...👉 ¿Por qué soy bióloga?, ¿qué hacemos lxs biólogxs?, agricultura, biodiversidad silvestre y juegos manipulativos.

👩‍🔬🔬 Porque inspirar hoy es construir la ciencia del mañana 💜
#11F #MujerYNiñaEnLaCiencia #WomenInScience #Ciencia #Referentes #IICG @urjc.bsky.social

- IICG Con motivo del Día Mundial de los Humedales, queremos compartir con vosotros este post que destaca la importancia de integrar el conocimiento científico en la conservación y gestión de estos ecosistem...

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📷: José Luis Margalet

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📰Raquel Pino Bodas, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Diversification and spatio-temporal evolution of Cladoniaceae (Lecanorales, Ascomycota), a widespread family of lichen-forming fungi", published in Fungal Biology.

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Blowing the trumpet for fungal conservation: a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of Cantharellus and Craterellus - Biodiversity and Conservation There is a growing appreciation of the role that fungi play in ecosystems, and thus their importance in conservation efforts. However, they remain under-represented and very few species have had their conservation status assessed at a global level. In this study we looked at a well-known group of fungi, the chanterelles of Cantharellus and Craterellus and evaluated the extinction risk of this group using the IUCN Red List methodology. While there was a high level of species assessed as Data Deficient, when compared to other comprehensively assessed taxonomic groups on the Red List, the proportion of species that fall within a threatened category, or as a species of conservation concern, is in the range of values for other groups. The threats driving such assessments are predominantly those that are driving habitat loss and deterioration, that would be impacting a suite of other species too. Thus, the conservation of fungi should be more readily streamlined with efforts for other taxonomic groups. The spatial distribution of chanterelle species of conservation concern broadly overlaps with ecoregions of known conservation importance but also highlights a new separate hotspot for fungal conservation, namely the Congo Basin; and given the importance of the Congo rainforest as the second largest after the Amazon, ensuring the maintenance of forest biodiversity through the conservation of such fungi is of critical importance.

📰Ibai Olariaga, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Blowing the trumpet for fungal conservation: a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of Cantharellus and Craterellus", published in Biodiversity and Conservation.

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📰Luis Gª Quintanilla, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Natural variability in Olea europaea L. reveals diverse functional strategies to drought under a CO2-enriched atmosphere", published in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

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📰David Sánchez Pescador, Adrián Escudero, Ángela Illuminati, Silvia Matesanz, Marina Ramos Muñoz and Ana Sánchez Álvarez, #IICG researchers, are authors of the new article...

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Longer hydroperiods intensify predation effects on planktonic size spectra in Mediterranean temporary ponds - Hydrobiologia Mediterranean temporary ponds are ecologically vital ecosystems that support numerous endemic and rare species. These shallow ponds undergo unpredictable inter-annual fluctuations, with flooding and d...

📰 Zeynep Ersoy, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "Longer hydroperiods intensify predation effects on planktonic size spectra in Mediterranean temporary ponds", published in Hydrobiologia.

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doi.org/10.1007/s107...

Influence of traffic‐related pollution and seasonality on tardigrade diversity in urban ecosystems A total of 2254 tardigrades from 6 genera and 11 species were identified. No significant seasonal differences were found in species abundance, richness or composition. Species composition differed s...

📰Marcos Méndez, #IICG researcher, is author of the new article "Influence of traffic-related pollution and seasonality on tardigrade diversity in urban ecosystems", published in Insect Conservation and Diversity.

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Biodiversity of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Ecuador: how many species are there? - Journal of Insect Conservation Abstract Chrysomelidae comprises a highly diverse family of phytophagous beetles that play key roles in ecosystems. Despite their ecological importance, leaf beetles remain understudied in megadiverse tropical regions such as Ecuador. The aim of this study is updating the knowledge on the diversity of Chrysomelidae in Ecuador by: (i) compiling literature and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) records; (ii) evaluating temporal, spatial, and taxonomic biases on these data; (iii) exploring spatial patterns of species richness; and (iv) estimating the potential diversity of Chrysomelidae in Ecuador through modelling the distribution of chrysomelid species from Mexico to Paraguay, and using known ratios between plant and leaf beetle species richness from Ecuador, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. We compiled a dataset of 2,348 records of 871 leaf beetle species from Ecuador, representing different degrees of temporal, spatial, and taxonomic biases. The potential richness of Chrysomelidae in Ecuador shows a clear spatial pattern, with the highest number of species predicted for the extreme NE and NW regions, while this number decreases towards the south and in the inter-Andean valleys. Species distribution models estimated the potential presence of 42 chrysomelid species not previously recorded in Ecuador. Furthermore, the comparison of leaf beetle-vascular plant richness ratios in Ecuador with those of Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru, suggests that the actual diversity of Chrysomelidae in Ecuador may be 2–3 times higher than currently known. Implications for insect conservation This work improves the knowledge of species diversity of Chrysomelidae in Ecuador, essential information for developing effective conservation strategies for this diverse beetle family, but much more field inventories are still needed.

📰Pedro Montes Gavilán y Luis Cayuela, #IICG researchers, are authors of the new article "Biodiversity of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Ecuador: how many species are there?", published in Journal of Insect Conservation.

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📰Fernando Cortés Fossati (@fercfossati.bsky.social), #IICG researcher, is author of the new article ‘Rapid Distribution Updates for Arachnids of Conservation Concern through Citizen Collaboration: the Case of the Spider Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae)’,...

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🌳 ¿Basta con repoblar para recuperar la biodiversidad?

🔎 Un estudio de Jesús López Angulo, investigador del #IICG @urjc.bsky.social, demuestra que los bosques maduros mantienen una mayor diversidad de aves, incluso frente a repoblaciones de más de 100 años.

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Plant functional traits shape the provision of ecosystem services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia Context. Exploring how Indigenous People interact with plants through their functional traits allows us to understand the ecological bases of plant selection. Functional traits can help explain wh...

📰Luis Cayuela, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article ‘Plant functional traits shape the provision of ecosystem services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia’, published in People and Nature.

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(PDF) Una gran diversidad de líquenes en los Montes de Toledo: un patrimonio natural por descubrir (Revista Estudios Monteños) PDF | On Oct 16, 2025, Gil Fernando Giménez and others published Una gran diversidad de líquenes en los Montes de Toledo: un patrimonio natural por descubrir (Revista Estudios Monteños) | Find, read a...

📰Gregorio Aragón, investigador del #IICG, es coautor del nuevo artículo ‘Una gran diversidad de líquenes en los Montes de Toledo: un patrimonio natural por descubrir’, publicado en Revista Estudios Monteños.

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Tree forks drive epiphyte diversity in Spanish holm oak dehesas: unveiling critical tree morphological factors - European Journal of Forest Research Unlike other Mediterranean forest habitats, Spanish holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota) open woodlands, known as dehesas, exhibit lower diversity of epiphytes (lichens and bryophytes). However, pre...

📰Gregorio Aragón, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article ‘Tree forks drive epiphyte diversity in Spanish holm oak dehesas: unveiling critical tree morphological factors. ’, published in Eur J Forest Res.

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doi.org/10.1007/s103...

📢 The participants of the C4 Workshop funded by the 2nd call Forward Thinking Actions of the #IICG ( @urjc.bsky.social ), 13 internationally renowned researchers invited by Tamara Villaverde Hidalgo & Julia Quintana González, researchers of the #IICG and hosts of the event, have done a...
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📢 New workshop, funded by the 2nd call Forward Thinking Actions of the #IICG ( @urjc.bsky.social  ) is coming!!!

🤩 With many internationally renowned researchers invited by Tamara Villaverde a Julia Quintana, researchers of the #IICG and hosts of the event.

📰 Cayetano Gutiérrez Cánovas ( @tano-gc.bsky.social ) & Simone Guareschi, #IICG researchers, are co-authors of the new article ‘Assessing the effects of fresh, air-drying and freezing preservation methods on enzymatic activities from fluvial ecosystems’, published in Freshwater Biology.

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🏔️ Zeynep Ersoy, Javier Sánchez Hernández, Ignasi Arranz Urgell y Guillermo García Gómez, investigadores del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social muestreando en lagos de montaña. ¡Excelente trabajo! 🙌

Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration A recent paper by Ahmed et al. (2025. “Parallels and Discrepancies between non-native Species Introductions and Human Migration.” Biological Reviews 100 (3): 1365–1395), published in Biological Rev...

📰Simone Guareschi, #IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article ‘Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration’, published in Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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😬¡Qué nervios! ...ES MAÑANA ‼️
📢IX EDICIÓN Biodiversas Ecological Symposium
📆Del 7 al 9 de octubre 
📍Salón de Grados del Departamental II del Campus de Móstoles de la @urjc.bsky.social
👉 Organizado por el #IICG

@biodiversosurjc.bsky.social 

👇Programa por días

📢 El próximo martes, 7 de octubre, Adrián Escudero, director del #IICG e investigador de @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social , será uno de los ponentes de "Políticas basadas en evidencias: ¿pueden ciencia y política unirse para mejorar la calidad de las políticas públicas?"...

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👏 Investigadores del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social han tenido importante presencia en el  II Congreso de Botánica y IV asamblea general de SEBOT @sebot.bsky.social , celebrado la semana pasada, del 22 al 25 de septiembre, en @pablodeolavide.upo.es  de Sevilla. 

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👉 Fernando Cortés Fossati, investigador del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social  , asistió al 35º Congreso Europeo de Aracnología ( @35theca2025.bsky.social ) celebrado en Croacia el mes pasado.

📢 Ha arrancado el primer máster Erasmus Mundus de la URJC... y ¡¡¡es el nuestro!!!
Erasmus Mundus Joint Máster in Global Change Ecology and Diversity Management (GLOBE) del #IICG

👀Consulta la noticia: www.urjc.es/todas-las-no...

🌐Web del máster: globe-master.eu

@urjc.bsky.social

🤗 ¡Ya no queda nada! 
🤩¡¡¡Llega el evento de la temporada!!! 
📢IX EDICIÓN Biodiversas Ecological Symposium
📆Del 7 al 9 de octubre 
📍Salón de Grados del Departamental II del Campus de Móstoles de la @urjc.bsky.social
👉 Organizado por el #IICG

@biodiversosurjc.bsky.social 

👇Programa por días

Europe and China to gain from U.S. brain drain as scientists relocate The current U.S. administration's hostile approach to universities, immigrants, and deep funding cuts are taking their toll on academic and research talent choosing and staying in the United States.

📣 El 17 de septiembre salió en los medios Zeynep Ersoy, investigadora del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social , concretamente en la publicación "Europe and China to gain from U.S. brain drain as scientists relocate" del medio China Global Television Network.

👀aquí: newseu.cgtn.com/news/2025-09...

📢La URJC publica el posicionamiento del #IICG sobre el Pacto de Estado frente a la emergencia climática...

👉Lee la noticia aquí: www.urjc.es/todas-las-no...
@urjc.bsky.social

🙌...¡y los medios comienzan a hacerse eco!

👀 Échale un ojo: iymagazine.es/noticia/1609...

🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️Investigadores del #IICG van a participar en la próxima Carrera de la Ciencia (10 km) como Club/Equipo
📆 19 octubre
📍Por el centro de Madrid con salida/llegada en el CSIC (@csic.es)
📝 Inscripciones hasta el 16 de octubre: www.carreradelaciencia.com/cie-evento/11851-44-carr...

👨‍🔬Marcos Méndez, investigador del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social , impartirá este próximo sábado, día 13 de septiembre, la charla divulgativa "Vida en la madera muerta: conservación de escarabajos con énfasis en el ciervo volante" en el Aula de Naturaleza de Revenga (Segovia).

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📻Fernando Valladares, investigador del #IICG y @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social, colaborador del nuevo programa de radio de Isabel Gemio en RNE.

👂Escúchalo aquí: https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/el-ultimo-tren/