Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
@rlinares.bsky.social
Tropical ecologist | restoration | vegetation science | biodiversity monitoring | forests & grasslands | Amazonia & Andean mountains #BMAP #Smithsonian #DRYFLOR. ENG/SPA posts are mine
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/about/staff/reynaldo-linares-palomino
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/about/staff/reynaldo-linares-palomino
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#Ciencia para el #BosqueSeco Interandino 🇵🇪
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
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A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
Reposted by Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
ASPT is launching a free 5-part webinar series, “Taxonomy: What is it good for?” on the real-world impacts of systematics. Join us Feb 6 for @sandyknapp.bsky.social's “Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae).”
Register and share!
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Register and share!
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January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ASPT is launching a free 5-part webinar series, “Taxonomy: What is it good for?” on the real-world impacts of systematics. Join us Feb 6 for @sandyknapp.bsky.social's “Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae).”
Register and share!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register and share!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Beautiful 🆕 #Nototriche ( #Malvaceae) #species from the high #Andes in southern #Peru. #PlantHunters
revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rp...
revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rp...
January 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Beautiful 🆕 #Nototriche ( #Malvaceae) #species from the high #Andes in southern #Peru. #PlantHunters
revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rp...
revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rp...
A new assessment of the #global extent of #grasslands!
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink - Nature Ecology & Evolution
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previo...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A new assessment of the #global extent of #grasslands!
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Restoration isn’t just about planting trees. It starts with quality, diverse and climate-appropriate seed.
Researchers explain why strong tree seed systems are essential for long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, resilience & livelihoods.
Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo
Researchers explain why strong tree seed systems are essential for long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, resilience & livelihoods.
Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo
From seeds to systems: Building the foundations of ecological and ecosystem restoration
Restoration outcomes depend on more than planting trees. Quality, diverse and climate-appropriate seed systems are key to long-term ecosystem recovery.
www.forestsnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Restoration isn’t just about planting trees. It starts with quality, diverse and climate-appropriate seed.
Researchers explain why strong tree seed systems are essential for long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, resilience & livelihoods.
Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo
Researchers explain why strong tree seed systems are essential for long-term ecosystem restoration, supporting biodiversity, resilience & livelihoods.
Full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4t0KbLo
Reposted by Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️ Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026, Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz
#clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
#clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! 🌱⛏️ Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026, Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training ▶️ 1url.cz/2ziQz
#clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
#clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
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Very happy to share this new article on Andes-Amazon tree diversity change. We found that over the last 4 decades, tree richness changed differently across the Andes-Amazon regions. Thanks to the many researchers across the world who made this possible!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Keep reading!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Keep reading!
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Very happy to share this new article on Andes-Amazon tree diversity change. We found that over the last 4 decades, tree richness changed differently across the Andes-Amazon regions. Thanks to the many researchers across the world who made this possible!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Keep reading!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Keep reading!
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Tree diversity is changing in the Amazon and Andes.
Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.
Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Tree diversity is changing in the Amazon and Andes.
Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.
Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.
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After almost 100 years, the Chilean #endemic 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮 is now 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘢. #Genetic data places it in the Maritimae clade, clarifying the group’s #evolution and #biogeography. 🌿
📚 See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@unibonn.bsky.social @uchile.bsky.social
📚 See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@unibonn.bsky.social @uchile.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 AM
After almost 100 years, the Chilean #endemic 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮 is now 𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘢. #Genetic data places it in the Maritimae clade, clarifying the group’s #evolution and #biogeography. 🌿
📚 See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@unibonn.bsky.social @uchile.bsky.social
📚 See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@unibonn.bsky.social @uchile.bsky.social
Do you work with #sensors, #CameraTraps, #AudioRecorders applied to #monitoring and informing #biodiversity conservation? Come to Lima #Peru and join us in this exciting #conservation #technology #conference, #ICTC
Early registration for #ICTC2026 ends tomorrow!
With a little over 24 hours remaining and fewer than 100 tickets available in the first registration round, now is the time to secure your spot: registration.ictc2026.com
#ConservationTech #conservation #tech4wildlife
With a little over 24 hours remaining and fewer than 100 tickets available in the first registration round, now is the time to secure your spot: registration.ictc2026.com
#ConservationTech #conservation #tech4wildlife
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Do you work with #sensors, #CameraTraps, #AudioRecorders applied to #monitoring and informing #biodiversity conservation? Come to Lima #Peru and join us in this exciting #conservation #technology #conference, #ICTC
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Classification has been a central activity in vegetation science history, please see the SI on the topic issued just now
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Classification has been a central activity in vegetation science history, please see the SI on the topic issued just now
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Do you know that many palms are acaulescent (without stems)? The APALM database lists 216 acaulescent palms. They have rizomes (geophyte palms!) & thus are very resilient to disturbances. By da Silva et al.
doi.org/10.1093/aob/... | @annbot.bsky.social
🧪🌍🌱🪴🌴 #plantscience botany
doi.org/10.1093/aob/... | @annbot.bsky.social
🧪🌍🌱🪴🌴 #plantscience botany
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Do you know that many palms are acaulescent (without stems)? The APALM database lists 216 acaulescent palms. They have rizomes (geophyte palms!) & thus are very resilient to disturbances. By da Silva et al.
doi.org/10.1093/aob/... | @annbot.bsky.social
🧪🌍🌱🪴🌴 #plantscience botany
doi.org/10.1093/aob/... | @annbot.bsky.social
🧪🌍🌱🪴🌴 #plantscience botany
Cool study on #Llamas #Vicuñas #Atacama #Andes 🦙 ⛰️
“Present-day domestic #camelids are not direct descendants of those managed by early pastoralists”
“Present-day domestic #camelids are not direct descendants of those managed by early pastoralists”
🦙🧬Pleased to present our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧬🦙
Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile).
We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago.
Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl
#aDNA #popgen
Thread below🧵
Reposts appreciated :)
Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile).
We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago.
Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl
#aDNA #popgen
Thread below🧵
Reposts appreciated :)
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Is it #WeaselWednesday? Because we are super excited about this new #mammal species! @wileyecology.bsky.social #systematics #evolution
Wei et al explore the fascinating world of #weasel #taxonomy, undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the #phylogenetics of this widely distributed, diverse Mustelidae lineage. Explore the findings-and meet a new species!
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
#systematics #evolution
doi.org/10.1111/jse....
@wileyecology.bsky.social
#systematics #evolution
Phylogenomics of the Genus Mustela with description of a new species from China
Phylogenetic reconstruction conducted by integrating thirteen protein coding genes obtained from the complete mitochondrial genome, cytochrome b (CYTB), a concatenated dataset of nuclear genes, singl...
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Is it #WeaselWednesday? Because we are super excited about this new #mammal species! @wileyecology.bsky.social #systematics #evolution
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The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals are closely aligned.
Explore this interactive tool to see how #KMGBF targets link to #SDG targets ⤵️
🔗 unep.org/interactives...
Explore this interactive tool to see how #KMGBF targets link to #SDG targets ⤵️
🔗 unep.org/interactives...
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals are closely aligned.
Explore this interactive tool to see how #KMGBF targets link to #SDG targets ⤵️
🔗 unep.org/interactives...
Explore this interactive tool to see how #KMGBF targets link to #SDG targets ⤵️
🔗 unep.org/interactives...
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Inauguramos la presencia de la Representación de la Sociedad Max Planck para América Latina en Bluesky.
Comenzamos compartiendo la reciente visita del Presidente Patrick Cramer a Argentina y Brasil, clave para la cooperación científica con la región.
#MaxPlanck #LatinAmerica
Comenzamos compartiendo la reciente visita del Presidente Patrick Cramer a Argentina y Brasil, clave para la cooperación científica con la región.
#MaxPlanck #LatinAmerica
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Inauguramos la presencia de la Representación de la Sociedad Max Planck para América Latina en Bluesky.
Comenzamos compartiendo la reciente visita del Presidente Patrick Cramer a Argentina y Brasil, clave para la cooperación científica con la región.
#MaxPlanck #LatinAmerica
Comenzamos compartiendo la reciente visita del Presidente Patrick Cramer a Argentina y Brasil, clave para la cooperación científica con la región.
#MaxPlanck #LatinAmerica
If you ever tried to ID an #Inga ( #Leguminosae )collection 🌿, you know its hard at best. Interesting paper on "Determining the best morphological characters for #taxonomic identification of Inga species in the #Colombian #Andes"
Determining the best morphological characters for taxonomic identification of Inga species in the Colombian Andes using correlation, entropy and a discriminant index
The genus Inga (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) is a key component of tropical American forests, yet its high species diversity and morphological complexity hinder accurate identification, especially i...
phytokeys.pensoft.net
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you ever tried to ID an #Inga ( #Leguminosae )collection 🌿, you know its hard at best. Interesting paper on "Determining the best morphological characters for #taxonomic identification of Inga species in the #Colombian #Andes"
Evidence-based #restoration #indicators for #Amazonian forests. I wonder how many restoration projects are actually monitoring trajectories beyong the initial 3-5 years..., let alone 20!
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Simple ecological indicators benchmark regeneration success of Amazonian forests - Communications Earth & Environment
Optimal regeneration success in Amazonian forests is mapped by simple ecological indicators, providing reference values for measuring restoration success across successional stages based on a large co...
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Evidence-based #restoration #indicators for #Amazonian forests. I wonder how many restoration projects are actually monitoring trajectories beyong the initial 3-5 years..., let alone 20!
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Are our replicates adequate in our #ecological #field #studies? Very interesting #review!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution
Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Are our replicates adequate in our #ecological #field #studies? Very interesting #review!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Cool stuff! Will be looking out for it
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Cool stuff! Will be looking out for it
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ReSurveyChaMon: a dataset of resurvey vegetation plots of the Argentine drylands. Read about it on VED!
ved.arphahub.com/article/1763...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1763...
ReSurveyChaMon: a dataset of resurvey vegetation plots of the Argentine drylands
The ReSurveyChaMon dataset provides a unique set of resurveyed vegetation plots spanning the sharp ecological transition between the Arid Chaco woodlands and the Monte steppe in central-western Argent...
ved.arphahub.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ReSurveyChaMon: a dataset of resurvey vegetation plots of the Argentine drylands. Read about it on VED!
ved.arphahub.com/article/1763...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1763...
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iDiv and @unileipzig.bsky.social are looking to hire 14 doctoral researchers (f/m/d) for the ECO-N Research Training Group (Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity). Application deadline: 30 Jan 2026; start date: 1 Sep 2026. www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
Job Openings
Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.
www.idiv.de
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
iDiv and @unileipzig.bsky.social are looking to hire 14 doctoral researchers (f/m/d) for the ECO-N Research Training Group (Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity). Application deadline: 30 Jan 2026; start date: 1 Sep 2026. www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
🚨 Spectacular #PostDoctoral opportunity with GEO-TREES 🚨 geo-trees.org. There will be a Q&A session on January 7 13:3O UTC.
Details of the call: geo-trees.org/downloads/GE...
Details of the call: geo-trees.org/downloads/GE...
Forest Biomass Reference System - GEO-TREES
GEO-TREES: high-accuracy ground data for satellite-derived biomass mapping
geo-trees.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🚨 Spectacular #PostDoctoral opportunity with GEO-TREES 🚨 geo-trees.org. There will be a Q&A session on January 7 13:3O UTC.
Details of the call: geo-trees.org/downloads/GE...
Details of the call: geo-trees.org/downloads/GE...
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If you’re interested in (tropical) wetlands and N2O dynamics, you might enjoy our new
review paper:
Plant controls over tropical wetland nitrous oxide dynamics: a review
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
review paper:
Plant controls over tropical wetland nitrous oxide dynamics: a review
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Plant controls over tropical wetland nitrous oxide dynamics: a review - Tropical Ecology
Tropical Ecology - Tropical wetlands are an important global source of greenhouse gas emissions, including nitrous oxide, a potent and long-lasting greenhouse gas. Tropical wetland ecosystems can...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If you’re interested in (tropical) wetlands and N2O dynamics, you might enjoy our new
review paper:
Plant controls over tropical wetland nitrous oxide dynamics: a review
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
review paper:
Plant controls over tropical wetland nitrous oxide dynamics: a review
link.springer.com/article/10.1...