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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 02/10/2026

🐚 A new @gbif.org dataset compiles specimen-level occurrence records of three Abatus #sea #urchin species across southern Patagonia, the Subantarctic islands and Antarctica, helping fill knowledge gaps in Antarctic and Subantarctic benthos: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #echinoids #marine #invertebrate

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 02/10/2026

🔬Check out this new proposal for an eleven-tenet framework for the integrated, evolving and sustainable management of European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs), explicitly adding "enabling scientific excellence" as a key dimension: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @lifewatcheric.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

🌳 New of leaf diversity established for a critically endangered Greek oak species, Quercus trojana subsp. euboica, which was severely impacted by catastrophic wildfires in Euboea in 2021: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e199459

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

🌊 Over two decades of research in Antarctica's Ross Sea has yielded the first comprehensive checklist of pelagic organisms accidentally captured by sediment traps, documenting over 210,000 individuals representing 68 species. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e197009

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 29/09/2026

🪰 The adult stage of a mayfly species (Otamanthellus unicutibius) has been discovered and studied for the first time, revealing evolutionary adaptations that shed light on how male reproductive structures have changed across mayfly lineages over millions of years: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e211811

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🕷️ A new trapdoor spider species belonging to the genus Raveniola has been discovered in Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, marking the first formal record of the Nemesiidae family from Jiangxi Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e211761

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🐝 A global group of parasitoid wasps belonging to the genus Aximopsis has been under renewed scientific scrutiny, with molecular studies revealing that the current taxonomic classification does not accurately reflect the wasps' evolutionary relationships: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e206796

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

New data from the LIFE SNAILS project on Santa Maria Island surveys arthropod communities in mixed forests as habitat-quality indicators, supporting conservation of three endemic molluscs - two land snails and a semi-slug. Builds on a prior baseline, plus 2 new sites: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 25/09/2026

🦅 Anton Stamenov: "Foraging and parental behaviour of a Saker falcon pair raising five fledglings: implications for territory quality and prey demand". (2/2)

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 25/09/2026

🎤 Two brilliant talks today at #SMCC2026! 🐿️ Yana Andonova: "Reintroduced Saker Falcons are dependent on European ground squirrels during the breeding period in Bulgaria". (1/2)

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 25/09/2026

📚 We're pleased to attend the "BHL and the Planetary Knowledge Base: Structuring Biodiversity Literature for the Next Generation" talk by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr Vincent Smith, at #TDWG2026. ✨ An insightful presentation on the future of biodiversity data infrastructure! @tdwg.org @nhm.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

🌊 Another great talk today at #TDWG2026 - our senior editorial board member Daniel Mietchen on river basin naming. ✨ It's truly been a fantastic day of talks here at #TDWG2026. @tdwg.org #OpenAccess #Biodiversity #OpenData

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

👏 Huge thanks to Olaf Banki for this fantastic talk at #TDWG2026 - an author and reviewer in our open-access journal. 📚 Read Banki's recent article on harmonising scientific name usage here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1848... @tdwg.org #OpenAccess #Biodiversity #Taxonomy

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

📚 Delighted to attend this fascinating talk at #TDWG2026 on liberating biodiversity knowledge from scientific literature. 🧬 Heartfelt thanks to Donat Agosti for these insightful perspectives! ➡️ Read one of Agosti's articles in our journal here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1530... @tdwg.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

🎤 It was also a pleasure to attend Nedko Nedyalkov's presentation today at #SMCC2026, where they discussed the strong decline of the distribution and abundance of Cricetus cricetus and Mesocricetus newtoni in Bulgaria. 📝 Nedyalkov is notably a subject editor in our journal!

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

🎉 Today at #TDWG2026, we had the fantastic opportunity to attend the talk, "National and policy-relevant species checklists: why official, updated and validated data matter", for which the author and reviewer in our journal Olaf Bánki was a co-organiser! @tdwg.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

Still at #TDWG2026 in Oslo? Don't miss our new article on GBIF's incredible 25-year journey! 📊 Read the full piece in our open-access journal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @tdwg.org #GBIF25 #OpenData

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 23/09/2026

📍 We're featured at @pensoft.net's booth at #SMCC2026, running this week in Sofia! 📚 This Thursday and Friday, come and find out more about the scope of our journal and how we can support your research in small mammal conservation. #SmallMammalConservation @habitatfoundation.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 23/09/2026

🌊 Data-intensive science meets marine conservation at the EGI Conference in Ghent this week! 📚 Visit the @pensoft.net booth to learn more about how our journal can support your research. @egieinfra.bsky.social #EGI2026 #MarineBiodiversity

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 23/09/2026

🗺️ At #TDWG2026 we attended an excellent presentation by Sabine von Mering: "Here, There, and Everywhere: Modelling Research Expeditions in Wikidata". 🔗 Sabine is also an author in our journal: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1144... @tdwg.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 22/09/2026

🎉 25 years of GBIF! As #TDWG2026 continues in Oslo, we celebrate our longstanding partnership. 🔗 Article: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... 🔗 Blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/23/g...

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21/09/2026

🎤 We were delighted to attend Quentin Groom's presentation at #TDWG2026 on reducing lag in biodiversity information systems. 👉 Groom is notably an author in our open-access journal. You can access one of their articles here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1416... @tdwg.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21/09/2026

📚 When the Biodiversity Heritage Library faced an uncertain future in 2025, the global community stepped up. Now, celebrating 20 years as an independent consortium, BHL is stronger than ever. 🎤 Thank you to Nicole Kearney for sharing this inspiring journey at #TDWG2026! (1/2)

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21/09/2026

🎤 We were thrilled to hear Ramona Walls speak at #TDWG2026 on ontologies and standards for AI-ready biodiversity data. 👉 Walls is a BDJ author & reviewer! Read their paper on insect natural history data here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/33303/ @tdwg.org

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 18/09/2026

🕷️First checklist of Linyphiidae spiders from Guiyang, China: 17 species recorded, including one new to science - Lenis guiyang. The study includes a distribution map, habitus photos and COI data: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #spider #arachnology #newspecies

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

Check out the largest visual #biodiversity survey yet of an abyssal-hadal system: Nova Canton Trough, Central Pacific, 3000-8000m. ~30,000 organisms, 325 morphotaxa with new #hadal records, establishing a biodiversity baseline for the area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

New research examines the unresolved taxonomy of Zhangixalus puerensis sensu lato. Historically treated as widely distributed across Yunnan and northern Vietnam, evidence suggests this tree frog taxon comprises multiple distinct species requiring systematic revision. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #frog

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10/09/2026

📸Camera trap survey (97 cameras, 71,879 trap-days) in Zhejiang's Xianxialing Nature Reserve reveals 12 mammal species, led by Reeves' Muntjac & Masked Palm Civet. Nocturnal species favored lower elevations in winter - likely for thermoregulation. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 09/09/2026

🦈 New open #dataset compiles 177,000+ events (2003-2021) documenting 86 chondrichthyan species ( #sharks, #skates, #rays, #chimaeras) in French waters - the most threatened marine vertebrate group. Expert-vetted & freely available on @gbif.org. ➡️Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 08/09/2026

🌱 We've touched down in Brussels for #NeoBiota2026 - the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions! Here through 11 Sept. Come chat with our team about Pensoft Publishers' publishing portfolio - journals, books & conference services. We'd love to connect 🤝

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 04/09/2026

🦋 First description of the female subimago of #mayfly Behningia baei, previously known only as a nymph in Thailand. Based on reared specimens from sandy rivers, the study also documents burrowing behaviour, adding new insight into this rare genus. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

Last chance to catch us at the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration #SERE2026! 👋 @pensoft.net is in Brest, France, through August 28 - swing by, say hello, and check out our diverse journal portfolio and what we've been working on before we head back! 🌍📚

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

🐛Giant African #millipedes are popular in US zoos & education programs, but many come from poorly-documented sources like the exotic trade. That makes species ID tricky, complicating permitting, care protocols, and sharing accurate #naturalhistory info with the public: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🐝🌸New study on Korean Calanthe #orchids: despite 73 visits from 17 insect species, only certain #bees (not flies or moths) actually carried pollinaria on C. discolor. One Eucera bee visit on C. striata hints at possible pollinator sharing between species: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 24/08/2026

Meet the @pensoft.net team at the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration #SERE2026 in Brest, France, through August 28! 👋 Our team is on the road again and would love to share more about our work, and connect with fellow researchers, practitioners, and restoration enthusiasts.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21/08/2026

New data paper: 3,652 #scorpion specimens from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, spanning 11 families, 56 genera and 117 species across 59 countries, now standardised to #DarwinCore and published as open #data. Collection dates run from 1872-2023: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 21/08/2026

🦆Five cases of duck/teal #hybridisation in captive mixed collections, from 2011-2025, are described, crossing genera like Spatula, Aythya, Aix, Amazonetta, Callonetta, Sibirionetta, Mareca and Anas. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #hybridspecies

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

It was great attending Dr. Sabine Stöhr's talk at #BioSyst2026! She presented the analysis of #ophiuroids from BIOICE, a 25-year project: 580 Icelandic sites, ~200,000 specimens, 64 species ID'd, incl. 19 new records for Iceland. 🌊⭐ She's also a co-author at our journal ⬇️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

🗣️Great to hear Visotheary Ung present the Flora of Cambodia project at #BioSyst2026! 🌿The initiative aims to deliver a curated, multilingual #checklist of Cambodia's vascular #plants, building on a long history of floristic research dating back to 1907.

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 18/08/2026

New open #dataset presents the first full annual-cycle #waterbird survey of Beijing's Miyun Reservoir, a key East Asian-Australasian Flyway stopover. Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 18/08/2026

#Geometric morphometrics on 177 #shells across 5 abalone species (incl. H. discus hannai from wild/cultured stocks) shows PCA+CVA can reliably tell species apart and separate wild from cultured H. discus hannai. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 18/08/2026

🎤 We are happy to have attended Rachel Haderlé's talk at #BioSyst2026 on TRIDENT, a new tool that combines molecular similarity, taxonomic hierarchies and biogeographic occurrence data to improve and speed up species-level taxonomic assignments in eDNA metabarcoding. @systassn.bsky.social (1/2)

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 17/08/2026

🎉 We loved meeting Oleksandr Holovachov at #biosyst2026! 👉 Holovachov is a reviewer for @zookeys.pensoft.net, as well as a subject editor and author in our journal - you can access one of their papers on the genus Campylaimus here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/46545/ @systassn.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 17/08/2026

🎉 We were delighted to welcome Oleksandr Ordynets to the @pensoft.net booth at #biosyst2026! 👉 Access their paper on aphyllophoroid fungi in the insular woodlands of eastern Ukraine, published in our journal: bdj.pensoft.net/article/22426/ @systassn.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 13/08/2026

First record of the #nudibranch Dendrodoris arborescens in the northern Yellow Sea (Dalian, China). Confirmed via morphology + COI barcoding, this extends its known range ~800 km north from Jeju Island, South Korea - likely aided by the Kuroshio Current. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 11/08/2026

A new #beetle species, Microdaccus birgitae, has been described from Oman's Hajar Mountains, extending the genus's known range to the southern Arabian Peninsula. Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

🧬 #iBOL2026 is heading to Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 6 November! ⏰ Early bird registration has been extended to 14 August, so register now to save. 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1429

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

Nitella gracilis, a rare charophyte #alga once thought regionally extinct in Slovakia, has been rediscovered - first confirmed records in over 45 years. Found in a forest pool and 23 road-puddle sites near Sklené, its Red List status may shift to #Endangered. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

New survey of Tanjung Datu National Park in Malaysian Borneo recorded 226 primates across 8 species, including the Critically Endangered Bornean banded langur. The findings offer a valuable baseline for conservation management in an increasingly fragmented coastal landscape: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 06/08/2026

New dataset #maps Myristicaceae (nutmeg family) diversity in Acre, Brazil 🌳 - 34 species, 9 new state records, ~31% of the family's Amazonian richness. Distribution differs by watershed, echoing patterns seen in #birds & vines. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

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