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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomic, floristic/faunistic, genomic, phylogenetic, environmental etc. data on any taxon from any geological era and georgraphy. Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA. Website: bdj.pensoft.net

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · Dec 3

We're Biodiversity Data Journal, an open-access, peer-reviewed data journal on biodiversity published by @pensoft.bsky.social. We're here to share our research with the Bluesky community and connect with our authors, readers, and editorial team.

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 11h

One new species is described in the braconid wasp genus Phanerotomella. Find out more about it herhttps://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e171754

#DNAbarcoding #newspecies #taxonomy

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

More research on Italy's arthropod diversity is available in our dedicated topical collection doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

Arthropod biodiversity of Italy

The Italian National Recovery and Plan supports the creation of five National Centers dedicated to frontier research related to technological areas consistent with the priorities of the European resea...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

Тhe first publicly available, digitised dataset of the Odonata collection from the Museum of Zoology at Sapienza University of Rome, comprising 2406 specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#biodiversity #entomology #insects

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 1d

A package of terrestrial mollusc collection data from Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park, linked to preserved material housed at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social and the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Ha Noi: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Ana (Guida) Santos @guidasantos.bsky.social · 6d

📢 1st paper of project DUNGPOOL is out. We present the list and geographical records of the dung beetles collected in the Azores. Dversity is low, and includes alien species. Will these poor communities be able to sustain the basic ecosystem services? More to come!

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Dung beetles of Azorean cattle-grazed pasturelands - data of the DUNGPOOL project

The data we present are part of the project DUNGPOOL, which aims to evaluate the effects of the species pool, community assembly processes and increasing temperatures on the local diversity and ecosys...

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Fossil Record @fr.pensoft.net · 7d

Researchers report the first fossil record of frogs and snakes from Taiwan, based on Middle Pleistocene vertebrate assemblage recovered from the Chochen–Tsailiao area.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

A new study reveals the diversity of land snails and slugs in Vietnam’s Cuc Phuong National Park, highlighting it as one of the richest tropical forests for terrestrial gastropods known. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 7d

DNA metabarcoding data on saproxylic fungal communities inhabiting fine woody debris in boreal forests of northern Finland: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 7d

Coastal grassland vegetation records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal.

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Coastal grassland vegetation records from São Miguel Island (Azores) and Mainland Portugal

The present work provides an inventory of the plant species recorded in two distinct coastal grasslands ecosystems: the Azores Archipelago (São Miguel Island) and Portugal mainland (Sesimbra an...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 8d

The paper, Developing the Protocol Infrastructure for DNA Sequencing Natural History Collections, reviews the practical challenges associated with making the recovery of DNA sequence data from museum collections more routine.

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Developing the Protocol Infrastructure for DNA Sequencing Natural History Collections

Intentionally preserved biological material in natural history collections represents a vast repository of biodiversity. Advances in laboratory and sequencing technologies have made these specimens in...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 8d

A BDJ paper referenced at #BGEconnects as part of a #DNAbarcoding session, showing how important sequencing collections can be!

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 12d

Ten new provincial records of amphibians are reported for Vietnam's Ha Nam Province. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#taxonomy #conservation #amphibians

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 12d

A summary of primary field data from studies on the fauna of ground-dwelling spiders in open areas and greenhouses in the Botanical Garden of Perm State University, collected in 2012 and 2021–2024.

#Aranei #biodiversity #urbanfauna

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Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of PSU’s Botanical Garden (Perm, Russia)

The Botanical Garden of Perm State University was founded in 1916 and has a suitable site for studying urban invertebrate fauna. However, despite this, very few studies have been conducted on this top...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 12d

One xyleborine ambrosia beetle species is described as new to science, and another one is newly recorded from Thailand in this checklist: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#beetles #taxonomy #newspecies

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 12d

The northernmost documented outdoor occurrence of the Comstock mealybug (Pseudococcus comstocki) in Europe is registered in the first outdoor record of the species in Hungary.

#invasivespecies #insects #scaleinsects

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Integrative method to detect invasive mealybug (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Pseudococcidae) species on highways in Hungary: evidence for northward spread of Comstock mealybug

Climate change, coupled with the intensification of road transport and global trade, has contributed to a significant increase in the number of newly introduced scale insect species into new regions. ...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 14d

Biodiversity Data Journal congratulates @ortizmovliavc.bsky.social for her @pensoft.net-sponsored award at @35theca2025.bsky.social !

She won the Best Oral Presentation Award for her work “Winter warming increases metabolic stress and mortality in an overwintering spider.”

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PhD student Carolina Ortiz Movliav wins Best Oral Presentation at European Congress of Arachnology

Carolina Ortiz Movliav, a PhD student at the University of Greifswald, has won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 35th European Congress of Arachnology for her work “Winter warming inc...

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 14d

New records of Glomeromycota species from a tropical dry forest remnants in the Colombian Caribbean.

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New records of Glomeromycota species from a tropical dry forest remnants in the Colombian Caribbean

In tropical regions, studies on the diversity and symbiotic relationships of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have primarily focused on crops and agroecosystems, with comparatively little attention ...

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ARPHA Preprints @preprints.arphahub.com · 14d

Thieves and freeloaders: Argyrodine kleptoparasites invading cobwebs (Theridiidae) in the arid southwestern USA.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 15d

Rapid public reporting is key to controlling the spread of invasive yellow-legged hornets in Great Britain. 🇬🇧

Learn more in the latest @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/23/h...

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Hornet invaders: British public urged to report yellow-legged bee killers

Researchers have emphasised the vital role of public reporting in controlling the invasive yellow-legged hornet (AKA the Asian hornet) in Great Britain.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 20d

Find our materials as well as our friends and publishers from @pensoft.net at the #IUCNcongress in October! The congress will explore different approaches to conservation and sustainable development.

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Pensoft to exhibit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi

Pensoft is pleased to announce its participation as an exhibitor at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 9 to 15 October. The global assembly serv...

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 22d

🗨️ "The UN Pact for the Future should include #biodiversity as a core pillar: not only of #environmental #sustainability, but of #equity, security, and inter-generational justice."

Our team also demonstrates how our #research #infrastructures collectively contribute to the the #Kunming-Montreal GBF.

Scientists call for a global alliance to place biodiversity at the heart of the UN Pact for the Future

A new white paper delivers a clear message: protecting biodiversity is not just an environmental issue. It is essential for food security, public health, climate stability, and the global economy.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21d

The first analysis of the distribution and ecological preferences of the rare water flea Ovalona karelica in European Russia: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 22d

A floristic inventory was held in 56,144 km² of the Caatinga Phytogeographic Domain, north-eastern Brazil. Here are some insights on the richness, taxonomy, and biogeography of the plants found there: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 22d

A comprehensive dataset of fish–copepod associations, based on the World of Copepods database.

#macroecology #parasites #copepods

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Global patterns of modularity and narrow host use in fish-parasitic copepods (Crustacea)

Parasitic copepods are amongst the most diverse and ecologically significant parasites of fish, yet their macroecological patterns remain poorly understood. In this study, a comprehensive dataset of f...

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Plazi @plazi-species.bsky.social · 26d

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #malaysia just jumped in:

Kalophrynus minutus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8E9AA48C-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#BiodiversityDataJournal #KalophrynusMinutus

#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #nature #wildlife #conservation #herpetology #frogfriday #frogs

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