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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Good to know that it's not just me thinking that commercial artificial intelligence is very south seas bubble coded...

Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New year new paper! How strong is enemy release? A systematic compilation across taxa and approaches doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... We found that introduced plants and animals experience less enemy diversity and damage than native counterparts, but do not gain fitness benefits as a result.

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How strong is enemy release? A systematic compilation across taxa and approaches

The enemy release hypothesis posits that introduced species escape some of their predators, pathogens, and parasites when they move to a new range. We used a systematic review to compile data from 69...

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

🌸🌞 #PlantReproductionWeek⏳ Species that require long-day conditions to flower are not advancing their flowering phenology as fast as species without photoperiod requirements by Karen Zeng et al. in @annbot.bsky.social #openaccess article 👉 doi.org/n5qk @angelamoles.bsky.social #PlantScience

Short-day plants and day-neutral plants are advancing their flowering times with climate change, while long-day plants are lagging behind. This delay could put long-day species at a competitive disadvantage as their flowering times fail to keep up with changes in the environment, potentially impacting their interactions with pollinators and competitors.

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Dr Manu Saunders FRES @manusaunders.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Great seeing two major ecology conferences on the hashtags right now #BES2024 #ESAus2024. Reminder that many people can't be present at their relevant professional conferences for lots of reasons (pandemic, climate, family, chronic illness, finances etc). Grateful for social media! #AcademicSky

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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

You've heard of elf on a shelf, now get ready for the festive-dresser professor!

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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Is introduced capeweed evolving drought tolerance? Exciting insights from Romane Normand at the 'trends in invasion ecology and biosecurity measures' symposium at #ESAus2024

Scientific presentation showing differences between populations of capeweed.

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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#ESAus2024 Come to poster 84 if you want to hear some controversial opinions on enemy release, one of the big hypotheses in #invasion_ecology! We have both regular and ✨️holographic✨️ stickers! #cybercore

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Saoirse Kelleher @saoirsekelleher.eco · 09/12/2024

Amazing work by @elliotgould.bsky.social at #ESAus2024 on their truly massive many-analyst study in ecology! 176 analyst teams studied 2 datasets and got different answers - interestingly, variation not explained by the quality of analysis.

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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Super cool ideas about designing and communicating ideas using patterns by Dr Metherell at #ESAus2024! As an avid yugioh abridged fan, I'm so excited to turn my research into pattern cards!

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Karen Z @plantypotato.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Are you an early-career ecologist attending #ESAus2024? Consider registering for an ECE menty b session! www.ecolsoc.org.au/ece-mentor-b... You'll be given 10 minutes of mentorship from an experienced professional of your choice, an invaluable opportunity to connect with leaders in ecology!

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ECE Mentor Booth - Registration - Ecological Society of Australia

ESA2024 Early Career Ecologist Mentor Booth We are thrilled to offer a dedicated Mentor Booth at this year’s ESA2024 conference. This booth will run across all days of the conference and provides a un...

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

🌍Check the newly published paper ‘Species that require long day conditions to flower are not advancing their flowering phenology as fast as species without photoperiod requirements’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Karen Zeng and co-authors. (1/7) 👉 botany.fyi/srd58p @plantypotato.bsky.social #AoBpapers

Species that require long day conditions to flower are not advancing their flowering phenology as fast as species without photoperiod requirements

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