@thomasAHsmith

Current postdoc on the @SRScorridor project. Recent @UFwildlife alum | Landscape ecology, experimental systems, diversity, entomology, stats, programming, etc!

 Aiken, SC
Joined November 2017
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Ecology@ESAEcology28 Mar 2023
New in @ESAEcology: Landscape experiments unlock relationships among habitat loss, fragmentation, and patch-size effects doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4037 With #OpenData in @figshare #FragmentationDebate #HabitatLoss #NSFFunded @NSF @FletcherEcology @BrunaLab @NKortessis @thomasAHsmith
Experiments for isolating the roles of landscape-scale habitat loss & fragmentation & patch size on populations. (a) Experiments altered the amount/distribution of prickly pear cactus; response was occurrence of 4 specialist herbivores. (b) Experiment 1: patches were removed in random/aggregated pattern. (c) Experiment 2: patches were removed with low/high loss; fragmentation treatments altered the number of patches

ALT Experiments for isolating the roles of landscape-scale habitat loss & fragmentation & patch size on populations. (a) Experiments altered the amount/distribution of prickly pear cactus; response was occurrence of 4 specialist herbivores. (b) Experiment 1: patches were removed in random/aggregated pattern. (c) Experiment 2: patches were removed with low/high loss; fragmentation treatments altered the number of patches

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Nick Haddad@nickmhaddad23 Mar 2023
Excited to see our paper out! Thanks @FletcherEcology for leading! Habitat fragmentation results in interdependent patch and landscape patterns. Cross-scale research is needed to inform conservation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Nick Haddad@nickmhaddad19 Mar 2023
We're searching for an REU to study how habitat fragmentation and corridors affect plants and insects this summer. A great opportunity to work in an experiment that's been running for three decades. Apply by March 31. brudviglab.plantbiology.msu.…
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Great paper by Moore et al comparing various methods to aggregate expert elicited estimates and illustrating this process using matrix population models for a freshwater turtle species 🐢 doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.20… 🗞️#158-2022
cover page of paper "Evaluating the effect of expert elicitation techniques on population status assessment in the face of large uncertainty"

ALT cover page of paper "Evaluating the effect of expert elicitation techniques on population status assessment in the face of large uncertainty"

Two figures showing Beta distributions fitted to the elicited quantiles obtained from nine experts with respect to adult/juvenile survival

ALT Two figures showing Beta distributions fitted to the elicited quantiles obtained from nine experts with respect to adult/juvenile survival

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UF IFAS Wildlife@UFWildlife15 Jun 2022
Congratulations to WEC PhD student, Thomas Smith, who has won the award for Best Student Presentation at the 2022 meeting of the International Association for Landscape Ecology-North America (IALE-NA)! Thomas is advised by Dr. Rob Fletcher and Dr. Emilio Bruna.
Photo courtesy of Thomas Smith. Thomas sitting at his desk working.

ALT Photo courtesy of Thomas Smith. Thomas sitting at his desk working.

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I'm not saying the Internet should collectively decide to take this "Diversity of ideas" survey and Boaty McBoatFace it. But I'll just leave the link below: flbog.research.net/r/UF-Stud… There also is no control on who can take it as far as I can tell.
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TFW the spider captures your dissertation panic perfectly #spider #face #PhD #Dissertation
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bill pine@pylodictis14 Mar 2022
Very proud of @JFMwildlife for being shortlisted for the Robert May Prize for #ECR research published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution! @UFWildlife
Methods in Ecology and Evolution@MethodsEcolEvol8 Mar 2022
📢We're pleased to announce the shortlist for our annual Robert May Prize #ECR award! 👀Take a look at the outstanding articles that made the shortlist⬇️ methodsblog.com/2022/03/08/r…

Robert May Prize 2021 – The Shortlist

Each year, Methods in Ecology and Evolution awards the Robert May Prize to the best article by an early career researcher. Named for the late Lord May, the award recognises an o…

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UF IFAS Wildlife@UFWildlife23 Nov 2021
Dr. Rachel Mallinger is seeking to fill an undergrad research tech position in her Pollinator Ecology and Conversation lab! If you're interested, be sure to email Opeyemi Adedoja by December 3, 2021. See flyer for more details!
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📅📢Next Tuesday, we are happy to say Bob Holt will be giving our seminar on "COVID-19 meets the Hutchinsonian niche" As ever, totally free for all, Zoom link and details here: iite.info/seminar/ and to check times in your region see: timeanddate.com/worldclock/f… See you there!
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Jennifer Moore@JFMwildlife2 Nov 2021
Does anyone have experience with the Barker capture mark recapture models that would be willing to answer a few questions? @stephen_parker7 @pylodictis
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Reason #429 that field experiments are difficult: The deer are actively plotting against you
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Jennifer Moore@JFMwildlife19 Oct 2021
Congrats to my colleagues on a wonderful paper out today on African Wildcat in Rwanda. These are the first photos of this species in about 30 years in this area. Also my first senior (last) author paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Nothing more embarrassing then realizing you've been running 32-bit R...
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Jennifer Moore@JFMwildlife30 Aug 2021
Need advice: A colleague's paper was rejected - AE said "substantive concerns about statistical models raised by reviewer 1" - the reviews are easy fixes or completely incorrect - can I ask for the paper to be sent to another reviewer? should I send a rebuttal with my request?
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Jennifer Moore@JFMwildlife30 Jul 2021
Read about our new arboreal camera trap review paper in Mongabay! Publication available here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Mongabay@mongabay30 Jul 2021
Arboreal camera traps add ‘tons of value’ to forest canopy research bit.ly/3fcTTpw
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You know you've been in the field too long when you start yelling liar at the ant mimics #fake #ants
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Too true 😂
The Onion
@TheOnion27 Jun 2021
Man Knows He Must Ride Unexpected Urge To Clean As Far As It Will Take Him bit.ly/3wWJkxC
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Not a double rainbow but still cried a bit. #nature
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Baby gator hanging out in the longleaf pine savanna #JustFloridaThings
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