statistical ecologist at University of Cape Town

Joined January 2015
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— ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN — The #ISEC2024 conference will showcase what’s cool and exciting in #statisticalecology. Want to be part of it? 🤓☔️ You can now submit your abstract for talk or poster. Just follow the link on our website: statisticalecology.org
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Yay! Abstract submisdion is open for #ISEC2024!
— ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN — The #ISEC2024 conference will showcase what’s cool and exciting in #statisticalecology. Want to be part of it? 🤓☔️ You can now submit your abstract for talk or poster. Just follow the link on our website: statisticalecology.org
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Here's some exciting news to start the week with... This year's 4th ABC conference will be hosted as a hybrid event, with the option to attend online, as well as in-person!! #bioacoustics #EqualAccessForAll #accesstolearn #hybridevent #AccessibleScience #joinus #africanscience
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PLEASE APPLY! Climate Change Jobs We're hiring 4 Postdocs to research climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation options for: ⚽️ SPORT🏄‍♀️ 👩‍🎓 EDUCATION📚 🚑 HEALTH ♥️ 🐘 BIODIVERSITY🌳 Apply: acdi.uct.ac.za/opportunities You'll join our interdisciplinary team in Cape Town
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ISEC 2024 15-19 July in Swansea - do not miss it! More info here: ststisticalecoloy.org
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We are super excited about the great line up of plenary speakers at #ISEC2024! More detail at: statisticalecology.org
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Want to know the latest details about the best ecological statistics conference in the world? Follow the thread 🧵 below! It's ISEC time soon again 😜😀🔊🎉
Some important information just send to any list we could get our hands on, but please spread the word (1/n)
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Are you an ecologist working with statistical models? this paper might be useful. Now formally published in an @MethodsEcolEvol issue, with many outsatnding colleagues including CREEMinal @ali__johnston with @GordyPopovic responsible for herding the cats besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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ABSTRACTS for the 4th ABC conference are OPEN! Submit yours here: africanbioacoustics.org/abst… #bioacousitcs #sharingscience #networking #KnowledgeIsPower #africanresearch
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📢4 postdoctoral research fellowships available at ACDI's Climate Risk Lab 📢 The fellowships will focus on climate change risk and their relation to biodiversity, education, health and sport. Find more details here and info on how to apply ➡️ acdi.uct.ac.za/opportunities
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🆕Published today, our new @marionseals83 IPM/t-LTRE elephant seal paper, superbly led by Murray Christian. The paper uses Gaussian Process priors to provide ‘local’ regularisation while estimating the contribution of immigration to population dynamics besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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New paper alert! Robustly estimating the demographic contribution of immigration: Simulation, sensitivity analysis and seals. SEEC members Murray and @ChrisOosthuizn - massive congrats! Elephants seals - Marion island. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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📰 Published📰 Increasing attention has been drawn to the misuse of statistical methods over recent years. Popovic and coauthors show how ecologists can build their research following four guiding principles for impactful statistical research practices buff.ly/3S2gGXQ

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📣 Commissioning editor vacancy! We are seeking an active researcher with editorial experience beyond their core research interest and connections in the global #ecology and #evolution biological communities. ⏰ Deadline 16th February buff.ly/4277rdB

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Four principles for improved statistical ecology. Source: Popovic et al. (2024).
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Congratulations Tim! Makorokoto!
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Postdoc in ecological condition mapping and monitoring - come join us at @SEEC and partners at @SANBI_ZA: bit.ly/3PSw4EW

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We have a postdoc position available in plant ecophysiology, to work on the amazing long-term experiment at Drie Kuilen. @SEEC_UCT @UCT_Research @adamgwest Deadline: 30 Sept
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We are inviting expressions of interest to host the International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) in 2026! ISEC has been a great event to build connections across our community all over the world.  Additional information here: forms.office.com/r/8nrRGESPP…
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