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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 8h

📖Published📖 This article developed a standardized protocol for simultaneously monitoring the leaf phenology of canopy and ground-layer vegetation in tropical dry ecosystems, using pole and tree-mounted trail cameras 🌳 📸 🌍 🧪 Read here👇 buff.ly/PZKVaRk

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📖Published📖 This study investigates the practical application and sensitivity of eRNA for detecting fish in the wild🧬🐟️ Find out more here 👇 buff.ly/yq0tRrh

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📖Published📖 Here, authors present the Descriptron-GBIF Annotator, a browser-based tool for the biological community that lets anyone create structured, ontology-linked morphological annotations of GBIF and literature specimen images with AI assistance. Read the article here👇 buff.ly/sMNiWaM

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This perspective argues that reframing persistent challenges as interconnected problems of implementation, rather than aspiration, will help in overcoming a century of inertia in quantitative ecology education 📚️ 📈 🎒 🔎 buff.ly/EdhVNrV

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70405

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This proposed framework is broadly applicable to bioacoustic localisation problems beyond echolocating bats, including avian tracking, passive acoustic monitoring and conservation-oriented sensing 🦅 🔊 🦇 🔎 buff.ly/RMGtogR

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70407

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📖 Published📖 Mind(the)Plant provides a novel methodological framework for studying plant behaviour, signalling and phenotypic plasticity in ecological and evolutionary research 🌿 🌱 🧪 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/RtefLho

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last chance to register for our MEE live on thursday!

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We're looking for Ecological Genetics article proposals 🧬 #EGG70 Topics include: 💭Synthesis & reflections 📚Lessons from long-term studies 🏛️Genomics in policy & management 🔎Next-generation monitoring 🌍Adaptation & resilience under global change buff.ly/N1385n4

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This study presents a reproducible, LiDAR-native framework for quantifying and comparing 3D crown morphology within and across species 🌲 🌳 🪾 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/7nZk4Y4

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This work underscores the synergy of human expertise and LLM capabilities, offering a robust, transparent pipeline for efficient, large-scale literature mining in ecology and conservation 📃 🖥️ 🌏️ 🔎 buff.ly/1tOvEVE

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📖 Published📖 A method to estimate actual infrastructure-induced mortality by integrating hierarchical sources of imperfect detection 🧪 📈 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/1CLbCww

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Marcello D'Amico @marcellodamico.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our new #ProyectoSAFE paper, “A method to estimate actual infrastructure-induced mortality by integrating hierarchical sources of imperfect detection”, is now online in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ebdonana.bsky.social #RoadEcology

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨2 days left! 💡Apply to join us as a blog editor and gain experience commissioning, editing and publishing content Find out more and apply here👇 buff.ly/Moz1PLA 🧪🌍

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📖 Published📖 Embracing uncertainty in time: A Bayesian dynamic mixing model for isotopic diet estimation 🧪 ⌛️ 📈 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/jmby8hM

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70391

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This #PeerReviewWeek we want to send a big thank-you to everyone who reviewed for us over the past year 📚 Your time and expertise have been vital in helping us publish top-quality research 🌟 Names listed below: buff.ly/thMQTv8

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨 we're recruiting another Senior Editor! 📝 find out more about the role and responsibilities here: buff.ly/3FBD8s3 ⏳️ the deadline for applications is 15 October 2026 📩 get in touch if you have any questions - admin@journalofanimalecology.org

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📖 Published 📖 ITSxRust: ITS Region extraction with partial-chain recovery and structured diagnostics for long-read amplicon sequencing 🍄 🧬 🧪 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/Tj4m5CO

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70393

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This study proposes adopting a formalized framework for method evaluation to improve transparency, facilitate informed decision-making, and enhance the comparability of methodological innovations across ecological studies 🧪 🌏️ 📈 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/0OofQJJ

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Standardizing assessment of novel methods for ecological data collection

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

📖 Published📖 By combining bioacoustic foundation models with lightweight recurrent modelling, this approach provides a scalable, CPU-efficient tool for autonomous wildlife monitoring, particularly for species with extended or structurally complex vocalizations 🐦‍⬛ 🔊 🧪 🔎 buff.ly/pLEvjWn

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📖 Published📖 By enabling reliable and comparatively affordable collection, DeepZoo expands sampling capacity into environments previously constrained by cost and logistical barriers, supporting biodiversity and connectivity studies in the deep ocean 🦠 🌊 🐙 🔎 buff.ly/7ya6ymS

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We had a brilliant time attending the #SoilEcologyInPractice conference in Stirling this week! 🌱 We ran a workshop on 'How to achieve real-world impact' alongside Dina in 't Zandt & Tom Parker, and overall had a great time meeting lots of different soil ecologists 🤝 @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This powerful tool allows researchers to derive ecologically meaningful inference from telemetry data while avoiding the pitfalls of overly complex models 🐋 📈 🧪 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/WGlXM8V

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70390

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're hiring Code Integrity and Accessibility editors at MEE! Ideal for people experienced in testing and validating code, and confidence working with at least one language - open to all career stages. Deadline 25th September ⏰️ Read the role description and apply👇 buff.ly/UaSg5au

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Don't forget to register for our next MEE live! Antica Čulina will introduce the concept of Risk of Bias (RoB), and discusses why RoB assessment matters for producing reliable systematic reviews and meta-analyses 🌍🧪 Find out more and register👇 buff.ly/8Hj79o9

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Check out our new blog post! Ann Russell talks about the development of OCELOTS (Online Content for Experiential Learning of Tropical Systems), a new network for creating and implementing open education resources in ecology 🌍 🧪 Read here 👇 buff.ly/2RnBRWZ

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This study explored a set of options for bridging the gap between large databases of opportunistic biodiversity surveys and the sampling frameworks underlying models that correct for imperfect detection of organisms 🧪 🌍️🦅 👉️ buff.ly/RgA9cxB

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Call for proposals will close on the 5th November 2026 🕚 Don't forget to submit!

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This application presents an R package for Bayesian estimation of maximum animal body size and its uncertainty using the largest observed individuals from multiple samples 🐟️ 📏 🧪 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.70394

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Our September issue is out!🚨 This month's cover features a green and golden bell frog 🐸 Difficult to detect through traditional survey methods, it exemplifies the need for innovative monitoring approaches that can support biodiversity management. Read the full issue here 👇 buff.ly/GKuOtB4

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This perspective demonstrates how global research coordination networks can actively create, review, and implement high-quality interactive open materials 📚️ 🌴 🐆 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📖 Published📖 VTMaxBox offers an accessible and reproducible platform for incorporating behavioural thermal avoidance into comparative thermal ecology, conservation physiology and teaching 🌡️ 🦎 📈 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📖 Published📖 These results highlight the potential of low-cost transmittance meters, assembled using inexpensive and readily available components, for rapid non-destructive assessment of leaf water status🌾 💦 🍃 buff.ly/byXqotg

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This study develops a spatially realistic dynamic N-mixture model that allows dispersal to be driven by environmental conditions and population density🦅 🐸 🌏️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New blog post!🚨 Antica Čulina tells the story of how a something that bugged them 15 years ago was finally formalised in a paper on a Risk of Bias assessment in ecological and evolutionary meta-analysis 🌍 🧪 Read the blog here 👇 buff.ly/si6MLJq

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Its never too late – Risk of Bias in ecology and evolutionary biology

Post provided by Antica Čulina Hi, I am Antica. I work as a senior researcher at the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Croatia. This is a story about how something that bugged me 15 years ago was finally…

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 27/08/2026

⏰ Only less than a week left to submit your abstract for BES2026 ⏰ If you're thinking of submitting a poster, here are top tips from Alice Turner, who took home the BES Olivia Norfolk Award in 2024 🏅

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We're hiring Code Integrity and Accessibility! Ideal for people experienced in testing and validating code, and confidence working with at least one language - open to all career stages. ⏰️Deadline for applications is the 25th September. Read the role description and apply👇 buff.ly/6zFYKZj

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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Are you passionate about code integrity and accessibility? Do you have skills in R, Python or Julia? Why not apply to be one of our new Code Integrity and Accessibility AEs? Open to any career stage. Details here: apply.workable.com/britishecolo... (sadly not paid, but comes with nice perks)

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Associate Editor (Code Integrity and Accessibility) - British Ecological Society

Volunteer role: Associate Editor (Code Integrity and Accessibility) Organisation: British Ecological Society – Methods in Ecology and Evolution Term: 3 years Closing date: 25th Sept 17.00 BST Location...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sign up for our new MEE live! In this free webinar, Antica Čulina willintroduce the concept of Risk of Bias (RoB), and discusses why RoB assessment matters for producing reliable systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Find out more and register👇 buff.ly/0zFxUZ8

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We are looking for proposals for our new cross journal special feature! It will highlight research across ecological genetics, emphasising how genetic and genomic insights inform broader ecological processes, conservation management, and environmental policy 🧬 Find out more👇 buff.ly/OOdzPWu

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📖 Published📖 These findings show that zero-shot learning can support practical acoustic monitoring of rare or previously unrecorded species under real-world conditions 🐸🔊 🌏️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📖 Published📖 This study introduces a fast and accurate method for identifying animal behavioural states from high-frequency data within the HMM framework 🐐 📈 🧪 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Behavioural state identification from ultra-high-frequency movement data

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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

⏰ Final call: Nominations for the 2026 SORTEE Commendation Awards close in one week! Know a project promoting Open Science in ecology & evolution? Projects of any scale are welcome. Submit now: sortee.org/awards/ #OpenScience #EcoEvo #SORTEE

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📖 Published📖 The superposition method for the reconstruction of food webs 🕸️ 🧪 🌏️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The superposition method for the reconstruction of food webs

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