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Víctor Martín-Vélez

@victormartinvel.bsky.social
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Ecology | Postdoc at ICM-CSIC | Multidisciplinary science | Movement ecology | Seabirds | 🏳️‍🌈 He/him

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Daniel Bruno @apetijo.bsky.social · 6h
En estos días de agitación nacional, cuidaico con llamar «buitre» a cualquiera!😬 Los buitres prestan servicios ecosistémicos clave y son esenciales para la salud del planeta. No ensucies su nombre. No se lo merecen!🦅💚 👇 ecomandanga.wordpress.com/2026/10/07/n...
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No insultéis a los buitres
Por Eneko Arrondo. En el mundo existen 23 especies de buitres divididas en dos grupos alejados evolutivamente. Por un lado, tenemos a los cóndores, jotes y zopilotes americanos, que son comúnmente …
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The challenge: Fishing doesn't stop where monitoring ends & VMS/AIS data only tells part of the story. How can we know where and when fishing is taking place? Project #WOO asks: Could seabirds help us detect fishing activity? ICM-CSIC iMARES_group @pure-ocean.bsky.social
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#WOO aims to turn seabirds into complementary sensors of human activity at sea, helping fill monitoring fishing effort in data-poor regions. Stay tuned as it takes flight! 🚀 More insights & tools coming soon! More info: 🔗 www.pure-ocean.org/e... 🔗 imares.science/woo/
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Wings Over Ocean - Pure Ocean
Track seabirds to detect illegal fishing where satellites fall short
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We have a 4 year PhD position available @ebdonana.bsky.social in our project “Connecting key wetland sites through waterbirds: implications for plant populations”. We seek candidates with interest in plant ecology, waterbirds and/or movement ecology. Details attached @sibecol.bsky.social
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🐦 New paper out! We investigated how ecology and habitat use shape exposure to zoonotic bacteria in urban gulls from Barcelona #UrbanEcology By combining: 📍 GPS tracking 🪶 Stable isotopes 🧪 Microbiological screening www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Thrilled to share that I’m joining the Journal of Applied Ecology (@jappliedecology.bsky.social) as an Associate Editor! 🌿 ​Looking forward to handle applied science in #DiseaseEcology, #MovementEcology, #OneHealth, and #Seabirds 🐦‍⬛🧫📊🏙️ @britishecologicalsociety.org @besaldernetwork.bsky.social
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SIBECOL @sibecol.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢 ¡No te pierdas el webinar "Mirada decolonial y práctica científica. Taller introductorio" con Lalama Jabby y Francisca Casas-Cordero! 🗓️ 27 de mayo, 10:00 CET 🗣️ Idioma: Castellano 🚨 Inscripciones hasta el 25 de mayo Apúntate y consulta más info aquí: 👉 sibecol.org/seminario-we...
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Seminario web: Mirada decolonial y práctica científica. Taller introductorio
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New webinar on Decolonialism in Science from SIBECOL: 📅 May · 10:00 CET · Online 🌐 Spanish 💰 Free 🔗 Register here: acesse.one/8p6pa86 @sibecol.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social #JEDI #SciComm #ScienceForAll #InclusiveScience #Ecology
Cartel mostrando titulo del webinar de mirada decolonial en ciencia la fecha de 27 de mayo a las 10 organizado por el grupo decoloniality de isglobal. Se adjunta un link de registro en el post con fecha máxima de 25 de mayo.
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ICM-CSIC @icmcsic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
🐦 According to a new study by the ICM-CSIC, wars don’t only affect people and territories — they also disrupt bird migration research and pathogen monitoring. 🔗 Read more: www.icm.csic.es/en/news/military-co…
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
News out in @ambio-journal.bsky.social 📡🦅 We show how geopolitical conflicts can disrupt signals, generating erratic GPS tracks in #AnimalMovement studies Using migratory gulls, we highlight how these biases can affect research in #Ecology and #OneHealth 👇 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Conflicts hinder research into animal movements - Ambio
Satellite tracking has revolutionized our understanding of animal migration, yet its reliability increasingly depends on the geopolitical stability of the regions frequented by wildlife. Here, we show...
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🚨Paper Alert! Plastic pollution doesn’t stay where we dump it. In our new study, we quantify how it can be redistributed across landscapes via animal movement, using gulls as a model 🧵 🔗 www.sciencedirect.co... #SeagullsBCN ICM-CSIC Joan Navarro Víctor Martín-Vélez
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Contrasting patterns of plastic ingestion and transport by an opportunistic gull across urban and agricultural landscapes
Over the past few decades, plastic production has increased significantly globally. These anthropogenic materials often enter terrestrial and marine e…
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
📖 New paper! Drought reduces the value of both artificial and natural wetlands for gulls breeding in the Mediterranean region🐦️ 🌍 Find out more 👇️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Webinar on inclusive scientific communication 📅 April 24 · 14:00 CET · Online 🌐 English/Spanish 💰 Free 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @sibecol.bsky.social @ceabcsic.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social #JEDI #SciComm #ScienceForAll #JEDI #InclusiveScience #Ecology
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🌿Apply now! 🌿🦒🐘🦓🌍 We’re thrilled to announce that applications for Animove are NOW OPEN This year our workshop will take place in Africa @mpalarc.bsky.social . Learn cutting-edge methods in animal movement analysis. We can't wait to see your application come through. See you at #Mpala 🇰🇪
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Applications are now open for our #BasicR Course followed by the two week #Animove workshop @mpalarc.bsky.social. Perfect for African-affiliated students and researchers-with funding available for eligible participants! 👉 Apply now: animove.org/basic-r-cour... See you in Kenya! 🇰🇪 #AfricanResearchers
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Basic R Course 2026 / Kenya | AniMove
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🪶 Interested in urban ecology and wildlife adaptation? Apply for the #JAEIntro26 fellowship “Ecology of a Winner Species in Urban Environments” at ICM-CSIC Work with fieldwork, GPS tracking, lab analyses and ecological modelling. 👉 sede.csic.gob.es/tra... Joan Navarro
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Our new paper shows that when birds breed in artificial wetlands, they can still depend on surrounding natural wetlands. GPS tracking of black-headed gulls in #Doñana @ebdonana.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @seobirdlife.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Drought reduces the value of both artificial and natural wetlands for gulls breeding in the Mediterranean region
The importance of artificial wetlands for waterbird conservation can be easily overestimated from count data alone. The value of extensive fish ponds as a breeding habitat depends on maintaining the ....
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Blanca Figuerola @bfiguerola.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
SIBECOL-JEDI SEMINARS Join us for a hands-on webinar on inclusive scientific communication with real tools for research and teaching. 📅 April 24 · 14:00 CET · Online 🌐 English 💰 Free 🔗 Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #SciComm @sibecol.bsky.social @ceabcsic.bsky.social #InclusiveScience
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Want to work at @icmcsic.bsky.social with #UrbanEcology, #SpatialData and #Gulls? 🏙️🖥️🧪📊 See the #JAEIntro26 below 👇 sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/pro... @igue-aeet.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @sibecol.bsky.social @eco-aeet.bsky.social @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social @csic.es
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Convocatoria JAE INTRO 2026
Tipo: Ayudas a la formación. Subtipo: JAE INTRO  Categoría: Becas de Introducción a la Investigación. Número de ayudas: 240: 200 de la modalidad JAE INTRO ORGC y 40 de la modalidad JAE INTRO Momentum. Publicación: BDNS (892036) - BOE (11/03/2026)
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🐦🏙️Urban gulls are a key part of Barcelona’s ecosystem, yet their behaviour and role in the city are often misunderstood 🤔. This recent interview sheds light on how the species adapts to urban environments and coexists with people👥. 👉beteve.cat/medi-ambi... ICM-CSIC
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Els gavians, uns "carteristes" d'entrepans molt desconeguts
Els gavians són aus adaptades al medi urbà i han après a buscar aliment amb el mínim esforç: pispen entrepans als despistats.
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Julián Cano-Povedano @juliancap.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
theconversation.com/how-birds-ar... Here, @drandygreen.bsky.social tells more about our work and the importance of plastic biovectoring by birds to wetlands and protected ecosystems.
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How birds are spreading plastic pollution
Certain birds ingest more plastic waste, which causes them harm while transporting it to different locations.
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🔍 Interested in marine ecology and tracking technologies? Apply for the #JAEIntro26 fellowship “Bright Ocean Sentinels” at @icmcsic.bsky.social Use seabird GPS & light data to reveal fishing activity at sea. Deadline: April 11, 2026. + info: imares.science/membe... 👉 sede.csic.gob.es/tra...
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Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET @eco-aeet.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
📊🌱 Hoy #8M lanzamos encuesta sobre #cuidados y carrera científica en #ecología. ¿Quién cuida en la comunidad científica? ¿Cuánto tiempo implican esos cuidados? ¿Influyen en las trayectorias investigadoras? Si trabajas en ecología, cuéntanos 👇 aeet-comisionigualdad.limesurvey.net/485287?lang=...
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Today, presenting the #ALLIES project together with Tomas Montalvo (@salutpublicabcn.bsky.social),also with the @isglobal-bsky.social team, to the students of the Master’s in Biodiversity at the @ub.edu during one of their urban ecology field trips. ICM-CSIC Joan Navarro
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Excited to announce our courses for #MovementEcology.🤗 This year we will be in #Africa @mpalarc.bsky.social at Mpala Research Centre. Starting with a basic R course designed for #AfricanResearchers, followed by a two-week international Animove workshop. animove.org/basic-r-cour... Please share 👍
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Basic R Course 2026 / Kenya | AniMove
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
iMARES_group team is growing ✨ We welcome the new members who joined the team in 2025 and early 2026! 👀If you’d like to get to know them better, you can find them on the iMARES website along with the rest of the team --> imares.science/members/ ICM-CSIC
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🚨Paper Alert!Our first publication of 2026 is here! How do Yellow-legged gulls adapt to life in Barcelona’s rooftops? A 12-year study reveals patterns of urban nesting & key drivers shaping gull distribution. 👉 link.springer.com/ar... ICM-CSIC Víctor Martín-Vélez
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The Three Magic Kings brought a new study from #BCNGULLS👑🏙️🎉 We studied the nesting patterns of yellow-legged gulls over 12 years of data in Barcelona! 🪺🐦📈 @salutpublicabcn.bsky.social @icmcsic.bsky.social @igue-aeet.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Nesting the city: long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of nest distribution in a synanthropic gull within a high density European city - Urban Ecosystems
Urbanization alters biodiversity by displacing some species while favouring others that exploit human-modified environments. The Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a successful urban colonizer ...
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
📖 Published📖 In our new application paper, Mestre-Tomás introduce GLOSSA, an open-source R package and Shiny application designed to make marine species distribution modelling more accessible 🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇 buff.ly/W3cemFv
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
It is time to say Goodbye 🥺 Today is the last day of #Animove at #OTS #LaSelva in Costa Rica. It was two weeks of fun in the jungle with many motivated #animalmovement researchers learning different methods for analysing their data. Stay in touch!
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
A quick introduction to the herbarium -home to more than 10,000 plant specimens - by Orlando Vargas from the #OrganizationforTropicalStudies, was a welcome break from laptop work for the participants. Thank you ! 🌱🌿 @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @animaltracking.bsky.social #CostaRica
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Weekend break was fun, now back to work 👍 Whilst the first week was teaching heavy, the second week is focusing on the learned new methods using data sets that everyone has brought along to work with.
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Another day of #AnimoveCR 😀 Analysing animal movement with continuous-time models by @ecoisilva.bsky.social and Chris Fleming, ending with a fantastic plenary talk by @kamransafi.bsky.social on Kruger National Park research.
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#AnimoveCR has started 🐒🦥🦇🐸🦜🦂🕷️ with a Natural History Walk. It was fantastic!
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Excited to be in Costa Rica for the #AnimoveCR course in Movemenent Ecology that starts soon! Ready to meet everyone!🐸🐍🐢🦥🦜🦇🪸 Meanwhile visiting volcanos 🌋 @animove-course.bsky.social @animaltracking.bsky.social
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AniMove @animove-course.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Countdown for #AnimoveCR at La Selva Estación Biológica, Organization of Tropical Studies 👍 We will see you tomorrow! @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @animove-course.bsky.social @animaltracking.bsky.social @livingingroups.bsky.social
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🚨 New Research Alert! Urban air pollution harms wildlife too. A study in Journal of Hazardous Materials shows yellow-legged gull chicks in Barcelona act as sentinels for air quality. 🐦🌆 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.1405… #OneHealth @icmcsic.bsky.social  @jnavarro.bsky.social
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨 Paper Alert! New study reveals how waterbirds transport plastic from landfills to wetlands in Cádiz Bay. 3 species compared: white storks, yellow-legged gulls & lesser black-backed gulls.  #PlasticBiovectors 🔗 short.do/V_erB3 @icmcsic.bsky.social @victormartinvel.bsky.social
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🚨 Paper Alert! Interesting study by @icmcsic.bsky.social: 97% of bottom trawl hauls in the NW Mediterranean contained marine litter. A massive and persistent problem on fishing grounds. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.co... #LitterToSea @victormartinvel.bsky.social
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Linking marine litter from land sources to its spatial distribution on fishing grounds in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Marine litter (ML), predominantly originating from land, tends to accumulate on the seabed, where it is often caught unintentionally by bottom trawler…
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Interested in spatial ecology & One Health in urban gulls? 🧪 Join us at @imares-group.bsky.social @icmcsic.bsky.social as a #JdC postdoc in the #ALLIES project! 📅 Apply by Dec 10 📩 Contact: joan@icm.csic.es 🔗 See the call: acortar.link/yhYLRt #Postdoc #AppliedEcology #UrbanEcology #OneHealth
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Co-funded by the @fondoseuropeoses.bsky.social and the @fbiodiversidad.bsky.social through the #Pleamar programme, the #COTI project advances the conservation of deep-sea sharks in the Mediterranean. #FEMPA #FondosEuropeos @icmcsic.bsky.social @ZooBarcelona @confrariapescadorsblanes
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ICM-CSIC @icmcsic.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🚀 PhD calls at the ICM-CSIC — for early-career researchers! 🐦 ALLIES: Urban ecosystem, One Health, tracking wildlife pathogens & pollutants 🌋AVATAR: Seismic + geodynamics of Atlantic margin volcano-tectonic systems More info👉 www.icm.csic.es/en/job-offers
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🚨 Still time to apply for this #PhD opportunity at @icmcsic.bsky.social, Barcelona! Join the ALLIES project. 📅 Deadline: Oct 27, 2025 📄 Send CV, motivation letter & transcript 🔗 imares.science/members/join... 📩 joan@icm.csic.es & victormartin@icm.csic.es #PhDposition #EcosystemHealth
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Bot Verification
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🚀 Today kicks off the course: "Accessible & intuitive tools for spatio-temporal Bayesian species distribution models" Led by experts from @imares-group.bsky.social, bridging marine ecology & open science. #BayesianModelling @icmcsic.bsky.social
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🚨 PhD opportunity (@ICMCSIC, Barcelona)! Join the ALLIES project to study urban wildlife as indicators of ecosystem health. Apply by Oct 27, 2025 with CV, motivation letter & transcript. 🔗 imares.scienc... 📩 joan@icm.csic.es & victormartin@icm.csi... #PhD
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
🌊 PhD opportunity @imares-group.bsky.social (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona)! Join the OCEANIC project to explore ecological connectivity in changing oceans. Apply by Oct 27, 2025 with CV, motivation letter & transcript. 🔗 imares.science/membe... 📩 ramirez@icm.csic.es @icmcsic.bsky.social #PhD
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Víctor Martín-Vélez @victormartinvel.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🎓4-year PhD📍 Barcelona 🔬 Urban, animal ecology, environmental science, and public health! 🌍 Interdisciplinary team 🎁 GPS tracking + lab + modelling 📅 Deadline for applicants: 15/10/2025 📩joan@icm.csic.es, victormartin@icm.csic.es More info: acortar.link/nNqaop
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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🧵 Did you know gulls can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria? We studied whether this “silent infection” affects their movement. Do they travel less? Use different habitats? 🧬🌍 #OneHealth #UrbanEcology @icmcsic.bsky.social  @victormartinvel.bsky.social
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Andy J. Green @drandygreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
PhD position available on climate change, cyanobacterial blooms, and human health @ebdonana.bsky.social We are looking for interested candidates, details attached. Please share.. @sibecol.bsky.social @freshwaterscience.bsky.social @aillimnologia.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 04/08/2025
Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds | www.sciencedirect.co... | Environmental Research | #ornithology 🪶
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