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bennettecology.bsky.social
Associate professor in plant & soil ecology at University of Saskatchewan. Grassland ecology enthusiast
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I am looking for a postdoc to join a large project where we are sampling plants and soils from across the Canadian prairies to identify genomic indicators (plant genotypes, eDNA, soil biome) of ecosystem function. This person would work with the team to integrate data, with significant latitude. 🌍

submitted 23 hours ago • 1 comment

There is no statistical solution to the problem of causal inference from observational data, it requires good scientific & statistical judgement, & knowledge of the literature. Folks like short cuts (propensity scores, E values etc) to avoid hard thinking. Such short cuts don’t exist.

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

If you've never donated to Wikipedia, now's the time. Elon Musk is attacking it because it's one of the only sources of honest, curated information that he can't control. www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...

submitted 59 days ago • 436 comments

Always exciting when a student publishes their work. Former MSc student Aisa found complex responses among Medicago sativa cultivars to commercial AMF inoculum. AMF enhanced stress, but that depended on the cultivar and response measured. Free read only link: rdcu.be/d3vug

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

It's happening! We are coming back with virtual meetings! Save The Date - August 6-8, 2025. 📅🇨🇦🍄🛜. Check your emails or social media for more details. PS. Contact us if you want to receive emails! #CFN25 #SaveTheDate #FungiareBack

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Science takes time - a lot of time. Time that is more and more difficult to make available because of increased workloads. Time that exceeds the temporary contracts of postdocs and PhDs. I'll illustrate this using our paper published in Nature yesterday. 🧵 (1/x) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 86 days ago • 22 comments

This new study suggests that high-quality old grassland may be particularly good at supporting pollinators because diverse food sources provided by such grassland provide additional health benefits. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... | Pornon et al. @funecology.bsky.social

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Reviewers, consider not suggesting we should have added molecular analyses that are ‘trivial’. Not everyone has the same resourcesthat you do. Reviews are for constructive criticism of what they submitted, not what you wish they did. -signed, me trying to share a small but interesting experiment

submitted 88 days ago • 2 comments

We are reopening a search for a postdoc in my group. I am looking for a curious person with an interest in plant-soil / plant-insect interactions to join our large and diverse team (research-groups.usask.ca/bennett-lab). 1/4

submitted 343 days ago • 1 comment