Blanca Figuerola

Congratulations to Tomás on successfully defending his PhD thesis. Welcome Dr. Azcárate! 🎓
It has been a real pleasure to co-supervise this work.

With thanks to Severo Ochoa @icmcsic.bsky.social for the support along the way 🙌

Esteu convidats a la defensa de la tesi doctoral del Tomás Azcárate García, que tindrà lloc el divendres 27 de febrer a les 10:00 a l'Aula de Graus de la @biologiaub.bsky.social de de la @ub.edu.
Directores: Blanca Figuerola i Conxita Avila
@icmcsic.bsky.social

Enhorabona Pol! Uns resultats molt interessants.

The steepest annual declines are associated with:
• Invasive species (~ −6%/yr)
• Disease (~ −4.6%/yr)
• Climate change (~ −3.1%/yr)
• Pollution (~ −1.8%/yr)
Impact ranking ≠ prevalence ranking.
#GlobalChange

Halting predicted vertebrate declines requires tackling multiple drivers of biodiversity loss Global vertebrate populations decline faster in the presence of multiple threats compared to single threats.

🚨Paper alert🚨
Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv.

Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social

👇Check the main findings below!

A barplot showing the general decrease in metabarcoding OTU richness for the period 2020-2022, compared to the previous period 2014-2015. Two general pictures of both sampled National Parks, Cíes Islands in the Atlantic and Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean. Also, three small pictures of the sampled underwater communities are shown.

Bad news for rocky reefs! Long-term metabarcoding survey show general decrease in biodiversity and richness in rocky reef communities from two national parks in Spain, in a span of just 5 years, and despite the highest level of protection! Project #BlueDNA
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1) La transición ya está reconfigurando la geopolítica global.

El abaratamiento de las renovables -y la vertiginosa aceleración de su despliegue global que ha producido- es una de las pocas buenas noticias que tenemos. Estamos aproximadamente en el pico de la demanda global de carbón y petróleo.

Have a look 👇
#metabolomics #oceanacidification #marineinvertebrates

Deadline soon! Contact us if you are interested and meet the requirements 👇

Gamboa? 😊

Doctorat INPhINIT Coneix les 60 beques de doctorat dINPhINIT per a investigadors que vulguin realitzar estudis de doctorat en universitats d'Espanya i Portugal.

Interested in a PhD at @icmcsic.bsky.social with me & @fonamental.bsky.social? We’re seeking motivated candidates for an #INPhINIT incoming fellowship to study mesophotic coral ecosystems as thermal refuges & holobiont responses across depth gradients. Info: fundacionlacaixa.org/ca/beques-do...

It is always great to catch up with bryozoologist colleagues 😊 #networking #research #bryozoans

Congrats Gabriel! 👏👏

What is a bryozoan? YouTube video by Marine calcifiers

What are bryozoans? Have a look at this animation created with @cookedillustrations.com and supported by the National project #MedCalRes funded by the @AgEInves. Stay updated for more free educational resources here 👉 bryozoans.weebly.com

youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...

Have a look at the new animation on our recent study 👇 @fonamental.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @polcapdevila.bsky.social

Hoy participamos en la mesa redonda de la Jornada Mujer y Ciencia Polar Pepita Castellví organizada por PolarCSIC. Se abordaron temas clave sobre el papel de la mujer y la posibilidad de que la base antártica pase a llevar el nombre de Pepita Castellví. Fotos de PolarCSIC y @nurito.bsky.social.

Very well deserved 👏👏 Great taxonomist, mentor and person 😊 @bryozoology.bsky.social

Great job, Tomás 👏👏

Great job 👏 @medrecover.bsky.social

🌊 Advancing our strategy to tackle Climate Change!

💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.

👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!

🌊 Thrilled to kick off our new scientific strategy for a thriving ocean!

🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.

💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.

Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef In 2023, a record-setting marine heat wave triggered the ninth mass coral bleaching event on Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR). We examined spatial patterns of heat exposure along the ~560-kilometer length o...

⚠️Florida’s reefs are collapsing under extreme ocean heat. When corals go, entire ecosystems follow. We can’t let “functional extinction” become the new normal.
Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸
#ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Really bad news...

These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved? Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.

These iconic #corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
#marineecology
#research

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is also great to meet bryozoologist friends and colleagues 😊

Zooid size reduction in cyclostome bryozoans from the Late Triassic to the present‐day Body size evolution is a focus of palaeobiological interest, but few studies have examined long-term changes in the size of the modular zooids of colonial animals. Here we investigate changes in zooi...

New publication on zooid size changes of cyclostome bryozoans
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Benvinguda, Lena! 💙 Molt contents de tenir-te amb nosaltres al projecte HOLOCHANGE🪸🦠

AGU Condemns Threatened Mass Firings of U.S. Federal Workforce During Shutdown I write to you today outraged on behalf of everyone who depends on a functioning government. Last Wednesday, the U.S...

Let us express our solidarity with US colleagues affected by the federal shutdown and firings.
#shutdown

fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...

🌊We’re hiring postdocs!

🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics!

📧Apply by 20/10

🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates

Seven new bryozoan species are described from various habitats across the Mediterranean. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social