We just had a new study come out on predicting leaf traits from reflectance spectroscopy. The study was led by Chris Doughty and Paul Efren Santos Andrade as part of the broader CHAMBASA elevation gradient project in Peru. In many ecological applications, measuring leaf traits is very useful (e.g. photosynthetic rates, which help predict plant…

Last week we had a review paper come out surveying uses of hypervolume concepts across ecology and evolutionary biology. You can read it at Ecography, or get a PDF copy. The manuscript explores how the n-dimensional hypervolume concept has been used since it was first proposed by G.E. Hutchinson (his fabulous illustration of squirrel niches…

This week Science is featuring a student-led piece on inclusion and diversity in STEM fields. I was able to help facilitate this piece, and am very proud to see the voices and opinions that come through in its writing. The piece focuses on the need to acknowledge the unique experiences and needs of under-represented minority…

In a few months, the lab will be moving from the University of Oxford to Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences. I’m pleased to announce the move, which will provide many opportunities to be more involved in the education and science outreach world in the United States – and also glad to keep up…