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Emili García-Berthou

@garciaberthou.bsky.social

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Ecology of freshwater fish and Invasion biology at the University of Girona (Girona, Catalonia, Spain). Dad of 2 & Bach and jazz enthusiast invasiber.org/GarciaBerthou https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=OG5WezAAAAAJ .. more

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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · Aug 21

Proud of this #OpenAccess paper where we experimentally show that invasive Gambusia impacts a threatened cyprinodontiform fish through water quality degradation and competition. Led by @irene-gil-luna.bsky.social, Lluís Zamora and myself @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social. #bioinvasions

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · Aug 11

An experiment into the impacts of the invasive mosquitofish on the threatened Spanish toothcarp reveal that water quality impairment and resource competition are significant factors.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...

@irene-gil-luna.bsky.social ‬ @garciaberthou.bsky.social

Invasive mosquitofish impact a threatened toothcarp through water quality impairment and resource competition

Invasive non-native species are an important cause of biodiversity loss, particularly in fresh waters. The mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki are among the world’s worst invasive species: they have cause...

Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · 1h

With financial support from
@ageinves.bsky.social
& Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
(MICIU/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033) to projects PID2019-103936GB-C21 and PID2019-103936GB-C22
#Proyecto_Aphanius
www.invasiber.org/GarciaBertho...

Project APHANIUS - Emili García-Berthou

Conservation biology of endangered endemic cyprinodontiform fishes Project “Conservation biology of endangered endemic cyprinodontiform fishes (APHANIUS)” is a coordinated project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for the years 2020-2023 and formed by two subprojects: 1) “Conservation biology of endangered endemic cyprinodontiform fishes: Ecology” (ref. PID2019-103936GB-C21) PI: Emili García-Berthou (Institute of Aquatic […]

www.invasiber.org

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Francisco Javier

elDiario.es @eldiario.es · 7d

Un vídeo del Cecopi ocultado por la Generalitat confirma que la alerta a móviles se barajó con tres horas de antelación
www.eldiario.es/comunitat-va...

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Sociedad Ibérica de Ictiología/Sociedade Ibérica de Ictiologia @sibic.bsky.social · 7d

🚫🐟 El Gobierno Vasco suspende la pesca de angula tras dos informes que constatan que la especie no se recupera: @icesmarine.bsky.social confirma que los objetivos de escape de anguila plateada siguen lejos del objetivo y el reclutamiento actual de angulas es 7% del previo a los 80 shorturl.at/QOZp5

Gobierno Vasco suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula de 2025-2026 ante la situación "crítica" de la especie

El Departamento de Alimentación, Desarrollo Rural, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno Vasco se ha reunido...

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Virgilio Hermoso

Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 7d

ESTO ES IMPORTANTÍSIMO
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
www.europapress.es/euskadi/noti...

Gobierno Vasco suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula de 2025-2026 ante la situación "crítica" de la especie

El Departamento de Alimentación, Desarrollo Rural, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno Vasco se ha reunido...

www.europapress.es

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GISMAU @gismau.bsky.social · 7d

La forma de producir comida amenaza el funcionamiento del planeta: gases, consumo de agua y extinciones.

Aunque con el modelo actual se obtienen alimentos suficientes, casi un tercio de la población mundial padece “inseguridad alimentaria”.

www.eldiario.es/1_c10f30?utm...

La forma de producir comida amenaza el funcionamiento del planeta: gases, consumo de agua y extinciones

Un macroestudio en 'The Lancet' subraya que aunque con el modelo actual se obtienen alimentos suficientes, casi un tercio de la población mundial padece "inseguridad alimentaria"

www.eldiario.es

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Peter Thorne, Emili García‐Berthou , and 1 more Katharine Hayhoe, Peter Thorne, Emili García‐Berthou, Henry Jones

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Plataforma en Defensa de las Fuentes @defensafuentes.bsky.social · 7d

Otro caso aislado más.
En donde sobra el agua, y tal
www.laopiniondemurcia.es/sucesos/2025...

Investigados dos agricultores por transformar más de 50 hectáreas de cultivo de secano en regadío en Mazarrón

Estas actividades les habrían reportado beneficios superiores a los dos millones de euros anuales

www.laopiniondemurcia.es

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9d

BREAKING: Federal judge finds that the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over Gaza war protests.

Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

A federal judge says the Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens for deportation over pro-Palestinian protests. U.S.

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls

Olga Rodríguez Francisco @olgarodriguezfr.bsky.social · 9d

El plan de Trump encapsula y separa el futuro de la Franja del resto de Palestina.

Ni siquiera nombra Cisjordania en los 20 puntos. La desgaja de Gaza

Proyecto colonial 2.0 con negocio inmobiliario y ocupación de duración indefinida

www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

El plan de Trump para Gaza, un proyecto de dominación colonial 2.0 y ocupación permanente

El plan de EEUU entrega Gaza a Trump como supremo gestor junto a Blair, separa el futuro de Gaza del de Cisjordania, impide rendición de cuentas y diseña una ocupación transitoria con posibilidad de s...

www.eldiario.es

Reposted by Stephen R. Carpenter, Emili García‐Berthou

Matthew Kirk @microbialmatt.bsky.social · 10d

Thawing permafrost is going to be a problem in more ways than one.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Why Alaska’s salmon streams are suddenly bleeding orange

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The shift, eerily similar to mine pollution but entirely natural, threatens fis...

www.sciencedaily.com

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

dr roger cremades @rogercre.bsky.social · 11d

Venice's unique interplay of rising seas, biodiverse lagoon, tourists, and UNESCO heritage, has a disappearance/retreat date directly tied to our fossil fuels!

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
⛽️ 🔥 = 🌡️ 📈 = 🌊 📈 = 🏛️ ❓

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Emili García‐Berthou , and 2 more Scott C. Doney, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Emili García‐Berthou, Elena Litchman, Márk E. Hauber

Rachel Carlson @rachelspatial.bsky.social · 17d

We're hiring! My lab is seeking a 2-yr Postdoc in 🌊 marine ecology + 🛰️ remote sensing. You'll work with a big team (including @albertruhi.bsky.social @cgerleinsafdi.bsky.social) to study the impacts of changing rainfall on marine freshwater plumes + coastal organisms. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05114

Postdoc Scholar - Marine ecology – ESPM The Coastal Climate Resilience Lab - MCECO - ESPM Ecosystem Sciences Div - Carlson Lab

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 17d

Mi perro no hace nada...
Los perros sueltos producen grandes molestias a las aves q crían en playas onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/..., pero también a las que están migrando.
El Guión de codornices es una rareza en España, con escasas citas. Horrible q la > de ellas sean de aves muertas/heridas

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 23d

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📉 The data is alarming:

☠️ 85% decline in freshwater species since 1970
☠️ Less than 50% of EU waters in good health
☠️ Hundreds of harmful chemicals go undetected

Freshwaters are 🌍 biodiversity hotspots - and they’re under threat.

#Biodiversity #NatureCrisis #HandsOffNature

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, David Leclère

European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 23d

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🔬💧 Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its water pollution rules.

📢 Freshwater ecosystems are collapsing - and outdated policies aren't keeping up.

Full statement ➡️ www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sc...

#HandsOffNature

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 24d

"For almost a century, the world’s brightest scientific minds were drawn to the US...Today, that era seems to be coming to a close. Donald Trump is dismantling the very aspects of US society that once made it so appealing for international talents." 🧪😬 #politics

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

‘I have to do it’: Why one of the world’s most brilliant AI scientists left the US for China

In 2020, after spending half his life in the US, Song-Chun Zhu took a one-way ticket to China. Now he might hold the key to who wins the global AI race

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24d

BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Patrick A. Jansen, Rebecca Sear , and 7 more Emili García‐Berthou, Patrick A. Jansen, Rebecca Sear, Alison Phipps, Nazita Lajevardi, Wendy Pearlman, Andrew Novak, Mary McAuliffe, Giulio Mattioli, Timothy D. McBride

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24d

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN inquiry

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Emili García‐Berthou, Patrick A. Jansen

NPR @npr.org · 27d

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

Insect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study finds

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Julen Rekondo @julenrekondo.bsky.social · Sep 6

Los incendios que asolaron en agosto amplias zonas del noroeste de España destruyeron hábitats de gran valor natural, habitadas por especies protegidas. El 43% de la superficie que ardió eran zonas de valor ecológico.
www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...

Los incendios de agosto destruyeron hábitats de gran valor para el oso, el lobo y las aves

Los incendios que asolaron en agosto amplias zonas del noroeste de España destruyeron hábitats de gran valor natural, habitadas por especies protegidas. El 43% de la

www.lavanguardia.com

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Jim O'Donnell @jimodonnell2.bsky.social · Sep 4

'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that #Texas, #Colorado and #NewMexico are squabbling over groundwater | Fortune fortune.com/2025/08/30/r... || #NMwx #COwx #NMwater #COwater

'It's so dystopian. It's sad': The Rio Grande River is so dry that Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are squabbling over groundwater

The Supreme Court has sent the states back to settlement talks, as Texas tried to rein in farmers in southern New Mexico going underground.

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · Sep 3

3/14 Proviene de un nido de la playa del marjal de Rafalell i Vistabella, donde el Chorlitejo patinegro ha iniciado 3 nidos este año. El 1º eclosionó 👇, pero los pollos desaparecieron en unos días.
En esta playa hay más perros paseando sueltos que aves. A pesar de que los 🐶🐕 están prohibidos.

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Javier Martín @txaverius.bsky.social · Sep 3

Un nuevo estudio señala la alarmante situación de las aves esteparias en Europa occidental.

El 67 % están en declive y las causas no son ninguna novedad: una agricultura devastadora con la biodiversidad y un sinfín de infraestructuras y molestias

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Alarming conservation status of Western European steppe birds and their habitats: An expert-based review of current threats, traits and knowledge gaps

European steppe birds are facing unprecedented declines, positioning among the most threatened bird groups. We provide a comprehensive review and synt…

www.sciencedirect.com

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

IEA-UdG @iea-udg.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Us convidem a la lectura de la tesi doctoral

Integrating Ecological Complexity and Physiological Traits into Environmental Risk Assessments

Per Amina Khalid

🗓️ 5 de setembre de 2025 · 11.00 h
📍 Aula Magna, Facultat de Ciències
👉 També on-line: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

Double Down News @doubledown.news · Sep 1

Former UN Chief EXPOSES October 7 Myth

Former UN Chief EXPOSES October 7

What REALLY Happened

www.doubledown.news

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Ramón López Facal

BOBPOP @bobpop.bsky.social · Aug 31

Barcelona zarpa a Gaza mientras Europa calla www.lamarea.com/2025/08/30/f...

Barcelona zarpa a Gaza mientras Europa calla | lamarea.com

Hoy domingo, desde Barcelona, parte una nueva flotilla rumbo a Gaza para desafiar el bloqueo israelí y hacer llegar ayuda humanitaria.

www.lamarea.com

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Emili García‐Berthou

Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · Aug 30

Ciertamente, el cambio climático nos está dejando a todos en shock.
Los dragones azules (Glaucus atlanticus) que cierran playas en las costas españolas en @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Emili García‐Berthou

Steph Henson @stephhenson.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌊 I’m hiring! Last few days to apply!! Research Scientist in Marine Ecology & Machine Learning at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK). Got experience with machine learning techniques applied to marine ecology, biogeochemistry or climate change? careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

careers.noc.ac.uk

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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wonderful (and worrying) paper by @fishinvasionslab.bsky.social on the diet of invasive Wels catfish, Silurus glanis.
Notably, one in four catfish had consumed European eel, arguably contributing to recent worsening of its already poor status (see below)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Aug 25

Whoops, we did a genocide www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Any sanctions yet, @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social? We see you, we won't ever forgive you.

Netanyahu labels Gaza hospital strikes 'tragic mishap' as global condemnation grows

US President Donald Trump says he is "not happy" after hearing about the strikes, which local health authorities say killed 20 people, including five journalists.