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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

Urbanization enhances biodiversity loss. Yet sometimes cities may *paradoxically* shelter species threatened by other components of global change

We studied if urban areas are sheltering an endangered iconic lizard 🦎 from a rapidly spreading predator 🐍 in Ibiza👇

📸G. Casbas

doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · 3h

Why are we not talking more about this?

We are witnessing how the most diverse ecosystems on Earth are collapsing.

Knock, knock, hello... humanity?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · 11d

Vez-Garzón et al. (2025) Urban refugia enhance persistence of an endangered endemic keystone lizard threatened by the rapid spread of an invasive predator - Global Ecology and Conservation doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
@creaf.cat @uab.cat @oriollapiedra.bsky.social @marcvez.bsky.social

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · 3h

Very excited to have you visiting at @creaf.cat @macgregorfors.bsky.social !!

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT

We got a new paper finally published @funecology.bsky.social, lead by @felixpleiva.bsky.social, and presenting Share Trait platform for interoperable and reusable use of individual-level trait data in ectotherms.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 28d

Oxford Biology is growing 📢

We’re appointing 3 Associate Professors in:
🌱 Plant Sciences
🦉 Animal Behaviour
🔬 Molecular Cell Biology

3 fields. 3 opportunities. One new home for Oxford Biology.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/41S2Tc7
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/488CNW3

Photo showing the inside atrium of the new Life and Mind Building

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Mar 27

I guess all I can offer to our beloved American colleagues: do reach out to your European colleagues if you want to informally chat about potential research job opportunities.

We are deeply sorry about the surreal havoc you are experiencing right now.

@creaf.cat

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

www.nature.com

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Kinsey Brock @doc-brock.bsky.social · Jul 29

Devastated to see the NSF postdoctoral research fellowship in biology archives. This is a transformative creative opportunity and a path to the professorship for many (including myself). Postdocs are highly trained and often in the newest techniques which spur innovation.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

www.nsf.gov

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Apr 15

@annatraveset.bsky.social & I are excited to co-organize this symposium @ #ESEB congress in Barcelona:

"Aliens among us: ecological drivers, evolutionary dynamics, and rapid ecosystem reshaping by biological Invasions"

Abstract submission deadline: April 25th

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

This work was brilliantly led by Marc Vez-Garzón (@marcvez.bsky.social‬), Sandra Moreno and Guillem Casbas.

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

Strategic urban planning is vital to preserve these relict Ibiza wall lizard populations. Citizen science enhanced our capacity to monitor the invasion across large areas, providing real-time data that can inform adaptive management and help preserve this iconic, keystone Mediterranean species.

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

We run simulations that rule out the possibility that urban areas act merely as “ecological traps” where populations cannot persist without immigration. Under low anthropogenic mortality, invaded urban populations are self-sustaining.

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

Urban areas seem to act as an ecological filter for snakes:
🚗 Traffic is an effective barrier for snakes to colonize urban areas, 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 humans actively detect and remove snakes more often, while urban microhabitats 🏡 (rock walls, gardens, parks) provide favorable conditions for Ibiza wall lizards.

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

To study the persistence of urban lizard populations, we surveyed 144 urban and peri-urban sites across the island. Although invasive snakes strongly reduce lizard abundance, lizards persist well in intensively urbanized long-invaded areas

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

Endemic Ibiza wall lizards once thrived island-wide 🏝️.

But since the accidental arrival of the invasive horseshoe whip snake in 2003 via imported olive trees, lizard populations are being rapidly extirpated.

Could urban areas be their last stronghold?

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Jul 16

Urbanization enhances biodiversity loss. Yet sometimes cities may *paradoxically* shelter species threatened by other components of global change

We studied if urban areas are sheltering an endangered iconic lizard 🦎 from a rapidly spreading predator 🐍 in Ibiza👇

📸G. Casbas

doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jun 11

New FDA recommendations:

Google
smoking while pregnant

Al Overview
Doctors recommend smoking 2-3 cigarettes per day during pregnancy.

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how many rocks should I eat

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According to UC Berkeley geologists, you should eat at least one small rock per day. Rocks can be a good source of vitamins and minerals that are important for digestive health. You can eat pebbles, geodes, or gravel with breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or hide loose rocks in foods like peanut butter or ice cream.

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Jun 10

Six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

✅Explicitly recognize and address the #biodiversity crisis
✅Explore positive futures
✅Defend academic freedom
✅Go political
✅Inspire society
✅Address the colonial legacy of ecology

Free to read: rdcu.be/eqjlk

Screenshot of the title and author list from the Correspondence article "Six actions for ecologists in times of planetary crisis" from the Nature Ecology & Evolution homepage

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inspirina 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪶 @inspirina.aldea.social · May 25

Maravilla

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Frank Pennekamp @pennekampster.bsky.social · May 14

Are you interested in predator-prey interactions and movement ecology?

I am looking for a PhD student to work on the project "A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator-prey interactions"
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/342402.

PhD student in Ecology (up to 4 years)

The position is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation project “A mechanistic theory of functional responses: zooming into movement behaviour to understand and predict predator prey interacti...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · May 14

NSF grant terminations are disproportionately affecting underrepresented scientists. 58% of canceled grants have women PIs, despite making up only 34% of awards. 17% of canceled grants have Black PIs (versus 4% of the pool). Hispanic and disabled PIs are twice as likely to have NSF grants canceled.

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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CREAF @creaf.cat · Apr 25

El Comitè d'Experts sobre el Canvi Climàtic ha lliurat al Govern la primera proposta de pressupostos de #carboni per Catalunya 📋🎯 L'objectiu és que es pugui assolir l'objectiu de neutralitat climàtica al 2050, tenint en compte aspectes tècnics i econòmics del país.

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Apr 15

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Apr 15

@annatraveset.bsky.social & I are excited to co-organize this symposium @ #ESEB congress in Barcelona:

"Aliens among us: ecological drivers, evolutionary dynamics, and rapid ecosystem reshaping by biological Invasions"

Abstract submission deadline: April 25th

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Oriol Lapiedra @oriollapiedra.bsky.social · Apr 15

From Harvard President Alan Garber today's message:

“Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the government’s longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere"

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