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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · 10d

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Ecography @ecography.bsky.social · Aug 9

Using spatial capture–recapture methods to estimate long-term spatiotemporal variation of a wide-ranging marine species vist.ly/32t84 #BlueWhale #CaptureRecapture #Distribution

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · Aug 1

They will reopen it. No worries! Congrats on getting it done Gabby!

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Alessio Mortelliti @alessiomortelliti.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our review led by S. Savazza "Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach" is out, free open access, in mammal review
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Measuring Personality in Wild Small Mammals: A Review of Methods and Proposal for a Standardised Approach

We provide a systematic review of methodologies used to study personality in small mammals. We propose adopting ‘Standardised Experimental Design’ and ‘Behavioural Measurements’ to effectively compar...

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · Jul 11

How do #forests influence #snowpack dynamics in the northeastern US? Check out our new paper led by @lispastore.bsky.social and Dr. Nelson (@appmtnclub.bsky.social) published in @esajournals.bsky.social: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Hint: mixedwood forests = snow refugia.

Snow refugia: Managing temperate forest canopies to maintain winter conditions

Climate change is reducing snowpack across temperate regions with negative consequences for human and natural systems. Because forest canopies create microclimates that preserve snowpack, managing fo...

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Cole Burton @coleburton.bsky.social · Jul 8

The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · Jun 23

My latest "Nexus Notes" – Land sparing vs. land sharing, the pulse of rivers, ocean summits, and peer review is broken

Nexus Notes – Land sparing vs. land sharing, the pulse of rivers, ocean summits, and peer review is broken

Nexus Notes #8

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Roland Kays @rolandkays.com · Jun 18

Check out our new paper in Current Biology on how well Chinese protected areas have preserved mammal and bird communities #cameratrap includes work-of-art figures by lead author Junjie Liu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thanks to Nathan Bieber and Kyle Ravana (current and former deer biologists for the state of Maine, respectively) for all their expert knowledge on deer and support from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. As always, thanks to the reviewers and editors for improving this paper!

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · Jun 13

Check out our new article in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social evaluating the influence of snow, winter severity indices (WSI), and human influence on🦌survival. Deep ❄️ = low survival, human influence = higher survival, WSI = overpredicted survival. www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR25008

Deep snow and human influence affect survival of an ungulate at the northern part of its range

Context Winter is generally considered the limiting season for wildlife populations living in high-latitude/altitude regions. Logically, managers have used temperature and snow variables or indices to...

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Remington Moll @remingtonmoll.bsky.social · May 23

📢New paper 📢

MS student Clara Dawson's 1st chapter is out!

Does increased habitat connectivity always increase wildlife-vehicle collision rates?

No!

We found nonlinear effects of connectivity on wildlife-vehicle collisions

Free access: rdcu.be/emUU3

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Vermont Center for Ecostudies @vtecostudies.bsky.social · May 27

What if you could look up exactly where a species has been found and where it’s likely to be found in the future? What if land stewards could use that information when creating conservation plans?

VCE's Brian Kron and Mike Hallworth are helping them do just that in Vermont. tinyurl.com/bdh99th3

How We’re Taking Species Mapping to the Next Level | Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Using Species Distribution Models based on observations submitted to the Vermont Atlas of Life by community scientists, in combination with environmental data collected by satellites, can help land st...

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Desirée L. Narango @dlnarango.bsky.social · May 21

New paper! If trees are closely related, does it matter where they are from to plant-eating insects? We raised >950 Promethea moth caterpillars on 14 Prunus species to answer that question. Turns out, it matters a lot! Non-native trees = Lower performance

OA paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · May 21

📖Published📖

Moeller et al. developed Survival and Habitat Quality model (SHQ), a novel modelling approach to connect survival to the cumulative effects of resources, risks, and environmental conditions experienced over an individual's lifetime 🌎 🧪 Read more here 👇

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · Apr 22

We are hiring a chair/professor in our Ecology and Environmental Modelling group at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Scotland is a lovely place to work, and my colleagues are fantastic! Reach out if you are interested in joining the CREEM family ☺️

vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

ALT: a kid in a knight costume is asking who will join us

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · May 14

Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.

A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.

It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:

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WyoFile @wyofile.com · May 15

Fate of Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit staffers — Matt Kauffman, Anna Chalfoun and Annika Walters — remains unclear, but Trump administration cuts have led to widespread suspicion that their days on the job are numbered.

Trump’s ‘liquidation plans’ could wipe out Wyoming research group renowned for migration work - WyoFile

Fate of the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit’s science faculty — Matt Kauffman, Anna Chalfoun and Annika Walters — unclear as president orders deep cuts.

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Jonaki Mehta @jonakimehta.bsky.social · May 8

Last week, our team was in rural Maine, talking to counselors and students at Mill Stream Elementary about the value of mental health services in schools. Then, last Wednesday night, as we were on the road home the Trump administration announced cuts...
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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · May 8

News re the Can Soc Ecol Evol meeting in Sherbrooke in July:
You may now register for workshops through our website:
🔗 event.fourwaves.com/fr/scee2025/...
This registration does not include access to the rest of the conference.

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · May 5

That was probably the best five minutes of hockey I never saw. Happy to see the results the next morning though!

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · May 5

This is an awesome position with stellar PIs!
Please retreat and share with your networks.

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Vermont Center for Ecostudies @vtecostudies.bsky.social · May 5

We're looking for a new PhD student! Don't miss this great opportunity to work with Ryan Norris, Bill DeLuca, Michael Hallworth, and others to reveal the epic migration of Blackpoll Warblers from across the Boreal Forest. See the details here: https:/tinyurl.com/BLPWphd

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Robert Fletcher @fletcherecology.bsky.social · May 2

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The end of long-term ecological data?

Can we ever have too much ecological field data? Are data sharing norms and the environmental costs of travel disincentivizing its collection? This Perspective advocates for proper funding and resourc...

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Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · May 3

And the weird thing about this announcement is that these hunting opportunities already exist on refuges and that is the history of the national refuge system. So why this announcement now? And how the heck are we going to enforce any laws with a reduction in refuge staff, including law-enforcement?

Alexej Siren @apks.bsky.social · May 3

Just saw this announcement by DOI to increase hunting and fishing access on federal lands. I support increased hunting opportunities but this makes no sense in light of the federal RIF, including law-enforcement: www.doi.gov/pressrelease...

Department of the Interior Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities | U.S. Department of the Interior

In a major step to expand recreational access to America’s public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today announced 42 new proposed hunting opportunities across more than 87,000 acres ...

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