Joaquín Hortal
@jhortal.bsky.social
Más allá de las fronteras está el universo / Beyond the borders lies the universe / Mais além das fronteiras está o universo
Scientist working in biogeography and community ecology @MNCN-CSIC
https://jhortal.com/
Este es un perfil personal
Scientist working in biogeography and community ecology @MNCN-CSIC
https://jhortal.com/
Este es un perfil personal
Si pasáis cerca de Leiria antes de fin de año, aprovechad para ir al Museo de la ciudad a ver la exposición retrospectiva sobre el pintor y poeta Adriano de Sousa Lopes, con cuadros impresionantes desde las trincheras de la I guerra mundial o las costas y gentes portuguesas de principios del S.XX
July 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Si pasáis cerca de Leiria antes de fin de año, aprovechad para ir al Museo de la ciudad a ver la exposición retrospectiva sobre el pintor y poeta Adriano de Sousa Lopes, con cuadros impresionantes desde las trincheras de la I guerra mundial o las costas y gentes portuguesas de principios del S.XX
For all Amazonian palms, species with large populations, widespread distribution, and early descriptions were more likely to be lumped, suggesting that the yet undetected synonyms can inflate species richness unevenly across space, as they did in the past (compare the two maps, 1990 & 2020). 👇🧪🌐
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
For all Amazonian palms, species with large populations, widespread distribution, and early descriptions were more likely to be lumped, suggesting that the yet undetected synonyms can inflate species richness unevenly across space, as they did in the past (compare the two maps, 1990 & 2020). 👇🧪🌐
We found massive shifts in palm species counts through time due to new descriptions and revision events. The more than 800 heterotypic synonyms detected led to a sharp 80% decrease in species counts since the mid-1990s. @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social 👇🧪🌐
July 15, 2025 at 6:58 AM
We found massive shifts in palm species counts through time due to new descriptions and revision events. The more than 800 heterotypic synonyms detected led to a sharp 80% decrease in species counts since the mid-1990s. @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social 👇🧪🌐
Taxonomic changes are often overlooked in (macro)ecological studies, so we studied how the observed patters change with the successive taxonomic revisions of Amazonian palms. The time to detect synonyms ranged from 3 to 227 years. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org 👇🧪🌐
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Taxonomic changes are often overlooked in (macro)ecological studies, so we studied how the observed patters change with the successive taxonomic revisions of Amazonian palms. The time to detect synonyms ranged from 3 to 227 years. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org 👇🧪🌐
Temperature determines the northward decrease in species richness, and precipitation does so for the southward decrease. But the last ice age climate had a greater influence than current climate in northern Europe, particularly for species related to standing water habitats. 🧪🌐 👇
June 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Temperature determines the northward decrease in species richness, and precipitation does so for the southward decrease. But the last ice age climate had a greater influence than current climate in northern Europe, particularly for species related to standing water habitats. 🧪🌐 👇
The study by @biomolic.bsky.social, @cristinaronquillo.bsky.social et al. shows that dragonfly species richness is higher in Central Europe and decreases both northwards and southwards from there, mainly due the higher diversity of lentic species (which depend on standing water habitats). 🧪🌐 👇
June 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The study by @biomolic.bsky.social, @cristinaronquillo.bsky.social et al. shows that dragonfly species richness is higher in Central Europe and decreases both northwards and southwards from there, mainly due the higher diversity of lentic species (which depend on standing water habitats). 🧪🌐 👇
Rather than writng a long and tedious technical review, she used the Shiny library to transform them into OCCUR, an interactive app that guides the researcher through all choices needed to curate species occurrence data: ecoinformatic.shinyapps.io/OCCUR/
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #NICED 🌐🧪👇
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #NICED 🌐🧪👇
June 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Rather than writng a long and tedious technical review, she used the Shiny library to transform them into OCCUR, an interactive app that guides the researcher through all choices needed to curate species occurrence data: ecoinformatic.shinyapps.io/OCCUR/
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #NICED 🌐🧪👇
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #NICED 🌐🧪👇
Superb PhD defence by @cristinaronquillo.bsky.social yesterday. Thanks to Julia Chacón, @carlos-lara0.bsky.social, and Alberto Jiménez Valverde for a great discussion on handling and using biodiversity data, and their limitations. Congratulations Dra. Ronquillo! #NICED @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social 🧪👇
June 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Superb PhD defence by @cristinaronquillo.bsky.social yesterday. Thanks to Julia Chacón, @carlos-lara0.bsky.social, and Alberto Jiménez Valverde for a great discussion on handling and using biodiversity data, and their limitations. Congratulations Dra. Ronquillo! #NICED @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social 🧪👇
In this new study @natureportfolio.nature.com we find that post fire natural secondary succession is leading to a clear coast-inland gradient associated to sclerophylly in El Asperillo, than before, although the coastal band is still less shaped by species interactions than the interior
June 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
In this new study @natureportfolio.nature.com we find that post fire natural secondary succession is leading to a clear coast-inland gradient associated to sclerophylly in El Asperillo, than before, although the coastal band is still less shaped by species interactions than the interior
Assembly rules under stress are less studied in animals than in plants. We show that although animal communities are also shaped by environmental filtering, they also show resilience (as trait volume stays stable until the most extreme conditions). 👇
May 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Assembly rules under stress are less studied in animals than in plants. We show that although animal communities are also shaped by environmental filtering, they also show resilience (as trait volume stays stable until the most extreme conditions). 👇
This is because desert dung beetles converge towards a common survival strategy of saprophagy, longer wings & endocoprid behaviour. This "toolkit" allows them to exploit the ephemeral resources available at harsh dryland conditions. 👇
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is because desert dung beetles converge towards a common survival strategy of saprophagy, longer wings & endocoprid behaviour. This "toolkit" allows them to exploit the ephemeral resources available at harsh dryland conditions. 👇
Contrary to some expectations, we found that phylogenetic & functional diversity don’t collapse linearly with aridity, showing a nested loss of species. Instead, communities replace lineages & traits gradually except in hyperarid dry seasons, where trait volume finally drops down. 👇
May 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Contrary to some expectations, we found that phylogenetic & functional diversity don’t collapse linearly with aridity, showing a nested loss of species. Instead, communities replace lineages & traits gradually except in hyperarid dry seasons, where trait volume finally drops down. 👇
Our maps depict regions with well established catalogues (purple), and where recent descriptions are coupled with revisionary work (blue). But also areas where many species are being described, but not properly revised (yellow), and grey and white regions where taxonomic effort is low or nonexistent
May 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Our maps depict regions with well established catalogues (purple), and where recent descriptions are coupled with revisionary work (blue). But also areas where many species are being described, but not properly revised (yellow), and grey and white regions where taxonomic effort is low or nonexistent
Los olores no entienden de colores.
Ni tan grande, ni tan cerca, no a la macroplamta de biogas en Colmenar Viejo
#STOPbiogas3CV
Ni tan grande, ni tan cerca, no a la macroplamta de biogas en Colmenar Viejo
#STOPbiogas3CV
April 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Los olores no entienden de colores.
Ni tan grande, ni tan cerca, no a la macroplamta de biogas en Colmenar Viejo
#STOPbiogas3CV
Ni tan grande, ni tan cerca, no a la macroplamta de biogas en Colmenar Viejo
#STOPbiogas3CV
Alex Mestre's pigeon-lice model shows why adopting a parasite-mutualist coninuum view of of symbiont–host interactions helps, evidencing that dispersal and interaction strength shape local adaptation, creating evolutionary challenges that affect whether—and how—both species succeed (see figure).🌐🧪
April 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Alex Mestre's pigeon-lice model shows why adopting a parasite-mutualist coninuum view of of symbiont–host interactions helps, evidencing that dispersal and interaction strength shape local adaptation, creating evolutionary challenges that affect whether—and how—both species succeed (see figure).🌐🧪
25 de abril sempre!
April 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
25 de abril sempre!
Por eso me resultó un shock cuando empecé a trabajar en el extranjero que muchas personas biólogas fuera de España y de Inglaterra no conocieran los libros de Durrell. No sé si es una cuestión generacional, de los que nacimos en los 70, o de falta de traducciones en portugués o danés,👇
April 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Por eso me resultó un shock cuando empecé a trabajar en el extranjero que muchas personas biólogas fuera de España y de Inglaterra no conocieran los libros de Durrell. No sé si es una cuestión generacional, de los que nacimos en los 70, o de falta de traducciones en portugués o danés,👇
Esta figura muestra cómo la coocurrencia entre especies cambia con la escala, influida por las condiciones macroclimáticas y de los microhábitats - que son clave para estas especies sensibles pero ampliamente distribuidas. Aun así, las interacciones positivas/neutrales dominan en todas las escalas👇
April 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Esta figura muestra cómo la coocurrencia entre especies cambia con la escala, influida por las condiciones macroclimáticas y de los microhábitats - que son clave para estas especies sensibles pero ampliamente distribuidas. Aun así, las interacciones positivas/neutrales dominan en todas las escalas👇
Como esperábamos, especies con preferencias climáticas similares tienden a coocurrir más, y como muestra el gráfico, este vínculo se debilita a escalas más pequeñas. En estas escalas, especies taxonómicamente relacionadas coexisten más, aunque con menor importancia que las preferencias climáticas.👇
April 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Como esperábamos, especies con preferencias climáticas similares tienden a coocurrir más, y como muestra el gráfico, este vínculo se debilita a escalas más pequeñas. En estas escalas, especies taxonómicamente relacionadas coexisten más, aunque con menor importancia que las preferencias climáticas.👇
This figure shows that co-occurrence between pairs of species shifts with scale, shaped by both macroclimatic conditions- and microhabitats— which are key for these widely distributed but sensitive species. But positive and neutral interactions dominate across scales. 👇
April 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This figure shows that co-occurrence between pairs of species shifts with scale, shaped by both macroclimatic conditions- and microhabitats— which are key for these widely distributed but sensitive species. But positive and neutral interactions dominate across scales. 👇
As expected, species that with similar climatic preferences tend to hang out together more, and as we see in the graph this link gets weaker at progressively smaller scales. At these scales taxonomically related species tend to co-occur more, although with lower importance than climate preferences.👇
April 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
As expected, species that with similar climatic preferences tend to hang out together more, and as we see in the graph this link gets weaker at progressively smaller scales. At these scales taxonomically related species tend to co-occur more, although with lower importance than climate preferences.👇
Un bonito sello con un escarabeido que puede que encontréis en algunas muestras y unos cuantos libros
A nice stamp with a scarab that you may find in some samples and a few books
Um bonito selo com um escaravelho (rolabosteiro) que se calhar vão encontrar em algumas amostras e alguns livros
☺️🪲
A nice stamp with a scarab that you may find in some samples and a few books
Um bonito selo com um escaravelho (rolabosteiro) que se calhar vão encontrar em algumas amostras e alguns livros
☺️🪲
February 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Un bonito sello con un escarabeido que puede que encontréis en algunas muestras y unos cuantos libros
A nice stamp with a scarab that you may find in some samples and a few books
Um bonito selo com um escaravelho (rolabosteiro) que se calhar vão encontrar em algumas amostras e alguns livros
☺️🪲
A nice stamp with a scarab that you may find in some samples and a few books
Um bonito selo com um escaravelho (rolabosteiro) que se calhar vão encontrar em algumas amostras e alguns livros
☺️🪲
¿Sabías que el Laboratorio de Biogeografía Informática del #MNCN ofrece servicios tanto a personal del Museo como al exterior? Hoy Victoria González Cascón ha explicado los servicios de información espacial ofrecidos por el LBI-MNCN dentro de las Jornadas de Servicios del MNCN. Video en breve
December 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM
¿Sabías que el Laboratorio de Biogeografía Informática del #MNCN ofrece servicios tanto a personal del Museo como al exterior? Hoy Victoria González Cascón ha explicado los servicios de información espacial ofrecidos por el LBI-MNCN dentro de las Jornadas de Servicios del MNCN. Video en breve
If I had any doubts I'm a headbanger, Spotify reminds me of the music I listen to while I'm working! These are my top artists and songs of last year.
December 5, 2024 at 6:33 PM
If I had any doubts I'm a headbanger, Spotify reminds me of the music I listen to while I'm working! These are my top artists and songs of last year.
A new collection from @natureportfolio.bsky.social #npjBiodiversity, edited by @annebeejay.bsky.social, Luis Pertierra, Daly Noll & Julia Kemppinen brings together research about the impacts of global change on the terrestrial biodiversity of both poles: t.co/v324Xt0UkE
#AntarcticTreaty (2/2)
#AntarcticTreaty (2/2)
December 2, 2024 at 9:30 AM
A new collection from @natureportfolio.bsky.social #npjBiodiversity, edited by @annebeejay.bsky.social, Luis Pertierra, Daly Noll & Julia Kemppinen brings together research about the impacts of global change on the terrestrial biodiversity of both poles: t.co/v324Xt0UkE
#AntarcticTreaty (2/2)
#AntarcticTreaty (2/2)