Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/br…

“Study designs that can capture phenomena operating at multiple spatial extents offer the most promise for understanding the effects of fragmentation and its underlying mechanisms”. Well done @FletcherEcology for leading this paper. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…

Dr. Chris Lepczyk and I are hiring a PhD student in AU College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment to look at changes in #bird distributions on state-owned lands (Outdoor Alabama). Job posting available here (wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/phd-assis…) Please share! #wildlife #conservation #ornithology #QuantitativeEcology #BirdTwitter

Dr. Lana Narine and I are hiring a remote sensing MS student in AU College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment to look vegetation/landcover changes on state-owned lands (Outdoor Alabama). See posting here (wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/ms-assist…) Please share! #wildlife #conservation #RemoteSensing #QuantitativeEcology #Ecology

It's #NationalGardeningDay! Have you joined our Bee Friendly Gardening program yet? The mission of Bee Friendly Gardening is to help you play a bigger role in the health of pollinators and the planet. Learn more and apply at pollinator.org/bfg.

Peter Kaestner wants to be the first person in the world to see 10,000 species––and he only needs 144 more. I tagged along with him in Peru to find out what the quest––a lifelong pursuit––really takes. Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/culture/essays…

Interesting paper by Matt Betts et al in Ecology and Evolution which makes us think about why we should (or should not) state multiple alternative hypotheses in ecology and evolution. Comes w/ an analysis of trends in litterature & useful definitions. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7… 🗞️#320-2023

The habitat fragmentation debate has become “locked in”. Time to for us all to move forward and provide consensus recommendations for policy makers (of course a Canadian would say that?) Bravely led by Jonathon Valente link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🌿 To boost conservation and inform policy, let's advance our understanding of fragmentation's impact on biodiversity: 1. Scale considerations: Patch vs Landscape 2. Measurements: Habitat vs Land cover 3. Use competing hypotheses ... link.springer.com/article/10.100… 👏 Jonathon Valente

Much needed R package! 👏 Wished it existed 3 years ago when I started using bee data in research 🐝 💻

We know there are lots of organizations tugging at your purse strings on #GivingTuesday, but here's a cool opportunity to directly support bander training in Brazil. Your contribution funds fellowships for students! paypal.com/donate/?hosted…

Please share this awesome post doctoral opportunity to help create genoscapes for migratory birds across the Western Hemisphere! ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/pos…

Awesome work by Caitlin V. Miller of her master thesis - a neat example how #Genomics can inform #ornithology #conservation 👉 doi.org/10.1111/mec.17… Bird Genoscape Project (BGP) CSU_Ecology Environment Canada Wildlife and Landscape Science

Jonathon Valente, Assistant Unit Leader for the Alabama CRU, and Assistant Professor at Auburn University, forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate about habitat fragmentation | U.S. Geological Survey usgs.gov/news/featured-…

Summary of our recent paper (link.springer.com/article/10.100…) calling for conciliation in the habitat fragmentation debate (led by Jonathon Valente, co-authors @FletcherEcology, @HightowerJn, Lenore Fahrig and others). sierraclub.org/sierra/big-pat…

Combining bird and land cover data surpasses traditional indicators in predicting wild bee richness, potentially guiding conservation efforts until more bee data becomes available! 🐦🐝🌻🌳 Great working with @ali__johnston and Amanda D. Rodewald 🙏

Spread the word! Join my team! 🐦🌎 Only 7 days left to apply! ⌛️

Great preprint discussing the effects of the 2023 forest fires in Quebec, along with recommendations for mitigating future consequences of wildfires 🔥🌲