Reynaldo Linares-Palomino
@rlinares.bsky.social
Tropical ecologist | restoration | vegetation science | biodiversity monitoring | forests & grasslands | Amazonia & Andean mountains #BMAP #Smithsonian #DRYFLOR. ENG/SPA posts are mine
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#Ciencia para el #BosqueSeco Interandino 🇵🇪
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
Conocemos poco de cómo cambian las comunidades de #plantas en los #valles secos, & los factores asociados. Esta información es crítica para informar el manejo y #conservación en el contexto actual de cambio climático.
📷: JL Marcelo
doi.org/10.1016/j.tf...
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The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
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The first study to survey insect populations on a continental scale finds no evidence of widespread decline, at least over a recent 10-year period. https://scim.ag/4pnb6hN
Radar data find no decline in insect numbers—but there’s a catch
Study of continental U.S. sees stable population of bugs, but it may be missing important pieces of the puzzle
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November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The first study to survey insect populations on a continental scale finds no evidence of widespread decline, at least over a recent 10-year period. https://scim.ag/4pnb6hN
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Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Grasslands + savannas should be recognized in climate finance mechanisms, argues a #COP30 policy brief coauthored by Cary’s Amy Zanne. These ecosystems store large amounts of carbon + support water security, biodiversity + more.
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
tinyurl.com/3s8xhjvx
New plant genus discovered in the Andes. Sumacoa barbata is an arborescent Gesneriad endemic to Cordillera del Cóndor.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
David Neill, co-author of the study and legendary figure in neotropical botany, passed away this year. Sumacoa represents both a scientific milestone and a tribute to his legacy.
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪
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New #BIEN collaboration paper out in @pnas.org🍃
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New #BIEN collaboration paper out in @pnas.org🍃
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
We show, using data for ~250,000 #plant species, that broader climatic niches consistently predict larger geographic ranges and higher dominance - a key insight for #biodiversity under #climatechange🌍🌱👉https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2517585122
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I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
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@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean
Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30
naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.
#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20
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New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt studied the #abiotic drivers of co-occurrence & #diversity patterns of #Calopterygidae species in Amazonian protected #freshwaters
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New #OpenAccess work in #RESEcolEnt studied the #abiotic drivers of co-occurrence & #diversity patterns of #Calopterygidae species in Amazonian protected #freshwaters
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
doi.org/10.1111/een.70036
@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of article authors
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Pavan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2024) look at mammalian diversity in the eastern Andean slopes, a biodiversity hotspot with high conservation priority, with high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding. Read the full study here: buff.ly/GLwWblD #Didelphimorphia #Peru #Rodentia #Yungas
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pavan 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. (2024) look at mammalian diversity in the eastern Andean slopes, a biodiversity hotspot with high conservation priority, with high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding. Read the full study here: buff.ly/GLwWblD #Didelphimorphia #Peru #Rodentia #Yungas
Another new #Solanum #species ( #Potato family, #Solanaceae) from the #montane #forest understory in Central #Peru.
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
Solanum stellaticalycinum, a new simple-leaved species of the Pteroidea clade from Peru (Potato Clade, Solanum, Solanaceae)
A new species from the montane forests in central Peru belonging to the Pteroidea clade of Solanum is described and illustrated. Solanum stellaticalycinum M.A.Cueva, Treviño & D.Sotomayor, sp. nov...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Another new #Solanum #species ( #Potato family, #Solanaceae) from the #montane #forest understory in Central #Peru.
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
#PlantHunters #NewSpecies
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This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
Next: Geoff Cumming @thenewstats.bsky.social with 'Statistical significance and p values: The researcher’s heroin'
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
* p values are highly unrealiable - don't trust them, don't use them!
www.thenewstatistics.com
tiny.cc/osfsigroulette
#IRICSydney
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an education problem, not a tool problem; and we don't want people simply moving from thinking p-values are magic to thinking confidence intervals are.
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Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
As fires flare in Brazil’s Cerrado, heat-resistant seeds offer restoration lifeline
Fire-resistant seeds offer promise, at a low cost, for restoring areas devastated by burning in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, a project by biologist Giovana Cavenaghi Guimarães shows. Guimarães, a…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
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Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
As Indonesia turns COP30 into carbon market showcase, critics warn of ‘hot air’
BELÉM, Brazil — As governments debate how to mobilize trillions of dollars in climate finance, Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to aggressively promote its carbon market — a…
news.mongabay.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit to aggressively market its carbon credits, launching daily “Sellers Meet Buyers” sessions and seeking international commitments despite unresolved integrity issues in its carbon market.
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
Experts warn Indonesia’s credits risk being “hot air.”
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Carbon emissions are helping make older trees in the Amazon bigger. But “it doesn’t mean carbon dioxide is good for the forest," says Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert @camplantsci.bsky.social. "What we’re seeing is resilience, not relief.”
eos.org/articles/as-...
eos.org/articles/as-...
As CO2 Levels Rise, Old Amazon Trees Are Getting Bigger - Eos
New data show resilience among the rainforest’s giants, though scientists warn that nutrient limits and rising heat could end the trend.
eos.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Carbon emissions are helping make older trees in the Amazon bigger. But “it doesn’t mean carbon dioxide is good for the forest," says Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert @camplantsci.bsky.social. "What we’re seeing is resilience, not relief.”
eos.org/articles/as-...
eos.org/articles/as-...
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A study of California grasslands found that connectivity did not prevent species decline. In the face of climate change, wildfires, grazing, and introduced species, dispersal of species among sites has a limited potential to restore lost species. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/USZE50XrLgN
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A study of California grasslands found that connectivity did not prevent species decline. In the face of climate change, wildfires, grazing, and introduced species, dispersal of species among sites has a limited potential to restore lost species. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/USZE50XrLgN
🚨 Latest #ATDN #AmazonTreeDiversityNetwork paper now available in PNAS, including data from our plots in Peru: Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests
#Trees #plot #inventory
#Trees #plot #inventory
Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests | PNAS
Recent evidence suggests that the ecological footprints of pre-Columbian Indigenous
peoples in Amazonia persist in modern forests. Ecological impac...
www.pnas.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨 Latest #ATDN #AmazonTreeDiversityNetwork paper now available in PNAS, including data from our plots in Peru: Centuries of compounding human influence on Amazonian forests
#Trees #plot #inventory
#Trees #plot #inventory
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🌿 Calling peatland folks!
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🌿 Calling peatland folks!
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
I’m compiling a global list of bog-specialist / indicator plant species (vascular plants + bryophytes) for my postdoc on bog niche modelling. I’m especially looking for knowledge from the Southern Hemisphere. If you are interested in collaborating, please DM or reply 🌱
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Planning to attend #IAVS2026? Travel grants are available to support your participation #IAVS2026 #IAVS
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REGISTRATION | IAVS 2026 – Gijon2026
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Planning to attend #IAVS2026? Travel grants are available to support your participation #IAVS2026 #IAVS
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📣Join our free online workshop!
Dr. Lina Mühlbauer talks about her team's development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software 💡🌿
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Dr. Lina Mühlbauer talks about her team's development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software 💡🌿
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AER Live - DIY sensors for high-resolution microclimate monitoring: Lessons learnt and future perspectives - British Ecological Society
This session discusses the development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📣Join our free online workshop!
Dr. Lina Mühlbauer talks about her team's development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software 💡🌿
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Dr. Lina Mühlbauer talks about her team's development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software 💡🌿
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#reptiles and #amphibians from #RioLasPiedras (Madre de Dios) in southeastern #Amazonian #Peru: 175 #species‼️
A list of the reptile and amphibian species from the Las Piedras River in Peru, with new records from the basin's central area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#frogs #rainforests #biogeography
#frogs #rainforests #biogeography
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
#reptiles and #amphibians from #RioLasPiedras (Madre de Dios) in southeastern #Amazonian #Peru: 175 #species‼️
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How to not be swamped by your microclimate data?
The rise of microclimate data may have opened Pandora’s box. Gone are the days of simple bioclimatic variables — now heads spin trying to summarize these timeseries.
A much-needed paper by @krystofchytry.bsky.social:
🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/11/11/h...
The rise of microclimate data may have opened Pandora’s box. Gone are the days of simple bioclimatic variables — now heads spin trying to summarize these timeseries.
A much-needed paper by @krystofchytry.bsky.social:
🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/11/11/h...
How to not be swamped by your microclimate data
Microclimate data are finally finding their way more routineously into ecological models – and rightly so. Hooray for that! The growing availability of in-situ measurements is helping us brid…
the3dlab.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
How to not be swamped by your microclimate data?
The rise of microclimate data may have opened Pandora’s box. Gone are the days of simple bioclimatic variables — now heads spin trying to summarize these timeseries.
A much-needed paper by @krystofchytry.bsky.social:
🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/11/11/h...
The rise of microclimate data may have opened Pandora’s box. Gone are the days of simple bioclimatic variables — now heads spin trying to summarize these timeseries.
A much-needed paper by @krystofchytry.bsky.social:
🔗 the3dlab.org/2025/11/11/h...
Cool #Traits stuff from #SeasonallyDryTropicalForests in Colombia 🧮
Ontogenetic shifts in wood anatomy & leaf traits in Colombian tropical dry forests
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Williams et al.
@peterw-ecol.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Williams et al.
@peterw-ecol.bsky.social @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Cool #Traits stuff from #SeasonallyDryTropicalForests in Colombia 🧮
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Are you as bromeli-MAD about bromeliads as us? Then you're in luck!
Following the success of our previous special issues, we're pleased to announce a new one on Bromeliaceae Evolution & Systematics! Keep an eye on our socials as we share papers over the next few weeks 🌍 🧪 👇
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Following the success of our previous special issues, we're pleased to announce a new one on Bromeliaceae Evolution & Systematics! Keep an eye on our socials as we share papers over the next few weeks 🌍 🧪 👇
buff.ly/zVh5ORp
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Are you as bromeli-MAD about bromeliads as us? Then you're in luck!
Following the success of our previous special issues, we're pleased to announce a new one on Bromeliaceae Evolution & Systematics! Keep an eye on our socials as we share papers over the next few weeks 🌍 🧪 👇
buff.ly/zVh5ORp
Following the success of our previous special issues, we're pleased to announce a new one on Bromeliaceae Evolution & Systematics! Keep an eye on our socials as we share papers over the next few weeks 🌍 🧪 👇
buff.ly/zVh5ORp