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Diana L Six

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I am an ecologist working in forest ecosystems, mainly with bark beetles, fungi, and symbioses. Climate change. I am also an artist, metalhead, and childless cat lady.

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 1d

From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library 😁WE HAVE A NEW ONE OUT. Two years in the making. Give it a look!
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From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees

Over a century of research has revealed an amazing complexity of behaviours and physiological adaptations that allow tiny bark beetles to overcome large trees, sometimes resulting in outbreaks that k...

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 17h

Except that drives management and massive logging that can be extremely destructive

Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 18h

I think it does

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Source: USA Today
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Jane Goodall taught us to see the natural world. Now it's our turn to act. | Opinion

Conservationist Jeff Corwin writes that Jane Goodall's story sparked his dream to share the wonders of nature with the world.

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 19h

Does it ramp up wildfire danger after 1-2 years? That isnt correct for other tree species.

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 1d

From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.

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Jane Goodall's final lesson

Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

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Federal agents shoot woman on Southwest Side, battle protesters for hours

The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, an account that has yet to be verified...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 3d

It’s been clear since day one that climate denial and vaccine denial are part of the same toxic stew of ideologically-motivated opinions; but I am genuinely confused by number three on this list.

Is the “alien scam” claiming that they do exist? Or that they don’t? 🤔

The most bizarre of the five weird FB comments on my page today, stating that there are 3 pseudosciences pushed by the so called experts: vaccine scam, climate scam and alien scam.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · 23d

We have a new one out!
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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mote work on ecolovical stoichiometry of bark beetles. This time Douglas-fir beetle. They like big trees!

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jul 7

NEW: Federal agents rolled into MacArthur Park in LA in an unmarked armored vehicle.

My source tells me Mayor Bass showed up with LAPD—and the so-called “agents” got the hell out.

Shady AF!

(Just west of DTLA)

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 7

A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims

[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]

FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims

The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · Jul 6

Another piece of evidence that connects climate warming to increasing tree mortality happening around the world -- increasing mean disturbance rates – as has been observed in many parts of the globe – signiﬁcantly amplifies the probability of forest dieback. 🌏

Cornelius Senf @corneliussenf.bsky.social · Jul 3

Were recent waves of large-scale forest dieback predictable? We say yes! A simple approach to describe temporal disturbance dynamics based on Taylor's Law. Now out in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/euG1A Thanks @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social for this great project!

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Diana L Six @dianasix.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just finished my second portrait in oils. I usually do nature or abstract but as a scientist metalhead i wanted to paint a human who cares. So, Al Jourgensen. This man is among the best

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jun 24

They’re lying about Medicaid cuts.

They’re lying about the deficit increase.

They’re lying about what they accomplished in Iran.

They lie about everything.

It is just a nonstop torrent of lies intended to flood the zone with propaganda.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 20

Some insiders have theorized that the White House installed Fugate to oversee a pivot away from traditional counterterrorism and to steer resources toward MAGA-friendly sheriffs and border security projects before eventually shuttering operations.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social‬

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating…

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · Jun 20

"Forest Service plans to replace tree painting with broad guidelines for loggers...'Without [the Forest Service] expertise on the ground, determining on a tree-by-tree basis what happens, all the nuance and ecological concerns will be taken out of the picture." 🌏 columbiainsight.org/forest-servi...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 20

On Juneteenth and forever…

Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.

(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 20

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jun 15

Police shot stun grenades and rubber bullets, then turned to tear gas, in Los Angeles on Saturday. The gathering there was separate from the local “No Kings” event.

Police deploy stun grenades, rubber bullets, tear gas on L.A. protesters

The demonstration outside the downtown Federal Building was separate from the local “No Kings” event held earlier as part of nationwide rallies.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jun 15

John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman were hit by a combined 17 bullets from the Minnesota assassin, and both survived and are now recovering. Yvette shielded their daughter.

www.startribune.com/john-hoffman...