🇪🇸 As Spain marks the 50th anniversary of Franco's death on November 20, exhumations of 3,300 mass graves from the Spanish Civil War gather pace as relatives and authorities seek to identify more than 140,000 missing persons.  ➡️ u.afp.com/SnSZ

Un segle més tard, a Catalunya hi ha tornat a néixer un llop. És una "fita històrica" que ha anunciat el departament d'Interior, a través del cos d'Age...

Fitzroya cupressoides (Cupressaceae). The pictures are not very good quality (it was raining), but this species of tree is really impressive. I love it, and the Valdivian temperate forests. 📷 Los Alerces National Park (Argentina). #trees #botany #Argentina #Patagonia

Com sempre, al vagó de la cua... www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/us-...

📣 Oberta la convocatòria del Premi Torras-Foulon 2026! Des de la @ichn.iec.cat , i gràcies a la donació de la família Torras-Foulon, es convoca aquest premi de 4.000 € destinat a una investigació naturalista sobre els sistemes naturals dels Països Catalans. Termini: 30 de novembre del 2025

⛰️Aún estas a tiempo de contactar para hacer tu #doctorado en cambio climático y suelos de montaña en el CREAF🌳! Anímate a solicitar ayudas FPU/FI en el proyecto DRYLAND (MICIU). Efectos sequía en las pérdidas de C y nutrientes en suelos de alta montaña. Solicita aquí!-> sl1nk.com/fnIEG

Why fundamental research is fundamental to progress, seeding major breakthroughs Editorial @nature.com this week And 7 basic science discoveries that changed the world nature.com/articles/d41... nature.com/articles/d41...

Today, wild mammals account for around 5% of total mammalian biomass (60Mt). This figure was around 50% (200Mt) in 1850.

Maybe we can learn lessons from Paris to apply to our cities...

Forest soil #biodiversity is at the heart of nutrient cycling, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience. Yet monitoring remains a challenge! 📣 Don't miss the next #HoliSoils webinar on forest soil #biodiversity monitoring (22 October 2025 | 14:00–15:00 CEST) ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-we...

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🧪🌐🌾

Fungi can clearly distinguish between heartwood and sapwood... #wood #fungi

A landmark for #MediterraneanForests 🌿@inrae-france.bsky.social & @efieuropeanforest.bsky.social release the largest open-access database of #Mediterranean tree species: 496 species, 147 subspecies, and key data on diversity, extinction risk & genetics. Read more👉 www.euforgen.org/about-us/new...

🌱 New framework in plant ecology! Researchers propose 6 Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) — classifying plants by woodiness, clonality, and resprouting ability. This whole-plant view reveals how species persist after disturbance and could reshape how we study resilience. 🔗 buff.ly/LgaPglR (MK)

PhD opportunity with me at University of Edinburgh linked with Forest Research, funded by E5 DTP. On the microbial mechanisms of soil carbon cycling in tree-planted upland soils. Apply before 14th Dec. Please share with your network. Pic: one of our Scottish sites. e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...

Nice soil profile at Los Alerces NP, NW Patagonia (Argentina). I guess they are Andosols (?) (volcanic soils) #Patagonia #Argentina #soil

After some days visiting a few burnt areas in northern Argentinian Patagonia, here are some species that resprout from the base after a wildfire: Lomatia hirsuta (Proteaceae), Aristotelia chilensis (Elaeocarpaceae), Schinus patagonica (Anacardiaceae), Nothofagus antarctica (Nothofagaceae)

I love seeing glaciers. Torrecillas glacier (Chubut province, Argentina), last week. #glacier #Patagonia #Argentina

In such a beautiful piece about cultural burning, I was able to share a bit of my own work on how “good fire” can bring a host of benefits to wildlife and forests. Thanks @sadbumblebee.buzz for including me. And what a great spotlight on fire as a form of art, deeply human.

Large citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

-La especie / Numenius tenuirostris / ya se considera EXTINTA según la UICN☹️ -Ave con área de distribución amplia y desaparece "en nuestra cara", mientras "cuidamos todo" -En 2024 un estudio científico estimaba una probabilidad del 96% de extinción -Parece que fue fotografiada por última vez en 1995

Thorough reporting on the scale of the loss of Switzerland’s glaciers

The Cerrado is really amazing! Post-fire flowering is one of the most interesting and beautiful fire response! It is not a response of a specific species or family! Bulbostylis paradoxa never fails and can be seen flowering already 18 hs after fire! @leveg.bsky.social @programabiota.bsky.social

RIP Jane Goodall. There's of course no better way to understand Goodall than in her own words, of which there are volumes to explore. But I also love Stephen Jay Gould's introduction to her "In the Shadow of Man": archive.org/details/insh.... As Gould notes, and Goodall embodied, "Nature IS context"

Jane Goodall, renowned for her groundbreaking studies on chimpanzee behavior and her lifelong dedication to wildlife conservation, has died today at the age of 91. She was a model for many. RIP www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

1st International Conference on Land Degradation and Restoration.  Valencia, July 20th -26th, 2026. Valencia, July 20th to 26th 2026 lnkd.in/d6kCzAs9 Land Degradation and Restoration. Conference series July 20th to July 26th 2026

🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: Hemos suspendido nuestras actividades médicas en Ciudad de Gaza. Nuestros centros están rodeados por tanques y bajo ataques aéreos. Pedimos protección inmediata y cese de la violencia. #Gaza

Well, it is official at TTU: we are being told by administration what facts we are allowed to teach and what falsehoods we are required to promote.

📄 New paper out in @journalofecology.bsky.social ...where we show an unexpectedly high variation in litter decomposition rates within a 9-ha forest, despite keeping macroclimate, vegetation and litter quality constant! 🍃🍂🦠🪱🌲 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

“A dead tree is not decay but renewal. It is forest health embodied—nourishing soil, sheltering species, and locking up carbon for centuries. Logging turns that into forest health undone.” 1/2

Tenemos la posibilidad de relizar propuestas que contribuyan al Pacto de Estado frente a la Emergencia Climática, hasta el 8 de Oct: · Personal científico: mpr.sede.gob.es/procedimient... · Ciudadanía general: forma.administracionelectronica.gob.es/form/open/co... @eco-aeet.bsky.social 🧪🌍🍁🌳💚🌿

Monte Perdido 1965 | 2025 How moving! 🤍 Jaime, standing on the same stone as his grandfather 60 years later, on top of Cilindro de Marboré (3325 m)! 🏔️⏳🔥 Monte Perdido (3355 m) at the background! In the 20th c, there were glaciers on the W face of Monte Perdido! 📷 Joaquín and Jaime Romeo 🙏

As people get more & more obsessed with ‘big’ data and new tech for gathering loads of data It is worth remembering that science is about asking useful questions & gathering the right data to answer them

📢 Book recommendation! 📖 "The first scientific book dedicated to the issue of fire in South American ecosystems" 🔥 🔗👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Our editors @ibartomeus.bsky.social and @marsobral.bsky.social have published an article rethinking the scientific publishing in PEEER. We can help reshape scientific publishing into a system that prioritizes integrity, inclusion, and sustainability. peeer.net/2025/08/18/r...

🔥 Paper in Science🔥 We found that at least a third of the seed dispersers and interactions face potential extinction, in Europe 🌿🌳🐦‍⬛🦆🌍 #seeddispersal www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world’s top scholars on the crime say

Perverse market incentives related to the desirability of rare items are pushing the European eel to extinction, by favoring its exploitation despite extreme scarcity @consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social See thread below conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Fabulous news! Congratulations to our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social who has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of Ecology. 🎉 @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @orieloxford.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

Incendios forestales registrados en España peninsular e Islas Baleares entre 1983 y 2017 según civio.es A la izquierda mapa con incendios intencionados. A la derecha causados por accidente o negligencia. ...

Mean annual temperature in Barcelona (1780-2024) (source: meteo.cat). Why did the temperature rise so suddenly from 2022 onwards?

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper! We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media. Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑 doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

🌳🔥Out now: Our review on compound droughts and forest responses - from leaf to ecosystem. Featuring a stunning 20-yr map of canopy temperatures variation across European forests. @chriswernerlab.bsky.social @simonhaber.bsky.social @vallicrosah.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

These hot days, when I open the windows at home at night, I receive the visit of many of these creatures attracted by the lights. It is the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), invasive species in Europe. Their larvae feeds the leaves of Buxus species leaving them totally defoliated.

Do you have some exciting research related to plant responses and resilience to shifting fire regimes? Consider submitting to this exciting Special Collection in @ausjbotany.bsky.social ! 🔥🌱

A la luz de los acontecimientos actuales en Palestina, un gran número de cineastas han puesto sus películas sobre #Palestina a disposición en línea de forma gratuita. Aquí una lista 🇵🇸 fediscience.org/@jgpausas/11...

Interesting... "Fine root and soil carbon stocks are positively related in grasslands but not in forests" by @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social et al. Maybe C stocks in forests are more related to leaf litter production while in grasslands are driven by root litter production? www.nature.com/articles/s43...

¿A que esperan todos los países para denunciar a Netanyahu ante el Tribunal Penal internacional por crímenes de lesa humanidad? Según los describe el Estatuto de Roma («ataques generalizados o sistemáticos contra una población civil con conocimiento de dicho ataque»), ya habrían cometido varios.

Dying Maladeta Glacier yesterday! 😱 No more protective snow... and the heatwave already here, with insane temperature at high elevation... 🥵 📷Jairinho Lanau