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orrortega.bsky.social
Statistical Ecologist/Ecological Statistics (not sure yet). Forest Engineer. Spatial statistics. Lecturer in Statistics, Data Science & Environmental Intelligence. https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/41117-oscar-rodriguez-de-rivera-ortega
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Nat Geog Society launched a request for proposals, Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Place Based Solutions - seeking proposals that identify a challenge related to a place and leverages an edu solution using spatial thinking. www.nationalgeographic.org/society/gran... #GIS #geography #edusky

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Session and workshop submission deadline extended for #LivingData2025! ⏰ 📌New deadline: Friday 14 February 23:59 GMT-5 🔗www.livingdata2025.c... #DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org #OBIS @geobon.org BON #InstitutoHumboldt

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10 days to apply! Drop me an email if you want to talk about the project!

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All my ecology peeps slinging the GAM(M)s might find this paper interesting. I was surprised to learn there is a frequentist interpretation of GAM(M)s! (jk) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

PhD alert!!! I am advertising a PhD position in spatial modelling. If you want to enjoy data fusion in spatial modelling this is your place. If you want to know more about this project about statistical ecology with pretty pictures drop me an email!! Some info here: www.exeter.ac.uk/v8media/recr...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

We just posted our first round of fully funded interdisciplinary challege-led projects! netgain.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/phd-projects/ PhDs available at: @aberdeenunilib.bsky.social, @durhamuniversity.bsky.social, @glasgowunisrc.bsky.social, @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @ukri.org

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In true academic style, I'm finishing my new years resolutions just before due date. The ideas behind this paper have been my passion project since day 1 of my PhD, and I'm pleased to announce that it's finally published! doi.org/10.1007/s115... @chris-drovandi.bsky.social

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

I wrote a thing about using the gratia 📦 for #RStats, which makes working with #GAMs and the mgcv 📦 a little easier and, dare I say, prettier #mgcvchat #ggplot2

submitted 68 days ago • 2 comments

New Paper! 🐒🌍🦤🧪 @andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence @uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

JOB OFFER: Postdoctoral researcher on biodiversity modelling and scenario development @ipbes.bsky.social @biodiversaplus.bsky.social @creaf.cat creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/...

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15 000 fieldworkers | 28 countries | decades of effort | 170 #bird species🐦 Data paper on European long-term population changes in #birds: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #ornithology

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Some art to introduce my seminar next week about spatial models in forest ecosystems. Not everything is going to be formulae!

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

If you're looking for a gentle introduction to fit linear mixed models with R, with lots of examples, data & code available, here's one below. And not just another paper, just realized this one actually cites a Marvel’s comic book: cool-geek level unlocked :) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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📚 Spatial Statistics for #datascience w/ #rstats Chapter 1: Spatial Data Types 🔹 Areal: aggregated number of events (disease counts) 🔹 Geostatistical: observations at known locations (air pollution) 🔹 Point patterns: event locations (fires, trees) Examples 👉 www.paulamoraga.com/book-spatial...

submitted 96 days ago • 3 comments

When do you need to collect more data? ... surprisingly, more data often has little value for decisions. Our new paper unravels why "Value of Information Analyses" can yield surprising results in #ecology doi.org/10.1111/2041... w @katehelmstedt.bsky.social in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social 🌍

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

PhD alert!!! I am advertising a PhD position in spatial modelling in ecology. If you want to have fun trying to understand ecological processes applying cool models with pretty pictures drop me an email!! More info in the link (project 3) www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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New paper alert!!! Marked point process to understand a little bit better wildfires in the Mediterranean link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Predicting (or not) extinctions with species distribution models bit.ly/3vypxsA #extinction #endangeredspecies #conservation

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Hi! We have an interesting Postdoc position in Exeter!! If you are interested, please drop me an email to talk about the project! This is the link: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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