Freshwater ecologist and conservation scientist who prefers winter fieldwork in Southeast Asia. @NatGeo explorer, postdoctoral fellow at U. Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
Joined April 2009
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Aaron Koning retweeted
Super excited to announce that I'll be moving over to @OxfordBiology in December to start a Royal Society URF on a dream topic!
Congratulations to @rjpheathcote, currently at @BristolBioSci, who has been awarded a @royalsociety University Research Fellowship!
Rob will be joining us later this year, focusing on antipredator colouration in aggregating prey 👇
bit.ly/3Pvk38j
ALT School of fish swimming with light shining off fish scales
Aaron Koning retweeted
One of best parts of this project is being able to continue/start some amazing collaborations with @jTroscianko @ChrisCooney101 @CollectiveBRL @akoning
Aaron Koning retweeted
Very excited about this one! Check out the pre-print for my fourth thesis chapter: we provide response options to #BendTheCurve for imperilled #FreshwaterBiodiversity around the globe through habitat protection and restoration.
Full link here: doi.org/10.1139/er-2023-0034
Aaron Koning retweeted
Congratulations Aaron from the @MahseerTrust team. Let us hope this award helps to keep the focus on a threatened #river & the people & fish (plus other aquatic lives) who depend upon it.
#RiversFishPeople
#SEAsia
@Shoal_Org
Aaron Koning retweeted
"networks of small, community-based reserves can offer a model for protecting biodiversity & augmenting fisheries as the world’s rivers face unprecedented pressures."
-@akoning in @nature_org’s inspiring Biodiversity Action Guide & case studies: nature.ly/3fkbY4S
#NatureNow
Aaron Koning retweeted
Also, remember to follow @third_pole and sign up for the newsletter at the bottom of the article for more stories on the Salween. And more cool maps.
Aaron Koning retweeted
This was difficult. Originally, this was about Shan State solar panels. Then, everything changed. Thanks to Kyaw Ye Lynn, @BociagaRobert, and @marcjaffee_. Also to @sstrangio, @akoning, and more for their knowledge and guidance on #Myanmar. #Myanmarcoup.
thethirdpole.net/en/energy/c…
Aaron Koning retweeted
So, I kind of love how in a single week conservation scientist and author, Jeff Opperman @jjopperman, wrote pieces featuring fish reserve research by @akoning and music by @taylorswift13!
forbes.com/sites/jeffopperma…
nytimes.com/2021/03/12/opini…
Aaron Koning retweeted
Absolutely 👇And @akoning's great research also features in joint report by @Shoal_Org, @WWF and 14 other global conservation groups that is out tomorrow....Worlds #ForgottenFishes
“Just make a reserve, you’ll get more fish!” 🐟 🐠
Take a read of our interview with @akoning, discussing his groundbreaking research into #freshwater no-take reserves in Thailand's Salween river basin ❌ 🎣
shoalconservation.org/freshw… #ecosystem #conservation
Aaron Koning retweeted
As always, great article from @eatguineapigs - this one on community-led freshwater fish conservation efforts & resulting study from from CFL grad student @akoning. xitter.gq/eatguineapigs/status/1…
Aaron Koning retweeted
The raft is ready to start deploying buoys marking the boundary of the #MahaleMountainsNationalPark #FreshwaterProtectedArea. @tafirihq @TAFIRIKigoma @Nature_Africa @mkwegi @ApseCapse @slbartlett8 @lisa_borre @GLEONetwork
Aaron Koning retweeted
New first of its kind study reveals over 500 dams planned for development within protected areas, raising red flags for rivers that run through them.
Critical need for leadership of government & private sector to prevent new dams in PAs. shorturl.at/jrzIZ
Aaron Koning retweeted
Thanks @akoning (@AtkinsonCenter postdoctoral research fellow) for the excellent talk on the effectiveness of riverine reserves in Thailand. We look forward to seeing the impact of your work as a @NatGeo explorer.
Aaron Koning retweeted
CFL alum @akoning was recently named a @NatGeo Explorer for his work in Thailand working with communities to conserve their freshwater fisheries! Here's his first post on "community-engaged conservation" ow.ly/VHWz50xFiOg
Aaron Koning retweeted
@akoning Like MPAs River Reserves on Salween in Myanmar show major increases in fish biomass, richness, density. Size of reserve, connectivity, enforcement all contributed @888Frank @WWFLeadWater @WWFMyanmar @WWFMekong @AmFisheriesSoc @fishconserve @AtkinsonCenter #fishnwild
Aaron Koning retweeted
A study by aquatic ecologist Aaron Koning @AtkinsonCenter found a network of reserves is helping giant catfish and other Mekong River species survive environmental threats. nationalgeographic.com/envir…
Aaron Koning retweeted
Check out this wonderful @NatGeo article that highlights Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow Aaron Koning and his study of how protected areas in freshwater systems are helping fish survive intense fishing pressure & other environmental threats in Southeast Asia. nationalgeographic.com/envir…
Aaron Koning retweeted
Paper out today @PNASNews finds #GlobalWarming has very likely exacerbated global economic inequality, including ∼25% increase in population-weighted between-country inequality over past half century—Noah Diffenbaugh & @MarshallBBurke #EarthDay pnas.org/content/early/2019/…
Aaron Koning retweeted
Though only 0.01% of Earth's water, freshwater supports at least 100,000 species of ~1.8 million, almost 6% of all described species. But these species are vulnerable to human activity: Populations of freshwater plants + animals have declined by 83% since 1970 #EarthDay
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