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Mar Sobral
@marsobral.bsky.social
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EcoEvoGeo
Associate Professor at Geography Department, USC, Spain
Associate Editor in Chief Ecological Monographs, ESA, US
Co-editor in Chief Ecosistemas, AEET, Spain
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Mar Sobral @marsobral.bsky.social · Nov 24
💚 Another science is possiible by #AEETSIBECOL2025

🔊 call for abstracts open until december 20th

sibecol-aeet-meeting2025.org/Index/11/Cal...

Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 2-7 June 2025
marsobral.bsky.social
enhorabuena! 😍
annatraveset.bsky.social Anna Traveset @annatraveset.bsky.social · Sep 28
Muy agradecida por este gran reconocimiento, el cual me empuja a seguir trabajando en la ciencia que me apasiona y acompañada por un equipo fantástico de gente a mi lado. Gracias, gracias, gracias!!
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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gpuglielli.bsky.social
Working with individual trait data and functional trait spaces and bored about means?

With @cpcarmona.bsky.social, Agnese Bissi and @etordoni.bsky.social, we put together a perspective to test the effect of individual observations on trait space properties 👇👇

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Quantifying the influence of intraspecific variability in trait spaces - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Quantifying the influence of intraspecific variability in trait spaces
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
@pkp.sfu.ca not only provides hosting and technical support, but also develops in Open Journal Systems (OJS), a free and open source publishing software that we will use for editorial management.
pkp.sfu.ca/software/ojs/
Open Journal Systems (OJS) - Software - Public Knowledge Project
The official home of OJS, the most widely used researcher-to-reader software to run scholarly journals and publish research articles.
pkp.sfu.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
After many years of hosting at Rey Juan Carlos University, for which we are very grateful, we are moving to the hosting services of @pkp.sfu.ca. The migration will take place this next Thursday, 2 October. But what doest this change mean?
pkp.sfu.ca
Public Knowledge Project
PKP is the trusted, original home of Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Preprint Systems (OPS), and Open Monograph Press (OMP) for scholarly publishing.
pkp.sfu.ca
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
Our editors @ibartomeus.bsky.social and @marsobral.bsky.social have published an article rethinking the scientific publishing in PEEER. We can help reshape scientific publishing into a system that prioritizes integrity, inclusion, and sustainability.
peeer.net/2025/08/18/r...
Rethinking Scientific Publishing: A Call for Change
Scientific publishing lies at the core of academic life. It is the main mechanism through which knowledge is shared, careers are built, and progress is evaluated. However, this system has evolved i…
peeer.net
September 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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eco-aeet.bsky.social
"Because another kind of science is not only possible — we just saw a glimpse of it."

By @marsobral.bsky.social, @xandrouva.bsky.social, @saravarela.bsky.social, Luis Sampedro, Jorge Durán and Margarita Lema
July 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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@eco-aeet.bsky.social @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
175 voices, one vision: a conference that felt like change. AEET-SIBECOL 2025 💚https://share.google/ec8nPVi0FIQyKX7bX
July 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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eco-aeet.bsky.social
#BlogAEET

El equipo editorial de nuestra revista @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social explica en esta entrada la filosofía de la revista, y el objetivo de promover una forma de publicación más abierta y justa.

blogaeet.org/2025/06/19/a...
June 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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eco-aeet.bsky.social
#BlogAEET
"Es necesario conectar la ecología al ámbito político", por Andrea Cortegoso y @gilromera.bsky.social

Sobre la creación (y necesidad) de un Comité de Ecología y Política dentro de @eco-aeet.bsky.social.

blogaeet.org/2025/07/07/e...
Es necesario conectar la ecología al ámbito político
En el XVII congreso de la AEET y III de SIBECOL celebrado en Pontevedra este mes de junio de 2025, tuvimos la oportunidad de participar en un encuentro verdaderamente inspirador, en el que reflexio…
blogaeet.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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paleobicha.bsky.social
Read the full paper here, open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social

📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.

#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
The division of food space among mammalian species on biomes
Understanding how species' ecological partitioning functions across biomes is fundamental to macroecology and conservation biology. Here, we examine the global distribution of dietary strategies in t...
doi.org
July 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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fernadovalladares.bsky.social
Por fin! Preestreno de nuestra obra de teatro Zumo de remolacha.

18 de Julio. Foios (Valencia)

Entradas aquí:
movingtickets.com/Entradas-Zum...

@esXrebellion
#rebelionoextincion
July 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
marsobral.bsky.social
grazas!
usc.gal USC @usc.gal · Jul 1
🥇 A profesora e investigadora @marsobral.bsky.social
consegue unha das 60 bolsas Leonardo da Fundación BBVA

Logrouna nunha convocatoria altamente competitiva, con 1.623 candidaturas presentadas

🗞️https://www.usc.gal/gl/xornal/novas/profesora-investigadora-mar-sobral-consegue-60-bolsas-leonardo
July 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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chikichanka.bsky.social
Habemus nuevo astacoartículo en @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
LINK: www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
La genética respalda también el origen italiano de los cangrejos de río
Va hilo
(1/14)
@sergiobedmar.bsky.social @oficialdegui.bsky.social
@ebdonana.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
Did you know that our editors @marsobral.bsky.social and @ibartomeus.bsky.social gave a surprise talk in the AEET-SIBECOL congress? Here, you can read the full talk in english. Let’s reclaim publishing as a space that serves science and not profit! #OApublishing
blogaeet.org/2025/06/19/a...
AEET–SIBECOL Pontevedra 2025. Surprise Talk: Another open and fairer publishing system is possible (and necessary)
Durante el pasado congreso de la AEET-SIBECOL en Pontevedra hubo varias charlas sorpresa sobre temas transversales a la ecología. Aquí está la charla (en inglés) que prepararemos desde Ecosistemas …
blogaeet.org
June 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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edhawkins.org
21st June: #ShowYourStripes day

1) Download your warming stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info

2) Use the graphics to start conversations about climate change risks, how you are already experiencing the consequences and what you are doing about it

3) Encourage others to do the same
June 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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drclrichards.bsky.social
Some shots of my talk on the big stage @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social thanks to dear friends @marsobral.bsky.social @cmoeller.bsky.social @vtec.bsky.social @irissammarco.bsky.social @troyee.bsky.social
Francesco De Bello
Javier Puy
#sibecol
#sibecol2025
#sibecol25
❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
June 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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drclrichards.bsky.social
More shots of our trip to Isla de Sálvora, Galicia. Thanks so much for organizing it 💖 @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social #sibecol #sibecol2025 #sibecol25 @marsobral.bsky.social @troyee.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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drclrichards.bsky.social
Impressive new work from Javier Puy! 🤩 #sibecol @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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maloucao.bsky.social
Very proud to hear this wonderful talk by #SilviaCastro from @pollinet.bsky.social. 👏 #SPECO has been very well represented at @sibecol.bsky.social #congress
June 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
💚✨ 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.
June 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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iicg-urjc.bsky.social
🎉Yesterday, a plenary session took place, with two outstanding researchers

🌿Silvia Matesanz, from our #IICG, gave a talk titled: "Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in Mediterranean gypsum endemics: insights into climate change response."
June 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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biodiversosurjc.bsky.social
Un gran grupo de #biodiversos han estado esta semana en Pontevedra en #SIBECOL2025 Especial mención a Adrián Escudero por su premio Luis Balaguer, a Silvia Matesanz por impartir una de las plenarias y a Ester Hernández por su premio al mejor póster @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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xherreraa.bsky.social
Deeply honored to receive this Open Science Award by AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social . Sharing this edition with @marsobral.bsky.social and Adrián Escudero makes it even more special. With heartfelt dedication to our beloved Amazonia 🌳🌎
eco-aeet.bsky.social Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · May 15
Premio "Ciencia Abierta"
Dra. XIMENA HERRERA ÁLVAREZ por el impacto científico y social de su trabajo, en particular la elaboración de una lista completa y estandarizada de especies maderables de la Amazonía
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
🧵 Discover what a PhD in ecology really feels like...
At #SIBECOLAEET2025, Pedro Rebollo gave a raw, honest talk about early-career research—and what needs to change. Here's the heart of his message 👇
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social
🎉Closing with emotion🎉
Our final full day was filled with powerful sessions, reflections, and a moving closing ceremony. We wrapped it all up with music, smiles, and the joy of having been part of something big.
Thank you for being here 💚
#SIBECOLAEET2025 #EcologyMeeting #AnotherScienceIsPossible
June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM