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Xoaquín Moreira
@xmoreira.bsky.social
Tenured researcher at Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC)
Previously at UCIrvine
Island Biogeography | Plant-Animal Interactions | Southern California lover
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Quiroga et al (2025) Bottom–up and top–down drivers influence urbanization effects on insect herbivory in oaks @oikosjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/oik....

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November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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PhD applications are now open @treesdla.bsky.social for 2026 intake. Have a look at a project on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators that we advertise with @philstevenson.bsky.social. Do apply/get in touch if you are interested! www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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📰New paper from #ECOEVO group @xmoreira.bsky.social @mbgcsic.bsky.social in #EcologicalEntomology.

🔥Tittle: "Complex interactions in ant–plant mutualisms: The role of multiple ant food resources in mediating plant defence, pollination and fitness in a tropical shrub"

Link 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/een....
Complex interactions in ant–plant mutualisms: The role of multiple ant food resources in mediating plant defence, pollination and fitness in a tropical shrub
Our results show that ants reduced leaf herbivory on plants offering both EFN and trophobiotic insects. Although ants did not directly affect pollinator behaviour, leaf herbivory in plants hosting t.....
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
August 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Serpentine soils naturally have few nutrients & lots of heavy metals—a new #OpenAccess Report in "Ecology" considers how these rough conditions shape ecosystems from California to Sweden⬇️
August 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Our new study about plant-herbivore interactions in serpentine soils

The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions
Serpentine soils, known for high heavy metal content and low nutrients, create harsh conditions for plants and herbivores. Although previous research has explored how serpentine soils affect herbivor....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New paper testing how island residence time drives phytochemical diversity in the Canarian flora

Macroevolutionary Patterns of Phytochemical Diversity in a Macaronesian Archipelago - Moreira - 2025 - Global Ecology and Biogeography - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Macroevolutionary Patterns of Phytochemical Diversity in a Macaronesian Archipelago
Aim Plant specialised metabolites are highly diverse and serve various functions, yet the different forms of phytochemical complexity and their drivers are often not fully understood. In this contex...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My first trip to the Canary Islands was with a group of friends when we were 19 years old—we went there to hike up Mount Teide. Now, every summer, the islands have become my "field office" for research
June 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter
June 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Incredible news! Our lab mate Carla Vázquez González has been awarded a 5-yr contract from the prestigious Ramón y Cajal program!

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June 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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¡ULTIMOS DÍAS!

Venga, animaros a pedir algo para hacer en Cazorla. Os aseguro que nadie se arrepiente de trabajar allí. ¡Nos vemos por los barrancos!
🚨 PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN
@eco-aeet.bsky.social + @sibecol.bsky.social + @aillimnologia.bsky.social

Convocatoria de proyectos de investigación para investigadores en primeras etapas de carrera científica 2025. Abierta a miembros de AEET, SIBECOL, AIL y sociedades hermanas SPECO y SEEEE
June 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New paper accepted showing that the invasion of the island endemic Rumex lunaria to Lanzarote challenges typical enemy release expectations, as non-native populations experienced higher herbivory

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Insect herbivory and leaf defensive traits in native and non-native populations of an endemic plant in a Macaronesian archipelago
The spread of island endemic plants to new islands is an emerging topic, yet the mechanisms driving such invasions remain unclear. While herbivory-rel…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM