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Àlex Giménez Romero
@agimenezromero.bsky.social
Physicist. PhD in Physics of Complex Systems. Currently at CEAB-CSIC.

Interested in ecology, epidemiology, AI, remote sensing, quantitative finances, economy, philosophy of science... I code in Julia and Python.

🌐 agimenezromero.github.io
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EXCELLENT graphic on the drain of scientific publishing! zenodo.org/records/1759...
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Artículo en formato divulgativo sobre nuestro último estudio en @es.theconversation.com 👇

Unos pocos grados de diferencia pueden marcar la frontera entre la vida y la muerte de la vid
Unos pocos grados de diferencia pueden marcar la frontera entre la vida y la muerte de la vid
Unos pocos grados pueden decidirlo todo: la enfermedad de Pierce amenaza la viticultura europea, y los microclimas locales marcan la frontera del riesgo.
theconversation.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨 New paper out!

We show that the resolution of climate data matters for predicting disease risk.
High-resolution maps reveal local risks — especially in river valleys — that coarser data miss. This has a significant impact on a global scale.
🔗 rdcu.be/eH67i
@ifisc.uib-csic.es @csic.es @uib.cat
High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce’s disease for grapevines worldwide - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce’s disease for grapevines worldwide
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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📢 New publication: High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce's Disease for grapevines worldwide by @agimenezromero.bsky.social, Eduardo Moralejo and @mamatias26.bsky.social, in Scientific Reports.

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High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce’s disease for grapevines worldwide - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - High-resolution climate data reveals increased risk of Pierce’s disease for grapevines worldwide
doi.org
August 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Un latido oculto en el arrecife: dos modelos revelan cómo crecen y resisten los corales ante la crisis climática
Un latido oculto en el arrecife: dos modelos revelan cómo crecen y resisten los corales ante la crisis climática
Investigadores del Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos perfeccionan sistemas matemáticos que permiten entender el desarrollo y la morfología de uno de los ecosistemas más ricos d...
www.eldiario.es
August 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Que @eldiario.es habla de nuestras cosas! 😁🪸 @ifisc.uib-csic.es @uib.cat @csic.es

Un latido oculto en el arrecife: dos modelos revelan cómo crecen y resisten los corales ante la crisis climática www.eldiario.es/1_bf5a24?utm...
Un latido oculto en el arrecife: dos modelos revelan cómo crecen y resisten los corales ante la crisis climática
Investigadores del Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos perfeccionan sistemas matemáticos que permiten entender el desarrollo y la morfología de uno de los ecosistemas más ricos d...
www.eldiario.es
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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'The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage. From unpaid internships and self-funded conferences to underpaid graduate and postdoctoral positions, the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound.'
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
July 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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hanging out with strangers in a campus pub should be considered part of the serious process of thinking
June 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Hello hello #complexity and #emergence people.

I'm getting a complexity+emergence (broadly defined) starter pack going.

I've focused on active accounts that often make original posts (not just reposts) and have at least a few thousand followers. Inclusion is not endorsement.

go.bsky.app/BLuVyWj
June 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Surviving #SIBECOLAEET2025 until Thursday at 15:45? Come hear my talk!

( 🐝 photo by @curromolina.bsky.social )
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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🎓¿Buscas TFG o TFM?

🦟¿Te interesa la ecología, el comportamiento animal y los mosquitos?

🌿Únete en verano 2025 a un proyecto experimental en el
@ceabcsic.bsky.social y el Jardí Botànic Marimurtra (Blanes).

🔝 Oviposición, depredadores y kairomonas

📩 +info 👇
🎓 Busques TFG o TFM aquest estiu?

T’interessa la recerca en mosquits i comportament animal? 🦟🌿 Participa en un projecte experimental al #CEAB amb l'equip de @mosquitoalert.bsky.social i al Jardí Botànic Marimurtra a #Blanes!

Més info 👉 tinyurl.com/arwpu9nx
May 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Disponible #LaVacaEsférica S01E12 Episodio ninja: El Efecto Joker y otras vacas esféricas. Invitado: Alex Arenas

Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/3NYf...

Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va_R...

Y en breve en todas las apps y plataformas: Apple Podcasts, iVoox, Pocket casts, RSS feed, etc.
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S01E12 Episodio ninja: El efecto Joker y otras vacas esféricas. Invitado: Alex Arenas
La vaca esférica · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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🪸 @quantamagazine.bsky.social has published an article highlighting the innovative work of Dr. Eva Llabrés, postdoctoral researcher at IFISC. The article details her development of a "universal" model of coral growth.

🔗 ifisc.uib-csic.es/en/news/dr-e...
Since before she could remember, Eva Llabrés was a snorkeler. Today, she researches a world of unanswered questions in the physics of coral. buff.ly/4hVdEQQ
March 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Btw, my PhD thesis is now on Zenodo! It’s a mix of theoretical and data-driven models tackling ecological problems—disease spread, climate change, and ecosystem monitoring. If that sounds interesting, take a look: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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🦠Un estudio sugiere que el #cambioclimático abre la puerta a una enfermedad de la vid que Europa esquivó hace 150 años

🌳El @ifisc.uib-csic.es y Tragsa analizan la expansión de la enfermedad de Pierce, que hace 10 años que se extiende por el Mediterráneo

👉 tiny.cc/va69001
February 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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¿Cómo esquivó Europa la enfermedad de Pierce hace 150 años? 🧐🍇

Un estudio del IFISC publicado en Proc. R. Soc. B revela que el clima más frío impidió la propagación de Xylella fastidiosa. Sin embargo, el #CambioClimático podría cambiar el panorama. 🌍

www.csic.es/es/actualida...
February 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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En Italia, algunos científicos no creen que la solución sea destruir los ejemplares infectados por la bacteria Xylell y apuestan por soluciones alternativas, algo que investigadores españoles consideran que no es viable

Con el apoyo de Journalismfund Europe

Xylella fastidiosa: la bacteria que deseca Alicante y Baleares y que ahora amenaza a Extremadura | lamarea.com
En las diferentes regiones afectadas por la enfermedad provocada por la Xylella fastidiosa, la opinión de los agricultores es dispar
acortar.link
February 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Com les matemàtiques ens poden ajudar a conservar els esculls de coral? 🪸 L'investigador de l'IFISC @agimenezromero.bsky.social va participar en el programa Arran de Mar de Tarragona Ràdio comentant els resultats del seu darrer article.

📻 alacarta.tarragonaradio.cat/programs/arr...
January 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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"Ants solving a geometric problem and it's amazing."

This is a great example of 'emergent phenomenon':
- None of the ants understand the problem they're solving.
- None of them can see the whole shape.
- A series of small decisions or rules add up to something with a new layer of complexity.
Son hormigas resolviendo un problema geométrico y es para flipar en colores.
December 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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For those of us who are not professional biologists, it can be daunting to hear about transcription factors, signaling pathways and non-coding RNA. But this poignant piece from @philipcball.bsky.social opened my eyes to how deep and essential these ideas truly are. nautil.us/how-life-rea...
How Life Really Works
Just as I uncovered a new way to understand life, I got news about my own.
nautil.us
December 24, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Looking forward to #BES2024 this week! Look out for talks and posters by members of the SalGoTeam - hope to see you there! 🎄🧪
December 9, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Very excited to be presenting preliminary results of my master's research with @salgoteam.bsky.social at #BES2024! Find me at the poster session on Weds (A17.10) to chat about life stage-dependent plant competition and quantitative modelling of its impact on community dynamics and coexistence 🌿📈
December 8, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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1/ We’re excited to share our new paper: "Optimal COVID-19 vaccine prioritization by age depends critically on inter-group contacts and vaccination rates" published in Royal Society Open Science.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
Optimal COVID-19 vaccine prioritization by age depends critically on inter-group contacts and vaccination rates
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Excited to share our latest research in Global Ecology and Biogeography: "Unravelling the Universal Spatial Properties of Coral Reefs"! 🪸🌏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @mamatias26.bsky.social @carlosduartephd.bsky.social @ifisc.uib-csic.es @uib.cat @csic.es
Unravelling the Universal Spatial Properties of Coral Reefs
Aim To characterise the size and geometry of coral reefs on a global scale. Location Global. Time Period Present. Major Taxa Studied Coral reefs. Methods We process the Allen Coral Atlas dat.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:54 AM