Rubén del Campo
@rubendelcampo.bsky.social
Beatriz Galindo Professor at UMU exploring how #biodiversity shapes #EcosystemFunctioning in river networks | Trust me, I'm a #dogtor | Trail runner | He/him
📢 We're hiring! Join the BETA Technological Centre as a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainable Agricultural and Food Systems. 🌱 Work on soil health, biodiversity, climate adaptation and sustainable farming through European and national R&D projects. 👉 betatechcenter.com/jobs/investi...
#Drying affects #river functioning at the network scale. Now, we know that local drying events interact w/ regional connectivity to control 🍂decomposition by shaping decomposers #diversity. Curious? Learn more in our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Drying Halves Decomposition Rates in River Networks by Decreasing Decomposer Diversity
Short drying events can have long-lasting impacts on the functioning of whole river networks. We found that just a few days without water reduced leaf decomposition by up to half, because drying redu...
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#Drying affects #river functioning at the network scale. Now, we know that local drying events interact w/ regional connectivity to control 🍂decomposition by shaping decomposers #diversity. Curious? Learn more in our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Drying Halves Decomposition Rates in River Networks by Decreasing Decomposer Diversity
Short drying events can have long-lasting impacts on the functioning of whole river networks. We found that just a few days without water reduced leaf decomposition by up to half, because drying redu...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Most statistical models focus on a single question: How does an explanatory variable affect the mean response? But environmental and biological systems are often shaped not only by changes in the mean, but also by changes in variability, skewness, thresholds, and the frequency of extreme outcomes.
Big pleasure to present my project #STARDRY in #AIL2026. We will explore how #drying can control the #stability of functioning through changes in the environment and/or community turnover across river networks. Keep tuned for more exciting ecological research coming!🤩
8y not attending an @aillimnologia.bsky.social meeting are definetively too much time. What a pleasure to be part of such an active and moving association. Thanks a lot for all the great work of the committee board and all the best luck for the entering one. #AIL2026
Job alert 🚨 Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) (Deadline 26/03/15) @igb-berlin.de karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/61714387...
Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) at Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
We're looking for: Tenure track group leader position Experimental freshwater ecologist (f/m/x) (Full Time) • Müggelseedamm 301, 12587 Berlin, Deutschland
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#Hydropower: Green energy? at which cost? Check the case of the #Neretva river in Bosnia. A clear example of how HPP malfunctioning can put in high risk river ecosystems & threatened species riverwatch.eu/en/balkanriv... #SaveTheBlueHeartofEurope @euronatur.bsky.social @ulricheichelmann.bsky.social
Ecological catastrophe on the Neretva: Deadly fish kill caused by Ulog hydropower operations
November 28, 2025 — Today, a coalition of international and Bosnian scientists, together with leading environmental NGOs, reveal evidence linking the mass mortality of fish and other aquatic life on t...
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"Basic research is easily mocked because it can seem impractical, but, in fact, it is a major driver of economic growth. “The return on investment in basic research — the return to society — is very high, typically multiple dollars back per dollar invested,” says Holdren."
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
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Starting new teaching and that means: #BackToTheRoots📚 What is your favorite, reference book for #Ecology?
👩🔬 Caring for the elderly worsens the #GenderGap in scientific careers. A study by the Gender & Science group of @aillimnologia.bsky.social explores the issue 🔽 https://www.ceab.csic.es/la-cura-de-persones-grans-accentua-la-bretxa-de-genere-en-la-carrera-academica/
A new, different ⭐ was born!🤩 Today we started #STARDRY, an interdisciplinary project to study how #drying controls #functioning #stability in river networks through spatio-temporal changes of #communities🪲🦠 Thanks to my #EcologistDreamTeam for an amazing kickoff meeting🔝 Stay tuned!
Here's a helpful how to guide on how to break the spiral of silence... talkclimatechange.org/howTo
Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10mo ago"65% of Americans say they “rarely” or “never” discuss global warming with family and friends' #EndClimateSilence Have a #climate conversation with the people around you. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...
A new, different ⭐ was born!🤩 Today we started #STARDRY, an interdisciplinary project to study how #drying controls #functioning #stability in river networks through spatio-temporal changes of #communities🪲🦠 Thanks to my #EcologistDreamTeam for an amazing kickoff meeting🔝 Stay tuned!
It's tomorrow at 16:30! @manudelbaq.bsky.social ( @irnase.bsky.social ) will inaugurate the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology's (AEET) online seminar series here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
When my #ecologist & #runner sides meet: - The runner: yey, feels like progress!💪🏽 - The ecologist: mmm... What could be the R2 of that relationship?🤔 😂
Calling fans of temporary waters! We invite you to submit an abstract to our ASLO-SIL special session "SS015 Drying waters: the science and management of temporary aquatic ecosystems". More details at www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/ Deadline 251125 @ryanmburrows.bsky.social @kuglerovastripe.bsky.social
2026 ASLO-SIL Joint Meeting - ASLO
The theme of the 2023 Aquatic sciences Meeting is Resilience and Recovery in Aquatic Systems. We encourage submissions that examine these topics and invite you to contribute special sessions on topics...
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New paper out in Ecology Letters! “The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability” 📖 Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... We tried to answer the question: What drives community stability in fluctuating environments?
The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability
This study shows that the distribution of species' fundamental responses to environmental change, quantified by a new metric, imbalance, is a key driver of ecological stability. In a large microcosm ...
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🧘♀️ How can nature + contemplation help with eco-distress? Interviews and co-design with practitioners reveal four pathways: building presence, facing difficult feelings, expanding self/connection, and strengthening shared values and commitments to action➡️https://buff.ly/lVgdgFx
🌊💨 Calling all freshwater gas enthusiasts! 💨🌊 Join us for SS002: Gassy Waters at the upcoming ASLO-SIL 2026 meeting! 🌍 Dive into the latest advances in understanding and measuring gas fluxes across the aquatic continuum. 📍 Registration is now open: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...
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Meeting Registration Registration for the meeting and payment of the appropriate abstract submission fee is required before submitting your abstract. This includes speakers who have been contacted by ...
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Yesterday I had a great time with colleagues from the Dep. of Ecology from @ua.es talking about #Biodiversity-Functioning relationships in #DryingRivers🤩. Great discussions about how these systems resemble #soils & how much we can learn from them. Big thanks to Santi Soliveres for the invitation!
#ProyectosAEET Ya se ha resuelto la convocatoria 2025 de las ayudas a proyectos de investigación en Ecología @eco-aeet.bsky.social + @sibecol.bsky.social + Asociación Ibérica de Limnología www.aeet.org/es/convocato...
New paper out led by @josemaferca.bsky.social ! Using stable isotope enrichment, we tracked aerial dispersal in a temporary river. As drying intensifies, conserving pools as refuges will be essential to prevent biodiversity loss. Access OA paper here: doi.org/10.1111/fwb.... @biologiaub.bsky.social
Next up…from our fieldwork in 2018🤣 we ask how does biodiversity control decomposition in river networks? Macroinverts drive decomposition, while functional diversity reduces decomposition variability! Network-scale #BEF Great to have this out @rubendelcampo.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecm.... 5/8
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👋 I’m back with some project updates: ecosystem function, Europe-wide experiments, policy papers, a global biodiversity synthesis… and most exciting of all — a new baby💥 Big year and its not even🎄yet😉 Huge thanks to amazing collaborators for keeping projects moving and published! 1/8
Drying halves decomposition rates in river networks by disrupting structure-function linkages https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.680619v1
It took a long way, but FINALLY! Happy to share our efforts to investigate how #drying alters the #biodiversity control of 🍂decomposition in #RiverNetworks. We found that JUST 6 days of drying⚠️ halves decomposition rates due to structural community shifts🪲➡️🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Drying halves decomposition rates in river networks by disrupting structure-function linkages
River drying is intensifying worldwide due to climate change and water abstraction, with major consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In river networks, drying not only alters local ...
biorxiv.org
Curious about how droughts alter mountain stream biodiversity - and why space-for-time substitution is not always a good idea when studying climate change impacts in rivers? Read our latest lab paper, led by Kyle Leathers in Ecological Monographs! @esajournals.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
Ecological pathways connecting riverine drought to community change across space and time
Climate change is intensifying droughts via reduced snowpack and accelerated snowmelt in high mountains globally, altering community structure in snow-dependent rivers. To predict impending ecologica...
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Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people doi.org/10.64628/AAI... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people
River heat waves are rising faster than the pace of air heat waves. That’s a problem for fish, drinking water quality, and food and energy production.
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