Vitek Jirinec

Convergence and consensus In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...

Interesting opinion in Science suggesting to replace 'scientific consensus' with convergent evidence.

Because it is less easily derailed by quoting one dissenting opinion.

Seems like a good idea!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Remote work is hit or miss 😐 #Science

Species turnover does not rescue biodiversity in fragmented landscapes - Nature An analysis of habitat fragmentation using a dataset of more than 4,000 species worldwide shows that fragmentation reduces biodiversity at all scales, and that increases in β diversity do not compensa...

Habitat fragmentation does NOT increase biodiversity at landscape scales: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We’ve been documenting how climate change is impacting birds in Amazonia, but this is the first paper to reveal direct negative demographic consequences. Over 27 years, harsher dry seasons slashed bird survival—up to 63% with just a 1°C rise. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#ClimateChange

Tracking Barred Owls night and day in Baton Rouge: Why studying the entire diel cycle matters for understanding bird habitat - American Ornithological Society It’s strange to think that a paper about Strix varia (Barred Owl) in Louisiana would begin in Jamaica more than 15 years ago. But that’s where this story starts.

Read the latest blog post on Wing Beat, "Tracking Barred Owls night and day in Baton Rouge: Why studying the entire diel cycle matters for understanding bird habitat," by Vitek Jirinec.
Blog post: americanornithology.org/tracking-bar...
Related paper: doi.org/10.1093/orni...