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Stefano Mammola

@stefanomammola.bsky.social

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Researcher in ecology / subterranean biology at CNR in Verbania, Italy. I like spiders, chess, caving, trail running, and other stuff—in random order.

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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · Jul 28

Socio‐Economic Status and Non‐Native Species Drive Bird Ecosystem Service Provision in Urban Areas

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

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We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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35th European Congress of Arachnology @35theca2025.bsky.social · Jul 17

Arachnid of the week is Troglochthonius doratodactylus Helversen, 1968

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Carlos P Carmona @cpcarmona.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hot off the press 🔥 New Ecological Monographs paper shows why, when and how to include intraspecific trait variability to enhance functional diversity research. Huge shout out to Facundo Palacio for his vision and leadership. Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
#traits #functionaldiversity 📏🌐

Integrating intraspecific trait variability in functional diversity: An overview of methods and a guide for ecologists

Variability in traits within species (intraspecific trait variability; ITV) has attracted increased interest in functional ecology, as it can profoundly influence the detection of functional trait pa....

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 26

Nice interdisciplinary work w/ @veronanni.bsky.social Simone Martino @rcorreia.bsky.social @me-ester.bsky.social Melissa M.Norberg Masashi Soga

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 26

Biophobias—fear of nature’s elements—don’t just impact mental health. They ripple through wildlife and public health, ecosystems & culture. We argue: it's time to frame biophobias as a One Health issue, tackling them with integrated solutions.

Read it OA here:

doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 16

New paper in @peopleandnature.bsky.social exploring social media filtering role of news on spiders

doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

➡️ Sensationalism—not accuracy—drives social media shares
➡️ 53% news articles are never shared
➡️ Harmless spiders get ignored

w/ @veronanni.bsky.social @cataranea.bsky.social

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 6

Subterranean ecosystems are key to water, climate, biodiversity & more. But to what extent?

A @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social preprint led by @biodiversa.eu DarCo shows they contribute to 75% of classified ecosystem services by CICES:

doi.org/10.32942/X2J...

Illustration: @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 4

w/ @cardosopmb.bsky.social y.social @libre-research.bsky.social ‪@cataranea.bsky.social‬ @arachnonaut.bsky.social ‪@wolffspider.bsky.social‬ and more...

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Jun 4

🕷️🌍🕸️ Spiders aren't creepy crawlies—they're ecosystem heroes! From pest control to biotech inspiration to key figures in our collective culture, a new review reveals the many services spiders provide:

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/brv....

(drawing by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social)

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Ivan Jaric @ivanjaric.bsky.social · May 5

How broadening the #flagship concept can help conservation capture more hearts — and save more #nature - our paper on the unifying theoretical framework for #conservation #flagships now published in Biol. Conserv. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... with @diogoverissimo.bsky.social and others #flagshipspecies

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Apr 28

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Title:
SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING

ACTIVE VOICE
e.g.
Our team collected samples and then we tested them.

CLICKBAIT VOICE
e.g.
We collected some samples...
You won't believe what happened next!

PASSIVE VOICE
e.g.
Samples were collected and tested.

HAIKU VOICE
e.g.
Quiet science lab.
Workers arrive with samples.
The testing begins.

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE
e.g. We did all the collecting and testing.
No need to thank us.
Just doing our job.

CONSPIRACY VOICE
e.g.
Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.

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Ester Eckert @me-ester.bsky.social · Apr 22

The wonderfully talented post-doc Sven Iburg, who was working with me in the last two years is seeking a new positon, pref BENELUX area. Let me know if you have any openings or suggestions! He is a true alrounder, really good both in the lab and with bioinformatics. meg.irsa.cnr.it/index.php/pe...

Sven Iburg

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CristinaTuni @cristinatuni.bsky.social · Apr 18

ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon!
#ISBE26

Torino the place To be - short 1'

YouTube video by Turismo Torino e Provincia

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Thomas Guillerme @tguillerme.bsky.social · Apr 9

Not sure which #FunctionalDiversity / #disparity metric to use? Maybe these reflections in @ecography.bsky.social with @cardosopmb.bsky.social, @mariawagnerj.bsky.social, @stefanomammola.bsky.social and Tom Matthews could help! #OA nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The what, how, and why of trait‐based analyses in ecology

Functional diversity is increasingly used alongside taxonomic diversity to describe populations and communities in ecology. Indeed, functional diversity metrics allow researchers to summarise complex...

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Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research @libre-research.bsky.social · Apr 8

Trait-based approaches are crucial in ecology, but analysis choice matters! Choosing functional diversity metrics to better assess ecosystem changes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
@cardosopmb.bsky.social @stefanomammola.bsky.social
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

#Ecology #Biodiversity #DataAnalysis

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Mar 14

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Feb 27

Can art help protect subterranean ecosystems? 🎨 🦐 🦇 🕷️

In our new study in @pensoft Subterranean Biology, we explore the power of art in subterranean conservation.

🔗 Read more: subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php...

w/ @veronanni.bsky.social @ivanjaric.bsky.social & more!

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Feb 27

And here a blog post about it: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/27/u...

Unseen ecosystems, unheard stories: How art can amplify subterranean science | Blog

Bridging art and science can have profound, lasting impacts on scientific communication and conservation efforts.

blog.pensoft.net

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Stefano Mammola @stefanomammola.bsky.social · Feb 3

these people...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Nov 29

Last Orders! If you'd like to but anything from me (such as this drawing) in time for Christmas please get your order in now. My shop closes next week. www.tomgauld.com

An ink drawing by Tom Gauld

Image: A bedroom at night, a face is lit up by the glow of a phone screen displaying cat memes. On the book-cluttered bedside table, three books look on angrily. The lead book waves a large knife and says: "Nobody needs to get hurt... Let's just put the phone down, nice and slowly..."

Caption: Bedside reading pile turns nasty

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