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Carlos Barreto

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soil ecology | peatlands | carbon | climate change | oribatid mites http://carlosbarreto.me

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🚨We are seeking enthusiastic students and early-career researchers to volunteer and assist with audiovisual (AV) support during regular oral sessions at #GSB2026.
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We also invite volunteers to serve as moderators (chairs) for regular oral sessions: forms.gle/zcRg8ygJMnKq...

02.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Accommodations - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Accommodations Stay with Us: Conference Hotels for #GSB2026 The #GSB2026 Local Organizing Committee is excited to partner with four outstanding hotels, all within walking distance of the Victoria Conf...

πŸ› Have you booked your accommodations yet?

Two of our hotels are fully booked, but you can still get a room at a discounted rate in other two hotels (Marriot and Parkside). Don't miss out! #GSB2026

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/accommodatio...

24.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Special Issues - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Special Issues We are pleased to announce that four special issues will be published as a major scientific output of the upcoming GSB2026, to be held in Victoria, Canada, on April 12–15, 2026. This fl...

πŸ“š Four special issues will be published as a major scientific output of our conference.

The participating journals are Pedobiologia, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Applied Soil Ecology and Journal of Sustainable Agriculture & Environment.

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/journals-spe...

25.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SOIL BIODIVERSITY Attendee White T-shirtsAdult Small Campaign Created by Global Soil Biodiversity Conference

Attending the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference #GSB2026 and want a conference t-shirt? Pre-order now and pick-up at the conference. Must order by March 29th tees.ca/products/soi... #Soil #Biodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social @carlosbarreto.bsky.social

23.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SOIL BIODIVERSITY Attendee White T-shirts Campaign Created by Global Soil Biodiversity Conference

πŸ‘• Do you like our logo/organism drawings? We are excited to offer conference t-shirts for sale! Buy yours online by March 29th and pick it up at the conference.

tees.ca/products/soi...

18.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ””Tomorrow is the deadline for regular registration!

Can’t wait to see you in Victoria!

15.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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⏳️ Still haven't registered but feel like saving $ on registration fees for GSB2026? Register by Feb 16th 2026. @gsb2026.bsky.social

Registration - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 share.google/12b7RmiBEdAg...

04.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Home - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 12 – 15 April, 2026 GSB 2026 Key Dates 15 Dec, 2025 Early-Bird Registration Deadline 30 Jan, 2026 Late Breaking Poster Abstract Submission Deadline February, 2026 Ac...

Regular registration for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference ends on February 16th! Find the conference here: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org

We cannot wait to see you in Victoria!

01.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Home - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 12 – 15 April, 2026 GSB 2026 Key Dates 15 Dec, 2025 Early-Bird Registration Deadline 30 Jan, 2026 Late Breaking Poster Abstract Submission Deadline February, 2026 Ac...

We are pleased to announce that 4 special issues will be published as a major scientific output of the upcoming #GSB2026, to be held in Victoria, Canada, on April 12–15, 2026. More information will be posted on our webpages soon globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org @thegsbi.bsky.social #Soil #Biodiversity

28.01.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

⏳️ As usual, we are seeing a surge in submissions in the last two days... but today is the day! Final call!

30.01.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

⏰Deadline is this Friday! @lindolab.bsky.social

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πŸ—ΊοΈ END OF EARLY BIRD UPDATE: We have registered attendees from all 51 different countries below. Zoom in.

16.12.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 today is the day! Don't miss it!

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🚨 You asked β€” we heard you.

Don’t miss your chance to share your research with a global community of soil ecologists and biodiversity experts.

New deadline: January 30, 2026

Submit your poster and be part of #GSBC2026 !

28.11.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 25 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00108-yAlthough long neglected in biodiversity conservation policy, the importance of soil biodiversity is now recognized by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This Perspective describes this important policy breakthrough and offers strategies to build on it for successful monitoring and conservation outcomes.

New online! Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity

25.11.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 Do you have a manuscript to submit? Please let us know by Nov 30.

24.11.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 One month away from the end of the early-bird! Register now:

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/

14.11.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
A quote from the article. Text reads: "The decline of soil biodiversity has visible and growing consequences. The science is clear, the frameworks exist, and the need for action is urgent."

A quote from the article. Text reads: "The decline of soil biodiversity has visible and growing consequences. The science is clear, the frameworks exist, and the need for action is urgent."

.@cmarin.bsky.social and 127 co-authors present a global call to strengthen national #SoilBiodiversity action, in an #OpenLetter to policymakers at 27th meeting of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social SBSTTA taking place in PanamΓ‘ City this week.

πŸ“– nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#SBSTTA27

20.10.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization Soil biodiversity remains one of the least systematically studied components of global biodiversity, largely invisible in policy agendas. A coordinated soil biodiversity monitoring approach is urgent...

🌍 Big moment for the soil community

Over 120 researchers have come together in a new open letter calling for stronger national action to protect and coordinate efforts on soil biodiversity.

doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

@thegsbi.bsky.social

#newpaper #SoilBiodiversity #Conservation #Policy

20.10.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna: The Brazilian acarofauna (Arachnida: Holothyrida, Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Opilioacarida, Sarcoptiformes, and Trombidiformes) ABSTRACT The diversity of organisms is one of the most fundamental questions in sciences. Here,...

🀝🏾 Here we discuss biodiversity and catalog species distributed in 273 families of mites from Brazil.

doi.org/10.1590/S198...

17.10.2025 01:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Early Career Conference Grants The ACU’s Early Career Conference Grants help to ensure more emerging researchers, and the universities, benefit from these valuable opportunities.

ℹ️ Are you from a Commonwealth country? These grants might help you attend @gsb2026.bsky.social

www.acu.ac.uk/funding-oppo...

08.10.2025 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’βœ¨ONLINE EXCLUSIVE!✨

✨Check out the SPECIAL ISSUE released TODAY!✨

"Highlights from the International Network on Soil Biodiversity"
Check it out here ⬇️⬇️

soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...

30.09.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a webpage making a call for papers announcement for a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, focussed on soil and litter invertebrates. The page has a banner image photograph of a globular springtail facing towards the camera, with its head down, feeding on fungi on a decaying log.

A screenshot of a webpage making a call for papers announcement for a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, focussed on soil and litter invertebrates. The page has a banner image photograph of a globular springtail facing towards the camera, with its head down, feeding on fungi on a decaying log.

Are you researching the conservation, ecology or taxonomy of soil & litter invertebrates?

Submit your paper to this Special Issue of NZ Journal of Zoology, edited by me, @carlosbarreto.bsky.social & @barnesecodiv.bsky.social!

More info: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so...

#SoilBiodiversity πŸ§ͺ

24.09.2025 06:35 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

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❗ New paper out: Oribatid mite taxa and composition associated with temperate habitats in Great Britain.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

18.09.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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⏰ Have you registered yet? #GSB2026 globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/

04.09.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Registration - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Registration Early-Bird Registrations Until December 15, 2025 at 23:59 PST Early-Bird Delegate$875.00 Early-Bird Student$525.00 Early-Bird Single Day$600.00 Regular Registrations Until February 16, 20...

It's official - registration for the Global #Soil #Biodiversity Conference #GSB2026 is now open! globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/ Don't forget to book your hotel through our website to ensure the best rates. @thegsbi.bsky.social

18.08.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“° Biodiversity of oribatid mites as a tool to monitor soil health in the agroecological transition: Digging deeper into French Mediterranean vineyards.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

03.09.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Registration - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Registration Early-Bird Registrations Until December 15, 2025 at 23:59 PST Early-Bird Delegate$875.00 Early-Bird Student$525.00 Early-Bird Single Day$600.00 Regular Registrations Until February 16, 20...

πŸŽ‰ Registration for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference is now OPEN πŸŽ‰

Early bird registration is open until December 15th ,2025 🦜

Registration page πŸ‘‡

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/registration/

21.08.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GSB4 Conference β€” Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

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