É já amanhã! Bioblitz em Angra do Heroísmo! Anima-te a participar!

All ready for tomorrow's #BIOBLITZ #Azores

#Bioblitz Azores 2023 was a huge success. Lichen, birds, arthropods, plant experts working with the general public to identify species! Citizen science in action

Part of MACRISK team is attending the #IslandBiology2023 meeting on Lipari Isl (picture taken in Stromboli). A lot of interesting talks about species extinctions and invasions on 🏝️, focusing on topics related to our own project. Exciting days!

We finally have an invertebrate IUCN Red List for Portugal. #Spider assessments by V. Branco Carla Rego and myself. Three endemic species assessed as threatened, but lack of knowledge is still the norm.

The 2nd edition of the summer school in island biogeography and macroecology (Univ. Azores, Portugal) is on! Two weeks course on island biology, in an international environment, and having Terceira Island as the venue... Priceless! Society of Island Biology

New work Insect Conservation and Diversity where PhD student Ricardo Costa reveals that #Macaronesian #spiders differently use vertical space available, with native non-endemic species found at higher vertical strata than endemic and introduced species. doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… CE3C

Who is planning to attend the IBS Biogeography meeting in Prague (Jan 2024))

2023 IBS Doctoral Dissertation Award 👀 🤓 IBS seeks Dissertation Award nominees! Visit the website for eligibility, dates, and more 👇 biogeography.org/news/news/2023…

New work from R. Costa et al. of the MACRISK finds that island spider origins show complex vertical stratification patterns in Macaronesia: doi.org/10.1111/icad.1… #OpenAccess #Araneae #VerticalStratification #Microhabitats

In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers have discovered a new species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it. scim.ag/46A News from Science

▶️Thousands of hours of work compressed into 352 pages. Finally, we can say that it is out. 🎉Thanks to everyone who made this milestone possible! Especially to Ana Novoa Perez and Petr Pyšek for sailing this adventure together. Department of Invasion Ecology @ecotox_usc doi.org/10.1016/C2021-…

The first #redlist for mainland #Portugal #invertebrates is finally out! This work presents 200 threatened species, their ecology, distribution, and population trends, identifying the main threats and conservation measures. #OpenAccess in Portuguese. lvinvertebrados.uac.pt/docs/Livro-Ver…

Registration are open for the summer course “Island Biogeography and Macroecology”. Angra do Heroismo, Azores, 22 July - 2 August 2024 There are funding oportunities for portuguese and US citizens. Don't miss it! coursehttps://gba.uac.pt/training/ver.php?id=8 Society of Island Biology

Led by Guilherme Oyarzabal new study Ecography uses two long-term datasets to find that body size, guild and microhabitat explain temporal variations in the abundance of Azorean arthropods. Results differ between native and exotic species. doi.org/10.1111/ecog.0… CE3C

Great collaboration led by Guilherme Oyarzabal about long term changes in arthropod groups of the Azores, and how temporal trends are related with certain traits. This study was only possible thanks to the many collaborators who were part of the field campaings and labwork Society of Island Biology

🚨 Over 50% of Azorean endemic arthropods are threatened, with several species already extinct. More in our paper: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc… Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Guida Santos CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa #Conservation #Biodiversity #Azores #IUCN #Arthropods