Project description Global change is driving biodiversity loss at unprecedented rates constituting a global threat to human welfare and ecological stability. Consequences of such changes (e.g., warming, drought, salinization) are particularly pervasive in aquatic ecosystems (e.g., ponds, lakes, rivers). Ecosystem services (i.e., benefits provided to people, both directly and indirectly) by . . . [ Read More ]
Inaugural session of Natura Connect PT Think Thank
Miguel Araujo coordinates a Think Tank within the Natura Connect project, bringing together representatives of the public administration, universities, private sector, and NGOs to discuss the implementation of the European Biodiversity Strategy in Portugal. • Date: November 21, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm • Location: Évora • Participation is not open to the public This . . . [ Read More ]
Highly cited researcher 2023
Annually, since 2014: honoured to be included in the highly-cited researcher's cohort in environment and ecology. Many thanks to collaborators, students, and funders. . . . [ Read More ]
Species climate adaptations on land and sea
Latitudinal extent of realised and potential thermal ranges In a new study published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, an international consortium of researchers led by Nikki Moore PhD student at McGill University, sheds light on how temperature shapes the living patterns of cold-blooded animals, revealing that marine species are more directly influenced by thermal limitations compared to . . . [ Read More ]
Multidimensional extreme weather events and their impacts on biodiversity
https://youtu.be/0IgwyxsNNyo?si=iN-o1lxgQsJgu5pJ The increase in intensity and duration of heat waves in the Caribbean and Central American regions over the last 80 years. The interaction between both dimensions is assessed by calculating the MCI, which represents the yearly average cumulative intensity. Climate change is a multifaceted phenomenon that defies simplistic measurements. While . . . [ Read More ]
New Research Reveals Vacant Niches as Key Predictor of Bird Invasion Risk
Representation of vacant niche ratio for a given guild. Each row represents a trophic structure (TS x, y and z). The filling (grey) represents maximum observed richness per trophic structure (left column) and minimum richness (right column) across grid cells (circles). All grid cells in the middle column show a vacant niche ratio of 0.5 yet they have different species richness (grey filling) due . . . [ Read More ]
2024 Gordon Conference “Unifying Ecology Across Scales” in New Hampshire
Miguel Araújo was invited to serve as a speaker at the 2024 Meeting of Unifying Ecology Across Scales, a highly prestigious Conference, which will be held at Southern New Hampshire University, United States, in the summer of 2024. The Unifying Ecology Across Scales Gordon Research Conference is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through . . . [ Read More ]
2024 ECTE Conference in Lisbon
The European Conference of Tropical Ecology Conference, the Annual Meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology (Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, gtö), will take place in Lisbon in February 2024. The overarching topic will be "Tropical ecosystems in a fast-changing planet“. Miguel Araújo has the pleasure to be giving the opening keynote focusing on modelling climate change impacts on . . . [ Read More ]
2024 IBS meeting in Prague
Our lab will be present in "force". Núria Galiana and Miguel Araújo are co-organisers of the symposia on "Network Biogeography: The Present and Future of Terrestrial Food Webs" that will be held at the International Biogeography Society Meeting in Prague, in January 2024. Juan David González Trujillo is also participating, showcasing some of our recent work on trophic structure of global . . . [ Read More ]
Marine heatwaves last longer in deeper water
The world's oceans have reached their highest recorded temperatures in 2023, and it is forecasted that the intensity, duration, and frequency of marine heatwaves - defined as periods of elevated sea temperatures lasting at least five days - will continue to increase throughout the century. Until now, the impacts and projections of these events have focused on the sea surface, however, localized . . . [ Read More ]