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Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
@harrisia.bsky.social
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tropical biologist interested in plant ecology, biological invasions, conservation, biogeography, anthropogenic disturbance, climate change...
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harrisia.bsky.social
We got the cover! 🎉

Super excited to see our paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Ecology! 🌸
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Cover Picture and Issue Information
Cover image: Hairstreak butterfly (Strymon acis: Lycaenidae) visiting flowers of Coccoloba diversifolia (Polygonaceae) in a tropical dry forest in Puerto Rico. The image highlights one of many intera...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
newphyt.bsky.social
Network specialization increases plant reproductive success

Arceo-Gómez and Carneiro @arceo-gomezg.bsky.social

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Weighted plant–floral visitor networks arranged by plant species partner diversity and contribution to nestedness from highest to lowest.
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
journalofecology.bsky.social
🌸 Pollination syndromes are more flexible than we thought! Floral trait importance shifts with season and habitat type for different pollinator groups in Caribbean dry forest🐝
#pollinationecology
@harrisia.bsky.social

Read more:https://buff.ly/0BONQ68
October 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
harrisia.bsky.social
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Flowers, pollinators, and the shifting rules of attraction
Julissa Roja-Sandoval, University of Connecticut, discusses her article: Plant-pollinator interactions in a tropical dry forest: Spatiotemporal shifts in floral trait importance When we think about…
jecologyblog.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
harrisia.bsky.social
Our latest paper using AI to predict and prevent biological invasions has been featured on UConn Today!

today.uconn.edu/2025/10/a-ne...

#UConn #AI #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #GlobalChange
@uconngscu.bsky.social
A New AI-Based Method to Help Prevent Biological Invasions - UConn Today
As the world becomes more interconnected, some plants have benefitted from a greater ease in movement from one region to another, while some have become pro ...
today.uconn.edu
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
bjenquist.bsky.social
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
harrisia.bsky.social
Our latest paper using AI to predict and prevent biological invasions has been featured on UConn Today!

today.uconn.edu/2025/10/a-ne...

#UConn #AI #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies #GlobalChange
@uconngscu.bsky.social
A New AI-Based Method to Help Prevent Biological Invasions - UConn Today
As the world becomes more interconnected, some plants have benefitted from a greater ease in movement from one region to another, while some have become pro ...
today.uconn.edu
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
consbiog.bsky.social
🌿 Native vs introduced plants: who attracts more #pollinators?
In 65 smallholder orchards across #Thailand, native plants supported more specialized #pollinator interactions, while #anthropogenic land use reduced network complexity.

📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
klangin.bsky.social
A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool
klangin.bsky.social Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · Sep 17
"We are so very late that many students will not be able to apply this year."

My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org

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Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students
After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines
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September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
harrisia.bsky.social
🚨New paper alert! @jappliedecology.bsky.social
We developed a ML framework that predicts the invasion risk of non-native species
🌱 >90% accuracy in forecasting invasion success
⚠️ Flags high-risk species
📊 Quantifies uncertainty for better decisions
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September 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
jappliedecology.bsky.social
Managed honey bees in Tibetan alpine meadows reduce pollination & reproductive success of wild plants, especially those suffering pollen limitation 🐝

Suggests there should be more cautious management of bees & targeted protection 🧪🌎 @erlianggao.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
August 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
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This new #RSOS paper explores how Sargassum accumulations can cause severe coastal hypoxia in Puerto Rico: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #oceanography
August 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
andreacase.bsky.social
Please share — Michigan State Plant Biology is searching for an Herbarium Director! Tenure stream, open rank faculty position balancing research, teaching, service, and admin responsibilities. Join us! Reach out to me or @emjo.bsky.social with questions!

plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu
August 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
nsvitek.bsky.social
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨

Assistant Professor in Global Change and Disease Ecology at Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology & Evolution. Deadline: October 1.

#AcademicJobs #tenuretrack #facultyjobs

apply.interfolio.com/171403

(I love being here. Come join!)

@stonybrooku.bsky.social
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August 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
harrisia.bsky.social
🌿That’s a wrap on Year 2 of summer fieldwork for the #SuperInvaders project!

Over the past weeks, we surveyed hundreds of native & invasive plants to understand what makes some species super-invaders. Stay tuned for results! 🌱👩‍🔬

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August 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
harrisia.bsky.social
New paper! 🌿🌎 @consbiog.bsky.social @uconngscu.bsky.social

🌴 Invasive species, together with land-use change & habitat factors, can significantly reshape native forest diversity, with lasting consequences for biodiversity management & conservation

👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Variation in the Composition and Biodiversity of Native Trees in Tropical Forests: Effects of Invasive Species, Topography, and Habitat
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August 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
comecology.bsky.social
🌿 PhD Opportunity in Biodiversity Sciences 🌿

Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.

Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD

Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB
July 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
mexpositoalonso.bsky.social
Network, we are looking for PhD students and Postdocs on evolutionary and ecological genomics in 2025/2026

Join our diverse and welcoming lab at UC Berkeley & HHMINEWS!

Check job ads-> www.moilab.science/team/join-us
M O I L A B - Join us!
Join us! Our lab is based at the University of California, Berkeley, embedded in the vibrant and multicultural San Francisco Bay Area, surrounded by astonishing nature!
www.moilab.science
July 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
mmlopezu.bsky.social
🧬 Shift between specialized & generalized diets in #bees is associated with evolutionary changes in their sensory genes. Generalists lose odorant receptors (ORs) and gain gustatory receptors (GRs), while specialists diversify existing genes 🌸🐝 #genomics #pollinators
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Shifts in bee diet breadths are associated with gene gains and losses and positive selection across olfactory receptors
Abstract. Bees are palynivorous insects that vary widely in the number of plant families from which they collect pollen. Their evolutionary history has bee
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July 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
jdtonkin.bsky.social
As the north of the South Island of NZ gets hammered by floods for the third time in as many weeks, now is as good a time as ever to reconsider how we manage flood risk. Rivers need space to flood into. Giving them room to function also brings widespread ecological benefits.
Giving rivers room to move: how rethinking flood management can benefit people and nature
Restraining rivers through stop banks and channels transfers and heightens flood risks downstream. Allowing them to roam free limits flooding and delivers other ecological benefits.
theconversation.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
forestplots.bsky.social
The time has come to value tropical fieldworkers as equal partners.

With billions spent on watching forests from space, the skills of foresters and botanists have never been more vital. In our #Nature correspondence we show why - and what needs to change.
#GEO-TREES
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May 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
jpollecol.bsky.social
Methods paper by Ollerton et al. on how to improve data quality of plant-pollinator relationships in large data bases that would be worthwhile to become a standard for pollination research! doi.org/10.26786/192...
May 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
harrisia.bsky.social
Year 4 of our Caribbean Pollination Networks project is a wrap!🌺🐝🦋 Grateful for all we’ve learned and excited to keep exploring the incredible world of Caribbean plants and pollinators! #pollination #CaribbeanEcology #TDFs
May 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
onestop-project.eu
✨ Invaluable to our community, the @ipbes.net #IAS Report has published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species #GIDIAS

Don't miss out on reading it‼️

#Bioinvasions @eualiens.bsky.social | @guardias.bsky.social
ipbes.net IPBES @ipbes.net · May 21
🗞️Authors from the @ipbes.net #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report have published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species derived from the report, creating a global resource for investigating and managing the impacts of invasive alien species. 🌍🧪

Read more in ‪@nature.com‬ bit.ly/43APoP7
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May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
alexanderlees.bsky.social
Our new paper led by Rachel Carmenta explodes the myth that poverty drives biodiversity loss - we show that it is wealth that has a disproportionate role 🌍
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May 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM