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Andy J. Green
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Professor in ecology at CSIC, mainly researching into wetland ecology, especially waterbirds and dispersal processes (e.g. seed dispersal, AMR, plastics). Mancunian. Alumnus of Magdalen and Wolfson Colleges
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Jun 25
Our publication "Dispersal of aquatic and terrestrial organisms by waterbirds: A review of current knowledge and future priorities" is a "Highly cited paper" according to ISI Essential Science Indicators Database 2024 😀 @ebdonana.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Land–water transition zone from terrestrial to littoral to pelagic habitat, illustrating organisms shown to be capable of endo- or ectozoochorous dispersal by waterbirds of the Anatidae and/or Rallidae families. Major taxonomic groups are indicated by the larger font, and key families known to be dispersed in the smaller font. Words in brackets indicate the resting stages dispersed. For each group, representative organisms are drawn in their typical habitat. Blue represents aquatic habitats, brown represents terrestrial habitat and lake sediments. See the paper for more details of these dispersal interactions

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 1d
🌱Check the newly published article ‘Better out than in: faecal matrix inhibits establishment success after waterfowl endozoochory’ in @annbot.bsky.social by @iciarjimenez.bsky.social and co-authors🧵1/10

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#PlantDispersal #SeedEcology #Endozoochory #AoBpapers
Better out than in: faecal matrix inhibits establishment success after waterfowl endozoochory

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Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · 12d
Cientos de plumatellidos enganchados a las hojas de la lechuga de agua en el guadalquivir. Como la llegada de una nueva especie #invasora modifica la red de interacciones del ecosistema @drandygreen.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @chguadalquivir.bsky.social

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14d
Apple snails are highly invasive, and our new study suggests they have the potential to spread inside birds @ebdonana.bsky.social aquaticinvasions.arphahub.com/article/1750...
Experimental evidence of internal transport of invasive apple snail eggs by waterbirds
The potential role of waterbirds in the dispersal of invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata was evaluated by feeding their eggs to mallards Anas platyrhynchos and quantifying the recovery of intact...
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14d
Our PhD student Julian explains the key message from his latest paper
ebdonana.bsky.social Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 14d
🗑️ Nuestra basura no se queda en los vertederos.

Cigüeñas y gaviotas trasladan plásticos desde vertederos hasta humedales, extendiendo la basura que creemos controlada.

Un impacto silencioso de nuestro modelo de consumo y de una mala gestión de residuos.

👉 Nos lo cuenta @juliancap.bsky.social

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 14d
And it turns out those black specks in that photo are bryozoan statoblasts (Plumatella). So what is that telling us about bryozoan dispersal?
sanchezmarta.bsky.social Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · 15d
Lo peor se confirma: la presencia de flores en la lachuga de agua aparecida en el guaralquivir. Su capacidad de producir semillas aumenta su potencial invasor y dificulta su erradicacion ⚠️⚠️⚠️ @chguadalquivir.bsky.social @juntadeandalucia.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 14d
En este nuevo estudio, el equipo científico ha comparado la capacidad de tres especies de aves acuáticas para trasladar plásticos desde los vertederos hasta espacios naturales de la Bahía de Cádiz.

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Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds
Abiotic vectors of plastic and their impact in natural areas have been extensively studied, whereas biotic vectors have received less attention. Recen…
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 14d
🗑️ Nuestra basura no se queda en los vertederos.

Cigüeñas y gaviotas trasladan plásticos desde vertederos hasta humedales, extendiendo la basura que creemos controlada.

Un impacto silencioso de nuestro modelo de consumo y de una mala gestión de residuos.

👉 Nos lo cuenta @juliancap.bsky.social

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Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · 15d
Lo peor se confirma: la presencia de flores en la lachuga de agua aparecida en el guaralquivir. Su capacidad de producir semillas aumenta su potencial invasor y dificulta su erradicacion ⚠️⚠️⚠️ @chguadalquivir.bsky.social @juntadeandalucia.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

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Julián Cano-Povedano @juliancap.bsky.social · 21d
Acabamos de publicar una noticia en @es.theconversation.com sobre nuestra trabajo en el biovectoring de plásticos theconversation.com/ciguenas-y-g...
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Cigüeñas y gaviotas transportan cientos de kilos de plásticos desde los vertederos a los humedales de Andalucía
Las aves ingieren plásticos en los vertederos que luego devuelven al medio en los enclaves donde descansan.
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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 26d
The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world
NEW PERSPECTIVE by Green and Lovas-Kiss

www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/
#ornithology #waders #shorebirds #OpenAccess

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Oct 20
Great to see our #ecologyletters paper on seed dispersal to a new island out @ebdonana.bsky.social www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
New study overturns long-held assumptions about how plants spread to islands
A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, overturning long-held assumptions in biology that seed or fruit shape and so-call...
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Pawel Wasowicz @pawelwasowicz.bsky.social · Oct 17
Our new study with @drandygreen.bsky.social
overturns the idea that seed or fruit traits determine plant spread. #botany #SeedDispersal #IslandEcology #Surtsey #Iceland #PlantScience #BirdEcology #EcologyLetters doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can
It is widely assumed that adaptations for long-distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us t...
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Oct 9
The importance of waders for seed dispersal in a rapidly changing world. Short "Perspective"article by Green & Lovas-Kiss #ornithology #waders #shorebirds #OpenAccess @ebdonana.bsky.social @waderstudy.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @seobirdlife.bsky.social
www.waderstudygroup.org/article/19803/

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Oct 3
Our new paper shows good establishment of wetland plants after seed dispersal inside waterfowl, but plants grow better when seeds are first removed from the faeces (e.g. when poo falls into water) #endozoochory @ebdonana.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...
Plant height measured at 7, 15, 30 and 45 days after germination for (a) J. bufonius and (b) E. palustris. Curves were obtained from the fitted logistic base functions (Table 1), and points represent measured height for individual plants. Treatments including faeces addition (CF, IF) are represented in pink and treatments including gut passage (IF, INF) with dashed lines. Asterisks represent mean xmid parameters for treatments grouped with faeces (pink) and without faeces (green). CF = control, faeces; CNF = control, no faeces; IF = ingested, faeces; INF = ingested, no faeces.

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · Sep 28
We're pleased to announce that our 2026 conference will be in... SPAIN 🇪🇸

🗓 Dates for your diary are 4-7th September 2026

Watch this space for more details to come!

#IWSG2026 #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · Aug 28
PhD position available on climate change, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health @ebdonana.bsky.social We are looking for interested candidates, details attached. Please share.. @sibecol.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social

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Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · Aug 11
In this new paper led by @juliancap.bsky.social we show the role of different aquatic birds as biovectors of #plastic. Polyethylene and polypropylene were the most prevalent plastics transported @ebdonana.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Julián Cano-Povedano @juliancap.bsky.social · Aug 5
Finally published!! Our new paper titled: Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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Further details can be found in the full study
#Guanoplastic

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Paco Hortas @pacohortas.bsky.social · Dec 18
Catching stork pellets

#IsoPlastic project @ebdonana.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social @victormartinvel.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social
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Marta I Sanchez @sanchezmarta.bsky.social · May 8
Firts movements of our GPS-tagged cattle egrets reveal potential pathways of plastic dispersal across agricultural landscapes #IsoPlastic (PID 2022-140057NB-100) AEI MICIU @ebdonana.bsky.social @catarinalopes90.bsky.social @manuelagforero.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social

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Teresa Catry @teresacatry.bsky.social · Jul 1
Yesterday, João Paulino defended his PhD thesis "Rice fields as alternative habitats for waterbirds: ecological equivalence and mutual cost-benefits for birds and rice growers". A memorable day! Congratulations João!
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