New paper from my graduate student. There is a cool video of an ant tending an invasive spotted lanternfly. First time that has ever been documented. Basically they poop sugar and wasps etc. love them for it. entomologytoday.org/2026/01/21/s...

Just had a great experience with Neobiota! If @neobiota.pensoft.n ever needs reviewers, I am happy to help. Send it my way.

Model tips 1️⃣ Models are stepping stones 2️⃣ Re-use others’ data 3️⃣ Design before you model 4️⃣ Re-using models = 👍 5️⃣ Plan data architecture & access 6️⃣ Share your code 7️⃣ Share more than the code 8️⃣ Use data ontologies 9️⃣ Define good enough 🔟 Know when to retire journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #Ecology 🌐

Stop using MAXENT for invasive niche modeling. Instead embrace mechanisms. Check out this great review on mechanistic niche models for invasives from ‪@erolafenollosa.bsky.social‬ in ‪@ecography.bsky.social‬ 🌐 #ecology #invasivespecies nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF) is a threat to multiple agricultural industries. In our new publication at www.mdpi.com/3429276, we present a #model that predicts the seasonal development ( #phenology) of the #SLF in areas that are climatically suitable for #establishment. #ipm #invasivepest

We should broaden models, not narrow them. Models are tools to explore uncertainty, communicate scenarios, and test policy. Managers seek robust strategies, not perfect forecasts. What a great paper from @cboettig.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Forecasting #Ecology 🌐

www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... "For every dollar spent [on science], the economy eventually produces an additional $1.71 in output. That return exceeds nearly every other form of public or private investment."

So I guess electric vehicles are good for the planet! See this comprehensive life-cycle analyses of gas vs. electric. theicct.org/publication/... study from @a-niche-guy.bsky.social #electricvehicles #environment #transportation #climatechange #greenenergy

Measuring invasive spread requires distinguishing jump events from diffusion. Check out this #Rstats package that does it! For #spottedlanternfly, diffusive spread is constant, but jump spread is accelerating 🌐 neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1473... @neobiota.pensoft.net #invasivespecies #ecology

Managing invasive threats across complex landscapes with limited budgets is tough. Check out this is a cool new statistical method to balance ecological, spatial, and economic trade-offs. 🌐 @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #InvasiveSpecies #Ecology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

For those who have taken sabbaticals: Did you set up an automatic email reply? I officially started sabbatical July 1, and have already received multiple emails I'd like an automatic response for. Any recommendations on wording? #sabbatical #academic

Do this first!

It's a great feeling when your PhD student submits their first paper!

Girls born only a few days apart, but on either side of the starting-primary-school cut off date, have drastically different math scores. Not so for boys. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #education #teaching #stem #math

We all know that prairie dogs are keystone species, and they're super cute when they yell and all run away, but did you know that birds also hear their calls and fly away when predators are near. Check out this new paper #ecology 🌐

Can I get a Teleconnection?

It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me...

One Health needs a decisive reboot esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #onehealth #ecology 🌐

And here’s a link to the project page - in #ECOBUDGETS we’ll work with the municipality of Bergen to develop approaches for #climate and #nature budgeting as a tool to halt and reverse nature loss #cbd #kmgbf www.uib.no/en/cet/17331...

Here's that awesome study everyone is talking about on how hummingbird beaks have evolved to better use hummingbird feeders 🕊️🐦🌐 #ecology

Yes, a few #spottedlanternfly have been spotted in Oregon, and if you want to help with the search for this highly invasive grape pest, check out this risk mapping apps we built iecolab.org/slfDashboard... #ecology

For scientific writers: Three things your Methods section shouldn't be - but three things Methods sections often end up being. You can avoid these mistakes! scientistseessquirre...

Is your student--or are you--looking for a PhD position? Check out this website that lists tons from across the globe. www.findaphd.com/phds/

All environmental problems are social problems. A stepwise process for actionable environmental science research esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ecology

I've started a website with simple graphs tracking how the US economy is doing in terms of unemployment, economic sentiment, and inflation. It will be updated monthly as new data come in. Feedback is welcome! #EconSky usbarometer.com

Jet lagged in Greece at 3:30 am, catching this: Under assault from Trump and MAGA, weather and climate scientists are livestreaming for 100 hours nonstop www.youtube.com/live/CcWR6Cd... #sciencematters

One of my greatest joys during the day is to see how many random tasks can I finish during those 10 min gaps between meetings. #academiclife

Let's make conservation like personalized medicine and targeted advertising... The good not the bad.

Did you not sample enough or are you just dense? Use this bayesian sequential test while you're sampling your population. It is great for pest management and rare species detection. @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ecology

Check out this great new set of tools for ecophylogenetics #ecology

A global synthesis finds agroforestry boosts ecosystem services & biodiversity without hurting productivity. Most indicators go up. Almost none go down. Agroforestry is multifunctional farming for a changing world. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #conservation #ecology #oilpalm #forest

Bluesky is like what academic Twitter used to be!

We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

I'm hiring a postdoc! Searching for a candidate interested in the process of speciation to come join me at Georgia Tech in Atlanta -- an exciting place with a growing core of eco-evolutionary researchers. Various skill sets will be applicable. Please share!

Postdoc at the intersection of biodiversity and at Cambridge!

Just had an inspiring time at the 2025 Ecological Forecasting Initiative Conference. So many great ideas and new ways of thinking. ‬ This pic is from outside the venue on the beautiful landscape of the Virginia Tech campus... and this is my first blue sky post! @ecoforecast.bsky.social