The IBioS Collaboratory at UBC: Protecting and restoring biodiversity for ourselves and generations to come. https://linktr.ee/ibioshttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mv6muipdjs2uEfforts to avert climate change and biodiversity loss are profoundly inadequate.Tara Martin explores how we can increase our impact by re-prioritizing how we spend our time and focus our efforts on actions most likely to lead to positive change. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/con4.7007610 Sep 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6muipdjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mv6mj2c4is2aJoin IBioS in congratulating Dr. Claire Kremen for being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours recognizing outstanding scholarly, scientific, and artistic achievement in Canada! 🍁🌳 https://research.ubc.ca/news/september-9-2026/twelve-ubc-faculty-members-elected-royal-society-canada10 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6mj2c4is2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mulpcb6tjs2f🌲 "Non-native and invasive #tree species are abundant in neotropical secondary #forest but decline over time" @naomibschwartz.bsky.social and colleagues discuss "Non-native and invasive species compromise the recovery of native forests after disturbance." www.nature.com/articles/s41... https://www.nature.com/articles/s41..03 Sep 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulpcb6tjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mulp2ce5dk2dLearn more about how "Semi-Natural #Habitats Buffer the Effects of #Crop #Diversification on Arthropod Pest Control Services in #Agricultural Landscapes." From IBioS Member Matthew Mitchell and colleagues here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ele.70440?utm_campaign=B2CJNL_MIS_1536100_ATP_PostPublication_Congratulations_EM1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc #ecosystems #biodiversity https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10...03 Sep 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulp2ce5dk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mtymondwy22z"More people in the park meant more encounters, and evidence suggests this increased the rate at which the coyotes habituated to human presence" Read about Dr. Benson-Amram's and colleagues' findings on human-coyote interaction in this media article 🌳 https://science.ubc.ca/news/2026-07/how-we-can-coexist-coyotes-and-other-lessons-stanley-park26 Aug 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymondwy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mtymjmz6fs2s"How humans justify risk versus reward, and why we should never, ever feed #bears Timbits." Read more about how feeding #wildlife can cause health problems for #animals, featuring Dr. David Hardisty https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/08/20/Why-Do-We-Feed-Wildlife/26 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymjmz6fs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mtymcdincs2gIBioS member Dr. Cole Burton and colleagues ask whether forestry clearcuts are ecological traps for caribou in the following study 🦌 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-026-02411-126 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymcdincs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mtym5y3jhc2gA study by IBioS member Dr. Kayla King and colleagues, "Transmission heterogeneity emerges from uncoupled parasite shedding and spreading" https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)00886-926 Aug 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtym5y3jhc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mtym2zznzk2gA study by IBioS member Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues share Dr. Rosemary E. Ommer’s multi-generational contributions to marine social-ecological systems thinking https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/83/7/fsag126/873988926 Aug 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtym2zznzk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3msdyjeqm7k24A study by IBioS member Dr. Claire Kremen "investigate how landscape-scale agricultural management and bumble bee community composition shape microparasite prevalence across an intensification gradient in southwestern British Columbia" www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179126000460 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S143917912600046005 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyjeqm7k24https://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3msdyheny3s24A recent study by IBioS member Dr. Shannon Hagerman looks at how "distinct forms of expertise and authority materialize and are co-produced in the context of wildfire response and recovery." www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901126001206?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901126001206?via%3Dihub05 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyheny3s24https://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3msdyajlxrs2mA study by IBioS member Dr. Diane Srivastava evaluated the impact of rainfall amount and frequency on freshwater multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in contrasting environments". royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/381/1953/20240392/482267/Climate-impacts-on-the-multidiversity https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/381/1953/20240392/482267/Climate-impacts-on-the-multidiversity05 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdyajlxrs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3ml2bxsws2c2qExciting new postdoc opportunity at @UBC via @ibiosprogram! The Collaborative Conservation Leadership program seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead partner-engaged conservation research & train future leaders. Full details below. Apply by May 30 👇 https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfacultyjobs/details/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow_JR24328?q=JR24328 https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac..04 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2bxsws2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mhqs3qegfk2r"This ability to flexibly problem-solve and optimize information foraging may be beneficial for this flourishing urban mammal." (Raccoons) 🦝 Read the full article written by IBioS Member Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram and colleagues here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000334722600028X23 Mar 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqs3qegfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mgbf2tkocs2u"Trump ditched the bedrock of US climate action — experts caution Canada not to follow suit" This article quotes IBioS Member Dr. David Boyd about the Trump administration's move to gut the bedrock of US #climate legislation last week. Read more here: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/13/news/trump-ditched-bedrock-us-climate-action-experts-caution-canada-not-follow-suit04 Mar 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbf2tkocs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mfkjwumy222s"Free rein: Are feral horses competing with native ungulates in British Columbia?" IBioS Member @coleburton.bsky.social and colleagues address the role of feral species in #wildlife declines and #ecosystem degradation in the following article: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.7017723 Feb 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkjwumy222shttps://bsky.app/profile/ibiosprogram.bsky.social/post/3mfkjtixdcc2sLearn more about how "management of cumulative effects from multiple pressures is a key challenge to achieving thriving #watersheds for #salmon and people." From IBioS Member @taragmartin.bsky.social and colleagues here: https://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/full/10.1139/facets-2025-0082 #ecosystems #biodiversity23 Feb 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:awswhb3limvrrtovleqyoqtu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkjtixdcc2s