Benjamin Hlina, PhD

Thank you for clarification, given the four points you bring up I can see its usefulness, especially using with native pipes and type sensitivity.

I get that it’s type safe but overall replace_when() seems redundant to me.

Are these not just a wrapper around case_when()?

This is the way

Researchers ID organisms behind algae blooms near Barker's Island By sequencing DNA from a bloom near Barker’s Island in Superior last fall, researchers linked the toxins to Microcystis aeruginosa. The Minnesota Sea Grant called it a “breakthrough discovery.”

By sequencing DNA from a bloom near Barker’s Island in Superior last fall, researchers linked the toxins to Microcystis aeruginosa. The Minnesota Sea Grant called it a “breakthrough discovery.”

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences social card to promote call for papers on new collection 'Fish telemetry to address management and conservation' with image of boat and fish underwater.

Fish telemetry is helping researchers uncover critical data to guide conservation decisions. Submit your research or review on telemetry applications for managing #aquaticspecies for this collection. Submissions open until Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/Y2FTYRL @icft2025.bsky.social

Marine Science Research Fellow The Department of Marine Science at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is accepting applications for a temporary appointment as Marine Science Research Fellow, beginning Fall 2025. This appointment wil…

NASA-funded 2.5-3y position at St. Mary's College of Maryland using #acoustictelemetry and observing system data to create real-time forecasts of Atlantic sturgeon:
www.smcm.edu/hr/smcm-job/...

#trackingnotslacking 🦑🐟🧪🌎

An infographic about the National Sea Grant College Program's economic impact. The major figure is that a federal investment in Sea Grant of $94 million resulted in $828.3 million economic benefit.

Sea Grant work helps coastal communities become more resilient to disasters, promotes sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and contributes to healthier coastal ecosystems for all. In 2023 alone, a federal investment in Sea Grant of $94 million resulted in $828.3 million economic benefit.

And the award goes to...

Dr. Docker receives the award from Drs. Hecky and Muir. Everyone is well dressed and Andrew has a great tie.

This year's Jack Christie/Ken H. Loftus Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions toward Understanding Healthy #GreatLakes Ecosystems from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to @margaretdocker.bsky.social!

Cover of "Towards a best practice in acoustic telemetry mooring design" featuring a submerged, large, yellow buoy in clear water.

New #AcousticTelemetry mooring design recs backed by decades of experience from @oceantracking.bsky.social and @imos-aus.bsky.social:
repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329...

Complete with a repo to further community development!
github.com/ocean-tracki...

🌎🧪🐟🦑 #trackingnotslacking

We had an amazing time on Sunday at Earth Day at Malden Park. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat and learn about water monitoring, and the work we are doing with RAEON. We are looking forward to seeing you again at our community science events starting this month! shorturl.at/FJN6L

mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays Neglecting to consider mortalities can generate bias in telemetry studies. The R package mort identifies potential mortalities or expelled tags in passive telemetry arrays. Thresholds are derived fro...

mort: An R package to conservatively identify mortalities and shed tags in passive telemetry arrays. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Quarto articles, in the `vignettes/articles/*` sense, don't seem to work · Issue #2821 · r-lib/pkgdown I'm working on making usethis::use_vignette() and usethis::use_article() work for .qmd. In that PR (r-lib/usethis#2085), I feel like I've got the right files going in the right places, etc., and .q...

That’s fair…I didn’t know that pkgdown could render qmd, figured it was restricted to rmd…you learn something every day. Not sure if you’ve seen this GH issue on pkgdown. It’s resolved but maybe this has popped back up.

github.com/r-lib/pkgdow...

Is there a specific reason for using quarto here versus rmarkdown?

Same here I just learned st_nearest_point() and st_within(). I used the combination of the 2 to snap points that fell outside a polygon. It’s such a great tool!

Thanks - let me know if any issues arise.

I second pathroutr

The to and from column idea comes from network analyses, specifically this blog post.

www.jessesadler.com/post/network...

You could then create to and froms in your detection data similar to this blog post. And then left join the to and from line strings to the detections based on a pasted column of the to and froms

blog.benjaminhlina.com/posts/post-w...

Going to chime in here I’m not sure about directly curved lines but check this blog post to see how to use pathroutr to make shortest paths between points

blog.benjaminhlina.com/posts/post-w...

Long-term convergence of salmonid isotopic niche in Lake Ontario Investigating niches through time to reveal species’ responses to ecological stressors is critical for successful resource management. Stable isotope …

Long-term convergence of salmonid isotopic niche in Lake Ontario

#GreatLakes 🧪

"Lake Ontario salmonid isotopic niches have converged through time, suggesting energy sources for salmonids have become more similar."

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Fun surprise today…Mark Carney happen to show up next to building I work in. Shook his hand and said support science!
#canadastrong

OTN’s study hall promotes a culture of open science by providing a platform for transparent discussions and problem-solving. These informal sessions on Thursdays can be a valuable resource for anyone interested in aquatic telemetry. Learn more: oceantrackingnetwork.org/study-hall/

Bayesian Trophic Position Models using stan Bayesian trophic position models using stan by leveraging brms for stable isotope data. Trophic position models are derived by using equations from Post (2002) <doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0703:USI...

Looks like a great time! Might be worth sharing with the group as I just published v0.1.0 on CRAN benjaminhlina.github.io/trps/

Bayesian Trophic Position Models using stan Bayesian trophic position models using stan by leveraging brms for stable isotope data. Trophic position models are derived by using equations from Post (2002) <doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0703:USI...

Trophic Ecologists - new pkg alert - {trps} (pronounced ‘tropes’): Bayesian Trophic Position Models using 'Stan'. Estimates trophic position using equations from Post (2002), Vander Zanden & Vadeboncoeur (2002), & Heuvel et al. (2024).

benjaminhlina.github.io/trps/

#rstats #ecology #foodwebs

AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense.

I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense

I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense...

Fight the Oligarchy Rally Poster with event details for: Las Vegas, NV, Tempe, AZ, Greeley, CO, Denver, CO, and Tucson, AZ

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STARTING TOMORROW.

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This is super cool: "The SeaTube Catalog contains video recordings from Remotely Operated Vehicle dives, fixed cameras at the seafloor, and time-lapse cameras at coastal shore stations." data.oceannetworks.ca/ExpeditionMa...

Here's an eel feeding at 1000m off the coast of Virginia. 🧪🐟🦑

Another really cool one

Really looking forward to another rendition of my ecological time series and forecasting course using {`mvgam`} and {`brms`} in #rstats. Come for the wiggles, stay for the memes