A major effort to show that analytical decisions often are the main causes for differences in studies. Worrying?

I would say unless the data is so contrasting that differences can be seen just by looking at it, which is rarely the case.

Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research cE3c Luomus

Ilegal or unsustainable #wildlife #trade is a major concern at European level. We assembled a multidisciplinary team Ciências ULisboa to propose new EU legislation effectively regulating it. Three long days ahead.

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In Paris, trying to understand and influence how to monitor progress towards the new CBD targets under project #COOP4CBD . Quite a long, winding road...

All ready to talk about and show island and cave bugs to a different audience Ciência Viva for the #EcologyDays23 .

cE3c SPECO | Portuguese Ecological Society

In 1997/98 I spent countless nights alone looking for spiders in Arrabida, Portugal, for my licenciate thesis. Returned many times and from the top of the small mountain the view still stretches far away. Yet the woods now just feel empty, silent. Almost eerie. Hope to be wrong.

Final(?) edits for a massive book on #insect #conservation with editorial duties shared with some of the best and the contribution of dozens of authors in 42 chapters. Hope it will be out by the end of the year!

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New work InsectConservation where PhD student Ricardo Costa reveals that #Macaronesian #spiders differently use vertical space available, with native non-endemic species found at higher vertical strata than endemic and introduced species.

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With cE3c visiting Minas do Lousal, at the end of the annual meeting. Knowing new colleagues, talking new projects.

Great to see our multidimensional review on biological resilience finally published! Inspirationally led by Rose Thorogood with a great team of friends/authors from many disciplines. Out in npj Biodiversity

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New #OA research in Conservation Biology:

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With a meta-analysis, we quantified the effectiveness of conservation actions for subterranean-roosting bats and the umbrella potential of bats for preserving other species.

Led by Missy Meierhofer 🦇🇺🇦 /w brilliant coauthors ...

Imagine if some of the ancient life frozen for thousands or millions of years are released into the wild, what can happen?

Back to the Azores for the 2nd edition of the Summer School on Island Biogeography. Angra still feels like home for me.

Another 2-day stay inside a cave, this time to shoot a documentary. Unique fauna included.

Wonder what the tourists think when seeing us emerge from inside the cliff with a small rubber boat and helmets on?

We finally have an invertebrate IUCN Red List for Portugal. #Spider assessments by V. Branco Carla Rego and myself. Three endemic species assessed as threatened, but lack of knowledge is still the norm.

Join our team in Lisbon!

After almost 11 years Luomus University of Helsinki today I signed a new contract to join cE3c Ciências ULisboa ULisboa What a change!Back to the alma mater with novel ideas, trying to take Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research to the next level. See you around :)