Foraging Ecology Research Group
Investigating the mechanisms driving trophic interactions using nucleotides, networks and nutrients at Newcastle University 🕸🍽🧬 Posts by @JordanCuff.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupThanks, Josie, for running such a great workshop! So many great discussions and exciting things to come! 🐟🕸️🏞️
- This week was full of training, workshops and seminars. @leopoldadrianus.bsky.social taught the group ecomorphology, @ecoinvasions.bsky.social gave an insightful lecture on context dependent invasion impacts
- We've really enjoyed having @maximuminsect.bsky.social join us for #EcoNet2025, #Ento25 and for a joint group meeting with @nclneg.bsky.social! See you soon, Max!
- Thanks to Max Tercel for chairing a session at #EcoNet2025 and for giving a talk to us and @foragingecology.bsky.social at our joint group meeting on Monday
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupI had a great time talking to #Ento25 about peer review! We even had them peer reviewing some mock papers and they all did exceptionally well!
- Workshops are underway at #Ento25 with EiC of Agricultural & Forest #Entomology @jordancuff.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social leading on The Priorities and Pitfalls of Good #PeerReview 🐛 #Glasgow #Education #Research #Science #Insects #InsectScience #Publications #PhD #STEM #RESAgForestEnt
- Another month of fieldwork and fun here in FERG! We’ve had some exciting adventures to conferences and courses, some new articles and protocols and more! 🏞️📃🧪 Check out our latest news post and subscribe on our homepage for email updates! foragingecology.com/2025/09/04/f...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupThanks to Max Tercel for chairing a session at #EcoNet2025 and for giving a talk to us and @foragingecology.bsky.social at our joint group meeting on Monday
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupWhat a buzzing time at #EcoNet2025! Was thrilled to get to share some of my PhD work and to meet so many lovely researchers! Thanks so much to all the organizers. @foragingecology.bsky.social with a strong showing and a prize winning talk by @beatricedale.bsky.social 🐝🌳
- Check out what Rosy's up to in the field! Some great samples on their way back to Newcastle soon! 🤩🕷️🕸️
- What's going on in FERG?! Find out in our monthly news post! foragingecology.com/2025/06/08/f... Some incredible updates and photos from the group, including new papers, fieldwork antics and outreach programmes! There's even a foraging logic puzzle to have a go at.
- If you want to delve even further back, check out our update from May too! foragingecology.com/2025/05/01/f... There's even an entomological crossword to have a go at, designed by the one and only @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social!
- If you want to keep up with these newsletters, you can subscribe to our email updates on our website homepage! www.foragingecology.com
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupAfter such a great response to #spiderspies yesterday and so many people sharing it, I've already had 6 responses in just one day, and 3 people have requested sample kits! So I'll be making a trip to the post office this afternoon to get those sent out to people 🕷️✉️ spider mail here we come
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupFurther information about the scheme can be found here foragingecology.com/spider-spies/ along with links to our recording form. Please feel free to ask me any questions about the scheme, the spiders or the work I'm doing with them!
- 🚨WHERE ARE THE CRAB SPIDERS?🚨 If you spot any crab spiders on flowers, help out @envirosyment.bsky.social by sending in photos and, even better, live spiders! This will help inform her important research on the weird and wonderful interactions between invertebrate predators and plants!
- We had a great time last week putting up experimental lamp posts at one of the university's experimental farms for @miacroftento.bsky.social's upcoming artificial light experiments! We even had a mining bee digging its hole near ours - perhaps setting up their own lamp posts! 💡🐝
- What beautiful scenery! 🤩 Lots of exciting things ahead for Broghan!
- The woodpasture at Hepple Wilds really was showing off its early spring best for laser scanning! Can’t wait to return with @jordancuff.bsky.social in the summer for a final set of 🌳🕷️🪻data for my PhD. So excited for the collaboration as part of my work with @foragingecology.bsky.social
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupAlso found some great carabid #beetles up here, although this one was not so happy and did try to make a meal out of my finger 🪲 Fairly certain this is a pterostichus but not sure on the species so will be sending over to @chrisfoster.bsky.social and the recording scheme
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupWe're really excited about these new article types! Share your perspectives on the impact of policy on insects in agriculture and forestry! 📃🐝🐛 Publish new methods and applications of methods from other fields! 🧪🪲💻 Check out the updated guidelines and keep eyes peeled for more updates to come!
- We are delighted to announce the launch of several new article types in #RESAgForestEnt, creating a space for innovative new formats, including methods, applications & ‘policy insights’ articles More info here🔽 buff.ly/96XpoYf @jordancuff.bsky.social @chrisranger.bsky.social
- Massive congrats to @envirosyment.bsky.social for being selected as the next @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Rep! 🎉🎓🪲
- Welcome to Bluesky, Broghan! 😃🚁🌳
- Introduction time! Hi, I’m Broghan a PhD student at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🇨🇦in🇬🇧 I study 🌳 #carbon and 🪻 #biodiversity in UK #agroforestry systems. A particular focus is on remote sensing of structural and multispectral diversity of vegetation as they relate to foraging ecology.
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupHello all ☺️ I start new accounts with a quote that’s meaningful to me: “Loyalty and obedience to wisdom and justice are fine; but it is still finer to defy arbitrary power, unjustly and cruelly used–not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of others more helpless.” - Elizabeth Gaskell #ethics
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupReally wonderful talk from Chris on his journey through ecology and his current work. Will definitely be sending him and the carabid recording scheme all the carabid data from my master's work last year!
- Will, @envirosyment.bsky.social and @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social are having a great time at the @royentsoc.bsky.social #SF25 this week! Be sure to say hello if you're there! 🪱🕷️🐝 #StudentForum2025Squad
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- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupIt is truly an honour to be shortlisted for the Elton Prize! Reflecting on this paper for the blog was really nice - we had such a great time writing it and it's driving so much of what we're doing in @foragingecology.bsky.social! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
- Jordan Cuff provides the story behind his paper, “Networking nutrients: How nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize 🕷️ animalecologyinfocus.com/jordan-cuff-... @JordanCuff.bsky.social
- Great @sciencesncl.bsky.social Ecosystems PGR Seminar from our very own Will Dawson today about his PhD work using ecoacoustics and metagenomics to construct soil trophic networks! 🔊🪱🧬
- Great journal club today with friends from @nclneg.bsky.social! We talked about this excellent paper from Heger et al. in the latest issue of @oikosjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/oik.... A great discussion on the importance of philosophy in ecology and how it informs and shapes our work!
- Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a time to celebrate the incredible women that lead and drive our research! @envirosyment.bsky.social, @miacroftento.bsky.social, Broghan and Yiran, our research and the group are what they are thanks to you and your expertise and dedication!
- Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Great to see our very own Broghan featured here, getting ready to fly her drone! 🚁🌳
- This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating the incredible women in our community! From research labs to to the field, they’re shaping the future and paving the way for more to follow 🔬✨ #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WeAreNCL
- A great day was had by all! It's a joy working with such a great group of scientists, entomologists and beyond!
- Had a fantastic time scoping out potential field sites at cockle park and Nafferton farms with the @foragingecology.bsky.social team yesterday. Definitely got me excited for the field season ahead, and some great #fungi finds too, with Jelly ears and witches butter
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research Group@bensjhawthorne.bsky.social et al. review the integration of DNA metabarcoding with traditional insect monitoring methods in agriculture. Molecular analysis presents many distinct benefits, but also some challenges that require careful consideration and expertise. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupMy co-authors and I propose the need for year-round monitoring of biocontrol interactions to enhance our understanding of predator-pest dynamics, but this will demand various methodological innovations and considerations, for which we provide guidance. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupIn an editorial, we summarise the articles within the special issue and provide a synthesis on the overarching themes and concepts, which include the various emerging technologies underpinning significant advances, alongside some conceptual changes in how and when we monitor. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
- Check out this special issue, jam-packed with exceptional research on the monitoring of insects in production systems!
- Our Agricultural and Forest Entomology special issue on advances in insect biomonitoring was published today! 🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲 Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems! resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupExciting PhD opportunity with my research group! Please share 🪲🐛
- 🚨PHD OPPORTUNITY!🚨 Join us in Newcastle University to assess carabid beetle ecosystem services and foraging ecology, and develop new methods for inferring interactions between beetles and their food! 🪲🍽️💻 iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupCheck out the latest special from The Naked Scientists on animals, featuring an interview with me about our recent paper on spider nutrition in @oikosjournal.bsky.social! Listen in here: www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int... and check out the full episode for some incredible animal insights!
- Join us for this super exciting PhD on ground beetle foraging, nutrition and ecosystem service provision!
- 🚨PHD OPPORTUNITY!🚨 Join us in Newcastle University to assess carabid beetle ecosystem services and foraging ecology, and develop new methods for inferring interactions between beetles and their food! 🪲🍽️💻 iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupHi, I'm officially moving over here, so thought I'd do a little intro: I'm a first year PhD @foragingecology.bsky.social, Newcastle looking at commensalisms and why it's important to include them in ecological networks🕷️🧬. I should also introduce my trusty field assistant ffion 🐕
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupThere are now more than 4200 starter packs on Bluesky - could be a tad daunting, BUT, this superb searchable directory helps find the groups that are of interest for you blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
- Check out our latest paper on spider foraging and nutrition! 🕷️🍽️🕸️
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupTree species richness suppresses red imported fire ant invasion in a subtropical plantation forest 🌲 Highlights the importance of cross-trophic interactions underlying the resistance of complex ecosystems to alien species invasion 🐜 🔗 buff.ly/3XU7gSd
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupTrophic & non-trophic interactions determine the fate of microplastics in freshwater benthic communities. We proposed a community module approach (involving commonly interacting species) as a useful tool for understanding #microplastics transfer & uptake. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupTrophic interactions did it again ;) Why ignoring them is a bad idea for conservation @ctrlalttim.bsky.social
- The official application route is now open for this PhD on belowground trophic networks using molecular dietary analysis, metagenomics and ecoacoustics! 🥳🔊🕸️🧬 www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
- Are YOU looking for a PhD on insect trophic interactions? Do YOU think DNA and acoustic methods are cool? Do YOU like soil? 🧬🔊🪲 Check this out: Building belowground invertebrate trophic networks for soil health monitoring using metagenomics and ecoacoustics foragingecology.com/2023/12/12/p...
- Reposted by Foraging Ecology Research GroupAfter more than five years of work, it is my great pleasure to announce that our synthesis on carabid within-field distribution is now published in Proceedings B! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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