Fynbos bragging again - yay!! 🌿🌸🔥🤠 #Fynbos graces the current PNAS cover (PNASNews). Persistent species like the King Protea often occur in unsuitable environments - insights for ecological niches and geographic ranges pnas.org/content/early/…

MEDECOS 2020 Postponed until 6-10 September 2021 After careful consideration and in light of the ongoing uncertainty regarding the global COVID-19 pandemic, the organising committee has taken the difficult decision to postpone the MEDECOS2020 conference.

This quarter, our magazine #TheNiche is open for everyone to access! We realise many copies have been sent to places post-lockdown or out of reach, and now more than ever it is important to connect to our communities. Read online or download a pdf here ow.ly/NI0R50yXBDk

#SARS_CoV_2 should be viewed as a biological invasion, but infectious human diseases are rarely treated as such Collaborations between medical researchers & ecologists are vital to preventing future outbreaks #openaccess Trends in Ecology & Evolution cell.com/action/showPdf… #COVID19

#plant #Fynbos love & showcasing the beauty of iconic Protea species in the Cape Floristic Region!! I celebrate World Environment YEAR!! Thx Dr. Tanisha M. Williams 🌳 #BlackBotanistsWeek 🌺 Jenny Parsons Kristen Nolting, Ph.D 🌿🌻 #protea #SouthAfrica #biodiversity #WorldEnvironmentDay #WorldEnvironmentDay2020

Kicking us off #fynbosforum2020! In the safe hands of Chairman Rupert Koopman, and session chairs Nicky & Jasper introducing our keynote speakers - here we go! Fynbos Forum Rupert Koopman #live Jasper Thanks for joining us from afar! Dr. Tanisha M. Williams 🌳 #BlackBotanistsWeek 🌺 Kristen Nolting, Ph.D 🌿🌻

1/2 Congrats!! to our #fynbosforum2020 photo competition prize winners - Animal-plant interactions Sjirk Geerts; Fauna - Ceinwen Smith; Flora - Sam Beams; People-nature interactions - Ceinwen Smith... 🥳🦎🦚💐

2/2 Congrats!! to our #fynbosforum2020 photo competition prize winners - Landscapes & Fynbos processes - Harry Randell x 2 🥳🦎🦚💐 #Fynbos #Proteaceae P. magnifica and P. cryophila captured here. Lovely pics by Harry!

We are delighted to invite you to a Festival of Ecology! Join us this December as the largest and most welcoming ecology conference in Europe – the British Ecological Society’s Annual Meeting – moves online this year. #BES2020 britishecologicalsociety.org/festival-of-ec…

In case you want to make your Sunday more productive, check this out!: oacommunity.org/resources OpenAcademics collected & adapted various resources related to #academic writing. Boy oh boy, do I wish I've had something like that when I was first starting out #AcademicTwitter

VIRTUAL POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SUMMIT 29 and 30 October 2020 Calling all postdocs! Last two days to submit your abstract DEADLINE 30 September 2020 17h00 (UCT+2 Harare, Pretoria) Submit your abstracts to [email protected] Register FOR FREE via this link bit.ly/2HGmANK

Tuesday post-fire fynbos scenes 1/2: Jonkershoek fire Feb2021. Some signs of resilience, persistence + recovery 🌿🤞💚🌈 Fresh study sites arriving soon! Jasper Rupert Koopman SAEON CapeNature @ecol_ho [email protected] Rob Salguero-Gómez

Tuesday post-fire fynbos scenes 2/2: Jonkershoek. Some signs of resilience, persistence + recovery 🌿🤞💚🌈 Jasper Rupert Koopman SAEON CapeNature @ecol_ho [email protected] Rob Salguero-Gómez @plantecol_hoh

Post-weekend proceedings: high altitude Proteas - (non-flowering) Snow Protea (P. cryophila) and (flowering) Water Sugarbush (P. punctata) of #Sneeuberg (ca. 1800m) #Cederberg Carefully crafted by #MotherNature Rupert Koopman SAEON CapeNature @plantecol_hoh Jenny Parsons @henounsch

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! The 43rd Fynbos Forum 2021: Virtual Realities Sign up here bit.ly/fynbosforumrea…

Make sure to check out our latest, open-access demographic paper "Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments" 🌷💐🥳 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… @ecol_ho @plantecol_hoh SAEON

Job Opening!!!! 🌻🌼🌷🌻🌼🌷🥀☘🌴🌵🌾 LESLIE HILL CHAIR IN PLANT CONSERVATION (Professor level) DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UCT uct.ac.za/sites/default/… Deadline is: 18 June 2023 [please retweet]

Join us for Fynbos Forum 2023, the 44th Annual Research Meeting taking place on 14-16 Aug 2023 at the breathtaking Gourikwa Nature Reserve. Embark on a journey to explore 'Futurescapes: Visions for Future Fynbos Landscapes.' Register Here: fynbosforum.co.za/fynbos-forum-2…

Join Loubie Rusch at the Fynbos Forum 2023 as she delves into "REINTEGRATING FORGOTTEN LOCAL INDIGENOUS FOODS – the Local WILD Food Hub’s role" Don't miss out on this captivating gathering of fynbos enthusiasts! Register here: fynbosforum.co.za

🔥 Job Alert | Head of Biodiversity Research | Lilongwe Wildlife Trust | Malawi. conservation-careers.com/job/lilongwe-w… #ConservationCareers #conservationjobs