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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · 23h

Starting a 6-month secondment at @mncn-csic.bsky.social (🇪🇸).

Super glad to be joining @jhortal.bsky.social and his amazing team to advance our project #MarineGaps.

Front view of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid.

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The Marine Biological Association @thembauk.bsky.social · 3d

The Peter Baker Investigatorship at the Marine Biological Association

8 weeks at the MBA, to be completed in 2026
£5,000 for research expenses, travel, and subsistence
Deadline, 12:00 midday, Monday 15 October 2025

📨 For more information and to apply, visit: mymba.mba.ac.uk/member-homep...

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 19d

🌊🔬 Grad Student Opportunity!
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk

Dropbox

tinyurl.com

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · 25d

That is great, Ritinha! Thanks!

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · 26d

Dear ecologists 🌎
Which journals in ecology (or related fields) offer editor mentoring programs? I know about Journal of Applied Ecology, ESA Editorial Fellow, and ASLO Editorial Fellow. Any others that early-career researchers should track for future calls?

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jul 12

Finished off this year's conference season at #BESMacro2025. What an amazing experience! Great talks, incredible people, and plenty of networking opportunities. If you're into macroecology and get the chance, don't miss it next year!

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'll also be presenting a poster on July 8th, sharing results from our collaborative study with PGSISCO (@ufpr.bsky.social‬) on the climate-driven shifts in the distribution of the harmful microalga 𝘖𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 cf. 𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘢.

#microalga #Ostreopsis #ClimateChange

André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jul 7

Continuing the conference season, I'm in Bodø 🇳🇴 for the 58th European Marine Biology Symposium #EMBS2025.

If you're into large-scale marine diversity patterns, come say hi! 😊

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jul 3

Had a great time at the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social #BEeS2025 conference! It was a pleasure to present the L.A.N.A. framework and receive such positive feedback. Looking forward to sharing more details officially soon.

Thanks to everyone involved in making it happen!

A man stands in the bottom left corner of the image, looking and pointing toward a projection screen in the upper right corner.

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LifeWatch ERIC @lifewatcheric.bsky.social · Jul 3

‎🐠 T H A N K Y O U ! 🪸
To all the #BEeS2025 participants for joining this year's eScience Conference on Biodiversity and Ecosystem.
An intense week of inspiring presentations!
🔥 Stay tuned for upcoming post-event activities! 🔥
Special thanks to HCMR-IMBBC for hosting us so warmly in Heraklion!

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jun 29

Excited for the LifeWatch Biodiversity & Ecosystem eScience Conference starting tomorrow!

If you're into biodiversity data standardization and taxonomic harmonization, come check out my talk on July 1st in the 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵: 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 session.

#BEeS

Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference - LifeWatch ERIC BEeS 2025

LifeWatch ERIC BEeS 2025 | The Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference in a nutshell

www.lifewatch.eu

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jun 25

That moment of consternation when you read the abstract of a just-published paper and realize it's strikingly similar to your current project.

bert from sesame street is reading a book while sesame street characters are sitting next to each other .

Alt: Bert from Sesame Street is reading a book, then slowly lifts his head and stares intensely at the camera.

media.tenor.com

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Jun 7

Last week I visited the Center for Marine Studies (UFPR), Brazil 🇧🇷, to share recent works on marine LDG, sampling bias and some ongoing projects.

It was so nice to return to this place full of good memories and catch up with old friends 😁.

Photo taken from the back of a classroom showing a man in glasses and a red shirt giving a seminar. A slide is projected onto a retractable screen beside him.

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · May 25

A fun fact about Torres (RS): These cliffs are made of basalt from the Serra Geral Group, ancient lava flows that covered parts of South America and Africa when Gondwana began to break apart.

A man wearing sunglasses stands in front of a dark rocky cliff touching the sea, under a clear blue sky.

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · May 25

Heading south: sampling in Torres (RS), where the last rocky shores of Brazil’s southern coast can be seen. From there, it’s hundreds of kilometres of almost continuous sandy beach all the way to Uruguay.
🇧🇷🏖️🇺🇾

Also note the strong algal bloom in the water.

Two hands holding a large syringe filled with beach sediment, with a calm sea in the background. A vegetated cliff and light blue sky are visible behind.

Tall rocky formation with vegetation on top, surrounded by light-colored sandy beach and calm sea. Low vegetation in the foreground and a blue sky with some clouds.

A vast, empty beach with tire tracks on the sand. Lifeguard towers can be seen in the distance, aligned along the coast. The sky is clear and blue.

View of a cliff covered with green vegetation, with waves breaking below. The seawater near the shore appears brownish, due to an algal bloom. Clear blue sky in the background.

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · May 20

Quick stop in Laguna (SC), my hometown, to watch the traditional mullet fishing done with the help of local bottlenose dolphins.

Four fishers stand waist-deep in the water, facing a bottlenose dolphin in the distance, with a green hillside and houses in the background.

A group of fishers spread out in shallow coastal waters, standing waist-deep, with a green hillside and houses in the background. Two are casting nets while others wait.

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · May 19

Fieldwork is underway in southern Brazil, where I'm sampling eDNA with @marciakurtz.bsky.social for the 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑦 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑀𝑒𝑖𝑜𝑓𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑎 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 survey, an international effort led by @jnmscience.bsky.social.
🌎🏖️🧬

During the first week, we worked along the stunning Santa Catarina coast.

Sandy beach with a forested hill in the background under a clear blue sky.

Golden sunrise over the ocean, casting a warm glow across the water and wet sand. A small island is visible in the distance on the horizon.

Man collecting sediment with a syringe in the intertidal zone of a sandy beach, with a rocky island in the background.

Hand holding a Falcon tube in the foreground, with a woman collecting a sediment sample on a sandy beach in the blurred background.

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tomjwebb @tomjwebb.bsky.social · May 8

If you're interested in developing a proposal to come and work here in Sheffield on any aspect of marine biodiversity data science or macroecology, I'm happy to discuss. @andremenegotto.bsky.social is living proof that we have had some success with this scheme!

European Commission @ec.europa.eu · May 8

Choose Science. Choose Europe.

A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.

With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.

Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF

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Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · Mar 17

50 priority questions to guide research of global #meiofauna: standardized sampling and improved taxonomic methods are urgently needed to enhance #biodiversity assessments. Genomic approaches and international collaborations should be leveraged to overcome data bias. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature - Communications Biology

This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, inter...

www.nature.com

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Mar 18

[New paper] Fundamental questions in meiofauna research.

Stimulating to see growing interest in macroecological questions in the meiofaunal field, especially in strategies to improve data quality for large-scale studies.

Check it out 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature - Communications Biology

This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, inter...

doi.org

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Chris Laumer @tendersombrero.bsky.social · Mar 18

Taking the pulse of meiofauna research in 2025. My biggest take-home message as the head of one panel: evolutionary genomics is not (yet) anywhere near reaching its potential in this field, partly because of a lack of visibility/interdisciplinary education. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature - Communications Biology

This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, inter...

www.nature.com

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Mar 10

Exciting first day of #IODC3 with many great presentations!

Some tools showcased include the Beacon data lake beacon.maris.nl and the OBIS sdm dashboard shiny.obis.org/distmaps.

Also, an important message from Erika Cadavid on strengthening the @obis.org Network in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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André Menegotto @andremenegotto.bsky.social · Mar 10

The International Ocean Data Conference #IODC3 began today. Super interesting start with Marcos Zárate talking about the OBISBot tool, using AI to access OBIS data.
obis-bot.streamlit.app

#Oceandata, #ODIS, #TheDataWeNeedForTheOceanWeWant

OBIS Bot

This app was built in Streamlit! Check it out and visit https://streamlit.io for more awesome community apps. 🎈

obis-bot.streamlit.app

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Joaquín Hortal @jhortal.bsky.social · Feb 6

Check the first comprehensive assessment of biodiversity knowledge shortfalls at contimental level in today's issue of @science.org, led by Luis Pertierra. We map data coverage of the species, ecology and evolution of terrestrial Antarctic biota jhortal.com/shortfalls-k... 🌐🧪 @mncn-csic.bsky.social

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