iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have fun. Tom Neily bioblitz I’m assuming

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

High humidity by the Minas Basin too

011

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Does that brand of soil probe allow for extensions? It looks lighter than a Russian peat corer. I’m looking for options to measure peat depth and not lug heavy equipment to remote sites. Thanks!

000

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

River Philip I’m guessing. Northern disjunct

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Chapman’s makes a delicious version with raisins. Available in major Canadian grocery stores

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Summer field surveys of #NovaScotia salt marshes. >100cm organic deposits #blue-carbon #ecosystem

020

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

And part of Canada too; not the 51st state! 😉

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

And evidence to inform decision making & planning 🙂

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I didn’t hear about this. Who is organizing it?

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Mid-spring northern temperate swamp before leaf-out. #Wabanaki-AcadianForest #NovaScotia

031

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Excellent…not down right cheap but much better than the fancy hotels!

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Are you at the NS museum course?

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s probably have dorm rooms to rent. Not free but much cheaper than hotels

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

NS museum? You helping put there now?

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I’d be interested in buying a copy too! Should be applicable here in Nova Scotia. Thanks

150

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The external examiner for my PhD defence a couple weeks ago! She was lovely with insightful questions and constructive comments.

000

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Any idea when the first PLOS Ecosystem articles will be published? Have been checking online. Thanks

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Early winter temperate swamp, Nova Scotia, Canada. No snow but a quiet has settled in the forest.

030

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Is that radar imagery available for the general public?

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Ahhh. Maybe that’s why mine don’t look as punchy. I have only used a macro with natural light. Thanks

000

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Great macros. Do you put a black card behind your subjects?

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Oh good. Are you hoping to publish that too? Probably plants traits would also differ

000

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Wonder if plants would show similar response. Probably not with differing (fire vs harvest) soil conditions

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thank you. I will check out that paper. Appreciate your help. Many options to consider

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I’m surprised that continuous analogs to patch metrics are not more popular. Gradients in nature are inherently continuous. Perhaps it’s less practical to quantify such patterns.

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Thank you, Jakub. I had been reviewing the geodiv r package for calculating gradient metrics. It hasn’t been cited much. Actually, it doesn’t seem as though gradient surface metrics are commonly applied. I will read the two blog posts you shared. Segmenting cells seems like a good idea. Thanks

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Hi - sorry for the long delay. I was pushing to meet a manuscript revision deadline. My raster is comprised of continuous values of ecosystem “uniqueness”, calculated from outputs of a GDM model. I want to identify and quantify spatial patterns to inform conservation prioritization. Thank you

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I think Tom prefers specimens too. He (Tom) is largely retired too.

010

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Tom Neily is the provincial expert. Sean Haughian is also very well informed

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Mid spring swamp, Nova Scotia. Trees haven’t leafed out but forest is alive with bird song and amphibian chorus

030

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Trout lily comes afterward there? I see leaves in a couple photos

100

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Looks more temperate than many Newfoundland forests

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

It appears most spatial pattern metrics are applied to categorical representations of landscapes. Are there many options for continuous landscapes patterns?

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Late winter swamp in southern Canada. Last of the snow just melted. #spring #forest #biodiversity

140

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

And the really dark brown ones (not in your photo) can be S. beothuk

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Not many people eat big feeds of Aronia. Must take a while to pick that much too

110

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

He was from Nova Scotia, where I live and work. Got his BSc and MSc here too

020

Sean P Basquill @spbasquill.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Wow! We have similar bedrock ridges in Nova Scotia but they’re found inland where the climate is less harsh. So they are vegetated. The geological term I’ve heard is “bedrock strike ridges”.

010