Congratulations to Tomás on successfully defending his PhD thesis. Welcome Dr. Azcárate! 🎓 It has been a real pleasure to co-supervise this work. With thanks to Severo Ochoa @icmcsic.bsky.social for the support along the way 🙌

Esteu convidats a la defensa de la tesi doctoral del Tomás Azcárate García, que tindrà lloc el divendres 27 de febrer a les 10:00 a l'Aula de Graus de la @biologiaub.bsky.social de de la @ub.edu. Directores: Blanca Figuerola i Conxita Avila @icmcsic.bsky.social

The steepest annual declines are associated with: • Invasive species (~ −6%/yr) • Disease (~ −4.6%/yr) • Climate change (~ −3.1%/yr) • Pollution (~ −1.8%/yr) Impact ranking ≠ prevalence ranking. #GlobalChange

🚨Paper alert🚨 Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv. Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social 👇Check the main findings below!

Bad news for rocky reefs! Long-term metabarcoding survey show general decrease in biodiversity and richness in rocky reef communities from two national parks in Spain, in a span of just 5 years, and despite the highest level of protection! Project #BlueDNA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1) La transición ya está reconfigurando la geopolítica global. El abaratamiento de las renovables -y la vertiginosa aceleración de su despliegue global que ha producido- es una de las pocas buenas noticias que tenemos. Estamos aproximadamente en el pico de la demanda global de carbón y petróleo.

Have a look 👇 #metabolomics #oceanacidification #marineinvertebrates

Deadline soon! Contact us if you are interested and meet the requirements 👇

Interested in a PhD at @icmcsic.bsky.social with me & @fonamental.bsky.social? We’re seeking motivated candidates for an #INPhINIT incoming fellowship to study mesophotic coral ecosystems as thermal refuges & holobiont responses across depth gradients. Info: fundacionlacaixa.org/ca/beques-do...

It is always great to catch up with bryozoologist colleagues 😊 #networking #research #bryozoans

Congrats Gabriel! 👏👏

What are bryozoans? Have a look at this animation created with @cookedillustrations.com and supported by the National project #MedCalRes funded by the @AgEInves. Stay updated for more free educational resources here 👉 bryozoans.weebly.com youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...

Have a look at the new animation on our recent study 👇 @fonamental.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @polcapdevila.bsky.social

Hoy participamos en la mesa redonda de la Jornada Mujer y Ciencia Polar Pepita Castellví organizada por PolarCSIC. Se abordaron temas clave sobre el papel de la mujer y la posibilidad de que la base antártica pase a llevar el nombre de Pepita Castellví. Fotos de PolarCSIC y @nurito.bsky.social.

Very well deserved 👏👏 Great taxonomist, mentor and person 😊 @bryozoology.bsky.social

Great job, Tomás 👏👏

Great job 👏 @medrecover.bsky.social

🌊 Advancing our strategy to tackle Climate Change! 💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts. 👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!

🌊 Thrilled to kick off our new scientific strategy for a thriving ocean! 🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity. 💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.

⚠️Florida’s reefs are collapsing under extreme ocean heat. When corals go, entire ecosystems follow. We can’t let “functional extinction” become the new normal. Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸 #ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Really bad news...

These iconic #corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved? #marineecology #research www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is also great to meet bryozoologist friends and colleagues 😊

New publication on zooid size changes of cyclostome bryozoans onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Benvinguda, Lena! 💙 Molt contents de tenir-te amb nosaltres al projecte HOLOCHANGE🪸🦠

Let us express our solidarity with US colleagues affected by the federal shutdown and firings. #shutdown fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...

🌊We’re hiring postdocs! 🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics! 📧Apply by 20/10 🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates

Seven new bryozoan species are described from various habitats across the Mediterranean. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social

🌊🔬 We’re hiring predocs! 🐚 Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with metabolomics & transcriptomics! 📧 Apply by 20/10 🔗 https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-predoctoral-fellowship-candidates

Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇 🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr... 🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr... @em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social

Happy to collaborate on this great work led by Antonietta Rosso, revising the bryozoan genus Fenestrulina with 77 species and describing seven new ones from the Mediterranean! @zookeys.pensoft.net 🔗 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...

New publication on diversity of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Fenestrulina in the Mediterranean zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...

Lab meeting today at @icmcsic.bsky.social. Feeling so lucky to be surrounded by amazing people and researchers, both growing in their own paths:one finishing the PhD and another starting the 2nd year! @marinecalcifiers.bsky.social #SeveroOchoa @cienciagob.bsky.social #INPhINIT @lacaixa.bsky.social

Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.

#bryozoa bryozoologists! It’s official!! We are hosting Larwood 2026 in Oslo!! 1-3 June: mark and save on your calendars and spread the news!! @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social

🌊 Phylum Friday: Bryozoa! 🌊 These small colonial organisms are usually found encrusting rocks or blending in with algae. However, many of the species found in New England are invasive, and have become a concern for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems as they encrust and out-compete native species.

"Per primera vegada s'incompleix el llindar d'acidificació de l'oceà". naciodigital.cat/impacte/terr...

Allà estarem cada setmana. #Gaza #Palestine

Molt interessant! Sort amb la cerca!

Que un gobierno que dice luchar contra el cambio climático amplie 2 enormes aeropuertos dice mucho de su compromiso real. Además, !!no podemos más de turistas!! Ni en Madrid ni en Barcelona

#ArticleIRBio 🌊Microbiome Composition in a Common Mediterranean Bryozoan Following an Unprecedented Marine Heatwave🪸 Authors: Figuerola, B ; Linares, C ( #IRBio ) et al. Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS doi.org/10.1111/1758... @medrecover.bsky.social @cristinalinares.bsky.social

Marine heatwaves are intensifying in the Mediterranean,driving mass die-offs in marine life.Our new study reveals how the bryozoan Myriapora truncata & its microbes are coping🧵 t.co/X6sQsdzOar @fonamental.bsky.social @cristinalinares.bsky.social @claudiaaparicio.bsky.social @medrecover.bsky.social

Un laboratori natural?🪸🤿 📕L'investigador de l'#IBE_Barcelona Javier del Campo participa en l'estudi de l'@ICMCSIC que documenta com l’acidificació i l’escalfament de l’oceà poden afectar els briozous, un invertebrat clau dels hàbitats submarins. 🧵 👉 https://shorturl.at/wMhEt

New paper out in Geology! Cheilostome bryozoans evolved aragonite skeletons dozens of times during the transition from calcite to aragonite seas, in contrast to other marine calcifiers. Fossil occurrence data corroborate the story and help nail down the timeline. doi.org/10.1130/G537...

The ocean's fragile fortresses are crumbling under climate pressure ->ScienceDaily | #Climate #Ocean | More info from EcoSearch

Today, @bfiguerola.bsky.social presented at the International Bryozoology Association conference in Tokyo on how an extreme marine heatwave reshaped the microbiome composition of a Mediterranean bryozoan. 🪸🦠 Stay tuned, the full study will be published soon! #Bryozoa

🌊 Ocean warming and acidification hit bryozoans hard A new study found that warming and acidification together weaken bryozoan skeletons, shift their microbiomes, and reduce their cover, threatening benthic ecosystems. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42... #SciComm 🧪 #MarineBiology

Bryozoans, key habitat-forming marine invertebrates, face structural and microbiome changes under combined ocean acidification and warming, with potential long-term impacts on Mediterranean ecosystems. doi.org/g9wt3g

Ever heard of bryozoans? These tiny reef builders filter water and store carbon but they’re under threat. New post from our upcoming animation 🎥. Full version coming soon! 👇

We are so proud of our sea star wasting work that came out today. This interactive article is very complete and includes beautiful videos. Unmasking the Sea Star Killer www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...