Morgan Gray
@morgangray.bsky.social
Quantitative Ecologist (she/her)
What: wildlife | connectivity | climate | conservation
How: statistics | R | dataviz | maps
What: wildlife | connectivity | climate | conservation
How: statistics | R | dataviz | maps
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Morgan Gray
@morgangray.bsky.social
· Jun 17
I've been fortunate to have a network of data freelancers that have been a huge support in my own work.
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I've started a list of some of these consultants (in academia, nonprofit, public sector, and industry). If you are looking for help, check out this list!
#databs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data Consultants
docs.google.com
I’m a data freelancer. As an ecological quant for hire I help with all things data:
- Analysis, stats, R programming
- Viz + cartography
- Data management + cleaning
- Automated reports
Let’s chat if you have a project you want help with!
- Analysis, stats, R programming
- Viz + cartography
- Data management + cleaning
- Automated reports
Let’s chat if you have a project you want help with!
Dry-season grazing by sheep & goats offers multiple benefits for California's oak woodlands:
🔥 Decreased fire risk
🌿 Increased native plant diversity and cover
#OpenAccess paper in Ecological Solutions and Evidence:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌎🧪
🔥 Decreased fire risk
🌿 Increased native plant diversity and cover
#OpenAccess paper in Ecological Solutions and Evidence:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌎🧪
Dry‐season grazing enhances native diversity in invaded oak woodlands
In invaded oak woodlands of California, grazing with small ruminants is an effective method for reducing fire risk by removing the accumulated thatch of invasive annual grasses. Grazing also benefits...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dry-season grazing by sheep & goats offers multiple benefits for California's oak woodlands:
🔥 Decreased fire risk
🌿 Increased native plant diversity and cover
#OpenAccess paper in Ecological Solutions and Evidence:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌎🧪
🔥 Decreased fire risk
🌿 Increased native plant diversity and cover
#OpenAccess paper in Ecological Solutions and Evidence:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🌎🧪
Reposted by Morgan Gray
🐺 Advantageous snow conditions – in terms of snow depth and density – are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy.
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🐺 Advantageous snow conditions – in terms of snow depth and density – are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy.
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/pXSMNRK
Reposted by Morgan Gray
🚨 Fully funded PhD alert 🚨
Want to use big data to tackle to help biodiversity loss?
Apply for a PhD quantifying how human pressures are affecting the resilience and extinction risk of vertebrate populations 🌍🦴
📍University of Bristol 🎓 Starts Sept 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/cfdzrsj9
Want to use big data to tackle to help biodiversity loss?
Apply for a PhD quantifying how human pressures are affecting the resilience and extinction risk of vertebrate populations 🌍🦴
📍University of Bristol 🎓 Starts Sept 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/cfdzrsj9
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🚨 Fully funded PhD alert 🚨
Want to use big data to tackle to help biodiversity loss?
Apply for a PhD quantifying how human pressures are affecting the resilience and extinction risk of vertebrate populations 🌍🦴
📍University of Bristol 🎓 Starts Sept 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/cfdzrsj9
Want to use big data to tackle to help biodiversity loss?
Apply for a PhD quantifying how human pressures are affecting the resilience and extinction risk of vertebrate populations 🌍🦴
📍University of Bristol 🎓 Starts Sept 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/cfdzrsj9
Reposted by Morgan Gray
I normally use camcorder for previewing plots as @libbyheeren.bsky.social suggested but it's not quite working with the latest version of ggplot2.
The ggview package does a similar thing: github.com/idmn/ggview
The ggview package does a similar thing: github.com/idmn/ggview
GitHub - idmn/ggview: Ggplot picture previewer
Ggplot picture previewer. Contribute to idmn/ggview development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I normally use camcorder for previewing plots as @libbyheeren.bsky.social suggested but it's not quite working with the latest version of ggplot2.
The ggview package does a similar thing: github.com/idmn/ggview
The ggview package does a similar thing: github.com/idmn/ggview
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Have you ever wanted to make your own climate warming stripes plot? It's super easy with #rstats! (code here gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Have you ever wanted to make your own climate warming stripes plot? It's super easy with #rstats! (code here gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
Reposted by Morgan Gray
You have to admire the bloody-minded ambition of a pelican trying to eat a whole capybara (who seems utterly unconcerned).
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You have to admire the bloody-minded ambition of a pelican trying to eat a whole capybara (who seems utterly unconcerned).
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
The thing with pelicans is that they have ONE super-power & their brains default to "get it in your mouth & deal with it later."
Let's talk about the gular sac of the pelican.
Reposted by Morgan Gray
two new article types now available at @canjforestres.bsky.social. Reach out to me if you're thinking of submitting a Data paper!
New ways to share your work in @canjforestres.bsky.social!
📊 Data Papers – Describe your dataset, increase reuse
✍️ Methods Papers – Share and validate new techniques
For more information ▶️ buff.ly/FBRmkG6
#ForestResearch #AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪
📊 Data Papers – Describe your dataset, increase reuse
✍️ Methods Papers – Share and validate new techniques
For more information ▶️ buff.ly/FBRmkG6
#ForestResearch #AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
two new article types now available at @canjforestres.bsky.social. Reach out to me if you're thinking of submitting a Data paper!
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Join #UCANR climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social on Nov 5, (7–8 PM) at the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA for a Distinctive Voices talk on “Hydroclimate Whiplash” & the rising extremes of droughts, floods & wildfires. #CAwx
bit.ly/3JgHALi
bit.ly/3JgHALi
Distinctive Voices — Climate change through the lens of increasing hydroclimate whiplash – NAS
The past decade has brought episodes of exceptional and even historically unprecedented warmth, both in California and around the world. But perhaps even more disruptive than rising global average tem...
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Join #UCANR climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social on Nov 5, (7–8 PM) at the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA for a Distinctive Voices talk on “Hydroclimate Whiplash” & the rising extremes of droughts, floods & wildfires. #CAwx
bit.ly/3JgHALi
bit.ly/3JgHALi
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Pin it!
The #30DayMapChallenge starts today! 🗺️
If you want to follow the posts shared on Bluesky, here is a feed which captures all the posts:
bsky.app/profile/ansg...
#GIS #GISChat #Maps
If you want to follow the posts shared on Bluesky, here is a feed which captures all the posts:
bsky.app/profile/ansg...
#GIS #GISChat #Maps
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pin it!
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Reynard
Joe Coffey
2025
Joe Coffey
2025
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Joe Coffey
2025
Joe Coffey
2025
Reposted by Morgan Gray
#Dataviz newsletters! Here are the ones you shouldn't miss:
📩 Data Vis Dispatch, by Datawrapper - this is the one I never miss - my Nobel Prize visual was featured in a recent edition, I'm always super proud when that happens!
www.datawrapper.de/blog/newslet...
1/5
📩 Data Vis Dispatch, by Datawrapper - this is the one I never miss - my Nobel Prize visual was featured in a recent edition, I'm always super proud when that happens!
www.datawrapper.de/blog/newslet...
1/5
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#Dataviz newsletters! Here are the ones you shouldn't miss:
📩 Data Vis Dispatch, by Datawrapper - this is the one I never miss - my Nobel Prize visual was featured in a recent edition, I'm always super proud when that happens!
www.datawrapper.de/blog/newslet...
1/5
📩 Data Vis Dispatch, by Datawrapper - this is the one I never miss - my Nobel Prize visual was featured in a recent edition, I'm always super proud when that happens!
www.datawrapper.de/blog/newslet...
1/5
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Look at this adorable regent parrot fuzzball 😭😭😭💚💚💚
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Look at this adorable regent parrot fuzzball 😭😭😭💚💚💚
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Where do data come from & other difficult questions your children might ask
Join us to learn about data cleaning and management in the Mayi Kuwayu study.
www.eventbrite.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Welcome to the 2025 #Nudivember art challenge!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Welcome to the 2025 #Nudivember art challenge!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
Reposted by Morgan Gray
The Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) answers the question: "What if tiny fish, but also suction cup?"
You can see that their little fins aren't really big enough for their tiny round bodies.
They've adapted to strong currents by turning pelvic fins into a biological suction cup.
You can see that their little fins aren't really big enough for their tiny round bodies.
They've adapted to strong currents by turning pelvic fins into a biological suction cup.
a green frog with a yellow eye is swimming in a tank
Alt: A pacific spiny lumpfish male, suction cupped onto the bottom, then he suddenly raises up and swims awkwardly upwards.
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) answers the question: "What if tiny fish, but also suction cup?"
You can see that their little fins aren't really big enough for their tiny round bodies.
They've adapted to strong currents by turning pelvic fins into a biological suction cup.
You can see that their little fins aren't really big enough for their tiny round bodies.
They've adapted to strong currents by turning pelvic fins into a biological suction cup.
Hey datatrophs: looking for a snack? Here’s a thread of long-term data sets. Add your fave if it’s missing.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hey datatrophs: looking for a snack? Here’s a thread of long-term data sets. Add your fave if it’s missing.
Reposted by Morgan Gray
spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/t... my top 10 most useful geospatial data portals list.
The Top 10 most useful geospatial data portals: Update
Visit the post for more.
spatialreserves.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/t... my top 10 most useful geospatial data portals list.
Reposted by Morgan Gray
The house thylacine has returned, a little older but not much wiser
October 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The house thylacine has returned, a little older but not much wiser
Reposted by Morgan Gray
California condor range expanding into the Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains, further south into Santa Barbara County too. 🪶 www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f...
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
California condor range expanding into the Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains, further south into Santa Barbara County too. 🪶 www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f...
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Important work from @mhagenauer.bsky.social et al. "When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly" doi.org/10.1371/jour...
When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly
Science projects are designed and funded on the scale of years, so what happens when researchers need to finish prematurely? This Community Page discusses solutions for quickly documenting partially f...
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Important work from @mhagenauer.bsky.social et al. "When goodbye comes too soon: How to wrap up science projects quickly" doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Whales. Quant. Hooten. Such a great opportunity!
POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Whales. Quant. Hooten. Such a great opportunity!
Reposted by Morgan Gray
We’re not going to sci-comm our way out of federal attacks on science, but it’s also never been more important for the public to understand the value of our science and the threats that face it.
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
✨ Join us for an upcoming webinar with @allisonagsten.bsky.social to learn how to effectively share your stories with the public as an engaged scientist!
🎤 Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
🗓️ Wed 11/5 @ 2 pm PT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4oro4KM
🎤 Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
🗓️ Wed 11/5 @ 2 pm PT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4oro4KM
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’re not going to sci-comm our way out of federal attacks on science, but it’s also never been more important for the public to understand the value of our science and the threats that face it.
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
Reposted by Morgan Gray
Really liked these Radiohead song visualisations, using MIDI data & colour intensities to give each song a beautiful digital signature
www.instagram.com/p/Cd6imkVjWle/
Interactive public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
www.instagram.com/p/Cd6imkVjWle/
Interactive public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Really liked these Radiohead song visualisations, using MIDI data & colour intensities to give each song a beautiful digital signature
www.instagram.com/p/Cd6imkVjWle/
Interactive public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
www.instagram.com/p/Cd6imkVjWle/
Interactive public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Reposted by Morgan Gray
New guest post is from the @climate.us team. They've rescued the Fifth National Climate Assessment and have more planned!
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-climat...
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-climat...
Guest Post: Former Climate.gov team building Climate.us—a new bridge between scientists and the public
We have a guest post this week from the Climate.us team. We were very excited to talk with Rebecca Lindsey and learn more about their team's plans for Climate.us, especially their rescue of the Fifth ...
www.datarescueproject.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New guest post is from the @climate.us team. They've rescued the Fifth National Climate Assessment and have more planned!
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-climat...
www.datarescueproject.org/guest-climat...