Fons van der Plas
@fonsvanderplas.bsky.social
Ecologist and scientist interested in biodiversity, conservation and ecosystem functioning. Working as an Assistant Prof. at Wageningen University
@guypeer.bsky.social it's also becoming more common in the Netherlands
September 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
@guypeer.bsky.social it's also becoming more common in the Netherlands
Mooi overzicht! Ik ben er doorheen gescrold, en veel van de trends klinken herkenbaar. Ik dacht soms wel: over de oorzaken (of mogelijke oplossingen) van de trends wordt weinig gezegd. Ongetwijfeld zullen jullie er wel over nagedacht hebben. Wordt vervolgd?
July 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Mooi overzicht! Ik ben er doorheen gescrold, en veel van de trends klinken herkenbaar. Ik dacht soms wel: over de oorzaken (of mogelijke oplossingen) van de trends wordt weinig gezegd. Ongetwijfeld zullen jullie er wel over nagedacht hebben. Wordt vervolgd?
In an impulse, I deleted my X account a few months ago. I haven't missed it since.
January 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
In an impulse, I deleted my X account a few months ago. I haven't missed it since.
'novelty' almost sounds modest compared to one of the things I have to highlight in a Dutch science foundation proposal, where they ask applicants to explain the 'groundbreaking character'. And this is for a standard (not extraordinarily prestigious) proposal.
January 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
'novelty' almost sounds modest compared to one of the things I have to highlight in a Dutch science foundation proposal, where they ask applicants to explain the 'groundbreaking character'. And this is for a standard (not extraordinarily prestigious) proposal.
I would be happy to join!
January 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I would be happy to join!
Could I also be added to the second volume package? Thanks!
December 12, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Could I also be added to the second volume package? Thanks!
Nice paper though! This wasn't meant as critique, but mostly as discussion on some ways forward :)
December 4, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Nice paper though! This wasn't meant as critique, but mostly as discussion on some ways forward :)
conserved than, say, flower 'shape' (beyond measures like weight, length or width), or concentrations of specific secondary metabolites. Of course, measuring those traits is extremely difficult, especially in a standardized way among species, so I like many, tend to measure the 'easy' traits as well
December 4, 2024 at 7:56 AM
conserved than, say, flower 'shape' (beyond measures like weight, length or width), or concentrations of specific secondary metabolites. Of course, measuring those traits is extremely difficult, especially in a standardized way among species, so I like many, tend to measure the 'easy' traits as well
That's true! Although I also wonder: to which extent does this depend on the traits we usually measure? Most of us tend to measure 'simple' morphological traits (e.g. plant height, SLA), or concentrations of chemical elements (e.g. leaf N content). These traits may be less phylogenetically... [1/2]
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 AM
That's true! Although I also wonder: to which extent does this depend on the traits we usually measure? Most of us tend to measure 'simple' morphological traits (e.g. plant height, SLA), or concentrations of chemical elements (e.g. leaf N content). These traits may be less phylogenetically... [1/2]
Hi Markus, great initiative! Could I be added to this starter pack?
December 3, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Hi Markus, great initiative! Could I be added to this starter pack?
Hi Ignasi, great initiative! Would it be possible if I could added to this group?
December 3, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Hi Ignasi, great initiative! Would it be possible if I could added to this group?
Hi Nicolas, I don't know how else to ask (new on blsk), but is there still space for me to be added to the meta-community group?
December 3, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Hi Nicolas, I don't know how else to ask (new on blsk), but is there still space for me to be added to the meta-community group?
Happy to see there are still people left in "Team base R". I always insist that the best figures can be made in base R, because you start with a clean sheet. But alas... too many scientists have gone to the dark side of ggplot ;)
December 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Happy to see there are still people left in "Team base R". I always insist that the best figures can be made in base R, because you start with a clean sheet. But alas... too many scientists have gone to the dark side of ggplot ;)