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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/10/2026

Corrina was a student of the Environment and Resource Management Master's degree @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social). She now applies what she learned in Skyscrapers Trainee Duurzaamheid, a training for young professionals wishing to work on green and energy transition projects

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/10/2026

We know where all those species are nowadays, so we were able to study vulnerability zonation based on abundance and suitability, including microclimate (UHI). Moreover, we compared future suitability with current abundance to point to vulnerable and common, and suitable but uncommon, species.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/10/2026

Differences in future suitability were better explained by intrinsic species-level responses, while some exotic species are expected to be able to cope better with climate change, some others will decrease enormously in suitability.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/10/2026

We wanted to know if natives are better prepared for Amsterdam future climate, including the effects of urban heat islands. We discovered that native species are not better prepared for the future Amsterdam climate than exotic species; all decline. Surprisingly, hybrid species decline strongly.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/10/2026

Corrina aimed to understand which will be the future of Amsterdam planted trees, so I guided her to run Species Distribution Models from the top 100 most common tree species in the city of Amsterdam, and we made model predictions for the end of the century!

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 02/09/2026

What a month August has been… I’m not ready for September yet ...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 03/07/2026

Today, we have Dr. Lucas Garibaldi @lucasgaribaldi.bsky.social (IRNAD 🇦🇷) at @mbgcsic.bsky.social talking about how to make agriculture more sustainable while keeping productivity (and income) the same.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 22/04/2026

First months at my new office—great views, a great workspace, and exciting science ahead. I’m learning a lot and really enjoying the process. Lots of news to come! 👨‍💻🍳🧠🖥️🧑‍🌾🥔🦋🪲🍄‍🟫

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 20/02/2026

Great update! Since the beginning of February, I am honoured to be part of #TraitLab at the @mbgcsic.bsky.social @csic.es in Galicia. Thank you @cpcarmona.bsky.social, for this great opportunity. I’m really happy to be part of this awesome team: @castretis.bsky.social, @e-beccari.bsky.social & more!

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 30/01/2026

My time in Amsterdam @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social has come to an end. The last two and a half years have been a time of learning, connecting, and growth. Thank @peterverburg11.bsky.social for the amazing opportunity and special thank @riva-ecology.bsky.social for everything you taught me.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 18/12/2025

Zeng et al. (2025) Testing the Sentinel Method: Live and Artificial Prey Display Contrasting Patterns of Predation Across an Urban Gradient - Ecology and Evolution - doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 14/11/2025

Callaghan et al. he urban tree of life: quantifying relationships between body size and urban tolerance for more than 30,000 plant and animal species - Preprint at @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 09/11/2025

One of the things I had on my to-do list before leaving the Netherlands was a visit to @naturalis.bsky.social. It's amazing how and with what detail everything is displayed! Truly inspiring.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 06/11/2025

We wrote a comment in npj Heritage Science to raise awareness of the accelerating threat to oases globally. We call for immediate action to protect this unique system. Read more here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s40... @sgn.one @ivm-vu-amsterdam.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 03/11/2025

de Aledo ( @juliagdealedo.bsky.social ) et al. (2025) Plant functional traits shape the provision of ecosystem services to Indigenous communities in western Amazonia - @peopleandnature.bsky.social 👌👌👌 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 30/10/2025

Nice one! @forestpaths.eu 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀:𝟭𝟬 𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗽 zenodo.org/records/1334...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 15/09/2025

This week I will be participating in the VII ConserBio in Seville (Spain) with: - Talk: Thursday 18, 5:53 p.m. – 5:59 p.m. progress from @integradiv.bsky.social - Poster: by my master's student Julia, who unfortunately will not be able to attend. See you there!

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 08/09/2025

After spending some weeks disconnecting in the Azores, it's time to get back to work with 100% motivation! In particular, Flores Island made me emphasise the danger of exotic species on islands. I am really concerned about the impact of Cryptomeria japonica and Hedychium gardnerianum on the island.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 04/08/2025

Our model identified regulating ecosystem services, taxonomic diversity, and intrinsic value of nature as priorities for stakeholders. Conversely, the preferred characteristics of protected areas (e.g., size and accessibility) varyed mostly based on individual preference.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 04/08/2025

We framed our survey within the Natures Future Framework to obtain conservation priorities in 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, or their relative importance when selecting areas for conservation. Despite great variability, some commonalities arose.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 04/08/2025

We are facing a research-implementation crisis in conservation, which endangers initiatives such as Kunming-Montreal (GBF). Success in conserving biodiversity requires the engagement of stakeholders. We aimed to find conservation priorities of +350 Mediterranean forest stakeholders of four groups.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 04/08/2025

𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 @consletters.bsky.social 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳! Anyone still around? Or are you all on a sunny beach🏖️ or hiking epic mountains⛰️? Coast or mountain, I think we all 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 it's holiday time! An 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 was also found among +350 forests conservation stakeholders. Curious? Join the thread!

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 10/07/2025

. @jhortal.bsky.social et al. (2015) Seven Shortfalls that Beset Large-Scale Knowledge of Biodiversity - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 30/06/2025

Scherpenhuijzen et al. (2025) Mapping forest management regimes in Europe - Forest Ecology and Management www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/06/2025

Este? Rupérez Cuellar, A. (1957). La encina y sus tratamientos. Gráficas Manero. Lo tienen en la biblioteca de ETSIAAB de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Las referencias están al final del paper, en el appendix 1. Casi 200! Mucha biblio española, no tanta internacional...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 26/06/2025

Neidermeier et al. (2025) Navigating trade-offs in carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildfire risk in European landscape management - Ecosystems services www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 26/06/2025

@davididiaquez.bsky.social et al., (2025) Global patterns of colouration complexity in the Paridae: Effects of climate and species characteristics across body regions - @animalecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 20/06/2025

It was a pleasure to work with someone from such a different background. I wish I could visit Algeria and find out more about desert farming — there's so much we can learn! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 📄 Mihi & Hernández-Agüero (2025) - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 237B: 110649

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 20/06/2025

The results? 🌴 Plantation area doubled from 1984 to 2021, reaching 71,156 ha. 📍 Biskra leads in date production: 153,135 tons. Why it matters: → Agricultural policies are driving plantation growth right where the palm thrives best 🌱 → Our findings can help guide smarter land use in arid regions.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 20/06/2025

We combined my oasis database (peerj.com/articles/188...) and predictive modelling with Ali’s spatial analysis skills to study the evolution of date palm plantations in Algeria over the last few decades. Take a look at these wonderful maps:

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 06/06/2025

It started in Pontevedra... It will continue in many other cities of Spain and Portugal. As a tribute to the city where the group was born, the logo is a map of the city!

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 04/06/2025

I will be presenting at 13:00 today in the auditorium at @sibecol-aeet-25.bsky.social. I will give insights into the usability of blue and green infrastructures to counterbalance the effects of urbanisation on ecosystem functioning, from my B&G Urban project (@knaw-nl.bsky.social) #SIBECOLAEET2025

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 09/05/2025

Remember my thermometers for B&G Urban project to estimate the UHI effect at tree level? I placed 39. After 3 moths I had 25, now I only have 12. My enemies? Local gardeners and street thieves. Risks of urban ecology... I am not sure about the usefulness of this data, but some patterns emerge.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 01/05/2025

Dutch and Danish research community right now

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 03/04/2025

Pärtel et al. - 2025 -Global impoverishment of natural vegetation revealed by dark diversity - Nature - doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 03/04/2025

. @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social - 2025 - Conflicting rationalities limit the uptake of spatial conservation prioritizations - Nature Reviews Biodiversity - doi.org/10.1038/s443...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 20/03/2025

Alonso-Crespo et al., (2025) - @jvegsci.bsky.social - Exploring Priority and Year Effects on Plant Diversity, Productivity and Vertical Root Distribution: First Insights From a Grassland Field Experiment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 07/03/2025

It seems like there is a new Dr. in the room! 👨‍🎓👨‍💻 Congratulations Dr. @castretis.bsky.social Time to celebrate 🍻

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/02/2025

It has been a long journey since 2021, during which I have acquired a great knowledge about drylands and biocultural diversity, made contact with many researchers, and grown as a person and as a researcher. I would especially like to thank my mentor during this time, Klement Tockner.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/02/2025

Oases cover only 1.5% of drylands and, despite their importance, remain undervalued, highlighting the urgent need to develop adaptive strategies for the #sustainablemanagement involving local and Indigenous communities of these key ecosystems, particularly in the context of The GBF's 30 × 30 target.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/02/2025

We have also been able to study their biocultural diversity. Oases support the livelihoods of ~400 million people in Asia and North Africa alone. Despite their importance, less than 0.5 per cent of these areas are protected, although 13% of the 8,200 vertebrate species are classified as threatened.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/02/2025

We aimed to determine the global distribution and biocultural diversity of a neglected ecosystem. We reviewed 5,573 papers to obtain the coordinates of 1,344 different oases from 30 countries. This allowed us to extract a common definition and to use machine learning to create a global map 🗺️.

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Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero @hernandezaguero.com · 28/02/2025

I am more than happy to see the oasis 🌴 paper I developed during my previous postdoc at @sgn.one published in @peerj.bsky.social Hernández-Agüero et al. - 2025 - 'Mapping the global distribution and conservation status of oases—ecosystems of pivotal biocultural relevance' doi.org/10.7717/peer...

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