Juliana Vélez Gómez
@julivg.bsky.social
Postdoc, Natural Capital Project @Stanford | Chair, IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group | Fulbrighter | Passionate about improving agricultural systems to protect ecosystems and biodiversity. #Wildlife #Tapirs #HealthyEcosystems #LatinaInSTEM 🇨🇴
Excited to assume the role of Chair of the IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group! 🌱 Threats to all four tapir species demand action. Grateful to Patricia Medici for 25 years of inspiring leadership & excited to collaborate with our global network to scale conservation! #Tapirs #IUCN #Biodiversity
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Excited to assume the role of Chair of the IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group! 🌱 Threats to all four tapir species demand action. Grateful to Patricia Medici for 25 years of inspiring leadership & excited to collaborate with our global network to scale conservation! #Tapirs #IUCN #Biodiversity
🌿 An honor to present at UC Berkeley's Wildlife Seminar where I talked about the use of AI + species distribution models to study agriculture's impacts on wildlife and One Health.
Thanks @ornithoale.bsky.social for hosting me!
#Wildlife #Tapirs #OneHealth #AIinConservation #UCBerkeley
Thanks @ornithoale.bsky.social for hosting me!
#Wildlife #Tapirs #OneHealth #AIinConservation #UCBerkeley
October 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🌿 An honor to present at UC Berkeley's Wildlife Seminar where I talked about the use of AI + species distribution models to study agriculture's impacts on wildlife and One Health.
Thanks @ornithoale.bsky.social for hosting me!
#Wildlife #Tapirs #OneHealth #AIinConservation #UCBerkeley
Thanks @ornithoale.bsky.social for hosting me!
#Wildlife #Tapirs #OneHealth #AIinConservation #UCBerkeley
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Hmmm…
In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. https://scim.ag/4o7l5a5
When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow
Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds
scim.ag
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hmmm…
Very excited to connect with the Berkeley wildlife community tomorrow and share my work on tapirs, expansion of vector-borne diseases, and One Health!
🌱 🦌 🦠
#Biodiversity #AI #Nature #OneHealth #Climate #Tapirs #DiseaseEcology #Screwworm #Conservation #CameraTraps
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#Biodiversity #AI #Nature #OneHealth #Climate #Tapirs #DiseaseEcology #Screwworm #Conservation #CameraTraps
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Very excited to connect with the Berkeley wildlife community tomorrow and share my work on tapirs, expansion of vector-borne diseases, and One Health!
🌱 🦌 🦠
#Biodiversity #AI #Nature #OneHealth #Climate #Tapirs #DiseaseEcology #Screwworm #Conservation #CameraTraps
🌱 🦌 🦠
#Biodiversity #AI #Nature #OneHealth #Climate #Tapirs #DiseaseEcology #Screwworm #Conservation #CameraTraps
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An ambitious new report, commissioned by #TheLancet, seeks to reframe #OneHealth to be an even more encompassing framework. I spoke with co-chairs Andrea Winkler and John Amuasi about their process.
The report: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My interview: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
The report: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My interview: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems
Industrialisation, urbanisation, and globalisation have substantially improved human
life expectancy over the past century. In tandem, an expanding array of interlinked
threats to humans, other animal...
www.thelancet.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
An ambitious new report, commissioned by #TheLancet, seeks to reframe #OneHealth to be an even more encompassing framework. I spoke with co-chairs Andrea Winkler and John Amuasi about their process.
The report: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My interview: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
The report: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My interview: www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Our paper on New World Screwworm outbreaks in wildlife is out! This flesh-eating parasite isn’t just attacking livestock & humans—it’s now threatening the endangered mountain tapir, a keystone Andean species.
#Screwworm #Wildlife #InfectiousDiseases #Tapirs #OneHealth
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
#Screwworm #Wildlife #InfectiousDiseases #Tapirs #OneHealth
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
August 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our paper on New World Screwworm outbreaks in wildlife is out! This flesh-eating parasite isn’t just attacking livestock & humans—it’s now threatening the endangered mountain tapir, a keystone Andean species.
#Screwworm #Wildlife #InfectiousDiseases #Tapirs #OneHealth
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
#Screwworm #Wildlife #InfectiousDiseases #Tapirs #OneHealth
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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Foundations and future directions for causal inference in ecological research, forthcoming w/ @katherinesiegel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4mm57zzd.
We wrote it based on our experience teaching causal inference to ecologists w/ some stuff we wish other papers had reviewed to share w/ the students
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We wrote it based on our experience teaching causal inference to ecologists w/ some stuff we wish other papers had reviewed to share w/ the students
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December 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Foundations and future directions for causal inference in ecological research, forthcoming w/ @katherinesiegel.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/4mm57zzd.
We wrote it based on our experience teaching causal inference to ecologists w/ some stuff we wish other papers had reviewed to share w/ the students
1/n
We wrote it based on our experience teaching causal inference to ecologists w/ some stuff we wish other papers had reviewed to share w/ the students
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Great paper surveying practices around occupancy modeling in ecology doi.org/10.1111/ecog... from @ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social & co. Not a flattering view -- from data collection to statistical methods to peer review we're falling short, but many actionable suggestions here!
How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?
Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for estimating occupancy rates from detection-nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the SOM and its hierarchical m....
doi.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Great paper surveying practices around occupancy modeling in ecology doi.org/10.1111/ecog... from @ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social & co. Not a flattering view -- from data collection to statistical methods to peer review we're falling short, but many actionable suggestions here!
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Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Our JSS article is out!
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
And now I get to focus on {marginaleffects} 1.0.0. Stay tuned.
www.jstatsoft.org/article/view...
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One of my favourite data discoveries this year: Google's mind-blowing ARCO-ERA5 dataset: hourly data for ~300 climate variables, available globally from 1940! 🤯
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
November 27, 2024 at 4:02 AM
One of my favourite data discoveries this year: Google's mind-blowing ARCO-ERA5 dataset: hourly data for ~300 climate variables, available globally from 1940! 🤯
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
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I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution
Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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*Don’t trade off #carbon for #biodiversity*
The scientific consensus is clear: we cannot address climate change by industrialising the biosphere. #Climate solutions must protect ecosystem integrity and support biodiversity, not compromise them for carbon gains.🌎 theconversation.com/the-climate-...
The scientific consensus is clear: we cannot address climate change by industrialising the biosphere. #Climate solutions must protect ecosystem integrity and support biodiversity, not compromise them for carbon gains.🌎 theconversation.com/the-climate-...
The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other
In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:54 PM
*Don’t trade off #carbon for #biodiversity*
The scientific consensus is clear: we cannot address climate change by industrialising the biosphere. #Climate solutions must protect ecosystem integrity and support biodiversity, not compromise them for carbon gains.🌎 theconversation.com/the-climate-...
The scientific consensus is clear: we cannot address climate change by industrialising the biosphere. #Climate solutions must protect ecosystem integrity and support biodiversity, not compromise them for carbon gains.🌎 theconversation.com/the-climate-...
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Un tramito de la red de “caminos de bestia” que aprovechan de los parteaguas prolongados de la cuenca del Río Pixquiac en las faldas orientales del Cofre de Perote en Veracruz, México
#TropicalMontaneTuesday
#TephraTuesday
#TropicalMontaneTuesday
#TephraTuesday
November 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Un tramito de la red de “caminos de bestia” que aprovechan de los parteaguas prolongados de la cuenca del Río Pixquiac en las faldas orientales del Cofre de Perote en Veracruz, México
#TropicalMontaneTuesday
#TephraTuesday
#TropicalMontaneTuesday
#TephraTuesday
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Interested in quantifying animal diel activity with hierarchical models? Check out this amazing how-to guide from @fa-bio-la.bsky.social , @science-action.bsky.social , and John Fieberg! 🧪
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A ‘how‐to’ guide for estimating animal diel activity using hierarchical models
We illustrate how hierarchical models can be used to estimate animal diel activity whilst accounting for variability in activity levels and sampling effort. These models also allow researchers to mor....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Interested in quantifying animal diel activity with hierarchical models? Check out this amazing how-to guide from @fa-bio-la.bsky.social , @science-action.bsky.social , and John Fieberg! 🧪
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Just wanted to let folks know that I am still looking to fill this position. I am hoping to start reviewing applications on Monday. Thanks for passing this along to anyone who might be interested.
I am currently searching for a new postdoc to conduct research using amazing data sets that we have accumulated over years through research on a continental-scale array of field experiments with switchgrass genetic mapping/GWAS populations. careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/52...
MSU Careers Details - Research Associate-Fixed Term
careers.msu.edu
November 8, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Just wanted to let folks know that I am still looking to fill this position. I am hoping to start reviewing applications on Monday. Thanks for passing this along to anyone who might be interested.
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🔥 Paper in Science🔥
We found that at least a third of the seed dispersers and interactions face potential extinction, in Europe 🌿🌳🐦⬛🦆🌍
#seeddispersal
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We found that at least a third of the seed dispersers and interactions face potential extinction, in Europe 🌿🌳🐦⬛🦆🌍
#seeddispersal
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence of a European seed dispersal crisis
Seed dispersal is crucial for ecosystem persistence, especially in fragmented landscapes, such as those common in Europe. Ongoing defaunation might compromise effective seed dispersal, but the conserv...
www.science.org
November 14, 2024 at 12:04 PM
🔥 Paper in Science🔥
We found that at least a third of the seed dispersers and interactions face potential extinction, in Europe 🌿🌳🐦⬛🦆🌍
#seeddispersal
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We found that at least a third of the seed dispersers and interactions face potential extinction, in Europe 🌿🌳🐦⬛🦆🌍
#seeddispersal
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A species of curlew found in mainland Europe, north Africa and west Asia has become the first bird in the regions to become extinct
Conservationists said the demise of the slenderbilled curlew was one of the “most devastating losses in a century”.
Conservationists said the demise of the slenderbilled curlew was one of the “most devastating losses in a century”.
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 AM
A species of curlew found in mainland Europe, north Africa and west Asia has become the first bird in the regions to become extinct
Conservationists said the demise of the slenderbilled curlew was one of the “most devastating losses in a century”.
Conservationists said the demise of the slenderbilled curlew was one of the “most devastating losses in a century”.
Introductory post! I’m an ecologist who applies quantitative methods to study wildlife in disturbed areas. Challenging myself to go beyond quantifying species’ response to the environment, to developing ecosystem-scale experiments to identify effective conservation actions.
November 17, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Introductory post! I’m an ecologist who applies quantitative methods to study wildlife in disturbed areas. Challenging myself to go beyond quantifying species’ response to the environment, to developing ecosystem-scale experiments to identify effective conservation actions.