barnesecodiv.bsky.social
Researcher in functional ecology & biodiversity, EcoDiv research lab leader @University of Waikato, Aotearoa - interested in all things ecology and beyond! he/him More about our lab here: www.ecodivlab.com
👤 Joined on 11 October 2023
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@barnesecodiv.bsky.socialIt was fun taking part in -reading the studies that fuelled this forum -condensing them into a short, journalistic-style text -creating a graph showing that despite the same species richness, trophically complex communities with more niche overlap & predators may show higher multifunctionality 🕷️🐜🤹♂️
Show PostRecent studies have shown how species interaction architecture drives ecosystem functioning - more than species richness alone 🌐🐝🌿 We highlight this conceptual shift, synthesizing main findings and future directions @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social @bmwildermuth.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Show PostA good reminder "Data science" isn't Science..."Without models, mathematical or conceptual, data are just noise...science advances only if it can provide explanations...there is an area where petabytes of information can be used...But don't call it science" link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪🌐
Show PostSuch a privilege to host 100+ entomologists from around Aotearoa at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social this week for NZ Entomological Society conference alongside @barnesecodiv.bsky.social & an amazing team of colleagues. Some highlights in the pics!
Show PostGreat write-up by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social on our paper in @natecoevo.nature.com www.theguardian.com/environment/... on the impact of generative AI on biological recording #Ornithology #UKBirding 🪶🌍 1/2
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