Dung #beetles support key #ecosystem processes in grazed landscapes, but their seasonal activity still needs studying. This new #data paper provides an openly reusable #dataset on how seasonality and local management shape dung-associated assemblages on an oceanic island: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

New study examines the taxonomic status and distribution of the Shuicheng horned toad (𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) using integrated molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic data, including field records from the type locality, ultimately clarifying its systematic placement: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The call for abstracts for the annual conference of #Biodiversity Information Standards @tdwg.org is now OPEN. Submit oral presentations, lightning talks, or posters on #biodiversity #data standards and #informatics. ⏳Deadline: 20 May 2026 👉 See all the details here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1178

Changes in #plant composition have been observed at the sacred sites of Mecca in Saudi Arabia; these changes are strongly influenced by #afforestation as well as shifts in precipitation and #temperature, which allow invasive species to displace native desert #taxa ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🎉 Great way to start the week! The fascinating study on deep-sea life has been covered in BBC Wildlife by Melissa Hobson ⤵️ Thank you to the incredible team and to BBC Wildlife for spotlighting the hidden world beneath our #oceans. 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #deepsea #research #marine

How do we turn fragmented #data into informed policy? 📊 #BioMonWeek26 brings together the #biodiversity #monitoring community - researchers, #policymakers, private sector, and students - to exchange ideas and align on the key challenges shaping the future of biodiversity monitoring. See more here⤵️

New study provides the first description of male specimens of the genus Pteroceraphron and the first record of 𝘗𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 from the Neotropics: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @leibnizlib.bsky.social

A new #study from Quintana Roo, Mexico characterises clones of the 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 #species complex for the first time in the Yucatán Peninsula. Reproductive isolation experiments suggest two distinct strains along the #coast: B. cf. ibericus "Cancún" and "Sian Ka'an": doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

😲Fascinating new #study recorded 108 morphotaxa from 4,500m down to the hadal depths of 9,775m, revealing the hidden life of the NW Pacific #trenches They analyzed 460 hours of video from landers & submersibles across the Japan, Ryukyu, and Izu-Ogasawara trenches: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #deepsea

🌍This new dataset provides records of the #geographic distribution of #amphipod #species whose presence in European and adjacent #seas has been documented in the scientific literature: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

See the first #transcriptome and EST-SSR markers developed for 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘤𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, an #endangered golden #camellia from Vietnam threatened by #overharvesting and #habitat loss: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Field surveys recorded 25 snake species from Vu Quang National Park, Vietnam, recording 6 species for the first time in the province, including 𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘪 and 𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘮 amongst others. Check out their descriptions and #ecological notes here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A new inquilinous gall #wasp species,𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘴, has been found living in galls made by 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢. 👉 Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @calacademy.bsky.social #entomology #biodiversity #newspecies

Linking #biodiversity #data is key to answering urgent research questions - but messy scientific names make it hard. Misspellings, synonyms, name changes... See the proposed new #framework to help users pick the optimal workflow and tool for their needs 👇 #taxonomic #databases #biodiversity

📡 Remote sensing, #AI, FAIR #data, #ecosystem #services, #nature-based #solutions & more are all on the agenda at the LTER-Bulgaria 20th Anniversary Conference in Oct 14-16, Varna, Bulgaria 👉Find out more here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1158 #openscience #ecology

🌿Check out this new method paper outlining essential #archiving strategies to prevent #data loss in small #herbaria. 💾 It focuses on the 3-2-1 backup rule to ensure long-term #digital preservation. Interested? Read the full open-access article here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Using 1,000 microplots, researchers examined the #floristic composition and aggregation patterns of the #endangered #endemic #plant 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 at Punta de Choros in the Coquimbo Region during a flowering #desert event. Read the full study for all the details ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🦋Two species of #tropical ermine #moths of the genus Atteva have been recorded for the first time in Laos: 𝘈. 𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢 and 𝘈. 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘹𝘢. These records are supported by morphological characterization and #DNA barcodes: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Previously distributed only across China and Japan, the #aphid #genus Patchiella has recently been recorded from South Korea. Identified as 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢, it was found on the native #honey #plant 𝘛𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢. See all the details here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Two new records of the Green Trinket Snake (𝘎𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘮) and the Northern Polymorphic Asian Cat #Snake (𝘉𝘰𝘪𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴) confirm their distribution in China. Check out all the details here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #phylogeny #biodiversity #morphology

Ever wondered about #specimen custody - where specimens are housed relative to where they were collected - in #natural #history museum collections across time? A new study looked at 253,131 preserved specimen records. See the persistent geographic imbalances they found here 👇 @mystyn.bsky.social

Explore the newly digitised #lichen collection "Abramo Massalongo" - 594 #specimens from north-eastern Italy (1845-1856), preserved at the Natural History Museum of Venice. Standardised to #DarwinCore, with image #metadata aligned to the Simple Multimedia extension. 👇 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

New #study reports the first records of two #parasitoid #wasps from the Aphaereta and Elasmosoma genera in the Xinjiang Region of China, following #specimen collection by Malaise traps. Also, Aphaereta debilitata and #subgenus Atopandrium are recorded from China for the first time ⤵️

Coastal ruderal habitats in the Azores may serve as entry points for new #arthropod introductions, yet they're among the least studied #environments in the archipelago. The #PRIBES project is surveying arthropod communities across 7 islands for potential #invasiveness: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Using MaxEnt modeling, researchers investigated the current and future geographic range of the agarwood moth, which infests the economically important crop Chinese agarwood. See what they found here ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Meet the newly discovered epiphytic #orchid - 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘪 from eastern Ecuador. Named in honor of Lester Lapo, a prominent Ecuadorian orchid grower from El Pangui, who initially discovered it. This species is now classified as Critically Endangered ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🐜An updated checklist provides records of eight new #ant species in La Réunion Island from the south-western Indian Ocean. All are introduced #species with varying #invasiveness status. The #checklist boosts the known number of ants on the island to 62 👇 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Through the combination of different factors, this study examined the intricate ways #climatechange and #ocean acidification affect the #sponge 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 and the #gastropod 𝘏𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴, taken from North and South Aegean populations. See what the researchers found here 👇

🪲See the updated #checklist of flower #beetles (Mycteridae), dead log bark beetles (Pythidae), and narrow-waisted bark beetles (Salpingidae) for Bulgaria here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #taxonomy #insects #coleoptera

Check out Italy's newly developed national #taxonomic database, developed by the Joint Research Unit @lifewatcheric.bsky.social, which compiles and standardizes several checklists with a total of 86,000 entries on #vascular #plants, #lichens, and #fauna: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

While many digital herbaria focus only on the plants, a new WordPress-based tool is making it easy for small collections to highlight the incredible people who gathered them. Read more about this open-source framework here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e185211

China's marine records have recently been expanded through the identification of five sea spider species in Fujian, including one never before seen in the whole country. This discovery boosts the known species in Fujian from 10 to 14! Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e180969

Seoraksan’s long-tailed goral population is stable for now, but a shortage of young males and surviving offspring threatens their future. Researchers are using this data to create targeted conservation plans to ensure the survival of these rare mountain goats: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e178454

🏝️ Explore the botanical wonders of the Azores with this new study on the under-sampled island of São Jorge. 🌿 Researchers have catalogued rare bryophytes and lichens to better understand the island's environment. Check out the full paper: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e184350

Using advanced 3-D X-ray technology, researchers have discovered that climate change is physically reshaping marine invertebrates by altering their skeletal density and internal structures. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e186719

A massive dataset (DATASAPROX) of over 675,000 records has recently been synthesised to map the diversity of saproxylic beetles - essential wood-decaying insects - across continental France and Corsica. Read more about this project: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e187021

Recent fieldwork led to the discovery of 𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘪, making it the first record of Dictyolimon, in China 👇 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newrecord #biodiversity

New study has provided data on the distribution of the giant silverfish species 𝘚𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘤𝘢, only found in caves in the Algarve. It also revealed that this species is a biological relic with particularly high conservation value, as it is isolated from other taxa: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🦀 Since 2014, the #crab 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴 has had its type locality in Genoa, Italy, yet no georeferenced records existed in @gbif.org or OBIS. A new occurrence finally fills that gap, providing the first #open-access #metadata and documentation for the area 👇 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🕷The trachelid #spider (genus Planochelas) has been recorded outside the Afrotropical region for the first time in the city of Ji'an in Jiangxi Province, China. 👇In addition, a new species, 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘢, is described and illustrated: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #biodiversity

🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up! 🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology. ⬇️ See all the highlights of the week in our latest blog post:

Take a look at this #datapaper, which contains a database of 419 #rotifer species (or 472 taxa at species level) from 83 genera and 31 families from European waters ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The @safeguard-pollinators.eu wraps up in Brussels this week, but the work to reverse pollinator loss is far from over. 🐝 Explore the Safeguard Knowledge Exchange Hub (Safe-Hub), developed under the project and set for further growth under @valor-project.eu 👇 #SafeguardFinale #PollinatorResearch

🐝Safeguard Knowledge Exchange Hub (Safe-Hub): www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/Project/Safe...

Check out this comprehensive assessment of #spider #diversity in Kazakhstan’s Balkhash-Alakol Basin. By combining original records with @gbif.org and @inaturalist.bsky.social data, this #study maps the fauna of these arid lowlands.⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Honoured to have Prof. William Gosling (University of Amsterdam) visit the Pensoft booth at #ECTE2026! 🌿 Gosling is a Professor of Palaeoecology & Biogeography, and a #PhytoKeys author. Check out his work on the Ewe-Adakplame Relic Forest: phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/61467/

See how climate change can rapidly reshape South Africa’s #avian landscape, with new MaxEnt modeling predicting significant range shifts and #biome crossings for both native and invasive species by 2070 under future #climate change model scenarios. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

❗️Update: The #TDWG2026 Call for Sessions has been extended! 🗓️You now have until March 2, 2026, to submit your proposals. ⬇️Find out all the details here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1091 @tdwg.org

👋We’re at #ECTE2026 until the 26th talking all things scientific publishing. 📚 Whether you have questions about your next #manuscript or just wish browse our diverse #journal catalogue spanning @apr.pensoft.net to @ibe.pensoft.net & more swing by our booth and say hi! @soctropecol.bsky.social

Despite being a significant #biodiversity #hotspot, the Azores face rising #invasivespecies threats from global trade and travel. This #datapaper provides 4,524 plant occurrences across 243 taxa on São Jorge Island, enhancing spatial records and our understanding of the island’s #flora 👇