Ana Clara S. Franco
@ana-franco.bsky.social
PhD in Ecology. Post-doctoral fellow at #IEA_UdG @greco-udg.bsky.social
#Bioinvasions #Species-HabitatRelations #AquaticEcology
Also, Mom. Bookworm. Foodie. Coffee addict. Home baker.
#Bioinvasions #Species-HabitatRelations #AquaticEcology
Also, Mom. Bookworm. Foodie. Coffee addict. Home baker.
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The dark truth behind FormatMyPaper.com
Beware giving this site your unpublished data
Users noticed the website had fake testimonials and a domain name registered seemingly overnight.
https://ubadah.substack.com/p/beware-giving-this-site-your-unpublished\
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The dark truth behind FormatMyPaper.com
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Contento de contribuir a esta revisión liderada por Pilar Castro-Díez @uahes.bsky.social en la Revista
@ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social. Con miembros y colaboradores de la Red #InvaNET (RED2022-134338-T, RED2024-153581-T) (invasiber.org/InvaNET/) incluyendo...
@ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social. Con miembros y colaboradores de la Red #InvaNET (RED2022-134338-T, RED2024-153581-T) (invasiber.org/InvaNET/) incluyendo...
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Contento de contribuir a esta revisión liderada por Pilar Castro-Díez @uahes.bsky.social en la Revista
@ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social. Con miembros y colaboradores de la Red #InvaNET (RED2022-134338-T, RED2024-153581-T) (invasiber.org/InvaNET/) incluyendo...
@ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social. Con miembros y colaboradores de la Red #InvaNET (RED2022-134338-T, RED2024-153581-T) (invasiber.org/InvaNET/) incluyendo...
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Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
rdcu.be/eEcIt
September 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
rdcu.be/eEcIt
I've always admired her. She was such an intelligent, strong female scientist. Inspired hundreds of women to join science. But besides all of that she was so kind to everyone. This world often sees kindness as a weakness, but a person like her shows that our words are absorbed better if they're soft
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I've always admired her. She was such an intelligent, strong female scientist. Inspired hundreds of women to join science. But besides all of that she was so kind to everyone. This world often sees kindness as a weakness, but a person like her shows that our words are absorbed better if they're soft
It's really sad. But she has lived a truly incredible life...
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's really sad. But she has lived a truly incredible life...
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Evento gratuito e aberto ao público lusófono para se familiarizar com a @sortee.bsky.social (o que é, qual a nossa missão e o que fazemos), e como podemos ajudar a ampliar a conversa sobre Ciência Aberta na sua comunidade!
📅 07/10 às 15:00
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📅 07/10 às 15:00
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September 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Evento gratuito e aberto ao público lusófono para se familiarizar com a @sortee.bsky.social (o que é, qual a nossa missão e o que fazemos), e como podemos ajudar a ampliar a conversa sobre Ciência Aberta na sua comunidade!
📅 07/10 às 15:00
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📅 07/10 às 15:00
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Our new paper @asn-amnat.bsky.social develops a Grand Unified Theory including both exploitative and interference competition doi.org/10.1086/737628. The R* rule of ecology (that 2 species cannot coexist on a single resource), is widely broken, including via a new trade-off we describe. 1/9
A Mechanistically Integrated Model of Exploitative and Interference Competition over a Single Resource Produces Widespread Coexistence | The American Naturalist
Abstract Many ecological models treat exploitative competition in isolation from interference competition. Corresponding theory centers around the R* rule, according to which consumers that share a si...
doi.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our new paper @asn-amnat.bsky.social develops a Grand Unified Theory including both exploitative and interference competition doi.org/10.1086/737628. The R* rule of ecology (that 2 species cannot coexist on a single resource), is widely broken, including via a new trade-off we describe. 1/9
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📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!
🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
📣 Hot off the press at #ProcB!
🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
🔍 Our study checked data/code-sharing policies in 275 eco/evo journals and compliance in Proc B (n=2,340) & Ecology Letters (n=571). Policies exist, but clarity and strictness vary, affecting reproducibility.
🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Super pride to be part of the team responsible for this paper. It's a much needed contribution to fish invasions
New global synthesis: 1,535 established #non-native #fish across 193 countries. Aquarium trade, aquaculture & corridors dominate; competition & predation drive impacts. Calls for pathway-focused biosecurity. doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies
#MarineEcology #AquaticEcology #bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies
A Global Account of Established Non‐Native Fish Species
This study compiles the most complete global database of non-native fish species that have successfully established themselves in new freshwater and marine environments. It documents 1535 species acr...
doi.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Super pride to be part of the team responsible for this paper. It's a much needed contribution to fish invasions
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Proud of this #OpenAccess paper where we experimentally show that invasive Gambusia impacts a threatened cyprinodontiform fish through water quality degradation and competition. Led by @irene-gil-luna.bsky.social, Lluís Zamora and myself @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social. #bioinvasions
An experiment into the impacts of the invasive mosquitofish on the threatened Spanish toothcarp reveal that water quality impairment and resource competition are significant factors.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@irene-gil-luna.bsky.social @garciaberthou.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@irene-gil-luna.bsky.social @garciaberthou.bsky.social
Invasive mosquitofish impact a threatened toothcarp through water quality impairment and resource competition
Invasive non-native species are an important cause of biodiversity loss, particularly in fresh waters. The mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki are among the world’s worst invasive species: they have cause...
doi.org
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Proud of this #OpenAccess paper where we experimentally show that invasive Gambusia impacts a threatened cyprinodontiform fish through water quality degradation and competition. Led by @irene-gil-luna.bsky.social, Lluís Zamora and myself @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social. #bioinvasions
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1/ Invasional meltdown is a popular but nebulous concept in invasion ecology. It involves multiple direct & indirect mechanisms, yet it is rarely studied beyond simple pairwise facilitations.
In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
July 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1/ Invasional meltdown is a popular but nebulous concept in invasion ecology. It involves multiple direct & indirect mechanisms, yet it is rarely studied beyond simple pairwise facilitations.
In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...
July's meeting of the EcoAqua research group. Lots of interesting talks, amazing research and fun interactions. I've talked a bit about Open Science and we all made some drawings (sooo glad that we all focused on an academic and not an artistic life..haha). Looking forward to the next meetings!
July 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
July's meeting of the EcoAqua research group. Lots of interesting talks, amazing research and fun interactions. I've talked a bit about Open Science and we all made some drawings (sooo glad that we all focused on an academic and not an artistic life..haha). Looking forward to the next meetings!
Super interesting talk from @oldenfish.bsky.social at the @iea-udg.bsky.social on bounty programs for "controlling" species. Glad to have you here!
June 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Super interesting talk from @oldenfish.bsky.social at the @iea-udg.bsky.social on bounty programs for "controlling" species. Glad to have you here!
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Interested in #bioinvasions in Latin America or the Caribbean? Please join this WhatsApp group. It began as participants in our symposium at #XIIICLB and is growing. We hope it will become a forum to share ideas and develop collaborations. 🧪 🌎🌱🌐 chat.whatsapp.com/D6kGcqCbykkI...
Especies Invasoras en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
WhatsApp Group Invite
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March 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Interested in #bioinvasions in Latin America or the Caribbean? Please join this WhatsApp group. It began as participants in our symposium at #XIIICLB and is growing. We hope it will become a forum to share ideas and develop collaborations. 🧪 🌎🌱🌐 chat.whatsapp.com/D6kGcqCbykkI...
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📢 Dijous vinent, no us perdeu el seminari del Professor Jamie Knitel de la California State University. Una oportunitat única per aprofundir en ecologia i canvi ambiental! 🌱
📅 Dijous 20 de març 🕚 11:00 h
📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat de Ciències, UdG
@greco-udg.bsky.social
📅 Dijous 20 de març 🕚 11:00 h
📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat de Ciències, UdG
@greco-udg.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 Dijous vinent, no us perdeu el seminari del Professor Jamie Knitel de la California State University. Una oportunitat única per aprofundir en ecologia i canvi ambiental! 🌱
📅 Dijous 20 de març 🕚 11:00 h
📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat de Ciències, UdG
@greco-udg.bsky.social
📅 Dijous 20 de març 🕚 11:00 h
📍 Sala de Graus, Facultat de Ciències, UdG
@greco-udg.bsky.social
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Successful kick-off meeting of #Proyecto_SALTFISH last Friday at @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @michaelmargalef.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social
@ana-franco.bsky.social @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
@ana-franco.bsky.social @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Successful kick-off meeting of #Proyecto_SALTFISH last Friday at @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @greco-udg.bsky.social @iea-udg.bsky.social @michaelmargalef.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social
@ana-franco.bsky.social @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
@ana-franco.bsky.social @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
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Glad to coauthor this paper led by Matheus Aleixo (UEM, Maringá, Brazil) and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social
“Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain” @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
“Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain” @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain - Biological Invasions
The roles of lake area, depth, and isolation in regulating species richness and ecological structure of floodplains is not well understood. We investigated these roles for fish assemblages of the Uppe...
doi.org
January 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Glad to coauthor this paper led by Matheus Aleixo (UEM, Maringá, Brazil) and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social
“Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain” @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
“Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain” @carolinammuniz.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
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Reposted by Ana Clara S. Franco
First up, in the article that inspired our cover art, Camila Ribas and colleagues review the influence of Amazonian geological history in shaping the region’s rich biodiversity. go.nature.com/3Cbru1W
January 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
First up, in the article that inspired our cover art, Camila Ribas and colleagues review the influence of Amazonian geological history in shaping the region’s rich biodiversity. go.nature.com/3Cbru1W
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NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
January 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.
2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
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The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s111...
The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Hydropower can help facilitate power grid decarbonization because it can respond to short-term changes in power demand and is comparatively more reliable than intermittent wind and solar. However, fle...
doi.org
December 24, 2024 at 5:24 PM
The environmental impact of hydropower: a systematic review of the ecological effects of sub-daily flow variability on riverine fish. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s111...
"Nas últimas décadas os peixamentos têm se tornado cada vez mais comuns no Brasil. Contudo, especialistas alertam para os riscos ambientais e a falta de embasamento científico que cercam essas iniciativas, cheias de interesses eleitoreiros".
Matéria em parceria com @Jean Vitule
Matéria em parceria com @Jean Vitule
De boas intenções os rios estão cheios: quando a soltura de peixes causa mais riscos do que benefícios
Nas últimas décadas os chamados peixamentos têm se tornado cada vez mais comuns no Brasil. Um projeto do governo do Paraná, por exemplo, pretende soltar 10 milhões de peixes nas bacias do estado. Cont...
conexaoplaneta.com.br
December 23, 2024 at 7:51 PM
"Nas últimas décadas os peixamentos têm se tornado cada vez mais comuns no Brasil. Contudo, especialistas alertam para os riscos ambientais e a falta de embasamento científico que cercam essas iniciativas, cheias de interesses eleitoreiros".
Matéria em parceria com @Jean Vitule
Matéria em parceria com @Jean Vitule
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A major challenge in restoration ecology is the widespread belief that there is a correct natural community for any given location, and that identifying it is the first step in recreating it. 1/6
December 19, 2024 at 8:58 AM
A major challenge in restoration ecology is the widespread belief that there is a correct natural community for any given location, and that identifying it is the first step in recreating it. 1/6
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"Latin America is a leader in nonprofit open-access journals. But it struggles to give them global visibility"
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Latin American journals are open-access pioneers. Now, they need an audience
SciElo, other platforms work to help journals reach readers around the world
www.science.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 PM
"Latin America is a leader in nonprofit open-access journals. But it struggles to give them global visibility"
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
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November 26, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Thank you so much to whoever put this very comprehensive list of #science Bsky starter packs together. This is just amazing: docs.google.com/document/d/1...