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Vinicius Bastazini

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Eco-evolutionary dynamics explorer, bridging Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation | University of Bonn | Associate Editor Functional Ecology | Eternal Judo /BJJ grasshopper. Website: https://bastazini.github.io

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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)

02.03.2026 09:21 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨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

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26.02.2026 14:00 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0
ECCB2026 Registration Fee Waivers | SCB Europe Region Base META DESCRIPTION tag

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...

16.02.2026 15:46 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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.

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…

14.02.2026 16:24 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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

Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

01.02.2026 15:09 👍 30 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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(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...

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/...

02.02.2026 10:46 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

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

22.01.2026 14:16 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

A summary of our recent #research exploring how #amphibian diversity and threats vary across elevational zones in the #Colombian #Andes 🧪🦤🐸🌐🌎

19.01.2026 06:37 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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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…

Ecology 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.

18.01.2026 22:17 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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
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16.01.2026 11:11 👍 18 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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🚢¿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

26.11.2025 10:05 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 2
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🌟🆕 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

26.11.2025 12:01 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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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...

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...

22.11.2025 18:43 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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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...

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...

23.10.2025 15:29 👍 12 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Cientistas alertam que alterações climáticas ameaçam biodiversidade no Cerrado brasileiro Uma equipa internacional de investigadores alerta que os efeitos das alterações climáticas, como secas mais intensas e duradouras, estão a pôr em risco da biodiversidade do Cerrado, no Brasil, um dos ...

Matéria sobre o nosso estudo sobre as #MudançasClimáticas no #Cerrado do #Brasil e seus efeitos na #biodiversidade.

#CiênciaBrasileira #ecologia #notícias #ecossistemas #MeioAmbiente

greensavers.sapo.pt/cientistas-a...

09.10.2025 06:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Climate Change in the Brazilian Cerrado: A Looming Threat to Terrestrial Biodiversity Due to climate change, the Brazilian Cerrado, a global biodiversity hotspot, is becoming hotter and drier, with longer and more intense dry seasons. This alters biodiversity by altering plant physiol....

Our new paper reviews what is known about #ClimateChange in the #Cerrado 🌿, the world’s most biodiverse #savanna, and its impacts on #Biodiversity.🌐🌎🧪🍁
#ecology #conservation #wildlife #GlobalChanges #CommunityEcology #ecosystems #Brazil

wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

01.10.2025 06:11 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Rafael Dias: The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands In this blog post, author Rafael Dias delves into the world of avian abundance and richness, with a ‘Behind the Paper’ look at his research article “The spatial scaling of multipl…

👀Behind the Paper!👀

🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨

Read it here👇
buff.ly/EfBqyy2

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25.09.2025 15:00 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special! Rafael Antunes Dias, Vinicius Augusto Galvão Bastazini, Andros T. Gianuca, Thomas J. Matthews This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. In s…

📰Published📰 Bigger habitats hold more variety in bird lifestyles, but small ones can still be special!🐦

buff.ly/Abw2Kjp

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19.09.2025 08:00 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

Happy to share our new study exploring how different dimensions of functional diversity scale with area and shape community assembly.
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#Ecology #Biodiversity #Biogeography #Conservation #Birds
shorturl.at/WkrG5

17.09.2025 12:10 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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💧Wetzel videos of the week:

Global Water Cycle:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAP...

Heat, Layers and Mixing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLR...

Our channel: www.youtube.com/@silinternat...

02.09.2025 11:46 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say

“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, social insects reveal another surprise.” https://scim.ag/47sVFyS

05.09.2025 20:12 👍 110 🔁 43 💬 2 📌 3

English summary and free book download: geekcologist.wordpress.com/2024/11/02/e... . You can also download it directly from RG: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

20.08.2025 09:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy to share that our book (written in 🇵🇹) #Ecology and #Conservation of #Aquatic #Ecosystems of Southern #Brazil has been reviewed in the latest issue of the @sil-limnology.bsky.social newsletter 😀. See the comments for a 🔗 with an 🇬🇧 summary and free book download. 🧪🌎🌐
limnology.org/news/silnews/

20.08.2025 09:19 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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How bad science is becoming big business Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.

Fraudulent science is becoming an industry.

15.08.2025 14:47 👍 38 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 0

Global conflict between shipping and #marine #biodiversity
#MarineEcology #Ecology #Conservation #Wildlife #sea #ocean #EnvironmentalImpacts #TransportEcology

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