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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Essex http://www.martinwilkes.co.uk (views are my own)
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More opportunities for postgraduateresearch via the @leverhulme.bsky.social #SustainableTransitions programme at University of Essex. Fully funded MSc followed by a PhD. Open to UK students meeting specific eligibility criteria. Closing 18 April. See www.essex.ac.uk/scholarships... for more details

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Just two weeks left apply for these opportunities for unique interdisciplinary PhD research on #biodiversity funded by @leverhulme.bsky.social. Apply by 7th February!

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Messing around with shinylive. For real, how are people not freaking out?!! Zero hosting costs, no online requirements, no installation required, nothing not a damn thing. #rstats #databs

submitted 47 days ago • 5 comments

I'm happy to use my first #Bluesky post to announce that there's now a shiny app for the endotherm model of the #NicheMapR package bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Everything you ever wanted to know to get started on #microclimate is compiled there ⬇️ in 🔟 guidelines 🤓 Unpack each 1️⃣ to select the right variable, the most relevant spatiotemporal scale, the best sampling design & to tailor your analyses to your study question 🧪🌐🍁 shorturl.at/VYP8f

submitted 71 days ago • 2 comments

By predicting the extent of invasion in the absence of timely interventions, the authors found that management measures were effective in limiting the spread of the yellow-legged hornet in Europe. #bioinvasions besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

Stunning free #science vector art for your next poster, paper or talk 🤩 The #NIH has compiled over 2,000 illustrations including swatches and pattern brushes bioart.niaid.nih.gov #rstats #dataviz #phd #illustration

submitted 78 days ago • 3 comments

This ridgeline plot and the unconventional use of shading from white to blue to indicate sea ice loss is great. It also reinforces the impression of a dense ice pack breaking up. Chart by @janatausch.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/63fb... #dataviz

submitted 79 days ago • 3 comments

Exotic plants are better at hitchhiking upslope 🏔 than natives ⬇️ A very important result which supports former findings on exotic plants shifting and expanding their elevation ranges upslope at a rapid pace #RangeX #BioShifts 🧪🌐🌏🍁 shorturl.at/h846l

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

Happy to share a new paper—led by Justin Baldwin—exploring how avian dispersal ability shapes species-area relationships on islands worldwide 🐦‍⬛ 🏝️ 🌐 (1/2) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments

Celebrating @altmetric.com with this repost! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Islands harbor 1/3 of the world’s #plant species, including 63,280 endemics—making them #biodiversity hotspots. Yet, only 6% meet global #conservation goals. @natureportfolio.bsky.social #nature #science #research

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

The new #Grime #Review is out ⬇️ See our paper on embracing plant-plant interactions to improve predictions of plant species redistribution 🌲🌳🌴🌱🍀🌾🌼🌸 🧪🌐🌏🍁 @journalofecology.bsky.social shorturl.at/i763n

submitted 82 days ago • 0 comments

The socioeconomic and environmental niches of world terrestrial and marine #ProtectedAreas see our last study in Nat. Commun. 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔑 We highlight ‘potential’ versus ‘unrealistic’ conservation gains on land and sea to meet global conservation targets. 🧪🌐🌍🦤🦑

submitted 84 days ago • 3 comments

The power of sharing authentic stories, from trusted messengers, and including the framing of future generations 🌿: theconversation.com/how-sharing-...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

The founder of Statistics Globe that helps you master #rstats is on BlueSky now. Give Joachim a follow ⤵️

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

New (ok, not new, since 1953) distribution for count data just dropped! Modeling over/underdispersed count data with the Good Distribution - yehaw good.glm() besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #rstats 🌍

submitted 84 days ago • 3 comments

🎉 The {messy} package is now available on CRAN! 🎉 Read the introductory blog post here: nrennie.rbind.io/blog/introdu... #RStats #StatsEd #DataScience

submitted 84 days ago • 11 comments

Achieving higher standards in species distribution modeling by leveraging the diversity of available software https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07346 #Software #Code #Rstats

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Things are changing and as academics, we will have to adapt. How can we strategically position ourselves to leverage these new tools to ensure our work continues to me maximally valuable to our own community and society? 🧪🌎🌐#WetSci www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

We look forward to our next hybrid seminar with Annegret Larsen (WUR) to learn more about her interdisciplinary research into natural river systems and how it supports restoration efforts and her case studies in Europe, Asia, and South America. Join us! biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Two unique opportunities for fully funded interdisciplinary PhD research on #biodiversity #conservation @Uni_of_Essex, blending #ecology with #sociology and #business as part of the @leverhulme.bsky.social Sustainable Transitions programme jobs.ac.uk/job/DKT611/p... jobs.ac.uk/job/DKT503/p...

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments