments
#microbiology #prokaryotes #MicroSky
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...

😏 A first for me in 24 years - It was me who reminded my wife it was our wedding anniversary this weekend 😀

Ailing "Megaberg" Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life - NASA Science As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.

After a 40-plus-year journey, 'megaberg' meltwater is fuelling blooms of microscopic phytoplankton, seen from space by @thenasaearth.bsky.social

🛰️ science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...

Morning #HeksinkiBikeCommute is brightening up

Morning #HeksinkiBikeCommute is brightening up

Idle Wednesday musing
I got this towel in 1978 and has been with me in school and a 40 year academic career….been on expeditions to Arctic and Antarctic
#towellongevity

Time series graph showing the Baltic Sea annual maximum ice extent in 1900-2026.

The sea ice extent in the Baltic Sea probably reached its maximum on 20 February 2026, when the extent was 181,000 km².

Based on the maximum, this was the most widespread ice cover in the Baltic Sea since 2011, and overall the 5th harshest ice winter in the 21st century.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Towel tribute). YouTube video by Froodlum

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ktg...

Idle Wednesday musing
I got this towel in 1978 and has been with me in school and a 40 year academic career….been on expeditions to Arctic and Antarctic
#towellongevity

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New academic position at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social posted just now: Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Quantitative Climate Dynamics flinders.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/flinde... #academicjobs #jobs

years of practice with Sêr Cymru for the NRN

a currant filled delight - something between a biscuit, scone and pancake

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Happy St David's Day
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A great excuse for a large plate of Welsh cakes :)

Just heard a stop-in-tracks" piece from comedian Rahul Subramanian

"I then went to London and visited the British Museum. There is nothing British in it.....they've just gone around the world shopping....collecting artifacts" 😀

Just heard a stop-in-tracks" piece from comedian Rahul Subramanian

"I then went to London and visited the British Museum. There is nothing British in it.....they've just gone around the world shopping....collecting artifacts" 😀

Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience - npj Climate Action npj Climate Action - Assessing claims of counterproductivity of Just Stop Oil’s civil disobedience

Do disruptive climate protests alienate the public?

New study: examined the case of Just Stop Oil using media analysis + survey data.

Key finding: attention surged, Net Zero support held, and oil and gas licensing moved up the political agenda…backlash overstated.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Meeting in the city & so no bike 😃

Very slow …..what the pic didnt show was the freezing rain that dominated yesterday late afternoon and evening - treacherous cycling in places 😃

Not a great start to the evening #HelsinkiBikeConmute 😱😃

The ABC of mobility
Compares main modes of mobility in 800 cities in 61 countries:

"Active mobility" (bikes, walking, skateboards, scooters)
vs
Public transport
vs
cars

Open access link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Longest streak of ice days (days with maximum temperature below 0°C) for each winter year at the Helsinki Kaisaniemi weather station.

Today, after 37 days, the temperature will rise above 0°C again in Helsinki. 🌡️📈

This is the longest continuous streak of frost since the winter of 2009-2010 (59 days).

Freshwater biodiversity in a rapidly changing Arctic: An expert horizon scan of key research questions - Ambio Arctic freshwater biodiversity is rapidly changing due to climate warming, resource extraction, infrastructure development, and landscape transformation. To improve understanding, predict future respo...

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Freshwater biodiversity in a rapidly changing Arctic: An expert horizon scan of key research questions

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

High-integrity forest carbon credits: Assessing equity and governance deficits in Colombia’s voluntary carbon market - Ambio Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are crucial yet complex mechanisms for forest conservation, particularly in highly biodiverse regions. This study investigates the rapid expansion of carbon forestry pr...

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High-integrity forest carbon credits: Assessing equity and governance deficits in Colombia’s voluntary carbon market

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Adapting the social practice of beekeeping to a changing climate - Ambio Beekeeping offers a lens to study climate change, linking ecological dynamics with cultural practices, technologies, and livelihoods. While ecological impacts on bees and pollination are well studied,...

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Adapting the social practice of beekeeping to a changing climate

Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The ABC of mobility
Compares main modes of mobility in 800 cities in 61 countries:

"Active mobility" (bikes, walking, skateboards, scooters)
vs
Public transport
vs
cars

Open access link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...