Nacho Villar
nachomanvillar.bsky.social
Nacho Villar
@nachomanvillar.bsky.social
Research Ecologist discovering the cool things that large wildlife do #Trophiccascades #Rewilding #Defaunation #Communityassembly #Zoogeochemistry #Ecosystems @niooknaw.bsky.social
Very worrying news coming from our colleagues across the Atlantic. Mass firings that will decimate U.S. science agencies remember the aftermath of 2008 financial crisis: mass firings & closed doors for an entire genration of scientists (inc. brand new PhDs like me).
www.science.org/content/arti...
Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies
White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits
www.science.org
February 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Global #climate models systematically neglect the important role of large #wildlife in the #carboncycle. Find out why this is wrong & how move forward in our new review paper @society4conbio.bsky.social
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Defaunation impacts on the carbon balance of tropical forests
The urgent need to mitigate and adapt to climate change necessitates a comprehensive understanding of carbon cycling dynamics. Traditionally, global carbon cycle models have focused on vegetation, bu...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 23, 2024 at 12:19 AM