Andrés Baselga
@andresbaselga.bsky.social
Professor at University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) - Interested in beetles, biogeography and macroecology
Santiago de Compostela. Web: http://biogeography-usc.org/
Santiago de Compostela. Web: http://biogeography-usc.org/
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I’m really concerned about early career scientists using generative AI in writing, because writing is how we think and reflect. There’s almost nothing *more* human than that, and to give that gift away to a machine is almost unconscionable to me
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’m really concerned about early career scientists using generative AI in writing, because writing is how we think and reflect. There’s almost nothing *more* human than that, and to give that gift away to a machine is almost unconscionable to me
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
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New post: All The Things I Was Never Trained To Do. Which turns out to be a sneakily disguised meditation on what university education is for, and thus what university is, and what it isn't - despite the persistence of idiots who don't understand that!
All the things I was never trained to do
I’m reminded just about every day that the disconnect between my education, and the career I built from it, is enormous. Or at least, it seems so. I had a pretty unremarkable educational sequence f…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
New post: All The Things I Was Never Trained To Do. Which turns out to be a sneakily disguised meditation on what university education is for, and thus what university is, and what it isn't - despite the persistence of idiots who don't understand that!
Important thoughts about museums, extinct species, and all the biological diversity that is going extinct unnoticed (not even preserved as museum specimens)
The other day I got to hold an ivory-billed woodpecker. It hit pretty hard - some thoughts here.
Close encounters of the extinct kind
I’m a huge museum nerd. When I travel, museums are top of my list – and it doesn’t matter a whole lot what they’re museums of.* But what’s even better than a day at a museum is a chance to tour a m…
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October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Important thoughts about museums, extinct species, and all the biological diversity that is going extinct unnoticed (not even preserved as museum specimens)
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Álvaro Pérez Gómez defendió ayer su tesis doctoral en la UCA. Ha sido fácil y fascinante trabajar con él; entre otras cosas, por su formación naturalista, que traía ya de su mentor desde pequeño: Íñigo Sánchez. Álvaro ha realizado este breve documental de su tesis:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpp...
Vídeo presentación Tesis Doctoral Álvaro Pérez Gómez
YouTube video by Álvaro Pérez Gómez
m.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Álvaro Pérez Gómez defendió ayer su tesis doctoral en la UCA. Ha sido fácil y fascinante trabajar con él; entre otras cosas, por su formación naturalista, que traía ya de su mentor desde pequeño: Íñigo Sánchez. Álvaro ha realizado este breve documental de su tesis:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjpp...
Beetles have taken me a long way!
Huge congratulations to Andrés Baselga, who has just been promoted to Full Professor of Zoology at Univ. Santiago de Compostela @usc.gal
Yesterday we enjoyed his talk - from collecting beetles as a teen to developing methods for studying biodiversity.
@andresbaselga.bsky.social
@cretus.usc.gal
Yesterday we enjoyed his talk - from collecting beetles as a teen to developing methods for studying biodiversity.
@andresbaselga.bsky.social
@cretus.usc.gal
October 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Beetles have taken me a long way!
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We have developed a new methodological framework to measure biodiversity.
We focus on the uniqueness (or singularity) of biological communities and apply it to the GBF 30x30 target.
If you only have 4:35 min, check the visual abstract to know a little bit more about it ☺️:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
We focus on the uniqueness (or singularity) of biological communities and apply it to the GBF 30x30 target.
If you only have 4:35 min, check the visual abstract to know a little bit more about it ☺️:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
September 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We have developed a new methodological framework to measure biodiversity.
We focus on the uniqueness (or singularity) of biological communities and apply it to the GBF 30x30 target.
If you only have 4:35 min, check the visual abstract to know a little bit more about it ☺️:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
We focus on the uniqueness (or singularity) of biological communities and apply it to the GBF 30x30 target.
If you only have 4:35 min, check the visual abstract to know a little bit more about it ☺️:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
Thanks Erik! Glad you found it interesting
September 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thanks Erik! Glad you found it interesting
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Evolutionary "hills" or "islands"? Very interesting new approach to measure the uniqueness of a biological community, with great potential use as baseline to identify high-value biodiversity sites at multiple scales.
Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Areas of High Biodiversity Value Evidenced by the Spatial Scaling of Phylogenetic Uniqueness
Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Evolutionary "hills" or "islands"? Very interesting new approach to measure the uniqueness of a biological community, with great potential use as baseline to identify high-value biodiversity sites at multiple scales.
This video summarizes the new framework we introduce to quantify and model phylogenetic uniqueness, and our main results for terrestrial vertebrates:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
Areas of high biodiversity value evidenced by the spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness
YouTube video by Biogeography Lab (BiBiCI-USC)
youtu.be
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This video summarizes the new framework we introduce to quantify and model phylogenetic uniqueness, and our main results for terrestrial vertebrates:
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
youtu.be/dHMBhVJ8dns?...
Phylogenetic endemism is best to maximise global phylogenetic diversity in the smallest area, and spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness identifies globally distinct but regionally less unique sites (evolutionary hills), from highly irreplaceable sites even at small scales (evolutionary islands)
September 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Phylogenetic endemism is best to maximise global phylogenetic diversity in the smallest area, and spatial scaling of phylogenetic uniqueness identifies globally distinct but regionally less unique sites (evolutionary hills), from highly irreplaceable sites even at small scales (evolutionary islands)
Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Areas of High Biodiversity Value Evidenced by the Spatial Scaling of Phylogenetic Uniqueness
Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Gracias al programa CICERON del @csic.es mi colega y amigo @oscar-godoy.bsky.social y yo coordinamos este itinerario que persigue acercar la conservación y restauración de la naturaleza a la sociedad.
youtu.be/WlJCXlgp310?...
gracias! @actisandres.bsky.social @clementealvarez.bsky.social
youtu.be/WlJCXlgp310?...
gracias! @actisandres.bsky.social @clementealvarez.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Gracias al programa CICERON del @csic.es mi colega y amigo @oscar-godoy.bsky.social y yo coordinamos este itinerario que persigue acercar la conservación y restauración de la naturaleza a la sociedad.
youtu.be/WlJCXlgp310?...
gracias! @actisandres.bsky.social @clementealvarez.bsky.social
youtu.be/WlJCXlgp310?...
gracias! @actisandres.bsky.social @clementealvarez.bsky.social
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Hoy hay que leer esto con Serafín González y @xabiervp.bsky.social sobre el gran valor del matorral. Un hábitat, que en su versión "maleza", cada vez se parece más en boca de algunos al de "alimañas" para el mundo animal.
www.eldiario.es/1_bfe5f5
www.eldiario.es/1_bfe5f5
El "matorral" calcinado que Alfonso Rueda desprecia: hábitats protegidos, hogar de especies amenazadas y sumidero de carbono
Expertos destacan el papel "valiosísimo" del monte bajo y ponen el foco en los animales salvajes que han muerto y los que se están viendo obligados a desplazarse en busca de alimento
www.eldiario.es
September 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Hoy hay que leer esto con Serafín González y @xabiervp.bsky.social sobre el gran valor del matorral. Un hábitat, que en su versión "maleza", cada vez se parece más en boca de algunos al de "alimañas" para el mundo animal.
www.eldiario.es/1_bfe5f5
www.eldiario.es/1_bfe5f5
I would always appreciate colourblind friendly palettes, please!
September 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I would always appreciate colourblind friendly palettes, please!
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Abstract submission for the meeting in Aarhus has been extended by one week! The new abstract submission deadline is 8 September. conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Abstract submission for the meeting in Aarhus has been extended by one week! The new abstract submission deadline is 8 September. conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
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🐝 A captura masiva da 'Vespa velutina' con trampas non selectivas mata tamén insectos polinizadores
⚠️ É urxente apostar por métodos de control sostibles
Así o explican investigadores da Universidade da Coruña neste artigo de @es.theconversation.com
⚠️ É urxente apostar por métodos de control sostibles
Así o explican investigadores da Universidade da Coruña neste artigo de @es.theconversation.com
Por que a captura masiva de velutinas con trampas debe parar?
O uso indiscriminado de trampas contra a avespa asiática provoca a morte de milleiros de especies de insectos beneficiosos
www.gciencia.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🐝 A captura masiva da 'Vespa velutina' con trampas non selectivas mata tamén insectos polinizadores
⚠️ É urxente apostar por métodos de control sostibles
Así o explican investigadores da Universidade da Coruña neste artigo de @es.theconversation.com
⚠️ É urxente apostar por métodos de control sostibles
Así o explican investigadores da Universidade da Coruña neste artigo de @es.theconversation.com
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Esta semana os IPs @andresbaselga.bsky.social e #C.Gómez-Rodriguez imparten “Código para biólogos: introdución a R” Curso da #UniversidadeDeVerán no que guiarán aos asistentes na aprendizaxe de R desde as bases ata a súa aplicación no ámbito da bioloxía. @biogeography-usc.bsky.social @usc.gal
September 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Esta semana os IPs @andresbaselga.bsky.social e #C.Gómez-Rodriguez imparten “Código para biólogos: introdución a R” Curso da #UniversidadeDeVerán no que guiarán aos asistentes na aprendizaxe de R desde as bases ata a súa aplicación no ámbito da bioloxía. @biogeography-usc.bsky.social @usc.gal
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August 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Probably not the standard way of having fun at the beach, but I just had a lot of fun observing for the first time a new phylum (new for me, of course). The xenacoelomorph Symsagittifera roscoffensis. It has no digestive system, because it lives from its symbiotic algae (hence the green colour)
August 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Probably not the standard way of having fun at the beach, but I just had a lot of fun observing for the first time a new phylum (new for me, of course). The xenacoelomorph Symsagittifera roscoffensis. It has no digestive system, because it lives from its symbiotic algae (hence the green colour)
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🌿 PhD Opportunity in Biodiversity Sciences 🌿
Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.
Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD
Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB
Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.
Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD
Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB
July 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🌿 PhD Opportunity in Biodiversity Sciences 🌿
Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.
Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD
Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB
Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network.
Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD
Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB
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Frontiers of Biogeography (the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, now with an impact factor!) has recently published some cool papers. Check them out and consider publishing your work in our journal.
July 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Frontiers of Biogeography (the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, now with an impact factor!) has recently published some cool papers. Check them out and consider publishing your work in our journal.
Yes, it is an evolutionary race, and there are chrysomelid counterploys!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/...
Squirt‐Gun Defense in Bursera and the Chrysomelid Counterploy
I determined the impact of resins canals of Bursera schlechtendalii on the growth and survival of its specialized vein—cutting beetle Blepharida sp. nov. Bursera schlechtendalii produces terpenes sto...
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July 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yes, it is an evolutionary race, and there are chrysomelid counterploys!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2307/...
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Exciting news! Our society journal has been included in the Clarivate Journal Citation Report for the first time, with an impact factor of 2.5! It's an excellent option for fully open access publication of biogeographical research!
biogeography.pensoft.net
biogeography.pensoft.net
Frontiers of Biogeography
Launched to support biogeographic researchFrontiers of Biogeography (FoB) is the scientific journal of The International Biogeography Society (TIBS, biogeography.org), a not-for-profit orga...
biogeography.pensoft.net
June 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Exciting news! Our society journal has been included in the Clarivate Journal Citation Report for the first time, with an impact factor of 2.5! It's an excellent option for fully open access publication of biogeographical research!
biogeography.pensoft.net
biogeography.pensoft.net
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Mark Vellend has a new book, available for pre-order: "Everything Evolves: Why Evolution Explains More Than We Think, From Proteins to Politics". It looks interesting and VERY ambitious. Here's Mark's pitch for why you should read it: dynamicecology.wordp...
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The Second Science*
Note from Jeremy: this is a guest post from Mark Vellend. *** When the Covid pandemic sent everyone home in the spring of 2020, Françoise Cardou and I – amidst some guilt about our generally good h…
dynamicecology.wordpress.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Mark Vellend has a new book, available for pre-order: "Everything Evolves: Why Evolution Explains More Than We Think, From Proteins to Politics". It looks interesting and VERY ambitious. Here's Mark's pitch for why you should read it: dynamicecology.wordp...
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