Merin Reji Chacko
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social
Postdoc @wslresearch.bsky.social
spatial food webs | big data | biodiversity monitoring | stability | macroecology | biogeography | urban food webs https://www.merinrejichacko.com/
she/her 🏳️🌈😷
spatial food webs | big data | biodiversity monitoring | stability | macroecology | biogeography | urban food webs https://www.merinrejichacko.com/
she/her 🏳️🌈😷
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Species loss in key habitats accelerates regional food web disruption - Communications Biology
Simulating extinctions across regional food webs reveals that losing species from one habitat— especially wetlands—can cascade to others, accelerating multi-habitat food web collapse, highlighting the...
doi.org
🚨 Hot off the press! We show that species loss from key habitats (like wetlands) accelerates secondary extinction in regional multi-habitat food webs. Also, we show the importance of common species to regional food web robustness. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
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We’re currently running our first online ABM and IBM with @netlogo.bsky.social course after two in-person editions in Berlin & Łódź! Huge thanks to Volker Grimm, Steve Railsback & Jacob Kelter for their expert guidance
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey!
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We’re currently running our first online ABM and IBM with @netlogo.bsky.social course after two in-person editions in Berlin & Łódź! Huge thanks to Volker Grimm, Steve Railsback & Jacob Kelter for their expert guidance
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey!
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Preprint alert!
The epidemiology of wild–crop interfaces: Integrating ecology, evolution, and management through modeling - www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.3...
The epidemiology of wild–crop interfaces: Integrating ecology, evolution, and management through modeling - www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.3...
The epidemiology of wild-crop interfaces: integrating ecology, evolution, and management through modeling. | agriRxiv
www.cabidigitallibrary.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Preprint alert!
The epidemiology of wild–crop interfaces: Integrating ecology, evolution, and management through modeling - www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.3...
The epidemiology of wild–crop interfaces: Integrating ecology, evolution, and management through modeling - www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/abs/10.3...
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Conservation postdoc in Brisbane, Australia 🧪
Thee-year full time postdoc positions in Brisbane, Australia. Conservation metrics, Nature Positive. Deadline 21st August jobs.smartrecruiters.com/GriffithUniv...
Research Fellow Grade 1
Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why.
Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Conservation postdoc in Brisbane, Australia 🧪
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Come join me at Oregon State! We’re hiring a new assistant professor in population and disease dynamics of cereal pathogens. Our department is dynamic and fun, our building is newly renovated, and Oregon is wonderful! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/171...
Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens
The Department of Botany & Plant Pathology invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure track Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens position.We a...
jobs.oregonstate.edu
August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Come join me at Oregon State! We’re hiring a new assistant professor in population and disease dynamics of cereal pathogens. Our department is dynamic and fun, our building is newly renovated, and Oregon is wonderful! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/171...
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🚨 First PhD chapter is out! My work thus far, with @andy2dobson.bsky.social
We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.
📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.
📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species
Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.
www.science.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
🚨 First PhD chapter is out! My work thus far, with @andy2dobson.bsky.social
We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.
📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We found that formerly common species have declined the fastest, on average.
📄 North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🏵️ Preprint alert! 🐝
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
No one-size-fits-all: trait-dependent effects of local plant diversity on pollinators and pollination service in a densifying city
The densification of urban landscapes reshuffles plant--pollinator interactions and affects the provisioning of pollination services. Improving local-scale habitat quality, e.g. planting more flowers ...
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🏵️ Preprint alert! 🐝
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
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JOIN US!!!
@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!
Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!
@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!
Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!
July 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
JOIN US!!!
@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!
Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!
@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!
Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!
Spotted this swallowtail caterpillar munching on wild carrot by the Limmat River in #Zürich. A quiet reminder that urban #biodiversity is not to be underestimated!🌿🐛
#UrbanEcology #PlantInsectInteractions #TrophicInteractions
#UrbanEcology #PlantInsectInteractions #TrophicInteractions
July 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Spotted this swallowtail caterpillar munching on wild carrot by the Limmat River in #Zürich. A quiet reminder that urban #biodiversity is not to be underestimated!🌿🐛
#UrbanEcology #PlantInsectInteractions #TrophicInteractions
#UrbanEcology #PlantInsectInteractions #TrophicInteractions
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New Masters launching! 🤩 A 2 year program in Germany and Norway, all courses held in English. Amazing opportunity to learn about some of the most critical challenges the natural world is facing from leading scientists working in this field 🌍🌱
We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!
July 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
New Masters launching! 🤩 A 2 year program in Germany and Norway, all courses held in English. Amazing opportunity to learn about some of the most critical challenges the natural world is facing from leading scientists working in this field 🌍🌱
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☘️🐛🐦⬛ When common species disappear, food webs can become unstable. This has far-reaching consequences, especially when wetland species are affected: www.wsl.ch/en/news/if-s...
#speciesextinction #foodwebs #wetlands #biodiversity
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
#speciesextinction #foodwebs #wetlands #biodiversity
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
If species disappear, this can have far-reaching consequences
The loss of common species can destabilise entire ecosystems – with far-reaching consequences for humans and nature.
www.wsl.ch
July 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
☘️🐛🐦⬛ When common species disappear, food webs can become unstable. This has far-reaching consequences, especially when wetland species are affected: www.wsl.ch/en/news/if-s...
#speciesextinction #foodwebs #wetlands #biodiversity
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
#speciesextinction #foodwebs #wetlands #biodiversity
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
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☘️🐛🐦⬛Sterben häufige Arten aus, können Nahrungsnetze instabil werden. Insbesondere wenn Feuchtgebietsarten betroffen sind, hat dies weitreichende Folgen: www.wsl.ch/de/news/vers...
#Artensterben #Nahrungsnetze #Feuchtgebiete #Biodiversität
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
#Artensterben #Nahrungsnetze #Feuchtgebiete #Biodiversität
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
Verschwinden Arten, kann das weitreichende Folgen haben
Der Verlust häufig vorkommender Arten kann ganze Ökosysteme instabil machen – mit weitreichenden Folgen für Mensch und Natur.
www.wsl.ch
July 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
☘️🐛🐦⬛Sterben häufige Arten aus, können Nahrungsnetze instabil werden. Insbesondere wenn Feuchtgebietsarten betroffen sind, hat dies weitreichende Folgen: www.wsl.ch/de/news/vers...
#Artensterben #Nahrungsnetze #Feuchtgebiete #Biodiversität
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
#Artensterben #Nahrungsnetze #Feuchtgebiete #Biodiversität
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social
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5 papers all computational biologists should read 🧵
1. A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
journals.plos.org/ploscompbio...
1. A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
journals.plos.org/ploscompbio...
July 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
5 papers all computational biologists should read 🧵
1. A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
journals.plos.org/ploscompbio...
1. A Quick Guide to Organizing Computational Biology Projects
journals.plos.org/ploscompbio...
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About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
July 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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🌍 New in Science: Consistent energy–diversity relationships in terrestrial vertebrates
Co-authored by @elbohdalkova.bsky.social & David Storch from @cts.cuni.cz
📌 Temperature drives richness in ectotherms (metabolic theory) and has indirect effects in endotherms
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Co-authored by @elbohdalkova.bsky.social & David Storch from @cts.cuni.cz
📌 Temperature drives richness in ectotherms (metabolic theory) and has indirect effects in endotherms
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Consistent energy-diversity relationships in terrestrial vertebrates
Ecologists have long proposed that environments providing more energy can support more species, yet empirical evidence frequently contradicts this expectation. We argue that such inconsistencies resul...
www.science.org
July 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🌍 New in Science: Consistent energy–diversity relationships in terrestrial vertebrates
Co-authored by @elbohdalkova.bsky.social & David Storch from @cts.cuni.cz
📌 Temperature drives richness in ectotherms (metabolic theory) and has indirect effects in endotherms
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Co-authored by @elbohdalkova.bsky.social & David Storch from @cts.cuni.cz
📌 Temperature drives richness in ectotherms (metabolic theory) and has indirect effects in endotherms
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Very excited to announce that our latest feral cattle paper “Strategic third-party interventions in feral ungulate affiliation” is out today in @royalsociety.org Proceedings of the Royal Society B royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... by myself, Kate Flay, Tania Perroux & @amcell.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Very excited to announce that our latest feral cattle paper “Strategic third-party interventions in feral ungulate affiliation” is out today in @royalsociety.org Proceedings of the Royal Society B royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... by myself, Kate Flay, Tania Perroux & @amcell.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
July 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
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After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Biodiversity modeling to manage urban ecosystems for people and nature - Nature Cities
Cities are home to many species, so managing urban ecosystems accordingly is important. This Perspective argues for better integration of widely used biodiversity modeling frameworks and tools into ur...
www.nature.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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🌐 Global Ecology Digest #26, June 30-July 08, 42 posts!
✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share
👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...
DM if you want to receive the link weekly
🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share
👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...
DM if you want to receive the link weekly
🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
bluesky Global Ecology Feed Digest #26
Curated digest of the bluesky Global Ecology feed on biodiversity, ecosystems & conservation at large scales. Terrestrial, freswater & marine realms.
globalecologybs.github.io
July 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🌐 Global Ecology Digest #26, June 30-July 08, 42 posts!
✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share
👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...
DM if you want to receive the link weekly
🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share
👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g...
DM if you want to receive the link weekly
🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
🚨 Hot off the press! We show that species loss from key habitats (like wetlands) accelerates secondary extinction in regional multi-habitat food webs. Also, we show the importance of common species to regional food web robustness. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
Species loss in key habitats accelerates regional food web disruption - Communications Biology
Simulating extinctions across regional food webs reveals that losing species from one habitat— especially wetlands—can cascade to others, accelerating multi-habitat food web collapse, highlighting the...
doi.org
July 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨 Hot off the press! We show that species loss from key habitats (like wetlands) accelerates secondary extinction in regional multi-habitat food webs. Also, we show the importance of common species to regional food web robustness. doi.org/10.1038/s420...
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
#Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb
Reposted by Merin Reji Chacko
New paper out! 🏙️ We found that urbanisation simplifies and homogenises seed dispersal networks. 🪴🐦⬛ Non-native plants dominate in cities, accounting for 61% 😔 of interactions in the urban network vs just 15% in forests! 🪻🌿🌴
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
🌐🧪🌍🍁
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
🌐🧪🌍🍁
July 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
New paper out! 🏙️ We found that urbanisation simplifies and homogenises seed dispersal networks. 🪴🐦⬛ Non-native plants dominate in cities, accounting for 61% 😔 of interactions in the urban network vs just 15% in forests! 🪻🌿🌴
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
🌐🧪🌍🍁
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
🌐🧪🌍🍁
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Die Geschichte dazu hier:
Zappa, M., Karger, D. N., & Hüsler, F. (2025). EXtreme Trockenheit in der Schweiz: Regionale und lokale Perspektiven einer globalen Herausforderung. In A. Björnsen (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 164. Extremes (pp. 13-21). doi.org/10.55419/wsl...
Zappa, M., Karger, D. N., & Hüsler, F. (2025). EXtreme Trockenheit in der Schweiz: Regionale und lokale Perspektiven einer globalen Herausforderung. In A. Björnsen (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 164. Extremes (pp. 13-21). doi.org/10.55419/wsl...
EXtreme Trockenheit in der Schweiz: Regionale und lokale Perspektiven einer globalen Herausforderung | DORA WSL
doi.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Die Geschichte dazu hier:
Zappa, M., Karger, D. N., & Hüsler, F. (2025). EXtreme Trockenheit in der Schweiz: Regionale und lokale Perspektiven einer globalen Herausforderung. In A. Björnsen (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 164. Extremes (pp. 13-21). doi.org/10.55419/wsl...
Zappa, M., Karger, D. N., & Hüsler, F. (2025). EXtreme Trockenheit in der Schweiz: Regionale und lokale Perspektiven einer globalen Herausforderung. In A. Björnsen (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 164. Extremes (pp. 13-21). doi.org/10.55419/wsl...
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Happy Birthday to master storyteller Sir David Attenborough! 🎉
We’ve loved working with Sir David as he delivered the narration to the upcoming immersive experience, Our Story with David Attenborough.
Tickets go on sale in just two weeks. Keep an eye out for the announcement!
We’ve loved working with Sir David as he delivered the narration to the upcoming immersive experience, Our Story with David Attenborough.
Tickets go on sale in just two weeks. Keep an eye out for the announcement!
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Happy Birthday to master storyteller Sir David Attenborough! 🎉
We’ve loved working with Sir David as he delivered the narration to the upcoming immersive experience, Our Story with David Attenborough.
Tickets go on sale in just two weeks. Keep an eye out for the announcement!
We’ve loved working with Sir David as he delivered the narration to the upcoming immersive experience, Our Story with David Attenborough.
Tickets go on sale in just two weeks. Keep an eye out for the announcement!
Reposted by Merin Reji Chacko
🚨New paper alert🚨
Exploring urban #aquatic & #terrestrial biodiversity with #eDNA 🧬
❗ #Urbanization weakens land–water linkages
❗ Aquatic & terrestrial communities follow distinct drivers 🐞🦟
❗ Adapted primers for aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploring urban #aquatic & #terrestrial biodiversity with #eDNA 🧬
❗ #Urbanization weakens land–water linkages
❗ Aquatic & terrestrial communities follow distinct drivers 🐞🦟
❗ Adapted primers for aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Aquatic and terrestrial environmental DNA signals reveal decoupling of blue-green communities along an urbanization gradient
Urban blue and green spaces, like ponds and parks, can mitigate the negative effects of urbanization on biodiversity by providing diverse, connected h…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨New paper alert🚨
Exploring urban #aquatic & #terrestrial biodiversity with #eDNA 🧬
❗ #Urbanization weakens land–water linkages
❗ Aquatic & terrestrial communities follow distinct drivers 🐞🦟
❗ Adapted primers for aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploring urban #aquatic & #terrestrial biodiversity with #eDNA 🧬
❗ #Urbanization weakens land–water linkages
❗ Aquatic & terrestrial communities follow distinct drivers 🐞🦟
❗ Adapted primers for aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates 🧬
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Merin Reji Chacko
#PostDoc Alert! #PhD in #forest- or #environmental #sciences, good publication record & interest in #ecological development of forests? 🌳🌲 Excellent knowledge in #statistics and statistical #modelling? 🖥️ We are looking for a 2-year PostDoc in forest modelling! apply.refline.ch/273855/1730/...
April 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#PostDoc Alert! #PhD in #forest- or #environmental #sciences, good publication record & interest in #ecological development of forests? 🌳🌲 Excellent knowledge in #statistics and statistical #modelling? 🖥️ We are looking for a 2-year PostDoc in forest modelling! apply.refline.ch/273855/1730/...
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We finally got a ChatGPT generated review on a manuscript. So I wrote about how we handle these reviews is a sign of whether we have given up on peer review altogether.
Vol. 24 - Here is a revised version of your review with improved clarity
ChatGPT is not my peer. It should not review my papers.
buttondown.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We finally got a ChatGPT generated review on a manuscript. So I wrote about how we handle these reviews is a sign of whether we have given up on peer review altogether.