Virgilio Hermoso
@virgiliohermoso.bsky.social
Conservation biology and freshwater systems at Estación Biológica de Doñana in Sevilla
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📣 Be part of the consultation on an IUCN strategy for invasive alien species 📣
The IUCN is developing a dedicated strategy to guide collective action, but they need your input first 👇
🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🗓️ Deadline: 19 Dec 2025
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
The IUCN is developing a dedicated strategy to guide collective action, but they need your input first 👇
🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🗓️ Deadline: 19 Dec 2025
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📣 Be part of the consultation on an IUCN strategy for invasive alien species 📣
The IUCN is developing a dedicated strategy to guide collective action, but they need your input first 👇
🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🗓️ Deadline: 19 Dec 2025
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
The IUCN is developing a dedicated strategy to guide collective action, but they need your input first 👇
🔗 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🗓️ Deadline: 19 Dec 2025
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
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Conserving biodiversity and water in a human-dominated landscape requires holistic and integrated options, read about our approaches in the @biodiversa.eu INSPIRE project Neusiedl Lake case study to find out more.
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/options...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/options...
Options for conserving biodiversity and water in a human-dominated landscape
Ongoing climate change and human demands put increasing amounts of pressure on land and water. This is especially true for freshwater ecosystems, such as lakes, wetlands and ponds, which are rapidly d...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Conserving biodiversity and water in a human-dominated landscape requires holistic and integrated options, read about our approaches in the @biodiversa.eu INSPIRE project Neusiedl Lake case study to find out more.
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/options...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/options...
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Es muy llamativo el maltrato al agua y a los ríos si tenemos en cuenta nuestra gran dependencia de ambos. Recordemos lo básico, recuperemos la naturalidad de rios y cauces y concedámonos la oportunidad de disfrutarlo.
youtu.be/aZnmJaeeZ2c
#cambioclimatico #fernandovalladares #lasaluddelahumanidad
youtu.be/aZnmJaeeZ2c
#cambioclimatico #fernandovalladares #lasaluddelahumanidad
Se nos olvidó lo que es un río | 229
YouTube video by La salud de la humanidad
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November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Es muy llamativo el maltrato al agua y a los ríos si tenemos en cuenta nuestra gran dependencia de ambos. Recordemos lo básico, recuperemos la naturalidad de rios y cauces y concedámonos la oportunidad de disfrutarlo.
youtu.be/aZnmJaeeZ2c
#cambioclimatico #fernandovalladares #lasaluddelahumanidad
youtu.be/aZnmJaeeZ2c
#cambioclimatico #fernandovalladares #lasaluddelahumanidad
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Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) aims to protect and restore biodiversity whilst ensuring coastal communities remain economically viable. Read our latest post from the @biodiversa.eu INSPIRE Greece-Aegean Sea case study to find out more about our approach. 🐟🌊
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/marine-...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/marine-...
Marine Spatial Planning in the Aegean Sea
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) needs to answer a fundamental question: where should protection and restoration happen so that biodiversity goals are met while coastal communities remain economically vi...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) aims to protect and restore biodiversity whilst ensuring coastal communities remain economically viable. Read our latest post from the @biodiversa.eu INSPIRE Greece-Aegean Sea case study to find out more about our approach. 🐟🌊
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/marine-...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/marine-...
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@icesmarine.bsky.social has just issued its 2025 advice for eels. Again (!!), it recommends zero-catches for all life stages, in all habitats and all aims (including aquaculture and stockings)
We must stop marketing eels now to avoid their extinction
LINK ices-library.figshare.com/articles/rep...
We must stop marketing eels now to avoid their extinction
LINK ices-library.figshare.com/articles/rep...
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@icesmarine.bsky.social has just issued its 2025 advice for eels. Again (!!), it recommends zero-catches for all life stages, in all habitats and all aims (including aquaculture and stockings)
We must stop marketing eels now to avoid their extinction
LINK ices-library.figshare.com/articles/rep...
We must stop marketing eels now to avoid their extinction
LINK ices-library.figshare.com/articles/rep...
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Reposted by Virgilio Hermoso
Hybrids of two European Squalius species (S. cephalus, S. squalus) have been introduced to a small Portuguese basin and threaten (through hybridization, to start with) native S. carolitertii
Fish invasions going crazy
@fishinvasionslab.bsky.social paper: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/148337
Fish invasions going crazy
@fishinvasionslab.bsky.social paper: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/148337
October 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hybrids of two European Squalius species (S. cephalus, S. squalus) have been introduced to a small Portuguese basin and threaten (through hybridization, to start with) native S. carolitertii
Fish invasions going crazy
@fishinvasionslab.bsky.social paper: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/148337
Fish invasions going crazy
@fishinvasionslab.bsky.social paper: neobiota.pensoft.net/article/148337
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ESTO ES IMPORTANTÍSIMO
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
www.europapress.es/euskadi/noti...
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
www.europapress.es/euskadi/noti...
Gobierno Vasco suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula de 2025-2026 ante la situación "crítica" de la especie
El Departamento de Alimentación, Desarrollo Rural, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno Vasco se ha reunido...
www.europapress.es
October 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
ESTO ES IMPORTANTÍSIMO
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
www.europapress.es/euskadi/noti...
Euskadi suspende la campaña de la pesca de la angula ante la situación crítica de la especie
Un paso crucial para lo conservación de la anguila, tomada en el territorio donde su consumo tiene más arraigo
@miteco.gob.es y otras CCAA, os toca
www.europapress.es/euskadi/noti...
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Quantifying the economic value of #ecosystemservices is essential for making evidence-based decisions in #conservation and marine spatial planning. Read our latest blog post from our #Aegean Sea case study to learn more: www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/economi... 🌍🐟🌊
Economic Valuation and Spatial Mapping of Coastal Ecosystem Services in the Aegean
Quantifying the economic value of ecosystem services is essential for making evidence-based decisions in conservation and marine spatial planning. In the case study of the Aegean Sea, a comprehensive ...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Quantifying the economic value of #ecosystemservices is essential for making evidence-based decisions in #conservation and marine spatial planning. Read our latest blog post from our #Aegean Sea case study to learn more: www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/economi... 🌍🐟🌊
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Hablando de la lagunilla en el Guadalquivir, una de las peores #invasoras del mundo. Erradicación ya! 🆘 @chguadalquivir.bsky.social @juntadeandalucia.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @jesuscastillo.bsky.social @casacienciasevcsic.bsky.social @invaplant.bsky.social
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/la...
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/la...
Lagunilla, la planta invasora que pone en alerta al Guadalquivir
Desde que se detectara en 2021, la lagunilla —una especie invasora originaria de Sudamérica— se extiende forma imparable por el Guadalquivir. Esta expansión no solo afecta a la biodiversidad del río,...
www.eldiario.es
September 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Hablando de la lagunilla en el Guadalquivir, una de las peores #invasoras del mundo. Erradicación ya! 🆘 @chguadalquivir.bsky.social @juntadeandalucia.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @jesuscastillo.bsky.social @casacienciasevcsic.bsky.social @invaplant.bsky.social
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/la...
www.eldiario.es/andalucia/la...
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This weeks blog post gives an insight of stakeholder perspectives in spatial planning at our Aegean Sea case study:
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/stakeho...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/stakeho...
Stakeholder Perspectives in Spatial Planning: Aegean Sea Case Study
Effective conservation planning depends not only on scientific data but also on engaging stakeholders and integrating their perceptions in the planning process. In the Aegean Sea, stakeholder engageme...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This weeks blog post gives an insight of stakeholder perspectives in spatial planning at our Aegean Sea case study:
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/stakeho...
www.inspire-biodiversa.com/post/stakeho...
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🌊 DANUBElifelines launches its 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🔹 Get support for restoring migratory fish habitats & river connectivity.
📅 Apply by 31 Dec 2025
💰 Up to €100,000 available
🔗 danubelifelines.eu/associated-r...
✉️ dll@danubelifelines.eu
#DanubeLifelines #HorizonEU #RiverRestoration
🔹 Get support for restoring migratory fish habitats & river connectivity.
📅 Apply by 31 Dec 2025
💰 Up to €100,000 available
🔗 danubelifelines.eu/associated-r...
✉️ dll@danubelifelines.eu
#DanubeLifelines #HorizonEU #RiverRestoration
DANUBElifelines – Call for Associated Regions in the Danube Basin
Join DANUBElifelines as an associated region and support the mission to restore migratory fish and habitats across the Danube River Basin.
danubelifelines.eu
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🌊 DANUBElifelines launches its 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
🔹 Get support for restoring migratory fish habitats & river connectivity.
📅 Apply by 31 Dec 2025
💰 Up to €100,000 available
🔗 danubelifelines.eu/associated-r...
✉️ dll@danubelifelines.eu
#DanubeLifelines #HorizonEU #RiverRestoration
🔹 Get support for restoring migratory fish habitats & river connectivity.
📅 Apply by 31 Dec 2025
💰 Up to €100,000 available
🔗 danubelifelines.eu/associated-r...
✉️ dll@danubelifelines.eu
#DanubeLifelines #HorizonEU #RiverRestoration
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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
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Cooperation between ecologists and historians has allowed a robust reconstruction of the historical introduction of the Italian crayfish, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, to Spain in the late-16th century
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Cooperation between ecologists and historians has allowed a robust reconstruction of the historical introduction of the Italian crayfish, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, to Spain in the late-16th century
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @um.es
New OA paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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You are an Early Career Researcher? You work on ecological impacts of biological invasions? You love data?
We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/
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We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/
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BioM - InvaPact3
This is a short presentation of the InvaPact III workshop. Please contact me if you are interested or if you have further questions. Please do not hesitate to forward to likely candidates. A brief his...
www.biodiversitydynamics.fr
September 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
You are an Early Career Researcher? You work on ecological impacts of biological invasions? You love data?
We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/
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We have a few places left for our InvaPact III workshop (Girona, Spain; Nov. 1–7, 2025). Please find the main infos 👇, and the full description 👉 www.biodiversitydynamics.fr/invapact3/
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Perverse market incentives related to the desirability of rare items are pushing the European eel to extinction, by favoring its exploitation despite extreme scarcity
@consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See thread below
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See thread below
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Perverse market incentives related to the desirability of rare items are pushing the European eel to extinction, by favoring its exploitation despite extreme scarcity
@consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See thread below
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@consletters.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social @azti.bsky.social
See thread below
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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La vuelta ciclista a España ha invitado a participar al equipo de Israel. La empresa que organiza La Vuelta es Unipublic. Te animo a llamar mostrando tu repulsa al teléfono 91 2301431 y a enviar un email a esta dirección info@unipublic.es
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August 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
La vuelta ciclista a España ha invitado a participar al equipo de Israel. La empresa que organiza La Vuelta es Unipublic. Te animo a llamar mostrando tu repulsa al teléfono 91 2301431 y a enviar un email a esta dirección info@unipublic.es
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“En poco tiempo habrá quien se jactará de haber pescado y comido el último salmón de Asturias"
@miteco.gob.es @saraaagesen.bsky.social, sabemos mucho más que suficiente, y desde hace años, para actuar.
Hacedlo ahora y esperemos que haya suerte
www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
@miteco.gob.es @saraaagesen.bsky.social, sabemos mucho más que suficiente, y desde hace años, para actuar.
Hacedlo ahora y esperemos que haya suerte
www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
La fiesta de la extinción del salmón en Asturias: hasta 19.000 euros por ejemplares que desaparecen
El ritual festivo de subastar el primer ejemplar se mantiene, aunque la temporada de pesca del salmón ha finalizado con su peor registro histórico: solo 128 capturas, cuando hace 20 años eran 3.000
www.eldiario.es
August 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“En poco tiempo habrá quien se jactará de haber pescado y comido el último salmón de Asturias"
@miteco.gob.es @saraaagesen.bsky.social, sabemos mucho más que suficiente, y desde hace años, para actuar.
Hacedlo ahora y esperemos que haya suerte
www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
@miteco.gob.es @saraaagesen.bsky.social, sabemos mucho más que suficiente, y desde hace años, para actuar.
Hacedlo ahora y esperemos que haya suerte
www.eldiario.es/ballenablanc...
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10 years ago I wrote this piece for the blog of @jappliedecology.bsky.social , about the paper on historical eel range and the possible actions to restore it, written with @virgiliohermoso.bsky.social
appliedecologistsblog.com/2015/05/27/w...
appliedecologistsblog.com/2015/05/27/w...
Where the eel was: applying historical data to plan a species recovery
In this post Miguel Clavero writes about his recent paper with Virgilio Hermoso: “Historical data to plan the recovery of the European eel” Once there were European eels all around. Plenty of them…
appliedecologistsblog.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
10 years ago I wrote this piece for the blog of @jappliedecology.bsky.social , about the paper on historical eel range and the possible actions to restore it, written with @virgiliohermoso.bsky.social
appliedecologistsblog.com/2015/05/27/w...
appliedecologistsblog.com/2015/05/27/w...
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Restoring free-flowing rivers: Planning for longitudinal and lateral connectivity recovery 🌊🌏
Adequate planning should guide decision making. This includes...
👉setting clear objectives 💬
👉setting clear constraints 📑
👉using adequate data 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Adequate planning should guide decision making. This includes...
👉setting clear objectives 💬
👉setting clear constraints 📑
👉using adequate data 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
July 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Restoring free-flowing rivers: Planning for longitudinal and lateral connectivity recovery 🌊🌏
Adequate planning should guide decision making. This includes...
👉setting clear objectives 💬
👉setting clear constraints 📑
👉using adequate data 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Adequate planning should guide decision making. This includes...
👉setting clear objectives 💬
👉setting clear constraints 📑
👉using adequate data 🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has been established as key approach to identify where conservation efforts are to be prioritized. But how can they be assessed, compared or interrogated 🧐 Here we present ODPSCP, a new open protocol for the intercomparison of SCP doi.org/10.1111/csp2... (1)
An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects
A new standard protocol for contextualizing systematic conservation planning studies is presented and the potential benefits highlighted. By adopting such community reporting standards, scientists an...
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has been established as key approach to identify where conservation efforts are to be prioritized. But how can they be assessed, compared or interrogated 🧐 Here we present ODPSCP, a new open protocol for the intercomparison of SCP doi.org/10.1111/csp2... (1)
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New paper led by @martinjung.eu presenting a protocol/tool that increases transparency in reporting Systematic Conservation Planning projects
Systematic conservation planning (SCP) has been established as key approach to identify where conservation efforts are to be prioritized. But how can they be assessed, compared or interrogated 🧐 Here we present ODPSCP, a new open protocol for the intercomparison of SCP doi.org/10.1111/csp2... (1)
An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects
A new standard protocol for contextualizing systematic conservation planning studies is presented and the potential benefits highlighted. By adopting such community reporting standards, scientists an...
doi.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New paper led by @martinjung.eu presenting a protocol/tool that increases transparency in reporting Systematic Conservation Planning projects
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We, at the Doñana Biological Station, urge world leaders to act swiftly on biodiversity loss and climate change. News clip: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/... and full statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul... Very proud of @ebdonana.bsky.social speaking up!
www.ebd.csic.es
June 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We, at the Doñana Biological Station, urge world leaders to act swiftly on biodiversity loss and climate change. News clip: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/... and full statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul... Very proud of @ebdonana.bsky.social speaking up!
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📢🌍 From @ebdonana, we urge world leaders to take urgent action on biodiversity loss and climate change at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
June 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📢🌍 From @ebdonana, we urge world leaders to take urgent action on biodiversity loss and climate change at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
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Habemus nuevo astacoartículo en @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
LINK: www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
La genética respalda también el origen italiano de los cangrejos de río
Va hilo
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@sergiobedmar.bsky.social @oficialdegui.bsky.social
@ebdonana.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
LINK: www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
La genética respalda también el origen italiano de los cangrejos de río
Va hilo
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@sergiobedmar.bsky.social @oficialdegui.bsky.social
@ebdonana.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Habemus nuevo astacoartículo en @ecosistemas-aeet.bsky.social
LINK: www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
La genética respalda también el origen italiano de los cangrejos de río
Va hilo
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@sergiobedmar.bsky.social @oficialdegui.bsky.social
@ebdonana.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social
LINK: www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ec...
La genética respalda también el origen italiano de los cangrejos de río
Va hilo
(1/14)
@sergiobedmar.bsky.social @oficialdegui.bsky.social
@ebdonana.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social