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Carlos Cano-Barbacil
@canobarbacil.bsky.social
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PhD in #AquaticEcology
Postdoc at #MNCN-CSIC
Freshwater & marine ecology | Fish | Biogeography | Biological invasions | Temporal series
📷 I post wildlife photos on IG: https://www.instagram.com/canobarbacil?igsh=bjl2c251bWpvczBk .. more

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19h
🌊Marine ecosystems have long been impacted by human activities, causing biodiversity losses
🐦How have coastal bird communities in Europe fared over the last seven decades?
🌍Our new study offer some encouraging insights
@globalchangebio.bsky.social @sgn.one
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Almost Seven Decades of Coastal Bird Community Recovery Across Three European Seas
Our study examined long-term trends in coastal bird communities across three European seas from 1957 to 2024. We found that bird abundance and diversity have increased over time, although these impro...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 10h
Happy to see our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social, led by @canobarbacil.bsky.social, on long-term trends in coastal bird communities across 3 European seas. Bird abundance and diversity have increased over time, thanks to the role of protected areas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19h
✨Coastal bird communities are showing signs of recovery, but continued and site-specific conservation actions are needed to sustain and strengthen these gains.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19h
📉Despite positive overall trends, site-level variability is high. Some sites still show declines in species richness (4.5%), taxonomic diversity (5.2%), and abundance (13.3%).

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19h
🚫Recovery patterns weren’t uniform:
🔹 In the Western Mediterranean, gains occurred mainly between 1970–2000.
🔹 In the Baltic Sea, increases started around 1995—especially in wintering bird communities.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 19h
📈Using 308 time series (1957–2024) across three European seas, we found overall increases in taxonomic richness (+1.7%/yr), taxonomic diversity (+1.4%), and abundance (+2.7%).

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Lotte Korell @lottekorell.bsky.social · 5d
Happy to finally share this important article on barriers in ecology led by @canobarbacil.bsky.social in the journal Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment. The idea for this paper originated at the nice #ANdiNA workshop in Spain a couple of years ago.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 6d
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @greco-udg.bsky.social

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 6d
👍 From skill-based training to transdisciplinary collaboration, and fairer service expectations,we outline feasible mitigation strategies used worldwide.
⬆️ Modest cultural and structural shifts can help ecological research better achieve societal, environmental, and personal goals.

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 6d
We identify three major areas where change is possible:
1. Rethinking research evaluation
2️. Strengthening training & mentorship
3️. Reducing and recognizing administrative tasks

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 6d
👩‍🏫 Ecologists pursue societal, environmental, and personal goals.
🚫 But internal barriers, perverse incentives, and administrative overload often limit what they can truly achieve.

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Emili García‐Berthou, Lotte Korell

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 6d
Why do so many ecologists share common feelings of disconnection between their research goals and real-world impact? 🌍

Our new article in #FE&E explores the constraints that limit ecological research and how we can mitigate them. 👇

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Overcoming barriers that limit the impact of ecological research
Ecology and conservation researchers have diverse goals that often include both personal career aspirations and desires to enhance the well-being of the natural world and its inhabitants. Perception ....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · 16d
Feeling so grateful for an unforgettable week in Girona, surrounded by brilliant and inspiring scientists. Can’t wait to continue collaborating on our projects! 😄
franckcourchamp.bsky.social Franck Courchamp @franckcourchamp.bsky.social · 16d
InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project.
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!

Reposted by Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Arman Pili , and 2 more

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Franck Courchamp @franckcourchamp.bsky.social · 16d
InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project.
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!

Reposted by Carlos Cano‐Barbacil

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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · Oct 23
Contento de contribuir a esta revisión liderada por Pilar Castro-Díez @uahes.bsky.social en la Revista
@ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social. Con miembros y colaboradores de la Red #InvaNET (RED2022-134338-T, RED2024-153581-T) (invasiber.org/InvaNET/) incluyendo...

Reposted by Emili García‐Berthou, Anthony Ricciardi, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Jul 31
Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.

Below our response.

doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts
“Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme
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GBIF Morpho 🦋 @gbifmorpho.bsky.social · May 1
New paper by @radingerj.bsky.social in Freshwater Biology using @gbif.org mediated data:

Asian Loaches: An Emerging Threat as Global Invaders

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

#OpenAccess: ⭐️

https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70026
Asian Loaches: An Emerging Threat as Global Invaders
The introduction of non-native species is a major driver of biodiversity loss, posing a growing threat to the health and functioning of freshwater ecosystems globally. In recent decades, pet trade...
doi.org

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 25
Ya no queda nada para disfrutar de la mejor ciencia en #Valdemoro con la X edición de @pintofscience.es 🍺🧪 Os esperamos a todos el 19, 20 y 21 de Mayo a las 19:00. No te lo pierdas!! 👩‍🔬

#PINT25ES #PINT25VMR

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 15
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨

Happy to have contributed to this study, shedding light on the established non-native species in Germany and their potential impacts 🧪🌐🐟

#InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #Germany

enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Germany’s established non-native species: a comprehensive breakdown - Environmental Sciences Europe
Background The introduction of non-native species can cause significant ecological and economic impacts by disrupting local habitats and ecosystem services. Due to its central European location and ex...
enveurope.springeropen.com

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 10
Ready to start the #EUPHORIA sampling season! 🌸🌱🌍 @euphoriafresh.bsky.social

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
Thanks for sharing! 😍🐟

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
Preventing new introductions of highly invasive species with growing presence in the international pet trade is essential to halt their further spread.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
Range expansions of both Asian loaches in Europe could lead to an increased distribution overlap with populations of the native M. fossilis, with projections showing P. dabryanus increasing from a current overlap of 0.1% to 4.1% and M. anguillicaudatus from 0.2% to 32.8%.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
Our results indicate that both species could spread globally and become invasive in temperate regions of Europe, North and South America, the south-eastern coast of Australia and Asia.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
For this purpose, we used species distribution models to estimate the potential global environmental suitability for both Asian loaches and to identify key variables determining current distributions.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
In this study, we evaluated the potential of the large-scale loach (Paramisgurnus dabryanus) and the dojo weatherloach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) to establish outside their native range, and address potential impacts on the threatened European weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis).

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 7
The introduction of non-native species is a major driver of biodiversity loss, posing a growing threat to freshwater ecosystems globally. This includes two Asian fish species that have recently been detected outside their native range in Europe, North America and Australia.

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 4
🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
Exciting news to wrap up the week! 🧪 Our latest study on the invasive potential of two popular Asian loaches in the pet trade is now published in #FreshwaterBiology! 🐟🌐

Check it out! 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Asian Loaches: An Emerging Threat as Global Invaders
The introduction of non-native species is a major driver of biodiversity loss, posing a growing threat to the health and functioning of freshwater ecosystems globally. In recent decades, pet trade...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 1
Gracias!! Claro, cuando te apetezca!! ;)

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Apr 1
Happy to be back in #Madrid after a long time, in this ocassion to start a new postdoc at the #MNCN 🐟