Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
@rlinares.bsky.social
Tropical ecologist | restoration | vegetation science | biodiversity monitoring | forests & grasslands | Amazonia & Andean mountains #BMAP #Smithsonian #DRYFLOR. ENG/SPA posts are mine
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#Ciencia para el #BosqueSeco Interandino 🇵🇪
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Wow! Life’s building blocks found on asteroid may have seeded earth. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Prebiotic organic compounds in samples of asteroid Bennu indicate heterogeneous aqueous alteration | PNAS
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission characterized the asteroid Bennu and delivered pristine
samples of its regolith to Earth. Coordinated analyses of this pr...
www.pnas.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Wow! Life’s building blocks found on asteroid may have seeded earth. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Researchers reported last year that Ethiopian wolves enjoy licking nectar from red hot poker flowers, documenting this behavior for the first time in a large predator.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ocqSuW #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ocqSuW #ScienceMagArchives
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Researchers reported last year that Ethiopian wolves enjoy licking nectar from red hot poker flowers, documenting this behavior for the first time in a large predator.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ocqSuW #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ocqSuW #ScienceMagArchives
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Join us for your MSc—you know it make sense!
Why not try something new in 2025. Come and join us on UCL's MSc in Biodiversity & Global Change, to learn the latest science being used to tackle biodiversity changes. With @ucllifesciences.bsky.social Zoological Society of London and @nhm-london.bsky.social. Apply at www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Join us for your MSc—you know it make sense!
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A new #Opinion piece in #RESSystematicEnt discusses how declining rates of species description call for improved taxonomic strategies, using insights from a megadiverse #insect order
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70019
#Taxonomy #SpeciesDescription #Diptera
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70019
#Taxonomy #SpeciesDescription #Diptera
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A new #Opinion piece in #RESSystematicEnt discusses how declining rates of species description call for improved taxonomic strategies, using insights from a megadiverse #insect order
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70019
#Taxonomy #SpeciesDescription #Diptera
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70019
#Taxonomy #SpeciesDescription #Diptera
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
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What's worse than one demogorgon?? TWO DEMOGORGONS!!!
This one was not beaten by Steve & Dustin, but instead drawn by Frederik Miquel (1864), published in 'Choix de plantes rares ou nouvelles, cultivees et dessinees dans le Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'.
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
This one was not beaten by Steve & Dustin, but instead drawn by Frederik Miquel (1864), published in 'Choix de plantes rares ou nouvelles, cultivees et dessinees dans le Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'.
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What's worse than one demogorgon?? TWO DEMOGORGONS!!!
This one was not beaten by Steve & Dustin, but instead drawn by Frederik Miquel (1864), published in 'Choix de plantes rares ou nouvelles, cultivees et dessinees dans le Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'.
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
This one was not beaten by Steve & Dustin, but instead drawn by Frederik Miquel (1864), published in 'Choix de plantes rares ou nouvelles, cultivees et dessinees dans le Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg'.
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
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Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
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🛣️ On World Sustainable Transport Day, let’s protect roadless areas.
80% of Earth’s land is road-free, but roads threaten peatlands with habitat loss & pollution. By 2050, millions of km² will be paved — mostly in developing countries.
Peatlands are vital. Let’s safeguard them! 🌍💚
80% of Earth’s land is road-free, but roads threaten peatlands with habitat loss & pollution. By 2050, millions of km² will be paved — mostly in developing countries.
Peatlands are vital. Let’s safeguard them! 🌍💚
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🛣️ On World Sustainable Transport Day, let’s protect roadless areas.
80% of Earth’s land is road-free, but roads threaten peatlands with habitat loss & pollution. By 2050, millions of km² will be paved — mostly in developing countries.
Peatlands are vital. Let’s safeguard them! 🌍💚
80% of Earth’s land is road-free, but roads threaten peatlands with habitat loss & pollution. By 2050, millions of km² will be paved — mostly in developing countries.
Peatlands are vital. Let’s safeguard them! 🌍💚
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A new study has found that the trunks of trees in the Amazon have become thicker in recent decades — an unexpected sign of the rainforest’s resilience in response to record-high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Why are Amazonian trees getting ‘fatter’?
How have the trees in Amazonia reacted to the rise in CO2 emissions in recent centuries? It is common knowledge that, of all greenhouse gases, CO2 is the most responsible for global warming. The most…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A new study has found that the trunks of trees in the Amazon have become thicker in recent decades — an unexpected sign of the rainforest’s resilience in response to record-high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
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The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations
Schley et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Schley et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations
Schley et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Schley et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
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The first study to survey insect populations on a continental scale finds no evidence of widespread decline, at least over a recent 10-year period. https://scim.ag/4pnb6hN
Radar data find no decline in insect numbers—but there’s a catch
Study of continental U.S. sees stable population of bugs, but it may be missing important pieces of the puzzle
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The first study to survey insect populations on a continental scale finds no evidence of widespread decline, at least over a recent 10-year period. https://scim.ag/4pnb6hN
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Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
New plant genus discovered in the Andes. Sumacoa barbata is an arborescent Gesneriad endemic to Cordillera del Cóndor.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
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New #BIEN collaboration paper out in @pnas.org🍃
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New #BIEN collaboration paper out in @pnas.org🍃
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
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I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
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@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
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New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt studied the #abiotic drivers of co-occurrence & #diversity patterns of #Calopterygidae species in Amazonian protected #freshwaters
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt studied the #abiotic drivers of co-occurrence & #diversity patterns of #Calopterygidae species in Amazonian protected #freshwaters
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
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Pavan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2024) look at mammalian diversity in the eastern Andean slopes, a biodiversity hotspot with high conservation priority, with high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding. Read the full study here: buff.ly/GLwWblD #Didelphimorphia #Peru #Rodentia #Yungas
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pavan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2024) look at mammalian diversity in the eastern Andean slopes, a biodiversity hotspot with high conservation priority, with high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding. Read the full study here: buff.ly/GLwWblD #Didelphimorphia #Peru #Rodentia #Yungas
Another new #Solanum #species ( #Potato family, #Solanaceae) from the #montane #forest understory in Central #Peru.
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
Solanum stellaticalycinum, a new simple-leaved species of the Pteroidea clade from Peru (Potato Clade, Solanum, Solanaceae)
A new species from the montane forests in central Peru belonging to the Pteroidea clade of Solanum is described and illustrated. Solanum stellaticalycinum M.A.Cueva, Treviño & D.Sotomayor, sp. nov...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Another new #Solanum #species ( #Potato family, #Solanaceae) from the #montane #forest understory in Central #Peru.
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
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This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
Next: Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social with 'Statistical significance and p values: The researcher’s heroin'
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
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Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
As fires flare in Brazil’s Cerrado, heat-resistant seeds offer restoration lifeline
Fire-resistant seeds offer promise, at a low cost, for restoring areas devastated by burning in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, a project by biologist Giovana Cavenaghi Guimarães shows. Guimarães, a…
news.mongabay.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
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Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
As Indonesia turns COP30 into carbon market showcase, critics warn of ‘hot air’
BELÉM, Brazil — As governments debate how to mobilize trillions of dollars in climate finance, Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to aggressively promote its carbon market — a…
news.mongabay.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
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Carbon emissions are helping make older trees in the Amazon bigger. But “it doesn’t mean carbon dioxide is good for the forest," says Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert @camplantsci.bsky.social. "What we’re seeing is resilience, not relief.”
eos.org/articles/as-...
eos.org/articles/as-...
As CO2 Levels Rise, Old Amazon Trees Are Getting Bigger - Eos
New data show resilience among the rainforest’s giants, though scientists warn that nutrient limits and rising heat could end the trend.
eos.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Carbon emissions are helping make older trees in the Amazon bigger. But “it doesn’t mean carbon dioxide is good for the forest," says Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert @camplantsci.bsky.social. "What we’re seeing is resilience, not relief.”
eos.org/articles/as-...
eos.org/articles/as-...