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📡 Weather radars = animal tracking goldmine!
#GloBAM (#BiodivScen) and #HiRAD (#BiodivMon) present datasets unlocking continental-scale bird movements. 141 radar stations in 18 countries, from 2008 to 2023!
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04641-5 -
📡 Weather radars = animal tracking goldmine!
#GloBAM (#BiodivScen) and #HiRAD (#BiodivMon) present datasets unlocking continental-scale bird movements. 141 radar stations in 18 countries, from 2008 to 2023!
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04641-5 -
🌿 #CLAMBIO (#BiodivClim) reveals exceptional vascular epiphyte richness in the Amazon. High endemism at 1000-3000m, and 76% species in PAs. PAs are crucial, but more conservation measures are needed to protect this diverse flora.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03031-y -
🏙️ Urban biodiversity: #RECONNECT (#BiodivProtect) shows how civil servants’ actions are shaped by relationships and resource gaps. ‘Serendipity of agency’ calls for tackling context-specific challenges.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104023 -
🪲 Carabid beetles can help control weeds. #FRESHH (#BiodivRestore) shows seed survival drops 2.3% per beetle per trap/day. Sustainable farming practices could promote beetle populations for effective weed control.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109551 -
🐟 Can't tell your fish apart? #RecoSal (#BiodivProtect) integrates data and expertise to improve salmonid count model and enhance sonar accuracy for Teno River management.
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0309 -
♻️ #FUNACTION (#BiodivProtect) and #MostFUN (#BiodivMon) show how deep-sea fungus Chaetomium sp. CS1 efficiently transforms lignocellulose, offering an eco-friendly and safer alternative to white rot fungi. Promising potential for biofuel production!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106031 -
♻️ #FUNACTION (#BiodivProtect) and #MostFUN (#BiodivMon) show how deep-sea fungus Chaetomium sp. CS1 efficiently transforms lignocellulose, offering an eco-friendly and safer alternative to white rot fungi. Promising potential for biofuel production!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106031 -
♻️ #FUNACTION (#BiodivProtect) and #MostFUN (#BiodivMon) show how deep-sea fungus Chaetomium sp. CS1 efficiently transforms lignocellulose, offering an eco-friendly and safer alternative to white rot fungi. Promising potential for biofuel production!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2025.106031 -
🍫 Forest-focused supply chain policies (FSPs) are key for sustainable cocoa production in West Africa. But #SustainCocoa (#BiodivClim) highlights gaps in design & implementation, calling for landscape-scale approaches & greater farmer involvement.
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🔬 Traditional biomarkers fall short in tracing basal resources. #FreshRestore (#BiodivRestore) shows how carbon stable isotope analysis (with δ13C-EAA) offers unique fingerprints to track food webs. Standardised protocols & more research needed!
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🦠 Healthy rivers rely on groundwater exchanges! #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) presents Schellencandona rhodanensis sp. n., a new ostracod species from the Rhône watershed, key to mapping up/downwellings & understanding these ecosystems.
https://doi.org/10.1051/limn/2025001 -
🏔️ In Pyrenean lakes, #FISHME (#BiodivRestore) shows local environmental factors—especially phosphorus & light—drive phytoplankton abundance and composition, not dispersal limitation.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2024.2412432 -
❄️ #ASICS (#BiodivClim) highlights that much of Antarctica's biodiversity remains unknown! While vertebrates are well studied, invertebrates, plants & microbes—especially their interactions—need more research for better conservation.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk2118 -
🌊 EU MPAs: Regulations are patchy! #MOVE (#BiodivProtect) and #METRODIVER (#BiodivHealth) show major data gaps, with most activities regulated in <40% of MPA area. We need better data & coordination for effective marine protection.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00104-x -
🌱 Natura 2000 works. #GaP (#BiodivProtect) finds SACs in Spain have better land conditions, but regional differences show we must manage outside protected zones for lasting conservation.
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🇬🇱 Greenland’s economy differs from its Nordic neighbours, yet comparisons with them shape policies that may not fit local realities. #FutureArcticLives (#BiodivClim) calls for rethinking governance & sustainability through the lens of “island operations”.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247424000202 -
🌊 #SOMBEE (#BiodivScen) developed a new standardised protocol and workflow to improve climate change projections in marine ecosystems. Improves model comparisons & policy planning for fisheries!
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🌱 Plant translocations can help restore ecosystems, but are they preserving evolutionary diversity? #Transloc (#BiodivRestore) finds taxonomic biases—yet translocated plants contribute more to phylogenetic diversity than expected!
https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14451 -
🐝 #FreeB is 1 of the 34 #BiodivNBS launching this year. They study free-living honey bee colonies to identify thriving habitats, assess resilience, and boost sustainable beekeeping. Interested? Join PIs at the Honey Bee Watch session on 20 March.
👉 https://www.honeybeewatch.com/Events -
🪸 Healthy marine ecosystems are vital for Cabo Verde’s resource-dependent communities. #COAST (#BiodivRestore) unveils dense, diverse, & well-preserved black coral populations in upper mesophotic assemblages, supporting fisheries & sustainable tourism.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103432 -
🌿 Chara canescens is declining since 2010. #ProPartS (#BiodivProtect) finds most populations in Spain's brackish waterbodies. Rare sexual populations are crucial for genetic diversity, highlighting the need for conservation.
https://doi.org/10.23818/limn.44.10 -
🍄 Mushroom spawn can clean water! #BioReset (#BiodivRestore) shows adding it to water (especially grain spawn with lignin) produces enzymes that break down pollutants. Even works in wastewater.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2025.107092 -
📉 Biological invasions threaten biodiversity, and current strategies may not meet 2030 targets! #AlienScenarios and #InvasiBES (#BiodivScen) survey shows increasing numbers and impacts, despite control efforts. More monitoring and better data sharing are needed.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70028 -
🌾 Converting cropland to grassland on peatlands to cut GHG emissions? #PRINCESS (#BiodivClim) found no significant difference in CO2 or methane, and uncertain results for N₂O. This highlights the complexity of peat soil emissions. GHG estimates should consider more variables!
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🦠 Cave copepods aren't always slow. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon (#BiodivMon) compare two Diacyclops species. Findings reveal high metabolism for one species, challenging assumptions. Both show thermal stability, suggesting adaptability to moderate temperature increases.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/12/1/32 -
🦠 Cave copepods aren't always slow. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon (#BiodivMon) compare two Diacyclops species. Findings reveal high metabolism for one species, challenging assumptions. Both show thermal stability, suggesting adaptability to moderate temperature increases.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/12/1/32 -
🦠 Cave copepods aren't always slow. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon (#BiodivMon) compare two Diacyclops species. Findings reveal high metabolism for one species, challenging assumptions. Both show thermal stability, suggesting adaptability to moderate temperature increases.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/12/1/32 -
🌎 Amazonia's history is key to its future. #CLAMBIO (#BiodivClim) reviews it from rainforest origins to Andes uplift to human impacts, calling for long-term investment in biodiversity monitoring and strategic habitat planning.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202103601 -
🏜️ Can run-off fight aridification? #BIOJUST (#BiodivProtect) shows it can boost dryland vegetation, but only up to a point. This effect is limited by vegetation's capacity to retain run-off and is influenced by climate and human disturbance.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07650