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Gonzalo Mucientes

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Marine ecologist PhD, interested in #behaviour and #conservation of oceanic #predators. Postdoc JdC at @csic.es. Biodiversity explorer & @inaturalist.bsky.social curator. Co-funder of Ecoloxía Azul. https://gonzalomucientes.wixsite.com/science

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Jan 21

New key research about the biology of shortfin #mako #shark in the #Pacific Ocean, with implications for #conservation in open ocean nurseries: rdcu.be/d6tpz

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Natusfera @natusferaes.bsky.social · 6d

Tras 113 años oculto, reaparece el saltamontes endémico 𝐴𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑝𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑖, 🦗 🙌. Un reencuentro histórico gracias a la #cienciaciudadana:
🟢 spain.inaturalist.org/observations...
👉📰 www.researchgate.net/publication/... @inaturalist.bsky.social @cordobaciencia.bsky.social #observacióndelasemana 📸

Foto: Acinipe mabillei. Autor: Diego González Dopico (https://spain.inaturalist.org/people/diegodgd). Licencia: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 26d

This striking moth — Amana angulifera — hadn't been seen in about 150 years, but in 2018, an iNaturalist community member found one. Since then, there have been another 11 sightings!

📷 aniruddha_singhamahapatra on iNaturalist
📍 India
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay

A yellow and black striped moth rests on a deep green fern.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 30

This cover illustration reimagines the monster first conjured in Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

On #FrankensteinDay, learn more about the story's lasting legacy on the scientific enterprise, which was investigated in a 2018 issue of Science: https://scim.ag/3UPzBH7

The cover illustration reimagines the monster first conjured in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Aug 16

Macizo Central (Ourense, Galicia) 2025/08/13 #wildfire #sentinel2 #incendios #Manzaneda #Chandrexa #Maceda #Vilariño @gciencia.bsky.social

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Jul 16

@vi.ieo.es @thefsbi.bsky.social @gciencia.bsky.social

Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Jul 10

New publication on the natural history of the shortfin #mako #shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Do shortfin mako hunt dolphins actively? doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
@nairvilasarrondo.bsky.social @csic.es

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Jun 9

An impressive piece of collaborative work with the participation of nearly 400 authors led by @anammsequeira.bsky.social . I am honored to have contributed, even in a small way. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of thre...

www.science.org

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Olga Rodríguez Francisco @olgarodriguezfr.bsky.social · May 25

Israel ha matado a 9 hijos e hijas de la doctora Alaa Al Hajjat. El mayor tenía 12 años

Ella estaba trabajando en el hospital a donde llegaron los cadáveres y 2 heridos: su marido y el único niño superviviente

Y mientras,…

ANÁLISIS➡️ www.eldiario.es/internaciona...

Ronda cosmética en la UE para salvaguardar la imagen ante el genocidio en Gaza

La UE despierta de una larga siesta y escenifica asombro ante el genocidio, pero no pasa de los gestos: no aplica sanciones a Israel, mantiene negocios y relaciones y no cumple el dictamen de la Corte...

www.eldiario.es

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · May 13

Un referente absoluto, personal y políticamente

RTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · May 13

⚫Muere el expresidente de Uruguay Pepe Mujica dozz.es/g3fhm3

Muere el expresidente de Uruguay Pepe Mujica

dozz.es

Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Apr 25

Tremendo, es impresionante el descenso. Mucho tendrá que ver el síndrome paralizante. También el que se desplacen a las urbes a criar?

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Apr 20

The hand-written outline for Alfred Russel Wallace's last, unrealised, book – 'Darwin & Wallace' – has been published for the first time in #NotesandRecords. Read an analysis of Wallace's fascinating book that never was: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #HistSci #HistSTM

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Nature @nature.com · Apr 12

Tiger numbers in India are starting to rebound after decades of being perilously low.

This recovery offers lessons for conserving other rare animals

https://go.nature.com/3EpQfIA

Tiger turnaround as populations grow in India

Nature - Tiger numbers in India are starting to rebound after decades of being perilously low. This recovery offers lessons for conserving other rare animals.

go.nature.com

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Mar 19

@gbif.es @gbif.org

Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Mar 19

Amazing output!
iNaturalist. (2025). iNaturalist Open Range Map Dataset 2.20. Available at: www.inaturalist.org. Accessed March 19, 2025. @inaturalist.bsky.social
www.inaturalist.org/pages/range_...

iNaturalist Open Range Map Dataset · iNaturalist

www.inaturalist.org

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Mar 17

www.gciencia.com/universidade... by @nairvilasarrondo.bsky.social

Un equipo de Vigo crea un método para identificar con precisión raias e quimeras

A ferramenta permitirá comprender a bioxeografía das especies e contribuirá a mellorar a xestión sostible dos recursos pesqueiros

www.gciencia.com

Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Mar 10

Impresionante la cantidad de invitaciones diarias que se reciben. Aquí se explica el fenómeno, de las revistas depredadoras a los congresos fantasma: la mala praxis se extiende por la ciencia: www.eldiario.es/1_b8cacb?utm...

De las revistas depredadoras a los congresos fantasma: la mala praxis se extiende por la ciencia

La principal confederación de asociaciones científicas de España advierte contra la proliferación de convenciones que utilizan diferentes reclamos, entre ellos el nombre de investigadores de prestigio...

www.eldiario.es

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Feb 6

Here's Twitter's descent since 2022

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Prof David Sims @thesimslab.bsky.social · Jan 26

NEW PAPER - we think we've discovered an open-ocean nursery for endangered shortfin #mako #sharks in the SE Pacific Ocean..... only trouble is, it's in a Global Fishing Hotspot - likely exacerbating popn declines already occurring @thembauk.bsky.social
OA here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Gonzalo Mucientes @gmucientes.bsky.social · Jan 21

New key research about the biology of shortfin #mako #shark in the #Pacific Ocean, with implications for #conservation in open ocean nurseries: rdcu.be/d6tpz

Reposted by Gonzalo Mucientes

Kenn Papadopoulo @elasmopoulo.bsky.social · Jan 17

🌊 New research identifies a potential nursery for endangered shortfin mako sharks in the Pacific, a critical area at risk from overfishing.

Reducing fishing pressure in this hotspot could help conserve vulnerable juveniles and aid species recovery. 🦈

#Sharks
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot

www.nature.com

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