#biodivprotect — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biodivprotect, aggregated by home.social.
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🧬 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
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💧 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.
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🌋 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.
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🦇 Caves have long captivated human imagination. #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) explores the power of collaboration between art and science to boost subterranean ecosystem conservation.
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♻️ #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!
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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.
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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.
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🪲 #DarCo (#BiodivProtect) studied copepods in Italian caves, finding high diversity shaped by geographic distance and climate (especially temperature), linking regional climate to subterranean biodiversity.
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💧 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.
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