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Rob Boyd

@robboyd.bsky.social

Quantitative Ecologist with particular interests in sampling theory, missing data theory and ecological modelling. Rubbish at high-level thinking; prefer to ponder the fundamentals

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New paper on adaptive sampling for ecological monitoring published in @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Premise is to aim for proportional allocation across strata. Success depends on choice of stratifying variables. Oli Pescott’s brainchild

21.06.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers β€˜and tell everyone’ Group behind Retraction Watch aims to pinpoint the most influential flawed health data.

Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers β€˜and tell everyone’

Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social

04.06.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 11
Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/05/28/e...

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Identifying hotspots and risk factors for tick-borne encephalitis virus emergence at its range margins to guide interventions, Great Britain Background Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is expanding its range in Europe, with increasing human cases reported. Since the first detection of TBEV in ticks in the United Kingdom in 2019, one po...

Our new paper combines wildlife surveillance data and spatial risk modelling to map suitability for TBEV in GB. We identified key drivers linked to TBEV exposure in deer and produced risk maps, which can guide future surveillance and interventions. www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...

03.04.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data Biodiversity monitoring schemes periodically measure species' abundances and distributions at a sample of sites to understand how they have changed over time. Often, the aim is to infer change in ...

DAGs are nice way to think about sample selection biases, Ecology edition. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

11.03.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is only by understanding what causes sampling bias that we can correct it...

Check out our new Blog post by @robboyd.bsky.social here! πŸ‘‡

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29.01.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This paper just out using data from the UKBMS to demonstrate different ways to think about bias in datasets.

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Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 πŸ§ͺ Read it here πŸ‘‡

https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws

22.01.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

What have causal diagrams got to do with sampling bias? Find out here! Great team @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @davidroybrc.bsky.social + oli Pescott, Colin harrower, Emily Dennis, Ian middlebrook and Marc Botham. @ukceh.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social

22.01.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Early-Warnings of Human-Wildlife Conflict at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Early-Warnings of Human-Wildlife Conflict at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨 Interested in using #AI to help develop real-time early warnings of human-wildlife conflict?

Apply for a fully-funded #PhD supervised by Vicky Boult (University of Reading) and our own @robboyd.bsky.social

Part of the AI-INTERVENE programme. Deadline 27 Jan: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

09.01.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com

πŸ’‘ Can we use data science and AI to make citizen science more engaging for participants and improve biodiversity data quality?

πŸ§ͺ Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

06.01.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Still a couple of weeks left to apply for this #PhD. How are pollinating #insects changing in the UK? This project will develop indicators for #pollinators using #citizenscience data. A collaboration between @ukceh.bsky.social, University of Reading and JNCC. tinyurl.com/3ve5szrh

07.01.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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