Paul Savary
@psavary.bsky.social
Assistant prof. in ecology and spatial modelling, and very curious (biodiversity, geography science and beyond!)
Enseignant-chercheur en écologie et modélisation spatiale
@Labo ThéMA, Univ. Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besançon, France
Enseignant-chercheur en écologie et modélisation spatiale
@Labo ThéMA, Univ. Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besançon, France
Thanks to Thomas Pradeu and the two hosts of today's PhilInBioMed webinar (Sam Scheiner, Alkistis Elliott-Graves) for a great discussion about the impact of philosophy and theoretical thinking on ecology (recording soon online I assume).
I'll stay tuned for the next!
philinbiomed.cnrs.fr
I'll stay tuned for the next!
philinbiomed.cnrs.fr
philinbiomed
The mission of PhilInBioMed is to promote short-term and long-term stays of philosophers in biology and medicine labs, as well as short-term and long-term stays of biologists and MDs in philosophy labs, and, ultimately, collaborative publications by philosophers, biologists, and medical doctors.
philinbiomed.cnrs.fr
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Thanks to Thomas Pradeu and the two hosts of today's PhilInBioMed webinar (Sam Scheiner, Alkistis Elliott-Graves) for a great discussion about the impact of philosophy and theoretical thinking on ecology (recording soon online I assume).
I'll stay tuned for the next!
philinbiomed.cnrs.fr
I'll stay tuned for the next!
philinbiomed.cnrs.fr
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Urban nature based solutions are critical - but often hampered by a lack of collaboration across sectors. How can we do better?
This was such a rewarding project to lead, alongside great colleagues from @environmentca.bsky.social, @treecanada.bsky.social, and many many others.
This was such a rewarding project to lead, alongside great colleagues from @environmentca.bsky.social, @treecanada.bsky.social, and many many others.
New 📰| Improving cross-sectoral collaboration towards urban nature-based solutions: insights from a participatory workshop 👥 https://ow.ly/F20T50Xqzgg
📷 facets-2025-0035, Box 1, the "fishbowl" exercise.
📷 facets-2025-0035, Box 1, the "fishbowl" exercise.
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Urban nature based solutions are critical - but often hampered by a lack of collaboration across sectors. How can we do better?
This was such a rewarding project to lead, alongside great colleagues from @environmentca.bsky.social, @treecanada.bsky.social, and many many others.
This was such a rewarding project to lead, alongside great colleagues from @environmentca.bsky.social, @treecanada.bsky.social, and many many others.
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Happy to share a new publication I contributed to, based on a full day of discussions in MTL on real barriers in cross-sector work. Thanks to Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor for leading it, and to Barbara Frei and @carlyziter.bsky.social for their support. Findings now published in @facetsjournal.bsky.social
New 📰| Improving cross-sectoral collaboration towards urban nature-based solutions: insights from a participatory workshop 👥 https://ow.ly/F20T50Xqzgg
📷 facets-2025-0035, Box 1, the "fishbowl" exercise.
📷 facets-2025-0035, Box 1, the "fishbowl" exercise.
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Happy to share a new publication I contributed to, based on a full day of discussions in MTL on real barriers in cross-sector work. Thanks to Kayleigh Hutt-Taylor for leading it, and to Barbara Frei and @carlyziter.bsky.social for their support. Findings now published in @facetsjournal.bsky.social
The analytical workflow does not need to be sophisticated for the empirical result to provide joy!
#SundayInTheWoods
#SundayInTheWoods
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The analytical workflow does not need to be sophisticated for the empirical result to provide joy!
#SundayInTheWoods
#SundayInTheWoods
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In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
Rigorous validation of ecological models against empirical time series - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Validating theoretical models against empirical data presents challenges. Here the authors present an assumption-light method to validate ecological models against time series data, along with a dedic...
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
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/...
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/productions/...
October 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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/...
thema.univ-fcomte.fr/productions/...
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!
For any questions, contact me!
September 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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!
For any questions, contact me!
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...
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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...
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
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
Accueil
theoquant2026.sciencesconf.org
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
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
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🌍 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!♨️
#Biogeography is central to understanding the #biosphere & is more important than ever!♨️
September 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🌍 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!♨️
#Biogeography is central to understanding the #biosphere & is more important than ever!♨️
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📣 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
August 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 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:
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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
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
September 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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
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
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!
More details here: shorturl.at/zKtpC
For any questions, please contact us!
September 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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!
More details here: shorturl.at/zKtpC
For any questions, please contact us!
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🎙️ 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
👨🔬 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
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🎙️ 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
👨🔬 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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🥰 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
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
August 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
🥰 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
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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@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.
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.
July 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
@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.
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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
ici.radio-canada.ca
July 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
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
Immense merci à mes collègues canadiens
July 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
Immense merci à mes collègues canadiens
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A lire attentivement, tant la photographie de l’état de l’#ESR aujourd'hui me semble juste.
[ #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.
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
www.lecese.fr
July 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A lire attentivement, tant la photographie de l’état de l’#ESR aujourd'hui me semble juste.
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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...
www.lucaseckert.ca/side-project...
July 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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...
www.lucaseckert.ca/side-project...
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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
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line, by Fraass et al. 2025
🚨 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...
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...
May 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line, by Fraass et al. 2025
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.
shorturl.at
July 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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
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Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 everyone, and in particular to every Acer sp. 🍁 tree across this amazing country.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47727
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...
www.inaturalist.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦 everyone, and in particular to every Acer sp. 🍁 tree across this amazing country.
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47727
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47727
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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.
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.
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.
June 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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.
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.