Paolo G. Albano
@pgalbano.bsky.social
Exploration and conservation of marine biodiversity in space and time, malacology | Senior scientist at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy | he/his
Shifted baselines in the Indian Ocean...!
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Shifted baselines in the Indian Ocean...!
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
Italian newspapers featuring our work on the climate refugium for marine biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean: www.repubblica.it/green-and-bl...
Un’oasi climatica nel Mediterraneo orientale: qui la biodiversità resiste alla crisi climatica
Lungo la costa sud-occidentale di Cipro un fenomeno di risalita delle acque difende in modo naturale gli ecosistemi dalla tropicalizzazione del mare: “Protegge…
www.repubblica.it
February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Italian newspapers featuring our work on the climate refugium for marine biodiversity in the eastern Mediterranean: www.repubblica.it/green-and-bl...
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
All set for New Horizons 💎 #OpenAccess in Nijmegen! Thank you to the organisers for the opportunity to speak on the Strain, Stain, & Drain of scientific publishing.
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
![The Drain of Scientific Publishing
Fernanda Beigel, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto, Gemma Derrick, Aileen Fyfe, Pablo Gomez Barreiro, Mark A. Hanson, Stefanie Haustein, Vincent Larivière, Christine Noe, Stephen Pinfield, James Wilsdon
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and Universities, to lead the drive to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market.
Comments: 1 Figure, 1 Table, 1 Supplementary Table
Subjects: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
Cite as: arXiv:2511.04820 [cs.DL]
(or arXiv:2511.04820v2 [cs.DL] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.04820
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Submission history
From: Dan Brockington [view email]
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February 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
All set for New Horizons 💎 #OpenAccess in Nijmegen! Thank you to the organisers for the opportunity to speak on the Strain, Stain, & Drain of scientific publishing.
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
The most beautiful #snail ever to exist!
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The most beautiful #snail ever to exist!
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
Many #marine snails go through an early life stage called #veliger, wherein they drift along with the #plankton before settling onto the sea floor as an adult. We call this, #sparkles
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving #mollusk #gug
Hydatina is elegantly beautiful!
I found a sea slug relative that carries a shell 🫧 ͛.*
Its white, translucent mantle is spilling out from the shell!
And most of all, look at that face… those tiny round eyes are just too cute 👀✨
Its white, translucent mantle is spilling out from the shell!
And most of all, look at that face… those tiny round eyes are just too cute 👀✨
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Hydatina is elegantly beautiful!
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Southwestern #Cyprus hosts the only refugium against #climate warming in the easternmost #Mediterranean Sea! Great collaboration with many colleagues hoping to contribute to the protection of this area! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Upwelling generates a unique refugium from climate change in the fast warming Eastern Mediterranean Sea - Biodiversity and Conservation
The identification of areas resistant to climate change is a strategy to support biodiversity conservation on a warming planet. Such ‘refugia’ are often detected by modeling future climate and species...
link.springer.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Southwestern #Cyprus hosts the only refugium against #climate warming in the easternmost #Mediterranean Sea! Great collaboration with many colleagues hoping to contribute to the protection of this area! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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#AI is transforming #ecology — but at what cost? A new #Nature piece warns that as models, drones & remote sensing boom, many scientists are spending less time outdoors (“I rarely get outside”). Are we losing essential natural-history insight? 🌿🤖
🧪🌍🌐
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪🌍🌐
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
#AI is transforming #ecology — but at what cost? A new #Nature piece warns that as models, drones & remote sensing boom, many scientists are spending less time outdoors (“I rarely get outside”). Are we losing essential natural-history insight? 🌿🤖
🧪🌍🌐
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪🌍🌐
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Ready to attend #TIBS2026 in Denmark presenting my viewpoint on the future #biogeography of the Mediterranean Sea, with @roellammerant.bsky.social showing how altered seasonality in the eastern #Mediterranean connects warming to #biodiversity collapses. conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
The International Biogeography Society Conference Jan 7-9, 2026 Aarhus
The International Biogeography Society and Aarhus University are excited to welcome you to the 12th Biannual Conference in Aarhus, the city of Smiles.
conferences.au.dk
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Ready to attend #TIBS2026 in Denmark presenting my viewpoint on the future #biogeography of the Mediterranean Sea, with @roellammerant.bsky.social showing how altered seasonality in the eastern #Mediterranean connects warming to #biodiversity collapses. conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
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Interested in a PhD at @icmcsic.bsky.social with me & @fonamental.bsky.social? We’re seeking motivated candidates for an #INPhINIT incoming fellowship to study mesophotic coral ecosystems as thermal refuges & holobiont responses across depth gradients. Info: fundacionlacaixa.org/ca/beques-do...
Doctorat INPhINIT
Coneix les 60 beques de doctorat dINPhINIT per a investigadors que vulguin realitzar estudis de doctorat en universitats d'Espanya i Portugal.
fundacionlacaixa.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Interested in a PhD at @icmcsic.bsky.social with me & @fonamental.bsky.social? We’re seeking motivated candidates for an #INPhINIT incoming fellowship to study mesophotic coral ecosystems as thermal refuges & holobiont responses across depth gradients. Info: fundacionlacaixa.org/ca/beques-do...
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition shows the diversity of shapes and colors, behaviours and interactions that only #Nature can offer. Many very young photographers! Among my favorites this soft #coral photographed from within...
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/...
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/...
Fractal Forest | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum
Ross Gudgeon (Australia) reveals the exquisite forest-like structure of a cauliflower coral from the inside out in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition shows the diversity of shapes and colors, behaviours and interactions that only #Nature can offer. Many very young photographers! Among my favorites this soft #coral photographed from within...
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/...
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/...
A great guide to write reproducible #code by @britishecologicalsociety.org. Tip of the day: "Split long scripts: Make scripts do just one thing". Hundreds of lines of script are overwhelming for peers and supervisors alike.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A great guide to write reproducible #code by @britishecologicalsociety.org. Tip of the day: "Split long scripts: Make scripts do just one thing". Hundreds of lines of script are overwhelming for peers and supervisors alike.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/...
The next edition of the CPEG meeting to be hosted in London in August 2027! A great multidisciplinary meeting, don't miss it!
We'll be hosting a joint Crossing the Palaeontological–Ecological Gap (CPEG) meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium @ucl.ac.uk in London in August 2027, which aims to bridge spatial and temporal gradients between palaeontology, ecology, and conservation: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The next edition of the CPEG meeting to be hosted in London in August 2027! A great multidisciplinary meeting, don't miss it!
Glad to read a quantitative appreciation of #taxonomy and field studies! "ongoing species discoveries substantially alter our understanding of macroecological patterns" And this is about terrestrial #vertebrates, think about the #invertebrates...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Glad to read a quantitative appreciation of #taxonomy and field studies! "ongoing species discoveries substantially alter our understanding of macroecological patterns" And this is about terrestrial #vertebrates, think about the #invertebrates...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀
Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines through AI at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Interested in Historical Ecology and Conservation Palaeobiology? 🪸🦀
Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Steve Pates and I are offering a PhD project on Unlocking Palaeo-Historical Biodiversity Data to Inform Ecological Baselines @es-ucl.bsky.social
@uclcber.bsky.social
🗓️ Apply by 19th January 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The fact that a large research institution drifts away from privately-owned databases which became the main system to assess scientists, institutions and science itself triggers the hope that critical mass to build a novel scientific ecosystem may soon be reached.
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
www.cnrs.fr
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The fact that a large research institution drifts away from privately-owned databases which became the main system to assess scientists, institutions and science itself triggers the hope that critical mass to build a novel scientific ecosystem may soon be reached.
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
Science of the total environment (elsevier) gets deindexed.
This is your regular reminder to please stop chasing impact factors and shitty metrics so we can stop feeding this awful system...
An alternative is to publish in more society journals (when possible).
This is your regular reminder to please stop chasing impact factors and shitty metrics so we can stop feeding this awful system...
An alternative is to publish in more society journals (when possible).
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
english.elpais.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Science of the total environment (elsevier) gets deindexed.
This is your regular reminder to please stop chasing impact factors and shitty metrics so we can stop feeding this awful system...
An alternative is to publish in more society journals (when possible).
This is your regular reminder to please stop chasing impact factors and shitty metrics so we can stop feeding this awful system...
An alternative is to publish in more society journals (when possible).
We used a really unique museum collection in #Mozambique as #baseline to quantify impacts due to harvesting of intertidal #molluscs. Action is needed to guarantee long term sustainability of this vital resource to local communities and biodiversity conservation.
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
A unique historical baseline uncovers harvesting impacts on intertidal molluscs at Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique
Abstract. The effects of ocean exploitation are especially pronounced in coastal, more easily accessible, regions. However, long-term ecological shifts oft
academic.oup.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We used a really unique museum collection in #Mozambique as #baseline to quantify impacts due to harvesting of intertidal #molluscs. Action is needed to guarantee long term sustainability of this vital resource to local communities and biodiversity conservation.
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
We need new collections but - most importantly - the future generations of scientists will need new collections. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global sampling decline erodes science potential of natural history collections - Nature Communications
Natural history collections hold over two billion specimens representing Earth’s biodiversity, but their scientific value depends on continued specimen collection and digitisation. This study demonstr...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
We need new collections but - most importantly - the future generations of scientists will need new collections. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"The domination of scientific publishing by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and Universities, to lead the drive to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
The Drain of Scientific Publishing
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and ...
arxiv.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"The domination of scientific publishing by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and Universities, to lead the drive to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market."
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
I am giving an online presentation "Biodiversity collapses and future invasions in the Mediterranean Sea" in the "Tipping points in Earth's history" webinar series (Prof William Foster) @uni-hamburg.de on Tuesday 4 November 16:15 CET. You can register here: www.geo.uni-hamburg.de/en/geologie/...
upcoming seminars
www.geo.uni-hamburg.de
November 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I am giving an online presentation "Biodiversity collapses and future invasions in the Mediterranean Sea" in the "Tipping points in Earth's history" webinar series (Prof William Foster) @uni-hamburg.de on Tuesday 4 November 16:15 CET. You can register here: www.geo.uni-hamburg.de/en/geologie/...
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇
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@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
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@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
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Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
September 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange
Reposted by Paolo G. Albano
As the Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, "put it in a TED talk in 2010, 'we transform the world, but we don’t remember it' wildfish.org/latest-news/...
Shifting baselines: Have we forgotten what rivers used to be like? | Wildfish
Dr. Sam Green explores the generational tolerance for environmental decline and asks: Have we forgotten the rivers from before.
wildfish.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As the Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, "put it in a TED talk in 2010, 'we transform the world, but we don’t remember it' wildfish.org/latest-news/...