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Nature Conservation @natureconservation.pensoft.net · 5d

A new standardised mapping protocol reveals hotspots of grazing intensity in Italy’s Central Apennines, offering conservationists fine-tuned tools for protecting landscapes and species like the Marsican brown bear.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/natu...

@m-dimarco.bsky.social

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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · Aug 14

More ANU job losses :(

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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · Aug 12

SDMs are powerful tools, but only if feed them with the right variables (be biologists, not blind programmers!). We show how data dredging approaches relying on the 19 bioclimatic variables can lead to misleading predictions & interpretation. Led by @giordanomancini.bsky.social
shorturl.at/Y2BpC

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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · Aug 12

with @m-dimarco.bsky.social, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Marta Carboni and @luigimaiorano.bsky.social

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Aug 7

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Jul 24

Follow the author (just arrived on @bsky.app):

@laramarcolin.bsky.social

#research
#ecology
#macroecology
#vector-borne #disease
#onehealth

Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Jul 22

📢New in Journal of Biogeography

Mapping the Habitat Suitability of Culex pipiens in Europe Using Ensemble Bioclimatic Modelling - L Marcolin &al

Our updated map shows habitat suitability for the common house mosquito🦟: key vector of #WestNile virus in EU

Paper & map OA👉 doi.org/10.1111/jbi....

Distribution map of Cx. pipiens. Predicted probability of presence of Cx. pipiens within the latitudinal limits encompassing 99% of Cx. pipiens occurrence records. Panel (a) shows the distribution across continental Europe, while panels (b) and (c) provide enlarged views of the Azores and Madeira islands, respectively. Map coordinates refer to the ETRS89/LAEA Europe system (EPSG: 3035).

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Jun 10

📢 New in @globalchangebio.bsky.social

The Accelerating Exposure of European #ProtectedAreas to #ClimateChange

We measure climate velocity and magnitude in Europe, and estimate risk for #ProtectedAreas and species.

Paper and maps available OA
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @martacimatti.bsky.social

Overlay of the values within the last quartile (higher values) from each climate risk metric for scenario SSP3-7.0. Areas in the map are color-coded based on their overlap with hotspots of exposure identified based on different climate metrics (Local, local velocity; Analog, analog velocity; Magnitude). Areas with no analogues within the 1500 km search radius (NA values on land) are shown as blank spots (i.e. central Greenland). Map lines delineate study areas and do not necessarily depict accepted national boundaries.

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Apr 23

some trouble with doi link (not sure why): here the journal link (it's OA)

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal to Keep Polarization From Tearing CITES Apart

Unsustainable wildlife trade is a major driver of global biodiversity loss. Effective wildlife trade governance is critical for conservation and requires international cooperation and coordination to....

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Apr 23

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social

Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal
by Cheung&al doi.org/10.1111/conl...

Can elephans learn from whales? We think conservation policy can: effective wildlife trade governance requires international cooperation, not polarization

Timeline of events creating four common threads between Japan's withdrawal from the IWC and the ten SADC countries’ suggested withdrawal from CITES: changing organizational ethos, polarization amongst members creating contradictory social orders, influence of non-state actors trumping scientific guidance, and loss of decidability for dissenting nations that causes disenfranchisement. Wildlife illustrations in this figure were contributed by Lalain Iqbal Khan (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University).

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geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social · Apr 11

Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Doctoral Researcher in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025.

@ediminin.bsky.social
@helsinki.fi #HELICSlab

Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Nature Conservation

jobs.helsinki.fi

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geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social · Apr 11

Apply for postdoctoral researcher and doctoral researcher positions at our department!

Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025.

@helsinki.fi @ediminin.bsky.social #HELICSlab

Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Nature Conservation

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Luciano Bosso @lucianobosso.bsky.social · Mar 28

The Journal of Biogeography has released its March issue. What are you waiting for? Take a look! New and remarkable studies in #biogeography await you 😎

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652699...

#fauna #forest #orchid #sea #endemic #niche #evolution #citizenscience #wiley

Journal of Biogeography: Vol 52, No 3

The Journal of Biogeography explores the intersection of biology and geography, describing patterns and mechanisms that shape biodiversity through time and space.

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Giordano Mancini @giordanomancini.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hey our paper is out on @ecography.bsky.social ! We provided new generation length estimates for the world's amphibians and reptiles!
Many thanks to the sRedList WG @m-dimarco.bsky.social @lsantinieco.bsky.social and others!!

nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Generation length of the world's amphibians and reptiles

Variation in life histories influences demographic processes, from adaptive changes to population declines leading to extinction. Among life history traits, generation length offers a critical featur...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Feb 27

Check out a new blog about our recent paper on addressing observational biases in #zoonotic #risk prediction.

It's about wildlife, machine learning, and anticipating the next disease outbreak

A. Tonelli: wp.me/pzdYt-3Td

Original paper here
doi.org/10.1111/2041...

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social

Addressing observational biases in data-driven approaches of zoonotic hazard prediction

Post provided by Andrea Tonelli Over the past five decades, more than half of emerging infectious diseases in humans originated from animals, with zoonotic pathogens posing a growing threat to glob…

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Feb 24

Interested in doing a PhD on #insect #migration or #conservation at @monashuniversity.bsky.social i in #Melbourne, #Australia? If so, please feel free to email me. For international students, the application deadline is late March. shawanchowdhury.com/join-us/

Join Us!

Opportunities We are seeking PhD students in citizen science, insect conservation, or citizen science. We expect candidates to have some experience in fieldwork and ecological modelling and at leas…

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Feb 11

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social

Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity
by Mendez Angarita &al doi.org/10.1111/conl...

We sourced global maps of ecological integrity and found 3/4 of land holds high value according to one or more maps but only 1% has high value according to all!

Land area of high ecological integrity according to a selection of nine maps (a) and national-level percentage of area of high ecological integrity (b), with bars ranging from 0% to 100%. Countries are grouped on the basis of their economic category in “developed,” “emerging,” “developing,” and “least developed.” Gray areas in the bar plots mean no integrity value according to any of the maps of high ecological integrity. We excluded countries with land area <10,000 km2 from the figure (n: 85).

Overlap among nine maps of high ecological integrity illustrating the agreement among the different maps analyzed (a), with zoom on West Canada (c) and the Congo basin (d); and the spatial overlap between structure-oriented (yellow) and composition-oriented (blue) approaches (b), with zoom on Scandinavia (e) and the Congo Basin (f).

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · Feb 11

New on global conservation science:

Model predictions of Red List category based on traits, environmental variables and climate & land-use change for amphibians allow prioritizing species for "manual" reassessment.

Lucas et al. in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Jan 28

Thx, feel free to reach out if you'd like to discuss anything, including with Andrea (lead author, all contact details in the paper)

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Jan 24

📢 New in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social

A framework to predict zoonotic hosts under data uncertainty: a case study on betacoronaviruses
Tonelli&al: doi.org/10.1111/2041...

We predict unknown potential viral hosts to unveil unrecognised hotspots of betacoronaviruses: time to redefine surveillance?

Global hotspots of (a) observed vs (b) predicted betacoronavirus hosts.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · Nov 26

The excellent Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society) is looking for a Chief Conservation Officer/Deputy CEO. Like all progressive conservation organisations the job description includes evidence use.
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...

Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society)

This is an exciting new position spearheading Chester Zoo’s vital conservation work, both in its role as a national conservation zoo and also through its

www.saxbam.com

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Nov 26

📢 New in @royalsociety.bsky.social

Tonelli & al: Identifying life-history patterns along the fast-slow continuum of mammalian viral carriers
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Live fast or live slow: large species are more likely to carry zoonotic viruses... improve surveillance!

w Lara Marcolin
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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Nov 26

📢 New in Biological Conservation
The paper presenting sRedList (sredlist.eu) is now online! sRedList will assist IUCN Red List assessors to conduct more comprehensive and standardized species assessments, ultimately helping to keep the Red List up-to-date

doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Nov 26

📢 New in One Earth

Roadless areas as an effective strategy for protected area expansion: Evidence from China, by Chen & al
doi.org/10.1016/j.on...

Roadless areas host high biodiversity value and can guide #protectedarea expansion, but what are the social trade-offs?

paper #3/5

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · Nov 26

📢 New in Diversity & Distribution

Ignoring sex-biased dispersal can lead to overestimation of species range shift. Sex-specific dispersal is 🔑 4 modelling species distribution under #climatechange
doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... by @lsantinieco.bsky.social

with @giordanomancini.bsky.social

paper #2/5

The Neglected Role of Sex‐Biased Dispersal in Range‐Shift Prediction Under Climate Change

Studies aimed at estimating species response to climate change generally employ correlative species distribution models (SDMs) coupled with dispersal scenarios. However, dispersal distances are gener...

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