Van’s blog
Fork-tailed Flycatcher: Migration, Breeding, and Conservation of a Neotropical Icon
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is one of the most fascinating birds of South America’s grasslands. With its distinctive forked tail and spectacular seasonal movements, this species has become a key model for understanding the migratory and breeding...
Spatial Cross-Validation: Concepts, Importance, and Key Steps
What is Spatial Cross-Validation? Spatial Cross-Validation (SCV) is an essential technique in spatial analysis and species distribution modeling, landscape ecology, and other fields that work with geospatial data. Its main goal is to assess the performance of...
Understanding Ecological Thresholds: Limits or Leverage Points?
Ecological thresholds are critical points where a small change in an environmental variable can trigger an abrupt transformation in the system. Far from being merely technical tools, thresholds enable us to detect tipping points in ecosystem dynamics and have profound...
Hunting grounds: Jaguar and Peccary Interactions in the Pantanal
Our latest study explored the fascinating dynamics between jaguars (Panthera onca) and white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) in the Pantanal, one of the world’s most biodiverse wetlands. Using GPS data from eight individuals, we analyzed how landscape features and...
Co-Authoring with Clarity: Respectful and Effective Collaboration
Co-authorship in academia can be complex. Often, when we're invited to co-author a paper, we're not entirely sure what's expected of us. From my own experience, I’ve made mistakes both as a co-author and as someone coordinating others’ contributions. Fortunately, I’ve...
Navigating the edge: Insights into jaguar movement in fragmented landscapes
Our recent study explored jaguar movement across fragmented landscapes shaped by human activities such as agriculture and road construction. We analyzed GPS data from 54 individuals across South America to understand their movements through forest patches,...
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