Rooney’s old account @girls_can@qoto.org

When we talk about #wetland #values, it’s important to understand that #value is the product of the #ecosystem #function AND the number of people who #benefit from the function. So, if a wetland slows down the flow of runoff, that’s a function, but if it does that upstream of your house during a major storm, THAT’S when it has value. Sure being near so many ppl causes stress and effects their integrity, but it also means they benefit A LOT of people. More people visit them, learn from them too!

Urban #wetlands are unglamorous compared to these other #wild , nearly pristine wetlands. They are usually full of #invasiveplants and litter. They don’t have the same #biodiversity. They’re more often small and fragmented. But this doesn’t mean they’re not #valuable! There is wildlife there, if you look.

Anyway, this is all to say you can’t argue #urban wetlands are not valuable. #UrbanWetlands are not wastelands. In fact, increasingly I’m convinced they are some of our MOST #valuable natural heritage features. It is essential we protect them. Fight #Bill23. Fight #development in the #greenbelt. Fight #WetlandCompensationPolicy. Defend and restore #wetlands in urban areas. (Infographic by Megan Jordan from #SaveOntarioWetlands

Another way to think about #value is in terms of #rarity. We have lost up to 90% of #wetlands in many of our #urban areas. These few remnant wetlands are therefore all the more precious because they are all we have left, even if they’re not pristine.

Urban #wetlands still store #carbon, mitigate flooding, purify the water, and support #birds, #turtles, #frogs and other species.

#peatlands and #Climate https://uwaterloo.ca/climate-institute/news/cop27-review

Interested in a PhD studying impacts of #wildfire on the greenhouse gas balance of #permafrost #peatlands? Both Oliver Sonnentag (Universite de Montreal) and I (University of Alberta) have open PhD positions - experience with eddy co-variance methods beneficial but not required. Check ad attached. #PhD

Linear time is a convenient illusion

Hi everyone!

My name is Luka Negoita and I run the online school R for Ecology where my mission is to make learning R as easy and accessible as possible for ecologists (and related fields).

This account will be dedicated to sharing resources and other cool and useful information about R. 👨‍💻 🌱 🌻

#introduction #rstats #ecology #datascience #learning

One of my favourite bird photos: a red-bellied woodpecker. From 2011 (!) –time flies. Not my first entry into #iNaturalist but yes my oldest by observation date. With a Canon Powershot SX40 HS at 35x optical zoom and no tripod.

Melanerpes carolinus https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30876327

#birds #photography #nature #woodpecker

This is a new Mastodon social media account for the Joint Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution and Canadian Botanical Association, Winnipeg, 11-14 June, 2023/ Réunion Annuelle Conjointe d’Société Canadienne d’Ecologie et d’Evolution Association Botanique du Canada , Winnipeg, 11-14 Juin, 2023

Hashtags to find us
#CSEE_SCEE2023 #CBA_ABC2023