Vinicius Bastazini
@vinibastazini.bsky.social
Eco-evolutionary dynamics explorer, bridging Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation | University of Bonn | Associate Editor Functional Ecology | Eternal Judo /BJJ grasshopper. 🌐 https://bastazini.github.io
📢 We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to join our new DFG-funded project on the evolution of Ribes (currants & gooseberries) at the University of Bonn! 🌱 Phylogenomics 🧬 Reference genomes & pangenomics 🌍 Historical biogeography 🏛️ Plant taxonomy Please share! tinyurl.com/Ribes-Phylo
Research Associate / PhD Candidate
part-time, fixed-term, EG 13, Reference number: 2026/323
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Europe, today, is the continent furthest from its historic norm. The average high is forecast to be 74.1F, which is +6.1 degrees above what was typical from 1961-1990. On the Reuters Climate Monitor we compare today's temperatures to the historic average reut.rs/4vqv9iB
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How today's temperatures compare to the historic average
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Metawebs as a tool to connect ecology and biogeography: A critical review doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... #Ecology 🌐🌍
O #Cerrado brasileiro e as #mudançasclimáticas: ameaças à savana de maior #biodiversidade do planeta. 🧪🦤🌎🌱 naturaemuseubiodiv.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/o...
O Cerrado brasileiro e as mudanças climáticas: ameaças à savana mais biodiversa do planeta
Artigo assinado por O Cerrado é uma das maiores savanas tropicais e um dos principais hotspots de biodiversidade do mundo. Com uma extensão original de quase 2 milhões de km² (Figura 1). O Cerrado…
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Our new study synthesizes the role of metawebs as an ecological modeling framework in #macroecology and #biogeography, outlining their applications, limitations, and future directions. 🧪🦤🌎🌐 #biodiversity #ecology #NetSci #conservation #ecologicalnetworks www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Metawebs as a tool to connect ecology and biogeography: A critical review
Metawebs, regional networks formed by aggregating interactions between the species pool of a given region, are emerging as a rapidly growing modelling…
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Metawebs and the Geography of Interactions From Wallace to modern species distribution models, biodiversity science has become extraordinarily good at mapping life across the planet. However, a forest is not just trees, birds, fungi, and insects occupying the same coordinates on a map. It is…
Metawebs and the Geography of Interactions
From Wallace to modern species distribution models, biodiversity science has become extraordinarily good at mapping life across the planet. However, a forest is not just trees, birds, fungi, and insects occupying the same coordinates on a map. It is pollination, predation, competition, parasitism, decomposition, seed dispersal, scavenging, facilitation, and countless flows of energy and matter connecting organisms into functioning ecological systems…
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We're excited to announce our symposium on 9 June: Trait-Based Ecology, Climate Change Research, and Conservation: An Environmental Space Perspective The event will be held in a hybrid format and is open to everyone. More info+registration: biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
“Road Ecology – Synthesis and Perspectives” Infrastructure is often framed as progress. Roads, in particular, are symbols of connectivity, mobility, and economic development. But ecologically, they are also one of the most pervasive and transformative forces reshaping the planet. This new volume,…
“Road Ecology – Synthesis and Perspectives”
Infrastructure is often framed as progress. Roads, in particular, are symbols of connectivity, mobility, and economic development. But ecologically, they are also one of the most pervasive and transformative forces reshaping the planet. This new volume, "Road Ecology - Synthesis and Perspectives", tackles that tension head-on. It offers a comprehensive synthesis of how transportation infrastructure affects ecosystems, species, and landscape processes, while also outlining where the science needs to go next.
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Our new study, part of the book #RoadEcology provides a synthesis on the effects of #roads on #species interactions and #NetSci 🧪🦤🌎🌐 #biodiversity #conservation #ecology link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Road Effects on Species Interactions
Roads promote different positive and negative effects on biodiversity, and consequently on species interactions (mutualism, predation, parasitism, competition, commensalism, and amensalism). Yet, such...
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The conflict between cetaceans and marine traffic goes viral Vessels and marine species are, quite literally, on a collision course... and sometimes an image is worth a thousand words. Recently, Greenpeace has shared in Instagram at least a small reel depicting a blue whale trying to navigate…
The conflict between cetaceans and marine traffic goes viral
Vessels and marine species are, quite literally, on a collision course... and sometimes an image is worth a thousand words. Recently, Greenpeace has shared in Instagram at least a small reel depicting a blue whale trying to navigate heavy traffic in the Gulf od Ancud, Chile (the video was created by Luis Bedriñana-Romano, a researcher at the Austral University of Chile.
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Landscape Features and Species Traits Drive Wildlife Road-Crossing Behaviour: A Mechanistic Modelling Approach For us, roads are beneficial, connecting places, people, and goods. But for biodiversity, roads are far less welcoming: they fragment habitat, affect animal movement, and cause roadkill.…
Landscape Features and Species Traits Drive Wildlife Road-Crossing Behaviour: A Mechanistic Modelling Approach
For us, roads are beneficial, connecting places, people, and goods. But for biodiversity, roads are far less welcoming: they fragment habitat, affect animal movement, and cause roadkill. Although roadkill is widely studied, we still know little about road crossings themselves. And it is precisely to understand how crossings occur that we developed our new work. Why does it matter to know more about wildlife road crossings?
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Our new #research provides a mechanistic understanding of how #species traits & #landscape features drive #wildlife road crossings. Landscape structure & #animal perception shape where crossings concentrate — key info for #RoadEcology planning & policy! 🧪🦤🌎🐾 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Wildlife road crossings: a mechanistic trait- and landscape-based model
The expanding global road network creates growing challenges for wildlife due to habitat fragmentation, forcing frequent road crossings during their m…
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Why Common Species Matter: Rethinking Conservation Through Food Webs Conservation efforts have traditionally been focused on saving the rarest, most threatened species, and for good reason. But what if our singular focus on endangered species is causing us to overlook something crucial? I've been…
Why Common Species Matter: Rethinking Conservation Through Food Webs
Conservation efforts have traditionally been focused on saving the rarest, most threatened species, and for good reason. But what if our singular focus on endangered species is causing us to overlook something crucial? I've been involved in two studies stressing this point. The first, published back in 2024 in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation and led by Pamela González-del-Pliego…
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Our new #research shows that threatened and non-threatened #species play contrasting but complementary roles in European #FoodWebs — #conservation strategies need to protect both to maintain #ecosystem stability. 🧪🦤🌐🌎 #NetSci #biodiversity #ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Contrasting Roles of Threatened and Non‐Threatened Species in European Food Webs
Aim Assess the structural importance of threatened and non-threatened species within European food webs by quantifying their roles in maintaining network connectivity. Location Europe. Methods W...
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Researchers in Brazil – Estamos procurando por você! The CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowships support top researchers from Brazil with a fully funded research stay in Germany. Learn more at our upcoming Info Session: bit.ly/4u4B3pA 🗓 4 March, 10am – 11:30am (Brasília time)
🚨Our cross-journal special feature is open to proposals!🚨 🐛Focus: how climate change affects plant–antagonist interactions, including those involving phytophagous insects, plant pathogens and more 💡Find out more: buff.ly/fFy6ker @jappliedecology.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social 🧪🌍️
We are offering registration fee waivers to support early-career conservationists and practitioners facing financial barriers to attend the next ECCB @eccb26leiden.bsky.social in Leiden! 📅 Deadline March 15th 📢 Results by April 5th Details & how to apply: www.scbeurope.org/en/actualiti...
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Happy birthday, Charles… A baby was born 217 years ago in Shrewsbury. This child, Charles, would grow into a reluctant revolutionary. At 22, he set out on a voyage that would change both his life and the course of science. Later, he laid out his ideas in a book. Books have a remarkable power: they…
Happy birthday, Charles…
A baby was born 217 years ago in Shrewsbury. This child, Charles, would grow into a reluctant revolutionary. At 22, he set out on a voyage that would change both his life and the course of science. Later, he laid out his ideas in a book. Books have a remarkable power: they let their authors whisper their ideas directly into our minds, and they may revolutionise the way we think.
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Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
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On this #WorldWetlandsDay, a throwback to a book we published in 2024 (written in 🇵🇹) on the #biology, #ecology, and still little-known #biodiversity of #aquatic #ecosystems in southern #Brazil, connecting #science and #conservation. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) ECOLOGIA E CONSERVAÇÃO DE ECOSSISTEMAS AQUÁTICOS DO SUL DO BRASIL
PDF | A ideia de construir um documento gratuito e de fácil leitura, reunindo informações, discussões e perspectivas sobre a biodiversidade e... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...
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The first LUNCHBOX MODELS Event is happening next Wednesday 28th January at 12PM!! Find out more about the Event: www.yomos.org/lunchbox-mod... @yomoseco.bsky.social
Young Modellers in Ecology @yomoseco.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur first🍱 Lunchbox Models 🍱 seminar of 2026 takes place next Wednesday (Jan 28), at 12 PM CET with guest speaker Elisa Thébault from Sorbonne Université, iEES Paris! Find our full schedule and zoom link here: www. yomos.org/lunchbox-models-seminar-series See you at lunch! 🦊
A summary of our recent #research exploring how #amphibian diversity and threats vary across elevational zones in the #Colombian #Andes 🧪🦤🐸🌐🌎
Geekcologist@geekcologist77.bsky.social · 7mo agoEcology in 2025 advanced its technical tools (AI models, data visualisation, and predictive power), but transforming the slow, political systems that determine how that knowledge is actually applied and who benefits is much more difficult.
Beautiful Models, Ugly Policies
Ecology in 2025 talked big about transformation, but mostly just optimised business‑as‑usual conservation. Knowledge moved faster, models got smarter (AI moved from experimental applications to wid…
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Alongside the residencies, several events are already planned this year: - Summer School – Unifying Mathematical Models of Biodiversity, July 5–11 intp.science/en/summer26.... - Interdisciplinary Science School, Sept 7–12 - Autumn School - Syntheses in Theoretical Community Ecology, Oct 12–17 🌐🧪🌍
🚢¿Sabías que el crecimiento del tráfico marítimo global supone varias amenazas para la biodiversidad marina? 🐋Un estudio de la @ebdonana.bsky.social destaca que solo el 16% de las áreas con gran número de especies goza de protección frente a la navegación ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/uaxkxqupau
🌟🆕 At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing. We have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the fees for processing and publishing your research. 📖 Find out more here ➡️ buff.ly/irQPJaP
Our new study—part of the forthcoming book Andean #Herpetofauna—explores how #amphibian diversity and threats shift across the elevational zones of the #Colombian #Andes 🧪🦤🐸🌐🌎 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Diversity and Extinction Risk of Colombian Andean Amphibians Across Life Regions
The Andean region in Colombia is heavily populated and has suffered significant habitat conversion and loss, which leads to declining amphibian species richness and abundance. The Colombian Andes enco...
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A summary of our recent #research, in which we map the world's last shipless #seas and show where #biodiversity and shipping collide. Many key #marine areas remain unprotected, pointing to the urgent need for both protection and mitigation. 🧪🌎🌐🦤🌊 transportecology.info/research/shi...
Navigating the Balance: Mapping Shipless, Preservation, and Mitigation Areas for Marine Biodiversity — Transport Ecology
Shipping sustains global trade but poses escalating threats to marine biodiversity, with wildlife-vessel collisions, noise, and pollution endangering species such as cetaceans (whales and dolphins), s...
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