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Brian J. Enquist
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Biodiversity | Ecology | Physiology | Theory | Climate Change | Macroecology | Scaling | biendata.org; Prof. EEB Univ of Arizona, External Prof Santa Fe Institute, Assoc Res Oxford Univ UK; Proud father, πŸŒ΅πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ🌲 Gift med en svensk .. more

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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 Β· May 9
In our latest paper in PNAS, we ask: How can scientific progress be accelerated to meet the urgent challenges of the Anthropocene? We point to significant barriers in forecasting & prediction efforts for the biosphere πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡ πŸ§ͺπŸŒŽπŸ¦‹ 1/n www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social Β· 21h
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social Β· 1d
β€œThe speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says @gretchentg.bsky.social.

My @nature.com story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency.

Thx to @dochfroehlich.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com & others.
β€˜Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social Β· 1d
'Democracy is not self-sustaining' | King children release statements on MLK Day. | WXIA www.11alive.com/article/news...
'Democracy is not self-sustaining' | King children release statements on MLK Day
Martin Luther King III is MLK's eldest son, and Bernice King his youngest daughter.
www.11alive.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social Β· 2d
From Jonathan Jarvis, former Director of the US National Park Service, about the importance of IUCN and why it's a very bad thing that the US is withdrawing after decades of valuable and contructive involvement.
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Withdrawing from International Union for the Conservation of Nature does not serve our interests
Conservation of nature is the pinnacle of soft diplomacy
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 3d
β€œThe U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking seven grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison.” πŸ§ͺ🌐🌾

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Dennis M Taylor @dmt4mt.bsky.social Β· 3d
Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases montanafreepress.org/2026/01/16/b...
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Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases
The Phillips County permits had been approved by the Biden administration in 2022.
montanafreepress.org

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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social Β· 4d
Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
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Cang Hui | ζƒ θ’Ό @biomaths.bsky.social Β· 4d
Happy 2026! After seeing many colleagues moving from X to @bsky.app we have decided to open our account here. We are @ Stellenbosch Uni, focusing on biomathematics, theoretical ecology, eco-evolutionary modelling, biodiversity metics, mathematical ecology, invasion biology, macroecology, …

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 5d
A quick reminder that the deadline for this exciting postdoc fellowship is due soon. Come work with us! Support for work in biodiversity, ecology, and conservation with applied connections. Contact me or other Lovejoy faculty if you are interested πŸ§ͺ🌐🌾
bjenquist.bsky.social Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· Dec 19
New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... πŸ§ͺ🌐🌾
Application Process Image Woman behind a podium presenting. Jessie Golding, BBCS postdoc, presenting at ICCB 2025. Apply to become a Lovejoy Fellow by submitting your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references through the University of Arizona Talent Portal (link upcoming) by the first review date of January 30, 2026. Your cover letter should: Identify 1-2 Lovejoy BBCS faculty you would be interested in working with and explain the primary research directions you would want to pursue in collaboration with this faculty member. You are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty before submitting your application. Describe your experience with or interest in inter- or transdisciplinary research. Explain how this experience will positively impact your career trajectory.

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social Β· 5d
In winter, when deciduous trees are bare, we can really appreciate the form of a tree. Here is a chinkapin oak, Quercus muehlenbergii, on a ridgetop in Nashville. It is now surrounded by young forest, but you can tell by its branch pattern that it grew in an open woodland pasture.
A large old chinkapin oak, Quercus muehlenbergii, on a forested ridgetop in Nashville, surrounded by younger trees. Copyright Tom Kimmerer

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cybrarina.bsky.social @cybrarina.bsky.social Β· 5d
I’m sick about this. Priceless artifacts and useful information. Gone. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com

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Billur Bektaş πŸƒ @billurbektas.bsky.social Β· 5d
I still remember when Istanbul had weeks of snow (yes, Istanbul!). When summers over 30Β°C felt alarming. When droughts and fires along the Aegean coast were exceptional enough to dominate the news for days. We normalize too quickly!

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 6d
All good questions

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social Β· 6d
🍁Funding for new PhD students ($40k/yr) & postdocs ($70k/yr) coming from outside Canada. Contact me if interested in #Ecophysiology at #UBC in #Vancouver! Possible topics: leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimate, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, more! michaletzlab.org
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 6d
Mood - stateSponsored violence and social unrest "all the peacemakers turn war_officers" youtu.be/N3A8uNG3GH4?...
The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
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Pablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social Β· 6d
Can hierarchical modelling of co-occurrence data provide accurate inference into species interactions? 🌎🌐πŸ§ͺ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 6d
Statement from U.S. Scientists in solidarity with Greenland - Amerikarmiut Kalaallit Nunaanut misissuiartortartut nunatsinnut ataqatigiinerannut oqaaseqaataat πŸ§ͺ🌐https://revkin.substack.com/p/tonight-meet-us-scientists-working
Meet U.S. Scientists Working in Greenland Who are Urging Trump and Congress to Respect Greenlanders
A special pop-up Sustain What show on Arctic tussles and solutions
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 7d
Likely correct

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Marco Festa-Bianchet πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @marcofesta.bsky.social Β· 7d
I suspect much of this has to do with reduced grad student publication rate during and after the pandemic.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 7d
Really interesting and confounding trend reported in Dynamic Ecology - ecology citations peaked in 2021 and have been declining since. Continued impact from the pandemic? πŸ§ͺ🌐🌾 dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/s...
Science (all of it) peaked in 2021
An ecologist friend* noticed that the annual number of times he’s been cited grew throughout his career up until 2021, when it peaked. It then declined for a couple of years straight. Then it…
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social Β· 7d
The extremely anomalous & in most cases record-breaking Nov-Dec warmth led to record-low snowpack in many areas. Heavy precipitation bolstered high elevation snowpack in some areas in late Dec despite warmth, but most basins remain far below average snow water equivalent.
Current NRCS map depicting present snow water equivalent (SWE) across the western U.S. The vast majority of basins are below average, many well below average, except for the central/southern Sierra and northern Rockies.

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nichemodelling.bsky.social @nichemodelling.bsky.social Β· 7d
A Global Atlas of Specific Leaf Area Under Climate Change onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Global Atlas of Specific Leaf Area Under Climate Change
Motivation Specific leaf area (SLA) is a key plant functional trait linked to plant structural, physiological and resource-use strategies. Despite its importance, spatially continuous data sets capt...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com Β· 9d
Carbon dioxide (COβ‚‚) averaged about 427 ppm in December 2025

10 years ago December averaged about 402 ppm

Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through December 2025. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 427 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 10d
Fare thee well Bobby

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Gabby Palomo, PhD @gabspalomo.bsky.social Β· 11d
I just heard that Stackoverflow has seen a decrease in activity since AI started. That makes me so sad because I still use it and I think is a great way to teach/show others how to code (among other things).

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 12d
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I just signed - consider signing if you work or have worked in Greenland β€œWe hope many U.S.-based researchers in Greenland …will join us in signing this letter to… call upon our elected representatives to vocally support Greenland’s right to self-governance”. forms.gle/csef7uCnU11y...
STATEMENT FROM U.S. SCIENTISTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GREENLAND
We are U.S.-based scientists who have conducted research in Kalaallit Nunaat / Greenland, and we write to express our solidarity and gratitude to Greenland’s people for years of friendship and partner...
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 12d
I just signed - consider signing if you work or have worked in Greenland β€œWe hope many U.S.-based researchers in Greenland …will join us in signing this letter to… call upon our elected representatives to vocally support Greenland’s right to self-governance”. forms.gle/csef7uCnU11y...
STATEMENT FROM U.S. SCIENTISTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GREENLAND
We are U.S.-based scientists who have conducted research in Kalaallit Nunaat / Greenland, and we write to express our solidarity and gratitude to Greenland’s people for years of friendship and partner...
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social Β· 12d
Pure insanity

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Β· 12d
Wait wait wait, while Americans have to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in new tariffs, Trump is going send over $10,000 to each person in *Greenland*?????????

This is a joke right ?

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources famil...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net Β· 12d
The Trump Administration's announced withdraw from the IPCC is disappointing, but not surprising. US scientists will continue to play key roles in the @ipcc.bsky.social. A statement from the US Academic Alliance for the IPCC:
The US Academic Alliance for the IPCC (USAA-IPCC) was formed in March 2025 in part to prepare for this possibility and to ensure that US scientists remain able to engage in IPCC work regardless of the status and role of the US government. With the support of the USAA-IPCC, more than 70 US citizens and US-based experts who are currently serving the IPCC as coordinating lead authors, lead authors, review editors and committee members will continue to play these roles. β€œUS climate scientists have made incredible contributions to understanding our planet’s life support systems and the impacts and risks of climate change. Their role as key players in IPCC reports have helped the US maintain our preeminent position in science and technology, and this global scientific cooperation will continue despite this unfortunate decision,” said Dr. Pamela McElwee, Professor of Human Ecology at Rutgers University, who serves as chair of the steering committee of the Alliance. β€œThere is a reason we call our community the global scientific enterprise. We cannot grow, innovate, or advance unless we are linked together sharing, analyzing, and deliberating on vital climate data through critical international organizations like the IPCC. In the wake of this devastating move, AGU pledges to do all it can to bridge global partnership, research, and dialogue,” said Dr. Brandon Jones, President of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which hosts the Alliance. The Trump Administration began disengaging from IPCC prior to yesterday’s formal announcement. Since February of 2025, the US State Department has not nominated experts for involvement in IPCC work, nor supported travel to IPCC meetings for selected authors, a role they have played in all prior administrations. The US government also did not participate in either of the IPCC business sessions in 2025, the first time the US has not been in attendance since the IPCC’s founding in 1988. As a result, the USAA-IPCC has assumed a key leadership role in nominating US scientists for consideration as authors for IPCC reports, including for the Seventh Assessment Report (nominating 282 authors in April 2025) and the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (nominating 33 authors in December 2025), as well as for roles on the IPCC Task Group on Data Support and for participation in several expert workshops. AGU and the USAA-IPCC have also raised funds to support travel for US scientists and technical experts selected by IPCC to attend author meetings and workshops. Since the founding of the IPCC over four decades ago, US scientists and other experts have made critical contributions, leading formal processes as Working Group co-chairs as well as filling vitally important author and reviewer roles. IPCC findings have shaped science-based policy at all levelsβ€”from global climate agreements to local resilience plansβ€”and strengthen the ability of policy communities to make informed decisions. Ensuring US scientists remain fully engaged in the IPCC and the global climate science community will lead to important new research opportunities and international collaborations that benefit the US in substantial ways. The USAA-IPCC looks forward to continuing our support of US climate experts, climate science research, and the IPCC. β€”-- The USAA-IPCC (https://www.usaa-ipcc.org/) is composed of all the US academic institutions that have observer status with the IPCC – Colby College, College of the Atlantic, Dickinson College, Emory University, Indiana University, Princeton University, Rutgers University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of California San Diego, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Yale University – together with the American Geophysical Union (AGU), which hosts the Alliance.