This study in nature addresses an important issue but erases the discrimination experienced by Asians in academia by lumping them in with white academics. And in this way, it elegantly pulls a racism while pointing out racism (1/7) nature.com/articles/s4156…

🪦In this study, Itescu & Jeschke found that the #conservation value of #cemeteries is as high as that of some other #urbangreenspaces, particularly for #native biota.🌿 Learn more at: doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1… #science #spookyscience #spookysunday

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Hibernating bumblebee queens can survive up to a week underwater. Read the full #BiologyLetters paper here: ow.ly/W2nk50RqRum #diapause #bumblebees #ecology

🌆🌿Urban Ecosystems, Ecology, and Evolution in the Tropics 2026 – Special Edition of #Biotropica! Join us in advancing urban ecology with your manuscript submissions. 🔹 Pre-submit: Nov. 31, 2024 🔹 Submit: Jan. 15, 2026 🔗Form:conta.cc/3Nq64Qt #ATBC #UrbanEcology

Unexpected east-west range shifts in forest plants - our recent Europe-wide and long-term study now out in Science Magazine! I summarize the surprising findings here: the3dlab.org/2024/10/15/nit…

The academe has for a long time had a severely neglected social class problem. "Children from low-SES homes were already severely underrepresented [in the academe]." "Scientists from high-SES families have 38% higher odds of becoming stars." nber.org/papers/w33063

Hong Kong’s Fertility Rate Hits World’s Lowest in 2022; Survey Finds Education and Politics may be Key Factors. #Hongkong #HKPORI

Next SORTEE Code Club will be on Nov 19, 9-10h UTC! We will continue with the **Hackathon: Writing a Code Standard** (github.com/SORTEE/CodeSta…) Anyone interested in contributing is welcome to join! More details and zoom link on SORTEE's Slack (sortee.org/join)

Biomes are history! Welcome to Anthromes! 🌆🌾 🌍 From urban jungles to cropland vistas, humans have reshaped the planet so much that we’ve created our own ecosystems. Nature+Humanity=Anthromes. The Anthropocene in action. #Anthromes #Ecology #ScienceFacts anthroecology.org/anthromes/guid…

Now out in Global Change Biology - Land Use Change Consistently Reduces α- But Not β- and γ-Diversity of Bees - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Online now: Extinction of experience among ecologists dlvr.it/THHFk2

Please find our recent review on "Understanding climate change response of plant–insect herbivore interactions from ecological traits" Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Louise Ashton academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art…

New in Scientific Data - Spatial occurrence records and distributions of tropical Asian butterflies nature.com/articles/s4159… collab w/ many great colleagues, led by Eugene and Emily… optimistic that the data will lead to concrete conservation actions for Asian butterflies