Stéphanie Gascón
@stephi-gascon.bsky.social
Freshwater ecologist focused on the ecology of aquatic communities in Mediterranean wetlands
Our paper is on the cover of the latest issue of Hydrobiologia! 🎨🐟 Our study on non-native freshwater fishes across the circum-Mediterranean region is featured on the cover of Volume 853, Issue 20. Pretty cool to see my photo out there! 🔗: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
👏🌿 A must-read for anyone interested in measuring ecological uniqueness!
Andrés Baselga@andresbaselga.bsky.social · 3w agoNew paper by Carola Gómez-Rodríguez and me on ecological uniqueness. We show that: 1. Asymmetric dissimilarity is a must for quantifying the uniqueness of biological communities. 2. Average dissimilarity is an absolute measure of uniqueness, while LCBD is a relative indicator doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
🚨Our latest paper is out today in #NatureHumanBehaviour 🧐Are academic systems stifling scientific creativity? We argue that short-term funding, productivity metrics and risk-averse research disproportionately constrain early-career researchers www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How contemporary academic structures constrain scientific creativity and hold back early-career researchers - Nature Human Behaviour
In this Perspective, Haubrock et al. argue that today’s scientific structures constrain creativity and that strategic conformity is a rational response. They discuss how this holds back early-career r...
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📢 Cerramos etapa: el 31/08 finalizó #funMETANET 🥲. Gracias a #MCIU por la financiación y a todo el equipo por hacerlo posible. 🕸️🔬
This is an amazing contribution by @juliecrabot.bsky.social !🙌🏽 It advances our knowledge on freshwater salinization spatial distribution, essential to identify major EU hotspots! It has been an honour to have had the chance to work with this great #JRC team @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 📢
Julie Crabot@juliecrabot.bsky.social · last mo.Very happy to share this article on the extent of river salinization in Europe published in @natcomms.nature.com, in collaboration with the #JRC @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @cunilleramontcusi.bsky.social 🧂🏞
Se ha impulsado un movimiento para que la base antártica en isla Livingston cambie su nombre de Juan Carlos I por el de Base Josefina Castellví, una decisión potestad del Gobierno de España que quizá algún día sea realidad. https://mujeresconciencia.com/2026/08/18/josefina-castellvi/
Charcas temporales mediterráneas: pequeños ecosistemas, grandes desafíos "Mediterranean temporary ponds:“Small ecosystems, big challenges" Outreach article based on Camila López-Allendes’ PhD thesis @stephi-gascon.bsky.social @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social scientias.net/charcas-temp...
Charcas temporales mediterráneas: pequeños ecosistemas, grandes desafíos – Scientias
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How do #aquatic #plants survive the dry phase of #Mediterranean #temporary #ponds? New study shows that common pond plants use contrasting strategies: some seeds germinate readily, others require a period of dry after-ripening before the next inundation cycle. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Dormant or non-dormant seeds: different germination strategies used by common aquatic plants in Mediterranean temporary ponds - Hydrobiologia
In temporary ponds, the re-establishment of aquatic plant assemblages after desiccation mainly depends on seed germination. We analysed the seed germination dynamics of common aquatic plants in Medite...
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Are #diatoms and #plants linked in Mediterranean #temporary #ponds? New study from #Italy found links between diatom communities, vegetation and environmental conditions, highlighting diatoms as potential #bioindicators of ecological conditions in these habitats. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Ecological interplay between diatoms and plants in Mediterranean temporary ponds habitat - Hydrobiologia
In the Mediterranean region, temporary ponds (MTPs) are priority habitats hosting rare and endemic species significantly threatened globally. This research represents the first characterization of dia...
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Can #climate warming affect the #emergence of #zooplankton from #temporary #pond sediments? Experiments in #Spanish and #Chilean #Mediterranean #ponds show that a 4°C increase altered #hatching timing and abundance differently among taxa, depending on hydroregime. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hydroregime-dependent shifts in zooplankton hatching under increasing temperatures in Mediterranean temporary ponds: an experimental approach - Hydrobiologia
Zooplankton hatching is triggered by a series of environmental cues, and changes in these cues may alter hatching patterns. Our main objective was to assess how a 4 °C temperature increase influences ...
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What happens to #vegetation in restored #temporary #ponds? A study from #France, shows submerged macrophytes can converge toward reference communities, while emergent vegetation recovers much more slowly. #Restoration cannot fully replace #natural #ponds. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Vegetation trajectories over 150 years of temporary ponds created in the Camargue delta (Southern France)
Creating favorable hydro-saline conditions is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of plant communities in temporary ponds. The vegetation of newly created temporary ponds takes several dec....
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Two weeks left to apply for this fully-funded PhD position at University of Helsinki! 🫐🐦⬛
Emma-Liina Marjakangas@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢 PhD opportunity at the University of Helsinki! Join the ANEW project to study ecological networks, seed dispersal and biodiversity conservation under global change. Apply by 31 Aug 2026. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/31_8_202... #PhD #Ecology #Conservation #AcademicJobs
Temporary ponds harbour more biodiversity than we realise. A study of six temporary ponds across an elevation gradient in #Italy found 27 Red-Listed diatom species, including Vulnerable and Endangered taxa, many occurring only during narrow seasonal windows. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Temporary Ponds as Overlooked Refugia for Red List Diatom Species: Implications for Conservation
The proposed study addresses diatom Red List knowledge gap by offering new insights into the occurrence, elevational distribution and seasonal preferences of Red-Listed diatom species inhabiting temp...
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A new wave of grant funders is turning to lotteries to break ties between proposals go.nature.com/4wNlgw1
When the best decision is no decision: the rise of randomization in grant funding
If reviewers can’t reliably tell the difference between top grant proposals, why should they pretend they can? A new wave of funders is turning to lotteries to break the tie.
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Proud of this paper just published in 𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙚, 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 with Andres Lucas Fernandez Vilar, @irene-gil-luna.bsky.social and Lluís Zamora @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Connection to the sea and flooding mediate the abundance of a threatened cyprinodontiform and invasive mosquitofish in a Mediterranean saltmarsh
The fish assemblages of small Mediterranean coastal lagoons remain understudied, despite their importance for biodiversity and ecological functioning.…
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www.invasiber.org/GarciaBertho... www.invasiber.org/GarciaBertho... doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... #Proyecto_SALTFISH This study was financially supported by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 & European Union (NextGenerationEU/PRTR) through
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Send your pond photos, along with your name and a short description, to european@pond-conservation.net! • Deadline: Aug 23rd 🗓️ • Maximum 3 photos per person • You must own the rights to the image • By submitting, you agree to publication on EPCN platforms
Garden ponds are easy to dismiss as too small to matter, but they contribute meaningfully to #urbanbiodiversity. Our new paper looks at what zooplankton live in garden vs urban ponds, and how fish and urban cover shape those communities. Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/lno....
Zooplankton communities and their responses to fish presence and urban cover across garden and other urban ponds
As cities expand globally, the ratio of artificial to natural freshwater habitats is increasing. While public urban ponds have been the subject of an increasing number of biodiversity studies, the bi...
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Urban cover shifted communities in urban ponds (fewer crustaceans, more rotifers), while garden ponds stayed largely buffered by surrounding greenery. Fish were the strongest driver in both pond types, with stronger effects on garden ponds due to their smaller size 🐟
Nuestra investigación reciente de comportamiento de #Ostracoda en la prensa www.uv.es/uvweb/uv-not...
Desvelan que pequeños crustáceos acuáticos procedentes de humedales valencianos poseen memoria a largo plazo
Un nuevo estudio, liderado por la Universidad de Parma en colaboración con la Universitat de València y la Scuola Superiore San’Anna de Pisa, ha descubierto que los ostrácodos, pequeños crustáceos acu...
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Very nice work! Here's an alternative approach that can obtain isotopic networks more directly and with a simpler workflow besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Graph tools for analysing trophic assemblies in the isotopic space
A large amount of information on the trophic assembly of ecosystems is summarized in the isotopic space, and metrics for extracting this information are essential. Here, we show how the characteri...
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Oikos@oikosjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago🕸️🔵Integrating network and stable isotope approaches to reveal food web structures vist.ly/5btud #FoodWebDimensions #StableIsotopes #TrophicStructure #Network
Can't never put the toothpaste back into the tube...
American Statistical Association History of Statistics @hos-asa.bsky.social · 2mo agoFew statisticians know that Frank Yates, pioneer of experimental design, is responsible for the annoying practice of indicating 3 tiers of statistical significance by stars (*p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001). He soon regretted it and “vehemently opposed its unthinking use”. And here we are.
Check out this quirky video I made about #garden #pond nightlife. Material is from the 1st week of our current survey in #MyPond, with my ⭐amazing⭐ team @metacomlab.bsky.social (...my best work so far as video editor... 😅) 🦡 Did you know badgers and boars sometimes take a bath in garden ponds?? 🐗
Horváth Metacommunity Lab@metacomlab.bsky.social · 2mo ago🤩 A few exciting highlights from the first week of our summer survey! (Sound on! 🔊) 📸 Our wildlife cameras are currently monitoring the first 40 #MyPond #ponds, capturing all animal visitors until the end of the month, so we're hoping for many more exciting encounters! 🐸🐗🦉🐈⬛🦔🦡🐾 #citizenscience
🌞 Heatwaves reveal just how important garden ponds can be for wildlife 🐸 #MyPond #citizenscience
💧🌱 Los grandes branquiópodos son auténticos centinelas para la conservación y restauración de las lagunas temporales, ecosistemas únicos pero altamente amenazadaos y vulnerables. Las investigadoras Carmen Díaz Paniagua y Margarita Florencio nos lo cuentan en este vídeo.
PROYECTOS | La importancia de los grandes banquiópodos para las lagunas temporales
YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC
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Don't miss this excellent video about the large branchiopods of Doñana's temporary ponds, narrated by two of the leading experts on these unique wetlands. A must-watch for anyone interested in freshwater biodiversity and natural history! 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=z8Tg...
PROYECTOS | La importancia de los grandes banquiópodos para las lagunas temporales
YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC
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Banyoles reunirà 150 experts internacionals per debatre el futur dels llacs
Investigadors, enginyers i gestors ambientals dels cinc continents compartiran coneixement sobre els efectes del canvi climàtic i la gestió de l’aigua
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