Meet Nico who recently started his PhD studies within Araújo Lab at the MNCN-CSIC. His thesis is jointly supervised with Nuria Galiana. Can you share a bit about your academic and research background? Before joining this research group, my research background mostly focused on life history theory, the intersection between ecology and evolution, and the field of energetics. I primarily . . . [ Read More ]
BBC article featuring lab’s work on Rewilding
As part of Natura Connect project, the lab is involved in mapping Rewilding opportunities across Europe, as well as involving stakeholders in Portugal to consider the implementation challenges of such a concept in the regulatory landscape for conservation in the country. Concurrently, the BBC just published an article about the efforts of Rewilding Portugal to restore a corridor in the eastern . . . [ Read More ]
Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity in TV programme “Biosfera”
Biosphere Program on RTP 2 (TV channel in Portugal) addressing issues related to Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity. Miguel Araújo refers to some of the major threats to these systems and the regularities regarding trophic structures that are being investigated in the laboratory. https://www.rtp.pt/play/p12688/biosfera . . . [ Read More ]
Team: Luís Camacho
Meet Luís who was recently hired as post doctoral researcher in the Araújo Lab at the MNCN-CSIC. Can you share a bit about your academic and research background? At the core, I am a naturalist. I have used knowledge on biodiversity and natural history to address a variety of questions in ecology and biogeography—primarily with extensive work in the field. My research involves a variety of . . . [ Read More ]
Team: Salvador Herrando Pérez
Meet Salvador who was recently hired as Araújo Lab Manager at the MNCN-CSIC. Can you share a bit about your academic and research background? I owe my interest in biodiversity to my parents. As I child, I fondly remember fishing and hunting with my dad, and watching wildlife documentaries on telly, admiring Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente and Jacques Cousteau. I hold a BSc in Biology . . . [ Read More ]
Novel approach to deciphering ecological interactions
Visual representation of a network of co-occurrence and the corresponding network of biotic interactions A new study led by researchers at Miguel B. Araújo Lab has pioneered a method for interpreting the complex network of species interactions within ecosystems. Their findings, published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, offer a significant breakthrough in ecological research, showcasing a . . . [ 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 ]
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 ]