Rachel Jade Kuzmich
@thatracheljade.bsky.social
Interested in drivers, patterns, and impacts of forest change.
ecology + remote sensing
Postdoc at Norwegian University of Life Sciences | PhD at Queen's University (NSERC CGSD 🙏) | Hons BSc at Trent University
ecology + remote sensing
Postdoc at Norwegian University of Life Sciences | PhD at Queen's University (NSERC CGSD 🙏) | Hons BSc at Trent University
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🎄 ANNOUNCEMENT: R Package Development Advent Calendar 2025! 🎄
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
Starting December 1st, I'm launching a 25-day journey through modern R package development. here's why you should follow along 🧵
#rstats #RPackageAdvent2025 #OpenSource
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...
Nordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society Oikos
Join us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t...
nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitutions can be proxies for missing time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two in the direction but not the magnitude of plant and arthropod community responses to land-use intensification 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congruent direction but different magnitude of biodiversity response to land-use intensification in space and time - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitution approaches can be suitable proxies for unavailable time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two approaches in the direc...
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitutions can be proxies for missing time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two in the direction but not the magnitude of plant and arthropod community responses to land-use intensification 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Happy to see new newest member of the #geocompx family up on the geocompx.org website: Spatial Data Visualization with tmap is an awesome book that is still in progress 🏗️ Well worth a read to launch your reproducible map making journey 🚀
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy to see new newest member of the #geocompx family up on the geocompx.org website: Spatial Data Visualization with tmap is an awesome book that is still in progress 🏗️ Well worth a read to launch your reproducible map making journey 🚀
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Forest Futures – new forest-climate knowledge hub based at uOttawa – is hiring three key positions:
🔹 Senior Research Associate lnkd.in/gfByajdH
🔹 Research Associate / Post-Doctoral Fellow www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
🔹 Coordination / Partnerships Manager lnkd.in/gyKz_eNu
🔹 Senior Research Associate lnkd.in/gfByajdH
🔹 Research Associate / Post-Doctoral Fellow www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
🔹 Coordination / Partnerships Manager lnkd.in/gyKz_eNu
Forest Futures hiring Senior Research Associate in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 1:07:03 PM. Job Title: Senior Research AssociateJob Type: Full-time Contract (Part-time 50%+ options…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
lnkd.in
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Forest Futures – new forest-climate knowledge hub based at uOttawa – is hiring three key positions:
🔹 Senior Research Associate lnkd.in/gfByajdH
🔹 Research Associate / Post-Doctoral Fellow www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
🔹 Coordination / Partnerships Manager lnkd.in/gyKz_eNu
🔹 Senior Research Associate lnkd.in/gfByajdH
🔹 Research Associate / Post-Doctoral Fellow www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
🔹 Coordination / Partnerships Manager lnkd.in/gyKz_eNu
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
🌲 Great news from ForestSAT 2026! 🌍
We’re thrilled to announce that we received 480 abstracts from over 49 countries, highlighting the incredible global interest in forest research and remote sensing.
👉 For more information, visit our website. carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
We’re thrilled to announce that we received 480 abstracts from over 49 countries, highlighting the incredible global interest in forest research and remote sensing.
👉 For more information, visit our website. carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
🌲 Great news from ForestSAT 2026! 🌍
We’re thrilled to announce that we received 480 abstracts from over 49 countries, highlighting the incredible global interest in forest research and remote sensing.
👉 For more information, visit our website. carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
We’re thrilled to announce that we received 480 abstracts from over 49 countries, highlighting the incredible global interest in forest research and remote sensing.
👉 For more information, visit our website. carlos-alberto-silva.github.io/silvalab/For...
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Join us at the Nordic OIKOS–GfÖ Conference 2026!
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Join us at the Nordic OIKOS–GfÖ Conference 2026!
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
📅 14–17 Sept 2026 | 📍 Odense, Denmark
Open call for workshops & thematic sessions!
Deadlines:
Thematic sessions: 16 Jan 2026
Workshops: 17 Apr 2026
👉 Details & submission: vist.ly/4fvnx
#Ecology #NSO202 #gfoe2026 #Science @gfoesoc.bsky.social
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
We are looking for new graduate students! Feel free to repost or pass along to prospective students
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We are looking for new graduate students! Feel free to repost or pass along to prospective students
The amazing @daniellecreek.bsky.social kicking off the first #DendroNet meeting at @uninmbu.bsky.social 👏
October 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The amazing @daniellecreek.bsky.social kicking off the first #DendroNet meeting at @uninmbu.bsky.social 👏
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
At #EOU2025?
Catch a talk from @rspbscience.bsky.social's Paul Bellamy: “How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?” 🌳🐦
At 14:30 in LR3 as part of the Conservation 2 session
@eounion.bsky.social
Catch a talk from @rspbscience.bsky.social's Paul Bellamy: “How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?” 🌳🐦
At 14:30 in LR3 as part of the Conservation 2 session
@eounion.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At #EOU2025?
Catch a talk from @rspbscience.bsky.social's Paul Bellamy: “How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?” 🌳🐦
At 14:30 in LR3 as part of the Conservation 2 session
@eounion.bsky.social
Catch a talk from @rspbscience.bsky.social's Paul Bellamy: “How do methods of woodland creation affect bird communities and abundance?” 🌳🐦
At 14:30 in LR3 as part of the Conservation 2 session
@eounion.bsky.social
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Introducing "The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology"
The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...
The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...
The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 1 of this Preprint.
doi.org
August 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Introducing "The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology"
The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...
The first standardised set of data editor guidelines. Led by SORTEE with input from numerous data editors across ecology and evolution.
🔗 doi.org/10.32942/X24...
👋
We’re thrilled to welcome our new postdoc, Rachel Kuzmich, to the team!
Rachel will be using multi-sensor multi-temporal remote sensing data to examine climate-related forest change.
Excited to have her join us!
Rachel will be using multi-sensor multi-temporal remote sensing data to examine climate-related forest change.
Excited to have her join us!
August 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
👋
Got remote sensing or species distribution data?
I've got a few months to bridge (May-July) between my phd and postdoc and am looking for short-term remote work!
I've got a few months to bridge (May-July) between my phd and postdoc and am looking for short-term remote work!
April 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Got remote sensing or species distribution data?
I've got a few months to bridge (May-July) between my phd and postdoc and am looking for short-term remote work!
I've got a few months to bridge (May-July) between my phd and postdoc and am looking for short-term remote work!
Passed my phd defense last week 🥳🕺😎
Big thanks to my committee for the thoughtful discussion, making the 3 hours fly by.
L-R: Steve Lougheed, Paul Treitz, me 👋, Ross Hill, Erica Nol, and Ryan Danby.
Big thanks to my committee for the thoughtful discussion, making the 3 hours fly by.
L-R: Steve Lougheed, Paul Treitz, me 👋, Ross Hill, Erica Nol, and Ryan Danby.
April 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Passed my phd defense last week 🥳🕺😎
Big thanks to my committee for the thoughtful discussion, making the 3 hours fly by.
L-R: Steve Lougheed, Paul Treitz, me 👋, Ross Hill, Erica Nol, and Ryan Danby.
Big thanks to my committee for the thoughtful discussion, making the 3 hours fly by.
L-R: Steve Lougheed, Paul Treitz, me 👋, Ross Hill, Erica Nol, and Ryan Danby.
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
So, are you considering your next study system/species? Don’t forget to check your subconscious bias…what are we missing out on by only studying colorful/boldly patterned and geographically convenient species across the tree of life? This is all to say: don't forget about the drab&distant species!
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So, are you considering your next study system/species? Don’t forget to check your subconscious bias…what are we missing out on by only studying colorful/boldly patterned and geographically convenient species across the tree of life? This is all to say: don't forget about the drab&distant species!
1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
April 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1/🧵 Today at #BOU2025, I'm sharing my work using a #lidar time series to examine temporal Chiffchaff niche dynamic.
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
tl;dr as the population has grown, Chiffchaff niche has expanded.
#remotesensing #ecology 🧪🌎🌳🐦🛰
🙏 @bou.org.uk for the travel award to be here 🙏
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
🌲Would you like to map the biodiversity of forests from above? 📢 We have an open three-year #postdoc #position in #remotesensing of forest biodiversity🌳🦋🍄🐞@uninmbu.bsky.social Combine eDNA measurements with #lidar and optical data.
Learn more & apply here 👉 bit.ly/4jfLH6E
Learn more & apply here 👉 bit.ly/4jfLH6E
April 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌲Would you like to map the biodiversity of forests from above? 📢 We have an open three-year #postdoc #position in #remotesensing of forest biodiversity🌳🦋🍄🐞@uninmbu.bsky.social Combine eDNA measurements with #lidar and optical data.
Learn more & apply here 👉 bit.ly/4jfLH6E
Learn more & apply here 👉 bit.ly/4jfLH6E
A dreamy day for a stroll in the countryside revisiting my woodland study sites. Particularly enjoyed noticing all the borders and thought about birds noticing the same.
March 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A dreamy day for a stroll in the countryside revisiting my woodland study sites. Particularly enjoyed noticing all the borders and thought about birds noticing the same.
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Fully funded PhD in Plant Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver 🍁! Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology & more. Start Jan/May/Sept 2026. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
March 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Fully funded PhD in Plant Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver 🍁! Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology & more. Start Jan/May/Sept 2026. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Abstract submitted to @eounion.bsky.social where I hope to share my work balancing data-driven #remotesensing approaches with #ecological knowledge to make better habitat models.
🤞 to seeing you in Wales!
🤞 to seeing you in Wales!
March 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Abstract submitted to @eounion.bsky.social where I hope to share my work balancing data-driven #remotesensing approaches with #ecological knowledge to make better habitat models.
🤞 to seeing you in Wales!
🤞 to seeing you in Wales!
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
We have announced the 2024 Robert May Prize shortlist, our award for early career researchers! 🏆
Follow the link below to see our shortlisted authors and their papers 🌎 🧪 👇
Follow the link below to see our shortlisted authors and their papers 🌎 🧪 👇
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We have announced the 2024 Robert May Prize shortlist, our award for early career researchers! 🏆
Follow the link below to see our shortlisted authors and their papers 🌎 🧪 👇
Follow the link below to see our shortlisted authors and their papers 🌎 🧪 👇
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Our next workshop will be presented by SORTEE president Ed Ivimey-Cook:
"Reproducible data analysis in R"
Ed will introduce the basics of reproducible projects, data & code, and conduct a code review.
Register at events.humanitix.com/sortee-works...
#rstats #SORTEEtools #codereview
"Reproducible data analysis in R"
Ed will introduce the basics of reproducible projects, data & code, and conduct a code review.
Register at events.humanitix.com/sortee-works...
#rstats #SORTEEtools #codereview
March 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our next workshop will be presented by SORTEE president Ed Ivimey-Cook:
"Reproducible data analysis in R"
Ed will introduce the basics of reproducible projects, data & code, and conduct a code review.
Register at events.humanitix.com/sortee-works...
#rstats #SORTEEtools #codereview
"Reproducible data analysis in R"
Ed will introduce the basics of reproducible projects, data & code, and conduct a code review.
Register at events.humanitix.com/sortee-works...
#rstats #SORTEEtools #codereview
Abstract submitted to @silvilaser2025.bsky.social about density-driven effects on plot-level ALS metrics describing woodland bird habitat. See you in Quebec City this autumn 😎
March 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Abstract submitted to @silvilaser2025.bsky.social about density-driven effects on plot-level ALS metrics describing woodland bird habitat. See you in Quebec City this autumn 😎
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
Hi there, my student is making a survey about the use of R packages in Ecology, could you please spend two mins on filling it 🥹 Very appreciated! And if you could spread it further (RT), that would be just awesome. ❤️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Exploring R Package Usage in Academia
I am running a quick survey to find out which R packages academics use the most in their research and teaching. The goal is to see which tools are essential, spot any gaps, and maybe even discover som...
docs.google.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Hi there, my student is making a survey about the use of R packages in Ecology, could you please spend two mins on filling it 🥹 Very appreciated! And if you could spread it further (RT), that would be just awesome. ❤️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Rachel Jade Kuzmich
DEADLINE EXTENSION – EOU 2025: By popular request, you now have TWO MORE WEEKS to submit your abstract for the August conference in Bangor. Send abstracts by 29 March here cutt.ly/krt8HHlk and check out the conference website here cutt.ly/Jrt8Jijz #EOU2025 #ornithology
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
DEADLINE EXTENSION – EOU 2025: By popular request, you now have TWO MORE WEEKS to submit your abstract for the August conference in Bangor. Send abstracts by 29 March here cutt.ly/krt8HHlk and check out the conference website here cutt.ly/Jrt8Jijz #EOU2025 #ornithology