Sal Keith (she/her)
@salkeith.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer at Lancaster Uni, UK. Exploring macrobehaviour using coral reefs as a model system, interested in all things data sciencey. #MacrobehaviourLab https://sallykeith.weebly.com/
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A data collection mission that began in 2012 is finally released as AVONICHE.
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
New paper out! 🐦📊
We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources.
Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources.
Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A data collection mission that began in 2012 is finally released as AVONICHE.
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
Designed as a companion to AVONET bird trait database and updated to Avilist taxonomy, it’s an Open Access dataset providing updated diets and a detailed breakdown of foraging behaviours used by all bird species.
🪶🌐
For anyone at #TIBS2026 in the geology symposium, here is our (now fairly old) paper on the role of plate tectonics in determining global faunal breaks for tropical corals royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @biogeography.bsky.social In case it’s peaked your interest in this stuff!
Faunal breaks and species composition of Indo-Pacific corals: the role of plate tectonics, environment and habitat distribution
Abstract. Species richness gradients are ubiquitous in nature, but the mechanisms that generate and maintain these patterns at macroecological scales remai
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
For anyone at #TIBS2026 in the geology symposium, here is our (now fairly old) paper on the role of plate tectonics in determining global faunal breaks for tropical corals royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @biogeography.bsky.social In case it’s peaked your interest in this stuff!
Cool new method by Anastasia Mantziou to explore directed cycles in networks, using some of our butterflyfish data as inspiration link.springer.com/article/10.1... Collaboration between mathematicians + ecologists!
Bayesian modelling and computation utilising directed cycles in multiple network data - Statistics and Computing
Modelling multiple network data is crucial for addressing a wide range of applied research questions. However, there are many challenges, both theoretical and computational, to address. Network cycles...
link.springer.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Cool new method by Anastasia Mantziou to explore directed cycles in networks, using some of our butterflyfish data as inspiration link.springer.com/article/10.1... Collaboration between mathematicians + ecologists!
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Seasonal differences in predation risk among seagrass epifauna species stabilize community-level predation over time https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697804v1
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Seasonal differences in predation risk among seagrass epifauna species stabilize community-level predation over time https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697804v1
On my way to @biogeography.bsky.social #TIBS2026. Ouch, it’s early! See you there biogeographers 🐠🌏
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
On my way to @biogeography.bsky.social #TIBS2026. Ouch, it’s early! See you there biogeographers 🐠🌏
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📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
Harnessing the power of AI for biodiversity monitoring with camera trap networks - From foundation model to edge processing
phd.tech.au.dk
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
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Precious Matsoso, a public-health official based in Pretoria, South Africa, brokered the world’s first pandemic-preparedness treaty after years of hard-fought negotiations. She’s part of Nature’s 10 for 2025. 🧪
The first global pandemic treaty — and the woman who made it happen
Precious Matsoso is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
go.nature.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Precious Matsoso, a public-health official based in Pretoria, South Africa, brokered the world’s first pandemic-preparedness treaty after years of hard-fought negotiations. She’s part of Nature’s 10 for 2025. 🧪
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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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!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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!
We’ve reached proof of concept stage with our octonauts inspired marine heatwave scenario in the data immersion suite, I’m loving the portholes 🐠
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We’ve reached proof of concept stage with our octonauts inspired marine heatwave scenario in the data immersion suite, I’m loving the portholes 🐠
Still can't believe this - ZSL thought I've done good ;) portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new... @lec-reefs.bsky.social @dsilu.bsky.social 🥰 (I was awarded a medal!)
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December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Still can't believe this - ZSL thought I've done good ;) portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new... @lec-reefs.bsky.social @dsilu.bsky.social 🥰 (I was awarded a medal!)
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Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Secondly, to Dr Sally Keith @lancasteruni.bsky.social for her research in the field of macrobehaviour, and commitment to advancing of our understanding of whole biological systems of coral reefs 🏆 @salkeith.bsky.social
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The ZSL Scientific Medal is presented to researchers for outstanding contributions to their field, made within 15 years of completing their PhD. This year, 3 Medals were awarded 👇
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The ZSL Scientific Medal is presented to researchers for outstanding contributions to their field, made within 15 years of completing their PhD. This year, 3 Medals were awarded 👇
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The ZSL Marsh Award for Conservation Biology is awarded to Professor Tim Blackburn, @ucllifesciences.bsky.social, for his pioneering work in macroecology, contribution to invasion biology, and profound scientific and policy impact ⭐️🌍 @mothyblackburn.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The ZSL Marsh Award for Conservation Biology is awarded to Professor Tim Blackburn, @ucllifesciences.bsky.social, for his pioneering work in macroecology, contribution to invasion biology, and profound scientific and policy impact ⭐️🌍 @mothyblackburn.bsky.social
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Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Professor Nick Graham @lancasteruni.bsky.social is the winner of the ZSL Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Nick's work bridging rigorous science with conservation practice and global policy advocacy distinguish him as a leader in marine conservation 🏅🌊 @nickajgraham.bsky.social
As I head to the awards ceremony at @zslofficial.bsky.social, I’m remembering how I asked my teacher in primary school what it’s called when you try to understand animals. “A zoologist”, she told me. Well, here I am Mrs Sturgess! 🐠🪲🦧🦒🦩🦔
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As I head to the awards ceremony at @zslofficial.bsky.social, I’m remembering how I asked my teacher in primary school what it’s called when you try to understand animals. “A zoologist”, she told me. Well, here I am Mrs Sturgess! 🐠🪲🦧🦒🦩🦔
Wow! Morecambe Bay Curriculum project has won Bronze for Sustainability Action in the QS Reimagining Education awards! Great recognition of lots of creative & hard work from the team portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new... I'm really excited to be involved this year! @lancasteruninews.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Wow! Morecambe Bay Curriculum project has won Bronze for Sustainability Action in the QS Reimagining Education awards! Great recognition of lots of creative & hard work from the team portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new... I'm really excited to be involved this year! @lancasteruninews.bsky.social
Cool TEDtalk by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social outlining how we can harness existing data to transform our ecological understanding www.ted.com/talks/sara_b...
How AI is unearthing hidden scientific knowledge
Scientists estimate that 80 percent of life on Earth is still unknown to humanity. But as global temperatures rise, habitats shrink and food and water sources dry up, we're losing these species faster...
www.ted.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Cool TEDtalk by @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social outlining how we can harness existing data to transform our ecological understanding www.ted.com/talks/sara_b...
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Check out our new preprint, led by @melinaleite.bsky.social “Dispersion tests in generalised linear mixed-effects models - a methods comparison and practical guide” ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Check out our new preprint, led by @melinaleite.bsky.social “Dispersion tests in generalised linear mixed-effects models - a methods comparison and practical guide” ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Another one….
a man in a black jacket and white pants is standing in the dirt .
ALT: a man in a black jacket and white pants is standing in the dirt .
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another one….
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♻️🆓: Macroalgal microbiome biogeography is shaped by environmental drivers rather than geographical distance
Macroalgal microbiome biogeography is shaped by environmental drivers rather than geographical distance
AbstractBackground and Aims. Contrasting patterns of host and microbiome biogeography can provide insight into the drivers of microbial community assembly.
doi.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
♻️🆓: Macroalgal microbiome biogeography is shaped by environmental drivers rather than geographical distance
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Two new post-doc positions in our team here at Lancaster! 👇
We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2)
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
@lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Two new post-doc positions in our team here at Lancaster! 👇
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New PhD project available here at @lancasteruni.bsky.social!
Come and research coral reefs, MPAs, and climate impacts 🪸
www.exageo.org/phd-student-...
Come and research coral reefs, MPAs, and climate impacts 🪸
www.exageo.org/phd-student-...
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New PhD project available here at @lancasteruni.bsky.social!
Come and research coral reefs, MPAs, and climate impacts 🪸
www.exageo.org/phd-student-...
Come and research coral reefs, MPAs, and climate impacts 🪸
www.exageo.org/phd-student-...
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Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Get in touch if you want to chat!
Get in touch if you want to chat!
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Looking for a PhD opportunity? I'm hoping to recruit someone to my group at Durham University to work on a project combining fieldwork and labwork to study speciation in rubyspot damselflies: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Get in touch if you want to chat!
Get in touch if you want to chat!