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Alejandro García
@alexgargo.bsky.social
PhD in solitary bee ecotoxicology🐝 | CREAF
Ecophysiology, agroecology, genomic
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Today is the day! The course on bee taxonomy and ecology is already started at Jardí Botànic de Barcelona @museuciencies.cat!

Jordi Bosch (@creaf.cat) has given an inaugural talk on ecology of bees 🐝🌼. Thank you very much for sharing your deep knowledge about bee life!

@tettris.eu

#KnowYourBees
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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🐝 What traits make bees resilient to anthropogenic changes? In this perspective paper, we explore:
🌱 Adaptations & pre-adaptations to human-altered environments
🧬 Genomic tools unlocking new insights
🔗 Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adapting to change: bee pollinator signatures in anthropized environments
Bees are essential pollinators for wild, ornamental, and agricultural plants, but human activities have disrupted their habitats, threatening their pe…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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The Ecosystem Modelling Facility (EMF) is a small unit within CREAF specifically devoted to modelling activities, with special focus on the response of ecosystems to global change.🎯🌳🖥️
November 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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El Gobierno reconoce que el fracaso del reciclado de botellas de plástico obliga a implantar un sistema de depósito y retorno SDDR elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
El Gobierno reconoce que el fracaso del reciclado de botellas de plástico obliga a implantar un sistema de depósito y retorno
El Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica certifica de forma oficial que solo se recoge el 41,3% de estos envases y concluye que debe acometerse un cambio radical en el modelo de recogida de residuos...
elpais.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM
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Check out our newest work evaluating the role of #pollen nutritional quality in mediating plant #pollinator interactions and #plant #fitness. Great collaborative work! 👇🏼
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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#DYK wild pollinator decline threatens #FoodSecurity and biodiversity? 🐝💡 @restpoll.bsky.social unites farmers, scientists, and policymakers to restore European pollinator habitats with simple recipes like insect hotels and floral bands ✨ Look! t.co/cFj2wLHGak
November 20, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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Quienes andan por ahí construyendo sinsentidos a los que llaman hoteles de abejas e incluso quienes lo hacn bien pero pueden mejorar, deberían ver y leer esto.

biologicalrecording.co.uk/2024/04/11/r...
Refurbishing the Bee Hotel: Different Bees, Different Needs
Dr Linda Birkin & Isobel Sexton from the Buzz Club (University of Sussex) report their findings on what does and doesn’t work when it comes to providing your very own Air Bee ‘n&#82…
biologicalrecording.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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There's just something about bee mites that makes me feel uneasy! anyway - here's a picture of some poor bees at the end of a field experiment we ran (we hadn't considered mites in the design but they became an interesting part of the study!). Its amazing how many mites a single bee can carry!
November 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM