Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 1h𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼❓ A Natureza não pode ser vista apenas como um conjunto de recursos disponíveis. É um sistema vivo, interdependente, que sustenta e condiciona a própria atividade económica. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗼 𝗱𝗮 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗮❓ 000
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Across 380 Spanish municipalities we found that climate and human density best explained vegetation quantity. However, historically left-leaning municipalities tended to have smaller greening gaps between richer and poorer neighbourhoods. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 020
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A new study from our lab, published today in @global-ecology.bsky.social, presents a framework for building and evaluating species distribution models in freshwater systems. See blog post: www.maraujolab.eu/2026/09/01/h...maraujolab.euHierarchical modelling of freshwater species distributions -A new study tests how spatial extent, river-network structure and environmental predictors affect species distribution models for freshwater […] 052
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I stopped arguing about the obvious more than 20 years ago. But for those still lacking clarity of mind, here’s a visually instructive graph. 081
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDCMEC @macroecology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Paper parks" are not just poorly managed protected areas. They are places where management is absent, and they shouldn't count towards #conservation targets like KMGBF Target 3. New publication by Stewart et al. Biological Conservation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comA framework for identifying paper parksThe term ‘paper park’ is widely used to label protected areas that only exist ‘on paper’. Identifying and rectifying paper parks could be critical for… 041
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Thinking big: The case for experimental macroecology nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comThinking big: the case for experimental macroecologyClick on the article title to read more. 0125
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Vegetation carbon stocks in Spain declined 12% between 2017 and 2024, a loss of 150 million tonnes carbon. 2026 fires further intensify decline in carbon stored in woody biomass. We risk turning a sink into a source of emissions—transforming a solution into a problem. eartharxiv.org/repository/v... 021
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I am deeply honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the @linneansociety.bsky.social, an institution with a unique place in the history of biology and whose mission remains essential to understanding, communicating and protecting biodiversity. 470
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 16/06/2026Predicting how #ecosystems respond to change is hard, in part due to differing scales of ecological and biogeographical data. This Essay by Nuria Galiani and @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social explores how new large-scale eco data opens insights into the shaping of #biodiversity🧪#AcademicSky bit.ly/43y4KDk 022
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026@plosbiology.org - The integration of biogeography and ecology has been limited. The emergence of new methods and high-quality ecological network data at biogeographical scales promote deeper integration of biogeography and ecology. @mncn-csic.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...journals.plos.orgBiotic interactions biogeography: A framework for understanding how species interactions shape biodiversity patterns across scalesBiogeography and ecology have long developed in parallel. This Essay explores how new data on species interactions across large scales now allow their integration, opening fresh insights into how biod... 12310
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDPensoft @pensoft.net · 14/05/2026Published in Frontiers of Biogeography, new study found that larger animals capture more energy per species in productive #ecosystems - but rising human pressure disproportionately shrinks their abundance, reshaping how energy flows through #ecological #communities. ⤵️ @biogeography.bsky.socialblog.pensoft.netIn Productive Ecosystems, Larger Animals Capture More Energy Per Species – but Human Pressure is Reshaping the Balance | BlogA global analysis of more than 12,000 bird and mammal species reveals that ecosystems do not share energy evenly across body sizes and human activities influence this. 153
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026We are launching the Biodiversity Futures Working Groups. The call supports small, focused synthesis groups addressing frontier questions in biodiversity science. We welcome proposals from researchers at any career stage. Deadline: 30 June 2026, 23:00 CET www.maraujolab.eu/2026/05/09/2...maraujolab.eu2026 Announcement - Biodiversity Futures Working Groups -At a glance Up to €10,000 in catalytic support per working group Two in-person meetings (3-5 days each) […] 04836
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026How general are aquatic food-web responses to climate change? You can't answer that from one site. New paper proposes PondNet, scaling up the IberianPond Network to a global experiment. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comPondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystemsGlobal change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long-term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear unde... 0199
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 21/04/2026In the opening session of the 2026 @sotm2026.bsky.social, I had the pleasure to deliver a keynote address exploring the opportunities to move beyond individual species modelling and to embrace the modelling of community dynamics, with a focus on the emergent properties of such systems. #sotm2026 051
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Our paper on decline of marine fish biomass was featured in the weekend edition of @lemonde.fr : www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...lemonde.frAvec plus de 21 °C en moyenne, l’océan frôle de nouveaux records de températureLes eaux atteignent en surface près de 0,5 °C de plus que la moyenne estimée entre 1993 et 2022, d’après les données du programme européen Copernicus. 070
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026When the sea will not let species move: ocean currents as hidden barriers to climate adaptation. @mncn-csic.bsky.social @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social 0153
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Conservation requires looking beyond Red Lists alone. Across European food webs, non-threatened species play a strong role in maintaining network connectivity. With @fmestre.bsky.social @vinibastazini.bsky.social @consbiog.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comContrasting Roles of Threatened and Non‐Threatened Species in European Food WebsAim Assess the structural importance of threatened and non-threatened species within European food webs by quantifying their roles in maintaining network connectivity. Location Europe. Methods W... 0218
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026As a follow-up to our paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social- Expanding European Protected Areas in Through Rewilding-we provide an interactive visualisation tool enabling users to explore local opportunities for rewilding: www.maraujolab.eu/2026/03/09/s...maraujolab.euSupporting strategic land acquisition for rewilding in Europe -Effective rewilding requires an ambitious vision, but also robust tools to support implementation. One of the practical challenges […] 2132
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026In productive ecosystems, larger animals capture more energy per species biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1644...biogeography.pensoft.netBody mass–abundance relationships reveal uneven global energy distribution across body size classes in vertebratesThe relationship between species body mass and abundance (MAR-SPP) is a fundamental feature of ecosystems, reflecting whether energy is accumulated in few large organisms or dispersed amongst several ... 1114
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Analysis in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic, and the Northeastern Pacific, based on 702,037 estimates of biomass change from 33,990 fish populations recorded between 1993 and 2021. www.maraujolab.eu/2026/02/25/o... @shaharchaikin.bsky.social @jdgonzalezt.bsky.social 12910
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDShahar Chaikin @shaharchaikin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026A huge thank you to @efe.com for their fantastic coverage of our new paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution today! 🌊🐟 efe.com/medio-ambien... @mncn-csic.bsky.social @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social @jdgonzalezt.bsky.socialefe.comEl calentamiento oceánico provoca un descenso de la cantidad de peces del 20% anual - EFEEl calentamiento crónico y prolongado que sufren los mares está detrás del descenso de casi el 20 por ciento anual de la biomasa de peces. 133
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Good to see our research reported in the Guardian 094
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Some argue protected areas in fire-prone landscapes can undermine forest carbon (fuel build-up → higher fire risk). This paper shows Spanish protected areas consistently outperform comparable unprotected lands, strongest in National Parks. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 03011
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDSpecies On The Move 2026 @sotm2026.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🌿SOTM2026 Pre-conference workshops 1️⃣ BioShifts: Explore 30k+ range shift observations using the BioShiftR package. 2️⃣ Spatial and Temporal Simulation: Learn to simulate species dynamics using ecodynsim & RISDM R packages. 🔗 speciesonthemove.com/workshop 041
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026A dupla tutela do ICNF é um problema estrutural, porque cria ambiguidade, permite orientações contraditórias e enfraquece a posição de quem tem de decidir no terreno. www.publico.pt/2026/01/25/a...publico.ptO ICNF existe para preservar bens públicos. Convém não esquecerA dupla tutela do ICNF é um problema estrutural, porque cria ambiguidade, permite orientações contraditórias e enfraquece a posição de quem tem de decidir no terreno. 010
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Meet our new PhD student: Diana Buitrago: www.maraujolab.eu/2026/01/12/t...maraujolab.euTeam: Diana Lucía Buitrago Torres -Team: Diana Lucía Buitrago Torres Meet Diana, a PhD researcher with Araújo Lab at the MNCN-CSIC. What specific research projects have you been involved with in the past, and what role did you play? I... 040
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity is open for nominations. Do you know an outstanding person, group or organisation who could receive this year’s €1 million Prize? Any initiative or individual making a significant contribution to climate action is eligible. gulbenkian.pt/en/the-found... 032
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026And the next International Biogeography Society meeting @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social is in… 030
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 06/01/2026expresso.pt/opiniao/2026...expresso.ptSerão os Estados-nação soberanos?A nova estratégia de segurança externa dos EUA advoga o apoio a movimentos que visam desagregar a União Europeia. Esses movimentos prometem devolver a soberania “plena” aos Estados-nação, mas omitem q... 020
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 06/01/2026🎙️In this month's episode of #InsideBiodiversity, Prof @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social discusses how climate change impacts biodiversity and the consequences for nature conservation 🐝 🌿 He explores how this information can be used to identify protected areas. 🎧✨ Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io 051
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDThe Conversation ES @es.theconversation.com · 18/12/2025👉 Investigadores descubren que los depredadores no son minoría. El estudio de más de un millón de especies terrestres desafía la idea clásica de la pirámide de la biodiversidad. Nos lo cuenta uno de sus autores, @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social (@mncn-csic.bsky.social):theconversation.comMás depredadores de lo esperado: la pirámide de la biodiversidad es más bien un cuadradoDescubren que los depredadores no son minoría. El estudio de más de un millón de especies terrestres desafía la idea clásica de la pirámide de la biodiversidad. 122
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025expresso.pt/opiniao/2025...expresso.ptEstá na hora de integrar ciência e ensino superiorAs reformas de Mariano Gago profissionalizaram a ciência em Portugal, mas também cristalizaram dois circuitos semipermeáveis: o da investigação e o do ensino superior. A revisão da fórmula de financia... 000
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Members of Araújo Lab will participate in the tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social of @biogeography.bsky.social, which will take place at @au.dk, #Denmark, from 6 to 10 January 2026. Check who will go and what they will present here: www.maraujolab.eu/2025/12/10/a...maraujolab.euAraújo Lab at International Biogeography Society Meeting 2026 -Members of the Araújo Lab will participate in the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society (TIBS […] 051
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Mini winter retreat of the lab: www.maraujolab.eu/2025/12/10/3... @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social @mncn-bgcg.bsky.socialmaraujolab.euTwo days of collaborative research at El Ventorrillo -On 9–10 December 2025, the Araújo Lab met at the El Ventorrillo field station in the Sierra de […] 051
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025“Energy is pyramidal. Species richness is not.” www.maraujolab.eu/2025/11/26/e...maraujolab.euEnergy is pyramidal. Species richness is not -Biomass pyramids do not translate into diversity pyramids, a global study shows. The new research also finds a […] 1122
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 16/11/2025The 2025 edition of the SDM course marked the 10th anniversary of this event. It was a real pleasure to engage once again with high-level students, postdocs and senior professionals during this immersive seven-day exploration of the geography of species distributions and interactions. 191
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025In a recent paper @pnas.org, we found that the world’s oceans sort into six recurring “food-web types” shaped by temperature, productivity, and depth—functionally alike even when the species aren’t. A new baseline for tracking climate change. Check our video abstract: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAv2...youtube.comA New Map of the OceanYouTube video by Miguel Araujo 2111
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Great annual meeting of our @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social biogeography and global change group and departament at the @mncn-csic.bsky.social biological station of El Ventorrillo. Good to meet new members and witness the extraordinary work of PhD students and Postdocs. Thanks for the organizers. 0144
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDMarten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · 30/09/2025#iDiv sabbatical @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social kicks of the annual conference of @idiv-research.bsky.social w an intro into modelling under #climatechange & a very interesting intro how to incorporate network properties into it #iDivconference2025 0144
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 27/09/2025After two decades @ecography.bsky.social , I’m signing off. We grew the journal’s scope, navigated a smooth shift to OA, and kept community at the centre. Grateful to authors, reviewers and colleagues. Warmest wishes to my successor, @cnmeynard.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecog...doi.orgTwo decades with Ecography: a farewell and a new beginningClick on the article title to read more. 2241
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Excited to the upcoming iDIV conference, where I will deliver a keynote on biodiversity modelling under climate change @idiv-research.bsky.social conference.idiv.de/event/3/page...conference.idiv.deiDiv Annual Conference 2025Dear iDiv community, We are pleased to invite you to the 9th iDiv Annual Conference, which will take place on 30 September and 1 October at Martin-Luther-University's Audimax. This year marks a specia... 071
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDSpecies On The Move 2026 @sotm2026.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Abstracts call closes Nov 10, 2025 ⏰ We hope you’ll join us at SOTM 2026 !!! www.speciesonthemove.com #SOTM2026 #speciesonthemove 0106
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025www.speciesonthemove.com #SOTM2026speciesonthemove.comHome - Species on the Move 2026 021
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025We’re hiring! Join us at maraujo lab as a #PhD candidate to model species abundances using cutting-edge ecological and statistical tools. Based at @mncn-csic.bsky.social @mncn-bgcg.bsky.social and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. 🔗 www.maraujolab.eu/2025/07/04/p... #SpeciesDistributionModelsmaraujolab.euPhD candidate in species abundances modelling -Project Description Understanding species abundance patterns is essential to addressing fundamental questions in macroecology and biogeography, specifically about […] 02518
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025An interoperable, standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects—to increase transparency, reproducibility & comparability across SCP initiatives. Crucial step forward for global conservation practice. @martinjung.eu doi.org/10.1111/csp2...doi.orgAn interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projectsA new standard protocol for contextualizing systematic conservation planning studies is presented and the potential benefits highlighted. By adopting such community reporting standards, scientists an... 092
Reposted by Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhDUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 20/06/2025Big step to #BeatPollution! Countries have just agreed to establish a new global science-policy panel to support the management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution. The panel will equip countries with the science needed #ForPeopleForPlanet: bit.ly/45z01DE 04620
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025No @jornalexpresso.bsky.social de hoje: expresso.pt/opiniao/2025... 011
Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025On the 25th of June!! We'll update the post with the youtube link where you will be able to watch the seminar in streaming. www.maraujolab.eu/2025/06/19/d...maraujolab.euSeminar: Marine forests in a changing climate -Marine forests, encompassing macroalgae, seagrasses, and mangroves, are critical ecosystems that support biodiversity and sustain essential ecological processes. As climate change intensifies, underst... 000