Charisma in Conservation Ever wondered why certain species capture our hearts more than others? Learn how traits like beauty, behavior, and cultural appeal influence conservation efforts. 🐼🪰 Carol Fukushima DOI: 10.1186/s13750-024-00353-2 #Biodiversity #Charisma #conservation

Over 2.85B wildlife individuals from 30,000 species were traded in 22 years—50% wild-sourced. Legal trade, but at what cost? 🦜🐢 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… #WildlifeConservation #BiodiversityLoss #GlobalTrade #LEMIS 📢 Carol Fukushima Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social CIÊNCIAS ULisboa CE3C

LIBre's research on the news! publico.pt/2025/01/11/azu… Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Carol Fukushima CE3C Público CIÊNCIAS ULisboa eChanges_cE3c PNASNews

🎙️ New episode! Dive into research mapping the role of "charisma" in biodiversity conservation Listen now! open.spotify.com/episode/5ObtN1… Featured research DOI: 10.1186/s13750-024-00353-2 Carol Fukushima Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social CIÊNCIAS ULisboa CE3C #Conservation #biodiversity

🐞 Public reports expanded the known habitat range of stag beetles in Portugal by up to 7.2x! Citizen science confirmed up to 95% of known species distribution 📖doi.org/10.1007/s10531… CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa Carla Rego #StagBeetles #Conservation #CitizenScience

🎙️ New episode! 📢 This week we explore the implications of legal wildlife trade for conservation 🎧 tinyurl.com/56yfce2k 📚 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… Carol Fukushima Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social CIÊNCIAS ULisboa CE3C PNASNews #WildlifeTrade #Biodiversity #Conservation #Podcast

Listen to "Quantifying Biodiversity Change Under Landscape Transformation" by Biodiversity Research @ CE3C. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/libre…

New podcast episode! A novel method for tracking biodiversity shifts using Hill numbers 🦇 Case study: Bat communities in the Brazilian Amazon! 📑DOI: 10.1002/eap.3071 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/0nu8M4… Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa #Ecology #Conservation #Rstats

Hot off the press! 🌊 Dams reshape fish diversity! While phylogenetic & functional diversity rise, taxonomic diversity remains unchanged. Introduced species only offset 50% of losses. Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa #Biodiversity #functionaldiversity #fish

Field work in #DesertaGrande to monitor critically endangered Hogna ingens, world's largest wolf spider. Despite challenges, we collected DNA samples and will return to complete the monitoring . 🕷️ CE3C #WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies #BiodiversityResearch

What predicts extinction risk in Azorean arthropods? Vertical stratum! DOI: 0.1111/icad.12822 Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social #conservation #Azores #islandecology #cE3cresearch CE3C

Trait-based approaches are crucial in ecology, but analysis choice matters! Choosing functional diversity metrics to better assess ecosystem changes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ecog.0… Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Stefano Mammola CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa #Ecology #Biodiversity #DataAnalysis

The first scientific publication of the project “BioBlitz Azores" is up! See doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13… #biodiversity #citizenscience Guilherme Oyarzabal Susana C. Gonçalves, PhD 🍄👩🏻‍🔬 💪💬 IUCN Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research

What do spiders do for us? More than you think! 🕷️ Discover their ecosystem superpowers: 🔗doi: 10.1111/brv.70044 Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Stefano Mammola CIÊNCIAS ULisboa CE3C #NatureBasedSolutions #Spiders #EcosystemServices #Biodiversity #conservation

🚨 Over 50% of Azorean endemic arthropods are threatened, with several species already extinct. More in our paper: 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc… Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Guida Santos CE3C CIÊNCIAS ULisboa #Conservation #Biodiversity #Azores #IUCN #Arthropods

New Advanced Course: Concepts and Applications in Macroecology, March 2026 Lecturers: Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social Filipa Soares, Luis Borda de Água, Nuria, Alice Nunes, Joana Ribeiro More information: ce3c.pt/.../concepts-a… #advancedcourses #macroecology #ecologyresearch

Estudo detalha todos os contributos valiosos das aranhas para os ecossistemas, sublinhando a importância de restaurar, preservar ou imitar os processos naturais destas criaturas de oito patas. publico.pt/2025/07/09/azu…

Our research @35theca2025 🕸️Nuria community assembly & #biodiversity 🌡️ Miguel Sousa environmental filtering & #globalwarming 🕷️ Carol Fukushima pet trade & #spiders 🌍 Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social spider ecosystem services Ruth Neeßen endemic madeirean Hogna #Conservation

Fascinated by insects? Discover exciting opportunities in #entomology 🦋 Visit our site for the latest job openings and secure your dream role today 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/membership-and… If you have an #insect-related job #opportunity, please send us the details [email protected]

#Insectarium & #RESInsects are must-haves for anyone who appreciates the little things that run the world. Check out these two beautiful books we've partner published with DK Books UK & Bonnier Books UK 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/shop-merchandi… EMILY CARTER Dave Goulson