Early Career Ecologists
Starter Packs are great, but they favor well established individuals (understandably so). To help prop up new voices, here is a set of early career ecologists (self defined) who are, or would like to become, active on BlueSky.
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@lars-brudvig.bsky.social
@deadbovids.bsky.social
SUNY Oneonta Assistant Professor, paleontologist, anthropologist, naturalist, and teacher. Views my own https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xAy15BUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
@lizkoziol.bsky.social
๐ฆ Mycorrhizal ecologist @ University of Kansas ๐ Curator @invam.bsky.social ๐ @mycobloom.bsky.social https://elizabethkoziol.wixsite.com/lizkoziol Prairies, AMF, microbial inoculants, restoration, conservation, sustainable ag, metabolites, NbS
@emmeb8.bsky.social
PhD Candidate modelling deep-sea benthic habitats at Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. Benthic habitat mapping, polar research, space and habitable worlds enthusiast! Hunting for post doc opportunities ๐
@lexiwilkes.bsky.social
Kelp spatial ecology and climate change | Data Science | PhD Candidate | UMass Boston | (she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@bdesan.bsky.social
Postdoc at @ucscgenomics.bsky.social. Mathematical population genetics, ancient sedimentary DNA, molecular ecology
@davidgdelolmo.bsky.social
๐ฟ Biologist | Botany & Ecology | Biodiversity & Conservation | Keened on Plant Systematics & Plant-Herbivore Interactions | Ecological Transition fan. He/Him
@theotimecolin.bsky.social
Ecology, Agriculture, Social insect biology, R stats and macrophotography. Will post bug pictures mainly.
@julivg.bsky.social
Postdoc, Natural Capital Project @Stanford | Deputy chair, IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group | Fulbrighter | Ecology | Conservation #rstats #LatinaInSTEM ๐จ๐ด
@alyssa-willson.bsky.social
Quantitative ecologist I study how tree communities and ecosystems change over decades to millennia๐ณ๐ณ PhD candidate at the University of Notre Dame she/her
@kateplantphys.bsky.social
Plants & climate extremes๐ณ| Art, words & nature | Marie Skลodowska-Curie Postdoc fellow @creaf.cat | Co-manager of thatssciencetas.bsky.social thatsscience.org | Fulbright '21/22 | she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐|๐๐ฆ|๐ From lutruwita/Tasmania, in Barcelona ๐
@daniel-a-villar.bsky.social
Conservation biologist and behavioural ecologist. Treasurer of Scientists for Labour.
@ikei.bsky.social
Hi! I'm Ishi. ๐ฟAn ecologist creating art, illustrations and jewelry inspired by nature and imagination. ๐ผ๏ธ๐งตI post a lot of nature pictures. ๐ฑ ARTMY ๐ Visit my shop ^^ ๐Zeewolde, Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ช๐บ shop.ikeiartstudio.com www.ikeiartstudio.com
@sauerscientist.bsky.social
Disease ecologist, behavior and global change ecology Incoming Rutgers DEENR Assistant Professor - Fall 2025 postdoc @ U Arkansas. formally the Feminist Bird Club - Madison, WI coordinator. bi. she/they https://abortionfunds.org/ http://www.erinsauer.com/
@thesaltyhen.bsky.social
โ ๏ธ PhD student in the Cohen Wildlife Lab ๐ฆ๐ฑupland game birds | landscape and movement ecology ๐๐พ UF & UGA Alumni ๐๐ฒ๐๏ธjock | nerd | outdoor enthusiast ๐ป she/her
@hdkgeo.bsky.social
Terrestrial carbon cycle researcher invested in advancing DEIJ in STEM & climate justice ๐ PhD candidate at Caltech but midwesterner at heart โ๏ธ
@thecaseylab.bsky.social
Welcome to the Casey Lab at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute! We investigate marine trophic interactions with molecular techniques! ๐ชธ๐ ๐งฌ https://caseylab.weebly.com/
@kamilinsanul.bsky.social
learning how soil is functioning. Part of soil science @UNIB | Indonesia
@mostafaj.bsky.social
Postdoc at Northern Arizona University Remote Sensing | Plant temperature | Ecohydrology๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐
@aaltomm.bsky.social
Ecology student. Science communicator. Environmental activist. Personal account. Pfp from Mynรค-Mynรค-Maa. Any pronouns. FI, EN, SV. Postaan kasvillisuuden seasta.
@fungiwithbengi.bsky.social
Fungi. Nature. Parasites. Plants. Semi-employed, semi-academic, semi-serious. Fully spontaneous Reporting on the biodiversity of Nova Scotia, Canada. North of Kenomee, Mi'kma'ki
@zjrinthewoods.bsky.social
Modeler of threats to forest health and trees. Forest and disturbance ecologist. A sprinkling of ecophys. Opinions my own.
@vercakalnikova.bsky.social
botanist / vegetation ecologist / mountain lover / diver Beskydy PLA (Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic) / Forestry project Aragvi PLA, Caucasus https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Veronika-Kalnikova
@stevoallain.bsky.social
The Pop Punk Herpetologist ๐ค | Anglia Ruskin, Imperial College London, and University of Kent alumnus | Lover of all #amphibians and #reptiles | #FirstGeninSTEM | #Herpetologist | #Neurodivergent
@benthicbrenna.bsky.social
#marineecology ๐ #geography ๐บ๏ธ #wildlife ๐พ #photography ๐ธ #rightsofnature ๐ฑ Current: MSc student investigating habitat use of Greenland halibut (turbot) ๐ | EarthGS Lab @ MUN Former: ecopreneur | fisheries observer | blue tourism | shark conservation ๐ฆ๐ชธ
@zhiganghu.bsky.social
A researcher in ecology @econovoau.bsky.social. A nature lover. Climate change; human impact; models; carbon cycle; remote sensing; machine learning.
@hannah-scharf.bsky.social
Akademische Rรคtin at LMU Munich studying great tits | PhD from UIUC on cowbirds and prothonotary warblers #PROWandCow | behavioral ecology | she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@cerezer.bsky.social
๐ง๐ท Scientist decoding the forces shaping Earthโs biodiversity | ๐ Macroecology & ๐งฌ Macroevolution enthusiast | ๐๏ธ Postdoc at @CharlesUniPRG & @czechacademy.bsky.social https://cerezerfelipe.wixsite.com/cerezer
@judydunlop.bsky.social
Dr Judy Dunlop, a passionate ecologist who helps threatened Australian #WildOz fauna ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐. #QuollPatrol #TCZ. Likes deserts better than desserts. Posts my own.
@jwwhale.bsky.social
Postdoc at Macquarie University | Molecular Ecologist using Experiments and Genomics of Native Australian Plants to estimate Adaptive Capacity for Conservation and Restoration ๐งฌ๐ชด๐ณ โข He/They ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ โข #FirstGen
@dale2.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at West Texas A&M University. Interested in phenotypic plasticity, urban evolution & ecology, and animal behavior.
@julianschrader.bsky.social
Ecology | Biodiversity | Biogeography | Conservation Lecturer at Macquarie U, Sydney, Australia youtube.com/@EcolClips https://julianschrader.wordpress.com https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=vkDBwQEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
@jameslamping.bsky.social
Scientist in the Parks Postdoctoral Fellow PNW National Parks University of Oregon โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Forest ecology | remote sensing | landscape modeling | Sometimes skiing
@jeremycollings.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidate at the U of Oregon. Interested in quantitative ecology, population modeling, and critters. He/Him. Queer. Looking for postdocs. [same name in twitter]
@lysgant.bsky.social
Watershed Stewardship Coordinator | Ecological Restoration @ Save the Sound Mostly environmental work, maybe the occasional snark, or bit of fun.
@tessgrainger.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ U of Guelph. Interested in coexistence, global change, experimental evolution, diversity in STEM, bagels. ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐๐ฉโ๐ฌ
@bootlegbryos.bsky.social
joey the moss guy your friendly neighbourhood bryologist & peatland ecologist I mostly work on habitat restoration and upland research in south Wales for Haven Ecology, Adfer Natur CIC, Swansea Uni & Lost Peatlands, views my own etc
@xinruiong.bsky.social
PhD | Research Fellow | Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum | Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) | Dung Beetle Fan | Micah 6:8 | https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg https://teelabntu.wixsite.com/home
@chriscatano.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of California, Riverside | Community Ecology | Biodiversity | Global Change Biology Working towards a predictive ecology to advance fundamental theory & applications https://chcatano.wixsite.com/ecology
@tomlebreton.bsky.social
Postdoc working on fire management in threatened ecosystems and conservation of threatened plant species. Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW and the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre
@nzampieri.bsky.social
PostDoc @ Tall Timbers and the Jones Center at Ichauway | I think nature is cool - biogeography, dendrochronology, & climate change in savannas ๐๐ชต๐ฟ | #LatinaInSTEM ๐ณ๐ฎ | I โค๏ธ #Longleaf ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her
@laumoreno.bsky.social
Scientific Researcher at CONICET (Jujuy, Argentina) | Interested in global change impacts on soil biodiversity & ecosystem functions| Mom ร 1
@jameststroud.bsky.social
Asst Prof @ Georgia Tech. Evolutionary ecology using lizards ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ most interested in connecting micro-scale processes to macro-scale patterns
@rrmcmorranlait.bsky.social
PhD Student at Leicester Uni and Kew Gardens ๐ฟ๐ researching palaeoclimatic & ecological drivers of crop domestication & agrobiodiversity BSc Geography @ Exeter Uni | Former research assistant at UBC Sustainable Agriculture Lab | Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ
@graydongillies.bsky.social
PhD student at MUNL in St. Johnโs, Newfoundland. Interested in plants, range limits, species distributions, & biogeography ๐ฑ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@ericwuesthoff.bsky.social
Community & restoration ecology, conservation biology, primates, community stewardship, environmental justice โข Ecology PhD student, Dunham Lab @ Rice University โข he/they โข http://ericwuesthoff.weebly.com
@rept-hal.bsky.social
Wildlife Science | Bioacoustics | Art & Photography | ๐Southern Illinois PhD student studying bioacoustics and nightjars in the central hardwoods. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@fa-bio-la.bsky.social
wildlife biologist | quantitative ecologist | studying animal distribution and behavior using camera trap data | Marie Curie Fellow Postdoc @MPI_AnimalBehavior, previously @Yale | PhD @UMN ๐ฎ๐น๐ณ๐ด๐บ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐
@cassyvogel.bsky.social
Postdoc|agroecologist|landscape ecologist @_SLU working on the resilience of biocontrol ๐ชฒ๐ | previously investigating biodiversity conservation ๐ฅ๐ชฒ๐๐ท๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ and ecosystem services ๐ฑ in smallholder farms ๐ข #firstgen
@kostaskou.bsky.social
I am a quantitative ecologist and plant taxonomist. My research interests span from investigating island and mountain biogeographical and biodiversity patterns to assessing the effects of climate and land-use change on plant species distribution
@milesalanmoore.bsky.social
PhD Student @ Univ. of Colorado Boulder (US) | #rstats, Python, ML, & Bayesian try hard studying plant phenological plasticity First generation college graduate. http://milesalanmoore.github.io
@laurarlabarge.bsky.social
Wildlife Biologist, fear and risk in wildlife, pred-prey interactions, African ๐ mammals, movement ecology| from 'Cuse๐NY | prefers ๐ฟ๐ฆ to everywhere else | Dr/she/her | Slava Ukraini ! ๐บ๐ฆ ๐Cornwall, UK https://wildlifeecologylabarge.netlify.app
@marcusrhodes.bsky.social
Ecologist in pursuit of butterflies. Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Exeter, Cornwall working on nature recovery and species' responses to climate change. He/Him
@thomasdussarrat.bsky.social
Postdoc at Bielefeld University - metabolomics, chemical ecology ๐ฑ
@annainthefield.bsky.social
Ecologist and herpetologist | Postdoc at NYU Co-Chair, IUCN Anole Specialist Group #lizards #GIS #GlobalChange #SDMs #conservation #HERper #nails she/her annathonis.com
@ninadm.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Econovo, Aarhus University Biodiversity, Biogeography, Bigdata, Global changes, Global South, Global challenges
@josephwilliamson.bsky.social
Researching biological responses to climate change using butterflies. Into inverts / traits / tropical forests / microclimate. Postdoc at University College London (CBER). He/Him. JoeWilliamsonDB on Twitter.
@ktmanley.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher CIRES, CU Boulder, Earth Lab Exploring the often-unaccounted for losses of #ClimateChange through the lens of #EcosystemServices (NCP) with #EnvironmentalDataScience. Science for people ๐๐ https://kylemanley.weebly.com
@aislinndunne.bsky.social
๐ด๐Marine ecologist & conservationist at the General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS) ๐ชธ๐ Studying coral reef ecology and habitat connectivity
@blahttodea.bsky.social
phd student studying the evolution of sociality in subsocial insects (aka cockroach whisperer) @ the uni of aberdeen ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ entomology, animal behaviour, horror films, and overthrowing the government all views my own ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
@andrewmc2401.bsky.social
Wildlife Biologist, herpetologist, educator, Masters in Biology student at Miami U Project Dragonfly He/Him
@robinheinennl.bsky.social
Father of two | Husband | Dr | Ecologist | Research Associate @ TUM | Insects, plants and microbes | Artificial Light At Night | Sen. Editor @ Annals of Applied Biology & Assoc. Editor @ Functional Ecology | Reptile & Bird enthusiast
@hollypringle.bsky.social
๐ฑ Ecology PhD student, Biome Health Project, UCL ๐ฆ Research interests: human & livestock impacts on wildlife, camera traps, Maasai Mara ๐ Bedfordshire, UK ๐พ Bipedal companion to retired IED detection dog Charlie
@plantpollinator.bsky.social
Pollination & floral scent evolution; group leader, John Innes Centre (UK). Birds, bugs, cats, tea, &c. Any pronouns, asexual, agender, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / POTS / ADHD / associated stuff. Majority time wheelchair human. Posts mine.
@kjmacleod.bsky.social
Behavioural and evolutionary ecologist, lecturer in Bangor, Wales - sociality, stress, mostly in reptiles macleodlab.weebly.com
@alecchristensen.bsky.social
Masters Student @NDSU Researching Landscape Genomics of Chronic Wasting Disease๐งฌ๐ฆ Wildlife Disease | Ecology | Genetics | Mammal Ecology | Wildlife Management | He/His. Views are own.
@lindseyswierk.bsky.social
Asst Research Prof at SUNY Binghamton | behavioral ecology | tropical ecology | herpetology๐ฆ๐ธ | lindseyswierk.com
@iamtaylornotyou.bsky.social
As an Evolutionary Biologist, I can confirm lizards are cool. PhD Student | Stroud Lab | Georgia Tech
@markbosco.bsky.social
Student who fell through the cracks | Sexual selection pontificator | Bayes' theorem enthusiast | Frustrated R user | Typo prone๐ฆ๐ธ๐ง
@hannahem.bsky.social
US-based wildlife/conservation biologist โข birds & habitat management โข tea-fueled birder โข she/her
@canobarbacil.bsky.social
PhD in #AquaticEcology Postdoc at #Senckenberg Freshwater & marine ecology | Fish | Biogeography | Biological invasions | Temporal series ๐ท I post wildlife photos on IG: https://www.instagram.com/canobarbacil?igsh=bjl2c251bWpvczBk
@saralilplants.bsky.social
Plant ecology PhD student at Oxford Uni ๐ฑ | Editorial Board @plantperspectives.bsky.social ๐ฟ | Founder & Filmmaker ๐ฅ | ๐ Fabaceae, Crinoids, Outreach, Data Viz & Open Science | AuDHD | She/her saralilmiddleton.com
@abigailthiemkey.bsky.social
Carnivore ecologist with interests in population, behavioral, and movement ecology - becoming a quantitative ecologist as a result | PhD student @ University of Maryland | views my own #WomenInSTEM #firstgen #latinxSTEM ๐
@chelseasouthworth.bsky.social
Reproductive ecology, microbiomes, social behavior, adolescent development & early-life effects. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ PhD student in the Archie Lab with the Amboseli baboons.
@nickcharvey.bsky.social
Postdoc studying labour dynamics in conservation at CMI in Bergen, Norway | Conservation scientist and doctor of rhino dung ๐ฆ | Big fan of nature, cricket, plant-based cooking and gardening
@benlockwood.bsky.social
Postdoc @ ecosystems.psu.edu | #forests, #carbon, #dendrochronology, #geography, #socialnature | Photographer | Part-time fiction & nonfiction writer | Centre County DSA co-chair Author of Brief Ecology (Substack.com/@briefecology)
@sarahhasnain.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher at COMPLEx. Data/Statistics Consultant. Zooplankton traits, eco-evo dynamics, and physiology. Linking traits to ecosystem function. Founding member of AQUACOSM-plus ECR network. https://www.sarahhasnain.com/
@solecalbi.bsky.social
(Plant) ecologist, mycologist in progress, ethnobotany and fermentation enthusiast | Postdoc @ Unifi | Also a drummer :) (they/she) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariasole-Calbi?ev=hdr_xprf
@juliaeco.bsky.social
Julia_eco@mastodonapp.uk @julia_eco on X Loves the planet & all its creatures. Database manager & content editor. Global citizen ๐ช๐ฆ #biodiversity #WomeninSTEM #Scicomm #BeKind she/her ๐ฟ๐๏ธ
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
Ecology PhD researcher and teaching associate at the University of Nottingham interested in plant roots, functional traits and belowground dynamics in Arctic and Alpine environments. ๐๏ธ๐โ๏ธ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/they #firstgen Also live music lover, ice hockey fan, vegan
@jjwilliams924.bsky.social
Imperial College Research Fellow ๐ Conservation biologist interested in how local & global drivers of change impact terrestrial biodiversity and natureโs contributions to people (both good and bad) ๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ณ ๐ https://jesswilliams92.wixsite.com/mysite
@fboetzl.bsky.social
Dr. rer.nat., ecologist, working on biodiversity ๐ท๐๐ฆ and pest control in agricultural landscapes ๐ฝ๐๐ postdoc @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social Part time cicindelid taxonomist, curator @inaturalist.bsky.social, japanophile ๐๐พ๐ฏ๐ต, https://linktr.ee/fboetzl
@biologusagri.bsky.social
PhD student at https://bsky.app/profile/labbiodiversity.bsky.social ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ Agroecology | Ecosystem services | Biodiversity Divulgaciรณn sobre fauna y ecologรญa ๐ฆ๐ณ รl/He/Him ORCID: 0000-0003-0205-8647
@pauliarancibia.bsky.social
PhD Ecology & Evolution | Metacommunities & networks enthusiast | postdoc in the PredCom research group at Univ. of Jyvรคskylรค, Finland | cat person ๐
@henneckejustus.bsky.social
Ecologist interested in plant-soil interactions, biodiversity-ecosystem functioning and trait-based approaches. roots | pathogens | mycorrhiza | fungi. PhD candidate @ iDiv & Leipzig University
@frankashwood.bsky.social
Soil ecologist & macrophotographer | Author-in-progress | He/Him | www.frankashwood.com
@amyntas.bsky.social
amynang.github.io/ ecologist, postdocing at Anne McLeod's Computational Ecology group @leibnizigb.bsky.social Stechlin #FoodWebs, #CommunityEcology keeping an ear on the ground for anything #Bayes, #OpenScience, #MetaScience Neustrelitz, Germany
@mhanusch.bsky.social
Ecologist | loves Mosses and Mountains | Research on ecosystem dynamics | PostDoc @chemodiversity.bsky.social maximilianhanusch.github.io
@krystofchytry.bsky.social
Plant ecologist from Central Europe. University of Vienna & Masaryk University, Brno. Microclimate, mountains, grasslands, species distributions & climate change ๐ฑ
@jdrose.bsky.social
Basque bees and other things | PhD candidate #BC3research | conservation, systematics, diversity | ๐๐๐ฟ
@ollie333.bsky.social
Birds, ecoacoustics, ecology, and conservation. Live in the UK. Postdoc at Lancaster University.
@danichitrang.bsky.social
Postdoc at VanderbiltU, previously at JNCASR | Circadian Clocks & Evolution | Insects & Bacteria | Science communication & advocacy | First-gen scientist | Views my own
@jlrolando.bsky.social
Microbial Ecologist | ๐ฟ Microbiomes under Environmental Change | Asst. Prof. at U Florida | https://sites.google.com/view/rolandolab/
@elisa-vancleemput.bsky.social
Plant ecologist | Assistant prof. @ Leiden Uni | I use remotely sensed and other data to provide insights into biodiversity patterns and changes, ecological restoration and landscape management | she/he
@lisandrinamari.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher & MSCA Alumna at the University of Jyvรคskylรค working on transgenerational effects of pollution in birds ๐๏ธ๐ชบ behavior, cognition, ecophy, epigenetics. she/her
@dhanyabharath.bsky.social
Community ecology | Evolutionary biology | Behavioural ecology PhD student @EAWAG Switzerland Master's @MEME LMU and Montpellier Undergrad IISc Bengaluru, Centre for Ecological Sciences She/Her
@eamonn-wooster.bsky.social
Gulbali Institute postdoctoral fellow, Charles Sturt University | Behavioural Ecology + Predator-Prey Interactions | (He/him) https://www.eifwooster.org