Víctor González-García
@gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social
🌿 Asturies 🌳 PhD at IMIB-UniOvi 🌲 Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón/Xixón 🌾 Botanist 🌱
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Forest habitat diversity in the Cantabrian Mixed Forests ecoregion (NW Iberian Peninsula), a climatic refugium in western Europe
The Cantabrian Mixed Forests ecoregion is a meeting-point for deciduous, evergreen and coniferous forest diversity in southern Europe. Using a three-step classification (1 — EUNIS expert system; 2 — ...
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Today is #ForestDay so I remember you this paper of mine focused on the forests from the Cantabrian Mixed Forests ecoregion (NW Iberia).
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Deciduous leaves may have evolved to be symmetrical and subtly lobed so they fall quicker and land near their parent tree, recycling their annually sequestered carbon. Join us 22 Oct 3:00 PM (London, UK) to hear #JRSocInterface author Kaare Jensen talk about his research: cassyni.com/events/5PbU2...
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Deciduous leaves may have evolved to be symmetrical and subtly lobed so they fall quicker and land near their parent tree, recycling their annually sequestered carbon. Join us 22 Oct 3:00 PM (London, UK) to hear #JRSocInterface author Kaare Jensen talk about his research: cassyni.com/events/5PbU2...
Reposted by Víctor González-García
📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain
Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!
📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!
📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain
Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!
📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!
📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
Our results suggest that city biodiversity can be enhanced by passive rewilding of managed park lawns, non-intervention on residential vacant lots, direct restoration of industrial vacant lots, and conservation of natural and agricultural habitat remnants as sources of native species.
October 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Our results suggest that city biodiversity can be enhanced by passive rewilding of managed park lawns, non-intervention on residential vacant lots, direct restoration of industrial vacant lots, and conservation of natural and agricultural habitat remnants as sources of native species.
We used the NMDS to calculate a compositional novelty index, using the distance from each of the urban plots to the centroid of the two reference pre-urban habitats.
Novelty was found higher when compared to forests than to meadows and also found higher for plants than for fungi and bacteria.
Novelty was found higher when compared to forests than to meadows and also found higher for plants than for fungi and bacteria.
October 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We used the NMDS to calculate a compositional novelty index, using the distance from each of the urban plots to the centroid of the two reference pre-urban habitats.
Novelty was found higher when compared to forests than to meadows and also found higher for plants than for fungi and bacteria.
Novelty was found higher when compared to forests than to meadows and also found higher for plants than for fungi and bacteria.
We tested the hypothesis that cities are composed of different degrees of ecological novelty by studying four urban (parks, roadsides, and residential and industrial lots) habitats with differing degrees of management and human legacy and two natural ones (hay meadows and forests).
October 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We tested the hypothesis that cities are composed of different degrees of ecological novelty by studying four urban (parks, roadsides, and residential and industrial lots) habitats with differing degrees of management and human legacy and two natural ones (hay meadows and forests).
🚨Paper alert!🚨
Just published in Landscape and Urban Planning at
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In this study we developed a novelty index by comparing plant, fungal and bacterial communities in urban and natural habitats.
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Just published in Landscape and Urban Planning at
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In this study we developed a novelty index by comparing plant, fungal and bacterial communities in urban and natural habitats.
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Compositional novelty of plant, fungal and bacterial communities across urban habitats
Understanding urban community novelty can help to predict the rewilding potential of vacant urban spaces, facilitating their integration into biodiver…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🚨Paper alert!🚨
Just published in Landscape and Urban Planning at
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In this study we developed a novelty index by comparing plant, fungal and bacterial communities in urban and natural habitats.
@sebot.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social
Just published in Landscape and Urban Planning at
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
In this study we developed a novelty index by comparing plant, fungal and bacterial communities in urban and natural habitats.
@sebot.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social
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Today I presented at #iDivconference2025 on using the microclimf R-package to model within-forest climate conditions for vegetation science 🌳🌡️. The model is performing really well so far—exciting insights ahead!
Full results coming soon at #BES2025 this December 🌱
Full results coming soon at #BES2025 this December 🌱
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today I presented at #iDivconference2025 on using the microclimf R-package to model within-forest climate conditions for vegetation science 🌳🌡️. The model is performing really well so far—exciting insights ahead!
Full results coming soon at #BES2025 this December 🌱
Full results coming soon at #BES2025 this December 🌱
During the last day of the conference we visited one of the last Abies pinsapo forests, a tree endemic only to Málaga and Cadiz in Southern Spain.
Also we were able to visit the Botanical Garden El Castillejo, where Abies pinsapo and other endangered plants are reproduced for their conservation.
Also we were able to visit the Botanical Garden El Castillejo, where Abies pinsapo and other endangered plants are reproduced for their conservation.
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
During the last day of the conference we visited one of the last Abies pinsapo forests, a tree endemic only to Málaga and Cadiz in Southern Spain.
Also we were able to visit the Botanical Garden El Castillejo, where Abies pinsapo and other endangered plants are reproduced for their conservation.
Also we were able to visit the Botanical Garden El Castillejo, where Abies pinsapo and other endangered plants are reproduced for their conservation.
Last week I could attend the II SEBOT conference in Seville, where I presented my research focused on the natural communities of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Iberian Peninsula.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Last week I could attend the II SEBOT conference in Seville, where I presented my research focused on the natural communities of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Iberian Peninsula.
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El viernes 26 estaremos en #Gijón en la #EuropeanResearchersNight con el stand "Las plantas viajeras" @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social #science4all #MSCANight #NIGHTSpain
September 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
El viernes 26 estaremos en #Gijón en la #EuropeanResearchersNight con el stand "Las plantas viajeras" @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social #science4all #MSCANight #NIGHTSpain
This research represents the most profound study of the family Orchidaceae in Asturias, which can be qualified as an European hotspot for orchids
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September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This research represents the most profound study of the family Orchidaceae in Asturias, which can be qualified as an European hotspot for orchids
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@sebicop.bsky.social
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@natusferaes.bsky.social
@gbif.es
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As expected, most Asturian orchids were found to prefer open and sunny spaces, (i.e., grasslands, shrubalnds), with only a few growing on shady forests.
Yet, soil pH was found as one of the main drivers in their distribution, as their diversity decreases eastwards, where acid soils are dominant.
Yet, soil pH was found as one of the main drivers in their distribution, as their diversity decreases eastwards, where acid soils are dominant.
September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
As expected, most Asturian orchids were found to prefer open and sunny spaces, (i.e., grasslands, shrubalnds), with only a few growing on shady forests.
Yet, soil pH was found as one of the main drivers in their distribution, as their diversity decreases eastwards, where acid soils are dominant.
Yet, soil pH was found as one of the main drivers in their distribution, as their diversity decreases eastwards, where acid soils are dominant.
Thus, we have determined that in Asturias we can find, at least, 52 confirmed species, more than all of Portugal, and 13 hybrids.
Some of these taxa were recorded for the first time for the region, such as Ochis spitzelii, Ophrys lutea, O. speculum or Gymnadenia conopsea.
Some of these taxa were recorded for the first time for the region, such as Ochis spitzelii, Ophrys lutea, O. speculum or Gymnadenia conopsea.
September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thus, we have determined that in Asturias we can find, at least, 52 confirmed species, more than all of Portugal, and 13 hybrids.
Some of these taxa were recorded for the first time for the region, such as Ochis spitzelii, Ophrys lutea, O. speculum or Gymnadenia conopsea.
Some of these taxa were recorded for the first time for the region, such as Ochis spitzelii, Ophrys lutea, O. speculum or Gymnadenia conopsea.
In addition to our own fieldwork, we have collected many records from other sources, such as different herbaria, scientific literature, social media, and of course, citizen science platforms such as @inaturalist.bsky.social where we have created our own project:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/orq...
www.inaturalist.org/projects/orq...
Orquídeas de Asturias
En este proyecto se recopilarán todas las orquídeas silvestres presentes en el Principado de Asturias. El proyecto está mantenido por el Laboratorio de Vegetación y Biodiversidad de la Universidad de ...
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September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In addition to our own fieldwork, we have collected many records from other sources, such as different herbaria, scientific literature, social media, and of course, citizen science platforms such as @inaturalist.bsky.social where we have created our own project:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/orq...
www.inaturalist.org/projects/orq...
🚨Paper alert!🚨
Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
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In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MB...
In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Orchids of the Principality of Asturias (Northwestern Spain) | Mediterranean Botany
In this study we present a review of the orchid family in the Principality of Asturias, Northwestern Spain. The study area comprises 10,000 km² for which we have compiled and curated up to 9197 records coming from several sources: fieldwork, herbaria, specialized publications, gray-literature, citizen science platforms, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and social media. The territory comprises 52 confirmed species and 13 hybrids, with other 16 possibly present species being discussed and still other 6 explicitly dismissed. Gymnadenia densiflora (Wahlenb.) A. Dietr. and all nothotaxa, except those in Serapias, represent novelties for the area. For each of the 52 species we provide a brief description of their habitat, altitudinal range and flowering period. Additionally, we present a statistical exploration of the main drivers of orchids’ ecology and distribution in the territory. Our review demonstrates how the Principality of Asturias, despite its marginal geographic position—away from major diversification centers—, and the scarcity of detailed floristic studies and, in particular, of those specifically focused on orchids, qualifies as a significantly orchid-rich region within the European context, even when judged by the demanding standards of the rich Iberian flora. The role of citizen science, particularly triggered by these cherished plants, has been and will continue to be crucial in perfecting our knowledge of Asturian orchids.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🚨Paper alert!🚨
Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MB...
In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MB...
In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Reposted by Víctor González-García
Third PhD paper alert!
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Functional trade‐offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits in alpine ecosystems
This study examines seed oil content patterns in 47 alpine species, revealing a significant trade-off between seed oil and seed longevity.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Third PhD paper alert!
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Reposted by Víctor González-García
¿Sabías que las plantas #invasoras florecen más tarde y por más tiempo que las nativas? Un estudio con datos de @gbif.org e @inaturalist.bsky.social - @natusferaes.bsky.social así lo ha observado para el norte de la Península Ibérica:
▶️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 👇
▶️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 👇
June 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
¿Sabías que las plantas #invasoras florecen más tarde y por más tiempo que las nativas? Un estudio con datos de @gbif.org e @inaturalist.bsky.social - @natusferaes.bsky.social así lo ha observado para el norte de la Península Ibérica:
▶️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 👇
▶️ doi.org/10.1093/aob/... 👇
These findings highlight the importance of considering phenology of invasive and native species in prediction, early response and management of biological invasions.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
These findings highlight the importance of considering phenology of invasive and native species in prediction, early response and management of biological invasions.
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This temporal mismatch could allow invasive plants to avoid direct competition during key periods of their life cycle.
Also, a prolonged flowering might confer a competitive advantage to invaders by maximizing the access to resources when most native plants have completed their reproductive cycle.
Also, a prolonged flowering might confer a competitive advantage to invaders by maximizing the access to resources when most native plants have completed their reproductive cycle.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This temporal mismatch could allow invasive plants to avoid direct competition during key periods of their life cycle.
Also, a prolonged flowering might confer a competitive advantage to invaders by maximizing the access to resources when most native plants have completed their reproductive cycle.
Also, a prolonged flowering might confer a competitive advantage to invaders by maximizing the access to resources when most native plants have completed their reproductive cycle.
We have found that invasive species display a delayed and longer flowering phenology when compared to native species, especially those invaders from temperate and tropical occurring in man-made habitats.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We have found that invasive species display a delayed and longer flowering phenology when compared to native species, especially those invaders from temperate and tropical occurring in man-made habitats.
In this study we have compared the flowering start, ending and duration of invasive against native plants co-occurring at the same elevations in the Cantabrian Mixed Forests Ecoregion, taking into account also the habitat where they grow and their climatic and geographic origin.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In this study we have compared the flowering start, ending and duration of invasive against native plants co-occurring at the same elevations in the Cantabrian Mixed Forests Ecoregion, taking into account also the habitat where they grow and their climatic and geographic origin.
Hello everyone! Our latest paper "Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora" is available in @annbot.bsky.social
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Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora | Request PDF
Request PDF | Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora | Background and Aims Flowering phenology has been suggested as an important fact...
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June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hello everyone! Our latest paper "Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora" is available in @annbot.bsky.social
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some of them need to be checked in the lab to be sure of the species, like Dryopteris aemula, characterized by its glandular sori, or Cystopteris diaphana (= D. viridula), with a quite peculiar ornamentation in its spores.
June 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Some of them need to be checked in the lab to be sure of the species, like Dryopteris aemula, characterized by its glandular sori, or Cystopteris diaphana (= D. viridula), with a quite peculiar ornamentation in its spores.
Some of these ferns can become dominant and create their own communities, like the huge Woodwardia radicans or Culcita macrocarpa.
However, other species are rarer and must be sought in very specific refugia, like Vandenboschia speciosa of Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, which grow in very humid walls.
However, other species are rarer and must be sought in very specific refugia, like Vandenboschia speciosa of Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, which grow in very humid walls.
June 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some of these ferns can become dominant and create their own communities, like the huge Woodwardia radicans or Culcita macrocarpa.
However, other species are rarer and must be sought in very specific refugia, like Vandenboschia speciosa of Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, which grow in very humid walls.
However, other species are rarer and must be sought in very specific refugia, like Vandenboschia speciosa of Hymenophyllum tunbrigense, which grow in very humid walls.