tobyjackson.bsky.social
@tobyjackson.bsky.social
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I had the opportunity to write for
@natrevbiodiv.bsky.social
about a paper I found particularly interesting and its implications for ecological theory.

These journal club articles are a great way for ECR to engage with the broader community.

rdcu.be/eeKM1

🌎🧪 #geosky
A contextualized ecological theory
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - A contextualized ecological theory
rdcu.be
March 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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finally got around to trying this and it's great, 10/10
@lionelhenry.bsky.social and I are so excited to finally announce Air - an extremely fast R code formatter! 🎉

With Air, you'll never need to worry about styling your #rstats code ever again. All you need to do is save, and Air takes care of the rest.

www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/02...
Air, an extremely fast R formatter
We are thrilled to announce Air, a new R formatter.
www.tidyverse.org
March 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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There's a lot of interest in #deeplearning for tree crown segmentation from imagery, but most methods are tested in manual annotations, checked visually.

How well do these perform on rigourously ground-truthed data? Our new preprint, by Matt Allen finds...not so well.🧵

arxiv.org/abs/2503.14273
Manual Labelling Artificially Inflates Deep Learning-Based Segmentation Performance on Closed Canopy: Validation Using TLS
Monitoring forest dynamics at an individual tree scale is essential for accurately assessing ecosystem responses to climate change, yet traditional methods relying on field-based forest inventories ar...
arxiv.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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And if you are interested which packages are most popular among young ecologists and which among professors, just stay tuned. 😅
Hi there, my student is making a survey about the use of R packages in Ecology, could you please spend two mins on filling it 🥹 Very appreciated! And if you could spread it further (RT), that would be just awesome. ❤️

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Exploring R Package Usage in Academia
I am running a quick survey to find out which R packages academics use the most in their research and teaching. The goal is to see which tools are essential, spot any gaps, and maybe even discover som...
docs.google.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Two really important papers for anyone interested in causal inference in ecology came out recently in Ecology Letters. 1st up (by @lauradee.bsky.social & @katherinesiegel.bsky.social) is this over-view paper. Really useful for both experts and beginners.
https://buff.ly/4gZgTWa
February 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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If you missed Hannah Wauchope's fascinating talk yesterday (youtu.be/6z581smMqkA), part of the NatureFinance@Oxford seminar series. You can catch it here. @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @zslscience.bsky.social @edinburghuni.bsky.social 🧪
What is a Unit of Nature? Measurement Challenges in the Emerging Biodiversity Credit Market
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Hardly new info, but BSky should know:

Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.

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February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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The first many-analysts study in ecology is finally published! 🥳🙌

300+ coauthors and 5+ years, this was a massive effort by @elliotgould.bsky.social Hannah Fraser Tim Parker and co.

Open access 👉 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
February 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Brimming with green sea urchins, periwinkles and cowries, Jeffreys Bay in South Africa is famous for its huge variety of seashells. What is your favourite shell? 🌊🐚👇
February 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Ecologists given the same dataset diverge in their statistical approach and come up with different answers. New paper by Gould et al. 🌏 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology - BMC Biology
Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explan...
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🌳Why are buttress roots almost exclusively found in tropical rainforests? Is it mechanical suppport or nutrient competition? Dr. Haozhi Ma is delving into these fascinating questions to uncover patterns and evolutionary advantages tied to buttress roots.🌎✨ shorturl.at/TtakH
January 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Ready to learn how to use LiDAR for research in #forestry and natural resources using #R? This week I am sharing our 7-part series on Bluesky to help you get started! Share with anyone you know who wants to get started. Part 1 covers acquiring, & viewing LiDAR data! bit.ly/lidR-module1
January 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Time to hear from Cathy Baldwin about the wildfire impacts on peatland river carbon dioxide and methane. Cathy's research looks at wildfires on the Isle of Lewis ⛰️
January 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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With Keir Starmer setting out his plans for AI today, our polling has shown that 71% of Britons have little to no confidence in the ability of UK governments to effectively regulate the development and use of AI

yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
New paper: Forest dynamics where typhoon winds blow.

In Hong Kong, wind exposed forests are shorter and more uniform. Damage from Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon in 40 years, was higher in tall forests and plantations.

by @aland-hyc.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
January 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM