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Alex LS

@alex-ls.bsky.social
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Postdoc researcher in amphibian ecology and conservation. Herbivore 🌱

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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our new paper, "Amphibian conservation in Europe: the importance of pond condition", has just been published in Biodiversity and Conservation! Here's a short thread with the main results 🧵 #ecology #amphibian #conservation #research link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Amphibian conservation in Europe: the importance of pond condition - Biodiversity and Conservation
Most amphibians found in Europe inhabit ponds, small aquatic ecosystems commonly threatened by habitat degradation and destruction. Despite this situation, ponds are rarely considered in conservation ...
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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
If I send Newts, does this get flagged as Newt-ity? Sierra Newt (Taricha sierrae) cuddling an egg mass. #herps #newt #taricha #sendnewts #newtity #tarichasierrae #amphibians #salamanders #fieldwork
A dark red newt with an orange underbelly is seen resting on top of an egg mass underwater. More egg masses are visible in the background.
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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Our last paper from @ponds4climate has just been published in @ecography.bsky.social ! We here assessed the drivers of #amphibian species richness in European ponds. You can find the full article here: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Here's to a short threat:
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Drivers of amphibian species richness in European ponds
Amphibians are commonly occurring inhabitants of most lentic freshwater ecosystems, yet their global populations are in alarming decline. Ponds in particular play a crucial role in supporting amphibi...
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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Hi fellow ecologists! Do you know of any labs or research institutes that might have, or will have, open positions in amphibian research or conservation? Thanks!
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📣 📣 📣 Still lots of TT jobs being advertised: The 2024-2025 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2024-25
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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Amazing fossil alert. Jurassic salamander from China. You can see the soft tissue of the eye, gills, limbs, even the folds of its tail. And its last meal its stomach… 🧪 #evolution #paleontology
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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hey fellow ecologists! Do you know of any of these lists to follow Herpetologists or Amphibian Researchers?
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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Any other #wildlife #photographers around? Check out this Hylarana from Khao Sok National Park in Thailand!
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Dr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
A frustrating component of many scientists believing “we just need to teach people facts to change their behavior” is an inability to recognize most people don’t think or operate the way scientists do. (Scientists, in theory, are carefully trained to change our minds/views in response to new data).
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Alex LS @alex-ls.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
As my first post in this site, I'll share my Medium, where I, once in a while, write some biostatistics/programing tutorials for fello biologists! Here an example: medium.com/dev-genius/r...
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[R]- Tutorial: Boosted Regression Trees
Boosted Regression Trees (from now on BRTs) is a kind of regression methodology based on Machine Learning. Unlike conventional regression…
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