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Alicia Valdés
@aliciavaldesr.bsky.social
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Researcher at Institute of Biodiversity Research (IMIB) - University of Oviedo, Spain.
Ecosystem mapping and monitoring | Evolutionary ecology | Plant phenology | Global change

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Feb 14
🚨NEW PAPER! 🚨We investigate genetic differences in plant flowering time and thermal plasticity at a very small scale in geothermally heated areas
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Small-scale genetic differentiation in mean flowering time, but not in plasticity, along a geothermal heating gradient
Abstract. Genetic differentiation in traits is assumed to frequently occur in response to divergent natural selection. For example, developmental traits mi
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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · 20h
Después disfrutamos de la explosión de colores del otoño durante una excursión por los hayedos del entorno de Fuente De @jozemanu.bsky.social @borjajimalf.bsky.social @claraesdal.bsky.social

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · 20h
🌄 Presentando el portal de flora y hábitats de la región ibero-atlántica 🌐www.iberoatlantica.eu y avances en mapeo y monitoreo de hábitats con teledetección 🗺️🛰️ y en germinación de flora alpina 🌱 en las II Jornadas de Investigación de Picos de Europa @oapngob.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · 4d
🌿 Flora, hábitats y conocimiento abierto para la región ibero-atlántica desde @imibasturias.bsky.social
Hoy en las Jornadas de Investigación de Picos, BorjaJiménez-Alfaro presentó el nuevo Portal de flora y hábitats de la región ibero-atlántica:
www.iberoatlantica.eu 🪻
#PicosDeEuropa #Biodiversidad
www.iberoatlantica.eu

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · 4d
🌄 Hoy en las II Jornadas de Investigación de Picos de Europa @oapngob.bsky.social compartiendo cómo usamos teledetección, datos in situ y modelos predictivos para actualizar y validar el mapa de hábitats 📡🌿 con compañeros/as del @IMIB - UNIOVI-CSIC
#PicosDeEuropa #Teledetección #ParquesNacionales

Reposted by Jens‐Christian Svenning, Fernando T. Maestre, Meelis Pärtel , and 2 more

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 20d
📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain

Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide!

📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025
👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org
#IAVS2026
IAVS Symposium 2026, Thematic 'Understanding Ecosystems Through Vegetation'.

Reposted by Rob Marchant, Alicia Valdés

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · 21d
Online now: Cultivated lands: blind spots in global biodiversity data
Cultivated lands: blind spots in global biodiversity data
Biodiversity loss due to agricultural expansion and intensification is well documented. Accordingly, the Global Biodiversity Framework calls for transforming agroecosystems towards sustainable management. Yet, cultivated land remains a blind spot in global, open-access biodiversity data, creating knowledge gaps and reporting biases. Overcoming this requires tailored incentives, data integration, and farmer agency.
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Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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CREAF @creaf.cat · 27d
🏫🌳 From grey to green: reimagining schoolyards ✨

A new study involving CREAF reveals how over 30 schools from #Barcelona and #Utrecht are transforming their playgrounds into greener, healthier, and more inclusive spaces — adapted to #climatechange and new educational needs.

But...

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Jonathan Lenoir, Alicia Valdés

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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · 28d
Our new article in Nature Plants, led by César Leblanc, introduces Pl@ntBERT, an AI model inspired by language models like ChatGPT, but trained on > 1M vegetation plots from the EVA database.
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/Cesar...
GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblan...

Reposted by Jonathan Lenoir, Marcos Fernández‐Martínez, Alicia Valdés , and 1 more

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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · Oct 11
Our new online application EVA-MAP provides interactive maps of vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive and ReSurveyEurope databases. It enables filtering the plots by various criteria. More details can be found in this new article in the IAVS Bulletin:
www.sci.muni.cz/botany/chytr...

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Universidad de Oviedo @universidadoviedo.bsky.social · Oct 7
Las montañas guardan secretos microscópicos. 🏔️🔬 Un estudio de la Universidad de Oviedo revela que el contenido de aceite en las semillas de plantas de alta montaña influye en su longevidad.
https://f.mtr.cool/bqlcrabjsu

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Universidad de Oviedo @universidadoviedo.bsky.social · Sep 26
🔭 La ciencia vuelve a brillar en la Noche de los Investigadores e Investigadoras 🌌 con lleno total en Oviedo y Gijón. La actividad acerca la investigación a pequeños y mayores, despertando curiosidad y nuevas vocaciones científicas. 🔬👩🔬🔭📝👨🔬⚗️

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · Sep 25
... y por la tarde seguiremos hablando de diversidad animal y conservación en la Noche Europea de los Investigadores @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social mostrando los trabajos que hacemos en la Colección Zoológica de la universidad.

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 17
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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 17
El viernes 26 estaremos en #Gijón en la #EuropeanResearchersNight con el stand "Las plantas viajeras" @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social #science4all #MSCANight #NIGHTSpain

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Víctor González-García @gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social · Sep 13
🚨Paper alert!🚨

Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at
revistas.ucm.es/index.php/MB...

In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.
Orchids of the Principality of Asturias (Northwestern Spain) | Mediterranean Botany
In this study we present a review of the orchid family in the Principality of Asturias, Northwestern Spain. The study area comprises 10,000 km² for which we have compiled and curated up to 9197 records coming from several sources: fieldwork, herbaria, specialized publications, gray-literature, citizen science platforms, Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and social media. The territory comprises 52 confirmed species and 13 hybrids, with other 16 possibly present species being discussed and still other 6 explicitly dismissed. Gymnadenia densiflora (Wahlenb.) A. Dietr. and all nothotaxa, except those in Serapias, represent novelties for the area. For each of the 52 species we provide a brief description of their habitat, altitudinal range and flowering period. Additionally, we present a statistical exploration of the main drivers of orchids’ ecology and distribution in the territory. Our review demonstrates how the Principality of Asturias, despite its marginal geographic position—away from major diversification centers—, and the scarcity of detailed floristic studies and, in particular, of those specifically focused on orchids, qualifies as a significantly orchid-rich region within the European context, even when judged by the demanding standards of the rich Iberian flora. The role of citizen science, particularly triggered by these cherished plants, has been and will continue to be crucial in perfecting our knowledge of Asturian orchids.
revistas.ucm.es

Reposted by Juli G. Pausas

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 12
Interesting paper! Fire-induced resprouting increases within-individual phenotypic and epigenetic variability, with fitness implications

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Clara Espinosa del Alba @claraesdal.bsky.social · Sep 5
Third PhD paper alert!
Just published in Plant Biology available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We explored the functional trade-offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits by examining seed oil patterns in 47 alpine species. (1/5)
Functional trade‐offs and ecological correlates of seed oil traits in alpine ecosystems
This study examines seed oil content patterns in 47 alpine species, revealing a significant trade-off between seed oil and seed longevity.
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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 5
Vegetation and Biodiversity lab @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social rocking the stage at #IALE 2025 #Landscape #Ecology Congress. Great session on #Biodiversity #monitoring in the era of #BigData #remotesensing @jozemanu.bsky.social

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 4
And glad to be presenting my work @universidadoviedo.bsky.social on the #MOTIVATE @biodiversa.eu project on session 4H on #Biodiversity #monitoring on Friday morning

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Sep 4
Great to be in Bratislava, Slovakia for the #IALE 2025 European #Landscape #Ecology congress

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · Sep 2
@bigbiodataaeet.bsky.social attends the #IALE Europa congress with Bruno Combal fron DG Environment et al presenting @eugrasslands.bsky.social. A quite related project for Protected Areas service from @eea.europa.eu. Very interesting week in front of us!

Reposted by Alicia Valdés, Maya A. Zomer

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · Aug 8
Fire alters the phenotype of individual plants, potentially through epigenetic mechanisms
Saiz-Blanco, @cmhmaliani.bsky.social et al @journalofecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🧪🌍🔥🌿🌳🌾 botany #ecoevo #plantbiology traits @cideinvestiga.bsky.social @dicv.csic.es
Phenotypic rebuilding after fire: Understanding within‐individual variability in a Mediterranean shrub
This paper shows that burned resprouting individuals of Anthyllis cytisoides differed significantly in phenotype, global cytosine methylation and the relationship between floral phenotype and fitness...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Jul 28
Something worth sharing!

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Alicia Valdés @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social · Jun 26
Wow!
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 25
In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it.

Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/40mj1S8
Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food
Puppet helps insect trick real termites into feeding it
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Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Lars Gamfeldt, Alicia Valdés

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 25
In what may be one of Earth’s craziest forms of mimicry, researchers in 2023 reported a species of rove beetle that grows a termite puppet on its back to fool real termites into feeding it.

Learn more during #InsectWeek: scim.ag/40mj1S8
Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food
Puppet helps insect trick real termites into feeding it
scim.ag

Reposted by Elena D. Concepción, Alicia Valdés

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III SIBECOL & XII AEET MEETING @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social · Jun 7
💚✨ Thank you.

After an intense, inspiring and unforgettable week, the III SIBECOL & XVII AEET Meeting comes to an end — and yes, we’re already feeling nostalgic.

Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · May 29
🎉 Good news! The paper ‘🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Adrián Lázaro-Lobo and co-authors is now #free for a limited time 🧵(1/7)

👉 doi.org/ppkm

#AoBpapers #PlantScience
Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora

Reposted by Adrián Regos, Alicia Valdés

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Jose M Álvarez-Martínez @jozemanu.bsky.social · May 20
@bigbiodataaeet.bsky.social participates in GA2025 CLMS @copernicusland.bsky.social to connect #LandscapeEcology with Copernicus user uptake towards sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org @eco-aeet.bsky.social and iale2025.sav.sk @landscape-ecology.bsky.social general Congresses. Join us there and know more!

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Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · May 14
Nuestro congreso @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social se acerca!!!

Ayer fue la presentación a los medios en Pontevedra.
Allí nos vemos!!!

www.diariodepontevedra.es/articulo/pon...
Más de 800 expertos de 20 países debatirán sobre ecología en Pontevedra
El congreso, organizado por Sibecol y AEET, hablará sobre cambio climático, sequías y otras investigaciones sobre el medio terrestre, marino y aguas dulces. El evento también sacará la ciencia a las p...
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Reposted by Alicia Valdés

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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · May 7
EVA-MAP: www.EVAMAP.eu
We have launched a new online map of vegetation plots in the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and ReSurveyEurope database. You can select plots using a filtering form or drawing an area in the map, explore plot metadata and export lists of selected plots with metadata.