Ashkaan K. Fahimipour
@akfbio.bsky.social
Ecological networks & complex systems, Asst. Professor @ Florida Atlantic University, www.econet.works
Very cool-looking paper! Pseudo-persistence through reactivity.
Reactive persistence of riverine metapopulations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.02.691852v1
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very cool-looking paper! Pseudo-persistence through reactivity.
Reposted by Ashkaan K. Fahimipour
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
Here is the Julia code: github.com/fau-fahimipo...
GitHub - fau-fahimipour-lab/pokemonPatterns: Simulate high-order competition on a lattice
Simulate high-order competition on a lattice. Contribute to fau-fahimipour-lab/pokemonPatterns development by creating an account on GitHub.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Here is the Julia code: github.com/fau-fahimipo...
We are doing spatial patterns in class tomorrow. So please enjoy my simulation of Pokemon battles on a lattice. Pokemon attack a random neighbor and winners are based on the game's hierarchy (water > fire > ice ...). Some amazing spatial patterns emerging from 7-way rock-paper-scissors!
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We are doing spatial patterns in class tomorrow. So please enjoy my simulation of Pokemon battles on a lattice. Pokemon attack a random neighbor and winners are based on the game's hierarchy (water > fire > ice ...). Some amazing spatial patterns emerging from 7-way rock-paper-scissors!
Do you want to do a postdoc in animal behavior/ecology at the beach? Consider applying for our prestigious university postdoc fellowship together with me: www.fau.edu/science/post...
Jumpstart Postdoctoral Program
The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Jumpstart Postdoctoral Program aims to stimulate synergy between faculty and postdoctoral associates interested in collaborating on multidisciplinary research...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Do you want to do a postdoc in animal behavior/ecology at the beach? Consider applying for our prestigious university postdoc fellowship together with me: www.fau.edu/science/post...
Reposted by Ashkaan K. Fahimipour
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
You've heard of Bacon numbers, Erdos numbers. Who is it for ecology? I bet most have a Levin number < 3.
October 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
You've heard of Bacon numbers, Erdos numbers. Who is it for ecology? I bet most have a Levin number < 3.
Our paper made the cover of Trends in Microbiology! doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Our paper made the cover of Trends in Microbiology! doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
New paper in Ecology! We show how to incorporate basically any animal behavior into ecological networks models: doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
July 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
New paper in Ecology! We show how to incorporate basically any animal behavior into ecological networks models: doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
This paper looks pretty neat!
Modeling and Inferring Metacommunity Dynamics with Maximum Caliber https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660802v1
June 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This paper looks pretty neat!
New open access review paper out now in Trends in Microbiology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Microbial inoculants and invasions: a call to action
Microbial inoculants are increasingly used for beneficial purposes in agriculture, bioremediation, and medicine, but they can carry risks of generatin…
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June 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New open access review paper out now in Trends in Microbiology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really curious about any feedback you receive 👀
June 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Really curious about any feedback you receive 👀
Congrats! Well deserved.
June 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Congrats! Well deserved.
Reposted by Ashkaan K. Fahimipour
With sadness and respect, we honor the legacy of Dr. Jim Estes, who passed away this week. A pioneer of marine ecology, Jim’s groundbreaking work transformed our understanding of ecosystems and the essential role of keystone predators like sea otters. He is an icon in sea otter research. 🧵👇
May 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
With sadness and respect, we honor the legacy of Dr. Jim Estes, who passed away this week. A pioneer of marine ecology, Jim’s groundbreaking work transformed our understanding of ecosystems and the essential role of keystone predators like sea otters. He is an icon in sea otter research. 🧵👇
Today's lesson: if you want to model agents with bodies, probably add physical constraints to their bones
May 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today's lesson: if you want to model agents with bodies, probably add physical constraints to their bones
New paper led by @janamassing.bsky.social, with @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social, on dynamics of cooperative bacteria: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New paper led by @janamassing.bsky.social, with @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social, on dynamics of cooperative bacteria: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ours is still happening! You should apply: fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de...
April 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ours is still happening! You should apply: fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de...
When animals' decision-making processes are disrupted, models predict that small mistakes like false alarms will be magnified, spreading contagiously on a grand scale
April 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
When animals' decision-making processes are disrupted, models predict that small mistakes like false alarms will be magnified, spreading contagiously on a grand scale
My department is looking for an Assistant Professor in the broad area of 'biological systems.' Would be great for a theoretical or quantitative empirical ecologist. Any system/taxa are ok. Come work with me! fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de... #facultyjobs #ecology
Assistant Professor, Systems Biology
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April 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My department is looking for an Assistant Professor in the broad area of 'biological systems.' Would be great for a theoretical or quantitative empirical ecologist. Any system/taxa are ok. Come work with me! fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/de... #facultyjobs #ecology
This is the way I would do it
April 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is the way I would do it
`barrnap` is super good and easy for this: github.com/tseemann/bar...
GitHub - tseemann/barrnap: :microscope: Bacterial ribosomal RNA predictor
:microscope: :leo: Bacterial ribosomal RNA predictor - GitHub - tseemann/barrnap: :microscope: Bacterial ribosomal RNA predictor
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April 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
`barrnap` is super good and easy for this: github.com/tseemann/bar...
This is the color of my childhood super nintendo
March 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is the color of my childhood super nintendo
Yes, the apparent violation of competitive exclusion in nature has guided the search for overlooked niches and other forms of density dependence, that can explain mismatch between theory and data. We talk about all of this in the paper.
March 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Yes, the apparent violation of competitive exclusion in nature has guided the search for overlooked niches and other forms of density dependence, that can explain mismatch between theory and data. We talk about all of this in the paper.
A real step toward understanding how local structure shapes global dynamics! We think this insight will be useful not just for webs, but other networked systems from power grids to epidemics.
March 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A real step toward understanding how local structure shapes global dynamics! We think this insight will be useful not just for webs, but other networked systems from power grids to epidemics.
In other words, transient dynamics of foodwebs can be broken down into contributions from building blocks! This is huge. It means measuring reactivity of a single species or a specific interaction can already tell us how much risk of violent perturbations originates from that part of the network.
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In other words, transient dynamics of foodwebs can be broken down into contributions from building blocks! This is huge. It means measuring reactivity of a single species or a specific interaction can already tell us how much risk of violent perturbations originates from that part of the network.