Excited to share this new preprint (and my first preprint!) on using matching methods in field ecology! We highlight the promise and considerations for implementing matching methods in a field setting and provide a case study about the effect of wildfire on forest recovery across California 🌲💫

Dr. Joan Dudney@dudney-joan.bsky.social · 9h ago

Check out @olross.bsky.social's new preprint on matching methods for field ecology! In our efforts to randomize plot selection, we've overlooked a more fundamental issue: the treatments themselves—e.g., disturbances—are rarely randomized! PSM provides a solution 🧪🍁 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Read "Biodiversity benefits of prescribed fire and mechanical thinning in Yosemite Valley" by Sarah A. Crumrine, Chad T. Anderson, and Lacey E. Hankin in the #FireEcology Journal https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00501-8 #SNFECO

From the Bahamas to #UCSB and back again: Using citizen science smartphone app CoastSnap, Ph.D. student Divina Cox is monitoring sea level rise off the beaches of her home country. Full story: https://ow.ly/m1g250YimR7

Attention students and early career professionals 🔥Join SAFE and Dr. Ashley Grupenhoff for SAFE Connections February on Thursday, February 26 at 1pm PT/4pm ET ❗Register and learn more here: https://fireecology.org/safe-connections

🌲 From Forest Ecology and Management: Satellite time series reveal fewer surviving trees after wildfire than standard severity maps suggest, reshaping how delayed mortality and recovery are tracked. (Saba Saberi, Andrew Latimer, Derek J.N. Young) ▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PlantScience

Come work with us in beautiful Santa Barbara!

Dr. Joan Dudney@dudney-joan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Please repost! The LOC Lab @UCSB is recruiting a #PostdoctoralScholar in forest ecology and data science to develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐 Applications due Feb 5 Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1

Come join us in tackling pressing questions about forest ecosystem change! 🌲🌻🌱🌏

Dr. Joan Dudney@dudney-joan.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Please repost! The LOC Lab @UCSB is recruiting a #PostdoctoralScholar in forest ecology and data science to develop data-driven models of forest resilience to compound disturbances (e.g., fire, drought, insects). 🌱🍁🌏🧪🌐 Applications due Feb 5 Apply here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/were-hiring-1

🌲From Forest Ecology and Management: Fuel treatments cut fire severity during the Caldor Fire, tripling tree survival, but unmanaged fuel piles increased damage in some treated areas. (Hugh D. Safford, Saba Saberi) ▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PlantScience #Ecology

Fuel treatment effects on fire severity during the Caldor Fire (2021), Lake Tahoe, California, USA

We investigated the effectiveness of forest fuel reduction treatments in mitigating fire severity and reducing tree mortality in wildland urban interf…

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NEW EPISODE of #FireEcology Chats! 🔥 Bob Keane is joined by Indra Boving, Joe Celebrezze, and Leander Anderegg to discuss how plant hydration impacts tissue level flammability #SNFECO Listen here: https://fireecology.org/feco-podcast/ep75

Disturbance interactions have profound consequences for forest health, yet remain poorly understood. Here we use DAGs to differentiate #Synergisms, #CompoundDisturbances & #NetworkEffects and review the impacts of climate change. Final version out now! 🧪🌐🍁🌱 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Congratulations @julieedtree.bsky.social on this cutting-edge research, out today #AGUpubs! High-resolution tree-ring data are dramatically improving our ability to estimate past climate. We’re now much closer to accurately tracking temperature changes—both today and across history!

Kevin Anchukaitis@thirstygecko.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Dr. Julie Edwards (@julieedtree.bsky.social) leads a new paper showing that high-resolution cellular-scale measurements (Quantitative Wood Anatomy) yield better temperature signals in Alaskan tree rings than even conventional MXD across all frequencies agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Dr. Julie Edwards (@julieedtree.bsky.social) leads a new paper showing that high-resolution cellular-scale measurements (Quantitative Wood Anatomy) yield better temperature signals in Alaskan tree rings than even conventional MXD across all frequencies agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Resolution and Frequency‐Dependent Climate Signals in an Arctic Tree‐Ring Temperature Reconstruction of the Last Millennium

Tree-ring density measurement resolution affects low-frequency trends in temperature reconstructions High-resolution anatomical maximum latewood density has stronger correlations with instrumenta...

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That's a wrap on my first field season as a graduate student! Extremely proud of this all star crew for navigating tough shrubs + tricky terrain all summer, and already looking forward to next season. Grateful for all the support and field help this summer! 🌲🌿🌻🔥🌞

Thrilled our #AREES review on #Disturbance #Interactions is out! #ClimateChange = MAJOR DISRUPTER, but not how you’d expect 👀 #NewFramework: #CC effects on interactions🧪🌐🍁🌱 HUGE🙏4 legendary efforts: @rupertseidl.bsky.social @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social @julieedtree.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3p97ztr5

Really excited to share our new paper on #causalinference & #climatechange attribution out in #EcologyLetters today! Are you asking "how much" or "if" climate change has impacted your system, then this paper is for you! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Causal Inference Framework for Climate Change Attribution in Ecology

Accurately attributing ecological shifts to climate change remains a significant challenge. Here, we present an accessible causal inference framework designed for climate change attribution in observ...

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Hey #ESA2025 #Baltimore! I'm seeking a #PhDstudent interested in #ForestEcology to join my lab, fall 2026. More here: www.landscapesofchangelab.com/join-us DM me if you'd like to chat in person. Would love to connect and learn about your interests. Non-traditional backgrounds welcome! 🧪🌏🌐🍁🌺🌱🌿🔥

It's been a blast kicking off my first research project in Yosemite this summer. I am so thankful to continue learning about the Sierra Nevada and for our outstanding team!

Dr. Joan Dudney@dudney-joan.bsky.social · last yr.

Wading through #highseverityfire shrub patches all day has its perks when it's in #Yosemite!!! @olross.bsky.social is pushing boundaries in the field and in her research designs! #womeninwilderness #thisladyisbadass 🍁🌱🧪🌍

👥 10 students. 🌎 1 mission: a healthier planet. Meet the 2025 Benioff Scholars—driving real-world solutions to some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Epic (hot!!) day on #MtFig coring bigcone Douglas-fir for @julieedtree.bsky.social amazing #NSF postdoc research! These ladies are such badasses (and such good vibes!). W/ @michelledmohr.bsky.social @olross.bsky.social Stay tuned for updates on historical patterns of atmospheric rivers in #socal!

I had a wonderful time learning all about @julieedtree.bsky.social amazing project this past weekend!

Julie Edwards@julieedtree.bsky.social · last yr.

Fieldwork this past weekend with the AMAZING @olross.bsky.social and Dervla Meegan-Kumar in the Cleveland National Forest. NSF-funded, I’m using tree-ring width to reconstruct atmospheric river variability in Southern California, which will help us better prepare for future storms in the region.