Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
@bothrops77.bsky.social
Landscape ecology, herpetology, functional and community ecology 🐸🐍🦎 Associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia). Passionate about science fiction, graphical novels, photography and heavy metal 🎸
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🌍🐸🌐 What are the effects of forest edges on amphibian diversity in Amazonian floodplains?
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
🌍🐸🌐 What are the effects of forest edges on amphibian diversity in Amazonian floodplains?
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🌍🐸🌐 What are the effects of forest edges on amphibian diversity in Amazonian floodplains?
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our latest study sheds light on how environmental filters and limiting similarity shape the functional diversity of amphibian communities
🧪 Full article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
On this #WorldSnakeDay 🐍 I would like to share one of the few studies on the functional diversity of snakes, in this case used to understand the effects of landscape transformation and roadkill
#SnakeWeek
#SnakeWeek2025
@snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social
#SnakeWeek
#SnakeWeek2025
@snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social
We assessed the effect of landscape transformation and roadkill on snake functional diversity. We found a high functional redundancy on the road-killed 🐍🚙. At 250 meters, the amount of native forest increases the roadkill of species seeking thermoregulation
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On this #WorldSnakeDay 🐍 I would like to share one of the few studies on the functional diversity of snakes, in this case used to understand the effects of landscape transformation and roadkill
#SnakeWeek
#SnakeWeek2025
@snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social
#SnakeWeek
#SnakeWeek2025
@snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social
🌍🐝 Today, on #WorldBeeDay, we present our work on pollination in Passiflora crops. Understanding the functional traits of bees enhances agricultural production! 🌱🍯 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Pollination
@agroecologymap.bsky.social @global-ecology.bsky.social @savethebees.bsky.social
#Pollination
@agroecologymap.bsky.social @global-ecology.bsky.social @savethebees.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🌍🐝 Today, on #WorldBeeDay, we present our work on pollination in Passiflora crops. Understanding the functional traits of bees enhances agricultural production! 🌱🍯 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Pollination
@agroecologymap.bsky.social @global-ecology.bsky.social @savethebees.bsky.social
#Pollination
@agroecologymap.bsky.social @global-ecology.bsky.social @savethebees.bsky.social
🌍🐸 How does environmental heterogeneity influence amphibian diversity in Andean highlands?
We evaluate the heterogeneity of a natural páramo ecosystem using drone imagery at a resolution of 4 cm/pixel. @landscape.bsky.social
🔗 rdcu.be/elt8u
#LandscapeEcology #AmphibianConservation #DroneTechnology
We evaluate the heterogeneity of a natural páramo ecosystem using drone imagery at a resolution of 4 cm/pixel. @landscape.bsky.social
🔗 rdcu.be/elt8u
#LandscapeEcology #AmphibianConservation #DroneTechnology
May 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌍🐸 How does environmental heterogeneity influence amphibian diversity in Andean highlands?
We evaluate the heterogeneity of a natural páramo ecosystem using drone imagery at a resolution of 4 cm/pixel. @landscape.bsky.social
🔗 rdcu.be/elt8u
#LandscapeEcology #AmphibianConservation #DroneTechnology
We evaluate the heterogeneity of a natural páramo ecosystem using drone imagery at a resolution of 4 cm/pixel. @landscape.bsky.social
🔗 rdcu.be/elt8u
#LandscapeEcology #AmphibianConservation #DroneTechnology
🐸🌱 Did you know that tadpoles of different species live in completely segregated ponds?
Our study in the tropical forests of SE Mexico explores how vegetation, altitude & water shape tadpole abundance:
revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bi...
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #TropicalEcology #GlobalChangeBiology
Our study in the tropical forests of SE Mexico explores how vegetation, altitude & water shape tadpole abundance:
revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bi...
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #TropicalEcology #GlobalChangeBiology
May 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🐸🌱 Did you know that tadpoles of different species live in completely segregated ponds?
Our study in the tropical forests of SE Mexico explores how vegetation, altitude & water shape tadpole abundance:
revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bi...
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #TropicalEcology #GlobalChangeBiology
Our study in the tropical forests of SE Mexico explores how vegetation, altitude & water shape tadpole abundance:
revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bi...
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #TropicalEcology #GlobalChangeBiology
🐸 We’re excited to share one of the few tadpole community ecology study in the Orinoco region. Water bodies formed by tractor tire tracks and cattle footprints hold much lower amphibian diversity than natural ponds.
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🔗 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #CommunityEcology
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🔗 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #CommunityEcology
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🐸 We’re excited to share one of the few tadpole community ecology study in the Orinoco region. Water bodies formed by tractor tire tracks and cattle footprints hold much lower amphibian diversity than natural ponds.
👇🧵
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #CommunityEcology
👇🧵
🔗 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
#Tadpoles #Amphibians #CommunityEcology
🐸🌿 What happens to frogs and toads when tropical dry forests are fragmented?
Our new study shows how edge effects profoundly alter the functional and taxonomic diversity of amphibians in Colombia’s Caribbean region www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TropicalDryForest #Amphibians #EdgeEffects
Our new study shows how edge effects profoundly alter the functional and taxonomic diversity of amphibians in Colombia’s Caribbean region www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TropicalDryForest #Amphibians #EdgeEffects
March 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🐸🌿 What happens to frogs and toads when tropical dry forests are fragmented?
Our new study shows how edge effects profoundly alter the functional and taxonomic diversity of amphibians in Colombia’s Caribbean region www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TropicalDryForest #Amphibians #EdgeEffects
Our new study shows how edge effects profoundly alter the functional and taxonomic diversity of amphibians in Colombia’s Caribbean region www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#TropicalDryForest #Amphibians #EdgeEffects
Rare species matter more than you think! In this new study, we show how the loss of low-abundance amphibians affects functional diversity in tropical forests of the Colombian Pacific. #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology
March 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Rare species matter more than you think! In this new study, we show how the loss of low-abundance amphibians affects functional diversity in tropical forests of the Colombian Pacific. #Biodiversity #Conservation #Ecology
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
Absolutely beautiful and visually stunning 🤩🐸🌎 #scicomm
🧪🌎. Our short film "The Waiting" 🐸🎥🐸🎬 is been awarded as a Vimeo Staff Pick, so since yesterday it's publicly accessable on Vimeo! vimeo.com/1036802517?s...
The Waiting
Karen Lips is researcher and lives for several years in a tiny little shack in Costa Rica to observe frogs. When she leaves the cloud forest for a short time and…
vimeo.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Absolutely beautiful and visually stunning 🤩🐸🌎 #scicomm
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
🌳A few key issues limit the ability to monitor forest change and #deforestation.
One of those issues is the lack of alignment with satellite data as many forest definitions are from a time before satellites.
Learn more: buff.ly/49pJrpJ
One of those issues is the lack of alignment with satellite data as many forest definitions are from a time before satellites.
Learn more: buff.ly/49pJrpJ
December 5, 2024 at 4:05 PM
🌳A few key issues limit the ability to monitor forest change and #deforestation.
One of those issues is the lack of alignment with satellite data as many forest definitions are from a time before satellites.
Learn more: buff.ly/49pJrpJ
One of those issues is the lack of alignment with satellite data as many forest definitions are from a time before satellites.
Learn more: buff.ly/49pJrpJ
🌍 In this paper we highlight critical knowledge shortfalls in #EcosystemServices mapping! Many services (e.g., wind energy, disease regulation) lack spatial data, limiting their integration into #ConservationPlanning. Urgent need for better biodiversity-service links. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
December 4, 2024 at 4:48 PM
🌍 In this paper we highlight critical knowledge shortfalls in #EcosystemServices mapping! Many services (e.g., wind energy, disease regulation) lack spatial data, limiting their integration into #ConservationPlanning. Urgent need for better biodiversity-service links. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
I have just created a starter pack on #biodiversity 🦠🌳🌲🦋🐸🐠🦅🦔 #redistribution aka #species #range #shifts or species on the #move #SOTM and community composition changes in response to global change drivers 🌐🌍🌎🌏 Let me know if you are interested to join the list
go.bsky.app/6KqEpb9
go.bsky.app/6KqEpb9
November 30, 2024 at 7:40 PM
I have just created a starter pack on #biodiversity 🦠🌳🌲🦋🐸🐠🦅🦔 #redistribution aka #species #range #shifts or species on the #move #SOTM and community composition changes in response to global change drivers 🌐🌍🌎🌏 Let me know if you are interested to join the list
go.bsky.app/6KqEpb9
go.bsky.app/6KqEpb9
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
Acabo de crear un starter-pack para ecologós en América Latina - !!! favor de sugerir más gente !!!!
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
November 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Acabo de crear un starter-pack para ecologós en América Latina - !!! favor de sugerir más gente !!!!
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
go.bsky.app/BdhnF3f
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
🌎🧪Forest Ecology Starter Pack now available for those studying various aspects of forest 🌲🌳🌴ecosystems. The starter pack is limited to 150 names & it is now full. To grow your network: follow folks, get followed, re-post, & enjoy!
go.bsky.app/8ZNK9jy
go.bsky.app/8ZNK9jy
November 23, 2024 at 1:49 PM
🌎🧪Forest Ecology Starter Pack now available for those studying various aspects of forest 🌲🌳🌴ecosystems. The starter pack is limited to 150 names & it is now full. To grow your network: follow folks, get followed, re-post, & enjoy!
go.bsky.app/8ZNK9jy
go.bsky.app/8ZNK9jy
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
November 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Nicolas Urbina-Cardona
Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life.
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
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Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
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November 18, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life.
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
🧪🌍
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
🧪🌍
Only 15% of the 314 threatened amphibian species in Colombia have data on their diet, highlighting the urgent need for more trophic ecology research to understand their role in the ecosystem. 🌿🐸 #Amphibians #Conservation #Biodiversity #Ecology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 29, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Only 15% of the 314 threatened amphibian species in Colombia have data on their diet, highlighting the urgent need for more trophic ecology research to understand their role in the ecosystem. 🌿🐸 #Amphibians #Conservation #Biodiversity #Ecology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The co-creation of SDM tools like #WallaceEcoMod and BioModelos is transforming biodiversity conservation by combining expert knowledge and agile development to empower decision-making for a changing planet.
#Biodiversity #ConservationTech #ClimateAction #OpenScience #CoDesign #WallaceEcoMod #COP16
#Biodiversity #ConservationTech #ClimateAction #OpenScience #CoDesign #WallaceEcoMod #COP16
October 22, 2024 at 8:26 PM
The co-creation of SDM tools like #WallaceEcoMod and BioModelos is transforming biodiversity conservation by combining expert knowledge and agile development to empower decision-making for a changing planet.
#Biodiversity #ConservationTech #ClimateAction #OpenScience #CoDesign #WallaceEcoMod #COP16
#Biodiversity #ConservationTech #ClimateAction #OpenScience #CoDesign #WallaceEcoMod #COP16
We identified knowledge gaps in the anurans of the Colombian Amazon. We present the review article "Major knowledge shortfalls for Colombian Amazonian anurans: Implications for conservation" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Amphibians #Conservation #AmazonRainforest #AmphibianConservation
#Amphibians #Conservation #AmazonRainforest #AmphibianConservation
July 28, 2024 at 2:20 AM
We identified knowledge gaps in the anurans of the Colombian Amazon. We present the review article "Major knowledge shortfalls for Colombian Amazonian anurans: Implications for conservation" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Amphibians #Conservation #AmazonRainforest #AmphibianConservation
#Amphibians #Conservation #AmazonRainforest #AmphibianConservation
🐸 Exciting news for amphibian conservation 🌍 We're thrilled to announce the release of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan #ACAP2024 Download here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
#AmphibianConservation #Biodiversity #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrisis
#AmphibianConservation #Biodiversity #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrisis
July 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM
🐸 Exciting news for amphibian conservation 🌍 We're thrilled to announce the release of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan #ACAP2024 Download here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
#AmphibianConservation #Biodiversity #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrisis
#AmphibianConservation #Biodiversity #NatureConservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeCrisis
Join the symposium "NAVIGATING THE WAVES of CHANGE:
CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS in SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES" by Sophia University (Japan), Javeriana University (Colombia) and Aruba Univ.
@sophiauniversitye.bsky.social
sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/95433499262
PASSCODE: 096301
CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS in SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES" by Sophia University (Japan), Javeriana University (Colombia) and Aruba Univ.
@sophiauniversitye.bsky.social
sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/95433499262
PASSCODE: 096301
July 2, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Join the symposium "NAVIGATING THE WAVES of CHANGE:
CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS in SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES" by Sophia University (Japan), Javeriana University (Colombia) and Aruba Univ.
@sophiauniversitye.bsky.social
sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/95433499262
PASSCODE: 096301
CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION, NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS in SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES" by Sophia University (Japan), Javeriana University (Colombia) and Aruba Univ.
@sophiauniversitye.bsky.social
sophia-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/95433499262
PASSCODE: 096301
#Deforestation for livestock and palm oil affects the anurans of the tropical #DryForest We present the first study on the edge effect on the #Anurans in the Caribbean of #Colombia
#Biodiversity #LatinAmerica
#GlobalSouth #Wildlife #Herpetology
herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/re...
#Biodiversity #LatinAmerica
#GlobalSouth #Wildlife #Herpetology
herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/re...
April 17, 2024 at 4:28 PM
#Deforestation for livestock and palm oil affects the anurans of the tropical #DryForest We present the first study on the edge effect on the #Anurans in the Caribbean of #Colombia
#Biodiversity #LatinAmerica
#GlobalSouth #Wildlife #Herpetology
herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/re...
#Biodiversity #LatinAmerica
#GlobalSouth #Wildlife #Herpetology
herpetologia.fciencias.unam.mx/index.php/re...