The dataset is openly available and will be periodically updated 📊
#Pollinators #CitizenScience #Biodiversity #MediterraneanPlants
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The dataset is openly available and will be periodically updated 📊
#Pollinators #CitizenScience #Biodiversity #MediterraneanPlants
These images were collected through a participatory platform developed within the project, highlighting the value of citizen science for biodiversity research.
The study presents an open dataset of plant–pollinator interactions based on photographs documenting insect floral visits across the Mediterranean.
Within this context, the #LIFE4Pollinators project (LIFE18/GIE/IT/000755) promotes the conservation of wild bees and other pollinators through awareness actions and citizen science 👥📷
www.life4pollinators.eu/en
Pollinators play a key role in terrestrial ecosystems and agricultural production 🌍🌱, yet their populations have experienced an alarming decline in recent decades.
🚨📷NEW PAPER ALERT📷
Group member Dr. @miquelcapo.bsky.social has collaborated in a new study presenting a database of plant–pollinator interactions in the Mediterranean 🐝🌼
doi.org/10.26786/192...
@jpollecol.bsky.social
Individu de Prunus persica de Cala Llonga (Santa Eulària des Riu). Prunus persica from Cala Llonga (Santa Eulària des Riu).
Nou #BSHNB 69 Any 2026. Espècies al·lòctones d’origen agrari prèviament no registrades a les Illes Pitiüses. @botland-uib.bsky.social @uib.cat @uab.cat bshnb.shnb.org/2026/02/24/e...
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Han entrevistado a @raquelmuga.bsky.social junto con Ana Traveset sobre el efecto de especies invasoras en las islas. 🌱🐐🌷🐍🦜🏝️
Échale un ojo! 👇
www.diariodemallorca.es/mallorca/202...
Population monitoring and habitat conservation are essential to ensure its long-term survival.
#Botany #BOTLAND #SomUIB #Endemism #Mallorca #Conservation #Biodiversity #ScientificResearch #Plants #Dunes #SileneMediterranea
⚠️Silene migjornensis is also exhibits very low levels of genetic diversity, increasing its vulnerability.
📉 The combination of:
– Low genetic diversity
– Fragile habitat
– Extremely restricted distribution
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indicates a high level of threat
Silene migjornensis is a highly restricted species linked to fragile and vulnerable dune ecosystems.
🔬 The study shows it is phylogenetically close to:
• Silene colorata
• Silene sericea
• Silene arabica
• Silene reverchonii
🚨📄NEW PAPER ALERT📄🚨
This month, Dr. Joana Cursach and Dr. Llorenç Gil have published a study on Silene migjornensis, an endemic plant from Mallorca with only one known population in the dune systems of the island’s south.
Events like #EcoFlor2026 highlight the importance of scientific dialogue and collaboration in advancing ecological research.
#FloralBiology #PlantEcology #AEET
He shared results from one of his PhD chapters', contributing to ongoing discussions in plant ecology and floral biology.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas with international experts, receive feedback, and build new connections for future collaborations and research.
Last week, Joshua Borràs, PhD candidate at BOTLAND, presented his research at the XXIII EcoFlor Meeting in Tortosa — an annual congress from the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology @eco-aeet.bsky.social, focused on floral ecology.
#EcoFlor26 @ecoflor.bsky.social
@joshuaborras.bsky.social and @tonijosep.bsky.social presented a talk and a poster showcasing the research we carry out within BOTLAND, sharing real, ongoing scientific work developed at the university.
A key event to bring university research closer to students and inspire future scientists.
Yesterday, PhD students from the #BOTLAND research group took part in the I Science Meeting at the @uib.cat, an event aimed at 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduate Science students. 🧪🌿
#Research #Science #PhD
We also discussed potential future collaborations, including the deposition of plant samples derived from our research, access to specialised services and support in the development of biodiversity databases.
#biodiversity #BOTLAND #conservation #research
The visit highlighted the role the CMB is set to play as a scientific support infrastructure, particularly in biological collection management, genetic services and guidance on biodiversity data organisation, supporting the application of research to conservation and management.
During the visit, we explored the dry and wet collection storage facilities and learned about the infrastructure and team behind this new centre of the University of the Balearic Islands.
Last Friday, members of BOTLAND visited the Centre Multidisciplinari per a la Biodiversitat Balear (#CMB), a newly established centre created to strengthen biodiversity research, management and conservation in the Balearic Islands.
Cal destacar la col·laboració d’estudiants de Biologia i aficionats a la botànica, que han aportat crítiques i suggeriments clau per a aquesta nova edició
🔍 Una eina imprescindible per al coneixement i la identificació de la flora balear, tant per a professionals i naturalistes
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Aquest treball dona continuïtat a la primera clau analítica publicada l’any 1999, consolidant més de vint anys d’avenços en el coneixement botànic balear.
La nova edició és fruit dels estudis corològics, de la revisió botànica i del treball de camp realitzat arreu de les illes.
L’obra, signada pels doctors Llorenç Gil, Marcello Cerrato i Lleonard Llorenç, permet identificar fins a 2056 tàxons de flora vascular.
👉 Això representa un increment notable respecte a l’edició anterior (1975 tàxons), degut a la incorporació de nombroses espècies al·lòctones.
Recentment, membres de #BOTLAND han publicat una nova edició de les claus de determinació de la flora balear:
📘 “Noves claus de determinació per a la Flora vascular de les Illes Balears”
@uib.cat
#EdicionsUIB
#FloraBalear
#Botànica
#Biodiversitat
#BOTLAND #Bryology #Bryophytes #Mosses #Fieldwork #Biodiversity #BalearicIslands #PlantScience #Botany #Science
🏝️ With this contribution, the known presence of the species in the Balearic Islands expands; until now, it was only recorded on Mallorca and Menorca ✨.
💡 New data, new locations, and more knowledge about bryophyte diversity in the Balearic Islands 🌿
🌱 This work compiles bryophyte records from around the world, providing valuable insights into their distribution and diversity.
🔬 Specifically, he reports the first record for the bryological flora of #PNCabrera of #Aloina_aloides, a cosmopolitan species with an ephemeral life cycle
🌍 New contribution from BOTLAND!
Researcher and group member Pere Miquel Mir Rosselló is a co-author of the article “New national and regional bryophyte records, 83”, published in the #JournalOfBryology 📚
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
👉 Plant traits can be used as early warning signals when population or demographic data are missing.
This is highly relevant for conservation planning:
✔️ Better prioritization
✔️ More efficient resource allocation
✔️ Faster decision-making
#BOTLAND #Biodiversity #Conservation #IUCN #Science
