Evan Fricke
@efricke.bsky.social
Biodiversity, ecology, climate change, forests, seed dispersers.
Research scientist at MIT.
Research scientist at MIT.
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Evan Fricke
@efricke.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Seed dispersal disruption limits tropical forest regrowth | PNAS
Identifying linkages between biodiversity loss and climate change is required for
understanding the scope of these interconnected challenges and de...
www.pnas.org
Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined.
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
Reposted by Evan Fricke
Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
September 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Only a pre-print for now, but after 4 years of hard work I couldn't resist sharing this!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
The Global Canopy Atlas: analysis-ready maps of 3D structure for the world's woody ecosystems
📜: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Huge team effort led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer!
Very cool to see our recent study turned into a cartoon (what!?)
Anyone else want to skip the middleman and just publish cartoons from here on out?
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Anyone else want to skip the middleman and just publish cartoons from here on out?
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
August 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Very cool to see our recent study turned into a cartoon (what!?)
Anyone else want to skip the middleman and just publish cartoons from here on out?
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Anyone else want to skip the middleman and just publish cartoons from here on out?
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Reposted by Evan Fricke
Really excited to share our new paper on #causalinference & #climatechange attribution out in #EcologyLetters today!
Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you!
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you!
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Causal Inference Framework for Climate Change Attribution in Ecology
Accurately attributing ecological shifts to climate change remains a significant challenge. Here, we present an accessible causal inference framework designed for climate change attribution in observ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Really excited to share our new paper on #causalinference & #climatechange attribution out in #EcologyLetters today!
Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you!
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you!
🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Evan Fricke
Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.
July 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.
Reposted by Evan Fricke
In our new perspective in PNAS we call for a move away from conservation focused on saving individual species to focusing on ecological processes, which underpin ecosystem resilience and the capacity to adapt to environmental change. Led by @josephtobias.bsky.social 🌍🌐🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
July 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In our new perspective in PNAS we call for a move away from conservation focused on saving individual species to focusing on ecological processes, which underpin ecosystem resilience and the capacity to adapt to environmental change. Led by @josephtobias.bsky.social 🌍🌐🧪
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined.
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
Seed dispersal disruption limits tropical forest regrowth | PNAS
Identifying linkages between biodiversity loss and climate change is required for
understanding the scope of these interconnected challenges and de...
www.pnas.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our new study shows how animal biodiversity loss is a climate problem: tropical forests recover far less carbon where seed dispersers have declined.
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
We’re not just losing forests – we’re losing their ability to regrow.
Reversing that trend could align biodiversity recovery with climate solutions.🧵
Reposted by Evan Fricke
Using a multiproxy dietary analysis of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consumed fruits and may have acted as a seed disperser www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fossil evidence of proboscidean frugivory and its lasting impact on South American ecosystems - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Using a multiproxy dietary analysis combining stable isotopes, tooth microwear and dental calculus of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consu...
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Using a multiproxy dietary analysis of the extinct South American proboscidean Notiomastodon platensis, the authors confirm that it consumed fruits and may have acted as a seed disperser www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Evan Fricke
The deadline for the 2026 CV4Ecology workshop has been extended until June 21! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Get those applications over the finish line!
cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
June 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The deadline for the 2026 CV4Ecology workshop has been extended until June 21! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Get those applications over the finish line!
cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
cv4ecology.caltech.edu/call_for_app...
Thoughtful coverage in The Guardian of our new global reforestation maps, published yesterday in Nature Communications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glad to have contributed to this effort led by Kurt Fesenmyer at TNC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glad to have contributed to this effort led by Kurt Fesenmyer at TNC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thoughtful coverage in The Guardian of our new global reforestation maps, published yesterday in Nature Communications.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glad to have contributed to this effort led by Kurt Fesenmyer at TNC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glad to have contributed to this effort led by Kurt Fesenmyer at TNC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For #BiodiversityDay, check out some of the mammals that “should” be in Southern California today (species that went extinct since the last interglacial are greyed out).
From our paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Illustrated by coauthor @ohsanisidro.bsky.social
From our paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Illustrated by coauthor @ohsanisidro.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For #BiodiversityDay, check out some of the mammals that “should” be in Southern California today (species that went extinct since the last interglacial are greyed out).
From our paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Illustrated by coauthor @ohsanisidro.bsky.social
From our paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Illustrated by coauthor @ohsanisidro.bsky.social
Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling.
Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵
Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵
Drivers and impacts of global seed disperser decline
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Many plants rely on animals to disperse their seeds, but some groups of these seed-dispersing animals are facing severe declines. This Review summarizes evidence of...
rdcu.be
May 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling.
Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵
Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵