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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Just started my postdoc in Sweden! 🇦🇺->🇸🇪 Weather? Like a different planet. Universities? Somehow the same. Red Bull truly works miracles

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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This picture is such an accurate representation of me trying to make sense of my own research. Thanks for hosting me @uq-cbcs.bsky.social, I had a blast!

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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Really interesting talk by @taces.bsky.social on how we should be selecting protected areas knowing that our environment is changing #anziam2025 Disclosure: I love any talk with penguin pics 🐧

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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Thanks @matthholden.bsky.social! The good thing about being the first talk of a conference is that everyone thinks it’s the best talk so far #anziam2025

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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

100 years with the Lotka-Volterra equation... let's celebrate!

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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Math enviro conferences are wild because one minute you’ll chat with someone about how Nemo comically misrepresented the East Australian Current, and the next you’re learning that hot showers are killing the planet (hot water systems make up 10% of Australia’s energy consumption!)

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You Mean GIF

ALT: You Mean GIF

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Sarah Vollert @sarahvollert.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Our new paper shows that generalised ecosystem population models are tragically bad at predicting conservation outcomes: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... @cailanjs.bsky.social Did we miss something? Is this impossible to predict? What does this mean for conservation planning?

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Calibrated Ecosystem Models Cannot Predict the Consequences of Conservation Management Decisions

This study evaluates ecosystem models calibrated to time series data from experimental microcosms. Although multiple parameter sets fit the data well, the models fail to predict future dynamics, resp...

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Kate Helmstedt @katehelmstedt.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

We're hosting our fourth annual 'Environmental Modelling for Better Predictions and Decisions' symposium at QUT on 20-21 January. It's in-person only, always fun, and free! We focus on ECR/student presentations, networking, and panels. I always learn heaps and meet lots of researchers. Register now

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2025 AMEG Symposium: Environmental modelling for better predictions and decisions

Dates: January 20-21, 2025 (optional HDR workshop on January 22) Location: In person at QUT Gardens Point campus Cost: FREE (food included) Contact us at: AMEGsymposium@gmail.com The QUT Applied Math...

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