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Fernando Ojeda @ojedacopete.bsky.social · 11d

Álvaro Pérez Gómez defendió ayer su tesis doctoral en la UCA. Ha sido fácil y fascinante trabajar con él; entre otras cosas, por su formación naturalista, que traía ya de su mentor desde pequeño: Íñigo Sánchez. Álvaro ha realizado este breve documental de su tesis:

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Vídeo presentación Tesis Doctoral Álvaro Pérez Gómez

YouTube video by Álvaro Pérez Gómez

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 3d

Beetles have taken me a long way!

Biogeography Lab (BiBiCI-USC) @biogeography-usc.bsky.social · 4d

Huge congratulations to Andrés Baselga, who has just been promoted to Full Professor of Zoology at Univ. Santiago de Compostela @usc.gal

Yesterday we enjoyed his talk - from collecting beetles as a teen to developing methods for studying biodiversity.

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Biogeography Lab (BiBiCI-USC) @biogeography-usc.bsky.social · 22d

We have developed a new methodological framework to measure biodiversity.
We focus on the uniqueness (or singularity) of biological communities and apply it to the GBF 30x30 target.

If you only have 4:35 min, check the visual abstract to know a little bit more about it ☺️:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks Erik! Glad you found it interesting

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Erik Simon Lledó @bokamero.bsky.social · 21d

Evolutionary "hills" or "islands"? Very interesting new approach to measure the uniqueness of a biological community, with great potential use as baseline to identify high-value biodiversity sites at multiple scales.

Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 22d

Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Areas of High Biodiversity Value Evidenced by the Spatial Scaling of Phylogenetic Uniqueness

Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 22d

This video summarizes the new framework we introduce to quantify and model phylogenetic uniqueness, and our main results for terrestrial vertebrates:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...

Areas of high biodiversity value evidenced by the spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness

YouTube video by Biogeography Lab (BiBiCI-USC)

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 22d

Phylogenetic endemism is best to maximise global phylogenetic diversity in the smallest area, and spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness identifies globally distinct but regionally less unique sites (evolutionary hills), from highly irreplaceable sites even at small scales (evolutionary islands)

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · 22d

Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Areas of High Biodiversity Value Evidenced by the Spatial Scaling of Phylogenetic Uniqueness

Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Graciela Gil-Romera @gilromera.bsky.social · Sep 5

Gracias al programa CICERON del @csic.es mi colega y amigo @oscar-godoy.bsky.social y yo coordinamos este itinerario que persigue acercar la conservación y restauración de la naturaleza a la sociedad.
youtu.be/WlJCXlgp310?...
gracias! @actisandres.bsky.social @clementealvarez.bsky.social

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hoy hay que leer esto con Serafín González y @xabiervp.bsky.social sobre el gran valor del matorral. Un hábitat, que en su versión "maleza", cada vez se parece más en boca de algunos al de "alimañas" para el mundo animal.

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El "matorral" calcinado que Alfonso Rueda desprecia: hábitats protegidos, hogar de especies amenazadas y sumidero de carbono

Expertos destacan el papel "valiosísimo" del monte bajo y ponen el foco en los animales salvajes que han muerto y los que se están viendo obligados a desplazarse en busca de alimento

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · Sep 5

I would always appreciate colourblind friendly palettes, please!

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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · Sep 2

Abstract submission for the meeting in Aarhus has been extended by one week! The new abstract submission deadline is 8 September. conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...

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GCiencia @gciencia.bsky.social · Sep 2

🐝 A captura masiva da 'Vespa velutina' con trampas non selectivas mata tamén insectos polinizadores

⚠️ É urxente apostar por métodos de control sostibles

Así o explican investigadores da Universidade da Coruña neste artigo de @es.theconversation.com

Por que a captura masiva de velutinas con trampas debe parar?

O uso indiscriminado de trampas contra a avespa asiática provoca a morte de milleiros de especies de insectos beneficiosos

www.gciencia.com

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CRETUS @cretus.usc.gal · Sep 1

Esta semana os IPs @andresbaselga.bsky.social e #C.Gómez-Rodriguez imparten “Código para biólogos: introdución a R” Curso da #UniversidadeDeVerán no que guiarán aos asistentes na aprendizaxe de R desde as bases ata a súa aplicación no ámbito da bioloxía. @biogeography-usc.bsky.social @usc.gal

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Xabier VP @xabiervp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Aquí tedes a miña aportación ao debate dos lumes en @elpais.com

elpais.com/espana/2025-...

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · Aug 14

Probably not the standard way of having fun at the beach, but I just had a lot of fun observing for the first time a new phylum (new for me, of course). The xenacoelomorph Symsagittifera roscoffensis. It has no digestive system, because it lives from its symbiotic algae (hence the green colour)

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Pedro Peres-Neto @comecology.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌿 PhD Opportunity in Biodiversity Sciences 🌿

Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.

Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD

Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB

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Dr. Marta Jarzyna @majarzyna.bsky.social · Jul 22

Frontiers of Biogeography (the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, now with an impact factor!) has recently published some cool papers. Check them out and consider publishing your work in our journal.

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · Jul 12

Yes, it is an evolutionary race, and there are chrysomelid counterploys!

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/...

Squirt‐Gun Defense in Bursera and the Chrysomelid Counterploy

I determined the impact of resins canals of Bursera schlechtendalii on the growth and survival of its specialized vein—cutting beetle Blepharida sp. nov. Bursera schlechtendalii produces terpenes sto...

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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · Jun 30

Exciting news! Our society journal has been included in the Clarivate Journal Citation Report for the first time, with an impact factor of 2.5! It's an excellent option for fully open access publication of biogeographical research!

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Frontiers of Biogeography

 Launched to support biogeographic researchFrontiers of Biogeography (FoB) is the scientific journal of The International Biogeography Society (TIBS, biogeography.org), a not-for-profit orga...

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · Jun 16

Mark Vellend has a new book, available for pre-order: "Everything Evolves: Why Evolution Explains More Than We Think, From Proteins to Politics". It looks interesting and VERY ambitious. Here's Mark's pitch for why you should read it: dynamicecology.wordp...
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The Second Science*

Note from Jeremy: this is a guest post from Mark Vellend. *** When the Covid pandemic sent everyone home in the spring of 2020, Françoise Cardou and I – amidst some guilt about our generally good h…

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CRETUS @cretus.usc.gal · May 12

CRETUS organiza 3 cursos da #UniversidadeDeVerán:
🧫A bioloxía das pequenas e grandes cousas 10-12/06
⚗️Química, a ciencia que envolve a nosa vida 10-12/06
🐛Código para biólogos: introdución a R 01-05/09
#JesusRomalde, #LIDSA, @biogeography-usc.bsky.social #FondosEuropeos

www.usc.gal/gl/xornal/no...

Un total de 40 cursos integran a oferta da Universidade de Verán da USC para os vindeiros meses | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

A USC bota a andar unha nova edición da súa Universidade de Verán, na que un total de 40 cursos, espallados por Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Ribeira, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Lalín, Meis, Oia e Ribadeo,...

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Patricia Fernández de Lis @pflis.bsky.social · Apr 23

Hoy cumplo un sueño: he publicado en 'Babelia', y sobre mi escritor favorito, Gerald Durrell. Leer a Durrell en un mundo de guerras, fascistas, mentiras y aranceles es descubrir, sonreír, emocionarte y sorprenderte. Es, por un rato, volver a ser un niño

Leer a Gerald Durrell, o volver a ser un niño

El centenario del nacimiento del escritor y naturalista es una nueva ocasión para adentrarse en una obra indispensable, luminosa y adelantada a su tiempo

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · Mar 29

And the eclipse on our solar panels

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Andrés Baselga @andresbaselga.bsky.social · Mar 29

Having fun watching the eclipse with a shoe box

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