Clara Qin, PhD

Postdoctoral Data Scientist @spununderground. Fungal macroecology. Agricultural soil microbiomes. Science & Technology Studies. she/her 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♋️

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[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

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[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

*Side note: I think the use of the term "mean latitudinal range" in site-centric interpretations had been throwing me off. There it's really more akin to a community-weighted mean. May I suggest "community latitudinal range index"?

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

But I think the species-centric and site-centric interpretations give consistent interpretations if and only if species fill their latitudinal ranges (no gaps), sites represent completely sampled latitudinal bands, and species are given equal weight in site-level calculations.

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

I'm working on a dataset now where species do not follow the species-centric Rapoport's rule, but the "mean latitudinal range"* of communities follows the site-centric Rapoport's rule. Which doesn't seem possible at first.

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

When I (mis)understood Rapoport's rule to refer to a pattern in species ranges, it led me to believe that we should generally not expect there to be high-latitude endemic species, since all species that thrive at higher latitudes should also thrive in lower ones. Not always true.

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

This is not to say that species-centric interpretations of Rapoport's rule are illegitimate. Those are worthy of investigation too. It's just that I'm realizing for the first time that there is a species-centric and a site-centric way to "do" Rapoport's rule.

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

Rapoport's rule, as coined by Stevens (1989) based on the work of Rapoport (1975), refers to a pattern in which sites are the sampling units. The pattern involves the (sometimes abundance-weighted) mean latitudinal range of the species present at a site.

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

Rapoport's rule states that species found farther from the equator tend to have larger latitudinal ranges, right? No! Not always! I just learned that it typically refers to a pattern of SITES, not SPECIES. This has been a persistent source of confusion for me. Anyone else?

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

@thecrobe I’ll give you tenure if you give me tenure 👉👈

[Michael Van Nuland @Mike_VanNuland]

Our new paper out today on climate risks to ECM symbioses and tree migration lags across North American forests: https://t.co/Rfu1Yo8vY3
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[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

@mykophile 💯 It often feels like the CMN debate has higher stakes for those interested in looking for a model of what ethical more-than-human relations might look like than for those interested in understanding the organisms with whom one could be in relation — a necessary first step.

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[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

I've joined @spununderground as a postdoctoral data scientist! I'll be developing quantitative methods to evaluate threats to mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity, using eDNA from soils around the globe. Excited to be part of the mission to #ProtectTheUnderground

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[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

Are there any well-written critiques of the notion that process-based/mechanistic models are inherently more "causal" than statistical (i.e. linear regression-based) models? Esp. in macroecology and other fields modeling large-scale phenomena?

[mykophile @mykophile]

Our lab is looking to hire a new postdoc working on ectomycorrhizal fungi, climate change, and genomics. More details on the position and how to apply in the attached flyer!

[Clara Qin, PhD @qin_clara]

Thanks @NEON_sci for letting me share reflections on making ecology not only more inclusive but also more meaningful for minoritized scientists. For me, that came from understanding the specialized role of ecology in approaching fundamentally *social*-ecological problems.

[NEON @NEON_sci]

In our latest Women in Ecology interview, we hear from @qin_clara, a Ph.D. candidate who highlights the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and their significant impact on ecological research.
Read her interview here: https://t.co/Oxyf2gl0Mx
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