Lab members, close collaborators, and a couple of external visitors joined the 2024 Lab Retreat of our lab. This year, it took place in "Los Batanes" in Rasca Fria, north of Madrid. It was a privileged moment to discuss ongoing research on biodiversity, conservation and climate change in a stimulating and friendly environment. But it was also a moment for team building and discussing potential . . . [ Read More ]
Marine forests at risk: New study projects changes in diversity under climate change
A new study in collaboration with Jorge Assis and other colleagues at the University of Algarve, forecasts a concerning future for marine kelp forests, vital ecosystems that support marine biodiversity and provide critical ecological services. The research, which uses advanced machine learning methodologies and covers a global scale, anticipates significant changes in the diversity and community . . . [ Read More ]
Team: Armand Rausell
Can you share a bit about your academic and research background? Since I was a kid, I always pictured myself as a scientist. Mixing colorful potions all day long seemed like a dream-job to my youngest self. Later on, I remember being really inspired by my biology teacher during high school, so I decided to pursue a biology degree at the University of Valencia mainly moved by the interesting . . . [ Read More ]
Ecological connectivity in the context of land planning in Portugal
In the context of the Portuguese case study of the Natura Connect project, we led a webinar on "Ecological Connectivity in the Context of Land Planning in Portugal". With over 300 participants, the webinar took place in the morning of the 11th of April, with the following programme: 09:30 Welcome and agenda 09:40 European and National Initiatives within the Framework of the European . . . [ Read More ]
2024 World Biodiversity Forum
Miguel Araújo will present a talk at the World Biodiversity Forum taking place in Davos, Switzerland, in June 2024. The talk is part of a session (MONMOD_10.4) on Species Distribution Models for Spatial Prioritisation of Biodiversity convened by Antoine Guisan and Caroline Martin, both from the University of Lausanne. The session's presentation is as follows: Species distribution models (SDMs) . . . [ Read More ]
Facing the storm: how climate change intensifies inside Caribbean protected areas
Caption: Exposure to extreme weather events inside and outside protected areas from 1952 to 2100 under three atmospheric carbon emission trajectories. Where the bar is blue, exposure to extreme weather events is significantly higher outside the protected areas than inside. Where the bar is red, exposure is significantly higher inside the protected areas than outside. The absence of a bar indicates . . . [ Read More ]
Team: Pamela González del Pliego
Caption: "I am the one in the back" Meet Pamela who recently started her new postdoctoral contact with the Natura connect project within Araújo Lab. Can you share a bit about your academic and research background? What specific research projects have you been involved with in the past, and what role did you play? What are your primary research interests, and how did you become interested in . . . [ Read More ]
Team: Nico Merino
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 ]
Nordic Society Meeting Oikos 2024
The Lab had a strong presence in the Nordic Society Meeting Oikos 2024 that took place in the centennial university of Lund. Armand, Luís and Nico presented some recent work on the pipeline, and Miguel participated in the round the table discussion on new trends in science publishing together with an esteemed panel of editors and publishers. . . . [ 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 ]