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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomic, floristic/faunistic, genomic, phylogenetic, environmental etc. data on any taxon from any geological era and georgraphy. Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA. Website: bdj.pensoft.net

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · Dec 3

We're Biodiversity Data Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed data journal on biodiversity published by @pensoft.bsky.social. We're here to share our research with the Bluesky community and connect with our authors, readers, and editorial team.

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 13h

A large portion of apoid wasp species place their nests underground, which is usually considered very difficult to study. We present a simple method using plant stems to explore nest profiles and measure excavation depth and extent.

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 23h

The José Planellas Herbarium (CeDocBiV, Herbarium BCN).

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The José Planellas Herbarium (CeDocBiV, Herbarium BCN)

This data paper presents the José Planellas herbarium, a historic collection that served as the basis for the publication of the first systematic flora of Galicia.The Planellas herbarium includ...

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Plazi @plazi-species.bsky.social · 4d

#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #china just crawled in:

Miraphaedusa xihuashida

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/30E28FBC-...
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#BiodiversityDataJournal #MiraphaedusaXihuashida

#FAIRdata
#OA #openaccess #biodiversity #nature #conservation #malacology #snails

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

A fish survey was conducted at a total of 26 sites across four river channels on alluvial fans in the Kofu Basin, central Japan.

#ichthyofauna #watershed #rivers

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Database of fish fauna collected from river channels on alluvial fans in the Kofu Basin, central Japan

Alluvial fans, located near mountainous regions, are characterised by substantial sediment supply, large variations in flow and significant disturbances. The river channels on alluvial fans support a ...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

A dataset with information on zooplankton and microzoobenthos from permanent and temporary waterbodies in the Republic of Tyva, Russian Federation: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#zooplankton #biodiversity

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

Slug or semi-slugs, big or small, with rounded, flat, or elongated shells - Vietnam's gastropods come in all shapes and sizes, and a recent survey of Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong National Park found remarkable diversity in the protected area!

Read more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/13/u...

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

Read 'eDNA-based survey of the marine vertebrate biodiversity off the west coast of Guadeloupe (French West Indies' here:

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eDNA-based survey of the marine vertebrate biodiversity off the west coast of Guadeloupe (French West Indies)

In the marine environment, knowledge of biodiversity remains incomplete for many taxa, requiring assessments to understand and monitor biodiversity loss. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a po...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

Rachel Haderlé, whose first PhD paper was published in BDJ last year, visited the @pensoft.net booth at the #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi!

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

Aaaannddd we don't want to let out too much but follow BDJ closely, because we'll have some exciting news very soon!

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

Ocean Species Discoveries accelerates significantly the time it takes to describe new marine species, offering a new platform for rapid but thorough taxonomic description.

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11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description

The initiative boasts the discovery of eleven new marine species from all over the globe, occurring at depths from 5.2 to 7081 meters.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

At #IUCNCongress, the @pensoft.net team had a chance to speak to @sigwartae.bsky.social, one of the authors behind the fantastic Ocean Species Discoveries initiative whose outputs we have published!

Pensoft @pensoft.net · 4d

We met @sigwartae.bsky.social, author at @zookeys.pensoft.net and @bdj.pensoft.net today at #IUCNCongress!

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

Report of a new xylophagous weevil pest of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and a new asilid predator on it in the field protective forest belts in south Dobrudzha, Bulgaria: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#oak #weevils #pests

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

An examination of the survival outcomes of rescued raccoon dogs in South Korea over an eleven-year period.

#racoondogs #wildlife #conservation

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Factors determining the survival or mortality of Nyctereutes procyonoides (Canidae) rescued by a wildlife rescue centre: Is urbanisation a threat to wildlife?

Effective wildlife conservation requires an understanding of species' ecological characteristics and identifying survival-threatening factors. Specifically, mitigating anthropogenic threats is imperat...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

🐚 A new land snail species is described from Tongren, Guizhou, China.

Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#snails #taxonomy #newspecies

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 5d

A survey of egg-stage parasitoid species within Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China.

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A survey of egg-stage parasitoid species within Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China

Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species...

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 4d

Monitoring agroforest plots under the scope of the COMCHA project. 1. Baseline data for the "Vale da Fonte Plot" in Pico Island (Azores).

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Monitoring agroforest plots under the scope of the COMCHA project. 1. Baseline data for the "Vale da Fonte Plot" in Pico Island (Azores)

Agroforestry is increasingly promoted as a nature-based solution capable of reconciling production with biodiversity conservation, particularly in island landscapes where endemism and fragmentation he...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

We have a history of contributing to the IUCN Red List through the Species Conservation Profiles established by and published in our journal. Take a look here: tinyurl.com/39rxd9u4

Biodiversity Data Journal

Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) is a community peer-reviewed, open access journal, designed to accelerate publishing, dissemination and sharing of biodiversity-related data of any kind. All structural...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 4d

It's day two of the #IUCNCongress! Today kicked off with a presentation on the IUCN Red List, which just turned 60 years old.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 5d

The newest paper from our Azores Biota collection, which can be viewed here: doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

Azores Biota

Azores is an isolate volcanic archipelago located in the Atlantic which belongs to the Macaronesia biogeographical region and is among the richest regions concerning fungi, plant and animal diversity ...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 5d

The project @dungpool_proj studies dung beetles in island and mainland cattle-grazed pasturelands. Here is some data from it, from three Azorean islands: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#beetles #biodiversity #Coleoptera @guidasantos.bsky.social @uam.es

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 5d

Researchers delineated the distribution of the bark beetle Phloeosinus deleoni and modelled its potential distribution in Mexico: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#beetles #biogeography #Coleoptera

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

One new species is described in the braconid wasp genus Phanerotomella. Find out more about it herhttps://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e171754

#DNAbarcoding #newspecies #taxonomy

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

More research on Italy's arthropod diversity is available in our dedicated topical collection doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

Arthropod biodiversity of Italy

The Italian National Recovery and Plan supports the creation of five National Centers dedicated to frontier research related to technological areas consistent with the priorities of the European resea...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

Тhe first publicly available, digitised dataset of the Odonata collection from the Museum of Zoology at Sapienza University of Rome, comprising 2406 specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#biodiversity #entomology #insects

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

A package of terrestrial mollusc collection data from Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park, linked to preserved material housed at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social and the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Ha Noi: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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