Wojciech Uszko
@wojciechuszko.bsky.social
Ecologist studying size-dependent food web interactions under environmental change. Researcher at Umeå University 🇸🇪
Otherwise books. Aspiring writer. Animal rights advocate. He/him.
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Otherwise books. Aspiring writer. Animal rights advocate. He/him.
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Intraspecific Reaction Norm Variation Controls the Eco-Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change by Wieczynski et al.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Intraspecific Reaction Norm Variation Controls the Eco-Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change by Wieczynski et al.
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Novak et al. derive a functional response model that unifies Holling’s classical forms. The model clarifies when linearity can be a mechanistically-reasoned description of predator feeding rates and the impact it has on predator-prey dynamics.
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In Defense of Type I Functional Responses: The Frequency and Population Dynamic Effects of Feeding on Multiple Prey at a Time | The American Naturalist
Abstract Ecologists differ in the degree to which they consider the linear type I functional response to be an unrealistic versus sufficient representation of predator feeding rates. Empiricists tend ...
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August 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Novak et al. derive a functional response model that unifies Holling’s classical forms. The model clarifies when linearity can be a mechanistically-reasoned description of predator feeding rates and the impact it has on predator-prey dynamics.
Read now!
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Read now!
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Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
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Post-doctoral researcher Fish community dynamics under Climate Change | slu.se
SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life
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July 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Open postdoc position in a great research group in Uppsala, Sweden!
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New research from #SLUAqua - Stronger effect of temperature on body growth in cool than in warm populations suggests lack of local adaptation🦑 🧪🌎
Max Lindmark et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
Max Lindmark et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
Stronger effect of temperature on body growth in cool than in warm populations suggests lack of local adaptation
Body size is a key functional trait that has declined in many biological communities, partly due to changes in individual growth rates in response to climate warming. However, our understanding of gr....
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May 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New research from #SLUAqua - Stronger effect of temperature on body growth in cool than in warm populations suggests lack of local adaptation🦑 🧪🌎
Max Lindmark et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
Max Lindmark et al. 2025 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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📣Attending @esa.int's #LPS25 next week?
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!
June 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📣Attending @esa.int's #LPS25 next week?
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!
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‼️New potential ant communication just dropped! ‼️
First reported sounds produced by Red Wood ants
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We published in #OpenAccess! #acoustics #animalbehaviour #entomology
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First reported sounds produced by Red Wood ants
doi.org/10.1080/0952...
We published in #OpenAccess! #acoustics #animalbehaviour #entomology
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May 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
‼️New potential ant communication just dropped! ‼️
First reported sounds produced by Red Wood ants
doi.org/10.1080/0952...
We published in #OpenAccess! #acoustics #animalbehaviour #entomology
Brought to you by @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
First reported sounds produced by Red Wood ants
doi.org/10.1080/0952...
We published in #OpenAccess! #acoustics #animalbehaviour #entomology
Brought to you by @umeauniversitet.bsky.social
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Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Habitat structural complexity increases age-class coexistence and population growth rate through relaxed cannibalism in a freshwater fish
Habitat structural complexity increases age-class coexistence and population growth rate through relaxed cannibalism in a freshwater fish
Edeline, Eric1 ; Bennevault, Yoann2; Rozen-Rechels, David3 1 DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), INRAE, IFREMER, Institut Agro, Rennes, France 2 U3E, INRAE, Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes,…
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May 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Habitat structural complexity increases age-class coexistence and population growth rate through relaxed cannibalism in a freshwater fish
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Are you interested in predator-prey interactions and movement ecology?
I am looking for a PhD student to work on the project "A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator-prey interactions"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342402.
I am looking for a PhD student to work on the project "A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator-prey interactions"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342402.
PhD student in Ecology (up to 4 years)
The position is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation project “A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator prey interacti...
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May 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Are you interested in predator-prey interactions and movement ecology?
I am looking for a PhD student to work on the project "A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator-prey interactions"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342402.
I am looking for a PhD student to work on the project "A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator-prey interactions"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342402.
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One more week to apply for this Leverhulme PhD studentship on wildlife harvests and the social licence of hunting in the UK #ecology #people www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Transitions to sustainable wildlife harvest: evidence based management and the social licence to hunt | University of Essex
This is an opportunity to conduct fully funded interdisciplinary research under the ‘Sustainable Transitions – Leverhulme Doctoral Training Programme’ at the University of Essex.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One more week to apply for this Leverhulme PhD studentship on wildlife harvests and the social licence of hunting in the UK #ecology #people www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Postdoc on annelid taxonomy at Gothenburg University, Sweden
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Postdoc in Taxonomy
Postdoc in Taxonomy of marine invertebrates
The Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, (https://www.gu.se/en/marina-vetenskaper) combines
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May 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Postdoc on annelid taxonomy at Gothenburg University, Sweden
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We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile
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Postdoctoral researcher in Plankton Ecology // University of Oldenburg
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April 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We offer a 5-year research position in the #PlanktonEcology lab in Wilhelmshaven. Are you interested in empirically testing ecological concepts? We offer a stimulating scientific environment, experimental facilities & support to establish an independent research profile
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Are functional response types statistical apparitions? They certainly can be, especially given typically noisy data from foraging trails. This article gives a fresh perspective on how to approach type 2 vs. 3 distinction in FR experiments.
🆕 in Ecosphere: If predators don't exterminate prey populations due to type 3 functional responses, why don't we see them everywhere? New research examines evidence from 1000's of studies
📄Are type 3 functional responses just statistical apparitions?
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📄Are type 3 functional responses just statistical apparitions?
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
May 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Are functional response types statistical apparitions? They certainly can be, especially given typically noisy data from foraging trails. This article gives a fresh perspective on how to approach type 2 vs. 3 distinction in FR experiments.
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New paper 'Simple, universal rules predict trophic interaction strengths' out in Ecology Letters with Mark Novak and John DeLong: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Simple, Universal Rules Predict Trophic Interaction Strengths
Two simple, universal rules derived from energetic arguments predict the parameters of predator functional responses that underlie the strengths of trophic interactions. Furthermore, theory developed....
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April 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
New paper 'Simple, universal rules predict trophic interaction strengths' out in Ecology Letters with Mark Novak and John DeLong: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌟Announcing the 2025 ESA Fellows and Early Career Fellows!🌟ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which our members contribute to ecological research, communication, education, management & policy. Learn more about this year's cohort: esa.org/blog/2025/04...
April 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🌟Announcing the 2025 ESA Fellows and Early Career Fellows!🌟ESA's fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which our members contribute to ecological research, communication, education, management & policy. Learn more about this year's cohort: esa.org/blog/2025/04...
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New 🗒️led by Alex Pigot - Macroecological rules predict how biomass scales with species richness in nature -Standing biomass increases with richness when large-bodied spp are numerically rare but independent when spp size & abundance are uncoupled. @ucl.ac.uk - Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Macroecological rules predict how biomass scales with species richness in nature
Despite advances in theory and experiments, how biodiversity influences the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems remains debated. By applying new theory to data on 84,695 plant, animal, and...
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March 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
New 🗒️led by Alex Pigot - Macroecological rules predict how biomass scales with species richness in nature -Standing biomass increases with richness when large-bodied spp are numerically rare but independent when spp size & abundance are uncoupled. @ucl.ac.uk - Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A postdoc job at Umeå University
Global Change Impacts on Northern Lakes
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Global Change Impacts on Northern Lakes
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Postdoktorstipendium (2 år): Globala förändringar påverkar de nordliga sjöarna
Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap vid Umeå universitet söker en motiverad postdoktorkandidat för att undersöka effekterna av globala förändringar på norra sjöekosystem, med s
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April 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A postdoc job at Umeå University
Global Change Impacts on Northern Lakes
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Global Change Impacts on Northern Lakes
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Here, we show how the genetic composition of communities can affect the build-up of environmental heterogeneity over time. Environmental heterogeneity is not always external to organisms. Evolving organisms can shape it through local effects.
Here, we show how the genetic composition of communities can affect the build-up of environmental heterogeneity over time. Environmental heterogeneity is not always external to organisms. Evolving organisms can shape it through local effects.
Differential effects of Daphnia genotype composition on spatial environmental heterogeneity in experimental metacommunities
Spatial environmental heterogeneity is an important driver of aquatic biodiversity. Ecological and evolutionary theory often consider spatial heterogeneity as being driven by exogenous factors, yet h...
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March 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Here, we show how the genetic composition of communities can affect the build-up of environmental heterogeneity over time. Environmental heterogeneity is not always external to organisms. Evolving organisms can shape it through local effects.
Here, we show how the genetic composition of communities can affect the build-up of environmental heterogeneity over time. Environmental heterogeneity is not always external to organisms. Evolving organisms can shape it through local effects.
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Read the press release here: www.idiv.de/how-elephant...
New study reveals elephants' energy-saving strategies
Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these giants plan their journeys based on energy costs and resource availability.
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March 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Does availability of juvenile refuge affect size structure of adults? Uszko et al. show that size of streams used as nurseries impacts growth and size structure of lake trout by controlling the strength of cannibalistic mortality and resource competition.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Does availability of juvenile refuge affect size structure of adults? Uszko et al. show that size of streams used as nurseries impacts growth and size structure of lake trout by controlling the strength of cannibalistic mortality and resource competition.
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In this short news piece @leibnizigb.bsky.social 6 experts and myself share recent insights on the multitude of negative effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems
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The World Meteorological Organisation's (WMO) latest report on the state of the world's #climate shows that global warming is accelerating, with a peak in 2024. The consequences for inland waters are far-reaching and in some cases irreversible. Facts from 7 studies: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/hidd...
Hidden crises: underestimated impacts of climate change
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March 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In this short news piece @leibnizigb.bsky.social 6 experts and myself share recent insights on the multitude of negative effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems
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No more competing consumers than there are resources can coexist in equilibrium, but have you ever wondered how many consumers actually evolve as resource diversity increases? In our new paper, @chrisklausmeier.bsky.social and I investigate. (1/3)
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The effects of trade-off shape and dimensionality on eco-evolutionary dynamics in resource competition
Organisms invariably experience trade-offs in their capacities for interacting with their environments. In resource competition, this often means that…
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March 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
No more competing consumers than there are resources can coexist in equilibrium, but have you ever wondered how many consumers actually evolve as resource diversity increases? In our new paper, @chrisklausmeier.bsky.social and I investigate. (1/3)
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Le Noac'h et al. investigate competition between nanoplankton nutritional strategies. Their modelling approach highlights the viability of a phago-mixotrophic strategy and the intricate network of facilitative and competitive interactions. Read now!
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Vertical Niche Partitioning and the Performance of Mixotrophic Generalists against Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Specialists under Contrasting Light-Nutrient Supply Regimes | The American Naturalist
Abstract A vertical separation in light and nutrient availability is observed in many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In lakes and oceans, the opposing vertical gradients of light and nutrients ty...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Le Noac'h et al. investigate competition between nanoplankton nutritional strategies. Their modelling approach highlights the viability of a phago-mixotrophic strategy and the intricate network of facilitative and competitive interactions. Read now!
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Warming can affect many physiological processes. But any attempt to scale up individual-level processes to population-level consequences must assume a relationship between temperature & the strength of density dependence. But what does it look like? In our new paper, we tried to find out.
Strengthening of negative density dependence mediates population decline at high temperatures
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March 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Warming can affect many physiological processes. But any attempt to scale up individual-level processes to population-level consequences must assume a relationship between temperature & the strength of density dependence. But what does it look like? In our new paper, we tried to find out.
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I completely re-worked my course "Introduction to Bayesian statistics with brms" and taught it for the 1st time this week. It is meant as a tutorial for ecologists, but should be general enough for other sciences as well
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#stats #Rstats #brms #Stan #Bayesian
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#stats #Rstats #brms #Stan #Bayesian
GitHub - benjamin-rosenbaum/bayesian-intro: Introduction to Bayesian statistics
Introduction to Bayesian statistics. Contribute to benjamin-rosenbaum/bayesian-intro development by creating an account on GitHub.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM