#EBDPub Invasive species don’t only reduce native populations—they can also disrupt how ecosystems work.

EEICAT is a new tool designed to capture these broader impacts, classifying up to 19 types of ecosystem effects linked to a single invasion event.

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#EBDPub Pollination networks change over time in ways that are consistently better than random: this rewiring enhances pollinator persistence.

It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems.

🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....

#EBDPub New study presents the first comprehensive breakdown of the potential economic costs of biological invasions in Morocco.

343 invasive alien species were identified with an estimated annual economic impact ranging from US$1.14 billion to US$5.13 billion.

🟢 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#EBDPub Jaguars are highly sensitive to persecution, habitat loss, and fragmentation.

This new study with participation of the @ebdonana.bsky.social models habitat suitability across the species’ historic range.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#EBDPub 🦌🌿 El jaguarzo tiene un inesperado aliado en Doñana.

Nuestro nuevo estudio muestra cómo los ciervos actúan como principales depredadores y dispersores a larga distancia de esta especie en el espacio protegido.

🔗 www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...

📄 doi.org/10.1111/plb....

#EBDPub After nearly 6 years of exposure, researchers present the first attempt to calibrate bone weathering in a Mediterranean climate, based on a experiment in Doñana National Park (Spain).

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#EBDPub New study from Iceland’s Surtsey Island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, challenging long-held beliefs that seed or fruit shape determines how plants spread. 🌱

📃https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70234

#EBDPub Human persecution is the leading cause of wolf deaths. 74% of wolf mortality in Europe & North America is human-caused — 60% from legal or illegal hunting.

Based on data from 140 studies, it’s the first global analysis of wolf mortality.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🚨 New paper out! 🚨

Wild bee abundance is a strong proxy of species richness across Europe.

👉 The researchers provided here a simple implementation framework so that non-experts can use this proxy in rapid biodiversity assessments.

#EBDPub

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Population abundance should be an Essential Biodiversity Variable in infrastructure impact assessment Roads, railways, power lines, and other linear infrastructure benefit the growing economy but also impact biodiversity. Environmental Impact Assessmen…

The impacts should be assessed not only based on immediate effects, but on their implications for the future viability of affected populations.

The article is authored by researchers from the @ucm.es and the @ebdonana.bsky.social among other institutions from Canada, Brazil or Portugal. #EBDPub

One Biosecurity is essential to implement One Health Abstract. Although One Health and biosecurity both aim to protect the health of people, animals, and ecosystems from biological hazards, the two fields rem

#EBDPub One Health and biosecurity remain siloed across distinct policy and research domains.

🌍 One Biosecurity offers a vital interdisciplinary framework that bridges human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health sectors, fostering a stronger connection between biosecurity and One Health.

🐦🔍 #EBDPub Researchers developed a three-stage pipeline for automatic bird vocalization identification using deep learning.

🎧📉This Bird Song Detector reduced false negatives by 67% compared to BirdNET.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#EBDPub New study suggests that ancient genomic inversions in the common quail are acting as a driver of diversification and creating different evolutionary paths within the same species. 🧬

#EVOLQUAIL @consevol.bsky.social

www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

Paper: doi.org/10.1111/mec....

#EBDPub 🦜 Cada año se capturan entre 300.000 y 500.000 loros en Bolivia para tenerlos como mascota, una práctica cultural muy arraigada.

Un nuevo estudio revela que la demanda local de loros supera ampliamente el comercio doméstico e internacional.

www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...

#EBDPub How plants and animals ‘construct’ their interactions: new study reveals consistent patterns of interaction in nature

www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

#EBDPub 🌱 🐦Un estudio sugiere que existen patrones consistentes en cómo se organizan las interacciones ecológicas en la naturaleza

Esto ocurre tanto a nivel de especie como a nivel de individuo y en diferentes ecosistemas y biomas en el planeta.

www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...

🐝🌍 Here, we present #EuPPollNet

EuPPollNet is a fully open-access European database that provides standardized data on plant-pollinator interactions, helping to drive research and guide conservation efforts.

#EBDPub

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🍃 En un contexto de cambio climático, la sequía y los patógenos hacen que los árboles inviertan sus recursos en su supervivencia.

🍂 Dedican sus esfuerzos a mantener su crecimiento y sus niveles de defensas, reduciendo la producción de hojas y frutos.

#EBDPub

Más info: www.csic.es/es/actualida...

🐺🔬 Los lobos ibéricos conservan un pequeño pero significativo legado genético de antiguos encuentros con perros.

🧬 Estos genes heredados podrían podrían influir en rasgos de comportamiento únicos respecto a otras poblaciones de lobos europeos.

#EBDPub

www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...

Estimating future heat-related and cold-related mortality under climate change, demographic and adaptation scenarios in 854 European cities - Nature Medicine Modeled analyses of 854 European cities show that net temperature-related mortality will increase because of an increase in heat-related mortality exceeding future reductions in cold-related mortality...

En el estudio se destaca la urgencia de reducir el uso de los combustibles fósiles como principal causa del cambio climático y elaborar estrategias de adaptación de las ciudades al aumento de las temperaturas.

#EBDPub

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

⚠️ La anguila europea se considera en Peligro Crítico de Extinción desde 2008. Ahora, un estudio en el Delta del Ebro revela que en los últimos años está sufriendo un nuevo declive, más severo y rápido, que la está empujando hacia una inminente desaparición.

#EBDPub

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#EBDPub First detection of the Sindbis virus (SINV) in mosquitoes from southwestern Spain.

🦟SINV circulates among birds, but can occasionally affect humans when a mosquito infected with the virus feeds on a person's blood.

▶️Find out more: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...

#EBDPub Detectado por primera vez el virus Sindbis en mosquitos del suroeste de España.

🦟El virus sindbis circula entre las aves, pero ocasionalmente puede afectar a los seres humanos cuando un mosquito infectado por el virus se alimenta de la sangre de una persona.

www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...

#EBDPub Tree crops like olives, coffee, and fruit trees, hold immense potential for biodiversity protection, climate action, and socio-economic development. 🌳🍊

Yet, remain largely overlooked in agricultural policies globally, according to a new article coordinated by
@ebdonana.bsky.social.

#EBDPub Los cultivos arbóreos, como el olivo, el café o los árboles frutales, tienen un gran potencial para la conservación de la biodiversidad, el desarrollo socioeconómico y la mitigación del cambio climático. 🌳🍊

Es lo que destaca un nuevo artículo coordinado por la @ebdonana.bsky.social.

Vertebrate scavenger assemblages and their functioning differ between artificial and natural wetlands: Implications for ecosystem management Natural wetlands perform essential ecological functions, but their area has dramatically decreased. Partly to counteract this loss, artificial wetland…

🌿Artificial wetlands are not replacing natural wetlands in terms of biodiversity

#EBDPub findings:

🔹 Opportunistic and non-native species dominate artificial wetlands

🔹 Groundwater abstraction impacts the ecological functions provided by scavengers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Dense afforestation reduces plant–pollinator network diversity and persistence Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

🌱🐝Increasing tree cover reduces plant diversity, impacting pollinator diversity and destabilizing plant–pollinator networks, new #EBDPub shows.

Find more 👇

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In 8 years the monk parakeet population in Seville (Spain) has increased twentyfold, and the rose-ringed parakeet fivefold #invasivespecies #ebdpub @EU_Aliens @ebdonana @CABI_Invasives @BES_Invasive @BESInvasionSci

Strong declines since 1983 in abundance of wintering and seed-disperser passerines in #Doñana, as well as in body condition and food supply. Seasonal bird abundance peaked later too #EBDpub @pedro_jordano @DONANA_SEO @phenogirl @TourduValat @ebdonana

Unexpectedly, my most cited paper from 2020 is "Agricultural and urban delivered nitrate pollution input to Mediterranean temporary freshwaters", reflecting the value of #stableisotopes in understanding #eutrophication #EBDpub @ajgreen_lab @ire_paredes