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Ben Bond-Lamberty
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Forest ecologist & carbon cycle scientist at @PNNLab, open data & R proponent, mentor, editor. I know how to do a blind hem stitch.

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Dec 12
Scientists are expected to do peer reviewing but no one tells you HOW. After talking with several folks about this today at #AGU24 , it seems a good time to link to this presentation I made several years ago -- feel free to use/share! docs.google.com/presentation...
Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing 2023
Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing Ben Bond-Lamberty Based on a presentation at the AGU Early Career Scientist Workshop, 2019 1
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 1d
A tunnel through a huge pile of snow on campus.

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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · 1d
Webinar on Effects of N fertilization in boreal forest #HoliSoils Thursday 12.2.2026 at 14:00-15:30 EET. Access link lnkd.in/gMtcZ3Bj
Topics 1) Tree growth mechanisms, 2) role of micro-organisms and plant secondary metabolism, 3) soil carbon retention by Anni Palvi, Bartosz Adamcyck and Boris Tupek

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Dirk Eddelbuettel @eddelbuettel.com · 1d
chronometre: A new package (pair) demo for R and Python
Efficient yet simple object exchange between R and Python
dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/02...
#rstats #rcpp #python #datascience
Screenshot one of three describe a new pair of R and Python packages demonstrating easy object interchange between R and Python. Screenshot two of three describe a new pair of R and Python packages demonstrating easy object interchange between R and Python. Screenshot three of three describe a new pair of R and Python packages demonstrating easy object interchange between R and Python.

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Jakub Nowosad @jakubnowosad.com · 1d
Honored and excited to be part of useR! 2026

I will give a keynote on geocomputation and spatial data science in R.

📅 6–9 Jul 2026, Warsaw, Poland
🔗 user2026.r-project.org

Let’s make this event spatial!

#useR2026 #RStats #RSpatial #Geocompr
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Lei Yu (于雷) @nefu-for-journal.bsky.social · 2d
Enhancing broad-scale prediction of flowering onset by incorporating spatial heterogeneity in heat accumulation threshold | @forestryjfr.bsky.social @forestryjournal.bsky.social @forestplots.bsky.social
🪢 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Enhancing broad-scale prediction of flowering onset by incorporating spatial heterogeneity in heat accumulation threshold - Journal of Forestry Research
Accurate prediction of plants’ flowering onset date (FOD) is vital for maintaining ecosystem functions and boosting forestry economic gains. While the Spring Warming (SW) model is commonly used to pre...
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 3d
arstechnica.com/science/2026...
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse
Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research."
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Lei Yu (于雷) @nefu-for-journal.bsky.social · 3d
More greening but more sensitivity to climate variabilities for global tropical forests in the last two decades | @iufro.bsky.social @forestryjfr.bsky.social
Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
More greening but more sensitivity to climate variabilities for global tropical forests in the last two decades - Journal of Forestry Research
Tropical forests contribute over half of the global primary productivity, playing a critical role in regulating the global carbon cycle. In recent decades, global tropical forests have shown a widespr...
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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Sabina Burrascano, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · 4d
You won't want to miss this! Keep your calendars free and hopefully see you in Switzerland in October 🌳🍁🌐🧪

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Martin Dovciak🌳🌱🌻 @dovciak-lab.bsky.social · 4d
🌐🌎 Conspecific adult trees interact w/microsites to affect forest regeneration across climate-sensitive temperate-to-boreal forest biome transitions as shown by @nathankiel.bsky.social in an insightful analysis of our extensive forest demography data @sunyesf.bsky.social. Link in comments.

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Benjamin I. Cook , and 2 more

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 4d
We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Technician III, Tree Ring Laboratory
Duties and Responsibilities:Assisting with the meticulous preparation of samples for radiocarbon analysis following established protocols. This includ...
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Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila @josephtumber.bsky.social · 5d
The Tumber-Dávila Lab, Dartmouth College Dept. of Environmental Science, is seeking a full-time lab manager/research assistant to contribute to research on belowground ecosystems response to global change.

COME JOIN US! 🧪🌳🌲🌎

searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/84449
Research Assistant I
Full-time Research Assistant for the Tumber-Dávila lab. The RA’s duties (outlined in detail in the Key accountabilities) include: 1) lab management, 2) field work and research travel, 3) lab work and ...
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Karis McFarlane @karis-mcfarlane.bsky.social · 6d
We are recruiting a postdoc to study wetland plant-soil-microbe interactions using isotope labeling in our greenhouse at LLNL with me and Erin Nuccio as part of a multidisciplinary project. Experience with wetland plants and SIP a plus. Please share!
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 6d
"The biggest lesson that can be read from 70 years of AI research is that general methods that leverage computation are ultimately the most effective, and by a large margin." The Bitter Lesson www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/Bit...
The Bitter Lesson
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 6d
Updated my “Reproducible data analysis using tidyverse R” slides in preparation for a workshop at UVA tomorrow: rpubs.com/bpbond/1392825 #rstats
RPubs - Reproducible data analysis using tidyverse R
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Gavin Simpson @gsimpson.bsky.social · 6d
🚨 GAMs have moved on—so it’s time for an update.

On March 3, 2026 (17:00–19:00 CET) I’ll be livestreaming an updated introduction to Generalized Additive Models in R

📺 YouTube livestream link: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K...

#RStats #mgcv #GAMs #gratia #statistics 🧪
What's new in the world of Generalized Additive Models
YouTube video by Bottom of the Heap
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 7d
Marsh Migration Into Forests and Farms: Effects on Soil Biogeochemistry Along the Salinity Gradients agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... Fettrow, @anlysethis.bsky.social et al.
Marsh Migration Into Forests and Farms: Effects on Soil Biogeochemistry Along the Salinity Gradients
Soil cores reveal a clear biogeochemical gradient from lowland marsh to adjacent upland forest and farms Marshes had 4–50 times more soil carbon than their adjacent upland endmembers In some are...
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Chris Knight @knightjar.bsky.social · 7d
We're Hiring! We're looking for a postdoc with bioinformatics/modelling skills to join us in an exciting microbiome ecology project in Manchester (deadline 1st March) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
'Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Manchester
We wish to appoint a PostDoctoral Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the assembly, stability and function of microbial decomposer communities.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 7d
Climate warming is generally making trees grow faster, but the greater effect is that tree growth is becoming more unpredictable, creating a threat to the stability of forests. New paper by Li & He (2026). 🧪🌏🌐🌲🌳
Variation in Tree Growth Increases With Global Warming
In recent decades, considerable research has focused on the long-term trend of tree growth rates under global warming, yet little attention has been paid to trends in high-frequency tree growth varia...
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 9d
Renewable energy is the way to go.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 9d
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
This is figure 3, which shows forest plot and regional changes in richness.

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Eos @eos.org · 9d
A study in subarctic Iceland finds microbes hoard nitrogen under higher temperatures, with effects on the whole ecosystem.
As Some Soils Warm, Microbes Stockpile Essential Nutrients - Eos
A study in Iceland found that microbes are hoarding more nitrogen for themselves, altering nutrient cycling and leaving less for plants.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 9d
Carbon uptake, storage, and allocation patterns contribute to blurring of annual 14C signals in tree rings

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#TansleyReview by Hessl et al.

@WIleyPlantSci #PlantScience
The path of 14C from cosmic rays to cellulose.

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Christian Hof , and 2 more

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Sylvia Haider @sylvia-haider.bsky.social · 9d
📣 PhD position at Leuphana University (Germany) 🌳🍃🪴
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 9d
Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it

Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.

www.landclimate.org/ccs-no-mirac...
Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it - Land and Climate Review
Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.
www.landclimate.org

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Eos @eos.org · 9d
Microbes form “living” rocks that use a complex network of metabolisms to sequester carbon.
Rocks Formed by Microbes Absorb Carbon Day and Night - Eos
Microbialite ecosystems in South Africa stored an “astonishing” amount of carbon, according to new research.
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Cristi Proistosescu @cristiproist.bsky.social · 9d
I've seen several Big Climate Accounts™ post about how the recent winter storm was made worse by climate change. It's a convenient narrative.

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But what is "worse"? Colder temperatures? More snow? More freezing rain? Is there any primary literature supporting the idea of worse snowstorms?

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 10d
It’s always good when the courts recognize what every single other person in the universe understands about the DOE CWG.

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 10d
Apple Has Fallen Far From the Tree

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 10d
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Spurious Scholar
Spurious research papers based on real correlations with p < 0.05, generated by a large language model.
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Sebastian Krantz @sebkrantz.bsky.social · 11d
I'm excited to share the release and rOpenSci publication of dfms 1.0 (docs.ropensci.org/dfms), a high-performance, feature-rich implementation of Dynamics Factor Models for R, supporting mixed-frequency estimation and news decomposition for nowcasting. See also blog post: sebkrantz.github.io/Rblog/
Dynamic Factor Models for R
Efficient estimation of Dynamic Factor Models using the Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm or Two-Step (2S) estimation, supporting datasets with missing data and mixed-frequency nowcasting applic...
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