hmmmmmm... if you think economic valuations of nature are insufficient, this looks like a good read

📢 #postdoc position with Kim Novick and @richphillipslab.bsky.social (Indiana University) on #forest #carbon uptake and storage indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30636. Great team & topic - apply!

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Shout out to the American Presidents who didn't... (checks notes)... hate Americans.

An eastern bluebird sits on a fencepost on a windy day. #birds

The new Wiley journal review system is an absolute nightmare. Editorial assistants have been replaced by a clunky, AI-enabled website that makes it harder to find and invite reviewers. Associate editor workloads have increased. I'm not convinced the invitations to reviewers are even going through.

good thing this job is in Canada, not the USA, which is racing backwards

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

Nighttime Warming Enhances Tree Growth in Temperate Tree Species

Good timeline cleaner...

ok, but how do we get politicians and consumers to actually show their support, to act on it? what counts is what we do, not what we say.

Simply reducing beef and lamb consumption to one serving a week -- as recommended by EAT-Lancet -- could reduce emissions by almost 3 billion tons CO2-eq. The equivalent of all of Russia's annual emissions.

Thanks to @melinawalling.bsky.social for including my thoughts in this article.

Some days (as you all know) it's tough to focus on projects, on creativity and positivity. I hope y'all are hanging in there. Working on photos this pm so here's a Southern Rock Agama (Agama atra) playing peekaboo. W. Free State, South Africa. THAT BLUE! 💙 #herps #lizards #NaturePhotography 🌿

well now, everything dies
baby, that's a fact
but maybe everything that dies
someday comes back

🦇 Mededeelingen uit 's Lands Plantentuin
Batavia: G. Kolff & Co.

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Basile et al. Urban tree canopy cover over 30 % and native trees enhance bird insectivory and tree biosecurity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology

🦝 The mammals of Australia..
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863..

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A flock of American kestrels were hanging around and one of them actually stayed put as I approached. Usually as soon as I get inside of 75 feet, they're gone. #birds

It wasn’t me
Love the look of this Cotton Bollworth moth as it has exited the flower and the pollen shed.
OM1 mkii and 90mm and MC-14 teleconveter
SS1/3200 F8 ISO1250

That sounds like a lot of power. I hope we’re doing useful things with ChatGPT. 🙃

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

🚨Our new paper introduces the #AirQualityStripes – a visual tool to show how outdoor air pollution (PM2.5) has changed in 🌍 cities since 1850. Inspired by the iconic #WarmingStripes. Led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social & @jimmcquaid.bsky.social
🔗 airqualitystripes.info
📄 doi.org/10.5194/gc-8...
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Shutdown rules aren’t neutral. They favor agencies aligned with GOP priorities, while those aligned with Democratic priorities bear the brunt of furloughs.

Furlough Rates:
EPA: 89%
Dept. of Education: 86%
Dept. of Labor: ~75%
DHS / ICE / CBP: ~0%

Bad incentives → biased outcomes.

🌳 Sugar maples sacrifice nitrogen use efficiency for greater water use efficiency while keeping photosynthesis steady. This field test of least-cost theory has big implications for land carbon models. Blog 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/tr...
@eaperkowski.bsky.social @nickgregsmith.bsky.social