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Brian Joseph Enquist is an American biologist and academic. Enquist is a professor of biology at the University of Arizona. He is also external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is a biologist, plant biologist and an ecologist. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012 and the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in 2018. .. more

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Nov 9

Here is a starter pack for scientists and others interested in Macroecology - go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ 🌎🧪🦋🌾

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 14h

Some ‘fall’ color happening here in #Tucson… well, actually Fouquieria splendens sheds and dumps its leaves quickly in response to episodic rainfall so not truly ‘fall’ colors just correspondence to time since last monsoon rains

Yellow leaves about to fall off of a Ocotillo plant in Tucson - Fouquieria splendens

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Jocalyn Clark, Georg Weizsäcker

Nature @nature.com · 14h

Of the 202 Nobel laureates who have been awarded prizes in physics, chemistry and medicine this century, less than 70% hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize.

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More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

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HigherJobz @higherjobz.bsky.social · 20h

Postdoctoral Position – University of Basel, Switzerland
Project: Global status, trends, drivers & impacts of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems
Eligibility: PhD in related fields
Deadline: 13 Oct 2025
🔗 Details: higherjobz.com/postdoctoral...
#Postdoc #AcademicJobs #Ecology @unibas.ch

Postdoctoral Position in Mountain Macroecology – Basel | HigherJobz

Apply for a Postdoctoral Researcher role in Mountain Macroecology at University of Basel, Switzerland. Deadline: 13 Oct 2025.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 2d

Bookmarking as essential reference material - www.yelp.com/article/top-... 🌮🌵

Photo of a tasty looking juicy taco - entitled Top 100 Taco Spots 2025, According to Yelp Reviewers

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 2d

This looks to be a fundamental theoretical advance by @jpodwyer.bsky.social et al. Using linkage disequlibrium-based Ne to back out σ² and then predict fluctuation sizes from a single temporal snapshot is a real advance for broad application 🧪🌐https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu6396

Genomic demography predicts community dynamics in a temperate montane forest

Species population sizes fluctuate over time, and these temporal dynamics play a key role in governing the maintenance of biodiversity. Although modeling approaches have been developed to characterize...

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 2d

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish

As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · 3d

Online now: Disability in ecology and evolution

Disability in ecology and evolution

In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We are asking ecologists and evolutionary biologists with disabilities what the community could do to make our field more inclusive – these changes can be very practical things (e.g., large fonts), they could be institutional, or involve people’s attitudes and beliefs. We hope you enjoy the series.

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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 7d

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Microbiology Leaders Launch Global Climate Change Strategy

ASM and other leading microbiology organizations have unveiled their first joint global strategy to harness the power of microbial science in addressing the climate crisis.

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Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Samantha Brennan , and 2 more Brian J. Enquist, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Samantha Brennan, Ann Bartow, Raúl Pacheco-Vega

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 7d

Here is the full document that universities are being asked to sign. It's well worth your time to read.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 8d

We are deeply saddened by the passing of UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall.

Her life’s work championing conservation, humanity and the natural world leaves an enduring legacy.

Our condolences to her family, the Jane Goodall Institute and all who draw hope from her example.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 8d

These results provide a roadmap for biodiversity theory to move beyond traditional patterns, and also suggest ways in which macroecological theory can constrain the dynamics of economic systems 🧪🌐🌾

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 8d

At the level of functional form (‘first-order effects’), these patterns are not unique to ecological systems, indicating they may reveal little about biological process. However, we show that mechanism can be better revealed in the scale-dependency of first-order patterns (‘second-order effects’).

Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 8d

To test this, we analyze five datasets from ecological, economic, and geological systems that describe the distribution of objects across categories in the United States....

Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 9d

Classic macroecological laws-long held as signatures of biological systems-also emerge in economic and geological systems. The real signal lies not in the static universal patterns, but in how those patterns shift with scale 🌐🧪 #scaling #macroecology journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Separating Macroecological Pattern and Process: Comparing Ecological, Economic, and Geological Systems

Theories of biodiversity rest on several macroecological patterns describing the relationship between species abundance and diversity. A central problem is that all theories make similar predictions f...

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 9d

People say international solidarity cannot work, and yet eduroam.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 9d

Consider signing - Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition 🧪🌐https://laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 10d

Increasing tree size across Amazonia 🧪🌐 #allometry www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Increasing tree size across Amazonia - Nature Plants

A global research network monitoring the Amazon for 30 years reports in this study that tree size increased by 3% each decade.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 11d

Agreed 👍

Reposted by Glen P. Peters, Brian J. Enquist, Alessandro Tagliabue , and 1 more Glen P. Peters, Brian J. Enquist, Alessandro Tagliabue, Julie L. Lockwood

Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · 12d

The #IPCC is now hireing ‘chapter scientists’ to support the author teams for the upcoming IPCC Report.

If you are an early career scientist with strong synthesis and organisational skills, and from a developing country or a country in transition, do check this out!

www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

IPCC AR7 Chapter Scientists | ICTP

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of preparing its Seventh Assessment report (AR7). The IPCC Working Groups are seeking highly motivated early-career researchers f...

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 12d

👀 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

Polish Skier Climbs Everest and Skis Down Without Extra Oxygen

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The Peregrine Fund @theperegrinefund.bsky.social · 12d

The 2025 California Condor Release livestream starts soon! Tune in now: https://bit.ly/LiveCondorRelease25.

2025 California Condor Release hosted by The Peregrine Fund & Bureau of Land Management

Join us and celebrate the release of captive-bred California Condors to the wild! Tune in starting at 11:30am Mountain Daylight Time (1:30pm Eastern / 12:30p...

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 12d

Genomic divergence across the tree of life 🧪🌐https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319389122

Genomic divergence across the tree of life | PNAS

Nucleotide sequence data are being harnessed to identify species, even in cases in which organisms themselves are neither in hand nor witnessed. Bu...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 13d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund @gdfcf.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to share our latest newsletter! The latest GDFCF and Area de Conservación Guanacaste news is here: mailchi.mp/54601d57a15d...

Greetings from the Late Rainy Season

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 14d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

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An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Monica G. Turner, Robin J. Pakeman

Nate Swenson @nateswenson.bsky.social · 14d

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An exciting opportunity for postdocs here at Notre Dame. I would excited to mentor anyone outstanding candidate in temperate or tropical forest ecology. Pass along to folks looking for a position in 2026!

Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program

The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of…

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Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist , and 9 more Katharine Hayhoe, Scott C. Doney, Brian J. Enquist, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Mike Flannigan, Robin J. Pakeman, Patrick A. Jansen, Neil Pederson, Brian J. Harvey, Jussi T. Eronen, Hisham Zerriffi

Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 14d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · 14d

🍃🌲Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes

📷 © 1,2 Jolanta Rieksta 3 Benjamin Wong Blonder

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Joseph Gaudard @jogaudard.bsky.social · 14d

My first PhD paper is out!
It describes the fluxible #rstats package, a toolbox to process and quality check #ecosystem #gasfluxes in a reproducible and automated way.

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fluxible: An R package to process ecosystem gas fluxes from closed‐loop chambers in an automated and reproducible way

Measuring ecosystem gas fluxes is crucial to understanding the dynamics of ecosystem water and energy cycling. A common method to measure ecosystem gas fluxes (CO2, CH4, N2O) and to compare experi...

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 15d

Biodiversity modulates the cross-community scaling relationship in changing environments #allometry #scaling 🌐🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Biodiversity modulates the cross‐community scaling relationship in changing environments

Organismal abundance typically declines with increasing body size, with metabolic theory predicting a universal size–abundance slope of –0.75. Using protist microcosms across gradients of species ric...

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