Desirée L. Narango
@dlnarango.bsky.social
Conservation Scientist @VTecostudies studying ecology of plants, insects, and birds. Crazy Cat(erpillar) Lady #urbanecology #forestecology #speciesinteractions #conservation #globalchange
what I'm up to --> http://www.desireelnarango.com
what I'm up to --> http://www.desireelnarango.com
You can read an excellent piece about our work this summer by our lead bander Anna Peel:
vtecostudies.org/blog/2025-mo...
vtecostudies.org/blog/2025-mo...
September 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You can read an excellent piece about our work this summer by our lead bander Anna Peel:
vtecostudies.org/blog/2025-mo...
vtecostudies.org/blog/2025-mo...
And of course the obligatory sunrise and mountain peak photos. This view never ever gets old
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And of course the obligatory sunrise and mountain peak photos. This view never ever gets old
Sorry for the snark folks but, it’s 2025. You run mixed models just like everyone else. You are not a ‘quantitative ecologist’ with ‘deep expertise in ecological modeling’
September 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sorry for the snark folks but, it’s 2025. You run mixed models just like everyone else. You are not a ‘quantitative ecologist’ with ‘deep expertise in ecological modeling’
We were surprised they’re so abundant too! We even found a new species for the state!
August 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We were surprised they’re so abundant too! We even found a new species for the state!
Yes, this happened to us at Urban Sustainability. Completely ghosted. We sent an email pulling the paper and submitted elsewhere.
August 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Yes, this happened to us at Urban Sustainability. Completely ghosted. We sent an email pulling the paper and submitted elsewhere.
Whoops forgot the link! Distracted by moth pictures
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Tree composition mitigates the negative effects of urbanization on specialist and generalist forest moth communities
Urbanization alters forest ecosystems, but host tree composition can mitigate its impacts on moth communities. Using light traps in urban forest fragments, we found that interaction-rich host trees e....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Whoops forgot the link! Distracted by moth pictures
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Hey how exciting! I hope it’s going well!!
July 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hey how exciting! I hope it’s going well!!