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Assoc Prof / Senior Lecturer in Ecology @Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, QMUL | #ecologicaltheory, #biodiversity, #climatewarming, #foodwebs, #globalchange, #freshwaters, #tropics. https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbs/people/pkratina/#research
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Today's #SpookyNature photo is a (shy) neotenic Idaho giant salamander. If you're not familiar, neoteny is when larvae refuse to metamorphose, allowing them to stay at the underwater buffet, including eating their own kind. Basically imagine an adult sized cannibal diaper baby. You're welcome. 🐍
Show PostTwo female Lake Victoria cichlids (Paralabidochromis sauvagei) quarreling. 🐟 #photography #fishkeeping
Show PostShag with Flounder catch, Isle of Man 🇮🇲
Show PostDrone photographer Theresa Graham (tgraham.photography on IG) captured this Ornate Eagle Ray (Aetomylaeus vespertilio) off Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. These rays are called the "unicorn of the sea": fewer than 100 sighting have been documented. We suspect they're critically endangered.
Show PostAfter decades of loss, global mangrove cover grew by 477 sq km between 1985 and 2025. While India and Senegal saw net gains through community restoration, countries like Indonesia and Myanmar continue to lose coastal forests to agriculture and development. Samuel Ogunsona reports for #Mongabay.
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