Congratulations to Hannah for winning the Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching for both the College of Sciences and the University! The award recognizes her “teaching ability and exceptional academic contribution.”

Two papers were recently accepted:

Juan David Bogota-Gregory, David G. Jenkins, Astrid Acosta-Santos, Edwin Agudelo Córdoba. Fish diversity of Colombian Andes-Amazon streams at the end of conflict is a reference for conservation before increased land use. Ecology and Evolution.

David G. Jenkins, Hannah R. Bevan, Wei Chen, Jacob D. Hart, Amanda Lindsay, Laura Macamo, Mekail Negash, Leo Ohyama, Alessandra Pandolfi, & George Zaragoza. Biogeography of the world’s worst invasive species has spatially-biased knowledge gaps but is predictable. Frontiers of Biogeography.

 

The following papers have been recently accepted:

  • Bevan, HR, DG Jenkins, E Suarez, TS Campbell. Nile monitor distribution models in Florida for future eradication efforts. J. Herpetology.

  • Guo, Y, EH Boughton, S Bohlman, C Bernacchi, P Bohlen, R Boughton, E DeLucia, J Fauth, N Gomez-Casanovas, DG Jenkins, G Lollis, RS Miller, PF Quintana-Ascencio, G Sonnier, J Sparks, H Swain, J Qiu. 2023. Agricultural intensification alters multifunctionality of metaecosystems. Nature Communications.

Yay!

Ian [very] successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Responses of a Pine Flatwoods Specialist Treefrog to Prescribed Fire” – great work and vital information for prescribed fire management.

Way to Go, Ian!

Fede’ and Pedro have two papers accepted, based on a part of Fede’s dissertation.

And Jacob and Dave have a paper accepted, based on an experiment Jacob conducted separate from his dissertation work.

Yay! More to come later…

Ian and Pedro published a paper entitled “Canopies, the Final Frog-tier: exploring responses of a specialist treefrog to prescribed fire in a pyrogenic ecosystem” in Fire Ecology. This is the first chapter of Ian’s dissertation – congrats Ian!

Dave played a minor role in a cool paper now available as an open-access pdf in Functional Ecology, entitled “Natural history and ecological effects on the establishment and fate of Florida carpenter ant cadavers infected by the parasitic manipulator Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani. Authors = Will, Ian; Linehan, Sara; Jenkins, David; Debekker, Charissa.

Dave and colleagues (Karl-Heinz Erb & Helmut Haberl) have a paper published at Ecological Indicators entitled “Socio-ecological predictors of global patterns in human appropriation of net primary production.”

Statistical Modeling for Naturalists is out!!!

This book aims to help naturalists, field ecologists, and graduate students appreciate and comprehend statistical concepts relevant to the field practitioner. The book uses aspects of the natural history of the Florida scrub to explore the decision-making process faced when building statistical models.

Available for purchase here – And use “PROMO25” for 25% discount!

Jacob successfully defended his PhD proposal this week and is now officially a PhD candidate – Congrats Jacob on nailing it!