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Res Altwegg

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Statistical ecologist with broad interests in population ecology, species distributions and many more things

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Journal of Statistical Ecology @jstatecol.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Editorial board jse.centre-mersenne.org/page/editori... On Bsky @resaltwegg.bsky.social @mpetienne.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @gguillera.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We recently published a paper looking at archiving of code and data at the BES, giving recommendations for improvements. buff.ly/jqekQBr This paper has 138 authors from 29 countries! 🌍 Read below to find out how this paper came to be👇 (1)
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Data‐ and code‐archiving in the British Ecological Society journals: Present status and recommendations for future improvements
Data- and code-archiving are important components of open science, as both make research more transparent, reproducible, accountable and credible, allowing future researchers to build on previous ...
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Ben Bolker @bbolker.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)
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FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology @africanornithology.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🎓 Applications are open for the 2027 Conservation Biology MSc at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology. Train to tackle real-world conservation challenges in an interdisciplinary, science-based programme. 📅 Applications close 31 August 2026. #AfricanOrnithology bit.ly/3Q15FJg
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Excited to share our new paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social on data and code archiving at @britishecologicalsociety.org journals. TL;DR: Data archiving rates are high, code archiving rates are low, documentation needs to be improved! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....
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Data‐ and code‐archiving in the British Ecological Society journals: Present status and recommendations for future improvements
Data- and code-archiving are important components of open science, as both make research more transparent, reproducible, accountable and credible, allowing future researchers to build on previous ...
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Want to submit a paper to MEE but not sure what manuscript type to choose? Read our new blog post! 🌍 🧪 This post provides tips to avoid desk rejection, including a flow chart to help you pick the right article type for your paper 📰
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How to avoid a desk-rejection because your manuscript is the wrong type
Post provided by Dr. Aaron M. Ellison, Executive Editor at Methods in Ecology and Evolution You’ve worked for months, sometimes years, on developing and testing a new method, and spent a similar am…
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📖Published📖 Computationally efficient Bayesian capture–mark–recapture models with transients, applied to survival of hand-reared African Penguins 🐧 🌍 🧪 Read the paper here 👇
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
What is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)? In this blog post, Ané Cloete goes through aSCR, answering question on what it is, what it needs to work, what data the model uses and what kind of ecological questions aSCR can answer. Read the whole blog here 👇 buff.ly/1q2Ib6F
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What is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)?
Post provided by Ané Cloete What is acoustic spatial capture-recapture (aSCR)? Estimating how many animals live in a given area is one of the most fundamental challenges in conservation. For specie…
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International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) @isec-stats-ecol.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We received an incredible number of abstracts — ISEC 2027 is looking incredible! But, we still have space for poster submissions. For those who let the first deadline pass, don’t miss out again. Late abstract deadline: May 29, 2026 (AoE). statisticalecology.org ¡Los esperamos! 🇲🇽🐆
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Home - ISEC 2027
The International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) is the main international gathering of statistical ecologists. It is an inclusive interdisciplinary conference at the interface between statisti...
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Vianey Leos Barajas @vianeylb.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The International Statistical Ecology Conference is extending abstract submissions to May 29, 2026 (AoE). Want to encourage more folks in 🇲🇽 & LATAM to participate. Spread the word to your colleagues in Latin America. Happy to answer any questions about the conference! statisticalecology.org
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Home - ISEC 2027
The International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) is the main international gathering of statistical ecologists. It is an inclusive interdisciplinary conference at the interface between statisti...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The EFI Newsletter Issue 57 is now available at conta.cc/4tHMxOu Reminder that abstracts for the EFI Conference are due in 3 days on Wednesday, April 15! See the new EFI Steering Committee members, info about recent and upcoming seminars, EFI chapter announcements and resources, and more!
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative April 2026 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 57| April 13, 2026 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage There's a lot in this month's newsletter, but in particular I wanted to
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📣 Ecologists and evolutionary biologists! Have you ever wanted to be a journal editor? BES journals are having an open call for editors. Details: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl... Happy to answer any Qs! Open to all nationalities. Applications from postdocs welcome :)
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Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society
Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.
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International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) @isec-stats-ecol.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
📣 Plenary speaker #3: Dr. Mevin Hooten 🐾 Professor of Statistics & Data Science at the University of Texas at Austin. Author of multiple books on Bayesian statistics and leading expert in statistical methods for the analysis of animal movement. statisticalecology.org
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Issue 53 of the EFI newsletter is now available! Find updates on - the annual EFI conference, other upcoming conference sessions, workshops, and seminars - invites to participate in working group activities - awards - new bylaws & playbook for international chapters and more! conta.cc/3WXJaEQ
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative October 2025 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 53| October 27, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage A few things to highlight this month:  EFI2026: Call for workshop a
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International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) @isec-stats-ecol.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The next International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) will take place on January 8-15, 2027, in Mérida, México. Calls for workshop and roundtable proposals now open, deadline Nov 15, 2025 (anywhere on earth). Visit statisticalecology.org for more information. 🧪 Please share widely 📈🦋🐾
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Home - ISEC 2027
Call for Workshop Submissions, Deadline Nov 15th -- Submit Workshop Proposal Call for Roundtable Submissions, Deadline Nov 15th -- Submit Roundtable Proposal The International Statistical Ecology Conf...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The EFI Newsletter is out! conta.cc/3H8aPie Find updates on forecasting activities at the ESA conference and recent African EFI chapter short course, resources from the book club, the registration link for the continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm) R package Sept seminar, and other EFI updates.
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative August 2025 Newsletter
Email from EFI Newsletter Issue 51| August 4, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage ESA2025 is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to seeing many of you there next week. If you'
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This should be a lot of fun! Help us find out if BES journal data and code sharing policies are actually working, with a little side bonus quest about data equity 🤓
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 23/06/2025
#BOU2026 ALFRED NEWTON LECTURER Claire Spottiswoode University of Cape Town, South Africa Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 | University of Nottingham & Zoom & Bluesky Why not join us? Submit your abstract here: bou.org.uk/event/bir... #ornithology
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Tim Kuiper @timkuiper.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
New paper - what can we learn about rhino, ranger, and poacher behavior by looking at where/when poaching happens? We analysed data on >500 poaching incidents to find out. A story of corruption, maximizing opportunities, and minimizing risks: Read: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Tim Kuiper @timkuiper.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Still can't believe we got onto the cover of Science! Across 11 reserves and 7 years, we found that dehorning achieved large reductions in poaching, but it's not a magic bullet Full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Popular version: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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Res Altwegg @resaltwegg.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
We evaluated the effectiveness of anti-rhino-poaching interventions and dehorning was effective. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
✏️The African EFI Chapter has officially launched! The group will host a short course in Cape Town late 21-25th July. Applications close 9 June. Find details and the link to the application form at: ecoforecast.africa/events/curre... Please share with African colleagues and collaborators!
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FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology @africanornithology.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The FitzPatrick Institute is immensely proud to count a Fellow of the Royal Society among its ranks! Warm congratulations to Prof. Claire Spottiswoode on this excellent and thoroughly well-deserved achievement 👏 bit.ly/3FoJasf #AfricanOrnithology
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Claire Spottiswoode elected a Fellow of the Royal Society - May 2025
The FitzPatrick Institute congratulates Prof. Claire Spottiswoode on her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society
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Res Altwegg @resaltwegg.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Structural Topic Models and ISEC abstracts guided our recent review on statistical ecology "Emerging Topics and New Directions in Statistical Ecology": link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Emerging Topics and New Directions in Statistical Ecology - Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice
Ecological science relies on robust estimates of the abundance, diversity, and spatial distribution of individuals and species, but these quantities are notoriously difficult to observe directly. Data...
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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
#Callforapplications for a near-term #ecologicalforecasting #course with Prof Jasper Slingsby to be held in #CapeTown 21-25th July 2025. Applicants please complete the form (more details there). Closing date 9 June. Please share among your networks across Africa! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
📖Published📖 VANTAGE: An open-source application for visualisation, navigation and analysis of video and ancillary time-series data in bio-logging studies 🐧 🌎 🧪 Read the article here 👇 buff.ly/F02Jsd1
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative @ecoforecast.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Issue 49 of the EFI Newsletter is out! conta.cc/4jhX8e0 Find info about the new EFI Steering Committee, new funding, upcoming seminars, and EFI2025 Conference reminders including the registration deadline on April 14. See the conference schedule and the register link at bit.ly/efi2025
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Ecological Forecasting Initiative April 2025 Newsletter
Email from Ecological Forecasting Initiative EFI Newsletter Issue 49| April 2, 2025 Trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage Some highlights from EFI to check out this month: Welcome Cara Gallagher
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Res Altwegg @resaltwegg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Seems like we are increasingly heading towards the IPCC SSP3 scenario "regional rivalry", "barriers to trade", with projected 4 degrees warming by the end of the century. Remaining below +2 degrees would need us to take opposite direction (SSP1).
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Res Altwegg @resaltwegg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We are looking for a lecturer / senior lecture in statistics to join our department at the University of Cape Town; deadline 1 April jobs.uct.ac.za/job/Cape-Tow...
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Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Statistical Science)
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Statistical Science)
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