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Miles Silman
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Ecologist and Conservation Biologist @WakeForest | Founding Director @WFUSabinCenter | @CINCIAMDD | Silman Farms
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Miles Silman @milessilman.bsky.social · 6d
Drone operations today. #Biodiversity and #bioeconomy on the Rio Nanay, Northern Peru
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Miles Silman @milessilman.bsky.social · Jul 25
Stu!!!!!!!!!! So great to be in touch. And, yes, it is a small town
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Jim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · May 31
Let's dive into this a bit. A short and very incomplete thread on US Forest Service research. 1/
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Steph likes the outdoors @dendromecon27.bsky.social · May 31
It’s finally in writing. The detailed President’s budget clearly wants to completely eliminate USFS Research
Screenshot of budget with the more important line being above the table of zeroed out 2026 line items: “The Budget does not request new funding for Forest and Rangeland Research: instead the agency will strategically utilize existing carryover balance to responsibly and effectively terminate research programs and close research stations “
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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · May 31
BRB, going to binge four hours of Bugs that Rule the World, featuring bug enthusiast, researcher, and science communicator @the-bug-hut.bsky.social.
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Bugs That Rule the World
A four-part investigation into insect declines, exploring their diversity and ecological importance.
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Rowan J. Schley @rschley.bsky.social · May 5
🌳⚠️Out now in Systematic Biology⚠️🌳
We find rampant reticulation in Inga, the blindingly rapid Amazonian tree radiation! ⚡

BONUS: We also find introgression and selection on genes underlying chemical defences, helping Ingas resist relentless insect herbivory 🐛☠️🌳

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Rampant Reticulation in a Rapid Radiation of Tropical Trees -Insights from Inga (Fabaceae)
Abstract. Evolutionary radiations underlie much of the species diversity of life on Earth, particularly within the world’s most species-rich tree flora – t
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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · Feb 1
What motivates forest restoration in the Peruvian Andes and what determines success?
Water resources are key - “sowing and harvesting water”. Terrific new paper by former PhD student @tchristmann.bsky.social : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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‘Sowing and harvesting water’: Revisiting forest restoration in the Peruvian Andes through a multi‐stakeholder analysis
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Miles Silman @milessilman.bsky.social · Dec 17
Orrin Pilkey as passed. A hero who gave a crystal-clear answer on how to negotiate the balance of science and advocacy. This @nytimes.com obit shows his deep impact on coastal geology science and policy in an arena with multi-billion dollar stakes.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/s...
Orrin H. Pilkey, Warrior in a Fight to Save Imperiled Beaches, Dies at 90 (Gift Article)
An eminent geologist, he argued against putting condos and hotels on vulnerable coastal landscapes. Environmentalists applauded; many others didn’t.
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Miles Silman @milessilman.bsky.social · Nov 23
Yes please!
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Miles Silman @milessilman.bsky.social · Nov 23
Please add me to the feed. Thanks for moderating! scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Miles R. Silman
‪Andrew Sabin Professor of Conservation Biology, Wake Forest University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 23,082‬‬ - ‪Ecology‬ - ‪Conservation Biology‬ - ‪Tropical Ecology‬
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