Hello Bluesky. I'm here because Meta doesn't want me. Looking forward to post unfiltered, unhinged and un-whatever stuff here. Tell your friends!

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

🌍 Just published a small Python script to help download Copernicus DEM tiles (30m) for any AOI using the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. Supports parallel downloads & simple setup. 🔗Repo here: github.com/MMotaFerreir... Feedback & bug reports welcome 🙏 #Copernicus #DEM #GIS #Python

🕒 TTRPG friends — I made a free app to track Progress Clocks for Blades in the Dark! Create & manage multiple clocks with custom colors and segments. Great for GMs running digital or hybrid games. 👉 mmotaferreira.shinyapps.io/Progress_Clo... #TTRPG #BladesInTheDark #ShinyApp

Our new paper in @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social shows that genetic data confirms the non-native status of Austropotamobius crayfish in Spain, despite repeatedly published claims of the contrary Since it is in Spanish, we provide an English version in this link digital.csic.es/handle/10261... (1/10)

Our new #OpenAccess study shows a 64% drop in #fish species richness in SW Germany’s #rivers vs. historical reference. Dams, climate shifts & invasives drive the change. We propose a new Species Deviation Index that captures gains & losses #Freshwater #Conservation link.springer.com/article/10.1...

El cangrejo del rey The king's crayfish A 30-minute documentary on the history of crayfish in Spain In Spanish, with English subtitles (in settings) Enjoy! (and, if enjoyed, please distribute) YouTube link in next post

Our article "A framework for large-scale risk assessment of road-related impacts, with application to #mustelids" is now online: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #roadecology

🌍Job post: 1-year research position at LAZBW in #Germany! Focus: #climatechange impacts on #biodiversity, water, & land use. Tasks: downscaling #climate data, #HydrologicalModeling, & adaptation strategies. Ends:31.12.2025, extension possible. More info: shorturl.at/6HTz0 #ClimateJobs #Hydrology

Today we sampled cormorant stomachs at Lake Constance to assess their impact on #native #fish species.

Continuo à procura de contas Portuguesas, ou baseadas em Portugal, relacionadas com #ecologia e #biodiversidade.

If you hate statistics like I do, then you'll love my free lectures. Putting science before statistics, 20 lectures from basics of inference & causal modeling to multilevel models & dynamic state space models. It's all free, made with love and sympathy. 🧪 #stats www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Estou criar um "Starter pack" de Ecólogos Portugueses. Aceito sugestões! #Ecologia #Biodiversidade go.bsky.app/GK8QPTJ

Com a ultima observação confirmada em 1995, o Maçarico-de-bico-fino está, com probablidade elevada, extinto: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris), the latest addition to the list of extinct birds. A warning about the possible fate of other shorebirds facing a steep decline. 📷 from www.curlewaction.org/slender-bill...; @ibisjournal.bsky.social paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Left the other place run by Trump's buddy? Here's a starter pack of freshwater scientists to get you started. Also, if you're a freshwater scientist and want to be added, let me know. Still space available. go.bsky.app/K5ubDhb

I'm giving bluesky a new chance in the face of the latest event with the other platform. Who is here?

One of our weird discoveries: 1st field-documented case of a zebra mussel attached to a fish (lake chub). This phoretic association could facilitate 1) within-basin spread of zebra mussels via fish migration & 2) overland transport by anglers moving baitfish. redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...

Hey #FieldWork people from BlueSky! I'm looking for a camera for field work. Should be tough, easy to operate and with decent macro skills. Also shouldn't break the bank. Wanna share some options?

Here are my lists, soon to become science and nature feeds. Want to be added? Which ones? Leave a comment here. I know there's already an "Ecology and Conservation" feed. I don't intend to compete. I'll be encouraging people to join and contribute to both feeds. Please share! Gracias! 😸

How do shrubs help or hinder #CorkOak seedlings? 🌳 We studied the effects of #ShrubDiversity on oak regeneration in Portugal 🇵🇹 Find out what we learned and why it matters for forest restoration in Mediterranean Europe #ForestRestoration #MediterraneanEcosystems www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#JobOpportunity alert! Join a #ClimateChange research project at the @FFS_BW. Develop high-resolution climate projections for Baden-Württemberg, conduct hydrological modelling. Experience with downscaling of climate data is desirable. #Fisheries #rivers #ecology www.researchgate.net/job/1005511_...

I did It, I finaly did it! I've used all apply functions in a line of code: Models <- c("Hydrologic", "Climatic", "Land Use", "Biotic") sapply(lapply(1:length(Models), function(y) combn(Models, y)), (function(z) apply(z, 2, paste, collapse=" + "))) %>% unlist() #rstats #RChat

Hi @friel.bsky.social can you add me to the fish list? Cheers

Hi @daryllmarie.bsky.social, can you add me to #Herps list?

For my MSc, I worked with amphibian populations of temporary ponds (TP) in Mediterranean farmland landscapes (SW Portugal). TP are declining rapidly due to agriculture pressure. Artificial water bodies do not support as many amphibian species as TP. Conservation efforts should focus on protecting TP

One of the perks of working in a fisheries research center is access to good and nicely cut #fishes. Today dinner was Pike (Esox lucius) filets with butter and cream sauce:

I am currently a PostDoc researcher at the Fisheries Research Station of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. I have a Ph.D. in Biodiversity Genetics and Evolution from the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO) at the University of Porto in Portugal.