Thomas L.P. Couvreur

Phylogenomics and biogeography of Guadua: Insights into a neotropical woody bamboo genus Premise The genus Guadua includes some of the largest bamboo species in the neotropics, with certain species of significant economic importance and used since pre-Hispanic times to build houses usin...

The #bamboo genus #Guadua (#Poaceae) is an important economic and ecological species in the #neotropics. Great paper to understand a bit more about its #evolution and #biogeography: doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

Open PhD Positions PhD positions Biogeography. Macroevolution. Vertebrates. Department of Ecology, Charles University, Prague Deadline: April 10, 2025 How did the diversity of life on Earth emerge? The successful...

Interested in a PhD? Check out this amazing opportunity to research the biogeography and macroevolution of vertebrates with Dr. Antonin Machac at Charles University in Prague. For more details about this position, click the following link! machac.weebly.com/open-phd-pos...

Oups... I know of one more that is coming soon...

My Obituary of Elisabeth Vrba—out today in Nature in read-only format:

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Employment | New York Botanical Garden Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.

Come work with us! The New York Botanical Garden is hiring a Curator at the Assist. or Associate level. Profile: a productive and FUN Mycologist or Cryptogamic Botanist. Happy to talk to candidates about how wonderful one of the best botanical research centers is, easy.
www.nybg.org/about/work-w...

Is that Rachel on the right?

We’re hiring again! Our new Leader Systematic Botany role at Botanic Gardens of Sydney is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team of 15 scientists working on systematics, phylogenomics, and macroevolution of the Australian flora.
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/leader-s...

📢 RDV lundi pour le prochain séminaire scientifique "CoSavez-vous?" de l'IRD
🎨🌱 Quelles approches art-science pour la biodiversité?
📆 24/02/2025 de 10h à 11h30
🔴 En ligne, ouvert à toutes et tous : ird-fr.zoom.us/s/8140535078...
ℹ️ www.ird.fr/seminaires-s...

@ieesparis.bsky.social

A quick visit to the Paris #Herbarium. Sampling #Annonaceae specimens, doing some good old taxonomy and using Near Infra Red Scanning NIRs on leaves to test if we can use that to ID species. Flower of #Fenerivia oligosperma, endemic to #Madagascar. @mnhn.fr @ird-fr.bsky.social

#IRDEmploi | 📣 Le concours chercheuses et chercheurs IRD 2025 est ouvert !

Cette année, l'IRD propose :
🔴 18 postes de directeurs de recherche
🔴 25 postes de chargés de recherche

🗓️ Candidatures ouvertes jusqu'au 11/03

👉 +d'infos : www.ird.fr/concours-che...

#EnsemblePourDesSolutionsDurables

👩‍🔬 À l'occasion de la journée #FemmesEnScience découvrez 4️⃣ portraits inspirants.
Ces 4️⃣ chercheuses participent à l'initiative Eclaireuses de #IRD permettant aux jeunes de rencontrer des femmes travaillant dans des domaines scientifiques variés : www.ird.fr/femmes-de-sc...
@unesco.org #WomenInScience

Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology - BMC Biology Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such variation far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explan...

I have a new article published, with 300+ coauthors! There were dozens of researchers analysing the same two datasets + dozens of researchers reviewing the analyses. Lots of variability in the results. This was the first many-analysts study in ecology. bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A picturesque landscape showcasing a vibrant field adorned with trees and birds in flight. Reminder to save the date for the CESAB Call 2025 Idea & Data Share call.

🚀 In 2025, #CESAB will launch a call to fund IdeaShare & DataShare projects, advancing BIODIVERSITY research & interdisciplinary collaboration

💡 IdeaShare: Develop new concepts, models & methods

📊 DataShare: Assemble, curate & share biodiversity datasets

📆 Opening in April

Stay tuned ! 🌈

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#ActuScience 🌾 Afin d’améliorer le rendement des rizières des Hautes Terres à Madagascar et leur durabilité, les scientifiques du projet Innov’earth travaillent avec des producteurs locaux pour développer des solutions simples.

▶️ lemag.ird.fr/fr/des-vers-...

#IRD #agriculture

#Podcast Rencontre avec @tlpcouvreur.bsky.social, botaniste à l'IRD qui nous emmène au cœur des forêts tropicales humides.
🔊 En écoute sur toutes les plateformes: audmns.com/qKNSwal
J'attends les prochains épisodes avec impatience! Excellent format! Félicitations Thomas!
@ird-fr.bsky.social

Le congrès AETFAT 2025 arrive au Ghana !

Rejoignez-nous du 3 au 8 août 2025 pour explorer la riche diversité végétale de l'Afrique tropicale

Thème : Diversité, conservation et utilisation durable des plantes africaines dans un monde naturel en mutation.

Each year, we offer several #awards for undergraduate & graduate botanical #research, training and symposia. Applications are open for this winter, the deadline for submissions Feb 15, 2025! Learn more and apply here:

www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/

#botany #grants 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾

Fire in the tree: The origin and distribution of fire–adapted traits within conifers and their influence on speciation rates across the conifer phylogeny Premise Considering rapidly changing fire regimes due to anthropogenic disturbances to climate and fuel loads, it is crucial to understand the underpinnings driving fire-adapted trait evolution. Amo...

Cool paper on conifer evolution / diversification and fire adaptations 🤓

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

I just cancelled my Instagram account; Ouf, that felt good after that horrible monday! next up facebook.

Niche modeling / distribution modeling / ecological biogeography people, check out this starter pack and let me know if you want to be added!

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Universität Basel: PhD Researcher in African Environmental History, Political Ecology or Environmental Humanities The PhD will be based at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Basel and be part of the SNSF Starting Grant Project: “Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change”....

Come join us! I'm looking for a PhD researcher in African environmental history, political ecology, or environmental humanities for my new project Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change at the Centre for African Studies Basel! #envhist #envhum #hisotry shorturl.at/rtQbT

These are the biggest risks we face now and in the next 10 years After a volatile and challenging 2024, the latest Global Risks report uncovers leaders’ key concerns – now and in the future. Here’s what you need to know.

The @weforum.org 2025 report predicts that Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse is 2nd only to Extreme weather events as the biggest global long term threat followed by critical changes to earth systems (3rd) and natural resource shortages (4th) www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

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Introducing Methods and Techniques: Interdisciplinary methods for interdisciplinary challenges

Find out more about one of our newer article types: https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10535

Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored Click on the article title to read more.

"Tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas matter for biodiversity protection, and the future of this planet relies on these ecosystems to the same extent it relies on forests."

Two birds of different species looking at each other from different sides of a river

Here we go! The first issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity is now live🥳🎉🥂.
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and community for the support! We hope you enjoy the reading. www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...

Amazonian areas of endemism and riverine barriers. The riverine barrier width corresponds to the average time divergence of sister clades separated by that barrier. Riverine barrier colour indicates the standard deviation of all the clade splits associated with that river

First up, in the article that inspired our cover art, Camila Ribas and colleagues review the influence of Amazonian geological history in shaping the region’s rich biodiversity. go.nature.com/3Cbru1W

Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored Click on the article title to read more.

Open Letter led by N. Pilon & G. Durigan, signed by 183 scientists that highlights the importance of tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas. They matter for biodiversity protection, and the future of this planet relies on these ecosystems to the same extent it relies on forests.

Phylogenomics of the large clade of flowering plants called Magnoliids. This clade includes species like Magnolia, avocado, peper, nutmeg and of course #Annonaceae!

The first chapter of my dissertation is finally out. Thanks to all my co-authors and mentors. Gustavo Londoño, Martha Muñoz (@marthamunoz.bsky.social ), Don Miles (@lizardprof.bsky.social) and Rosario Castañeda doi.org/10.1093/evol... (1/5).

What Elon Musk Said About Us is Wrong in so Many Ways This morning, Elon Musk tweeted the Sierra Club should be “defunded” in an attempt to distract from the climate crisis fueling the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles region. As people flee their...

The Sierra Club is focused on supporting them and advocating for solutions to address the climate crisis. Read more at: