Andrew Beckerman

Are interacting species showing more similar responses to environmental predictors than expected by chance? Is this similarity protecting species pairs from interaction disruption under climate change? If you want to find out, join us for a fully funded Ph.D. with @epic-biodiversity.org 🌎🧪

Led by @annabel-nicholls.bsky.social, a PhD researcher and former research assistant on the project, the team includes Paul Wignall, Haijun Song, @jackolivershaw.bsky.social, @beckerhopper.bsky.social (& Me!) Early-career leadership shaping deep‑time ecology! 🎓

It’s finally out! Check out my first first author paper all about Allometric coefficients and how they can actually matter 😅

Read this thread. @dralexdunhill.bsky.social at his finest, showcasing our @ukri.org funded work led by @barankarapunar.bsky.social with deep support from @tanyadoesscience.bsky.social. No global collapse of food webs across the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME)

🚨New preprint out @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social (under review elsewhere!) 🧵 No global collapse of food webs across the Permian–Triassic Mass Extinction (PTME) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Fascinating new research paper asks: why did Biden receive so little political credit for his enormous investments in manufacturing? Turns out people give all the credit to governors (ironically, in this case, mostly red-state governors who were hostile to the policy!).

A great listen - the surprising origins of this idea & its subsequent swallowing in conspiracy theory. Enjoyed learning about this in the Stalinist ghetto of East Oxford…

🧪 New Paper - New and revised estimates of the allometric coefficients for the bioenergetic & ATN model. Thousands of genera, no major change to past conclusions, massive opportunity for location specific simulations. *@blythpenelope.bsky.social lead author onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Preprint alert 🚨 (yes, I still go online, shocker) Scaling from Metawebs to Realised Webs: A Hierarchical Approach to Network Ecology TL;DR: Networks are like… weirdly finicky and if you want your network analysis to not be a sad chaos, check this preprint: [https://doi.org/10.32942/X2JW8K] 🏠💻

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!

🦜 Do you like parrots? 🎵 Into your bioacoustics? 💻 Love a bit of computer modelling and science 🧪 ? Then this PhD project might be for you: 👉 “Landscape-scale drivers and limits of endangered species’ spatial and temporal distribution.” bit.ly/accephd

Check it out... 🧪Post Doc opportunity. #stability #biodiversity #ecology

New paper out: Response diversity is a major driver of temporal stability in complex food webs. #openaccess, using #opensource software, and delivering novel insights into biodiversity-stability relationships. Bravo to the team lead by Dr. Alain Danet. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

** PhD in Food Web Modelling, Pharmaceuticals & Soils ** Come model the impacts of pharmaceuticals from festival reclaimed fertiliser on food webs & biodiversity. Theoretical ecology/ecotoxicology & programming in R, Python, C++, Julia or Matlab required. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

📢 Dryad & @openrxiv.bsky.social are excited to announce a new partnership & integration. Beginning today, authors posting #preprints to @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social will have the option to upload #opendata to Dryad at the same time. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4nHtcdA #preprint #openaccess #datasharing

Given the deranged turn in the public conversation around migration lately, I highly encourage everyone listen to this interview with environmental historian Prof. Sunil Amrith, on the history of human movement. It provides much needed perspective & more than a little sanity to the discussion!

Don't forget to register for our Hackathon event! We'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible... Registration closes on the 15th September 🕤 Find out more and register here 👉 buff.ly/XTON0lV

🎊We’re excited to share that @beckerhopper.bsky.social has been elected chair of the Dryad Board of Directors. Beckerman takes over from @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social, who continues to serve as a board member. Read more→

12 PhD opportunities: Deadline 4th April 2025. Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges? #PhDpositions available combining #ecology, #policy, & #society to transform chemicals policy and management in #urban ecosystems. ecosolutions.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

Curious about #modelling complex ecological communities to address #globalchallenges related to #biodiversity & #ecosystemfunction? Check out our #openaccess, #opensource software, EcologicalNetworksDynamics.jl. Kudos to past efforts in support. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Get simulating! #Biodiversity / #foodweb dynamics with #julialang. Classic bioenergetic model, consolidation of lots of add-ons & super fast. Very happy to share this, a result of amazing collaborators and a rich history of model development. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“Musk is amplifying a slew of incorrect and misleading information. His concern about the subject doesn’t extend to being truthful when addressing it.” How is this consistent with him retaining fellowship of the @royalsociety.org? www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Lovely to see Devi Satarkar’s first DPhil paper out in print

Climate change is creating warmer, drier conditions that cause fire seasons in some regions like western North America to last longer and be more active. Read more:

The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

Check out this open position as Scientific Manager in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science at the Novo Nordisk Foundation to support activities within monitoring and modelling of #biodiversity, #ecosystem health, #restoration & environmental sustainability 🌿🌳🌍💦🌸 apply.workable.com/novonordiskf...

Don't miss this chance to join a truly interdisciplinary #PhD programme on Transforming Chemical Management for a Non-Toxic Future. Stage 1 Applications are due 6 Jan. #ecology #ecotoxicology #systemsthinking #urbanecosystems Details here: ecosolutions.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/home

We've now got the green light to revamp this booklet and we're looking for volunteers to write/peer review sections. Express your interest here: forms.gle/ZYFLPaC3k2RF.... We want to feature diverse ECR writers from across the world. Women of colour are especially encouraged!

That’s a wrap! There’s nothing quite like seeing ecologists and practitioners come together, sparking new ideas and collaborations. We can’t wait to bring this energy to Edinburgh next year. Until then, stay connected and stay inspired!

Clearly the end of the semester - here is the correct link jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

15 000 fieldworkers | 28 countries | decades of effort | 170 #bird species🐦 Data paper on European long-term population changes in #birds: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Data: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #ornithology

If you’re in Liverpool for the BES (or any other reason!) I highly recommend Conversations (free!) at the Walker Art gallery. Centred on Black women and non binary artists. Also thoughtful interp in the rest of the gallery about colonial and slavery links www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker-art-g...

Help Shape the Future of a Non-Toxic Environment: Join the ECOSOLUTIONS PhD Programme Interested in urban pollution science, policy & systems thinking ? Backgrounds in ecology, chemistry, geography, environmental engineering, policy & law welcome! www.findaphd.com/phds/program... #PhD

We’re launching a new @britishecolsoc.bsky.social network at #BES2024! Come and be part of Emerging Leaders and Managers with @luehea.bsky.social, Rob Brooker and me 👩🏻‍🦳🧑🏻‍🌾👩🏻 and keep your ears open for the first episode of the ELM podcast with special guest @ymalhi.bsky.social, available soon!

Wow 😱: The western arctic caribou herd has largely abandoned its southern ranges as winter survival has worsened there. In: Evidence for an Adaptive, Large-Scale Range Shift in a Long-Distance Terrestrial Migrant. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I don’t need to go on social media to have my worldview challenged I am in theoretical physics I have a new existential crisis daily

In the simpler days of 2015/16 we wrote the BES Guide to Reproducible Code: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/wp-content/u.... It’s time for a refresh! Would you like to help? I’m looking for people to review the existing booklet by 5th December.

This is an AMAZING public service - thank you!

Hey all, please RT this new starter pack for locating our fellow ecological modellers on Blue Sky! And please reply to this post if you'd like to be added to the starter pack! go.bsky.app/EfUQaM2

I am recruiting a postdoc in statistical physics, computational biology, or a related field to study the predictability of evolution in microbial communities. Please share! Details: qevomicrolab.org/wp-content/u... Apply by May 1 here: forms.gle/hMNgrh3Ja5dP...

More context for 🧪. New statistical methods accounting for spatial, temporal and evolutionary non-independence lead to big questions about global trends in biodiversity and improved prediction at smaller scales. Paper is OA so grab it if biodiversity things float your boat!

Check this out. Interesting times for biodiversity analyses. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪

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🐠🌊 PhD Position - Applications Open 🐠🌊 Predicting global patterns in fish feeding behaviour: implications for food webs and fisheries Based at Sheffield with collaborators at York and CEFAS. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...