#biodivprotect — Public Fediverse posts

🌊 Rock sponges in the Eastern Mediterranean provide crucial deep-sea habitats. With the increasing anthropogenic impacts in deep waters, #SponBIODIV (#BiodivProtect) highlights the urgent need for further mapping, monitoring, and conservation efforts.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-025-01525-0

🧽 #SponBIODIV (#BiodivProtect) finds sponge reproduction may be influenced by microbiomes. Early oocyte development in some species aligns with microbial shifts linked to nutrition and immunity.
https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02019-24

❄️ Alpine glaciers are retreating, impacting plant biodiversity and ecosystem services. #PrioritIce (#BiodivProtect) shows this causes up to a 7x decrease in plant contributions to air quality, soil health, and nutrient regulation.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.70041

🧬 Introducing ParAquaSeq! #FUNACTION (#BiodivProtect) and #MostFun (#BiodivMon) curate a database of ribosomal sequences for zoosporic parasites impacting aquatic plants & algae, supporting research on ecology & sustainable algae production
https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14099

🐦 Designing critical habitat for threatened species is complex, but spatial tools can help. Using Marxan, #Prioritice (#BiodivProtect) mapped habitat for Spain’s endangered little bustard, testing scenarios with habitat, connectivity, and cost criteria.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70022

🌊 Spanish Mediterranean MPAs: only 7% highly protected. Partial protection varies, with inconsistent fishing gear rules. Better regulation needed for effective conservation. With #MOVE (#BiodivProtect) and #METRODIVER (#BiodivHealth)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106686

💧 Groundwater is vital for people, food, and ecosystems, but irrigation can threaten it through habitat loss and contamination. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon (#BiodivMon) call for sustainable practices, precision tech, and stronger biomonitoring.
https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf016

❄️ "Glacier fleas", ice-dwelling springtails, show surprising diversity. #Prioritice (#BiodivProtect) found 5 new species in the Alps & Apennines, with some widespread and others narrowly endemic, raising conservation concerns due to warming.
https://doi.org/10.1155/jzs/1616350

🦠 #FUNACTION (#BiodivProtect) identified two new fungal species causing leaf necrosis in mango & guava in southern Iran. Environmental monitoring and precise identification are crucial for effective disease management.
https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.115.136469

🐟 #MUrFor (#BiodivProtect) shows varied recovery potentials for North Sea cod: Southern stock depleted, Northeastern recovering, Northwestern thriving. Fishing & warming are key factors. Spatial insights crucial for better fisheries management!
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf021

🌋 Volcanic aquifers: hidden biodiversity! #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) shows how geochemistry & microbes shape unique crustacean communities in Italian aquifers. Hydrogeological contexts within aquifers must be taken into account.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1237-2025

🧬 eDNA for conservation! #INSPIRE (#BiodivProtect) shows combining eDNA & traditional surveys enhances biodiversity data and conservation planning. Mixed data minimise errors and provide more effective solutions.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124852

🦇 Caves have long captivated human imagination. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) explores the power of collaboration between art and science to boost subterranean ecosystem conservation.
https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.51.139954

🏙️ 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

🐟 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

🦠 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

🌊 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.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020279

🌿 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

🦠 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

🏜️ 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

🌿 Plastic pollution in rivers is a major problem. #RIPARIANET (#BiodivProtect) shows vegetation traps plastics, with denser plant communities trapping more. A new 3D vegetation index (3DVI) could help identify plastic hotspots and improve cleanup. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2025.100450

🐺 The return of wolves to Europe is a conservation success but pressures livestock systems. #TRANSWILD (#BiodivProtect) advocates for co-designed, evidence-based solutions involving all stakeholders to balance conservation & farming needs.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10786

🐺 Coexisting with large carnivores is challenging. Despite their ecological benefits, conflicts often lead to calls for reducing their numbers. #TRANSWILD (#BiodivProtect) delves into the Volterra principle and its implications for managing predators. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14448

🪲 #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) studied copepods in Italian caves, finding high diversity shaped by geographic distance and climate (especially temperature), linking regional climate to subterranean biodiversity.
https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13953

🐺 #WOLFNESS (#BiodivProtect) found minimal recent dog DNA in Iberian wolves, but identified ancient dog genes linked to immunity & brain function, potentially explaining unique behaviours.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17639

🦈 Do different labs get the same #eDNA results? #eWHALE (#BiodivProtect) found differences in detection success, with sharks less often detected. This highlights the need for standardized protocols for reliable biodiversity assessments.
https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9.128235

🦈 Do different labs get the same #eDNA results? #eWHALE (#BiodivProtect) found differences in detection success, with sharks less often detected. This highlights the need for standardized protocols for reliable biodiversity assessments.
https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.9.128235

🐟 Understanding #MarineProtectedAreas effectiveness is key for the 30x30 target. #MOVE (#BiodivProtect) evaluated 59 MPAs in California: boost in fished species biomass, but less in species richness/diversity. Which MPA features drive performance?
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14435

💧 What's the impact of small hydro power plants? #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) shows how one altered a stream's hyporheic zone, affecting copepods & environmental conditions. Needed: Strategies to mitigate sediment accumulation and maintain habitat.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rra.4404

RT @BiodiversaPlus: Just over 1 month before the kickoff of our #BiodivProtect projects 🤩

Sign up NOW to discover the 36 new funded projects supporting the protection of biodiversity & ecosystems across land and sea! 🌄🌊

📅 19/04/2023, 09:00-18:00 CEST

➡️https://www.biodiversa.eu/2023/02/22/attend-the-biodivprotect-funded-projects-kick-off-meeting/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1636673584339845122