José M. Riascos, PhD
@zambo-riascos.bsky.social
Urban marine ecologist Universidad de Antioquia and CEMarin. Scientific Editor. A young, happy grandfather
📢New paper📢
Socioeconomic exclusion shapes urban settlement patterns in mangrove ecosystems from the Caribbean. 🧪
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Socioeconomic exclusion shapes urban settlement patterns in mangrove ecosystems from the Caribbean. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The ecology of marginality—linking the informal settlement of mangrove forests and the rise of ecological novelty
The human habitation of mangrove forests in coastal cities of Latin America has historically be seen a signature of the marginalization of low-income …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 PM
📢New paper📢
Socioeconomic exclusion shapes urban settlement patterns in mangrove ecosystems from the Caribbean. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Socioeconomic exclusion shapes urban settlement patterns in mangrove ecosystems from the Caribbean. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Fundamentally flawed economic models mean #climatecrisis could crash global economy, experts warn
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Shocks from extreme weather disasters and tipping points are entirely missed by the current models used by governments and financial institutions
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by José M. Riascos, PhD
The "enshittification" driven by the toxic academic culture of "publish or perish". With publishers getting ↗️ profits -alike the music & movie industry- at the expense of degradation in scholars integrity ↘️: clear trend! Why are we doing this damage to #science? How to revert it? 🧪⚛️🎢 #AcademicSky
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The "enshittification" driven by the toxic academic culture of "publish or perish". With publishers getting ↗️ profits -alike the music & movie industry- at the expense of degradation in scholars integrity ↘️: clear trend! Why are we doing this damage to #science? How to revert it? 🧪⚛️🎢 #AcademicSky
In #UrbanEcology, the #LuxuryEffect predicts that wealthy areas display higher biodiversity. We show-in an extreme case of spacial social segregation-that poverty and high biodiversity can go together. #UrbanMangroves. 🧪 #academicSky
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
In #UrbanEcology, the #LuxuryEffect predicts that wealthy areas display higher biodiversity. We show-in an extreme case of spacial social segregation-that poverty and high biodiversity can go together. #UrbanMangroves. 🧪 #academicSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🥁Paper alert! 📢 Informal settlement of #mangrove forests in low-income countries linked to the rise of ecological novelty. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The ecology of marginality—linking the informal settlement of mangrove forests and the rise of ecological novelty
The human habitation of mangrove forests in coastal cities of Latin America has historically be seen a signature of the marginalization of low-income …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 AM
🥁Paper alert! 📢 Informal settlement of #mangrove forests in low-income countries linked to the rise of ecological novelty. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
That is why Albatross sounds to me as an excellent choice for a name for the first series of modern ocenographic expeditions!🧪
January 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
That is why Albatross sounds to me as an excellent choice for a name for the first series of modern ocenographic expeditions!🧪
Do you mean single-celled organisms like Valonia ventricosa?
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Do you mean single-celled organisms like Valonia ventricosa?
Reposted by José M. Riascos, PhD
Beyond Abiotic Decay: Fiddler Crabs Accelerate Plastic Fragmentation in Pollution Hotspots
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January 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Beyond Abiotic Decay: Fiddler Crabs Accelerate Plastic Fragmentation in Pollution Hotspots
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I fully agree with this piece. Academic publishing is in a deep crisis and is affecting the credibility of science 🧪🧪
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I fully agree with this piece. Academic publishing is in a deep crisis and is affecting the credibility of science 🧪🧪
Hasn't science been an historically elitist endeavour? Why should that be different in a country now ruled by an elitist, racists, misogynistic felon?
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Hasn't science been an historically elitist endeavour? Why should that be different in a country now ruled by an elitist, racists, misogynistic felon?
Yeah! And on top of this AI can be a valuable tool to increase an already insanely lucrative business 😉
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Yeah! And on top of this AI can be a valuable tool to increase an already insanely lucrative business 😉
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January 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Ask the fiddler crabs 🦀!
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Beyond Abiotic Decay: Fiddler Crabs Accelerate Plastic Fragmentation in Pollution Hotspots
Fiddler crabs are thriving in mangrove areas that are global hotspots of plastic pollution. Field experiments show that the amount of plastic they ingest is among the highest ever recorded in nature....
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Ask the fiddler crabs 🦀!
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Great! I wonder how many. More that he 77,302,580 people that voted to be represented by a convicted felon?
January 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Great! I wonder how many. More that he 77,302,580 people that voted to be represented by a convicted felon?
Yes! there is in situ degradation of #plastics trapped in #mangroves. These papers describe the mechanisms:
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Beyond Abiotic Decay: Fiddler Crabs Accelerate Plastic Fragmentation in Pollution Hotspots
Fiddler crabs are thriving in mangrove areas that are global hotspots of plastic pollution. Field experiments show that the amount of plastic they ingest is among the highest ever recorded in nature....
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Yes! there is in situ degradation of #plastics trapped in #mangroves. These papers describe the mechanisms:
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Reposted by José M. Riascos, PhD
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
January 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.
I started reading it until @natureportfolio.nature.com said: "Enjoining the content?...." #paywall. By the way, are AI agents also charged for enjoining your content?
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I started reading it until @natureportfolio.nature.com said: "Enjoining the content?...." #paywall. By the way, are AI agents also charged for enjoining your content?
Reposted by José M. Riascos, PhD
I went 🏃 to read it until I found a big pay wall 🧱. Thanks again @natureportfolio.nature.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I went 🏃 to read it until I found a big pay wall 🧱. Thanks again @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Tang Xixi - Sidewalk artist
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Tang Xixi - Sidewalk artist
These animals can do some other amazing things, see 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Beyond Abiotic Decay: Fiddler Crabs Accelerate Plastic Fragmentation in Pollution Hotspots
Fiddler crabs are thriving in mangrove areas that are global hotspots of plastic pollution. Field experiments show that the amount of plastic they ingest is among the highest ever recorded in nature....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
These animals can do some other amazing things, see 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Magic place
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Magic place
The evidence?
December 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The evidence?