Paula Rodríguez Zorro
paularodzor.bsky.social
Paula Rodríguez Zorro
@paularodzor.bsky.social
Tropical Paleoecology- Palynology- Quaternary- South America
Reposted by Paula Rodríguez Zorro
Functional traits can efficiently characterize and distinguish the complex communities where South America's largest biomes meet.
Congratulations to Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz for his tremendous work untangling this critical transition zone!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Amazon #Cerrado
Functional Biogeography and Ecological Strategies of Trees Across the Amazon–Cerrado Transition
We investigated how tree functional traits vary across six vegetation types in the Amazon–Cerrado transition and identified key environmental drivers of these patterns, revealing a functional continu....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reposted by Paula Rodríguez Zorro
A very cool story! Expelled by Antarctic Ice: Evolutionary History of the Cunonieae Tribe (Cunoniaceae).
How an extraordinary group of trees emerging in Antarctica went on to tropical success, now dominating many high Andean forests in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
September 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Reposted by Paula Rodríguez Zorro
Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have uncovered a previously unknown genetic branch of ancient hunter-gatherers local to the Colombian land bridge.

Learn more: scim.ag/4mEsGNL
A 6000-year-long genomic transect from the Bogotá Altiplano reveals multiple genetic shifts in the demographic history of Colombia
The hunter-gatherer gene pool of the Bogotá Altiplano was replaced by Central American ancestry at least 2000 years ago.
scim.ag
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Reposted by Paula Rodríguez Zorro
🚨Less than 2 weeks to apply for a fully funded PhD position in Functional Vegetation Paleoecology🌿 at @sciencecharles.bsky.social, Prague! 🇨🇿
📅 Deadline: January 15
🔄 Spread the word!
#plants #vegetation #global #macroecology #palaeoecology #quantitative #ecology #functional #traits #fossil #pollen
Exciting opportunity! 🌱Join our Lab of Quantitative Ecology at Charles University, Prague! 🇨🇿
Fully funded PhD in Functional Vegetation Paleoecology.

📅Start October 2025 - Apply by January 15

Details: bit.ly/PhD_Function...
January 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Reposted by Paula Rodríguez Zorro
Special Issue: #Mycorrhizal research now

By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
December 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM