Graciela Gil-Romera
@gilromera.bsky.social
Researches @ipe-csic.bsky.social on past global changes & long-term resilience • Drawing, crocheting, hiking, alto sax, birdwatching & swimming • Music all around • Open data, knowledge, science & community power • www.gilromera.com • Zaragoza, ES
Tremenda banda que nunca defrauda con letras que te levantan y ritmos con los que suele puedes bailar. Cumbiazepam nunca defraudan
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October 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Tremenda banda que nunca defrauda con letras que te levantan y ritmos con los que suele puedes bailar. Cumbiazepam nunca defraudan
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#Pilares2025
Desde @eco-aeet.bsky.social se ha elaborado un documento para facilitar a la ciudadanía la participación en la consulta pública del Pacto de Estado por la Emergencia Climática. Ofrece información robusta, apoyada en evidencia científica. tinyurl.com/ciudadania-p...
Para participar, clicka en la foto
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October 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Desde @eco-aeet.bsky.social se ha elaborado un documento para facilitar a la ciudadanía la participación en la consulta pública del Pacto de Estado por la Emergencia Climática. Ofrece información robusta, apoyada en evidencia científica. tinyurl.com/ciudadania-p...
Para participar, clicka en la foto
Para participar, clicka en la foto
La 'Red Rebel Brigade' nunca deja indiferente...pero ayer, a muchas, nos hizo llorar
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September 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
La 'Red Rebel Brigade' nunca deja indiferente...pero ayer, a muchas, nos hizo llorar
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A critically endangered Cupressaceae, found only here. Once widespread, over-exploitation & altered fire regimes reduced it to a fraction of its range. Or so we assume. Saúl Manzano & @lynnentonic.bsky.social put up a great project to test its past cover and distribution accross the mountains.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A critically endangered Cupressaceae, found only here. Once widespread, over-exploitation & altered fire regimes reduced it to a fraction of its range. Or so we assume. Saúl Manzano & @lynnentonic.bsky.social put up a great project to test its past cover and distribution accross the mountains.
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The #Cederberg ~200 km N Cape Town, is a biodiversity hotspot within the #fynbos biome. Its sandstone cliffs & valleys host rare endemics, from alpine ericas to rock daisies. The mountains are named after the Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia wallichii) 6/
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The #Cederberg ~200 km N Cape Town, is a biodiversity hotspot within the #fynbos biome. Its sandstone cliffs & valleys host rare endemics, from alpine ericas to rock daisies. The mountains are named after the Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia wallichii) 6/
Fire is a keystone process in #fynbos 🔥. Many species are serotinous (seeds released by heat) or germinate only after smoke/char exposure. These fire-adapted strategies maintain high turnover, coexistence & long-term resilience of the community. 5/
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fire is a keystone process in #fynbos 🔥. Many species are serotinous (seeds released by heat) or germinate only after smoke/char exposure. These fire-adapted strategies maintain high turnover, coexistence & long-term resilience of the community. 5/
But why the #fynbos and why the #Cederberg? Fynbos means “fine-leaved bush”, it forms a biodiversity hotspot in the Cape, with ~9,000 plant species. Almost treeless, the nutrient-poor soils, seasonal droughts & recurrent fire select for shrubs and geophytes & mostly. 4/
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
But why the #fynbos and why the #Cederberg? Fynbos means “fine-leaved bush”, it forms a biodiversity hotspot in the Cape, with ~9,000 plant species. Almost treeless, the nutrient-poor soils, seasonal droughts & recurrent fire select for shrubs and geophytes & mostly. 4/
#PALARQ project, funded by the Palarq foundation, pursues to understand what the landscape looked like in recent human transitions (hunter-gatherers to Neolithic) occurring over the last 6000 years in the fynbos from the #Cederberg mntns. 3/
September 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#PALARQ project, funded by the Palarq foundation, pursues to understand what the landscape looked like in recent human transitions (hunter-gatherers to Neolithic) occurring over the last 6000 years in the fynbos from the #Cederberg mntns. 3/
Pre-route to the #Cederberg mountains we did a botanical refresher at the magnificent Kirstenbosch gardens led by Saúl's fynbos plant wisdom.(All photos by Graciela Gil-Romera) 2/
September 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Pre-route to the #Cederberg mountains we did a botanical refresher at the magnificent Kirstenbosch gardens led by Saúl's fynbos plant wisdom.(All photos by Graciela Gil-Romera) 2/
Follow me into #PALARQUE ’s coring campaign in the Cape Region I'll be posting here this week! Co-led by my friends & almighty palynologists Saúl Manzano & Lynne Quick, the project explores fynbos Holocene & Anthropocene dynamics in the #Cederberg mntns., N Cape Region. Part of my 💜 belongs here! 1/
September 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Follow me into #PALARQUE ’s coring campaign in the Cape Region I'll be posting here this week! Co-led by my friends & almighty palynologists Saúl Manzano & Lynne Quick, the project explores fynbos Holocene & Anthropocene dynamics in the #Cederberg mntns., N Cape Region. Part of my 💜 belongs here! 1/
Leyendo la revista "Philosophie", un especial dedicado a Hanna Arendt (fantástico) y cómo su pensamiento es, palabra por palabra, esencial para sobrevivirnos como especie este siglo. La empresa judía habría estado condenada al fracaso si el resto del planeta no mirase a otro lado. #FreePalestine
August 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Leyendo la revista "Philosophie", un especial dedicado a Hanna Arendt (fantástico) y cómo su pensamiento es, palabra por palabra, esencial para sobrevivirnos como especie este siglo. La empresa judía habría estado condenada al fracaso si el resto del planeta no mirase a otro lado. #FreePalestine
Fast forward a few years: French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré spent 6 months on MIR during the Perseus mission.
He brought along an alto sax, played it multiple times, and it basically became a permanent resident of the station – and later, the ISS.
#MIR #Perseus #SaxInSpace 7/
He brought along an alto sax, played it multiple times, and it basically became a permanent resident of the station – and later, the ISS.
#MIR #Perseus #SaxInSpace 7/
August 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Fast forward a few years: French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré spent 6 months on MIR during the Perseus mission.
He brought along an alto sax, played it multiple times, and it basically became a permanent resident of the station – and later, the ISS.
#MIR #Perseus #SaxInSpace 7/
He brought along an alto sax, played it multiple times, and it basically became a permanent resident of the station – and later, the ISS.
#MIR #Perseus #SaxInSpace 7/
That wasn’t just any mission: first untethered spacewalks. And yep, a saxophonist blasting tunes in the Challenger cabin at low pressure. Absolutely iconic. 🎷💫 #SaxInSpace
McNair was later contacted by Jean-Michel Jarre to perform one of his new pieces on the next flight. 4/
McNair was later contacted by Jean-Michel Jarre to perform one of his new pieces on the next flight. 4/
August 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
That wasn’t just any mission: first untethered spacewalks. And yep, a saxophonist blasting tunes in the Challenger cabin at low pressure. Absolutely iconic. 🎷💫 #SaxInSpace
McNair was later contacted by Jean-Michel Jarre to perform one of his new pieces on the next flight. 4/
McNair was later contacted by Jean-Michel Jarre to perform one of his new pieces on the next flight. 4/
Almighty Ronald E. McNair 🚀 – laser physicist, karate black belt & soprano sax player (later, alto sax player). He took a especially designed lightweight alto sax (built by K. Heisig www.kurtheisigmusic.com/sax-in-space/) on his 1st mission #Challenger shuttle STS41B. #RonMcNair #SpaceHistory 3/
August 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Almighty Ronald E. McNair 🚀 – laser physicist, karate black belt & soprano sax player (later, alto sax player). He took a especially designed lightweight alto sax (built by K. Heisig www.kurtheisigmusic.com/sax-in-space/) on his 1st mission #Challenger shuttle STS41B. #RonMcNair #SpaceHistory 3/
I already knew @pesquet.bsky.social had played from the ISS (he even closed the Tokyo Olympics from there!), and had seen pics of Jessica Meir (es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica...) playing one.
But the very first space saxophone session? Ron McNair in 1984.
#ISS #AstronautLife #SaxInSpace 2/
But the very first space saxophone session? Ron McNair in 1984.
#ISS #AstronautLife #SaxInSpace 2/
August 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I already knew @pesquet.bsky.social had played from the ISS (he even closed the Tokyo Olympics from there!), and had seen pics of Jessica Meir (es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica...) playing one.
But the very first space saxophone session? Ron McNair in 1984.
#ISS #AstronautLife #SaxInSpace 2/
But the very first space saxophone session? Ron McNair in 1984.
#ISS #AstronautLife #SaxInSpace 2/
Did you know that the very first instrument ever played in outer space wasn’t a guitar? It was an alto sax. Here’s the cosmic story of #SaxInSpace 👇
#SpaceHistory #MusicInSpace that I recently learnt ignited by walking @citedelespace.bsky.social & looking through one of MIR space modules. 1/
#SpaceHistory #MusicInSpace that I recently learnt ignited by walking @citedelespace.bsky.social & looking through one of MIR space modules. 1/
August 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Did you know that the very first instrument ever played in outer space wasn’t a guitar? It was an alto sax. Here’s the cosmic story of #SaxInSpace 👇
#SpaceHistory #MusicInSpace that I recently learnt ignited by walking @citedelespace.bsky.social & looking through one of MIR space modules. 1/
#SpaceHistory #MusicInSpace that I recently learnt ignited by walking @citedelespace.bsky.social & looking through one of MIR space modules. 1/
Pesimismo de la inteligencia, optimismo de la voluntad. ("Universalizar la resistencia" de Noam Chomsky)
August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Pesimismo de la inteligencia, optimismo de la voluntad. ("Universalizar la resistencia" de Noam Chomsky)
It's a super popular quote, surely you've seen it elsewhere. I just remembered that the one I wrote before inspired this pic. Also very prompt.
February 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's a super popular quote, surely you've seen it elsewhere. I just remembered that the one I wrote before inspired this pic. Also very prompt.
The magic of snow in the heart of the Pyrenees. We’re soaking it up like it might be gone tomorrow. Wait...
February 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The magic of snow in the heart of the Pyrenees. We’re soaking it up like it might be gone tomorrow. Wait...
3/4 The landscape opened between 6,000–4,000 years ago and would have remained so until the last 1000 years (when we have no more record). These findings are key to rethinking conservation strategies in the face of climate change, emphasizing the sustainability of these long-standing dynamics.
January 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
3/4 The landscape opened between 6,000–4,000 years ago and would have remained so until the last 1000 years (when we have no more record). These findings are key to rethinking conservation strategies in the face of climate change, emphasizing the sustainability of these long-standing dynamics.
2/4 We found DNA from cows, sheep, and goats in sediments over 6,000 years old. This concurs with the greatest plant community transformation in the area during the Holocene, both in diversity and functionality.
January 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
2/4 We found DNA from cows, sheep, and goats in sediments over 6,000 years old. This concurs with the greatest plant community transformation in the area during the Holocene, both in diversity and functionality.
1/4 🧬 Our team has uncovered how humans began shaping the Pyrenean landscape 6,000 years ago! Using sedaDNA from sediment cores taken in Tramacastilla lake, we identified the presence of domestic animals + their role in opening the subalpine environment
January 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
1/4 🧬 Our team has uncovered how humans began shaping the Pyrenean landscape 6,000 years ago! Using sedaDNA from sediment cores taken in Tramacastilla lake, we identified the presence of domestic animals + their role in opening the subalpine environment
[New paper] 🧪
"Neolithic pastoralism and plant community interactions at high altitudes of the Pyrenees, southern Europe"
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A great collaborative effort by @paleoipe.bsky.social. Super grateful to and proud of Irene Julián! 😍
Now, a thread!
#globalchange #pyrenees
"Neolithic pastoralism and plant community interactions at high altitudes of the Pyrenees, southern Europe"
rdcu.be/d7peE
A great collaborative effort by @paleoipe.bsky.social. Super grateful to and proud of Irene Julián! 😍
Now, a thread!
#globalchange #pyrenees
January 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
[New paper] 🧪
"Neolithic pastoralism and plant community interactions at high altitudes of the Pyrenees, southern Europe"
rdcu.be/d7peE
A great collaborative effort by @paleoipe.bsky.social. Super grateful to and proud of Irene Julián! 😍
Now, a thread!
#globalchange #pyrenees
"Neolithic pastoralism and plant community interactions at high altitudes of the Pyrenees, southern Europe"
rdcu.be/d7peE
A great collaborative effort by @paleoipe.bsky.social. Super grateful to and proud of Irene Julián! 😍
Now, a thread!
#globalchange #pyrenees
Here’s my first post in #showmeyourknits: a crochet shawl I’ve just finished for a friend who’s recently had her second baby. Here’s hoping every knot brings heaps of joy and wonder for the little one!
January 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Here’s my first post in #showmeyourknits: a crochet shawl I’ve just finished for a friend who’s recently had her second baby. Here’s hoping every knot brings heaps of joy and wonder for the little one!
"No solo somos vulnerables por nuestra fragilidad, necesidad mutua, física y social. Lo somos porque en cada persona laten otras vidas. La ética de la consideración busca que los seres humanos las reconozcan, convirtiendo así la fragilidad en una fuerza." Ética de la consideración (Corine Pelluchon)
January 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"No solo somos vulnerables por nuestra fragilidad, necesidad mutua, física y social. Lo somos porque en cada persona laten otras vidas. La ética de la consideración busca que los seres humanos las reconozcan, convirtiendo así la fragilidad en una fuerza." Ética de la consideración (Corine Pelluchon)