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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 20h

Nouveau livret Graphab 2025 : 12 exemples d'applications du logiciel pour l'analyse de la connectivité des habitats. Merci à toutes les personnes ayant contribué, et aux collègues qui ont mis tout ça en forme ! @xaviergirardet.bsky.social
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/productions/...

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 16d

Je propose une offre de post-doctorat (24 mois) au laboratoire ThéMA (Besançon, CNRS-UMLP) pour développer des simulations couplées de génétique des populations et dynamique de métacommunautés. Plus de détails ici : shorturl.at/7muyx
Pour toute question, me contacter!

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 16d

Happy to announce an open post-doctoral position (24 months) in the ThéMA lab (Besançon, CNRS-Univ.Marie et Louis Pasteur) to work on the coupled modelling of population genetic structure and metacommunity dynamics in habitat networks. Details here: shorturl.at/7muyx
For any questions, contact me!

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 20d

New preprint out! I did a literature review to check whether the use of distinct types of spatial networks in ecology has led to research silos or, instead, generated bridges among theoretical frameworks due to their methodological similarities. Find out here 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 22d

ThéoQuant 2026 will gather the community interested in theoretical and quantitative geography in Besançon, on February 4 to 6, 2026.
Abstract submission deadline: October, 15th
Already 8 sessions, including "Landscape Structures and Biodiversity Dynamics" ;)
theoquant2026.sciencesconf.org?lang=en

Dix-septièmes rencontres de Théo Quant - Sciencesconf.org

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · 22d

Les Rencontres de Théo Quant 2026 seront l'occasion de parler de géographie théorique et quantitative à Besançon du 4 au 6 février 2026
Fin de l'appel à résumés : 15 octobre
8 sessions sont prévues (dont "Structures paysagères et dynamiques de la biodiversité")
theoquant2026.sciencesconf.org?lang=fr

Dix-septièmes rencontres de Théo Quant - Sciencesconf.org

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌍 The International Biogeography Society’s 12th Biennial Conference — TIBS Aarhus 2026 — will take place Jan 6–10 in Aarhus, Denmark: conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-... 🐘🍃🌴We're looking forward to hosting it!
#Biogeography is central to understanding the #biosphere & is more important than ever!♨️

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Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣 Save the date for the 12th PCI webinar on September 18, 2025, at 4 PM CET!! Dorothy Bishop (@deevybee.bsky.social) will present "Editors matter: How negligent publishers subvert quality control in scientific publishing ". For more details and registration, visit:

PCI Webinar Series - Peer Community In

The PCI webinar series is a series of seminars on research practices, publication practices, evaluation, scientific integrity, meta-research, organised by Peer Community In

peercommunityin.org

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Sep 1

Register for the next MEE live!

Ata Kalirad joins us to talk about their recently accepted paper on Ecological Graph Theory, a method to simulate competition in structured populations 🌍 🧪

Find out more about the online workshop and register here 👇

buff.ly/axWOiyl

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · Sep 1

This project is part of the research undergone to improve the Graphab connectivity modelling software, for both theoretical and applied purposes:
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/productions/...

Graphab

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · Sep 1

Interested in movement ecology, habitat connectivity, and graph theory? Here is an open post-doctoral position (12 months) proposed by J.C. Foltête in the ThéMA laboratory (CNRS-Univ. Marie et Louis Pasteur).
More details here: shorturl.at/zKtpC
For any questions, please contact us!

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎙️ our latest podcast episode is live!
👨‍🔬 we spoke with our incredible Research Highlights Editor, Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal, about his research and his experience working as an editor on our journal.
🔉 listen in English here: buff.ly/9ZICMim
🔉 Escucha en español aquí: buff.ly/LX5Hw6k

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Mobilisation 6600 Parc-Nature MHM🌿 @mobili6600.bsky.social · Aug 8

🥰 C'est beau à voir tout ça, et ça fait tant de bien de se réunir!
L'apport de @schoolofhealth.concordia.ca à notre mouvement est vraiment précieux. 🙏

🥰 It's wonderful to see all this, and it feels good to come together. Concordia's contribution to our movement is invaluable. 🙏
#RésisteretFleurir

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CNRS Écologie & Environnement @cnrsecologie.bsky.social · Jul 9

@cnrsecologie.bsky.social regrette profondément l'adoption de cette loi à la vision court-termiste & ses conséquences graves sur l’environnement, qui méprise santé & bien-être de la population & le rôle des espèces sauvages dans la prod. agricole. La communauté scientifique n'a pas été entendue.

Agence France-Presse @afp.com · Jul 8

Le Parlement a définitivement adopté mardi la proposition de loi agricole Duplomb-Menonville, comprenant entre autres une mesure décriée de réintroduction sous conditions d'un pesticide néonicotinoïde, et présentée comme une réponse à la colère agricole de 2024.

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Katherine Hébert @katherinehebert.bsky.social · Jul 11

Last week, I had the very cool opportunity to talk about Blitz the Gap (our Canada-wide initiative to fill biodiversity data gaps this summer blitzthegap.org) on Moteur de Recherche at Radio-Canada. I had a blast! Listen here (in French) 🔊 shorturl.at/lJisw

Vendredi 4 juill. 2025 : Les premières frontières terrestres, et la psychologie des foules | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’épisode de l’émission Moteur de recherche : Vendredi 4 juill. 2025 : Les premières frontières terrestres, et la psychologie des foules

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · Jul 11

It was a pleasure to attend the @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social in Sherbrooke. The quality of presentations was impressive, the feedback very relevant and kind. I learned so much. Congrats to the organisation committee. I'll definitely recommend the next editions!
Immense merci à mes collègues canadiens

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Sylvain Argentieri @sylvainargentieri.bsky.social · Jul 11

A lire attentivement, tant la photographie de l’état de l’#ESR aujourd'hui me semble juste.

Julien Gossa @juliengossa.cpesr.fr · Jul 10

[ #VeilleESR #LRU ] Investir dans l’avenir : rebâtir un service public de l’enseignement supérieur
Avis du @lecese.fr par @kenzaoccansey.bsky.social

Sans doute le plus complet rapport sur l' #ESR à ma connaissance. C'est précis, sourcé, sans dénigrer ni se voiler la face.

Il est urgent de rebâtir un service public de l'enseignement supérieur | Le Conseil économique social et environnemental

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Lucas Eckert @lucaseckert.bsky.social · Jul 10

In case you missed my talk at #CSEE2025, you can explore your own collaborative networks and see a little summary on my website!

www.lucaseckert.ca/side-project...

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Dr. Andrea Wishart @wishartae.bsky.social · May 22

Excited to share that our work previously shared as a preprint is now out today in it's final peer-reviewed form in PLOS One! #OpenAccess

Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line, by Fraass et al. 2025

Andy Fraass @fraass.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 New Paper 🚨
Coauthors and I just published our work in PLOS One on Canadian graduate funding. We found that Canadian graduate funding falls _well_ below cost of living.
On average, $10kCAD below cost of living.

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Paul Savary @psavary.bsky.social · Jul 4

Merci beaucoup au journal En Direct de l'Université Marie et Louis Pasteur pour cet article de vulgarisation très clair sur les recherches que nous menons avec mes collègues sur la dispersion des espèces et la connectivité des habitats : shorturl.at/4GSeO

[Environnement]Comprendre les déplacements des espèces pour favoriser la biodiversité - Journal en direct

La cartographie au service de la préservation de la biodiversité : connaître à quels paysages correspond la dispersion des espèces.

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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · Jul 1

Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 everyone, and in particular to every Acer sp. 🍁 tree across this amazing country.

www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47727

maples (Genus Acer)

Acer /ˈeɪsər/ is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple. The genus is placed in the Sapindaceae family. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number...

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · Jun 19

This is the best, more elegant, description of what LLMs do.

I wish more people understood that.

Plus: there are many different tools under the umbrella of “AI” that work differently, but a common thread is they main work through giant regression models.

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jun 19

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · Jun 13

I did 5 independent replications of each condition. So I got 30 names (some repeated) for each condition

Results:

"tough-minded and rigorous": 22/30 males, 8/30 females

"friendly and kind": 8/30 males, 22/30 females

Not really surprising, I guess....

Examples below.

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Pedro Peres-Neto @comecology.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨 Recruiting! I’m looking for two graduate students (MSc or PhD) already based in Canada to join my lab and work on biodiversity research - broadly defined.

Based at Concordia University (Montreal) - competitive stipends will be offered.

communityandquantitativeecology.weebly.com

Community and Quantitative Ecology

Spatial Patterns of Biodiversity LABORATORY OF COMMUNITY AND QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY

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Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Reminder: It is next week!

Peer Community In @peercommunityin.bsky.social · May 20

📣 Save the date for the 11th PCI webinar on June 18, 2025, at 4 PM CET!! Brandon Stell (CNRS, Paris) will present "Elevating Scientific Standards: Community-Driven Assessment on PubPeer ". For more details and registration, visit: buff.ly/XuownT0

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