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Neil Pederson
@yellowbuckeye.bsky.social
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I study old-growth forests and climate change from trees to regions and seasons to centuries. A colleague termed it RetroEcology - https://broadleafpapers.wordpress.com/

Love music in 3/4, 6/8, 5/4, 11, & other offbeat signatures (no real pun intended) .. more

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 11h
Very cool work by Bryan Black here at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research establishing the exact date of the Electron Mudflow in the Puget Sound metropolitan area: 'Forest-floor burial in 1507 by the largest Mount Rainier lahar of the past millennium'
doi.org/10.1130/G537...
Forest-floor burial in 1507 by the largest Mount Rainier lahar of the past millennium | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
New dating of lahar-killed trees underscores volcano hazards in the Puget Sound metropolitan area. Beginning as a landslide from the west flank of Mount
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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 14h
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

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Nebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 4d
PROGRAMS CUT: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents vote to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

From Zach Wendling buff.ly/Zw4giMP
‘This hurts’: Regents approve shuttering four academic programs at UNL • Nebraska Examiner
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 5d
When global temperatures shot up by ~6°C about 56 million years ago, plants were unable to thrive

The reduced ability of vegetation & soils to capture & store carbon may have kept temperatures elevated for >100,000 years

Today Earth is warming ~10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago
56 million years ago, the Earth suddenly heated up – and many plants stopped working properly
It could be a sign of what’s to come.
theconversation.com

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Prism @prismreports.org · 5d
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
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Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 9d
No matter what the relationship is between the football program budget and funding the rest of the university, can't the high-level admins who made these coach buyout deals see how insulting and demoralizing they are for faculty and staff being told their institutions face budget crises?

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 14d
Spatiotemporal Variability of Dendroecological Indicators in Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur L.) Tree‐Rings Across Europe in Relation to Species Distribution Models

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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 14d
“Overall, these findings suggest that the value of natural history collections as global research infrastructure is eroding due to decreased collecting of specimen data across species, locations, and time.“ doi.org/10.1038/s414... Interesting analysis based on @gbif.org data.
Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications
Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...
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Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 14d
I currently have three funded PhD positions available for applications. Links for more info and to apply are in my profile page: research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/t...
PhD Positions I have three funded projects currently available. Closing date 10 December 2025: Redeveloping Central England Temperature: Modernising a Historic Climate Series (CASE project with Met Office) (main supervisor: Tim Osborn; co-supervisors: Stephen Packman, Met Office, Ed Hawkins, University of Reading, Andrew Friedman, UEA) Closing date 7 January 2026: Causes and Syndromes of Extreme Wildfires in Tropical and Extratropical Forests (main supervisor: Matt Jones; co-supervisor: Tim Osborn) Closing date 7 January 2026: Predicting and Mitigating Megafires under Climate Change (CASE project with WTW) (main supervisor: Matt Jones; co-supervisor: Tim Osborn)

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 14d
Unraveling the mysteries of ancient solar storms and earthquakes using tree rings research.arizona.edu/news/unravel...
Unraveling the mysteries of ancient solar storms and earthquakes
Tree-ring and planetary scientists are preparing for the big natural events thanks to a Big Idea Challenge grant and a new laboratory.
research.arizona.edu

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Neil Pederson @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social · 15d
The rapid warming and current drought in Iran appears to be a factor for the fires in the Hyrcanian Forest, a broadleaf mixed forest in a relatively wet region:

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...

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John Hammond @hydrohammond.bsky.social · 16d
Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.

Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:

www.tu.org/conservation...

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Neil Pederson @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social · 18d
I reckon (hypothesize) the white ring will be a useful marker ring for your CRN. Wonder if it is the late frost of 2007 (or was it 2008…it predates my phone and the pic I took in KY. Pretty sure it was 2007)

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Neil Pederson @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social · 18d
The oblong/oval’ish brown patches?

Reminds me of when an entamogist told me about Thrips impacts on maples. This was down in the Smokies

That white ring is a signal. What year is that?

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Neil Pederson @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social · 20d
😂

I’ve still not seen it. Is it worth seeing?

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Neil Pederson @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social · 20d
They consulted with scientists at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, including Wally Brocker, when developing the movie. Campus was excited when folks arrived

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 20d
Repeatedly! When I was researching for my article on Trump and the Supreme Court's latest threat to the Clean Water Act, I learned the Cuyahoga River caught on fire not once, not twice, but over a dozen times

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 20d
🌳💧📊 #PhDAlert! MSc in #ForestEcology or #EnvironmentalSciences? Excellent analytical and statistical skills in time-series analysis and experience with #treering methods🪵? We offer a #PhD position in #Dendroecology: apply.refline.ch/273855/1795/... #dendrosciences #ecology #ScienceJobs
Job offer: PhD in Dendroecology (f/m/d) You will be part of a project aiming to empirically disentangle atmospheric vs. soil drought impacts on intra- and inter-annual wood formation, and mechanistically model drought constraints on intra- and inter-annual tree growth dynamics (https://www.wsl.ch/en/projects/sad-tree) based on a unique monitoring network of 44 forest sites in Switzerland spanning 10 years of soil moisture and atmospheric climate data. In this context, you will contribute to the establishment and analysis of intra- and inter-annual time series of tree growth based on dendrometer, tree rings, and quantitative wood anatomy (QWA). You will be responsible for establishing improved empirical relationships of tree growth-environment interactions based on the long-term integrative Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Continuum dataset (tree & stand traits, physical environment), analyzing: intra-annual water- and growth-related stem radius changes from dendrometer measurements, early-season wood anatomy related to water transport and rehydration, and long-term drought effects on growth using tree-ring widths. You have a Master's degree in forest ecology, environmental sciences, or equivalent. You should have excellent analytical and statistical skills in time-series analysis, preferably in dendrosciences and/or tree physiology. Ideally, you are proficient in programming and handling of large datasets, and have experience with tree-ring methods. You are able to efficiently expand and acquire knowledge in topics relevant to the project. You have a proficient command of written and spoken English, are able to work in a structured, efficient and independent manner, and have a high level of team spirit and have good communication skills.

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Sarah Feakins @sfeakins.bsky.social · 21d
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... My lab facilities enable the study of plant wax traits, get in touch if you want to write a proposal for the Dec 4 deadline.
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation
www.simonsfoundation.org

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 21d
A South Carolina woman who police say tried to end her pregnancy with medication has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child neglect.

Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social

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A South Carolina 20-Year-Old Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
Police say she took medication to end her pregnancy
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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · 26d
🚨Job opportunity🚨

We are hiring a 3yr research technician. If you love fieldwork, are passionate about forests & mountains, and want to up-skill in remote sensing, sensor networks and running field experiments this could be the dream job for you!
🧪🌳⛰️🛰️🌡️🍄

www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
www.bristol.ac.uk

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 26d
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938

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A stamped letter saying "Die Wohungsnot Schuld Der Juden"

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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 26d
Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent

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Beronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · 29d
Grateful for @koshersoul.bsky.social's words about #WhenTreesTestify:
"We have been waiting for this. A botanical memoir, a history, a history with a Black lens-that takes us from roots to branches...an electric, bold weaving of ethnobotany, personal memoir, spirit and science and I am here for it"
Picture of book "When Trees Testify" with text that reads: "We have been waiting for this. A botanical memoir, a history, a history with a Black lens-that takes us from roots to branches giving us the keys to an alternative retelling of the American landscape and the ways plants mark who we are and where we've been. This is an electric, bold weaving of ethnobotany, personal memoir, spirit and science and I am here for it." -MICHAEL W. TWITTY, award-winning author of The Cooking Gene When Trees Testify Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical O Legacy BERONDA L. MONTGOMERY H

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · Nov 8
Some much needed good news. “Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.” Guft link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com

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Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila @josephtumber.bsky.social · Nov 6
The Tumber-Dávila Lab and Michael Cox are looking for a postdoctoral Fellow to join the Environmental Studies Department at Dartmouth through the Society of Fellows Program
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · Nov 6
Cool use of a clumped isotopologue in wood! - Isotopic evidence for elevated photorespiration during the last glacial period www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Isotopic evidence for elevated photorespiration during the last glacial period - Nature Geoscience
Low carbon dioxide levels during the last glacial period enhanced photorespiration in trees across North America, indicating a decline in land plant productivity, according to measurements of clumped ...
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Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social · Nov 5
Grateful to spend two days on the Klamath watching chinook, liberated by dam removal, return to streams from which they’d been precluded since the Titanic sank. Fish are everywhere, in numbers that stagger the mind & locations that biologists figured would take years to repopulate. Too beautiful.

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Dan Starr @danstarrucdavis.bsky.social · Nov 4
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

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Keila Stark (she/her) @keila-stark.bsky.social · Nov 4
Most major theories in ecology assume some sort of equilibrium, but only ~half of empirical tests acknowledge it & even fewer observed it in their system. Does this matter? How did the idea become so pervasive in ecology anyway? Find out in our new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Equilibrium Conundrum
Although an assumption of equilibrium dynamics underlies most ecological theory, the evidence for this dynamic in nature and in empirical studies is scarce. This creates an unfortunate disconnect bet...
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