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Joan Casanelles Abella

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Postdoc at @TU_Muenchen at UPE. Urban ecology, biodiversity conservation, botany and entomology. Amateur in ancient history joancasanelles.github.io He, him

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jul 8

After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com

👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Biodiversity modeling to manage urban ecosystems for people and nature - Nature Cities

Cities are home to many species, so managing urban ecosystems accordingly is important. This Perspective argues for better integration of widely used biodiversity modeling frameworks and tools into ur...

www.nature.com

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to participate tomorrow in the Weihenstephaner Forum 2025 on Shared Landscapes :) If you’re in Freising, come!

www.acl-tum.de/forum/weifo25/

WeiFo25

www.acl-tum.de

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Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · 3d

Our @igue-aeet.bsky.social is organizing a seminar series, starting with Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo @irnasa.bsky.social talk entitled "The fate of soil biodiversity and function under global environmental change".

23rd of October at 16:30 (Madrid time, CET)
LINK drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...

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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 6d

We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...

Joining the lab

2-year Postdoctoral position on VALOR EU-project: We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators (VALOR; The candidat…

bartomeuslab.com

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ELE-ETHWSL.bsky.social @ele-ethwsl.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 New publication alert!

In our latest piece in Nature Cities, we highlight how biodiversity modeling can support urban planning by balancing human well-being with nature. This helps cities meet biodiversity targets while ensuring access to healthy ecosystems.

Read the article: buff.ly/zeRBrYh

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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · 19d

In exactly one month (23 October), the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology kicks off a series of #UrbanEcology seminars!

We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from @irnase.bsky.social for the first session.

Add the event to your calendar: drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...

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Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · 25d

Nuevo grupo de trabajo AEET

Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana

@igue-aeet.bsky.social

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Sep 5

Synthesis presentation by legendary Marco Moretti at #gfoe2025 on urban densification and biodiversity 🏙️🦇🐝🐌🪲🦕

Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Sep 3

Presenting our work on the foraging strategies of urban and rural #bunblebee indivifuals at the #gfoe2025 🐝
#urbanecooogy #individualbasedecology

See paper ar: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Aug 22

Did you know that "ugly-cute" animals like vultures, sloths, and aye-ayes play key roles in ecosystems? From cleaning up carcasses to preventing disease spread & pollination, these misunderstood creatures are vital to #biodiversity.🌏🧪

Find out more:

The astonishing superpowers of nature’s most unloved animals

From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages.

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · Aug 16

New research in #RESInsectConsDiv

Increased urbanisation promotes winner-loser species replacement & shifts in foraging #behaviour among #ant species in a large neotropical metropolis
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70010

#UrbanInsects #Ecosystems #EcologicalInteractions
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Aug 16

🚨🚨paper out 🚨🚨
Our paper on honeybee dominance in cities is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #bees #urbanecology
#urbanbeekeeping

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👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Examining Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Dominance Patterns Within Urban Bee Communities Worldwide

We examine if and to what degree honeybees are dominant in urban bee communities worldwide. We found honeybees to be the most abundant organisms and highly dominant in most of the studies, although t...

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Aug 16

🚨Paper alert 🚨Congelats to Jokin Idoate for leading this paper on tree mortalitat in European forest reserves

👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century

In contrast to previous studies, dominant tree species in European strict forest reserves have not consistently experienced increasing background mortality. Conversely, forest reserves dominated by c...

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jul 29

The end of another field round in our urban gardens in Berlin for project #CityBees at UPE-TUM

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Merin Reji Chacko @merinrejichacko.bsky.social · Jul 29

🏵️ Preprint alert! 🐝

In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.

🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....

#Traits #Pollinators

No one-size-fits-all: trait-dependent effects of local plant diversity on pollinators and pollination service in a densifying city

The densification of urban landscapes reshuffles plant--pollinator interactions and affects the provisioning of pollination services. Improving local-scale habitat quality, e.g. planting more flowers ...

doi.org

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Luke Kelly @ltkelly.bsky.social · Jul 22

Can plants keep up with fire regime changes through evolution?

Our new paper is out in the July issue of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social

📖 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

with Hoffmann, Nitschke & @jgpausas.bsky.social
#fireecology #PlantBiology #ecoevo 🔥🌿🧬

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jul 9

🚨Paper alert🚨 Thanks @merinrejichacko.bsky.social for leading this amazing project!

Merin Reji Chacko @merinrejichacko.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭

Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/

#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jul 8

After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com

👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Biodiversity modeling to manage urban ecosystems for people and nature - Nature Cities

www.nature.com

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jun 6

New from #BiologyLetters: Pollinator Cognition in a Plant Network buff.ly/I01sNGu | #Ecology

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jun 6

After few months of emails, shared documents and video calls, the foundation of the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology has finally started at #Sibecol25! Thanks @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social and to all presenters and participants of the #urbanecology sessions, it’s been great 🌆

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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · Jun 5

IGUE has just been presented into society in the @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has come today and who has participate in the debate about what we want to do in the near future within this group. Up to the date, we have just received more than 60 requests!!

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Abdesslam Chai-allah @achaiallah.bsky.social · Feb 10

The third and final paper of my PhD is now out! @foxnat.bsky.social

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Joan Casanelles Abella @joancasanelles.bsky.social · Jun 5

We had a great session yesterday with @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social at #Sibecol25 on urban ecology with very interesting research topics including herbivory, butterflies, bees, pollutants, urban agriculture and salamanders 🏙️🌇

Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · Jun 4

Lots of people and beautiful science at the first Urban Ecology session at @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social

More urban science tomorrow! #SIBECOLAEET2025

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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · Jun 5

It is today!

Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · May 28

Excited to announce the presentation event for the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology (IGUE) at the @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social meeting in Pontevedra, Spain.

🗓 Thursday, June 5
🕔 17:00
📍 Auditorium

We’d love to see you there.

#UrbanEcology #SIBECOL2025 @sibecol.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social

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Iberian Group of Urban Ecology @igue-aeet.bsky.social · Jun 4

Here you can find some urban ecology posters!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ok! Draft 2!

I still don't know where the eff to send people for an *EASY! user friendly!!!* guide to where plant ranges.

I may include a page 2 with a sample ranking of results, idk.

An infographic labeled "Should I buy this plant? a bug-approved guide"

It takes you through the following line of questioning "1. Is it native: Look at the name of the plant here and see if it's native to your region. If no, Is it good at feeding bugs? Some non-native make lots of nectar. You can google if unsure. If yes, is it invasive? google plant name + invasive + your location to figure this out!" if yes, don't buy. if no, is anything better available? if yes, don't buy it. If no, buy it. Ok, let's go back to the top. If it IS native, is it a cultivar? Does it have a goofy name like "Daisies jubilee" or "Pink Flamingo Hibiscus" It's a cultivar. If it's a cultivar, it'll send you to are there better options available? If it's not, on to question 3, which is "Was it grown with pesticides? This can be hard to tell. Check with the origin nursery. If yes, are there better options. If no, "Hell yeah".

There are little flowers on a bunch of the boxes. The Hell Yeah box has a swallowtail butterfly with sunglasses giving a thumbs up. The no has a sassy bee looking over its sunglasses at you judgmentally with its hand on its hips.

On the bottom is says "Need help? Text questions to 9-RUNG-SQUID

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