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Proud and humbled to have given this talk at #ECRS2024 . These have been 3 very enriching days! Looking forward to #ECRS2028 🥳

The #ECRS24 was a great opportunity to meet my PhD students that are spread accross Europe Gabriel O. Cardoso Marina Vergotti Nagore Quintano 🪸 All of them working on corals, Mediterranean and Caribbean ones. Great presentations and poster on their side!

New paper! Ocean weather, biological rates, and unexplained global ecological patterns doi.org/10.1093/pnasne… The importance of high-resolution, long-term temperature time series! PNAS Nexus Amanda E Bates

🚨OA Paper Alert🚨 Very happy to see this paper out in Journal of Animal Ecology ! Where we show that MHWs reduce the resistance and extend the recovery time of Mediterranean octocorals. Facultat de Biologia UB IRBioUB MedRecover Link: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… 👇Press release in CAT/CAST/ENG

PAPER ALERT🔥 "Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve" In 2023, a betanodavirus infection decimated dusky groupers in #Columbretes MPA, highlighting concerns for high-density grouper locations. Be alert!! ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr… MeditMarSci Casa de la Ciència CSIC València

Exciting news! 🥳 We're launching a comic book to bring the science of the Macobios project to life! 🌿📖 Discover how nature-based solutions can help marine ecosystems adapt to climate change and build resilience. A story of teamwork, adaptation & resilience - COMING SOON!🌊

Un grupo de investigación del @IATS publica un estudio que identifica la causa de la muerte de gran cantidad de meros en la reserva marina de las islas #Columbretes (Castellón) durante el verano y el otoño de 2023. delegacion.comunitatvalenciana.csic.es/un-virus-reduc…

It has been a pleasure to participate in the #BlueNbSWeek at UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Paris. Meeting old friends and getting to know new colleagues. Many thanks MaCoBioS and especially Ewan TREGAROT & Cindy Cornet for the organisation! Marina Vergotti Juan Pablo D'Olivo Gabriel O. Cardoso Georg Heiss

🌊 As we kick off the final day of #BlueNbSWeek, a big thank you to our #PhD researchers who presented yesterday! 🌊 Your work on stakeholder engagement and local case studies is essential to advancing practical Blue #NatureBasedSolutions. Well done to everyone involved! 👏

Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet earth, we find a massive coral made of nearly one billion little polyps, pulsing with life and color. 🪸 nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar…

Recurrent marine heatwaves compromise the survival, reproduction success and long-term viability of the gorgonian Eunicella singularis. First paper from Julia Sarda PhD! #proudsupervisor sciencedirect.com/science/articl… MedRecover IRBioUB Facultat de Biologia UB Agencia Estatal de Investigación

🚨Paper alert🚨 Studying the growth of Cladocora caespitosa in the NW Mediterranean, we found 📉declining calcification in the Columbretes Islands, but... 🌊Local nutrients shape resilience to warming. 🔗Link: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… #globalwarming #MediterraneanCoral

🚨New paper out! We’ve modelled the distribution of key #Mediterranean #gorgonians 🪸 to guide #conservation efforts ➡️doi.org/10.1111/jbi.15… MedRecover CORFUN - HEATMED Cristina Linares Yanis Zentner Joaquim Garrabou (mostly trying to be at the sea) David Amblas Fábio L. Matos Wiley Journal of #Biogeography 🧵

Congratulations Laura Figuerola for the great effort to build robust models for four of the most emblematic gorgonians in the Mediterranean sea. #proudsupervisor

🪸Si perdemos las especies formadoras de hábitat, como los corales y gorgonias, perdemos las especies que dependen de ellas. Kike Oñate habla sobre las #JornadesBiodiversitatMarina, la extinción de especies en el mar Balear y la necesidad de actuar. ultimahora.es/noticias/local…

"By analysing the growth patterns of C. caespitosa skeletons, we unveil critical insights into its history and resilience to environmental changes..." Read the full post by Diego Kersting, Juan Pablo D'Olivo, Cristina Linares, Joaquim Garrabou (mostly trying to be at the sea) and Marina Vergotti below buff.ly/4fWPQus

Check out the full paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology! 🔗besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…