Susan Gordon
@susansscience.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ottawa | Studying insect community ecology at local to macroecological scales |
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Looking forward to being part of the growing scientific community here!
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Despite a boost to federal scholarships last year, stipends for most graduate students in Canada fall below the poverty line. My story for @natureportfolio.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Graduate-student stipends in Canada below the poverty line
Students struggle to make ends meet despite recent boosts to federal scholarships, study finds.
www.nature.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Despite a boost to federal scholarships last year, stipends for most graduate students in Canada fall below the poverty line. My story for @natureportfolio.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A nice write-up about our recent work on light attraction in fledgling Atlantic Puffins #science🧪#seabird #ornithology @tbrownbirds.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/01/atla...
Atlantic puffins are perilously attracted to artificial light, new study shows
As the long summer days of August turn into nights, a few dozen volunteers gather in the small community of Witless Bay, a tiny town on the Atlantic coast about a half-hour’s drive south of St. John’s...
news.mongabay.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A nice write-up about our recent work on light attraction in fledgling Atlantic Puffins #science🧪#seabird #ornithology @tbrownbirds.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/2025/01/atla...
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"Our analysis included 153 moose-months from 24 moose."
This turn of phrase really made me smile today, thank you Alston et al.!
And also thanks for writing a cool paper 😉
"Our analysis included 153 moose-months from 24 moose."
This turn of phrase really made me smile today, thank you Alston et al.!
And also thanks for writing a cool paper 😉
Temperature shapes movement and habitat selection by a heat-sensitive ungulate - Landscape Ecology
Context Warmer weather caused by climate change poses increasingly serious threats to the persistence of many species, but animals can modify behavior to mitigate at least some of the threats posed by...
doi.org
January 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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"Our analysis included 153 moose-months from 24 moose."
This turn of phrase really made me smile today, thank you Alston et al.!
And also thanks for writing a cool paper 😉
"Our analysis included 153 moose-months from 24 moose."
This turn of phrase really made me smile today, thank you Alston et al.!
And also thanks for writing a cool paper 😉
Reposted by Susan Gordon
A WWF report showed that monarch butterflies occupied only 2.2 acres (.9 hectares) of their traditional overwintering groves in 2023-24, a 59% decrease in area from the previous year
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apnews.com/article/mona...
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apnews.com/article/mona...
Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies. Fish and Wildlife Service officials on Tuesday announced plans to list monarchs as threatened.
apnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
A WWF report showed that monarch butterflies occupied only 2.2 acres (.9 hectares) of their traditional overwintering groves in 2023-24, a 59% decrease in area from the previous year
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apnews.com/article/mona...
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apnews.com/article/mona...
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"Publishers selling papers to train AIs" was perhaps not the direction I was hoping to see the already questionable scientific publishing scheme take 🧪 🌍 #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Publishers are selling papers to train AIs — and making millions of dollars
Generative-AI models require massive amounts of data — scholarly publishers are licensing their content to train them.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
"Publishers selling papers to train AIs" was perhaps not the direction I was hoping to see the already questionable scientific publishing scheme take 🧪 🌍 #AcademicSky #WomenInSTEM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don't ignore cities. 🏙️
This rare butterfly 🦋 is doing better in Loja, Ecuador 🇪🇨 than in surrounding, less-urban areas.
It's part of an amazing series of ecological interactions anchored by a mistletoe.
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entomologytoday.org/2024/12/06/u...
This rare butterfly 🦋 is doing better in Loja, Ecuador 🇪🇨 than in surrounding, less-urban areas.
It's part of an amazing series of ecological interactions anchored by a mistletoe.
🧪🪳🪲🌎
entomologytoday.org/2024/12/06/u...
Urban Wonder: Rare Butterfly Thrives in One of Ecuador's Largest Cities
Found in greater numbers in Loja, Ecuador, than nearby wild areas, could Catasticta truncata be a flagship species for promoting conservation in the region?
entomologytoday.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Don't ignore cities. 🏙️
This rare butterfly 🦋 is doing better in Loja, Ecuador 🇪🇨 than in surrounding, less-urban areas.
It's part of an amazing series of ecological interactions anchored by a mistletoe.
🧪🪳🪲🌎
entomologytoday.org/2024/12/06/u...
This rare butterfly 🦋 is doing better in Loja, Ecuador 🇪🇨 than in surrounding, less-urban areas.
It's part of an amazing series of ecological interactions anchored by a mistletoe.
🧪🪳🪲🌎
entomologytoday.org/2024/12/06/u...
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Such a cool story - wolves as potential pollinators in Ethiopia!
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4470
Such a cool story - wolves as potential pollinators in Ethiopia!
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4470
A wolf walks into a flower — and appears to pollinate it
The bees and ... the wolves? Turns out, the Ethiopian wolf may be a pollinator, too.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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Such a cool story - wolves as potential pollinators in Ethiopia!
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4470
Such a cool story - wolves as potential pollinators in Ethiopia!
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4470
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We are looking for contributors to our new series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season🎄 Please get in touch if you would like to find out more! 🌎 🧪
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM
We are looking for contributors to our new series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season🎄 Please get in touch if you would like to find out more! 🌎 🧪
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The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy is working to bring back herds of plains bison (aka buffalo).
Besides being amazing in their own right, buffalo are walking ecosystems and ecosystem engineers. Their presence would reinvigorate the grasslands. 🦬
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thenarwhal.ca/blackfoot-gu...
Besides being amazing in their own right, buffalo are walking ecosystems and ecosystem engineers. Their presence would reinvigorate the grasslands. 🦬
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thenarwhal.ca/blackfoot-gu...
On Blackfoot land, the buffalo roam | The Narwhal
The Blackfoot Confederacy is working toward free-roaming buffalo crossing the border once again — and revitalizing traditional hunts
thenarwhal.ca
December 9, 2024 at 6:06 PM
The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfoot Confederacy is working to bring back herds of plains bison (aka buffalo).
Besides being amazing in their own right, buffalo are walking ecosystems and ecosystem engineers. Their presence would reinvigorate the grasslands. 🦬
🧪🌎
thenarwhal.ca/blackfoot-gu...
Besides being amazing in their own right, buffalo are walking ecosystems and ecosystem engineers. Their presence would reinvigorate the grasslands. 🦬
🧪🌎
thenarwhal.ca/blackfoot-gu...
Reposted by Susan Gordon
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Looking forward to being part of the growing scientific community here!
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
December 9, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Looking forward to being part of the growing scientific community here!
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Here's my favourite project from my PhD, where we showed that dispersal ability mediates trophic interactions and habitat connectivity to alter the composition of a butterfly metacommunity
Open access doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Reposted by Susan Gordon
[1/4] What is the status of plant conservation in Canada? 🌿
In this study led by JL McCune, we surveyed 243 practitioners in plant conservation, ecology or evolution to answer the question.
We came up with seven recommendations.
➡️ www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0216
📷 : JL McCune
In this study led by JL McCune, we surveyed 243 practitioners in plant conservation, ecology or evolution to answer the question.
We came up with seven recommendations.
➡️ www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0216
📷 : JL McCune
December 3, 2024 at 1:33 AM
[1/4] What is the status of plant conservation in Canada? 🌿
In this study led by JL McCune, we surveyed 243 practitioners in plant conservation, ecology or evolution to answer the question.
We came up with seven recommendations.
➡️ www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0216
📷 : JL McCune
In this study led by JL McCune, we surveyed 243 practitioners in plant conservation, ecology or evolution to answer the question.
We came up with seven recommendations.
➡️ www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2023-0216
📷 : JL McCune