Does conservation work? Our paper by Re:wild shows that it does: a global analysis of 665 trials (incl. several by RSPB Science) found that conservation improved the state of biodiversity or slowed declines in two-thirds of cases BirdLife Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Congrats to Zhonghan Wang for leading this great study Ecology looking at habitat fragmentation effects on the Thousand Island Lake islands across multiple trophic levels. Was great having him visit iDiv Biodiversity Research on a CAS scholarship from China. Wubing Xu

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🚨New paper alert!🚨
With Thomas Koffel & Chris Klausmeier | chrisklausmeier.bsky.social, we worked on 3-species Lotka-Volterra competition. It got messy, but we sorted it out. Now out open access in Ecology Letters, link in next tweet. Quick🧵below featuring Chris Klausmeier | chrisklausmeier.bsky.social 's memes.

This is great! I know many have been thinking about having ‘dynamic’ synthetic results, but it’s been hard to envision with the current publishing model! Thanks for showing a way forward!

New pre-print: Given new global conservation targets to expand the protected area network & maintain genetic diversity in all species, we asked whether the protected area network overlaps with areas of high genetic diversity across land and oceans. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vie…

nature.com/nature/volumes… Our paper on insect declines is coming out today in an issue with 4 other papers on the topic!
(and yes, I'm very happy that there's a leafhopper on the cover)

Der Informationsdienst Wissenschaft - idw hat uns uns für die beste Pressemitteilung 2023 nominiert: „Zwerge und Riesen auf Inseln sterben besonders leicht aus“ über eine Science Magazine-Studie von Roberto Rozzi, Jonathan Chase et al. Aus einer Shortlist von 15 Pressemitteilungen werden im Mai 3 Sieger …

My piece on experimental design and causal inference in ecology & evolution is out in Ecology Letters to day. I'll provide some context on why I think inadequate experimental design in our field is limiting inferences & causing papers to be rejected 🧵onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

My interview is out now in Current Biology, thank you for this opportunity to share my career track and research interests. Please see below my thoughts on advice to early career researchers and what I think the public should know about my field.
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Another great ‘Synthesis’ paper Ecology Letters !

New in nature, we show that commonly applied approaches have failed to accurately represent global trends in biodiversity. So what's the problem and what's the solution?

nature.com/articles/s4158…

Woah, 👇 looks important! Something I’m gonna have to dig into. And probably find someone a lot smarter than me to hold my hand through it.

Are there big ideas or new big questions in ecology any more? dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2024/03/26/are… via Dynamic Ecology

A short thread on our new paper: Seed sowing shifts native–exotic richness relationships in favor of natives during restoration

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If you're curious to hear more about the journal and/or tell me about your research and things in the field you're excited about, I'd be happy to chat! See link below 👇

Check out our new paper in Ecology Letters, where we synthesize all the data we could find across the world on allochthony ... what portion of an organisms diet is derived from another ecosystem ... in studies of stream and riparian food webs.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

UCLA Punished a Prominent Scientist for 'Destructive and Harmful Conduct.' She Says It's 'Unjust Persecution.' chronicle.com/article/ucla-p…

Check out our paper here for some thoughts on abundance estimation! Great team effort. 🙌

'Amarasekare knows she could get in trouble for talking about any of this, especially to a reporter. But she said she’s tired of feeling muzzled by confidentiality rules and wants to restore her reputation.'

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