Introduction to Linear Mixed-Effects Models, GLMM and Multivariate GLMM with R. Open online live course. November and December 2023. More info: highstat.com

Lovely recent paper in Annals of Botany on ecology & biogeography of #geoxyles in African #savannas and #grasslands: doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…. Study by Anya Courtenay @PeterMoonlight Toby Pennington Caroline Lehmann Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Referendums are simply about voting on a principle. The principle is whether we should recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as our First peoples… Saying Yes to this principle is a good and honourable thing to do.

Vote Yes! Spoke to my mum who voted Yes this morning. "It is the only reasonable choice"

The catastrophic human toll is escalating in Gaza and the indiscriminate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop. Australia must stand as a global citizen for the rule of law and against the killing of all innocent people whenever, and wherever, it occurs.

“If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears”– Mahmoud Darwish yris.yira.org/global-issue/6… The utter brutality and collective punishment being metered out to Palestinians must stop. We must all remember what it is to be human.

An unprecedented catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes. 📍#Gaza is being strangled and the world seems to have lost its humanity. We urgently need fuel to come into the #GazaStrip otherwise aid operations, clean drinking water and hospitals - will all come to a close.

Babies are #NotATarget. Children are #NotATarget. Civilians are #NotATarget. Hospitals are #NotATarget. Health care workers are #NotATarget. Schools are #NotATarget. Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

If I must die, let it be a tale. #FreePalestine #Gaza

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1/6🚨Our New Publication is out at NatureEcoEvo! Learn why #CerradoConservation and other non-forested biomes🌏 matters for the world at #COP28 discussions! #NaturePublication

Please come and work with us, we are a lovely bunch, in a collegiate scientific environment.

📢"The #Ogiek are on the front line of a #false climate solution that is used to justify ongoing evictions and emissions." - FPP's Justin Kenrick on the illegal evictions carried out by #Kenya's government. ➡️ bbc.com/news/world-afr… Ogiek Peoples' Dev. Program (OPDP) Land Rights Now ICCA Consortium

Nothing in my view is more reprehensible than those habits of mind in the intellectual that induce avoidance, that characteristic turning away from a difficult and principled position, which you know to be the right one, but which you decide not to take. —Edward Said

Children in Gaza don't need a pause in the killing, they need it to stop. That is why there must be an immediate ceasefire. This is not a radical proposition. It's backed by the UN, countries around the world, and by the majority of the public. Be on the right side of history.

The brutal collective punishment in #Gaza must end. For 2 months, we have seen the Israeli forces' indiscriminate attacks on Gaza target Palestinian civilians and healthcare. We continue to call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. It all #MustStopNow.

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Mary Robinson reacts to the release of the draft text at #COP28: “It is not good enough to say you recognise and respect the science but then fail to take heed of its dire warnings in the collective action you commit to. It is not good enough to note with ‘alarm and serious

On my way to Belfast for #BES2023 - excited to see my extended ecological family! For those interested in #fireecology - come to this session on Thurs PM chaired by ⁦Kate Parr⁩ and myself! We’ve some excellent talks from ⁦Caroline Lehmann⁩ ⁦Alessandra Fidelis⁩ …

To enjoy fireworks you would have to have lived a different kind of life. —Naomi Shihab Nye