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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · 2d

Matéria sobre o nosso estudo sobre as #MudançasClimáticas no #Cerrado do #Brasil e seus efeitos na #biodiversidade.

#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente

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Cientistas alertam que alterações climáticas ameaçam biodiversidade no Cerrado brasileiro

Uma equipa internacional de investigadores alerta que os efeitos das alterações climáticas, como secas mais intensas e duradouras, estão a pôr em risco da biodiversidade do Cerrado, no Brasil, um dos ...

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Geekcologist @geekcologist2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

Climate Change Impacts on the Biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado: A Synthesis

The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna and one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet. Spanning nearly 2 million km² (Fig. 1), it encompasses a dynamic mosaic of landscapes that […]

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · 10d

Our new paper reviews what is known about #ClimateChange in the #Cerrado 🌿, the world’s most biodiverse #savanna, and its impacts on #Biodiversity.🌐🌎🧪🍁
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil

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Climate Change in the Brazilian Cerrado: A Looming Threat to Terrestrial Biodiversity

Due to climate change, the Brazilian Cerrado, a global biodiversity hotspot, is becoming hotter and drier, with longer and more intense dry seasons. This alters biodiversity by altering plant physiol....

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 15d

👀Behind the Paper!👀

🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨

Read it here👇
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Rafael Dias: The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands

In this blog post, author Rafael Dias delves into the world of avian abundance and richness, with a ‘Behind the Paper’ look at his research article “The spatial scaling of multipl…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 22d

📰Published📰 Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!🐦

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Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!

Rafael Antunes Dias, Vinicius Augusto Galvão Bastazini, Andros T. Gianuca, Thomas J. Matthews This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. In s…

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Geekcologist @geekcologist2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23d

Scaling traits and functions: How habitat area shapes the multidimensional nature of functional diversity

For over a hundred years, the Species–Area Relationship (SAR) has served as a fundamental concept for understanding changes in species diversity across spatial scales. Often described as […]

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · 24d

Happy to share our new study exploring how different dimensions of functional diversity scale with area and shape community assembly.
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#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
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The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · Sep 2

💧Wetzel videos of the week:

Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...

Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Sep 5

“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS

Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species

Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Aug 20

English summary and free book download: geekcologist.wordpress.com/2024/11/02/e... . You can also download it directly from RG: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to share that our book (written in 🇵🇹) #Ecology and #Conservation of #Aquatic #Ecosystems of Southern #Brazil has been reviewed in the latest issue of the @sil-limnology.bsky.social newsletter 😀. See the comments for a 🔗 with an 🇬🇧 summary and free book download. 🧪🌎🌐
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · Aug 15

Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.

How bad science is becoming big business

Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Aug 12

Global conflict between shipping and #marine #biodiversity
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology

Geekcologist @geekcologist2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

Global conflict between shipping and marine biodiversity

Humans dominate the Earth—we inhabit it, we disrupt it, and we traverse it. Ecologists have dedicated themselves to studying the impact of roads on terrestrial systems since the end of the 20th century. Road Ecology is the branch of […]

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Aug 11

As global #shipping expands, our #oceans' #biodiversity faces growing threats. Our new study maps the critical hotspots where #marine #life needs protection from vessels and identifies priority areas for urgent #conservation action.
#Ecology #Wildlife #Sea
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Mapping global shipless areas and conflict zones between shipping and large marine vertebrates

The growth of global maritime traffic poses increasing threats to marine biodiversity, including vessel collisions, behavioural disturbances, and poll…

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Aug 4

An invited commentary I wrote for @funecology.bsky.social on a new study using using spatial patterns, traits, environmental preferences, and colonization dynamics to better understand how ecological communities form and respond to change.
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From pairwise interactions to community structure: A trait‐based approach to inferring assembly mechanisms across spatial scales

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Geekcologist @geekcologist2.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 25

Reading lists in Ecology – Short Essays

Research papers are the "bricks" that build the wall we call “science.” But sometimes we need to look at this “wall” and reflect upon it. This reflection pushes us forward. This is a curated reading list of ecological essays that have stood the test of […]

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Jul 15

Another piece from our study on how vehicle- #wildlife collisions ripple through #foodwebs, affecting entire #ecosystems. 🌐🌍🧪
#NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #RoadEcology

Frederico Mestre @fmestre.bsky.social · Jul 15

#roadecology #foodwebs #ecologicalnetworks #ecology

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The Silent Impact: How Roads Are Eroding Europe’s Food Webs | Current Conservation

Current Conservation The Silent Impact: How Roads Are Eroding Europe’s Food Webs

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here is the link to the original study: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Effects of road density on regional food webs

Roads stand as major threats to biodiversity because they affect the functioning of ecosystems and the provision of ecosystem services. Understanding how the effects of roads affect the dynamics of e...

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Vinicius Bastazini @vinibastazini.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our new piece shows how the effects of #roads on #biodiversity can extend far beyond the loss of individual #animals or populations, propagating through entire #FoodWebs. 🌐🌎🧪
#RoadEcology #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife #conservation #ecology

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The domino effect of roads on biodiversity: How the impacts of wildlife-vehicle collisions propagate through food webs — Transport Ecology

Our study reveals that roads and traffic not only cause direct wildlife mortality but also destabilise entire ecological networks by altering predator-prey interactions. By mapping high-risk areas for...

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jul 3

✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.

🔗 akcongress.com/comec/

#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology

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BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jul 2

We’re accepting abstracts for our annual meeting at @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ until July 7th!

Sign up below 👇🌱

BES Climate Change @besclimate.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌿 Calling all friends in climate and biodiversity 🌿

We’re hosting a meeting at the @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ on 18 September 2025!

Come along to network, hear about current research and policy challenges.

Abstract submissions + sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

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Climate Change and Biodiversity: BES Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2025

The first in-person annual meeting of the British Ecological Society Climate Change Ecology Group.

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · Jun 25

📰Published📰 Ecological acclimation: a framework to integrate fast and slow responses to climate change🌡️

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Ecological acclimation: a framework to integrate fast and slow responses to climate change

Michael Stemkovski, Joey R. Bernhardt, Benjamin Wong Blonder, John B. Bradford, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Laura E. Dee, Margaret E. K. Evans, Virginia Iglesias, Loretta C. Johnson, Abigail J. Lynch, Sparkle…

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Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · Jun 18

New postdoctoral opportunity in my lab www.maraujolab.eu/2025/06/18/p...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial Planning for Marine Protected Areas -

Postdoctoral Researcher in Spatial Planning for Marine Protected Areas Candidate Profile: Educational and Research Expertise: Candidates should possess a PhD in ecology, marine biology, oceanography,...

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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join Journal of Animal Ecology's Senior Editor Darren Evans at EcoNet2025 (tickets now open!) - www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/eve... 🦋🌿
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · Jun 5

⏰ There are 10 days until our "Energy trade-offs under changing environments" Special Feature with @animalecology.bsky.social closes to proposals!

👀 See here for more details on how to submit
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · Apr 29

📣Call for Proposals📣

🔋Our cross-journal special feature with
@animalecology.bsky.social "Energy trade-offs under changing environments" is open to proposals!

💡This feature aims to understand essential energy processes in the context of environmental change

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