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Jake Lawlor

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PhD candidate @mcgillu, tidepool enthusiast, data nerd. wondering where species are & where else they might go. posting #speciesonthemove #rstats & #dataviz

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How should we predict the future for biodiversity? Should models focus on responses of individual species, or projections of change at community scales?

Happy to see this short commentary discussing different modeling strategies and their utilities out now in Global Change Biology.

02.05.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A school of blue rockfish swim in the Kelp Forest exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Their gray and white patterned scales stand out in stark contrast against the darker golden brown blades of the kelp.

A school of blue rockfish swim in the Kelp Forest exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Their gray and white patterned scales stand out in stark contrast against the darker golden brown blades of the kelp.

Is California’s network of science-based marine protected areas (MPAs) effective at conserving marine fish populations? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a new study from the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

09.01.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Late intro to Bluesky- I'm Jake.

I'm a final-year PhD candidate at McGill U studying #ClimateChange, #RangeShifts, and #MarineConservation. Here to connect, chat science, and find an #RStats job post-PhD.

Heres me conducting seasonal subaquatic faunal surveys (read: ice fishing) in QC last month.

04.03.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0