Francisco A. Squeo
panchosqueo.bsky.social
Francisco A. Squeo
@panchosqueo.bsky.social
Full professor at the University of La Serena, researcher of Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, and director of the doctoral program in Biology and Applied Ecology. Research area: conservation of biodiversity and the ecophysiology of aridland plants
Terminando excelente reunión trinacional de ecología en Mendoza, fueron 5 días espléndidos de intercambio de conocimientos ecológicos de cono sur de Sudamérica. @iebchile.bsky.social @rae2025.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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🚨 New paper published! We introduce herbariodigital.cl, evaluate our specimen-based taxonomic index against global references, and outline a participatory framework to achieve Chile’s National Species Inventory.

@iebchile.bsky.social
Digitising biological collections to advance National Species Inventories: A case study from the flora of Chile
In response to Chile's public policy to establish a national biodiversity inventory and monitoring system, we launched the HerbarioDigital.cl portal. We have digitised over 120,000 specimens represen....
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August 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Bringing Nature into National Adaptation Planning is an engaging online course which showcases the vital role that nature can play in effective adaptation strategies.

This course will help build your capacity to better integrate nature into the NAP process. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3jpak4s9
'Bringing Nature in National Adaptation Planning' training: About the online course
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) are pleased to launch a new training course to help countries to better integrate nature into national adaptation plannin...
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August 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.

GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.

This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.

www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Today marks a special anniversary for us. On July 1, 1858, the theory of evolution by natural selection was first presented at a Linnean Society meeting. Papers written by Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace were read, shaping a groundbreaking idea still powering science today: buff.ly/uBdX7N1
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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🌟🌏🦘 IEB presente en COCE 2025

Nuestra directora de comunicaciones, #NélidaPohl, participó en la 18ª Conferencia Bienal sobre Comunicación y Medio Ambiente #COCE, que se efectuó en Hobart, Tasmania, del 23 al 27 de junio.
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The last day in the #ICCB2025 in Brisbane, Australia
June 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In The Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)’s 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology #ICCB2025 Brisbane, Australia
June 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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🐫First evidence of the scale dependence of camelid grazing on Andean grassland stability, & changes in plant diversity mediates this effect 🧪 🌏
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Andean grassland stability across spatial scales increases with camelid grazing intensity despite biotic homogenization
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April 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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A global analysis of altered species compositions and climate change reveals the extent to which ecosystems, including in protected areas and biodiversity hotspots, are exposed to novel conditions due to anthropogenic forces rdcu.be/edTpA
Widespread ecological novelty across the terrestrial biosphere
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Even outside urban and agricultural areas, ecosystems are vastly transformed as a result of human activities. Here the authors map patterns in climate change,...
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March 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Nature research paper: Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species

https://go.nature.com/43Tc3GY
Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species - Nature
Under field conditions, acquisitive tree species generally grow slowly, whereas conservative species show generally higher realized growth, owing to their ability to tolerate unfavourable environmental conditions.
go.nature.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Most global #conservation funds go to larger, charismatic animals, leaving critically important but less fashionable species, like amphibians and algae, deprived, a 25-year study has revealed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species
Study shows funding bias towards animals like rhino while other endangered species including amphibians and algae disregarded
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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How do we restore the natural world?
There is no single answer—in fact, there are a multitude of ways to engage & be #GenerationRestoration.

Whether big or small, every effort makes a huge difference.

Here are three ways to help nature thrive: www.decadeonrestoration.org/ecosystem-re...
February 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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January 2025 smashed global records, reaching 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, making it the warmest January ever recorded.

See details: tinyurl.com/5cs2rzbz
February 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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These are the 11 steps of the Life Cycle of Scientific #Data. Each one proposes specific challenges that the Common European #DataSpaces should take into account for each particular type of data. Which stage do you consider most critical?
February 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Check the first comprehensive assessment of biodiversity knowledge shortfalls at contimental level in today's issue of @science.org, led by Luis Pertierra. We map data coverage of the species, ecology and evolution of terrestrial Antarctic biota jhortal.com/shortfalls-k... 🌐🧪 @mncn-csic.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Felicitaciones al equipo de digitalizadores de HerbarioDigital.cl por los primeros 100K
January 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM