Very happy to share the (almost) last insights from my PhD project at #IAVS2026 in Xixón. A full week sharing ideas and discussions with researchers from around the world. @iavs5.bsky.social @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social

Why do seeds delay germination? Fernández-Pascual et al show it is more common in cold- and wet-adapted species and less common in disturbance-adapted ones, suggesting a strategy for coping with stress during regeneration.

Alpine germination strategies differ across climates. Espinosa del Alba et al show Mediterranean alpine species germinate more during cold stratification than temperate ones, suggesting reduced snow and warming may reshape plant recruitment patterns.

A universal credit system tied to ORCID to address the problems editors are having with finding peer reviewers. Honestly, it seems like a good idea: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #STEM #Science 🧪

I'm very proud and happy to share that I have succesfully defended my PhD thesis "The seed regeneration niche in alpine communities". After almost five years of hard work, long field seasons, and an incredibly enriching experience, this chapter comes to an end.

Last PhD paper alert! Just published in Journal of Vegetation Science (doi: 10.1111/jvs.70134), we studied four germination cues across 56 species from Mediterranean and temperate alpine habitats to investigate if germination responses differ in a climatically heterogeneous region. (1/5)

Ecosystem resilience depends on successful regeneration - not just adult plant performance - yet these processes remain largely overlooked in monitoring and risk assessments. Read more: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Open letter: A call to integrate plant regeneration into sustainability science and policy

This Open Letter highlights plant regeneration as a critical and overlooked dimension of ecosystem resilience under global environmental change. Biodiversity monitoring, conservation and agricultural....

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In my latest article for @botany.one, I present you the exciting research by @jeronimovazquez.bsky.social recently published in @annbot.bsky.social about the potential effects of climate change on alpine seeds doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #SciComm #Botany #PlantScience 🧪 www.botany.one/climate-chan...

Climate Change Threatens Alpine Plants Before They Ever Get the Chance to Grow

New experiments in the Australian Alps reveal how warming, drought and fire quietly undermine plant survival.

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“La piscina de la ciencia corre peligro de llenarse de PISS” (PISS= Published In Support of Self; publicado en apoyo de uno mismo). Científicos editando nºs especiales de revistas (MDPI, Frontiers, etc.) y q firman casi todos los artículos. 🍎 podridas o falta de reglas? elpais.com/ciencia/2026...

Interesting investigation into a dodgy Elsevier journal -- with the additional nugget that the CEO of Elsevier's parent company made more than €15 million in total compensation last year. english.elpais.com/science-tech...

The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing

One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...

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I presented this beautiful poster of seed SEM images of the species living in the study communities of my PhD at the VI Sebot Simposium (Spain). Any ideas on how to analyze these images to adress scientific questions? #SEBOT

Carta de apoyo de AEET al Observatorio del Cambio Global de Sierra Nevada, solicitando a la Junta de Andalucía que garantice la continuidad del Obsevatorio, restaurando un marco de colaboración y asegurando recursos para mantener sus programas de seguimiento, análisis y transferencia de conocimiento

Una gran jornada compartiendo los resultados de mi tesis y de nuestro grupo en las II Jornadas de Investigación del Parque Nacional Picos de Europa. Seguimos!

Alicia Valdés@aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌄 Presentando el portal de flora y hábitats de la región ibero-atlántica 🌐www.iberoatlantica.eu y avances en mapeo y monitoreo de hábitats con teledetección 🗺️🛰️ y en germinación de flora alpina 🌱 en las II Jornadas de Investigación de Picos de Europa @oapngob.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social

Join us next year in Spain!!

The International Association for Vegetation Science@iavs5.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide! 📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025 👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org #IAVS2026

La Universidad de Oviedo hace eco de nuestro artículo más reciente sobre como el contenido de aceites de las semillas influye negativamente su longevidad.

Universidad de Oviedo@universidadoviedo.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Las montañas guardan secretos microscópicos. 🏔️🔬 Un estudio de la Universidad de Oviedo revela que el contenido de aceite en las semillas de plantas de alta montaña influye en su longevidad. https://f.mtr.cool/bqlcrabjsu

Más de 260 científicos y científicas de la Universidad de Oviedo divulgarán mañana en Oviedo y Gijón sus trabajos en la Noche Europea de los Investigadores e Investigadoras. https://f.mtr.cool/lbybkcjvzd

Muy contenta con la participación de nuestro grupo VegBioLab en #SEBOT2025 donde hemos presentado 5 charlas en distintos simposios. @sebot.bsky.social @gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social @borjajimalf.bsky.social

El viernes 26 estaremos en #Gijón en la #EuropeanResearchersNight con el stand "Las plantas viajeras" @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social #science4all #MSCANight #NIGHTSpain

Third PhD paper alert! Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)

Functional trade‐offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits in alpine ecosystems

This study examines seed oil content patterns in 47 alpine species, revealing a significant trade-off between seed oil and seed longevity.

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Interested in germination? Come and join our amazing group. See more details below!

Borja Jiménez-Alfaro@borjajimalf.bsky.social · last yr.

We offer a postdoc position for developing global analyses on seed germination data using SEEDARC. See the job alert on our website and contact us! www.jimenezalfaro.net

🎉 Good news! The paper ‘🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Adrián Lázaro-Lobo and co-authors is now #free for a limited time 🧵(1/7) 👉 doi.org/ppkm #AoBpapers #PlantScience

💸¿Cuánto cobra un postdoc en España en 2025? 📉 Spoiler: muy poco, seguimos perdiendo poder adquisitivo desde 2008 @cienciagob.bsky.social 📢Un año más, llega uno de nuestros informes estrella. ¡Acompáñanos en este hilo!🧵 🔗 fji.precarios.org/cuanto-cobra...

First day of the IMIB postdoc series in Mieres. Today focused on the plant world, with very interesting talks from Luís Carlón (curator of the Atlantic Botanical Garden in Xixón), @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social and @gmendietal.bsky.social.

Probit analysis is key to modelling seed viability loss over time. A new Methods paper in #SeedScienceResearch led by @dustinwolkis.bsky.social provides R code for fitting survival curves and assessing seed longevity under different storage conditions! #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation | Seed Science Research | Cambridge Core

Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation

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Una investigación de la Universidad de Oviedo y el IMIB resalta que las semillas de sitios más cálidos y secos se adaptan para germinar en condiciones de sequía. 🌸 https://f.mtr.cool/ymbfsxujvg

Today at @uniovi.bsky.social a very interesting meeting with Sandra Díaz, an internationlly recognized researcher focused on functional ecology and co-chair of the Global Biodiversity Assessment (IPBES).

For my second PhD paper, we found significant intraspecific variation in germination base water potential along local microclimatic gradients. Seeds from drier sites germinated better under drought. Recently published in @funecology.bsky.social (besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)

Functional intraspecific variation in the base water potential for seed germination along soil microclimatic gradients

The ability of plants to successfully regenerate depends on complex physiological and ecological processes, and one of the first vital stages is seed germination, which depends on temperature, lig...

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In my first PhD paper, we studied the germination phenology of alpine plants in two microclimatic conditions and found that colder conditions delayed germination for almost two months. It was published last december in @journalofecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Microclimatic variation regulates seed germination phenology in alpine plant communities

This study combines novel laboratory experimentation based on detailed field microclimatic data to tackle the understudied topic of germination phenology in alpine habitats. The findings suggest a pr...

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New Bluesky user here! A little bit about me: I am a PhD student from Spain working with seed ecology🌱 and regeneration🌸 of alpine communities🏔️. I love spending time outdoors 🏕️and all kind of sports🏀🏂🧗‍♀️. Here for the scientific community.