Brandon Samuel Whitley
@brandonswhitley.bsky.social
PhD Fellow in Arctic plant diversity 🌿🌼 & pollination networks 🪰🐝, Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen🇩🇰. APECS❄️. Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology (🇸🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇴). 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 Born @360ppm. Fieldwork in Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland🇬🇱.
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Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist for the flora of Greenland
Herbaria worldwide hold centuries of plant data that are key to understanding and protecting biodiversity; however, even with increased digital access, differences in plant naming systems make it dif....
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I am excited to share that the first chapter of my PhD thesis has been published! The paper is titled “Harmonising digitised herbarium data to enhance biodiversity knowledge: Major steps towards an updated checklist for the flora of Greenland”.
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Apps to the MEME Mobility European MSc Prog. in Evolutionary Biology are open! The MEME program was fundamental in training, teaching, and inspiring me in research, exposing me to many projects, skillsets, and academic cultures. Check out our starter pack to meet some alumni!
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November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Apps to the MEME Mobility European MSc Prog. in Evolutionary Biology are open! The MEME program was fundamental in training, teaching, and inspiring me in research, exposing me to many projects, skillsets, and academic cultures. Check out our starter pack to meet some alumni!
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Not a bad way to end my 20s and welcome in the next decade! Sitting on a cozy balcony in Trondheim, Norway surrounded by friends, reflecting on life, and watching the Northern Lights dance over the city.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Not a bad way to end my 20s and welcome in the next decade! Sitting on a cozy balcony in Trondheim, Norway surrounded by friends, reflecting on life, and watching the Northern Lights dance over the city.
It was a pleasure to attend and give a talk at the 39th meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology, #SCAPE 2025, in Priego de Córdoba, Southern Spain.
October 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It was a pleasure to attend and give a talk at the 39th meeting of the Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology, #SCAPE 2025, in Priego de Córdoba, Southern Spain.
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Do you use R and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems?
🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN!
BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format.
#RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation
🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN!
BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format.
#RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation
October 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Do you use R and the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems?
🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN!
BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format.
#RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation
🎉 BOLDconnectR is now on CRAN!
BOLDconnectR makes it easy to retrieve, transform, and analyze BOLD data—all in the Barcode Core Data Model (BCDM) format.
#RStats #OpenSource #DNAbarcoding #ResearchInnovation
Years ago during my BSc at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social I had the honour of meeting Dr. Jane Goodall, one of my greatest role models in conservation. She has inspired countless people in countless ways to become more engaged with the incredible diversity on our planet. She will be globally missed.
October 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Years ago during my BSc at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social I had the honour of meeting Dr. Jane Goodall, one of my greatest role models in conservation. She has inspired countless people in countless ways to become more engaged with the incredible diversity on our planet. She will be globally missed.
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#ERGAReads | A new statistic (IDrisk) to quantify how long runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and heterozygosity in non-ROH regions can be used to predict the risk of inbreeding depression in a population.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
#conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social
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#conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
#ERGAReads | A new statistic (IDrisk) to quantify how long runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and heterozygosity in non-ROH regions can be used to predict the risk of inbreeding depression in a population.
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
#conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
#conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social
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🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
September 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🧵 (1/6) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
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IAPT Webinar Series: Sharing taxonomic data with biodiversity and nomenclature databases! Join us on October 22nd to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action and World Sustainability Day! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 @barbarathiers.bsky.social @pjimmej.bsky.social @isabellarridon.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
IAPT Webinar Series: Sharing taxonomic data with biodiversity and nomenclature databases! Join us on October 22nd to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action and World Sustainability Day! 🪸🍄🌸🎉 @barbarathiers.bsky.social @pjimmej.bsky.social @isabellarridon.bsky.social
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We are looking for a postdoc for to use historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Do you have a PhD in plant ecology, strong data handling and analysis skills, and a curious mindset? Respond by 26 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
Postdoc: Effects of urbanisation on plant distributions
For a KNAW funded project we are looking for a postdoc to execute a pilot project on the use of historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Based on ava...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We are looking for a postdoc for to use historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Do you have a PhD in plant ecology, strong data handling and analysis skills, and a curious mindset? Respond by 26 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
🚨New paper! Lead author Tiago Silva from @uni-graz.at worked with an interdisciplinary team to explore how bio-climatic indicators can be used to understand drivers of ecosystem change in Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland 🇬🇱. Check out our paper - link below! #Greenland
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Bio-climatic factors drive spectral vegetation changes in Greenland
Abstract. Terrestrial ecosystems (ice-free areas) in Greenland have undergone significant changes over the past decades, affecting biodiversity. Changes in near-surface air temperature and precipitati...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🚨New paper! Lead author Tiago Silva from @uni-graz.at worked with an interdisciplinary team to explore how bio-climatic indicators can be used to understand drivers of ecosystem change in Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland 🇬🇱. Check out our paper - link below! #Greenland
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
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I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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September 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
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A wonderful opportunity for a fully funded #PhD position in collections-based research at Natural History Musuem Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social
Reach out if interested in a PhD project in #peatland #sedges, #aquatic plants, or #ferns! 🌿🍂🌾
#globalchange #eco-evo
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Reach out if interested in a PhD project in #peatland #sedges, #aquatic plants, or #ferns! 🌿🍂🌾
#globalchange #eco-evo
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research
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September 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A wonderful opportunity for a fully funded #PhD position in collections-based research at Natural History Musuem Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social
Reach out if interested in a PhD project in #peatland #sedges, #aquatic plants, or #ferns! 🌿🍂🌾
#globalchange #eco-evo
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
Reach out if interested in a PhD project in #peatland #sedges, #aquatic plants, or #ferns! 🌿🍂🌾
#globalchange #eco-evo
employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...
Please share widely! The Natural History Museum Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social is offering a PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research, focused on dark taxa & unknown species, pref. including representatives of Danish flora, fauna or geology.
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PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research
Natural History Museum Denmark Faculty of SCIENCE University of Copenhagen Natural History Museum Denmark invites applicants for a PhD fellowship in coll
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September 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Please share widely! The Natural History Museum Denmark @nhmdk.bsky.social is offering a PhD fellowship in collection-based Natural History Research, focused on dark taxa & unknown species, pref. including representatives of Danish flora, fauna or geology.
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Check out the Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report, a summary of the input from 238 early career researchers. We were invited to co-create shared priorities relating to polar research planning, generating ideas leading up to the Fifth International Polar Year.
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Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report
This report presents the synthesized priorities of polar early career community members, gathered from the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) and multiple modes of online engagement before and af...
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September 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Check out the Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report, a summary of the input from 238 early career researchers. We were invited to co-create shared priorities relating to polar research planning, generating ideas leading up to the Fifth International Polar Year.
zenodo.org/records/1699...
zenodo.org/records/1699...
It was a pleasure to attend the EcoNet2025: VII Symposium on Ecological Networks, hosted by the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University, United Kingdom. My talk was titled ‘Tundra in Bloom: Pollination Network Properties Across (Southwestern) Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland’.
September 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It was a pleasure to attend the EcoNet2025: VII Symposium on Ecological Networks, hosted by the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University, United Kingdom. My talk was titled ‘Tundra in Bloom: Pollination Network Properties Across (Southwestern) Kalaallit Nunaat Greenland’.
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Publication alert 🚨 doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Our new study in Molecular Ecology shows dwarf birch genetic diversity has been shaped by shifting ice sheets and climate transitions over the last 2.6 million years. This history may hold clues to how tundra shrubs face today’s rapid climate change ❄️🌱🧬🌡️
September 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Publication alert 🚨 doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Our new study in Molecular Ecology shows dwarf birch genetic diversity has been shaped by shifting ice sheets and climate transitions over the last 2.6 million years. This history may hold clues to how tundra shrubs face today’s rapid climate change ❄️🌱🧬🌡️
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Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning, Aarhus, Aarhus Universitet
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June 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job
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Come work with us!
Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social
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Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
August 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Come work with us!
Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
In the dead of night, the podocarp forest of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is full of the piercing calls of Kiwi Pukupuku little spotted kiwis (Apteryx owenii) emerging from their burrows. We were very lucky to get to see 3! While only 2100 individuals remain, protected populations are slowly growing.
August 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In the dead of night, the podocarp forest of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne is full of the piercing calls of Kiwi Pukupuku little spotted kiwis (Apteryx owenii) emerging from their burrows. We were very lucky to get to see 3! While only 2100 individuals remain, protected populations are slowly growing.
The Kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is one of mainland Aotearoa New Zealand’s three endemic parrots.They are critical pollinators of endemic plant species such as Kōwhai and Rātā. With their beaks, they also strip bark off trees to access grubs, or to tap into rich sap resources in some tree species.
August 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is one of mainland Aotearoa New Zealand’s three endemic parrots.They are critical pollinators of endemic plant species such as Kōwhai and Rātā. With their beaks, they also strip bark off trees to access grubs, or to tap into rich sap resources in some tree species.
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So excited to share our massive review on #alienspecies, now published! It was an honor to collaborate with a team of 65 authors on this project. We show how #biologicalinvasions are accelerating globally and what we still need to learn to halt them. 👾
#BiologicalReviews #Ecology #IPBES
#BiologicalReviews #Ecology #IPBES
Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps
Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ....
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August 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
So excited to share our massive review on #alienspecies, now published! It was an honor to collaborate with a team of 65 authors on this project. We show how #biologicalinvasions are accelerating globally and what we still need to learn to halt them. 👾
#BiologicalReviews #Ecology #IPBES
#BiologicalReviews #Ecology #IPBES
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SCB’s 2025 Graduate Student Research Awards are open!
Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s...
#grants #conservation #studentawards
Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s...
#grants #conservation #studentawards
August 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCB’s 2025 Graduate Student Research Awards are open!
Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s...
#grants #conservation #studentawards
Ten $1,000 grants for grad students advancing #biodiversity conservation. You can use the funds for travel, field gear, or materials. Apply now + read guidelines: conbio.org/mini-sites/s...
#grants #conservation #studentawards
The Tasman Glacier & its proglacial lake - Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Currently 23km long, the Tasman Glacier has retreated by ~5km since 1990. While undoubtedly beautiful, the meltwater lake is a stark reminder of the scale at which climate change is altering our world.
Currently 23km long, the Tasman Glacier has retreated by ~5km since 1990. While undoubtedly beautiful, the meltwater lake is a stark reminder of the scale at which climate change is altering our world.
August 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Tasman Glacier & its proglacial lake - Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Currently 23km long, the Tasman Glacier has retreated by ~5km since 1990. While undoubtedly beautiful, the meltwater lake is a stark reminder of the scale at which climate change is altering our world.
Currently 23km long, the Tasman Glacier has retreated by ~5km since 1990. While undoubtedly beautiful, the meltwater lake is a stark reminder of the scale at which climate change is altering our world.
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What can #herbarium collections tell us about genetic responses to global change? A lot!! 🌿
Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Using herbarium collections to study genetic responses to global change
Earth's c. 406 million herbarium specimens represent a largely untapped resource of genetic data that could transform our understanding of global plant populations. Advances in DNA sequencing have ma...
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August 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
What can #herbarium collections tell us about genetic responses to global change? A lot!! 🌿
Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️
doi.org/10.1111/nph....