@ndemalach.bsky.social
Plant ecologist (assistant professor) at @HebrewU. I use experiments, models, and global analyses to study biodiversity and trait distribution.
*Job alert*
Within our recently funded collaborative project focusing on assisted migration of #mountain #plant species, we are looking for a #PhD candidate based at ETH Zรผrich. For further details and instructions, see the job ad:
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... A fresh, unique approach to a classic question
18.11.2024 16:36 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Great! Thank you :)
16.11.2023 12:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0(7) This version is not behind a paywall: rdcu.be/dqBBK
16.11.2023 08:35 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0(6) Lastly, we built a model predicting that #ClimateChanges will further increase the prevalence of annual plants worldwide. ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐
16.11.2023 08:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(5) ๐ ๐ฃ While we knew that annuals are favored in disturbed ecosystems, we were amazed that this pattern scaled up. ๐ฃ Human footprint influences biogeographic patterns of annual prevalence! ๐ #Conservation
16.11.2023 08:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(4) ๐We found striking evidence for convergent evolution. Different plant families independently embraced the annual life cycle under hot-dry summer๐ป๐ท๐พ. Nature's marvel! ๐ณ #Evolution
16.11.2023 08:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(3) ๐ฅ We thought hot & dry conditions were the key to annual prevalence ๐, but it's all about hot-dry SUMMERS (rather than the yearly average)! This is why there are more annuals in northern Israel (or California) than in most deserts. ๐๏ธ. ๐๏ธ #ClimateScience
16.11.2023 08:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(2) ๐ Annuals are much rarer than previously thought - just 6% of all plants and 13% of herbaceous plants. Yet, their distribution varies globally. ๐ Biodiversity
16.11.2023 08:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0(1) ๐ฑ๐ฑNew insights about the plant world - our Nature paper is out๐๐ A great collaboration with Itay Mayrose's group led by our excellent postdoc - Tyler Poppenwimer (highlights and free link below)
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๐ฑ๐ฑNew insights about the plant world - our Nature paper is out๐๐ A great collaboration with Itay Mayrose's group led by our excellent postdoc - Tyler Poppenwimer (highlights and free link below)
16.11.2023 08:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thank! Any specific recommendations (regarding ecology and botany)?
16.11.2023 07:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0What's the point of going to a second conference if you meet only a subset of the people attending the previous one? I am wondering if there are people here who left Twitter... (so there is a new audience)
15.11.2023 14:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Hi all, I am new here. Do you have any ideas on how to get a similar audience as on Twitter? Or is it impossible because most scientists are still there?
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