data scientist/research software engineer, Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment @ UC Berkeley.
building open software for bioacoustic monitoring.
phd in ML for biogeography of species interaction networks.
gottacatchenall.github.io
he/him
michael catchen
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new diamond open-access Journal of Statistical Ecology launched 🎉🎉🎉 jse.centre-mersenne.org @fredbarraquand.bsky.social @oaggimenez.bsky.social @marieaugermethe.bsky.social @vianeylb.bsky.social (apologies to any Bsky editors I missed)
Are interacting species showing more similar responses to environmental predictors than expected by chance? Is this similarity protecting species pairs from interaction disruption under climate change? If you want to find out, join us for a fully funded Ph.D. with @epic-biodiversity.org
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In the hardest-hit spots, up to half of local interactions are lost, with the potential for new gained interactions not keeping up.
But -- that mismatch map is also a priority map for monitoring the impact of network change on ecosystem function and implementing conservation action.
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michael catchen
Information about species interactions is very scarce!
In a new preprint, @gabdans.bsky.social shows that the methodology that enables biodiversity monitoring and reporting also supports the detection of species interactions, leading to multi-use monitoring.
epic-biodiversity.org/blog/2026/05...
Join us! We are looking for a Ph.D. student to work on the response of ecological network structure to environmental drivers; this line of research can be adapted to questions on climate change, phylogenetic conservatism, and more! 🧪🌎
epic-biodiversity.org/opportunities/
nolanlawson.com/2026/02/07/w...
Read it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
🚨🐭🦠 New preprint!
Monitoring wildlife disease is expensive, so we need to be smart about where we sample to get as much useful info as possible.
We show how SDMs can guide adaptive sampling for zoonotic disease surveillance, using case studies in rodents.
🚨 New preprint!
What happens to bumblebee pollination networks as species ranges shift due to climate change? 🐝🪻🕸️
In the Rocky Mountains, we predict these networks are becoming "vertically disassembled" as the ranges of interacting species shift upward in elevation at different rates.
all done with great field and theoretical collaborators: with Paul CaraDonna, Jane Ogilvie, @julianresasco.bsky.social @ctrlalttim.com @laura-pollock.bsky.social @bio-diverse.bsky.social.
Read the preprint here: doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
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