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Dr. Joan Dudney
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Assistant Professor @ucsantabarbara Global Change Forest Ecologist @switzernetwork @SmithFellows @PeaceCorps #BLM

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · Nov 24
Disturbance interactions have profound consequences for forest health, yet remain poorly understood.

Here we use DAGs to differentiate #Synergisms, #CompoundDisturbances & #NetworkEffects and review the impacts of climate change.

Final version out now! 🧪🌐🍁🌱
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 7d
Congratulations on this important study!

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Forest Ecosystems @forestecosyst.bsky.social · 8d
Restoring white pines in Idaho forests not only aids their recovery but also enhances understory plant diversity, improving ecosystem health and resilience.👇
#pine #forest #ecosystem
@forestecosyst.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Stephen D. Murphy , and 2 more

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 8d
Please repost! The LOC Lab @UCSB is recruiting a #PostdoctoralScholar in forest ecology and data science to
develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐

Applications due Feb 5
Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Seren Bagcilar @serenbagcilar.bsky.social · 8d
The last of my dissertation work is in Ecosystems! Please reach out if I can share a PDF (or a story about trying to do field work during the two biggest California fire years on record 🥲)
Repeated High-severity Fire in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades of California, United States: Landscape Trends and Belowground Effects - Ecosystems
Repeated high-severity fire is threatening forest resilience in dry and mesic forests of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades of California, USA. While impacts to plant communities have been descri...
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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 9d
A super useful and comprehensive summary!
#ReproducibleCode
nhcooper123.bsky.social Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 10d
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Lee Klinger PhD @suddenoaklife.bsky.social · 9d
Turns out that reviving oaks is not too difficult ...🌎🍁🌲🔥🌳🧪🌐🪶🌰
#OakHealth #FireMimicry #SuddenOakLife
Coast live oaks regaining their health in Monterey CA
Four years ago I began fire mimicry treatments on a grove of coast live oaks overlooking Monterey, CA. I’m quite pleased with the results but I’ll let trees speak for themselves …
suddenoaklife.org

Reposted by Pieter A. Zuidema, Emilio Vilanova, Joan Dudney

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 9d
Land-use change is the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon, but the risk of abrupt forest decline, along with its potentially devastating consequences, increases as the planet warms, with a strong nonlinear trend beyond 2.3° C of warming. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/6Prr50XKAN1
Aerial view of Amazon rainforest tree canopy. CREDIT: Philippe Ciais

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Julia Koricheva, Garry Peterson , and 20 more

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 10d
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Journal of Forestry Research @forestryjfr.bsky.social · 10d
🌲 Tree growth is getting more unpredictable
A JFR study shows Picea purpurea radial growth
variability increased from 1960–2020, driven mainly by July moisture and rising
vapor pressure deficit.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#JFR #ForestryResearch #TreeGrowth #ClimateChange🍁🌺🌱🌿

Reposted by Ricard V. Solé, Neil Pederson, Carlos Gershenson , and 2 more

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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 What if evolution is the ”law”… and networks are the machines that do the work?

In this paper (just published) I try to formalize how living systems are non-equilibrium, information-processing, adaptive matter. With a great biological flavor! 🧪🌐🌍🧬🦠

👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 11d
Do you study #ForestDisturbances? Fill out this survey run by global experts! 🍁🌱
rupertseidl.bsky.social Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 17d
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Tommaso Jucker , and 2 more

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Daniela Nemetschek (Krebber) @danielanemetschek.bsky.social · 14d
Working with dendrometers or curious about dendrometer research? 🌱🌐🍁🌳

🚨 Join the Global Dendrometer Network 🚨

We’re building a global community using dendrometers to study plant growth, stress, phenology & more.

Sign up for updates on meetings, data calls & more 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Ecography @ecography.bsky.social · 14d
Biogeography and evolutionary patterns of temperate deciduous forests in the Northern Hemisphere vist.ly/4i9h2 #Flora #Phylogeny #SpeciesRichness

Reposted by Joan Dudney, Erin K. Buchholtz

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 15d
📣 Our team at @nhm.org is #hiring a Program Manager to support our community science programs and integrated social-ecological research. Full time temporary (on grant $) for 4 months, then part-time permanent. Application review begins Jan 5 - apply and/or share widely!

tinyurl.com/NHMCS2025

🧪🌎
Recruitment
tinyurl.com

Reposted by Emilio Vilanova, Carly D. Ziter, Joan Dudney

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 16d
Please contribute! We neex broad input, different forest types, and an array of natural disturbances to see how disturbance regimes are changing.

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Neil Pederson, Brian J. Harvey , and 9 more

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 17d
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Pieter A. Zuidema, Martin Ehbrecht , and 1 more

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 18d
Global analysis shows that atmospheric dryness explains geographical patterns of tree canopy height and is projected to become more important in the coming decades:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global dependency of canopy height on vapour pressure deficit and its projections under climate change - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Rising atmospheric aridity may be an important driver of tree growth. Here the authors present analyse the global relationship between tree canopy height and vapour pressure deficit, and its potential...
www.nature.com

Reposted by Pieter A. Zuidema, John Parker, Joan Dudney

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 18d
Published!📖

Forest structural and functional diversity can attenuate forest productivity losses after harvesting and fires. In undisturbed forests, dominance boosts productivity via selection effects, but not after harvesting🌳🌲🌍

Read here:https://buff.ly/Gw5Hq6X

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Forest Ecosystems @forestecosyst.bsky.social · 18d
Old-growth forests 🌲store lots of carbon and support biodiversity. Recent study of 3,503 tree rings across Europe shows that older forests, especially those with large trees, are crucial for long-term carbon storage, highlighting the need to protect them.👍
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reposted by Jay T. Lennon, Anthony Ricciardi, Simon J. Greenhill , and 2 more

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Niels de Winter @nielsjdewinter.bsky.social · 18d
Fascinated to learn that we are still discovering new species at the highest rate ever. Mapping Earth's biodiversity is far from over, and while we learn more and more about it, let's protect what we do know as well as we can!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The past and future of known biodiversity: Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time
The number of known species on Earth is increasing rapidly, suggesting unexpectedly large numbers of many groups.
www.science.org

Reposted by David W. Kerstetter, Joan Dudney

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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 24d
Sorry @nytimes.com , for those of us in the sciences, this is not a "quiet policy change". 🧪🦠💊🌍 It is however a disaster for society.
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Katie L. Burke @klburke.bsky.social · 24d
Why is Southwest Virginia a hotspot for tick-borne diseases? And what are people doing about it? My latest in the @pulitzercenter.org -funded climate/health series for @wvtf.bsky.social in partnership with @climatecentral.org.
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-12...
🧪🌎 #publichealth #climatechange
Headline: Ticks are thriving in Southwest Virginia. Here's What That Means for Your Health. By Katie Burke Intro paragraph: Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease--with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the state. That rise has happened over the past 20 years. Jenny Hall, public health expert at Radford University and founder of the website Ticks in Virginia, stands in front of her table at a public health fair put on by Blue Ridge Literacy. Hall is a white woman with blond hair and blue eyes. She's wearing a black fleece jacket and khaki pants.

Reposted by Joan Dudney, Karl Andraczek

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 24d
Nice preprint for eco evo folk to check out from @sfwalmsley.bsky.social and colleagues - Towards a causal understanding of bidirectional effects in ecology and evolution - ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #causalinference 🌍
Towards a causal understanding of bidirectional effects in ecology and evolution
ecoevorxiv.org

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 26d
Watched S5 E1 ("The Crawl") of #StrangerThings last night & was thrilled to see gorgeous examples of drill holes made by a yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) in the trunk of what's likely a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda); Will Byers (Noah Schnapps) for scale. 🧪🌲🪵🐦🕳️
Still image from Season 5, Episode 1 of the Netflix series 'Stranger Things' showing Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) experiencing psychic distress while holding onto the trunk of a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), which has several horizontal rows of drill holes made by a yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). Still image from Season 5, Episode 1 of the Netflix series 'Stranger Things' showing Will Byers (played by Noah Schnapp) continuing to experience psychic distress, but now standing in front of the trunk of a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), which has several horizontal rows of drill holes made by a yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius).

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 27d
Good morning everyone. Today in “One day, one paper”, mixed forests in China’s Loess Plateau show deeper water uptake and stricter stomatal regulation, enhancing resilience under drought and offering key insights for sustainable afforestation 🌎
A comparison of water use strategies between pure and mixed forests on the Chinese Loess Plateau
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Joan Dudney, Benjamin Wildermuth

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 29d
Divergent Trends in Insect Disturbance Across Europe's Temperate and Boreal Forests

🔗 buff.ly/APK3ybC

Reposted by Joan Dudney

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Nov 26
Check out our latest publication from the #FREE group at #CESAB taking a functional and trait perspective on classic metapopulation ecology led by @nmouquet.bsky.social 🧪🌐
nmouquet.bsky.social Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · Nov 26
Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions

Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds

Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett

👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌐🌍🦤🪴🍁🧪

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · Nov 24
This paper was made possible thanks to the many insights and deep conversations with my brilliant co-authors
@julieedtree.bsky.social @rupertseidl.bsky.social
@brian-j-harvey.bsky.social

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Joan Dudney

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · Nov 22
Study area shape matters when tracking species range shifts & we may underestimate longitudinal range shifts to the benefit of latitudinal range shifts, potentially undermining drivers other than T°C 🌡

🌐🌏🌎🌍🧪🐠🐍🦋🦉🦇🌳🌲

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Global bias towards recording latitudinal range shifts - Nature Climate Change
The authors consider studies reporting species range shifts and demonstrate a geometric bias in sampling along latitudinal, rather than longitudinal, gradients. This bias may favour the corroboration ...
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