‘NOT FOR SALE’
It turns out that not many Americans wanted to see our country’s public land sold — with polls showing 75-80% opposed — even 65% of Republicans
Late Monday, that proposal got the axe 🪓
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...
@mditmer.bsky.social
Research ecologist, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station | studying animal movement, human disturbance, and ecophysiology.
‘NOT FOR SALE’
It turns out that not many Americans wanted to see our country’s public land sold — with polls showing 75-80% opposed — even 65% of Republicans
Late Monday, that proposal got the axe 🪓
news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...
Vertebrate hotspots are expected to see increased climate extremes in the coming decades; often in places where animals may be most naive to such events. New research out of my lab led by Dr. van den Bosch in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🧪🌐🌏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Very excited to be a part of this work led by @mditmer.bsky.social and Heather Abernathy
06.06.2025 12:08 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0New research demonstrates how anonymised mobile phone location data can transform our understanding of human recreation behavior, human wildlife interactions, & wildlife habitat 📲🧪
It also offers pathways to improve habitat connectivity mapping 📍🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Let's dive into this a bit. A short and very incomplete thread on US Forest Service research. 1/
31.05.2025 21:05 — 👍 185 🔁 132 💬 8 📌 15A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I never thought I'd see my name in Science and I'm over the moon! Many thanks to Jedediah Brodie @fletcherecology.bsky.social and team. It is an honor to be a part of this!
Super excited to share this new pub led by @wilsonsherm.bsky.social! We used Nextdoor posts to explore human-carnivore interactions in Los Angeles. Nextdoor offers a useful data source for understanding urban human-wildlife interactions, if human biases are accounted for. Check it out! 🧪🌎
14.04.2025 18:41 — 👍 19 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1We made the cover of TREE!
03.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 20 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1A fire-killed forest in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Recently after fire with only snags remaining
We are recruiting a postdoctoral ORISE fellow to join an interdisciplinary team focused on issues of ecosystem type conversion, directional biodiversity change, and what to do about it. Please spread the word! 🌎🌐🧪
Details here:
www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...
Another video in my series on applied time series and forecasting with the {mvgam} #rstats 📦. This one introduces State Space hierarchical GAMs and GPs for tackling multivariate series youtu.be/2POK_FVwCHk?...
04.02.2025 08:09 — 👍 79 🔁 25 💬 3 📌 1Grizzly bears & wolves avoid busy hiking trails more than previously thought 🏞️
Explains how, combining camera traps & modelling, researchers found that the strongest disturbance effects take place within 300m for Grizzly Bears & 600m for Grey Wolves 🐺🌎🧪
🔗 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/23/g...
Integrating human trail use in montane landscapes reveals larger zones of human influence for wary carnivores 🐻
👉Shows how human activity can alter wildlife detection rates 🌏
👉Results identify target buffer distances for protected areas near trails 🧪
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Figure from the publication, a chart and map illustrating range of tradeoffs across different fuel break locations
Fuel breaks –strips of land managed for reduced flammability– are designed to aid wildfire suppression and management. 🔥However, fuel break construction may reduce wildlife habitat & introduce invasive species. New study investigating these potential trade-offs: www.usgs.gov/centers/fort... 🌎
17.01.2025 13:43 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0A nice summary of this recent research about that other ecological disturbance in the west and its rising impact on wildlife
phys.org/news/2024-12...
Predicting fine-scale distributions and emergent spatiotemporal patterns from temporally dynamic step selection simulations https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07421 #Buffalo #Movement #Management
Predicting fine-scale distributions and emergent spatiotemporal patterns from temporally dynamic step selection simulations https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07421 #Buffalo #Movement #Management
23.12.2024 09:26 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Absolutely incredible headline/image pairing from the NYT. No notes.
19.12.2024 17:03 — 👍 63 🔁 10 💬 10 📌 2📣Another paper out📣
This one is a fun collaboration with @emanzo.bsky.social and the Fondazione Ethoikos team. Using #cameratraps, we explored whether European pine marten’s occurrence and activity were associated with the presence of humans and domestic cats on Elba Island. 🏃🚵🐈⬛
Camera trap image of 3 baby feral pigs, all are brown and foraging.
Our new paper was just published on the survival of feral pigs 🐖in the presence of cougars 🦁. Juvenile mortality was mostly due to predation & road kill, not so for adults.
This is part of Mitch's PhD work with CDFW, NWRC, & DoD. We should have more soon! 🧪
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I’d love an add, please. I work with physiological biologgers and audio playback systems. Thanks!
27.11.2024 16:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Please share widely! Apply to come join us at South Dakota State University!
22.11.2024 22:58 — 👍 10 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1Ready to learn how to use LiDAR for research in #forestry and natural resources using #R? This week I am releasing a 7-part series to help you get started! Share with anyone you know who wants to get started. Part 1 covers acquiring, & viewing LiDAR data! bit.ly/lidR-module1
21.11.2024 01:57 — 👍 101 🔁 36 💬 5 📌 1Interested in quantifying animal diel activity with hierarchical models? Check out this amazing how-to guide from @fa-bio-la.bsky.social , @science-action.bsky.social , and John Fieberg! 🧪
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New paper out on climate change, drought and consequences for wildlife! 🌎 🧪
Led by the tenacious Dr. van den Bosch (new to blue sky; give him a follow)