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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📢 New in @natcomms.nature.com Predicting unknown mammalian #viral hosts with Dynamic Positive–Unlabeled learning Data on mammal–virus associations are limited and biased. We developed a new AI tool and predicted a 9-fold increase in the total number of associations. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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Michael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Check our our latest paper The risk of underestimating generation length for #extinction risk assessments doi.org/10.1017/ext.... by @giordanomancini.bsky.social et al We show that using a default 10-year period to assess #extinction risk can lead to substantial underestimations in the #RedList

Potential extinction risk under IUCN Red List Criterion A2 due to past deforestation. (a) Habitat loss relative to different time frames is considered.

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Check our our latest paper on West Nile virus 🦟 Integrating host competence and vector distribution to predict current and latent hotspots of West Nile virus hazard royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article... by @laramarcolin.bsky.social et al

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/con4... New #ProtectedAreas Face Increased Overlap With Humans and Reduced Overlap With Agriculture Upon Establishment Consideration of human presence in PAs is increasingly needed to minimize conservation conflict and maximize synergies.

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📢 New in @natsustain.nature.com Macroecological approaches for the prediction of zoonotic disease risk doi.org/10.1038/s418... We identify gaps and opportunities for using #Macroecology variables to improve modelling of #zoonotic #disease risk within a #OneHealth framework OA 👉 rdcu.be/e0ZgR

Mapping the use of macroecological variables in the context of One Health applications, to improve the integration of environmental science into zoonotic risk prediction.

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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris) academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📢New in Biol J Linnean Soc Identifying possible hotspots of human pressure on European gastropods Karoumpali &al doi.org/10.1093/biol... We overlapped maps of threatened gastropods with related human pressure, and found 20% species have their entire distribution range overlapping with pressures

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📢New in J of Biogeography Unveiling the Genetic Structure and Ecological Niche Diversification of a Stingless Bee L. Baikova &al doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... Miocene/Pleistocene events shaped the genetic and ecological diversification of the species, now threatened by overharvesting and deforestation

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Check out our new insect decline paper. By analysing 36 yrs of German ground beetle distribution data, we show: - ~80% of species have declined, with significant declines for >50%. - The decline was similar across species traits and threatened status. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... @consbiog.bsky.social

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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Our new @nature.com shows that energy flows mediated by mammals and birds across sub-Saharan Africa have declined by >30% unevenly across functional groups, with major consequences ecosystem functions shorturl.at/AD0Yb

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Nature Conservation @natureconservation.pensoft.net · 03/10/2025

A new standardised mapping protocol reveals hotspots of grazing intensity in Italy’s Central Apennines, offering conservationists fine-tuned tools for protecting landscapes and species like the Marsican brown bear. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/natu... @m-dimarco.bsky.social

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Diana Fisher @dianafisher1080.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

More ANU job losses :(

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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

SDMs are powerful tools, but only if feed them with the right variables (be biologists, not blind programmers!). We show how data dredging approaches relying on the 19 bioclimatic variables can lead to misleading predictions & interpretation. Led by @giordanomancini.bsky.social shorturl.at/Y2BpC

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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

with @m-dimarco.bsky.social, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Marta Carboni and @luigimaiorano.bsky.social

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

iNaturalist is shaping the future of biodiversity research. See our recent paper, published in Bioscience. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

📢New in Journal of Biogeography Mapping the Habitat Suitability of Culex pipiens in Europe Using Ensemble Bioclimatic Modelling - L Marcolin &al Our updated map shows habitat suitability for the common house mosquito🦟: key vector of #WestNile virus in EU Paper & map OA👉 doi.org/10.1111/jbi....

Distribution map of Cx. pipiens. Predicted probability of presence of Cx. pipiens within the latitudinal limits encompassing 99% of Cx. pipiens occurrence records. Panel (a) shows the distribution across continental Europe, while panels (b) and (c) provide enlarged views of the Azores and Madeira islands, respectively. Map coordinates refer to the ETRS89/LAEA Europe system (EPSG: 3035).

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

📢 New in @globalchangebio.bsky.social The Accelerating Exposure of European #ProtectedAreas to #ClimateChange We measure climate velocity and magnitude in Europe, and estimate risk for #ProtectedAreas and species. Paper and maps available OA doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @martacimatti.bsky.social

Overlay of the values within the last quartile (higher values) from each climate risk metric for scenario SSP3-7.0. Areas in the map are color-coded based on their overlap with hotspots of exposure identified based on different climate metrics (Local, local velocity; Analog, analog velocity; Magnitude). Areas with no analogues within the 1500 km search radius (NA values on land) are shown as blank spots (i.e. central Greenland). Map lines delineate study areas and do not necessarily depict accepted national boundaries.

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal by Cheung&al doi.org/10.1111/conl... Can elephans learn from whales? We think conservation policy can: effective wildlife trade governance requires international cooperation, not polarization

Timeline of events creating four common threads between Japan's withdrawal from the IWC and the ten SADC countries’ suggested withdrawal from CITES: changing organizational ethos, polarization amongst members creating contradictory social orders, influence of non-state actors trumping scientific guidance, and loss of decidability for dissenting nations that causes disenfranchisement. Wildlife illustrations in this figure were contributed by Lalain Iqbal Khan (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University).

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geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... Doctoral Researcher in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025. @ediminin.bsky.social @helsinki.fi #HELICSlab

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Nature Conservation

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geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Apply for postdoctoral researcher and doctoral researcher positions at our department! Postdoctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Nature Conservation: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025. @helsinki.fi @ediminin.bsky.social #HELICSlab

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Data Science for Nature Conservation

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

📢 New in @consletters.bsky.social Reconciling Different Forms of Ecological Integrity by Mendez Angarita &al doi.org/10.1111/conl... We sourced global maps of ecological integrity and found 3/4 of land holds high value according to one or more maps but only 1% has high value according to all!

Land area of high ecological integrity according to a selection of nine maps (a) and national-level percentage of area of high ecological integrity (b), with bars ranging from 0% to 100%. Countries are grouped on the basis of their economic category in “developed,” “emerging,” “developing,” and “least developed.” Gray areas in the bar plots mean no integrity value according to any of the maps of high ecological integrity. We excluded countries with land area <10,000 km2 from the figure (n: 85).

Overlap among nine maps of high ecological integrity illustrating the agreement among the different maps analyzed (a), with zoom on West Canada (c) and the Congo basin (d); and the spatial overlap between structure-oriented (yellow) and composition-oriented (blue) approaches (b), with zoom on Scandinavia (e) and the Congo Basin (f).

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Society for Conservation Biology - Europe @scbeurope.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

New on global conservation science: Model predictions of Red List category based on traits, environmental variables and climate & land-use change for amphibians allow prioritizing species for "manual" reassessment. Lucas et al. in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

📢 New in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social A framework to predict zoonotic hosts under data uncertainty: a case study on betacoronaviruses Tonelli&al: doi.org/10.1111/2041... We predict unknown potential viral hosts to unveil unrecognised hotspots of betacoronaviruses: time to redefine surveillance?

Global hotspots of (a) observed vs (b) predicted betacoronavirus hosts.

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The excellent Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society) is looking for a Chief Conservation Officer/Deputy CEO. Like all progressive conservation organisations the job description includes evidence use. www.saxbam.com/appointment/...

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This is an exciting new position spearheading Chester Zoo’s vital conservation work, both in its role as a national conservation zoo and also through its

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Here we go with my first proper post from this brand new @bsky.app account: a thread of the latest five scientific articles by the BGC team! www.biodiversitychange.com/publications #biodiversity #climatechange #onehealth 🐺🦌🐅🦅🦩🦜🐸🐢🐍🦋🐝🐞 👇👇

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Moreno Di Marco @m-dimarco.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hi team, I decided to give a shot at @bsky.app I'll share latest news from the Biodiversity & Global Change research lab. We're active on #biodiversity #conservation, #ecology, global change science, #sustainability science, #onehealth 🐺🦌🐅🦅🦩🦜🐸🐢🐍🦋🐝🐞 www.biodiversitychange.com Let's talk science!

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