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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano

@gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social

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Conservation ecologist. Lecturer in Ecology at ICBiBE- University of València @uv.es (Spain). Head of the Virtual Beach Ecology Lab 😝 #shorebirds #plovers #InvasiveSpecies etc.

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · Nov 16

My latest papers on beach biodiversity conservation. First, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, it focuses on misplaced dune restoration, which, by failing to respect open and early successional habitats, is driving the decline of beach-nesting birds #shorebirds #plovers
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Dune restoration must consider species that need open and early successional dune habitats - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Dune restoration must consider species that need open and early successional dune habitats

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 13h

Enhorabuena Eneko!

Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 3d

Jornada sobre restauración dunar y conservación del Chorlitejo patinegro en la Conselleria de Medio Ambiente, Infraestructuras y Territorio (C. Valenciana). Un placer dialogar sobre la conservación de la biodiversidad de las playas con los diferentes actores implicados en la gestión del litoral.

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 7d

Esperemos que la cosa no acabe en una comunidad gestora y/o "científica" conforme con una determinación taxonómica a nivel de Orden con tal de no salir al campo.

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 8d

La noticia es de @elpais.com
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WWF denuncia que La Rioja permite cazar lobos y llevarse su cabeza como trofeo por 1.298 euros

Es la primera comunidad autónoma donde la caza del animal se vuelve a convertir en deporte, advierten los ecologistas. Es necesario obtener previamente una autorización administrativa

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 8d

De supuesto control de poblacionales a trofeo de caza. En La Rioja solo hay una manada de lobo no compartida con otras regiones ¿Es realmente necesario "controlar" a una de las especies más raras de esta región? Lo del trofeo, etcétera.

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 8d

Im one of those interested in your cool poster. I'm even in the photo 😂

Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 8d

Briefly introducing the results of our research on the long-term population trend of the Kentish plover in Spain in the International Wader Study Group Conference 2025, Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025.
@waderstudy.bsky.social #waders #shorebirds #plovers

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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 10d

We're pleased to announce that our 2026 conference will be in... SPAIN 🇪🇸

🗓 Dates for your diary are 4-7th September 2026

Watch this space for more details to come!

#IWSG2026 #waders #shorebirds #ornithology

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Clemens Küpper @chorlnev.bsky.social · 10d

The diversity in plumage and behaviors of #ruffs is stunning and probably an underused asset for their #conservation @simonvandepitte.bsky.social #IWSG2025 #shorebirds #ornithology

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 10d

Interesting talk by @jellybb.bsky.social about the aberrant egg coloration in Ruff clutches. Blue eggs may affect nest survival, but fitness effects may be habitat dependent. @waderstudy.bsky.social IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025 #waders #shorebirds

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 10d

Good start to the breeding ecology session at the @waderstudy.bsky.social IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen, Netherlands. @miguelbtg.bsky.social assesses the role of vegetation structure (height and heterogeneity) in nest survival of #shorebirds in grasslands. #IWSG2025 #waders

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 11d

Yana Korneeva talks about spatial and energetic strategies of breeding Kentish Plovers in natural and managed coastal habitats in southern Spain. @waderstudy.bsky.social IWSG Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025 #waders #shorebirds #plovers

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 11d

Nice talk by Kirrily S. Hastings, from Birdlife Australia, analysing the relationship between food resources and territory abandonment by the Western Hooded Plover on Australian beaches. @waderstudy.bsky.social IWSG Conference in Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025 #shorebirds @birdlifeoz.bsky.social

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 12d

Good start to the International Wader Study Group Conference 2025 in Groningen (Netherlands) #IWSG2025. Interesting workshops on the using drones for breeding wader research and about knowledge gaps and policy strategies for conservation of Nordic waders.
@waderstudy.bsky.social #waders #shorebirds

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Our new paper is out in Environmental Research, led by @alvaroluna87.bsky.social
We detected synthetic debris in 23% of Eurasian otter 🦦spraints 💩 collected in 5 European countries. Spain had the greatest diversity and quantity of synthetic debris.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Álvaro Luna @alvaroluna87.bsky.social · 14d

📢 Thrilled to share our new paper 🌍

We found synthetic debris in nearly 1/4 of Eurasian otter spraints examined across five European countries, revealing how plastics infiltrate freshwater ecosystems.

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#plasticpollution

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 14d

Analiza el reto de abordar legalmente la interacción entre mascotas y fauna silvestre desde 3 perspectivas sobre la falta de armonía entre las leyes de conservación y bienestar animal:
🦜 Mascotas asilvestradas
🐈 Mascotas con libertad de mov
🐕 Paseo de mascotas
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 Nuevo paper en Biological Conservation 🎉
Con el foco en el vacío normativo para abordar el impacto de las mascotas sobre la fauna silvestre y las oportunidades para salvar la brecha entre las leyes de conservación y de bienestar animal en el marco de la UE
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 14d

A significant decline in UK bird populations in just five years: between 2019 and 2024, the species index declined by 4% in the United Kingdom and by 7% in England. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 15d

The article reviews the challenge of legally addressing the pet-wildlife interactions issue from three perspectives on the misalignment between animal welfare and wildlife conservation laws:
🦜 Pets that became feral
🐈 Free-roaming pets
🐕 Pet walking in nature
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 New paper out in Biological Conservation 🎉
The article focuses on the legislative gap in addressing the impacts of pets on wildlife and the opportunities for bridging the gap between animal welfare and nature conservation laws in the EU framework.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 16d

Mi perro no hace nada...
Los perros sueltos producen grandes molestias a las aves q crían en playas onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/..., pero también a las que están migrando.
El Guión de codornices es una rareza en España, con escasas citas. Horrible q la > de ellas sean de aves muertas/heridas

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 16d

Un placer asistir al XVIII Festival de la Migración de las Aves en Santoña avescantabricas.com/festival-de-...
Gracias a "Aves Cantábricas" por invitarme a dar la charla de apertura, centrada en la conservación de las aves q crían en playas. Un público agradecido y numeroso en un marco incomparable.

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Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 24d

A good find and also of relevance to conservation in the EU, not all grasshoppers are listed in an annex to the Habitats Directive.

Miguel A. Gómez-Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 24d

grasshopper sundey?