Joan Casanelles Abella
@joancasanelles.bsky.social
Postdoc at @TU_Muenchen at UPE. Urban ecology, biodiversity conservation, botany and entomology.
Amateur in ancient history
joancasanelles.github.io
He, him
Amateur in ancient history
joancasanelles.github.io
He, him
Pinned
Biodiversity modeling to manage urban ecosystems for people and nature - Nature Cities
Cities are home to many species, so managing urban ecosystems accordingly is important. This Perspective argues for better integration of widely used biodiversity modeling frameworks and tools into ur...
www.nature.com
After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The next IGUE #UrbanEcology seminar will take place in three weeks' time, on 20 November at 16:30 CET. It will be delivered by @trigos-peral.bsky.social 🐜🌇 from @mizpas.bsky.social
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The next IGUE #UrbanEcology seminar will take place in three weeks' time, on 20 November at 16:30 CET. It will be delivered by @trigos-peral.bsky.social 🐜🌇 from @mizpas.bsky.social
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Scan the QR to save the event in your calendar or save the link:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
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It's tomorrow at 16:30! @manudelbaq.bsky.social ( @irnase.bsky.social ) will inaugurate the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology's (AEET) online seminar series here:
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October 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It's tomorrow at 16:30! @manudelbaq.bsky.social ( @irnase.bsky.social ) will inaugurate the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology's (AEET) online seminar series here:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Excited to participate tomorrow in the Weihenstephaner Forum 2025 on Shared Landscapes :) If you’re in Freising, come!
www.acl-tum.de/forum/weifo25/
www.acl-tum.de/forum/weifo25/
WeiFo25
www.acl-tum.de
October 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Excited to participate tomorrow in the Weihenstephaner Forum 2025 on Shared Landscapes :) If you’re in Freising, come!
www.acl-tum.de/forum/weifo25/
www.acl-tum.de/forum/weifo25/
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Our @igue-aeet.bsky.social is organizing a seminar series, starting with Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo @irnasa.bsky.social talk entitled "The fate of soil biodiversity and function under global environmental change".
23rd of October at 16:30 (Madrid time, CET)
LINK drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
23rd of October at 16:30 (Madrid time, CET)
LINK drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our @igue-aeet.bsky.social is organizing a seminar series, starting with Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo @irnasa.bsky.social talk entitled "The fate of soil biodiversity and function under global environmental change".
23rd of October at 16:30 (Madrid time, CET)
LINK drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
23rd of October at 16:30 (Madrid time, CET)
LINK drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
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We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...
Joining the lab
2-year Postdoctoral position on VALOR EU-project: We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators (VALOR; The candidat…
bartomeuslab.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...
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🌍 New publication alert!
In our latest piece in Nature Cities, we highlight how biodiversity modeling can support urban planning by balancing human well-being with nature. This helps cities meet biodiversity targets while ensuring access to healthy ecosystems.
Read the article: buff.ly/zeRBrYh
In our latest piece in Nature Cities, we highlight how biodiversity modeling can support urban planning by balancing human well-being with nature. This helps cities meet biodiversity targets while ensuring access to healthy ecosystems.
Read the article: buff.ly/zeRBrYh
October 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🌍 New publication alert!
In our latest piece in Nature Cities, we highlight how biodiversity modeling can support urban planning by balancing human well-being with nature. This helps cities meet biodiversity targets while ensuring access to healthy ecosystems.
Read the article: buff.ly/zeRBrYh
In our latest piece in Nature Cities, we highlight how biodiversity modeling can support urban planning by balancing human well-being with nature. This helps cities meet biodiversity targets while ensuring access to healthy ecosystems.
Read the article: buff.ly/zeRBrYh
Reposted by Joan Casanelles Abella
In exactly one month (23 October), the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology kicks off a series of #UrbanEcology seminars!
We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from @irnase.bsky.social for the first session.
Add the event to your calendar: drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from @irnase.bsky.social for the first session.
Add the event to your calendar: drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
In exactly one month (23 October), the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology kicks off a series of #UrbanEcology seminars!
We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from @irnase.bsky.social for the first session.
Add the event to your calendar: drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
We have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo from @irnase.bsky.social for the first session.
Add the event to your calendar: drive.google.com/file/d/18Bk2...
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Nuevo grupo de trabajo AEET
Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana
@igue-aeet.bsky.social
Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana
@igue-aeet.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Nuevo grupo de trabajo AEET
Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana
@igue-aeet.bsky.social
Se constituye el grupo de Trabajo sobre Ecología Urbana
@igue-aeet.bsky.social
Presenting our work on the foraging strategies of urban and rural #bunblebee indivifuals at the #gfoe2025 🐝
#urbanecooogy #individualbasedecology
See paper ar: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#urbanecooogy #individualbasedecology
See paper ar: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
September 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Presenting our work on the foraging strategies of urban and rural #bunblebee indivifuals at the #gfoe2025 🐝
#urbanecooogy #individualbasedecology
See paper ar: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
#urbanecooogy #individualbasedecology
See paper ar: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Did you know that "ugly-cute" animals like vultures, sloths, and aye-ayes play key roles in ecosystems? From cleaning up carcasses to preventing disease spread & pollination, these misunderstood creatures are vital to #biodiversity.🌏🧪
Find out more:
Find out more:
The astonishing superpowers of nature’s most unloved animals
From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages.
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Did you know that "ugly-cute" animals like vultures, sloths, and aye-ayes play key roles in ecosystems? From cleaning up carcasses to preventing disease spread & pollination, these misunderstood creatures are vital to #biodiversity.🌏🧪
Find out more:
Find out more:
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New research in #RESInsectConsDiv
Increased urbanisation promotes winner-loser species replacement & shifts in foraging #behaviour among #ant species in a large neotropical metropolis
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70010
#UrbanInsects #Ecosystems #EcologicalInteractions
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Increased urbanisation promotes winner-loser species replacement & shifts in foraging #behaviour among #ant species in a large neotropical metropolis
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70010
#UrbanInsects #Ecosystems #EcologicalInteractions
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
August 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New research in #RESInsectConsDiv
Increased urbanisation promotes winner-loser species replacement & shifts in foraging #behaviour among #ant species in a large neotropical metropolis
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70010
#UrbanInsects #Ecosystems #EcologicalInteractions
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Increased urbanisation promotes winner-loser species replacement & shifts in foraging #behaviour among #ant species in a large neotropical metropolis
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70010
#UrbanInsects #Ecosystems #EcologicalInteractions
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
🚨🚨paper out 🚨🚨
Our paper on honeybee dominance in cities is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #bees #urbanecology
#urbanbeekeeping
🐝🐝
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Our paper on honeybee dominance in cities is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #bees #urbanecology
#urbanbeekeeping
🐝🐝
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Examining Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Dominance Patterns Within Urban Bee Communities Worldwide
We examine if and to what degree honeybees are dominant in urban bee communities worldwide. We found honeybees to be the most abundant organisms and highly dominant in most of the studies, although t...
dx.doi.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨🚨paper out 🚨🚨
Our paper on honeybee dominance in cities is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #bees #urbanecology
#urbanbeekeeping
🐝🐝
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Our paper on honeybee dominance in cities is published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social #bees #urbanecology
#urbanbeekeeping
🐝🐝
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
🚨Paper alert 🚨Congelats to Jokin Idoate for leading this paper on tree mortalitat in European forest reserves
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century
In contrast to previous studies, dominant tree species in European strict forest reserves have not consistently experienced increasing background mortality. Conversely, forest reserves dominated by c...
dx.doi.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🚨Paper alert 🚨Congelats to Jokin Idoate for leading this paper on tree mortalitat in European forest reserves
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...
👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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🏵️ Preprint alert! 🐝
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
No one-size-fits-all: trait-dependent effects of local plant diversity on pollinators and pollination service in a densifying city
The densification of urban landscapes reshuffles plant--pollinator interactions and affects the provisioning of pollination services. Improving local-scale habitat quality, e.g. planting more flowers ...
doi.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🏵️ Preprint alert! 🐝
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
In an #urban garden experiment along independent #densification🏙️ × local garden floral richness🌷 gradients, floral richness maintains #pollination success under densification, but only for plants with higher floral specificity.
🔎 doi.org/10.22541/au....
#Traits #Pollinators
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Can plants keep up with fire regime changes through evolution?
Our new paper is out in the July issue of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
📖 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
with Hoffmann, Nitschke & @jgpausas.bsky.social
#fireecology #PlantBiology #ecoevo 🔥🌿🧬
Our new paper is out in the July issue of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
📖 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
with Hoffmann, Nitschke & @jgpausas.bsky.social
#fireecology #PlantBiology #ecoevo 🔥🌿🧬
July 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Can plants keep up with fire regime changes through evolution?
Our new paper is out in the July issue of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
📖 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
with Hoffmann, Nitschke & @jgpausas.bsky.social
#fireecology #PlantBiology #ecoevo 🔥🌿🧬
Our new paper is out in the July issue of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
📖 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
with Hoffmann, Nitschke & @jgpausas.bsky.social
#fireecology #PlantBiology #ecoevo 🔥🌿🧬
🚨Paper alert🚨 Thanks @merinrejichacko.bsky.social for leading this amazing project!
Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/
#OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐
1/6
July 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨Paper alert🚨 Thanks @merinrejichacko.bsky.social for leading this amazing project!
After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Biodiversity modeling to manage urban ecosystems for people and nature - Nature Cities
Cities are home to many species, so managing urban ecosystems accordingly is important. This Perspective argues for better integration of widely used biodiversity modeling frameworks and tools into ur...
www.nature.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
After almost 4 years of intermittent work, our perspective on biodiversity modelling in urban ecosystems is finally out in @natcities.nature.com
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
👉🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Joan Casanelles Abella
June 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
After few months of emails, shared documents and video calls, the foundation of the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology has finally started at #Sibecol25! Thanks @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social and to all presenters and participants of the #urbanecology sessions, it’s been great 🌆
June 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
After few months of emails, shared documents and video calls, the foundation of the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology has finally started at #Sibecol25! Thanks @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social and to all presenters and participants of the #urbanecology sessions, it’s been great 🌆
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IGUE has just been presented into society in the @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has come today and who has participate in the debate about what we want to do in the near future within this group. Up to the date, we have just received more than 60 requests!!
June 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
IGUE has just been presented into society in the @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has come today and who has participate in the debate about what we want to do in the near future within this group. Up to the date, we have just received more than 60 requests!!
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The third and final paper of my PhD is now out! @foxnat.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The third and final paper of my PhD is now out! @foxnat.bsky.social
We had a great session yesterday with @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social at #Sibecol25 on urban ecology with very interesting research topics including herbivory, butterflies, bees, pollutants, urban agriculture and salamanders 🏙️🌇
Lots of people and beautiful science at the first Urban Ecology session at @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
More urban science tomorrow! #SIBECOLAEET2025
More urban science tomorrow! #SIBECOLAEET2025
June 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We had a great session yesterday with @hernandezaguero.com and @jjimenezpenuela.bsky.social at #Sibecol25 on urban ecology with very interesting research topics including herbivory, butterflies, bees, pollutants, urban agriculture and salamanders 🏙️🌇
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It is today!
Excited to announce the presentation event for the Iberian Group of Urban Ecology (IGUE) at the @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social meeting in Pontevedra, Spain.
🗓 Thursday, June 5
🕔 17:00
📍 Auditorium
We’d love to see you there.
#UrbanEcology #SIBECOL2025 @sibecol.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
🗓 Thursday, June 5
🕔 17:00
📍 Auditorium
We’d love to see you there.
#UrbanEcology #SIBECOL2025 @sibecol.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It is today!