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Ecology

Habitat fragmentation – what does it mean for biodiversity?

Posted on October 24, 2019October 29, 2019
Deforestation in Sumatra, Indonesia

In almost all ecosystems, human activities are causing areas of pristine habitat to be broken into smaller, isolated fragments, causing both habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. Many studies have made […]

Linux

Writing a command line dictionary and thesaurus using Python

Posted on March 28, 2019March 27, 2019

Many times when I’m searching for a definition for a word, or want to find synonyms, I find myself reaching for my browser and defining the word on Google. This […]

C++

Random number generators for C++ performance tested

Posted on March 14, 2019May 16, 2019

Random number generators (RNGs) are a crucial part of many computational processes. As an ecologist, they are particularly important for representing the stochasticity in life in my models. The most […]

C++

Scientific programming in Python with C++ extensions

Posted on February 28, 2019March 27, 2019

Usually, a high-level programming language like Python is ideal for scientific computing. The ease of development and enormous supply of published libraries are two reasons many scientists choose Python as […]

Programming

Programming fractal art using tensorflow

Posted on February 21, 2019January 21, 2021

Fractals are undeniably beautiful. The self-similar, highly complex patterns reflect elements of the natural world, yet appear geometric and almost alien in their organisation. I decided to generate some using […]

Ecology

An introduction to ecological neutral theory

Posted on February 14, 2019March 27, 2019

What makes species different? Why is it that many species of plant or animal can exist, in extremely close proximity, all competing for resources? The traditional view is that each […]

Linux

A selection of the best Linux apps and Gnome extensions

Posted on February 7, 2019February 22, 2019

When I inevitably mess up something on my Linux set-up (again) and want to get my system back the way it looked and felt, with most of the tools I […]

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19 Jan

I *love* uploading new data to the #PredictsProject database - thanks to @TimonJSB for coding up the data, and to @CharlieJGardner for sharing them, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-016-1160-4

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19 Jan

"It is easy to denounce the evildoer. It is difficult to understand him." - Dostoevsky

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22 Dec

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14 Oct

Our first panel of the day are discussing ‘Real World Evidence: the art of the possible’.

Fantastic to have speakers from @IQVIA_UK, @NICEComms, @data_can_hub,and @arnoldporter.

#UKBSF2020

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17 Aug

Modelling biodiversity? Our simulation packages for spatially explicit neutral models in R and Python are presented in our paper out now in @MethodsEcolEvol . Check out the accompanying blog post from the Chisholm lab here: https://ryanchisholm.com/2020/08/17/sams-paper-presenting-his-neutral-coalescence-simulation-packages-published-in-methods-in-ecology-and-evolution/

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