Justin Morgenroth

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I guess I'm thinking of it from the perspective of a new PhD student who might need an introduction to a subject. I'd find it a useful starting point (kind of like reading a Wikipedia page). But thats where it ends. The next steps have to be knowledge development by actively engaging the literature.

Congrats Leanna!

I think there's value in this from the perspective of a quick overview of a subject. But yeah, fully agree that the purpose of producing a lit review is actively engaging in the detail and nuance of primary research (and developing your own ideas), not passively regurgitating a cursory AI synthesis.

Was gifted this beautifully made book, Urban Gardener. Love the little details like coloured dividers for each season.

Was gifted this beautifully made book, Urban Gardener. Love the little details like coloured dividers for each season.

Incredible work by PhD student David Pedley (University of Canterbury, #ucnz) and our co-author Dr. Mirjam Schindler (Victoria University of Wellington)

This is one of those rare studies. It pushes speculation aside and actually gets developer perspectives on how they deal with trees during development. I'm confident this will help planners manage the tension b/w the need for housing and trees in our cities authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

That's really poor in their part...just wow.

Exactly... This one caught me off guard.

The theses at my university get deposited into an online repository. So the editor would have found it there...though I'm guessing that its probably just thoughtless use of Turnitin. Makes me think about embargoing theses for 12 months before making them publicly available through the repository.

One of my former students just had a manuscript desk rejected by the editor because it was too similar to a chapter in his (the former student) thesis. First time I've seen this. Anyone else had this experience? #academicsky

Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers Actor says it is ‘more important than ever’ to safeguard city’s parks as report finds more than 50 are at risk

Dame Judy gets it. Public greenspaces are for the people ✊ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is 3-30-300 likely to be enshrined in the planning bill? Would be great to see urban greening given such a backing.

Fantastic Jonathan, congrats on the well deserved achievement.

It doesn't always go this well...today I had 2 manuscripts rejected. Chin up.

Here's the scientific article if you're interested doi.org/10.1016/j.uf...

A Cut Below: How Pruning Techniques and Timing Impact Damage and Regrowth (Tree Journal Club 9) - Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Tree Root Pruning Research Findings

This was really cool to see, @arborkoeser.bsky.social covered my recent research in his blog 'Rooted in Tree Research'. It's well-written and funny #scicom. If you've ever wondered what happens to a root when you cut through it with a spade, check it out blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/gcrec/2025/1...

The kids climb was popular with my little ones.

Spent the afternoon at the #itcc #isa tree climbing competition in Hagley park. Incredible vibe and athleticism from the world's best arborists in town ahead of the international society of arboriculture conference.

Is it silly to think that New Zealand's science funding changes may yield too much influence to one person?

newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/16/f...

Wow, what a setup. I'm guessing the tower is for much more than line of sight flying. What other instrumentation have you got on the tower?

Great work! That author list is like a bluesky starter pack!

Today #ucnz is hosting careers advisors from across the country and my research group is telling them all about how we use remote sensing to measure and monitor forests. We use drones equipped with laser scanners, multispectral sensors, and thermal sensors to understand forest dynamics.

My university, #ucnz, is putting on a series of really interesting talks at this annual Raising the Bar event. Grab a coffee, pint, wine, or cocktail at your local and hear 20 leading academics talk about AI, penguins, space tourism, and more. www.rtbevent.com/rtbchch2025

Filling streets with trees Communities worldwide are planting trees. In New Zealand. Hāwera has 7.5% tree canopy, Picton has nearly 59%. The average across all NZ towns and cities is 19%.

Had a really nice chat with Mihingarangi Forbes this morning on RNZ about NZ's urban forests and the importance of trees and greenspaces for wellbeing. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Prof. Coops organises quickfire and long form research talks, tech tips, coding sessions, mental health workshops, career retrospective panels, a quiz night, and a movie night for his graduate students and guests. All that plus ample time in the lake, good food and drinks, and lots of laughter.

I was so lucky to spend a week with the @irssubc.bsky.social on their annual research retreat on Vancouver Island. They're such a fun, smart, and inspiring group.

Holy Li-Cor Batman!

What's the collective noun for a group of Li-Cor 6800?

PhD student submits his thesis

One of the best parts of my job...getting to congratulate my PhD students on submitting their thesis after years of hard work. Congrats to Joe Zhao (not on bsky) on his amazing work using deep learning for tree crown delineation and species detection in cities.