Reposted by Ben GoldsteinAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵 7730353
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinVaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Our article is now available open access! Come learn what we learned about the last 50 years of invertebrate conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. doi.org/10.3389/fcos... 095
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinRoland Kays @rolandkays.com · 28/03/2025Where are our weasels? Weasels are so sneaky – how would you know if their populations were stable or on the decline? To lure weasels in we did a test to figure out what their favorite food is, check out the result here. youtu.be/fKaPWv7YJIQyoutu.beHow to Attract a WeaselYouTube video by Wild Animals 382
Ben Goldstein @ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social · 10/03/2025I used to assume that iNaturalist observers were mainly interested in filling out their "life list," and so would be less likely to report species they'd already seen. When we looked into it, we found the opposite. nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comEvidence of novelty and specialization behavior in participatory science reportingParticipatory science (or ‘citizen science') records are becoming increasingly useful for wildlife monitoring due to their volume and spatiotemporal coverage. Statistical analysis of these data can b... 130
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinRoland Kays @rolandkays.com · 21/02/2025We have a cool new job that just opened up at the museum. Head of Conservation ($50-$88K) Be the champion for the conservation activities and the related messaging for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/%7B0...governmentjobs.comJob Bulletin 03621
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinMorgan Tingley @mwtingley.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I gave an interview to the BBC at midnight while the #LAfires were raging outside and I couldn't sleep. Turned into one of the most thorough and well-researched articles on wildlife and wildfire I've had the pleasure of contributing to.bbc.comHow wildlife survives after wildfiresThe biggest danger for wildlife is the aftermath. But many species have evolved to rely on the opportunities created by others. 313039
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinRoland Kays @rolandkays.com · 15/01/2025PhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants Kays lab @ncstate.bsky.social and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Starting Fall 2025 docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comElephant PhD Position OpeningPhD Position in Movement Ecology of Forest Elephants Kays lab at North Carolina State University and NC Museum of Natural Sciences Starting Fall 2025 Salary is $28K/year (+ insurance and tuition) for... 096
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinRoland Kays @rolandkays.com · 10/01/2025I thought I knew a lot about raccoons, then I got this footage. Had to bring in @mikecove.bsky.social to help me figure it out. youtu.be/7-3c-VrYf1g?...youtu.be3 Raccoon Mysteries Caught On CameraYouTube video by Wild Animals 064
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinMichael Chesnut @michaelchesnut.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Really good and easy to read article on 'that tiny, tiny, little fish', useful for language classes and more . . . 144
Reposted by Ben Goldsteingavin jones @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025How are different facets of biodiversity changing? A new study looks across 2432 time series and 90 years finding no general trend in *functional diversity* of birds and mammals. By @karinorman.bsky.social @cboettig.bsky.social and Perry de Valpine onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comNo General Trend in Functional Diversity in Bird and Mammal Communities Despite Compositional ChangeAim Despite unprecedented environmental change due to anthropogenic pressure, recent work has found increasing dissimilarity due to turnover but no overall trend in species diversity through time at... 0167
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinEcography @ecography.bsky.social · 11/12/2024How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice? nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com… #SDM 0116
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinDax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 09/12/2024If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂: daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co... All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too! #ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏 15347107
Ben Goldstein @ben-r-goldstein.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Thrilled to share "How do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?" out now in @ecography.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/ecog... We highlight patterns, best practices, and outstanding questions in studies of wildlife "occupancy." Let me know what you think. 1/3doi.orgHow do ecologists estimate occupancy in practice?Over 20 years ago, ecologists were introduced to the site occupancy model (SOM) for estimating occupancy rates from detection-nondetection data. In the ensuing decades, the SOM and its hierarchical m... 1168
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinDr Phoebe Parker-Shames @drpheebs.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Really proud of this paper and the opportunity to work with the Stacks! I definitely recommend it for folks trying to break out of the toxic for-profit publishing groups. 0176
Reposted by Ben GoldsteinCarl Boettiger @cboettig.bsky.social · 14/11/2024We formed the Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment 2 years ago to transform research into real change. On the eve of the likely final UN meeting on Global Plastics Treaty, our paper led by center RSE staff appears in Science (doi.org/10.1126/scie... ). But the real story is on the ground 🧵doi.orgPathways to reduce global plastic waste mismanagement and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050Plastic production and plastic pollution negatively affect our environment, environmental justice, and climate change. Using detailed global and regional plastics datasets coupled with socio-economic ... 1197
