Reposted by Austin NashMichael "Shapes Dude" Betancourt @betanalpha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The logit function quietly smiles… 0123
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Commissioned a fun graphic from a colleague for our project on intrinsic versus extrinsic drivers of vital rates! 041
Reposted by Austin NashAlison Robey @alisonrobey.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Thrilled to share that my first dissertation chapter is now published at Ecology! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... We embed TPCs into population dynamics to show how changing temperatures' ordering — not just its distribution — increases extinction risk (i.e. heatwaves matter!) @esajournals.bsky.social 29229
Reposted by Austin NashJournal of Statistical Ecology @jstatecol.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Journal of Statistical Ecology is on Bluesky! A new journal at the interface between ecology and statistics jse.centre-mersenne.org Published in diamond open accessjse.centre-mersenne.org Journal of Statistical Ecology 11513
Reposted by Austin NashJames Lamping @jameslamping.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Bad EAB news from ODF: emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle whose larvae kill ash trees, has turned up in three new Willamette Valley spots this month: a parking lot just east of I-5 in Tualatin, one outside Newberg, and a private residence in Silverton. 152
Reposted by Austin Nashcira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Yesterday, stratus clouds flowed northward along the California coast, filling in bays as it passed. 315336
Reposted by Austin NashJarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Ecologists! Check out this AWESOME paper using the newer (to us, anyway) Synthetic Control technique in combo w/ @inaturalist.bsky.social to show hurricane impacts on bees. From Asia Kaiser, @julianresasco.bsky.social, and @lauradee.bsky.social 🌍🧪 #causalinference www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSynthetic control methods enable stronger causal inference using participatory science data in cities - Nature Ecology & EvolutionSynthetic-control analysis applied to iNaturalist records identifies a decline in bee observations in the 2 years following Hurricane Ida in Philadelphia, while three conventional analyses of the same... 11410
Reposted by Austin NashJulian Resasco @julianresasco.bsky.social · 06/05/2026So proud of Dr. Asia Kaiser for her ESA Murray F. Buell Award & recently defending her PhD! Asia is an outstanding scientist & seeking a postdoc (urban ecology, insect biodiversity, bees, agroecosystems, & synthetic control/stat methods). Please connect w Asia w opportunities. Please boost! 🐝🌎🧪🥒🏙️🌱 0289
Reposted by Austin NashDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The astonishing rate of March snowmelt in Colorado River Basin continues, and is now well into record-low territory (even, it appears, relative to pre-SNOTEL era). And the extreme regional heatwave is only slowly fading, with unprecedented March melt continuing in meantime. 311439
Reposted by Austin NashDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This mountain snow in the U.S. West is desperately needed--snowpack has reached record low levels for time of year in many locations & will fall even further behind until early next wk, when there will likely be *some* recovery. TBD just how much; the existing deficits are huge. 711031
Reposted by Austin NashSebastian Schreiber @sebastianschreiber.bsky.social · 19/11/2025 Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026 35542
Reposted by Austin NashRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/12/2025Satellite Imagery xkcd.com/3173/ 213675420
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Quarto has been great! Here’s a good tutorial: ucsb-meds.github.io/EDS-296-DS-p...ucsb-meds.github.ioData science tools for building professional online portfolios – EDS 296Fall 2024 130
Reposted by Austin NashLivWild Lab @livwildlab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Meet Alex Pavlik, our master’s student! 🦫 Co-advised by our PI Dr. Doney and lab partner Dr. Taylor Foerster, Alex is pursuing a degree in Wildlife Science at @oregonstate.edu and researching narratives surrounding wolves in Oregon. Website link in bio for more about Alex! #Wolves #SocialScience 032
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 27/09/2025The text that explains that only students in the first year of their first graduate program was surprising. Many people in wildlife come into their PhD with a master’s and are now barred from applying. I waited two years to become re-eligible only to suddenly become permanently ineligible. 020
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 27/09/2025The text that explains that only students in the first year of their first graduate program was surprising. Many people in wildlife come into their PhD with a master’s and are now barred from applying. I waited two years to become re-eligible only to suddenly become permanently ineligible. 030
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Very cool to see @mdcatchen.bsky.social , who was an invaluable source of guidance in my first Spatial Ecology course, pushing Spatial Ecology forwards! 130
Reposted by Austin NashThe Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · 15/09/2025I wrote about the Reiser brothers and their hilarious, disgusting Listers documentary for Slate: slate.com/culture/2025...slate.comOne of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTubeListers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies. 713833
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 19/08/2025Either gridMET or from RAWS if there are stations nearby 010
Reposted by Austin NashRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/07/2025iNaturalist Animals and Plants xkcd.com/3118/ 722146394
Reposted by Austin NashDan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Me making small talk at the function 68514
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Moving there this fall, looking forward to getting to know it! Anything to recommend? 210
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 15/05/2025 On a logistical note, using eventbrite made it extremely easy to attend, with reminders in the days leading up and a direct link emailed right when the talk started! 010
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I thoroughly enjoyed @lauradee.bsky.social ‘s talk on using causal inference to improve ecology and conservation research! It is great inspiration as I start thinking about how to mesh causal inference, population modeling, and species interaction modeling for my upcoming PhD. 240
Austin Nash @austinnash.bsky.social · 15/04/2025It would be great to see messaging from high up folks on what certain parties see as possibilities for these agencies in a future era of rebuilding / reinvestment. It could give young people a possible future to hope and fight for. 000
Reposted by Austin NashLaura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Very excited this paper is now out in Ecology Letters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #causalskyonlinelibrary.wiley.comFoundations and Future Directions for Causal Inference in Ecological ResearchYou have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader. 212547
![Comic. [Two people looking at a board with apparent formula (3.1.3.1)/(3.1.2.1)] PERSON: Do mammologists think these are hard? I mean, this one just evaluates to 3/2. [caption] Mathematicians encounter dental formulas](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiekjipovc32c7swnmikuv7iwyhcbd4glxlhzsvh4v5hmmoa6hx54q)
![Comic. [Two people in front of projected satellite image. A small portion of the image is pixelated squares.] PERSON 1: Wait, when was this imagery taken? Is this censorship the work of the contractor? One of our people? *Foreign actors!?* PERSON 2 with ponytail: Do we know who’s operating a facility at that location? PERSON 1: We can’t find *anything*. [caption] My hobby: Setting up big colored panels in the middle of nowhere as a prank on remote sensing people](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib6md2yc7x32taznh2u4feo27rltazabjco4fer3c6mni3soe5tfa)
![Comic. The Most-Observed Animal and Plant in Each State on iNaturalist. (Not the most common species in the state, just the one people have reported the most times.) [labeled map of the US] WA: Mallard/Western Sword Fern. OR: Mule Deer/Western Ponderosa Pine. CA: Western Fence Lizard/California Poppy. HI: Green Sea Turtle/‘Ōhi’a Lehua. ID: Mallard/Big Sagebrush. NV: Common Side-Blotched Lizard/Creosote Bush. MT: White-Tailed Deer/Common Yarrow. WY: American Bison/Sticky Geranium. UT: Mule Deer/Utah Juniper. AZ: Ornate Tree Lizard/Saguaro. CO: Mule Deer/Great Mullein. NM: Mule Deer/Creosote Bush. AK: Moose/Fireweed. ND: American Bison/Prairie Rose. SD: American Bison/Hoary Vervain. NE: American Robin/Common Milkweed. KS: Ornate Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. OK: Pond Slider/Eastern Redcedar. TX: Northern Cardinal/Pinladies. MN, WI, IL: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Common Milkweed. IA, MI: White-Tailed Deer/Common Milkweed. MO: Brown-Belted Bumble Bee/Amur Honeysuckle. AR: Three-toed Box Turtle/Chinese Privet. LA: Green Anole/Baldcypress. IN: American Robin/Amur Honeysuckle. OH: Eastern Pondhawk/Virginia Springbeauty. KY: Common Box Turtle/Amur Honeysuckle. TN: American Robin/Christmas Fern. MS: Northern Cardinal/Pale Pitcher Plant. AL: Gulf Fritillary/American Sweetgum. GA: Green Anole/American Sweetgum. FL: Brown Anole/White Beggarticks. NY: Eastern Gray Squirrel/White Snakeroot. PA: White-Tailed Deer/Garlic Mustard. WV: White-Tailed Deer/Great Rhododendron. VA: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern Poison Ivy. MD: White-Tailed Deer/Wineberry. DE: Fowler’s Toad/American Pokeweed. NC: Eastern Gray Squirrel/Christmas Fern. SC: Northern Cardinal/American Sweetgum. NJ: Spotted Lanternfly/Common Mugwort. VT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. NH: White-Tailed Deer/Eastern White Pine. MA: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Eastern White Pine. CT: Common Eastern Bumble Bee/Striped Wintergreen. RI: American Herring Gull. ME: American Herring Gull/Canadian Bunchberry.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic4f56ywseq7bqc7zza3y76pxyzn5c5htebrior6jdbrfszhuiquy)
