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Alicia Valdés
@aliciavaldesr.bsky.social
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Researcher at Institute of Biodiversity Research (IMIB) - University of Oviedo, Spain.
Ecosystem mapping and monitoring | Evolutionary ecology | Plant phenology | Global change

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Dec 11
🌍 New Publication!
We reviewed 1567 studies (1985–2025) on remote sensing for ecosystem monitoring, tracing 40 years of progress & future challenges: AI, multi-sensor fusion, and data gaps in biodiversity-rich regions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.sr...
#RemoteSensing #EcosystemMonitoring #AI #Biodiversity

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 4d
📢 The abstract submission deadline for the #IAVS2026 has been EXTENDED
Got an idea you’ve been working on?
Still refining your abstract?
⏳ New deadline: 17th February 2026
Apply Here - 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
#vegetationecology #vegetation

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Revista Quercus @revistaquercus.bsky.social · 4d
Investigadores de la @universidadoviedo.bsky.social revelan la existencia de comunidades de hongos altamente especializadas en las raíces del roble albar, que componen un universo microscópico clave para la salud de los bosques atlánticos. Te lo contamos en www.revistaquercus.es/noticia/9292...

Reposted by Alicia Valdés, Chhaya M. Werner

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 4d
Botany valentine. Another oldie.
A four panel comic. In panel 1, there are three beautiful blooming roses, and the text says "Roses are red..." In panel 2, there are some lovely violets budding and blooming, and the text says "Violets are blue..." In panel 3, there are some terrifying red and flesh colored plants with toothy maws and the text says "Hydnora are leafless, bizarrely fleshy, and incapable of producing chlorophyl..." and in panel 4 there are some cute hearts and the text says "And so are you. Happy Valentine's Day"

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · 9d
Consulta pública sobre el Plan Nacional de Restauración de la Naturaleza, son 5 minutos para dar tu opinión 👇
ibartomeus.bsky.social iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 10d
El @miteco.gob.es lanza una consulta pública a la ciudadanía sobre el Plan Nacional de la Restauración de la Naturaleza forma.administracionelectronica.gob.es/form/open/co... Que vean que es importante! Son solo 5 minutos con los que también demostramos que la democracia ha de ser más participativa.
Forma
forma.administracionelectronica.gob.es

Reposted by Juli G. Pausas, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Alicia Valdés

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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 10d
El @miteco.gob.es lanza una consulta pública a la ciudadanía sobre el Plan Nacional de la Restauración de la Naturaleza forma.administracionelectronica.gob.es/form/open/co... Que vean que es importante! Son solo 5 minutos con los que también demostramos que la democracia ha de ser más participativa.
Forma
forma.administracionelectronica.gob.es

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · 28d
Terminamos dos días intensos de charlas en lo que ha sido el Primer Congreso Científico del Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas @universidadoviedo.bsky.social Una gran oportunidad de conocer la actividad de todos los compañeros. El año que viene, más.

Reposted by Pierre Mariotte, Alicia Valdés

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · Dec 16
Published!📖

Earlier snowmelt in montane meadows may increase the carbon sink by 22%, with the strongest effect in the early spring, diminishing as the growing season progresses. Early spring increases in graminoid abundance drive productivity increases❄️🌸

Read more:https://buff.ly/bswt87w

Reposted by Emilio Vilanova, Pablo García‐Díaz, Alicia Valdés , and 1 more

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · Dec 11
Comment article: Matthew Fagan, Naomi Schwartz and Ruth DeFries offer three considerations on uncertainties and potential misapplications of global datasets to ensure responsible use of remote-sensing datasets in ecology and environmental science.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The responsible use of global remote-sensing datasets - Nature Ecology & Evolution
In this age of abundant remote-sensing data, global datasets are increasingly relied upon to analyse the planet at unprecedented scale and resolution. We offer three considerations on uncertainties an...
www.nature.com

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Dec 11
A great output of the #SONATA Project sonata-nbs.com/sonata/ @imibasturias.bsky.social @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @jozemanu.bsky.social @borjajimalf.bsky.social
SONATA – Sonata
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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Dec 1
Fruitful days in Leipzig last week at the PhenObs @phenobs.bsky.social meeting @idiv-research.bsky.social #phenology 🌺 🌱
phenobs.bsky.social phenobs.bsky.social @phenobs.bsky.social · Nov 28
To look back on 9 years of PhenObs and to organise the coming funding phase until 2030, we had a meeting at @idiv-research.bsky.social this week. Together with many international guests, we laughed, discussed and worked on next steps.🌸🌱🌍.
PhenObs can start the coming years with renewed energy👍.

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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phenobs.bsky.social @phenobs.bsky.social · Nov 28
To look back on 9 years of PhenObs and to organise the coming funding phase until 2030, we had a meeting at @idiv-research.bsky.social this week. Together with many international guests, we laughed, discussed and worked on next steps.🌸🌱🌍.
PhenObs can start the coming years with renewed energy👍.

Reposted by Sabina Burrascano, Alicia Valdés

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · Nov 19
📢 Thinking about presenting at #IAVS2026?
Abstract submissions are opening on 1 Dec 2025
Submit one 250-word abstract (talk or poster) via the online portal.
Prepare your #vegetation science & #ecology research—more info on website - gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#c...
#Vegetation #symposium
ABSTRACTS | IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain
Symposium topics Ecosystem-focused topics Cold-driven ecosystems: Alpine, arctic, and mountain vegetationDrought-driven ecosystems: Arid, semi-arid, and seasonally dry vegetationFire-prone ecosystems:...
gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Nov 10
Después disfrutamos de la explosión de colores del otoño durante una excursión por los hayedos del entorno de Fuente De @jozemanu.bsky.social @borjajimalf.bsky.social @claraesdal.bsky.social

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Nov 10
🌄 Presentando el portal de flora y hábitats de la región ibero-atlántica 🌐www.iberoatlantica.eu y avances en mapeo y monitoreo de hábitats con teledetección 🗺️🛰️ y en germinación de flora alpina 🌱 en las II Jornadas de Investigación de Picos de Europa @oapngob.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · Nov 6
🌿 Flora, hábitats y conocimiento abierto para la región ibero-atlántica desde @imibasturias.bsky.social
Hoy en las Jornadas de Investigación de Picos, BorjaJiménez-Alfaro presentó el nuevo Portal de flora y hábitats de la región ibero-atlántica:
www.iberoatlantica.eu 🪻
#PicosDeEuropa #Biodiversidad
www.iberoatlantica.eu

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · Nov 6
🌄 Hoy en las II Jornadas de Investigación de Picos de Europa @oapngob.bsky.social compartiendo cómo usamos teledetección, datos in situ y modelos predictivos para actualizar y validar el mapa de hábitats 📡🌿 con compañeros/as del @IMIB - UNIOVI-CSIC
#PicosDeEuropa #Teledetección #ParquesNacionales

Reposted by Jens‐Christian Svenning, Fernando T. Maestre, Meelis Pärtel , and 2 more

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · Oct 22
📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain

Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!

📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
IAVS Symposium 2026, Thematic 'Understanding Ecosystems Through Vegetation'.

Reposted by Rob Marchant, Alicia Valdés

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · Oct 20
Online now: Cultivated lands: blind spots in global biodiversity data
Cultivated lands: blind spots in global biodiversity data
Biodiversity loss due to agricultural expansion and intensification is well documented. Accordingly, the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for transforming agroecosystems towards sustainable management. Yet, cultivated land remains a blind spot in global, open-access biodiversity data, creating knowledge gaps and reporting biases. Overcoming this requires tailored incentives, data integration, and farmer agency.
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CREAF @creaf.cat · Oct 14
🏫🌳 From grey to green: reimagining schoolyards ✨

A new study involving CREAF reveals how over 30 schools from #Barcelona and #Utrecht are transforming their playgrounds into greener, healthier, and more inclusive spaces — adapted to #climatechange and new educational needs.

But...

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Jonathan Lenoir, Alicia Valdés

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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · Oct 13
Our new article in Nature Plants, led by César Leblanc, introduces Pl@ntBERT, an AI model inspired by language models like ChatGPT, but trained on > 1M vegetation plots from the EVA database.
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/Cesar...
GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblan...

Reposted by Jonathan Lenoir, Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, Alicia Valdés , and 1 more

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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · Oct 11
Our new online application EVA-MAP provides interactive maps of vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive and ReSurveyEurope databases. It enables filtering the plots by various criteria. More details can be found in this new article in the IAVS Bulletin:
www.sci.muni.cz/botany/chytr...

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Universidad de Oviedo @universidadoviedo.bsky.social · Oct 7
Las montañas guardan secretos microscópicos. 🏔️🔬 Un estudio de la Universidad de Oviedo revela que el contenido de aceite en las semillas de plantas de alta montaña influye en su longevidad.
https://f.mtr.cool/bqlcrabjsu

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Universidad de Oviedo @universidadoviedo.bsky.social · Sep 26
🔭 La ciencia vuelve a brillar en la Noche de los Investigadores e Investigadoras 🌌 con lleno total en Oviedo y Gijón. La actividad acerca la investigación a pequeños y mayores, despertando curiosidad y nuevas vocaciones científicas. 🔬👩🔬🔭📝👨🔬⚗️

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · Sep 25
... y por la tarde seguiremos hablando de diversidad animal y conservación en la Noche Europea de los Investigadores @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social mostrando los trabajos que hacemos en la Colección Zoológica de la universidad.

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 17
@borjajimalf.bsky.social @claraesdal.bsky.social @jozemanu.bsky.social @gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social
@gmendietal.bsky.social @angelarg293.bsky.social

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 17
El viernes 26 estaremos en #Gijón en la #EuropeanResearchersNight con el stand "Las plantas viajeras" @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social #science4all #MSCANight #NIGHTSpain

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Víctor González-García @gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social · Sep 13
🚨Paper alert!🚨

Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MB...

In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Orchids of the Principality of Asturias (Northwestern Spain) | Mediterranean Botany
In this study we present a review of the orchid family in the Principality of Asturias, Northwestern Spain. The study area comprises 10,000 km² for which we have compiled and curated up to 9197 records coming from several sources: fieldwork, herbaria, specialized publications, gray-literature, citizen science platforms, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and social media. The territory comprises 52 confirmed species and 13 hybrids, with other 16 possibly present species being discussed and still other 6 explicitly dismissed. Gymnadenia densiflora (Wahlenb.) A. Dietr. and all nothotaxa, except those in Serapias, represent novelties for the area. For each of the 52 species we provide a brief description of their habitat, altitudinal range and flowering period. Additionally, we present a statistical exploration of the main drivers of orchids’ ecology and distribution in the territory. Our review demonstrates how the Principality of Asturias, despite its marginal geographic position—away from major diversification centers—, and the scarcity of detailed floristic studies and, in particular, of those specifically focused on orchids, qualifies as a significantly orchid-rich region within the European context, even when judged by the demanding standards of the rich Iberian flora. The role of citizen science, particularly triggered by these cherished plants, has been and will continue to be crucial in perfecting our knowledge of Asturian orchids.
revistas.ucm.es

Reposted by Juli G. Pausas

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 12
Interesting paper! Fire-induced resprouting increases within-individual phenotypic and epigenetic variability, with fitness implications

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Clara Espinosa del Alba @claraesdal.bsky.social · Sep 5
Third PhD paper alert!
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Functional trade‐offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits in alpine ecosystems
This study examines seed oil content patterns in 47 alpine species, revealing a significant trade-off between seed oil and seed longevity.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com