Rob Boyd
@robboyd.bsky.social
Quantitative Ecologist with particular interests in sampling theory, missing data theory and ecological modelling. Rubbish at high-level thinking; prefer to ponder the fundamentals
New paper on adaptive sampling for ecological monitoring published in @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Premise is to aim for proportional allocation across strata. Success depends on choice of stratifying variables. Oli Pescott’s brainchild
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New paper on adaptive sampling for ecological monitoring published in @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Premise is to aim for proportional allocation across strata. Success depends on choice of stratifying variables. Oli Pescott’s brainchild
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Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’
Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social
Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’
Group behind Retraction Watch aims to pinpoint the most influential flawed health data.
www.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Science-integrity project will root out bad medical papers ‘and tell everyone’
Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce this new $900,000 project headed by @jamesheathers.bsky.social
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Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
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Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
May 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ecologists’ endless quest for automatic inference
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Our new paper combines wildlife surveillance data and spatial risk modelling to map suitability for TBEV in GB. We identified key drivers linked to TBEV exposure in deer and produced risk maps, which can guide future surveillance and interventions. www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
Identifying hotspots and risk factors for tick-borne encephalitis virus emergence at its range margins to guide interventions, Great Britain
Background
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is expanding its range in Europe, with increasing human cases reported. Since the first detection of TBEV in ticks in the United Kingdom in 2019, one po...
www.eurosurveillance.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our new paper combines wildlife surveillance data and spatial risk modelling to map suitability for TBEV in GB. We identified key drivers linked to TBEV exposure in deer and produced risk maps, which can guide future surveillance and interventions. www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
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DAGs are nice way to think about sample selection biases, Ecology edition. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data
Biodiversity monitoring schemes periodically measure species' abundances and distributions at a sample of sites to understand how they have changed over time. Often, the aim is to infer change in ...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
DAGs are nice way to think about sample selection biases, Ecology edition. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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It is only by understanding what causes sampling bias that we can correct it...
Check out our new Blog post by @robboyd.bsky.social here! 👇
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Check out our new Blog post by @robboyd.bsky.social here! 👇
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January 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It is only by understanding what causes sampling bias that we can correct it...
Check out our new Blog post by @robboyd.bsky.social here! 👇
https://buff.ly/3PVHA30
Check out our new Blog post by @robboyd.bsky.social here! 👇
https://buff.ly/3PVHA30
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This paper just out using data from the UKBMS to demonstrate different ways to think about bias in datasets.
📖Published📖
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
January 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This paper just out using data from the UKBMS to demonstrate different ways to think about bias in datasets.
Reposted by Rob Boyd
📖Published📖
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📖Published📖
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
What have causal diagrams got to do with sampling bias? Find out here! Great team @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @davidroybrc.bsky.social + oli Pescott, Colin harrower, Emily Dennis, Ian middlebrook and Marc Botham. @ukceh.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social
📖Published📖
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
Our new research article demonstrates how you might combine expert knowledge with causal diagrams and superpopulation models to mitigate geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data 🌎 🧪 Read it here 👇
https://buff.ly/3C2ZKws
January 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What have causal diagrams got to do with sampling bias? Find out here! Great team @richardfoxbc.bsky.social @davidroybrc.bsky.social + oli Pescott, Colin harrower, Emily Dennis, Ian middlebrook and Marc Botham. @ukceh.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social
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🚨 Interested in using #AI to help develop real-time early warnings of human-wildlife conflict?
Apply for a fully-funded #PhD supervised by Vicky Boult (University of Reading) and our own @robboyd.bsky.social
Part of the AI-INTERVENE programme. Deadline 27 Jan: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply for a fully-funded #PhD supervised by Vicky Boult (University of Reading) and our own @robboyd.bsky.social
Part of the AI-INTERVENE programme. Deadline 27 Jan: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Early-Warnings of Human-Wildlife Conflict at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Early-Warnings of Human-Wildlife Conflict at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🚨 Interested in using #AI to help develop real-time early warnings of human-wildlife conflict?
Apply for a fully-funded #PhD supervised by Vicky Boult (University of Reading) and our own @robboyd.bsky.social
Part of the AI-INTERVENE programme. Deadline 27 Jan: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply for a fully-funded #PhD supervised by Vicky Boult (University of Reading) and our own @robboyd.bsky.social
Part of the AI-INTERVENE programme. Deadline 27 Jan: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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💡 Can we use data science and AI to make citizen science more engaging for participants and improve biodiversity data quality?
🧪 Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🧪 Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Advancing Volunteer-Led Biodiversity Monitoring with Generative AI and Data Science at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
💡 Can we use data science and AI to make citizen science more engaging for participants and improve biodiversity data quality?
🧪 Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🧪 Apply now for a competition-funded #PhD opportunity to explore - deadline 27 Jan.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Still a couple of weeks left to apply for this #PhD. How are pollinating #insects changing in the UK? This project will develop indicators for #pollinators using #citizenscience data. A collaboration between @ukceh.bsky.social, University of Reading and JNCC. tinyurl.com/3ve5szrh
Looking for a #PhDposition? Passionate about #pollinators and #citizenscience? Come do a PhD at @ukceh.bsky.social on developing indicators for pollinating insects using data from UK PoMS. The project includes a placement at JNCC. To apply tinyurl.com/3ve5szrh
@drnickisaac.bsky.social
@drnickisaac.bsky.social
CR2025_21: Developing metrics of change for pollinating insects in the UK at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - CR2025_21: Developing metrics of change for pollinating insects in the UK at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
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January 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Still a couple of weeks left to apply for this #PhD. How are pollinating #insects changing in the UK? This project will develop indicators for #pollinators using #citizenscience data. A collaboration between @ukceh.bsky.social, University of Reading and JNCC. tinyurl.com/3ve5szrh