Nina Baranduin
@ninasayswhat.bsky.social
Spatial + Behavioural Ecology
PhD student at University of Cambridge
Tend to wander off a lot 🐆🌳🦅🦌🪲
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#ActuallyAutistic (she/her)
PhD student at University of Cambridge
Tend to wander off a lot 🐆🌳🦅🦌🪲
Views my own
#ActuallyAutistic (she/her)
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Really nice paper from @tiff-ki.bsky.social & co. shows no overall decline in butterfly species richness in Sulawesi over 166 yrs, but changing communities with endemics & forest specialists declining. Short-term trends unreliable measures of long term. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🌏
October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Really nice paper from @tiff-ki.bsky.social & co. shows no overall decline in butterfly species richness in Sulawesi over 166 yrs, but changing communities with endemics & forest specialists declining. Short-term trends unreliable measures of long term. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🌏
Large carnivore recovery in Yellowstone is often quoted to show ‘large trophic cascades’.
Yet the evidence is far more complex, and underscores the importance of analytical rigor and ecological context in evaluating the consequences of large carnivore recovery. 🌍🧪
Yet the evidence is far more complex, and underscores the importance of analytical rigor and ecological context in evaluating the consequences of large carnivore recovery. 🌍🧪
Flawed analysis invalidates claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction: A comment on Ripple et al. (2025)
Ripple et al. (2025) recently argued that large carnivore recovery in Yellowstone National Park triggered one of the world’s strongest trophic cascade…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Large carnivore recovery in Yellowstone is often quoted to show ‘large trophic cascades’.
Yet the evidence is far more complex, and underscores the importance of analytical rigor and ecological context in evaluating the consequences of large carnivore recovery. 🌍🧪
Yet the evidence is far more complex, and underscores the importance of analytical rigor and ecological context in evaluating the consequences of large carnivore recovery. 🌍🧪
Can anyone help me identify this tiny little mystery? Found in Cambridgeshire in the U.K. within a pine forest
🍄 #fungifriends
🍄 #fungifriends
November 27, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Can anyone help me identify this tiny little mystery? Found in Cambridgeshire in the U.K. within a pine forest
🍄 #fungifriends
🍄 #fungifriends
In the presence of lions, other species forage during hotter parts of the day.
“Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under the hotter and drier conditions predicted to become more prevalent as a result of climate change” 🌍🧪
“Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under the hotter and drier conditions predicted to become more prevalent as a result of climate change” 🌍🧪
Seasonal activity patterns of a Kalahari mammal community: Trade‐offs between environmental heat load and predation pressure
Ecology & Evolution is a broad open access journal welcoming research in ecology, evolution, and conservation science, and providing a forum for evidence-based views.
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April 18, 2024 at 9:31 AM
In the presence of lions, other species forage during hotter parts of the day.
“Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under the hotter and drier conditions predicted to become more prevalent as a result of climate change” 🌍🧪
“Such a trade-off may become increasingly costly under the hotter and drier conditions predicted to become more prevalent as a result of climate change” 🌍🧪
Wood anemones (Anemonoides nemorosa) are some of the first spring flowers.
They’re an indicator of ancient woodland as it grows very slowly via rhizomes – horizontal underground stems.
The flowers close up at night which folklore says is because faeries hide from the dark or bad weather in them
They’re an indicator of ancient woodland as it grows very slowly via rhizomes – horizontal underground stems.
The flowers close up at night which folklore says is because faeries hide from the dark or bad weather in them
April 6, 2024 at 9:22 AM
Wood anemones (Anemonoides nemorosa) are some of the first spring flowers.
They’re an indicator of ancient woodland as it grows very slowly via rhizomes – horizontal underground stems.
The flowers close up at night which folklore says is because faeries hide from the dark or bad weather in them
They’re an indicator of ancient woodland as it grows very slowly via rhizomes – horizontal underground stems.
The flowers close up at night which folklore says is because faeries hide from the dark or bad weather in them
Animal movements and behaviour are different in human dominated landscapes 🐺🐻🌳
Behaviours studied in less human impacted systems are often applied to novel ecosystems, but species interactions can be very different when humans are around 🌍🧪
Behaviours studied in less human impacted systems are often applied to novel ecosystems, but species interactions can be very different when humans are around 🌍🧪
Wolves recolonize novel ecosystems leading to novel interactions
<em>Journal of Applied Ecology</em> publishes impactful research at the intersection of ecological science and the management of biological resources.
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April 2, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Animal movements and behaviour are different in human dominated landscapes 🐺🐻🌳
Behaviours studied in less human impacted systems are often applied to novel ecosystems, but species interactions can be very different when humans are around 🌍🧪
Behaviours studied in less human impacted systems are often applied to novel ecosystems, but species interactions can be very different when humans are around 🌍🧪
Fear of snakes leads many people to kill them on sight without knowing if they actually pose any danger 🐍
This could lead to a significant increase in the number of snake species becoming threatened as human populations increase 🧪🌍
This could lead to a significant increase in the number of snake species becoming threatened as human populations increase 🧪🌍
Fear of snakes may be driving them to extinction - Advanced Science News
With Africa’s population expected to double by 2050, many species of snakes are facing a higher risk of extinction, and conservationists are concerned.
www.advancedsciencenews.com
January 22, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Fear of snakes leads many people to kill them on sight without knowing if they actually pose any danger 🐍
This could lead to a significant increase in the number of snake species becoming threatened as human populations increase 🧪🌍
This could lead to a significant increase in the number of snake species becoming threatened as human populations increase 🧪🌍
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New research suggests that bottom trawling stirs up large amounts of carbon from the seabed and releases 55-60% of this carbon into the atmosphere 🌎
This is nearly 2x the annual diesel emissions of the entire global fishing fleet of about 4 million vessels, @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports:
This is nearly 2x the annual diesel emissions of the entire global fishing fleet of about 4 million vessels, @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports:
Carbon catch and release: Study finds bottom trawlers stir up seabed CO2
Nearly a quarter of the world’s wild-caught seafood is scooped up by bottom trawlers, fishing vessels that drag heavy nets over the seafloor. These boats fish the world over and support numerous glo...
news.mongabay.com
January 19, 2024 at 11:48 PM
New research suggests that bottom trawling stirs up large amounts of carbon from the seabed and releases 55-60% of this carbon into the atmosphere 🌎
This is nearly 2x the annual diesel emissions of the entire global fishing fleet of about 4 million vessels, @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports:
This is nearly 2x the annual diesel emissions of the entire global fishing fleet of about 4 million vessels, @elizabethalberts.bsky.social reports:
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For all interested in the tipping point of the Atlantic overturning circulation : here's Henk Dijkstra's recent talk. The tipping point has been confirmed in a state-of-art climate model, and a novel early warning indicator suggests we're heading there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDZp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDZp...
November 13, 2023 at 4:06 PM
For all interested in the tipping point of the Atlantic overturning circulation : here's Henk Dijkstra's recent talk. The tipping point has been confirmed in a state-of-art climate model, and a novel early warning indicator suggests we're heading there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDZp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDZp...
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New research. 🧪🌎 We introduce the concept of the 'sentinel node' as a landscape connectivity indicator for Protected Area networks, and demonstrate with a case study in Ontario. Out today in PeerJ peerj.com/articles/163...
October 25, 2023 at 3:09 PM
New research. 🧪🌎 We introduce the concept of the 'sentinel node' as a landscape connectivity indicator for Protected Area networks, and demonstrate with a case study in Ontario. Out today in PeerJ peerj.com/articles/163...
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This is an interesting paper of interest and relevance for anyone using models to inform environmental decision-making 🌎: Poorly designed biodiversity loss-gain models facilitate biodiversity loss in New Zealand newzealandecology.org/nzje/3548
Poorly designed biodiversity loss-gain models facilitate biodiversity loss in New Zealand
Biodiversity offsetting and compensation proposals are routinely employed through the resource consenting process to address development-induced indigenous biodiversity losses in Aotearoa/New Zealand....
newzealandecology.org
November 10, 2023 at 5:30 PM
This is an interesting paper of interest and relevance for anyone using models to inform environmental decision-making 🌎: Poorly designed biodiversity loss-gain models facilitate biodiversity loss in New Zealand newzealandecology.org/nzje/3548
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New paper using Species distribution models to generate relative abundance information of six wild felids inhabiting territories in Mexico that are inaccessible or politically unstable 🐆🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Using species distribution modeling to generate relative abundance information in socio‐politicall...
Ecology & Evolution is a broad open access journal welcoming research in ecology, evolution, and conservation science, and providing a forum for evidence-based views.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM
New paper using Species distribution models to generate relative abundance information of six wild felids inhabiting territories in Mexico that are inaccessible or politically unstable 🐆🧪🌍
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Unknown unknowns:
"The primary component of uncertainty may reside not in what is reported (the 'known unknowns'...) but in what is not reported, either because it was unflattering or because it was never explored in the first place (Donald Rumsfeld’s 'unknown unknowns')."
#metasci #philsci 🧪
"The primary component of uncertainty may reside not in what is reported (the 'known unknowns'...) but in what is not reported, either because it was unflattering or because it was never explored in the first place (Donald Rumsfeld’s 'unknown unknowns')."
#metasci #philsci 🧪
An excellent paper on how to think about data analyses by Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Alexandra Sarafoglou, and Balazs Aczel
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Facing the Unknown Unknowns of Data Analysis - Eric-Jan Wagenmakers, Alexandra Sarafoglou, Balazs Ac...
Empirical claims are inevitably associated with uncertainty, and a major goal of data analysis is therefore to quantify that uncertainty. Recent work has reveal...
journals.sagepub.com
September 13, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Unknown unknowns:
"The primary component of uncertainty may reside not in what is reported (the 'known unknowns'...) but in what is not reported, either because it was unflattering or because it was never explored in the first place (Donald Rumsfeld’s 'unknown unknowns')."
#metasci #philsci 🧪
"The primary component of uncertainty may reside not in what is reported (the 'known unknowns'...) but in what is not reported, either because it was unflattering or because it was never explored in the first place (Donald Rumsfeld’s 'unknown unknowns')."
#metasci #philsci 🧪
Are you an R user who is interested in learning Python?
This blog from Rebecca Barter introduces Python from an R user's perspective 🧪
www.rebeccabarter.com/blog/2023-09...
This blog from Rebecca Barter introduces Python from an R user's perspective 🧪
www.rebeccabarter.com/blog/2023-09...
Rebecca Barter - An introduction to Python for R Users
I have a confession to make: I am now a Python user. Don't judge me, join me! In this post, I introduce Python for data analysis from the perspective of an R (tidyverse) user.
www.rebeccabarter.com
September 12, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Are you an R user who is interested in learning Python?
This blog from Rebecca Barter introduces Python from an R user's perspective 🧪
www.rebeccabarter.com/blog/2023-09...
This blog from Rebecca Barter introduces Python from an R user's perspective 🧪
www.rebeccabarter.com/blog/2023-09...
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A study found that sharing memes of unappealing animals (in this case, the proboscis monkey) significantly increased public interest in the species and people's reported willingness to donate money towards their conservation. 🧪 🌍
September 12, 2023 at 7:54 AM
A study found that sharing memes of unappealing animals (in this case, the proboscis monkey) significantly increased public interest in the species and people's reported willingness to donate money towards their conservation. 🧪 🌍
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Following the devastating Morocco earthquake, this article highlights the geopolitic elements of Disaster Risk Reduction:
🧪⚒️#AcademicSky #Geography
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
🧪⚒️#AcademicSky #Geography
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Morocco earthquake: Why authorities accept only limited international help
Only four countries so far have been allowed to send teams to the quake-hit region.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 11, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Following the devastating Morocco earthquake, this article highlights the geopolitic elements of Disaster Risk Reduction:
🧪⚒️#AcademicSky #Geography
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
🧪⚒️#AcademicSky #Geography
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
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Here it is!
>9000 word essay I've been working on for months with Siddhartha Haria and Rachel Glennerster:
The century-spanning history of malaria vaccine development; what went wrong; major funding struggles; the need for AMCs.
worksinprogress.co/issue/why-we...
>9000 word essay I've been working on for months with Siddhartha Haria and Rachel Glennerster:
The century-spanning history of malaria vaccine development; what went wrong; major funding struggles; the need for AMCs.
worksinprogress.co/issue/why-we...
Why we didn't get a malaria vaccine sooner - Works in Progress
Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria each year, but it took 141 years to develop a vaccine for it. Advance market commitments could speed things up next time.
worksinprogress.co
September 7, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Here it is!
>9000 word essay I've been working on for months with Siddhartha Haria and Rachel Glennerster:
The century-spanning history of malaria vaccine development; what went wrong; major funding struggles; the need for AMCs.
worksinprogress.co/issue/why-we...
>9000 word essay I've been working on for months with Siddhartha Haria and Rachel Glennerster:
The century-spanning history of malaria vaccine development; what went wrong; major funding struggles; the need for AMCs.
worksinprogress.co/issue/why-we...
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A brief sketch of the history of the magnet, magnetism, and the magnetic compass from its beginnings to the late sixteenth century #histsci #histtech
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September 6, 2023 at 6:35 AM
A brief sketch of the history of the magnet, magnetism, and the magnetic compass from its beginnings to the late sixteenth century #histsci #histtech
thonyc.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/m...
thonyc.wordpress.com/2023/09/06/m...
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New paper considers how to formulate hypotheses, including how broad or narrow a hypothesis should be (i.e., its "scope").
Open access: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Few quotes follow 👉
#MetaSci #PhilSci 🧪
Open access: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Few quotes follow 👉
#MetaSci #PhilSci 🧪
August 30, 2023 at 10:25 PM
New paper considers how to formulate hypotheses, including how broad or narrow a hypothesis should be (i.e., its "scope").
Open access: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Few quotes follow 👉
#MetaSci #PhilSci 🧪
Open access: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Few quotes follow 👉
#MetaSci #PhilSci 🧪
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When did frogs first evolve?? 🐸
It's long been thought that they first appeared at the end of the Triassic, but researchers have now created the most detailed frog family tree ever and found that they probably appeared 30 million years later in the Jurassic! 🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
It's long been thought that they first appeared at the end of the Triassic, but researchers have now created the most detailed frog family tree ever and found that they probably appeared 30 million years later in the Jurassic! 🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Most complete frog family tree shows they evolved later than previously thought
The group may have evolved tens of millions of years later than originally thought.
www.nhm.ac.uk
September 1, 2023 at 10:26 AM
When did frogs first evolve?? 🐸
It's long been thought that they first appeared at the end of the Triassic, but researchers have now created the most detailed frog family tree ever and found that they probably appeared 30 million years later in the Jurassic! 🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
It's long been thought that they first appeared at the end of the Triassic, but researchers have now created the most detailed frog family tree ever and found that they probably appeared 30 million years later in the Jurassic! 🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Are you a STEM professional (including grad students, obviously)? Would you be willing to write 4 personal letters to a grade school student about life in STEM, to encourage and inspire them?
This program needs more pen-pal volunteers this year! It’s so much fun!
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This program needs more pen-pal volunteers this year! It’s so much fun!
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Home - Letters to a Pre-Scientist
The Pen Pal Program Inspiring Students To Explore a Future in STEM Letters to a Pre-Scientist connects students to STEM professionals through snail mail to broaden students ’ awareness of what STEM ...
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September 1, 2023 at 9:05 PM
Are you a STEM professional (including grad students, obviously)? Would you be willing to write 4 personal letters to a grade school student about life in STEM, to encourage and inspire them?
This program needs more pen-pal volunteers this year! It’s so much fun!
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This program needs more pen-pal volunteers this year! It’s so much fun!
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