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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · 2d

Great to finally see it out! I have to admit that I'm loving and excited to work with polar scientists! Congrats to the authors! Now, can I call myself a polar illustrator...? 🤔

Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.bsky.social · 4d

Incidentally, the very nice schematic of cryosphere changes over both ice sheets was drawn by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social Tak! 🙏

New paper out today in @nature Geosciences:
The Greenlandification of Antarctica

Readcube pdf: rdcu.be/eJiqJ

The Greenlandification of Antarctica | Nature Geoscience

Climate and ice sheet processes in Antarctica increasingly reflect those observed earlier in Greenland. Applying process insights from Greenland can improve projections of future Antarctic ice and climate behaviour.

rdcu.be

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · 18d

What a pleasure to work with my fellow arachnologists! Congrats to the authors!

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Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · 19d

illustrated by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social 😍

Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · 21d

Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...

Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders

Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully unders...

doi.org

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Gabriele Uhl @uhl-lab.bsky.social · 24d

www.nickybay.com/ai-abuse-to-...
AI abuse on macrophotography and AI generation of incorrect captions. Here are examples compiled by wildlife photographer Nicky Bay.

AI Abuse to Skirt Copyright Law - Macro Photography by Nicky Bay

In the past week, a number of prominent nature photographers showed how their photographs were being stolen and mangled into "AI-nonsense", deceiving countless others into believing the made-up storie...

www.nickybay.com

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Aug 9

Indigenous and local knowledge can shape transformative change.🌏🧪

Many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have views and practices aligned with a just & sustainable world. Their ethics of care and values inspire equitable & inclusive change.

.— @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment

A vibrant moment from the Chumash Day Pow Wow and Inter-tribal Gathering at Malibu Bluffs Park, celebrating 24 years of tradition. A participant in traditional attire, adorned with colorful feathers, intricate beadwork, and a bright floral headband, performs a ceremonial ritual surrounded by smoke, reflecting cultural richness and spiritual connection.

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jul 16

Throughout the creation process of this publication figure not only did I have the opportunity to learn about different types of justice, but also to work with a very good friend (and collaborator).
Congrats to all the authors!
#society #research #biodiversity #conservation #justice #climate

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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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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jun 7

Another publication figure out! Why are subterranean ecosystems important? Read it here! (and congrats to the authors)

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

Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks!

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jun 4

Exactly!

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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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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jun 4

Great to see our paper and my illustration/figure out!

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

The first scientific publication of the project “BioBlitz Azores" is up! See doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#biodiversity #citizenscience @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social @cfemycolab.bsky.social

Close-up photo of a dark, metallic click beetle resting on a textured, dark brown and black surface. The beetle has an elongated body with parallel grooves running lengthwise along its hardened wing covers.

A photo of a small yellow and greenish songbird perched on the tip of a leafy branch against a plain blue-gray background. The bird is facing left, with sunlight illuminating its bright yellow chest and head.

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · May 24

Happy to see my illustration out as part of this interesting and very relevant paper!

Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · May 19

🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #ﬁre regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥

From plant traits to fire behavior: Scaling issues in flammability studies

By Dylan Schwilk, Md. Azharul Alam, Nathan Gill et al.

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

Illustration of methods used to assessed fuel characteristics (moisture, architecture, chemistry and mass) across a range of scales from individual plant organs or excised parts to communities and landscapes. Remote sensing, field measurements, and laboratory work are each suited to assessment of fuel characteristics at different but overlapping portions of this range, thereby creating opportunities to synthesize the “top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches to understanding flammability. Art drawn by by Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte.

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · May 24

My pleasure!

Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social for the excellent illustration!

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Systematics and Evolution of Spiders and its Allies @spidersysevo.bsky.social · May 20

The 2025 edition of the #SPIDCHANGE! The tour is on. First plot, the cork oak wood near Getaria check! @marnedo.bsky.social @mmarqbio.bsky.social @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social @morena99.bsky.social

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Apr 17

Voilà! This ( #graphicfacilitation) infographic summarises the main take-home messages provided by the participants in the Consortium Meeting at the Final Conference of ‘Cool School - Nature-based #climate action from schools to cities’ #research #climateadaptation #climatechange #education #schools

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks!!

Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Apr 14

Here is the image that I created for ‘Cool School - Nature-based climate action from schools to cities’ and its final conference. The elements within it represent the different work packages. coolschools.eu.
#research #climate #climateadaptation #climatechange #education #schools #climateshelter

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Zeynep Ersoy @zzeynepersoy.bsky.social · Mar 24

📢 GLOSSAQUA is out in Ecology @esajournals.bsky.social. Big collaboration w/40+ coauthors led by myself, @chaevangelista.bsky.social & @ignasiarranz.bsky.social. It compiles global size spectra parameters from aquatic ecosystems globally👉: doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #datapaper #aquaticecology 🌍🧪🧵(1/4)

Locations of aquatic studies included in the dataset (n = 135 studies) classified within eight biogeographic realms. The sizes of the circles are proportional to the number of studies per country in each biogeographic realm.

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Ignasi Arranz @ignasiarranz.bsky.social · Mar 24

New global data ready for assessing macroecological body size patterns across ecosystems! With @zzeynepersoy.bsky.social and @chaevangelista.bsky.social leading this effort plus 40 more researchers! Funded by @sibecol.bsky.social

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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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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Mar 3

It’s out! (with some of my illustrations, like the cartoon here)

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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Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global @iicg-urjc.bsky.social · Jan 20

💡Un poco de inspiración para fomentar los espacios de brainstorming

No te pierdas la infografía que realizó
@jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social en nuestro primer Workshop de la convocatoria Forward Thinking, #MACROsize

Biodiversos URJC @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social · Jan 20

Una chulada el infográfico del Workshop #Macrosize realizado gracias a la convocatoria Forward Thinking del @iicg-urjc.bsky.social
Este workshop se basó en la metodología Groan Zone para crear un ambiente de brainstorming y poder desarrollar hipótesis.
Autor: @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social

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Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social · Jan 17

It was a lot of fun to create this infographic through the #graphicfacilitation of the #workshop on the project MACROSIZE. It explains/summarises how the workshop worked.
#biodiversity #research #scienceillustrations #scienceart #ecology #biology

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