Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson

this is super cool! The pink katydid all by itself would be one thing, but the gradual shift to green? amazing

🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026, Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz
#clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #functional #course

A screencap of a quote post of the original post with Alexander Kustov saying "P.S. This post was entirely generated and posted on Substack by agentic AI using my new Claude Code (Opus 4.6) workflow. Make of that what you will."

Note that the article itself was entirely generated using an LLM.

Flag for Taxon: Dyer's Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii) · iNaturalist

iNat is how I initially found out about this change when local identifiers started disagreeing with the computer vision. There's a good discussion about how curators are debating handling the new name, especially since it's not a straight across swap: www.inaturalist.org/flags/773287

Pacific Northwest #mycology folks, note that one of our most recognisable #fungi Phaeolus schweinitzii (dyer's polypore) is now considered misnamed. Most (but not all) in the PNW are P. occidentiamericanus.

Pacific Conservation Biology is seeking Associate Editors!
Applications from Pacific Island researchers are greatly encouraged 🇫🇯 🇵🇬 🇳🇿 🇵🇼 🇳🇨 🇼🇸
@pacificconsbio.bsky.social publishes conservation research focussed on our region, and is affiliated with SCBO.
Apply here - connectsci.au/pc/pages/edi...

Graminoids had the best heat tolerance, but plant growth form did not predict response to active warming in a #heatwave experiment led by @scienceanu.bsky.social PhD student Tom Hanley using @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF infrastructure.

doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70109

🧪 #ecology #ecophysiology #wildOz

The most satisfying days are when the whole team works together to solve whatever challenges arise with data collection. Often these are long days in the field where we all hike out tired but laughing and happy, looking forward to dinner and discussions of what we discovered that day.

Want to make your code better at running again in the future?

My talk next month will be filled with lots of tips about how to write sharable, reproducible R code and why it's good for science

Hope to see you there!
#rstats 🌏🧪👩‍💻

Crocheted model of a two-domain, mostly helical protein next to Caroline’s hand. Each domain is about the same size as her hand.

If you’re at #BPS2026, go look at Poster B49. Caroline Cannistra has some very detailed all-atom simulations of HIV capsid protein, and SHE CROCHETED A MODEL OF IT to demonstrate the dynamics.

Three researchers walking through dense fog on an alpine herbfield, one carrying a 1x1m gridded quadrat.

Two researchers conducting fieldwork on an alpine grassland under a blue sky, with mountain ranges visible in the background.

Four researchers setting up experimental equipment on an alpine grassland, with mountain ranges and an overcast sky in the background.

🔥🌿We simulated heatwaves on alpine plant communities at Mt Hotham, Australia, and found no effect on survival, diversity, or reproduction. Heat alone might not be the main threat, as high rainfall may have helped plants tolerate heat stress.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Of the 93 locations (while one city may host, various events are held in various locations) that have hosted various events of the Winter Olympics, only four—Niseko, Japan; Terskol, Russia; and Val d’Isère and Courchevel in France—will likely have enough natural snow in 25 years ->
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Check out what past grantees did with their money, then apply for your passion project:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#SciComm #Outreach #CommunityEngagement

If you have previously received a @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award, we'd love to hear the outcome of your project (no matter how long ago the award was made): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#ecology #evolution #behavior

If you're an #EcoEvo #PhD candidate anywhere in the world looking for project funding, consider applying for the @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award.

Ten proposals for $2k in research funds will be awarded. Due 13 March 2026.

Please share widely! 🧪 #grants #ecology #evolution #behavior

Come work with us! 🧪🌐🧑‍💻🌿🐸❄️

I am hireing a #postdoc in Climate Change Ecology to work on Ecological Synthesis and support the upcoming #IPCC report as a Chapter Scientist (CH14: terrestrial, freshwater and cryopspheric biodiversity, ecosystems, and services. #IPCC #AR7
@ipcc.bsky.social

Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide
doi.org/10.1111/2041...

A few to start off:
WildOz: bsky.app/starter-pack...
ECMR: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Aus plant sci: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Invasion: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Women in Aus ecol: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Taxon+Sys: bsky.app/starter-pack...

If you DM the curator, they'll probably be happy to add you!

Welcome! If they're looking for more Australian ecologists and botanists to follow, I made a starter pack of people on BlueSky who attended ESA a couple years ago:

go.bsky.app/5YmZLNm

Yeah, seeing isn't a problem. If you lie down on your back and raise your head just enough to see over your toes, that's what the view is like.
Happy to answer questions, although it's been 20+ yrs! (I didn't make it past scouting camp b/c I was too small to carry the sled--a hidden requirement.)

You steer by shifting your weight, which is quite effective at those speeds. It's similar to how you steer a downhill sled. (I was talent scouted for luge in sixth grade so I've been on the Park City track a few times.)

Twenty-three years of potoroo poo shows that these mycophagists are eating different ectomycorrhizal #truffles under #ClimateChange.

#OpenAccess article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog.08410

🧪 #mycology #ecology #WildOz

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🚨Opportunity Alert: ASPB wants to share and fund your plant curriculum materials! Receive up to $8500 to create and disseminate classroom activities & labs that support teaching the Principles for Teaching Plant Biology.🌱

👉 Learn more and apply by April 24: buff.ly/21u2H27!

#PlantScience

The dream dplyr update for my data cleaning pipelines 😍

filter_out() is going to be SO nice, no longer will I need to wrangle with annoying is.na() conditions

replace_values() and recode_values() also going to be a dream too, go read the post!

#rstats

Heather smiling in front of her title slide that says "The cryptic underground near and far: Unearthing truffle diversity and ecology across local and regional scales". The slide is decorated with a dog and truffles that she drew.

Congratulations to my sister Heather Dawson on passing her #PhD qualifying exam at #UOregon this morning! So much good #TruffleDog biodiversity research done and in the works.

🧪 #mycology #SisterScientists #truffles

(Pic by @ramencult.bsky.social because I'm far away in 🇦🇺.)

Screenshot of a Web of Science search bar showing document types to filter by, including Article, Book Chapters, Review Article, Correction, and Editorial Material.

Web of Science lets you filter by paper type, although I'm not sure if it's as fine-grained as you're looking for. (Example image is what shows up when I search for your work on WoS.)

The image search idea would be amazing, but I haven't found one yet...

Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life Explore how extreme heat affects plants and other ectothermic organisms that underpin ecosystem productivity.Abstract submission now open

5 days remain to submit your speaker abstracts, travel grant applications and early-bird registrations for the 47th New Phytologist Symposium: Extending the limits of thermal life!

📅 2–5 June 2026
📍 Córdoba, Spain

Deadline: 2 February 👇
www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

#PlantScience

Staying up late to support a field team taking night time measurements in Australia while also emailing European colleagues about visa process nuances and texting USA friends who're waking up #PostdocLife

Hermon Slade, potentially? I'm not sure if your research fits the scope. Applications close 13 March this year.

www.hermonslade.org.au/apply/

In April, #PrideinSTEM turns 10! We will have a celebration for it, and we would like to recognize individuals who have had a positive impact on LGBTQIA+ People in STEM, here in the UK!

Do you know someone who fits that description?

Nominate them here:

prideinstem.org/2026/01/27/n...

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧪🔭