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Daijiang Li
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Ecologist. Assistant Professor at University of Arizona. Global change. Biodiversity, Phenology, Urban Ecology, Phylogeny. https://www.dlilab.com

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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · 7d
That’s what a great leader looks like.
mark-carney.bsky.social Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 8d
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 8d
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 8d
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:

"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."

"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 12d
New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon.

The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍
This infographic from the World Economic Forum shows global risks ranked by severity over two time periods: 2-year (short term) and 10-year (long term). The title reads "Global risks ranked by severity" with the WEF logo in the top right corner. The chart is divided into two columns, with risks color-coded into four categories: Environmental (green), Geopolitical (orange), Societal (red), and Technological (purple). In the short term (2 years), the top risks are: Geoeconomic confrontation Misinformation and disinformation Societal polarization Extreme weather events State-based armed conflict In the long term (10 years), the ranking shows: Extreme weather events Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse Critical change to Earth systems Misinformation and disinformation Adverse outcomes of AI technologies Both columns continue to rank risks through position 10, with environmental concerns featuring more prominently in the long-term outlook. The source is cited as "World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026."

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Theresa Crimmins @theresacrimmins.bsky.social · 16d
Calling #NaturesNotebook participants! We have an opportunity for 18 observers to be interviewed by undergraduate students at UCLA this spring. The observer profiles will be featured on the @usa-npn.bsky.social website and in future newsletters.

Interested? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign up to be interviewed by science writing students this spring
We have an opportunity for 18 Nature's Notebook observers to be interviewed by undergraduate students in a science writing course at UCLA titled "Science Writing for Public Engagement and Community Sc...
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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · 16d
That’s a really good discussion, thank you all for putting it together!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · 25d
Excited!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · 25d
Congratulations!! I am located in Madison WI and we will be neighbors! Look forward to reconnecting!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Dec 16
Excellent excellent resource!
nhcooper123.bsky.social Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · Dec 16
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.

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · Dec 16
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.

Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Dec 13
Congratulations!!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Nov 26
Congratulations!!

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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Nov 24
Here, There and Everywhere: Widespread Non‐Native Plants in the World's Urban Ecosystems - Super fun project to collaborate on! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Here, There and Everywhere: Widespread Non‐Native Plants in the World's Urban Ecosystems
Aim To (a) produce a list of the most widespread naturalised non-native plant species across cities of the world; (b) explore whether cities on different continents are invaded by the same group of .....
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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Nov 13
Nice. Here is at Madison, WI. It is less intense than last night, but last night was pretty cloudy here.
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Oct 30
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The PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
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Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Daijiang Li, Jesse M. Alston

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Oct 24
The CAMBIUM NSF NRT is recruiting PhD students @uarizona.bsky.social! Fellowships for interdisciplinary training in biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, plant adaptation, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎
A logo for the CAMBIUM NRT featuring stylized rings. An organ pipe cactus in the moonlight with a starry sky above.

Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Oct 16
Have fun!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Sep 17
Come to work with us! We are looking for neuroscientists with AI expertise. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience (RISE AI) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Aug 15
Amazing! Congrats!!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Aug 10
Hey would be great to catch up with you there!
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Aug 8
Hey Lucas, we should catch up there! Gmail me?
Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Aug 8
Who is going to #ESA2025? Would be great to meet people there!

Reposted by Daijiang Li, Valeria Mazza

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marina alberti @malberti.bsky.social · Jul 29
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The effects of urbanization on species interactions - Nature Cities
Cities are renowned for catalyzing human interactions, but their effects on urban species are less clear. This Perspective argues for such a focus, and proposes a framework for studying interactions b...
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Marc Cadotte @urban-sci.bsky.social · Mar 7
The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social
GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants
By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Jul 17
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elsa-abs.bsky.social Elsa Abs @elsa-abs.bsky.social · Jun 20
New paper out in Global Change Biology 🤩

doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

We built the first soil carbon model that includes microbial eco-evolution using game theory — and found that adaptation could nearly double global soil carbon loss by 2100. Here is how👇(1/7)

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Living Earth Collaborative @livingearthcollab.bsky.social · Jul 15
📢 Just out in Nature Cities: Legacy effects of religion, politics and war on urban evolutionary biology with co-author LEC postdoc Dr. Carlen

🔗 rdcu.be/ewmqV

#UrbanBiodiversity #Evolution

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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Jul 2
In this review at Nature Cities, led by @ecarlen.bsky.social we explored how religion, politics and war drive urban wildlife evolution by shaping environmental conditions and selective pressures. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Legacy effects of religion, politics and war on urban evolutionary biology - Nature Cities
Cities affect biological evolution, but traditionally researchers focus on the biophysical influence of urban environments. Instead, this Review explores how the social processes of religion, politics...
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Daijiang Li @djli.bsky.social · Jul 2
Really cool work!
bjenquist.bsky.social Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Jul 2
Hey, good to see #Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea ) at the Desert Laboratory on #TumamocHill, in #Tucson featured on the cover - work from several colleagues on role of microsite variation on regeneration bsapubs-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/toc/15372197... 🌾🧪🌵
"Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea Britton & Rose) featured against blue sky and Catalina Mountains ... picture also featuring buildings of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, in Tucson, Arizona, site of more than 100 years of plant research and 60 years of repeat saguaro survey data. In this issue's article by Breslin et al. (“Establishment patterns of saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) at the microsite scale help explain saguaro regeneration and distributions in heterogenous, regional habitats”),"

Reposted by Daijiang Li, Gabriel M. Moulatlet

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Jul 2
Hey, good to see #Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea ) at the Desert Laboratory on #TumamocHill, in #Tucson featured on the cover - work from several colleagues on role of microsite variation on regeneration bsapubs-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy4.library.arizona.edu/toc/15372197... 🌾🧪🌵
"Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea Britton & Rose) featured against blue sky and Catalina Mountains ... picture also featuring buildings of the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, in Tucson, Arizona, site of more than 100 years of plant research and 60 years of repeat saguaro survey data. In this issue's article by Breslin et al. (“Establishment patterns of saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) at the microsite scale help explain saguaro regeneration and distributions in heterogenous, regional habitats”),"

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Jun 30
📖Published📖

Dinnage et al. describe PhenoVision, a new machine learning modelling pipeline utilizing iNaturalist occurrence records and associated field images of plants to enable scalability of phenology data via the automation of flower and fruit annotations 🌸 🍒

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