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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomic, floristic/faunistic, genomic, phylogenetic, environmental etc. data on any taxon from any geological era and georgraphy. Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA. Website: bdj.pensoft.net

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · Dec 3

We're Biodiversity Data Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed data journal on biodiversity published by @pensoft.bsky.social. We're here to share our research with the Bluesky community and connect with our authors, readers, and editorial team.

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 11h

Aaaannddd we don't want to let out too much but follow BDJ closely, because we'll have some exciting news very soon!

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 11h

Ocean Species Discoveries accelerates significantly the time it takes to describe new marine species, offering a new platform for rapid but thorough taxonomic description.

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11 new marine species and a new platform for rapid species description

The initiative boasts the discovery of eleven new marine species from all over the globe, occurring at depths from 5.2 to 7081 meters.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 11h

At #IUCNCongress, the @pensoft.net team had a chance to speak to @sigwartae.bsky.social, one of the authors behind the fantastic Ocean Species Discoveries initiative whose outputs we have published!

Pensoft @pensoft.net · 12h

We met @sigwartae.bsky.social, author at @zookeys.pensoft.net and @bdj.pensoft.net today at #IUCNCongress!

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 13h

Report of a new xylophagous weevil pest of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and a new asilid predator on it in the field protective forest belts in south Dobrudzha, Bulgaria: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#oak #weevils #pests

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 14h

An examination of the survival outcomes of rescued raccoon dogs in South Korea over an eleven-year period.

#racoondogs #wildlife #conservation

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Factors determining the survival or mortality of Nyctereutes procyonoides (Canidae) rescued by a wildlife rescue centre: Is urbanisation a threat to wildlife?

Effective wildlife conservation requires an understanding of species' ecological characteristics and identifying survival-threatening factors. Specifically, mitigating anthropogenic threats is imperat...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 14h

🐚 A new land snail species is described from Tongren, Guizhou, China.

Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#snails #taxonomy #newspecies

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 22h

A survey of egg-stage parasitoid species within Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China.

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A survey of egg-stage parasitoid species within Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in Fujian, China

Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere is a polyphagous defoliator with strong adaptability causing significant damage to hundreds of hectares of pine forest. The larvae primarily damage coniferous tree species...

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 18h

Monitoring agroforest plots under the scope of the COMCHA project. 1. Baseline data for the "Vale da Fonte Plot" in Pico Island (Azores).

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Monitoring agroforest plots under the scope of the COMCHA project. 1. Baseline data for the "Vale da Fonte Plot" in Pico Island (Azores)

Agroforestry is increasingly promoted as a nature-based solution capable of reconciling production with biodiversity conservation, particularly in island landscapes where endemism and fragmentation he...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 19h

We have a history of contributing to the IUCN Red List through the Species Conservation Profiles established by and published in our journal. Take a look here: tinyurl.com/39rxd9u4

Biodiversity Data Journal

Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) is a community peer-reviewed, open access journal, designed to accelerate publishing, dissemination and sharing of biodiversity-related data of any kind. All structural...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 19h

It's day two of the #IUCNCongress! Today kicked off with a presentation on the IUCN Red List, which just turned 60 years old.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

The newest paper from our Azores Biota collection, which can be viewed here: doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

Azores Biota

Azores is an isolate volcanic archipelago located in the Atlantic which belongs to the Macaronesia biogeographical region and is among the richest regions concerning fungi, plant and animal diversity ...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

The project @dungpool_proj studies dung beetles in island and mainland cattle-grazed pasturelands. Here is some data from it, from three Azorean islands: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#beetles #biodiversity #Coleoptera @guidasantos.bsky.social @uam.es

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

Researchers delineated the distribution of the bark beetle Phloeosinus deleoni and modelled its potential distribution in Mexico: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#beetles #biogeography #Coleoptera

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 2d

One new species is described in the braconid wasp genus Phanerotomella. Find out more about it herhttps://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e171754

#DNAbarcoding #newspecies #taxonomy

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 3d

More research on Italy's arthropod diversity is available in our dedicated topical collection doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

Arthropod biodiversity of Italy

The Italian National Recovery and Plan supports the creation of five National Centers dedicated to frontier research related to technological areas consistent with the priorities of the European resea...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 3d

Тhe first publicly available, digitised dataset of the Odonata collection from the Museum of Zoology at Sapienza University of Rome, comprising 2406 specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#biodiversity #entomology #insects

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 3d

A package of terrestrial mollusc collection data from Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park, linked to preserved material housed at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social and the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Ha Noi: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Ana (Guida) Santos @guidasantos.bsky.social · 9d

📢 1st paper of project DUNGPOOL is out. We present the list and geographical records of the dung beetles collected in the Azores. Dversity is low, and includes alien species. Will these poor communities be able to sustain the basic ecosystem services? More to come!

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Dung beetles of Azorean cattle-grazed pasturelands - data of the DUNGPOOL project

The data we present are part of the project DUNGPOOL, which aims to evaluate the effects of the species pool, community assembly processes and increasing temperatures on the local diversity and ecosys...

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Fossil Record @fr.pensoft.net · 9d

Researchers report the first fossil record of frogs and snakes from Taiwan, based on Middle Pleistocene vertebrate assemblage recovered from the Chochen–Tsailiao area.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 9d

A new study reveals the diversity of land snails and slugs in Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong National Park, highlighting it as one of the richest tropical forests for terrestrial gastropods known. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

@mfnberlin.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 9d

DNA metabarcoding data on saproxylic fungal communities inhabiting fine woody debris in boreal forests of northern Finland: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 9d

Coastal grassland vegetation records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal.

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Coastal grassland vegetation records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal

The present work provides an inventory of the plant species recorded in two distinct coastal grasslands ecosystems: the Azores Archipelago (São Miguel Island) and Portugal mainland (Sesimbra an...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10d

The paper, Developing the Protocol Infrastructure for DNA Sequencing Natural History Collections, reviews the practical challenges associated with making the recovery of DNA sequence data from museum collections more routine.

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Developing the Protocol Infrastructure for DNA Sequencing Natural History Collections

Intentionally preserved biological material in natural history collections represents a vast repository of biodiversity. Advances in laboratory and sequencing technologies have made these specimens in...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10d

A BDJ paper referenced at #BGEconnects as part of a #DNAbarcoding session, showing how important sequencing collections can be!

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 14d

Ten new provincial records of amphibians are reported for Vietnam's Ha Nam Province. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#taxonomy #conservation #amphibians