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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 2h

Rarely do I get to see seminars that truly inspire—but this one hit all the high notes! Thanks for visiting us!

Brian J Harvey @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social · 15h

Great visit to UCSB & an honor to present in the EEMB seminar series. Was fun to talk forests, fire, & resilience w/ many awesome faculty, graduate students & undergrads.
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Thanks to Anderegg Lab for hosting me, esp Joe Celebrezze. Was fun to be back at my UG alma mater.
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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 9d

Thrilled our #AREES review on #Disturbance #Interactions is out! #ClimateChange = MAJOR DISRUPTER, but not how you’d expect 👀

#NewFramework: #CC effects on interactions🧪🌐🍁🌱
HUGE🙏4 legendary efforts: @rupertseidl.bsky.social @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social @julieedtree.bsky.social

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 13d

Plants cool the land through evapotranspiration, but green foliage can absorb more heat than lighter surfaces, causing warming. A study finds that in the northern hemisphere, cooling outweighs warming until the end of the growing season. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 12d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Martin Dovciak🌳🌱🌻 @dovciak-lab.bsky.social · 18d

🥁New paper from Northeastern Mtn🏔️ Network❗️The patterns of herbivory & resource utilization vary along elevational gradients & affect tree seedling 🌱 survival, thus shaping species range shifts. @sunyesf.bsky.social @sunyofficial.bsky.social
@appmtnclub.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1007/s100...

Patterns of Herbivory and Resource Utilization of Tree Seedlings Along an Altitudinal Gradient - Ecosystems

In montane areas, climate change can shift tree species distributions upslope over time which can affect forest ecosystem structure and functioning. Seedlings of low-elevation temperate broadleaf tree...

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 18d

In case you feel lazy & do not want to read the whole paper, I added a bit more context on the key findings of our recent paper investigating 🌸 time shifts across 11 ⛰️ ranges in 🇨🇳🌏🌐

Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 19d

Happy to have contributed to this nice study just published in #GCB on plants' phenological shifts across China's subtropical mountains: we used data from herbarium specimens to generate time series of flowering time at the species level & infer phenological shifts

🌺🌸💮🏵🌎🌐🍁🍂

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Climate‐Driven Variability in Flowering Phenology Changes Across Subtropical Mountains: Traits, Elevation Shifts, and Biogeographic Patterns

Flowering times were advanced in southeastern mountains but delayed in southwestern ranges. Climate change, species functional traits, and mountain properties all had significant effects on the obser...

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · 19d

Happy to have contributed to this nice study just published in #GCB on plants' phenological shifts across China's subtropical mountains: we used data from herbarium specimens to generate time series of flowering time at the species level & infer phenological shifts

🌺🌸💮🏵🌎🌐🍁🍂

shorturl.at/26dwH

Climate‐Driven Variability in Flowering Phenology Changes Across Subtropical Mountains: Traits, Elevation Shifts, and Biogeographic Patterns

Flowering times were advanced in southeastern mountains but delayed in southwestern ranges. Climate change, species functional traits, and mountain properties all had significant effects on the obser...

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 20d

Local Adaptation Drives Leaf Thermoregulation in Tropical Rainforest Trees

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@kalimiddleby.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 21d

New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · 22d

When It Gets Too Hot, Insects Move Too: New Study on Thermal Preferences
Summary & Analysis by Patrick Stillson of "Thermal preference plasticity in ectotherms: Integrating temperature affinity and thermoregulation precision" by Deconninck et al.
amnat.org/an/newpapers...

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 23d

Unpopular opinion? #Ecologists should use #specification #charts instead of relying solely on #AIC in their analyses. It builds confidence & #transparency & it's straightforward to implement! 🧪🌐🍁🌱

See our #newpaper:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Replication code: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

specification chart showing the coefficient of interest across different model structures

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 26d

Really nice paper! Congrats!

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 26d

I was amused by the coral reef photo seeming to represent "big trees burning" at first — makes me think each paper should have its own "cover photo" that can be linked when sharing the paper!

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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 27d

New paper by Garret Meigs and friends:
"Big trees burning: Divergent wildfire effects on large trees in open- vs closed-canopy forests"

From my read, one of the key take home messages is that dense forests, even if large trees are present, are still burning with a lot of high-severity effects🧪🌎🔥

Big trees burning: Divergent wildfire effects on large trees in open‐ vs. closed‐canopy forests

Wildfire activity has accelerated with climate change, sparking concerns about uncharacteristic impacts on mature and old-growth forests containing large trees. Recent assessments have documented fir...

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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 28d

Our new #TreeDivNet paper led by Hernán Serrano-León is out in @globalchangebio.bsky.social! Using data from 9 forest diversity experiments across Europe, we showed that tree diversity effects on tree growth responses strengthened during consecutive drought years dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 27d

One in six species on Earth experienced extraordinarily high temperatures across more than 25% of their range in 2024--the hottest year on record. For most, this was the second year of extreme heat, likely compounding risks. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The number of terrestrial vertebrate species highly thermally exposed (>25% range) over time versus the mean global terrestrial temperature anomaly (denoted by color scale of points).

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 27d

Super awesome new paper in #MEE describing #causal #detection of shifts in #biodiversity! So many great insights here—a must read for those interested in #causalinference

And love Fig 3! Congrats team! @lsantinieco.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/2041...

DAGs showing confounding, mediator and collider variables

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · 28d

Hi Eryn, I am a forest ecologist & assistant professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Would you mind adding me to the science feed? My google scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us... and my uni website: bren.ucsb.edu/people/joan-...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Aug 30

Please consider completing a short & anonymous survey regarding my @ucanr.edu weather & climate communication activities! I’m collecting basic demographic information to help ensure that we’re reaching a broad and representative audience of Californians.

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Help the University of California and Daniel Swain understanding the effectiveness and reach of weather and climate communication efforts!

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · Aug 27

For the AM #Causal #Ecology crowd in the western hemisphere (or PM elsewhere), if you're into causal data analysis, check out the slack @lauradee.bsky.social and I have set up! DM me for the link to join. Already some fun conversations from some absolute rockstars! 🌍

Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Chatting with @lauradee.bsky.social about how many different groups of #causality #ecology folk we have to share papers, code and discussions with, and wouldn't it be nice if we all had a place to interact..... so we made a Causal Ecology slack. So.... if you want to join, DM me and I'll add you! 🌍🧪

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · Aug 22

🌎Northern temperate forest tree species at their northern limit in the boreal-temperate ecotone respond individualistically rather than as assemblages to Holocene climate change.🌲
Paper: buff.ly/4XvQESf
Blog: buff.ly/tsntpKH

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 23

This Review, published in Nature, utilises an abrupt change framework, focusing on evidence for the system behaviours that are indicative of emerging regime shifts and tipping dynamics in the Antarctic environment. go.nature.com/45H0bqS 🧪

This image is figure 6 showing the multiple climate pressures, including extreme events, that are increasing the risk of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment.

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · Aug 23

👏 Exactly!

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Dr. Joan Dudney @dudney-joan.bsky.social · Aug 21

An impressive study! Congrats to the authors on this important work!

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Aug 19

Heat extremes attributable to climate change have led to a 25–38% average reduction in monitored tropical bird populations since 1950, according to a study in Nature Ecology & Evolution. go.nature.com/3UIIpP7 🧪

Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus), The Panhandle, Okavango Delta, Botswana, September 2023. Credit: Sergey Dereliev

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