My (not so) side project is now out in @iScience_CP! Here, I tackle key gaps in traits in Philippine species, and its potential conservation implications.
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Where are the biggest knowledge gaps in grassland ecology?
The Palaearctic Grasslands Special Feature seeks studies from underrepresented regions and grassland types, particularly from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia.
Learn more:
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π¦ Calling cave bat researchers worldwide!
Weβre launching #DarkCideS Version 2 and inviting collaborators to contribute field data on cave-dwelling bats. The updated database will expand global knowledge, support conservation, and generate new research opportunities.
π¦ Calling cave bat researchers worldwide!
Weβre launching #DarkCideS Version 2 and inviting collaborators to contribute field data on cave-dwelling bats. The updated database will expand global knowledge, support conservation, and generate new research opportunities.
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoYmeUB8 students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets⦠Please share widely!
π This network tells a powerful story!
#Biodiversity-rich countries drive mammal discovery, yet their holotypes often end up abroad...
Local expertise documents life, but geopolitical power still shapes who holds the specimens that define species.
π nature.com/articles/s44185-0β¦
π§ A new episode of #InsideBiodiversity is out now β and itβs a great one for anyone working in conservation, ecology, or environmental policy. π
iDivβs Volker Hahn speaks with Prof. Carlo Rondinini (@SapienzaRoma), coordinator of the Global Mammal Assessment and member of the @IUCNRedList Committee.
Rondinini explains why βone quarter of the mammals globally are at risk of extinctionβ and why Europeβs encouraging wildlife recoveries contrast sharply with accelerating declines in the tropics.
Topics include:
β’ Why wolves, beavers, otters and golden jackals are returning across Europe
β’ The stark temperateβtropical divide in extinction risk
β’ Why βleaving space for mammalsβ is one of the most powerful conservation tools
A deeply insightful conversation. Donβt miss it.
π insidebiodiversity.podigee.iβ¦
I am super glad to announce the new version of the @ebvportal. Now, based on a THREDDS engine, one can natively browse dozens of EBV datasets, from sub-national to the global scale. And anyone can publish their EBV data in an open and interoperable format with a DOI. Link below.
It is 2026, and apparently, a paper tackling some important biodiversity conservation across the entire Philippines can still be dismissed in peer review as βtoo local.β π§΅
For context, this is a second-round review of a Perspective paper (not a review article). We addressed the previous comments carefully, and the scope was not raised at all in the first round. But now, suddenly, the entire Philippines is βtoo local.βπ§΅
Amazonian scientists are too often included only as data collectors, not as leaders
π― Here our author calls for decolonial #biodiversity science built on shared leadership, fair recognition & research agendas shaped by Amazonian communities
π nature.com/articles/s44185-0β¦