Rachel Paterson

🌊💧 Spotlight on marine and freshwater monitoring at #BioMonWeek26!
Are you working on eDNA, invasive alien species, habitats, or any of the many topics covered in our contributed sessions? Submit an abstract and bring your work to the European stage!
Explore the full programme: www.biomonweek.eu

Who will join us? #BioMonWeek - the new conference on European Biodiversity monitoring.

The IMPACT team looks forward to meeting you in Montpellier!

Submit your abstracts now as spots are filling quickly!
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Check out IMPACT's latest newsletter where we explore the role of parasites in environmental governance and society 👉 tinyurl.com/26ekb9rr

What is needed to improve our understanding of long-term trends in parasite infection and diversity? Integrating large-scale parasite monitoring programs with existing ecological monitoring projects, plus developing new scalable biomonitoring tools. Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1002/brv.... @biodiversa.eu

#IMPACT researcher Cyril Hammoud reveals long-term changes in wildlife parasites at the Belgian Society of Parasitology & Protistology Annual meeting. @biodiversa.eu

Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche 🇦🇷 hosted @rachelpatersonnz.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to share insights into how @biodiversa.eu #IMPACT monitors freshwater fish parasite biodiversity.

Threads of Trouble: The Story of Copiatestes and Our Manu by Dr. Jerusha Bennett YouTube video by Global Parasitologist Coalition

Huge thanks to Dr. Jerusha Bennett at the University of Otago @zoologyotago.bsky.social for the opportunity for us to create the animation of this incredible trematode parasite Copiatestes!! ❤️ Check out the video and learn more about the mysterious anklets on sea bird legs!

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"Conserving the forgotten" - @jabalbuena.bsky.social shares why IMPACT is relevant to the Neotropics. #XIIICOPANEO

<i>Forficuloecus pezopori</i> Parasites are a major part of biodiversity, but they spend most of their time hidden in plain sight. Even with some animals that have been k...

Crouching Parrot, Hidden Louse:
The Kyloring (Pezoporus flaviventris) is a critically endangered species of Australian parrot, and it is host to Forficuloecus pezopori - a species of louse which lives only on the Kyloring and nowhere else.
#Invertebrate 🧪
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Everything you always wanted to know about parasites and stable isotopes in one book chapter:
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From the new #openaccess book on Aquatic Parasitology, edited by @nicojsmit.bsky.social & ‪@berndsures.bsky.social
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Status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2025 The decline of the salmon continues. Norwegian salmon populations are at a historically low level, and the number of salmon returning from the sea to Norway in 2024 hit an all-time low. In fact, three...

The decline of salmon continues – Norwegian wild salmon is at a historic low.

A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:

vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...

Our latest newsletter profiles IMPACT's student members. Find out how they contribute to our understanding of parasite biodiversity here 👉 www.nina.no/english/IMPACT

Congratulations to NTNU Masters student Sara Lutro on a successful thesis exploring trophically transmitted parasites as indicators of resource use by sea trout 🐟 @grimsruddavidsen.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

Congratulations to #IMPACT students Vilde Normann and Steinar Grüner on their successful MSc defenses!

Integrating parasites into aquatic biodiversity monitoring? Cyril Hammoud (NIOZ) explains how #IMPACT will achieve this at the @biodiversa.eu Biodiversity Monitoring Science Fair, Barcelona

IMPACT gathered last week for our mid-term meeting. As our family grows, so too does the recognition of parasites in biodiversity. Watch this space for exciting developments!

Two jobs at a wonderful Zoo Dept at the University of Otago - a very high quality of life

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Aquatic Parasitology: Ecological and Environmental Concepts and Implications of Marine and Freshwater Parasites A unique open access collection on ecological and environmental parasitology in marine and freshwater. Covers climate change and parasite conservation.

The wait is over!! Our Open Access @springernature.com book on Aquatic Parasitology was just published! 23 Chapters, 202 illustrations & 662pp with everything you ever wanted to know about the amazing world of marine & freshwater parasites. @berndsures.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Want to know more about aquatic parasitology? For free? Check out the link below for online open access ⬇️

🧪🌍 #PhD

Funded PhD opportunity @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social to identify the effects of hydropower operations on functional biodiversity in 🇧🇻 lakes. Apply by 20 May.

🔗 Details:
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/75-phd-...

The Research Council will publish a new call in May with a budget of over 8M euros for recruitment of international scientists to universities and research institutes in Norway. 🌍 www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025...

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#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun #EBVs

Chargé ou chargée de recherche en invertebres non-arthropodes à 100%

The Natural History Museum of Geneva is looking for a post-doc specialized in in non-arthropod invertebrates (preferably but not exclusively on terrestrial or freshwater mollusks, annelids, or nematodes)! www.geneve.ch/administrati...

Photo of a freshwater lake

Looking for a PhD? There is an opening for a PhD-student in evolutionary ecology on phenotypic plasticity in aquatic organisms at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway – with two super-good supervisors (Sigurd Einum and Tim Burton) - highly recommended! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Fossilized fish up to 16 million years old found in Australia, with last meal still intact | CNN Paleontologists in Australia discovered a remarkably preserved fish species, revealing its last meal and offering new insights into the region’s historic ecosystem.

Glochidia (parasitic stage of freshwater mussels) found on fossilized fish!

Invertebrate of the year 2025: vote for your favourite Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose

Vote for the invertebrate of the year 2025! The tongue-biting louse is shortlisted. Help make it number one!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate – podcast Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opene...

'Parasites should get more fame' - couldn't agree more!
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NINA is expanding its expertise in vegetation ecology and restoration and is seeking a skilled and dedicated researcher to strengthen our team in Bergen.

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Available position as Senior Engineer Seabirds in NINA. The work includes monitoring and research on seabirds and human-made challenges such as fisheries, climate and offshore wind development and mapping of distribution and area use.
nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/68-seni...

A great opportunity to join the Biodiversa+ #IMPACT team! @impact-parasites.bsky.social