Jacqueline Moustakas-Verho
@jemoustakas.bsky.social
Principal Specialist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Docent (University of Helsinki), Research Associate (UCMP Berkeley). Snowboarding, hiking, camping, reading, art. Hockey mom (Karhu-Kissat).
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🌳 New Mission Adaptation to Climate Change project: @trees4adapt.bsky.social
Over the next 4 years, we’ll work across Europe to co-
develop tree-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity.
📢 Follow our updates here and on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tree...
#Trees4Adapt #NBS
Over the next 4 years, we’ll work across Europe to co-
develop tree-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity.
📢 Follow our updates here and on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tree...
#Trees4Adapt #NBS
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌳 New Mission Adaptation to Climate Change project: @trees4adapt.bsky.social
Over the next 4 years, we’ll work across Europe to co-
develop tree-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity.
📢 Follow our updates here and on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tree...
#Trees4Adapt #NBS
Over the next 4 years, we’ll work across Europe to co-
develop tree-based solutions for climate resilience and biodiversity.
📢 Follow our updates here and on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/tree...
#Trees4Adapt #NBS
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🎥 Check out our second #SafeNet video!
It highlights our four #CaseStudy locations and the #LivingLabs where we co-create forest conservation solutions with #stakeholders 🤝🌲🌳
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNi...
#Biodiversity #CarbonRich #Forests
@luke.fi
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
It highlights our four #CaseStudy locations and the #LivingLabs where we co-create forest conservation solutions with #stakeholders 🤝🌲🌳
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNi...
#Biodiversity #CarbonRich #Forests
@luke.fi
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
SafeNet Case Studies: Safeguarding Biodiversity and Carbon-rich Forest Networks in Europe
YouTube video by ERINN Innovation
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🎥 Check out our second #SafeNet video!
It highlights our four #CaseStudy locations and the #LivingLabs where we co-create forest conservation solutions with #stakeholders 🤝🌲🌳
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNi...
#Biodiversity #CarbonRich #Forests
@luke.fi
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
It highlights our four #CaseStudy locations and the #LivingLabs where we co-create forest conservation solutions with #stakeholders 🤝🌲🌳
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNi...
#Biodiversity #CarbonRich #Forests
@luke.fi
@erinninnovation.bsky.social
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🎉 Bence Lukács (#ESSRG) won Best Innovation Presentation at Open Living Lab Days (ENoLL) for showcasing SafeNet’s Living Lab strategy and built great connections with other projects
Congrats Bence! 👏
🔗 safenet-project.eu/safenet-presentation-wins-innovation-award-at-leading-living-lab-conference
Congrats Bence! 👏
🔗 safenet-project.eu/safenet-presentation-wins-innovation-award-at-leading-living-lab-conference
October 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🎉 Bence Lukács (#ESSRG) won Best Innovation Presentation at Open Living Lab Days (ENoLL) for showcasing SafeNet’s Living Lab strategy and built great connections with other projects
Congrats Bence! 👏
🔗 safenet-project.eu/safenet-presentation-wins-innovation-award-at-leading-living-lab-conference
Congrats Bence! 👏
🔗 safenet-project.eu/safenet-presentation-wins-innovation-award-at-leading-living-lab-conference
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“I said I just know how the constitution works” 🔥
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“I said I just know how the constitution works” 🔥
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
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When Marcia McNutt's term ends next year, @neilshubin.bsky.social will take the reins at NAS to lead the organization through what may continue to be a fraught landscape for government-funded science.
Quick story w/ Jeff Tollefson:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Quick story w/ Jeff Tollefson:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Embattled US scientific society names palaeontologist to top job
Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if ratified by members.
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
When Marcia McNutt's term ends next year, @neilshubin.bsky.social will take the reins at NAS to lead the organization through what may continue to be a fraught landscape for government-funded science.
Quick story w/ Jeff Tollefson:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Quick story w/ Jeff Tollefson:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How is this legal? They are apparently not only providing AI summaries, but also stealing illustrations from our papers? I prepared the illustration, it has only been posted on arXiv, and the license there is the minimal arXiv license that shouldn't permit this?
www.themoonlight.io/en/review/ne...
www.themoonlight.io/en/review/ne...
[Literature Review] New Limits on Distributed Quantum Advantage: Dequantizing Linear
Programs
The paper presents two main results regarding the limits of distributed quantum advantage in the LOCAL model.
1. **Dequantization for Distributed Linear Programs:** The first result shows that for a...
www.themoonlight.io
June 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How is this legal? They are apparently not only providing AI summaries, but also stealing illustrations from our papers? I prepared the illustration, it has only been posted on arXiv, and the license there is the minimal arXiv license that shouldn't permit this?
www.themoonlight.io/en/review/ne...
www.themoonlight.io/en/review/ne...
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Our new #DrForest paper has found canopy density & tree species diversity have varying impacts on health & wellbeing 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability
#foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Our new #DrForest paper has found canopy density & tree species diversity have varying impacts on health & wellbeing 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability
#foresthealth #biodiversity #urbanforests #forestmanagement #environmentalhealth #urbanplanning #research #Sustainability
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New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find
Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...
phys.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🌳🌲🐾 #SafeNet is officially launched!
We are working to #safeguard #biodiversity and #carbon-rich #forest #networks across Europe.
Meet the project, explore the science, and see how we are collaborating for resilient forests:
🔗 safenet-project.eu
🔗 bit.ly/SafeNet-Launch
@luke.fi
#BiodiversityWeek
We are working to #safeguard #biodiversity and #carbon-rich #forest #networks across Europe.
Meet the project, explore the science, and see how we are collaborating for resilient forests:
🔗 safenet-project.eu
🔗 bit.ly/SafeNet-Launch
@luke.fi
#BiodiversityWeek
May 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🌳🌲🐾 #SafeNet is officially launched!
We are working to #safeguard #biodiversity and #carbon-rich #forest #networks across Europe.
Meet the project, explore the science, and see how we are collaborating for resilient forests:
🔗 safenet-project.eu
🔗 bit.ly/SafeNet-Launch
@luke.fi
#BiodiversityWeek
We are working to #safeguard #biodiversity and #carbon-rich #forest #networks across Europe.
Meet the project, explore the science, and see how we are collaborating for resilient forests:
🔗 safenet-project.eu
🔗 bit.ly/SafeNet-Launch
@luke.fi
#BiodiversityWeek
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Really pleased to announce our new Horizon Europe project Trees4Adapt, funded under the @ec.europa.eu @mip4adapt.bsky.social. We focus on tree-based solutions (nature-based solutions involving trees) and their potential to support mitigation and adaptation strategies🌳
May 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Really pleased to announce our new Horizon Europe project Trees4Adapt, funded under the @ec.europa.eu @mip4adapt.bsky.social. We focus on tree-based solutions (nature-based solutions involving trees) and their potential to support mitigation and adaptation strategies🌳
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📣OPEN #RESEARCH #POSTDOC POSITIONS!📣
-Ecohydrology
-Agroecology and soil microbiology
-Land use and fish populations
-Diverse farming practices
-AI in primary production
-Bio-based products, sidestreams
-Policy design and ESG implementation
Here at @luke.fi, Finland 💙💚. You´ll love it!😊
More info 👇
-Ecohydrology
-Agroecology and soil microbiology
-Land use and fish populations
-Diverse farming practices
-AI in primary production
-Bio-based products, sidestreams
-Policy design and ESG implementation
Here at @luke.fi, Finland 💙💚. You´ll love it!😊
More info 👇
Luke is recruiting eight new postdoctoral researchers for cutting-edge research
www.luke.fi
April 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Bayesian modeling for identification of migratory Salmonid species in sonar data
New paper🚨 ➡️
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
New paper🚨 ➡️
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
March 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bayesian modeling for identification of migratory Salmonid species in sonar data
New paper🚨 ➡️
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
New paper🚨 ➡️
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Enjoy our new paper on Non-native flora of Lesvos Island (East Aegean, Greece), published in Plants, where we present the first comprehensive checklist of alien plants on Lesvos, the eighth largest Mediterranean island.
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #checklist #PlantTraits #Mediterranean #Lesvos
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #checklist #PlantTraits #Mediterranean #Lesvos
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Enjoy our new paper on Non-native flora of Lesvos Island (East Aegean, Greece), published in Plants, where we present the first comprehensive checklist of alien plants on Lesvos, the eighth largest Mediterranean island.
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #checklist #PlantTraits #Mediterranean #Lesvos
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #checklist #PlantTraits #Mediterranean #Lesvos
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Second day of SafeNet #HEUproject kick-off: exploring collaborations with sister projects, including ForBest, BottomsUp, NaturaConnect and a new #HEUproject Trees4Adapt coordinated by two SafeNet-Luke members. @safenet-eu.bsky.social @luke.fi #OldGrowthForests #HorizonEurope #Biodiversity
February 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Second day of SafeNet #HEUproject kick-off: exploring collaborations with sister projects, including ForBest, BottomsUp, NaturaConnect and a new #HEUproject Trees4Adapt coordinated by two SafeNet-Luke members. @safenet-eu.bsky.social @luke.fi #OldGrowthForests #HorizonEurope #Biodiversity
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🌲 The SafeNet project kicks off—in dreamy Tuusula, Helsinki!🌲
We are building a network to safeguard forests, starting with a thread (literally) to show how we are all connected.
Because protecting trees starts with loving them, frostbite and all! ❄️🌍
#Biodiversity #Carbonrich #OldgrownForests
We are building a network to safeguard forests, starting with a thread (literally) to show how we are all connected.
Because protecting trees starts with loving them, frostbite and all! ❄️🌍
#Biodiversity #Carbonrich #OldgrownForests
February 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🌲 The SafeNet project kicks off—in dreamy Tuusula, Helsinki!🌲
We are building a network to safeguard forests, starting with a thread (literally) to show how we are all connected.
Because protecting trees starts with loving them, frostbite and all! ❄️🌍
#Biodiversity #Carbonrich #OldgrownForests
We are building a network to safeguard forests, starting with a thread (literally) to show how we are all connected.
Because protecting trees starts with loving them, frostbite and all! ❄️🌍
#Biodiversity #Carbonrich #OldgrownForests
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Do you study craniodental evolution in human and non-human primate evolution?
Looking for postdoc position?
Interested in working with my @Tied2Teeth group here @CENIEH in lovely #Burgos Spain???
Deadline to apply: 28 March 2025
www.cenieh.es/en/about-cen...
Looking for postdoc position?
Interested in working with my @Tied2Teeth group here @CENIEH in lovely #Burgos Spain???
Deadline to apply: 28 March 2025
www.cenieh.es/en/about-cen...
Postdoctoral Researcher (R2) of ERC-2021-ADG TIED2TEETH Project | CENIEH
www.cenieh.es
February 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Do you study craniodental evolution in human and non-human primate evolution?
Looking for postdoc position?
Interested in working with my @Tied2Teeth group here @CENIEH in lovely #Burgos Spain???
Deadline to apply: 28 March 2025
www.cenieh.es/en/about-cen...
Looking for postdoc position?
Interested in working with my @Tied2Teeth group here @CENIEH in lovely #Burgos Spain???
Deadline to apply: 28 March 2025
www.cenieh.es/en/about-cen...
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Happy to start tweeting in Bluesky by announcing that we have just started a new Horizon Europe project SafeNet we’re coordinating at Luke with my dear colleague Jukka Forsman and me. Aiming at improving biodiversity and protecting old-growth forests of Europe. Regards from the kick-off @luke.fi
February 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Happy to start tweeting in Bluesky by announcing that we have just started a new Horizon Europe project SafeNet we’re coordinating at Luke with my dear colleague Jukka Forsman and me. Aiming at improving biodiversity and protecting old-growth forests of Europe. Regards from the kick-off @luke.fi
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Check this out! An important reminder: Fieldwork and related education need to be valued in ecological science! ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this on…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Check this out! An important reminder: Fieldwork and related education need to be valued in ecological science! ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🌿 We're hiring researchers in quantitative environmental science! 👉We are looking for new colleagues @iiasa.ac.at who are interested in a career in quantiative enviromental science and ecological modelling.
Vienna, Austria. 🎯 International environment 👥 Open to all nationalities, support with moving
Vienna, Austria. 🎯 International environment 👥 Open to all nationalities, support with moving
LinkedIn
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lnkd.in
February 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🌿 We're hiring researchers in quantitative environmental science! 👉We are looking for new colleagues @iiasa.ac.at who are interested in a career in quantiative enviromental science and ecological modelling.
Vienna, Austria. 🎯 International environment 👥 Open to all nationalities, support with moving
Vienna, Austria. 🎯 International environment 👥 Open to all nationalities, support with moving
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Interesting use of the word 'reshape'.
Soon after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders that could reshape science at home and abroad
https://go.nature.com/4h0M9Vx
https://go.nature.com/4h0M9Vx
What Trump’s flurry of executive orders means for science
The new president signed decrees designed to shift the US government’s stance on climate and public health.
go.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Interesting use of the word 'reshape'.
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Are you/do you know a student interested in biodiversity and ecology and with strong data-handling skills? Apply for our summer trainee position at @luke.fi: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/trai... (DL 31.1)
Many other great trainee and seasonal worker positions also now open in Luke!
Many other great trainee and seasonal worker positions also now open in Luke!
Trainee, data science ("big data" and geo-spatial data) - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Open job: Trainee, data science ("big data" and geo-spatial data), Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi
valtiolle.fi
January 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Are you/do you know a student interested in biodiversity and ecology and with strong data-handling skills? Apply for our summer trainee position at @luke.fi: valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/trai... (DL 31.1)
Many other great trainee and seasonal worker positions also now open in Luke!
Many other great trainee and seasonal worker positions also now open in Luke!
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November 29, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Hi BlueSky folks!
Have you searched for concrete examples on the effects of #climatechange AND anthropocene in #nature? Well, I open my BlueSky with one such story from Finland:
grouse - white winter plumage - lack of snow - #habitat loss. 1/
(👇 Finland´s annual temps with decadal avg´s)
Have you searched for concrete examples on the effects of #climatechange AND anthropocene in #nature? Well, I open my BlueSky with one such story from Finland:
grouse - white winter plumage - lack of snow - #habitat loss. 1/
(👇 Finland´s annual temps with decadal avg´s)
November 24, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Hi BlueSky folks!
Have you searched for concrete examples on the effects of #climatechange AND anthropocene in #nature? Well, I open my BlueSky with one such story from Finland:
grouse - white winter plumage - lack of snow - #habitat loss. 1/
(👇 Finland´s annual temps with decadal avg´s)
Have you searched for concrete examples on the effects of #climatechange AND anthropocene in #nature? Well, I open my BlueSky with one such story from Finland:
grouse - white winter plumage - lack of snow - #habitat loss. 1/
(👇 Finland´s annual temps with decadal avg´s)
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Who's going to give an invite to Karita Mattila so I can sever my Twitter connection once and for all.
July 24, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Who's going to give an invite to Karita Mattila so I can sever my Twitter connection once and for all.