Daniel Karp
@dskarp.bsky.social
Professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology at UC Davis. Studying conservation in working landscapes. https://karp.ucdavis.edu/
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For 4 days I followed @ucdavis.bsky.social scientists into the High Sierra to learn secrets from a tree, a bird and a changing world. I came back with this story, a new @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode, tons of pics and even watercolors.🌲🪺 🎨 Enjoy! www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
For 4 days I followed @ucdavis.bsky.social scientists into the High Sierra to learn secrets from a tree, a bird and a changing world. I came back with this story, a new @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode, tons of pics and even watercolors.🌲🪺 🎨 Enjoy! www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
Join Us!
brown-ecology.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Brown and Stachowicz labs are looking for a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the thermal dependence of disease in eelgrass! As a bonus you get to be based at the Bodega Marine Lab! Interested? Find out more here: brown-ecology.com/join-us/
Excited about this paper led by Katja Poveda & Heather Grab!
We use SEM to show natural habitat at large scales improves biocontrol. But, locally, it can decrease yields, perhaps due to edge effects or areas of lower agronomic quality.
Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We use SEM to show natural habitat at large scales improves biocontrol. But, locally, it can decrease yields, perhaps due to edge effects or areas of lower agronomic quality.
Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Importance of Landscape Composition for Pest Control and Crop Yield: A Global Quantitative Synthesis
In a global analysis of 116 studies, we show that landscape composition affects crop yield both directly and indirectly via traits of crops, herbivores and natural enemies. Our results suggest that w...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Excited about this paper led by Katja Poveda & Heather Grab!
We use SEM to show natural habitat at large scales improves biocontrol. But, locally, it can decrease yields, perhaps due to edge effects or areas of lower agronomic quality.
Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We use SEM to show natural habitat at large scales improves biocontrol. But, locally, it can decrease yields, perhaps due to edge effects or areas of lower agronomic quality.
Check it out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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I heard rumors about this but devastating to see it happening.. “the PPFP faculty hiring incentive is sunsetting as of fall 2025” 💔 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I heard rumors about this but devastating to see it happening.. “the PPFP faculty hiring incentive is sunsetting as of fall 2025” 💔 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Ok #bird people- can anyone ID my daughter's Halloween costume? Hint the key is the feet and the tail...
(Also this costume was 100 percent kid driven)
(Also this costume was 100 percent kid driven)
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Ok #bird people- can anyone ID my daughter's Halloween costume? Hint the key is the feet and the tail...
(Also this costume was 100 percent kid driven)
(Also this costume was 100 percent kid driven)
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Time for an intro! Hi everyone, my name is Mike, and I recently started grad school in the Safford Lab at UC Davis where I’ll be working towards a PhD in the Grad Group in Ecology researching avian ecology for improved conservation efforts and ecosystem management, primarily in forested systems.
October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Time for an intro! Hi everyone, my name is Mike, and I recently started grad school in the Safford Lab at UC Davis where I’ll be working towards a PhD in the Grad Group in Ecology researching avian ecology for improved conservation efforts and ecosystem management, primarily in forested systems.
Congrats to the absolutely incredible @rachaelabay.bsky.social !!!
October 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Congrats to the absolutely incredible @rachaelabay.bsky.social !!!
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Eclipses fool birds into thinking it's morning!
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!
Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!
Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science
On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial ...
www.science.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Eclipses fool birds into thinking it's morning!
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!
Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Congrats to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for this amazing work!
Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social
Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries
Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries
Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries!
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social
Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries
Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries
Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries!
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
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October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Stoked to share our new paper, just out in @amornith.bsky.social, that explores the traits that predict which species that appear in Costa Rican bird itineraries!
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
(open access link below, thread to follow)
academic.oup.com/condor/advan...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities
Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities
Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
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Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!
Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Yo #teamfish, major dream job alert!
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Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Come join our amazing department!!!!
Job Alert! Assistant Prof of Fish Ecology at
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
@wfcbucdavis.bsky.social, with a focus on freshwater and anadromous coldwater fishes. This is a wonderful and supportive place to work. Please share with your fishy friends! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07351
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Come join our amazing department!!!!
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NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NSF GRFP solicitation is finally up. Life Sci deadline extended to Nov 10 but 2nd year grad students no longer eligible www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The amazing Karen Gallardo-Cruz is looking for a field technician to study Barn Owl responses to tractor noise!
The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:
karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...
The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:
karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...
karp.ucdavis.edu
September 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The amazing Karen Gallardo-Cruz is looking for a field technician to study Barn Owl responses to tractor noise!
The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:
karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...
The position will be in Lodi, CA this spring/summer (mid-March to late-June). $20-23/hr and housing provided. Check out the job ad here:
karp.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/u...
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New paper 🚨
We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Human development, societal stability and bird capital predict global tourist eBirding activity
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New paper 🚨
We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We studied drivers of birdwatching tourism globally using @teamebird.bsky.social data, bird distributions, and socioeconomic data. Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social with @mhcneateclegg.bsky.social, @rswamper.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Ok bird people. The neighbors cat keeps hunting birds in our yard and just killed one (LEGO) right in front of the kiddo. Beyond nicely talking to the neighbor (which I've done), anyone have suggestions for best sprays, deterrents, etc? Thanks so much!
August 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Ok bird people. The neighbors cat keeps hunting birds in our yard and just killed one (LEGO) right in front of the kiddo. Beyond nicely talking to the neighbor (which I've done), anyone have suggestions for best sprays, deterrents, etc? Thanks so much!
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our paper on how light pollution affects bird vocal behavior is out today in Science!!
w/ @brentpease.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
w/ @brentpease.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
our paper on how light pollution affects bird vocal behavior is out today in Science!!
w/ @brentpease.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
w/ @brentpease.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Absolutely amazing afternoon in the Galapagos with the kiddo's favorite bird! Courtship displays, weird behaviors jockying for mates, and babies. Magical!
August 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely amazing afternoon in the Galapagos with the kiddo's favorite bird! Courtship displays, weird behaviors jockying for mates, and babies. Magical!
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Analysis of data on 971 bird species in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, suggesting that extrapolations from local studies will severely underestimate biodiversity losses
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
Tropical biodiversity loss from land-use change is severely underestimated by local-scale assessments - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Analysis of data on 971 bird species in natural habitat and cattle pasture in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, sugges...
www.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Analysis of data on 971 bird species in Colombia finds that near-national-scale losses of bird diversity greatly exceed losses recorded at the local scale, suggesting that extrapolations from local studies will severely underestimate biodiversity losses
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
Great morning out with Julian Tattoni helping out with his molt study in SF!
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great morning out with Julian Tattoni helping out with his molt study in SF!
Amidst all the heaviness out there, so fun to share a wonderful story about our record-breaking big day a month ago!
Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this!
caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this!
caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Team Breaks ‘Big Day’ County Record with 173 Birds
The wind was whipping across a dark, open field near the southern edge of Yolo County when two small burrowing owls suddenly burst into flight. For a team of birders from UC Davis, the birds marked th...
caes.ucdavis.edu
June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Amidst all the heaviness out there, so fun to share a wonderful story about our record-breaking big day a month ago!
Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this!
caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
Thanks so much to Tiffany Dobbyn of @ucdavisnews.bsky.social for writing this!
caes.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...