What is the long-term history of fire in the Amazon Basin and how have humans shared fire incidence? This newly published paper addresses these questions --- The pyrogeography of Amazonia: a Holocene perspective biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

The pyrogeography of Amazonia: a Holocene perspective

Amazonian forest fires rarely, if ever, ignite and spread in the absence of humans. The first colonization of people into South America happened in the late Pleistocene, and by 10,000 years ago, human...

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I'll be at P189 tomorrow—come say hi and chat about microclimate predictions from sampled forest vegetation! #IAVS2026 @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social

New online! A call to integrate animal movement into biodiversity indicators

A call to integrate animal movement into biodiversity indicators

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00173-xBiodiversity indicators are essential for tracking progress towards international biodiversity goals, but existing indicators have important shortcomings and are not based on animal movement data. This Perspective outlines why incorporating movement data into biodiversity indicators can help to address these shortcomings, improve monitoring and inform effective conservation actions.

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Are you interested in Biodiversity Net Gain, biodiversity credits, or biodiversity metrics more broadly? If so then this thread (our new paper) is for you! We explore how good England's statutory biodiversity metric is at measuring change. #BNG conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Reducing variability in habitat condition assessments is critical if nature‐market metrics are to represent true biodiversity change

There is growing interest in condition-area metrics to measure gains and losses in biodiversity to support policies for development, such as England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). We model the impact...

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Interested in #macroevolution, #macroecology, and mountain biodiversity? I'm recruiting a #postdoc for an NSF-funded project at Yale, in collaboration with Martha Muñoz (Yale) and Maya Stokes (Florida State University). I'll be at #Evol2026 and happy to chat! Link below

Why is the old debate about whether smoking causes cancer relevant to settling the controversy surrounding over-crediting in forest carbon offsets? Read our paper in natureecoevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I am recruiting a #postdoc to work on assembling and analyzing #genomes of the amazing Furnariidae. Let’s unlock the secret behind their #evolution. The official application portal will be available soon at www.uno.edu/careers. Feel free to contact me for details at sclaramu@uno.edu

Check out the new blog post on our latest #BIEN paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social BIEN 4.2: A Reproducible Standard for Global Plant Biodiversity Data 🧪🌐🌾

Methods in Ecology and Evolution@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New blog post!🚨 The BIEN working group give the story behind their new paper "BIEN: A biodiversity informatics ecosystem advancing open and reproducible workflows for plant observation, plot and trait data"🪴🌍 🧪 Read here 👇 buff.ly/PZcecxJ

Introducing the campest katydid of all time. 🦄💅🏽👸💞 Why would this animal (Arota festae) have evolved this way, other than to look utterly fabulous? We have unleashed some (slightly whacky) thoughts, now out in @esajournals.bsky.social. Photo credit: @zekerowe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 1/n

🌱 Apply now for the iDiv Summer School: “Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology” Participants will learn how to work with living collections, seed banks, and herbaria to unlock ecological insights. 📅 24–28 Aug 2026 🗓️ Apply by 31 Mar 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/events/summe...

A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪

ASPT is launching a free 5-part webinar series, “Taxonomy: What is it good for?” on the real-world impacts of systematics. Join us Feb 6 for @sandyknapp.bsky.social's “Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae).” Register and share! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Beautiful 🆕 #Nototriche ( #Malvaceae) #species from the high #Andes in southern #Peru. #PlantHunters revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rp...

A new assessment of the #global extent of #grasslands!

Nature Ecology & Evolution@natecoevo.nature.com · 6mo ago

By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Restoration isn’t just about planting trees. It starts with quality, diverse and climate-appropriate seed. Researchers explain why strong tree seed systems are essential for long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, resilience & livelihoods. Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo

From seeds to systems: Building the foundations of ecological and ecosystem restoration

Restoration outcomes depend on more than planting trees. Quality, diverse and climate-appropriate seed systems are key to long-term ecosystem recovery.

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Very cool #PHD project! #mountains

Belen Fadrique@belenfadrique.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New deadline: February 4th Still time to apply! www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/expl...

🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️ Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026, Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz #clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Very happy to share this new article on Andes-Amazon tree diversity change. We found that over the last 4 decades, tree richness changed differently across the Andes-Amazon regions. Thanks to the many researchers across the world who made this possible! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Keep reading!

Tree diversity is changing in the Amazon and Andes. Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.

After almost 100 years, the Chilean #endemic 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮 is now 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘢. #Genetic data places it in the Maritimae clade, clarifying the group’s #evolution and #biogeography. 🌿 📚 See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt... @unibonn.bsky.social @uchile.bsky.social

Do you work with #sensors, #CameraTraps, #AudioRecorders applied to #monitoring and informing #biodiversity conservation? Come to Lima #Peru and join us in this exciting #conservation #technology #conference, #ICTC

WILDLABS Community@wildlabs.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Early registration for #ICTC2026 ends tomorrow! With a little over 24 hours remaining and fewer than 100 tickets available in the first registration round, now is the time to secure your spot: registration.ictc2026.com #ConservationTech #conservation #tech4wildlife

Classification has been a central activity in vegetation science history, please see the SI on the topic issued just now

Jorge Capelo@jcapelo.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Do you know that many palms are acaulescent (without stems)? The APALM database lists 216 acaulescent palms. They have rizomes (geophyte palms!) & thus are very resilient to disturbances. By da Silva et al. doi.org/10.1093/aob/... | @annbot.bsky.social 🧪🌍🌱🪴🌴 #plantscience botany

Cool study on #Llamas #Vicuñas #Atacama #Andes 🦙 ⛰️ “Present-day domestic #camelids are not direct descendants of those managed by early pastoralists”

Mick Westbury@mick2474.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🦙🧬Pleased to present our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧬🦙 Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile). We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago. Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl #aDNA #popgen Thread below🧵 Reposts appreciated :)

Is it #WeaselWednesday? Because we are super excited about this new #mammal species! @wileyecology.bsky.social #systematics #evolution

Journal of Systematics and Evolution@journalsysevo.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wei et al explore the fascinating world of #weasel #taxonomy, undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the #phylogenetics of this widely distributed, diverse Mustelidae lineage. Explore the findings-and meet a new species! doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @wileyecology.bsky.social #systematics #evolution

The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals are closely aligned. Explore this interactive tool to see how #KMGBF targets link to #SDG targets ⤵️ 🔗 unep.org/interactives...

Inauguramos la presencia de la Representación de la Sociedad Max Planck para América Latina en Bluesky. Comenzamos compartiendo la reciente visita del Presidente Patrick Cramer a Argentina y Brasil, clave para la cooperación científica con la región. #MaxPlanck #LatinAmerica

If you ever tried to ID an #Inga ( #Leguminosae )collection 🌿, you know its hard at best. Interesting paper on "Determining the best morphological characters for #taxonomic identification of Inga species in the #Colombian #Andes"

Determining the best morphological characters for taxonomic identification of Inga species in the Colombian Andes using correlation, entropy and a discriminant index

The genus Inga (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) is a key component of tropical American forests, yet its high species diversity and morphological complexity hinder accurate identification, especially i...

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Evidence-based #restoration #indicators for #Amazonian forests. I wonder how many restoration projects are actually monitoring trajectories beyong the initial 3-5 years..., let alone 20! www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests - Communications Earth & Environment

Optimal regeneration success in Amazonian forests is mapped by simple ecological indicators, providing reference values for measuring restoration success across successional stages based on a large co...

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Are our replicates adequate in our #ecological #field #studies? Very interesting #review! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

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