We are LIBRe, research group working on global biodiversity and conservation @ Lisbon, Portugal @CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Joined January 2017
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Spider communities in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains become more distinct with elevation, highlighting the uniqueness of tropical mountain ecosystems.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/aje.70111
@CE3CResearch @cardosopmb
#UdzungwaMountains #Tanzania #Biodiversity #Spiders #Ecology #Conservation
Our research @35theca2025
🕸️@Nuria_MaciasULL community assembly & #biodiversity
🌡️ Miguel Sousa environmental filtering & #globalwarming
🕷️ @carol_sayuri_ pet trade & #spiders
🌍 @cardosopmb spider ecosystem services
Ruth Neeßen endemic madeirean Hogna #Conservation
Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research retweeted
Estudo detalha todos os contributos valiosos das aranhas para os ecossistemas, sublinhando a importância de restaurar, preservar ou imitar os processos naturais destas criaturas de oito patas. publico.pt/2025/07/09/azul/n…
New Advanced Course: Concepts and Applications in Macroecology, March 2026
Lecturers:
@cardosopmb Filipa Soares, Luis Borda de Água, @Nuria_MaciasULL, Alice Nunes, Joana Ribeiro
More information:
ce3c.pt/.../concepts-and-app…
#advancedcourses #macroecology #ecologyresearch
Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research retweeted
The first scientific publication of the project “BioBlitz Azores" is up! See doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e1534…
#biodiversity #citizenscience @_Oyarzabal @cfe_mycolab @IUCN @libre_research
ALT Close-up photo of a dark, metallic click beetle resting on a textured, dark brown and black surface. The beetle has an elongated body with parallel grooves running lengthwise along its hardened wing covers.
ALT A photo of a small yellow and greenish songbird perched on the tip of a leafy branch against a plain blue-gray background. The bird is facing left, with sunlight illuminating its bright yellow chest and head.
ALT Close-up photo of lichens.
🚨 Over 50% of Azorean endemic arthropods are threatened, with several species already extinct. More in our paper:
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.202…
@cardosopmb @Guida_Santos7 @CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa
#Conservation #Biodiversity #Azores #IUCN #Arthropods
What do spiders do for us? More than you think! 🕷️ Discover their ecosystem superpowers:
🔗doi: 10.1111/brv.70044
@cardosopmb
@stefanomammola1
@cienciasulisboa @CE3CResearch
#NatureBasedSolutions #Spiders #EcosystemServices #Biodiversity #conservation
Trait-based approaches are crucial in ecology, but analysis choice matters! Choosing functional diversity metrics to better assess ecosystem changes.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07580
@cardosopmb @stefanomammola1 @CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa
#Ecology #Biodiversity #DataAnalysis
What predicts extinction risk in Azorean arthropods? Vertical stratum! DOI: 0.1111/icad.12822
@cardosopmb
#conservation #Azores #islandecology #cE3cresearch @CE3CResearch
Field work in #DesertaGrande to monitor critically endangered Hogna ingens, world's largest wolf spider. Despite challenges, we collected DNA samples and will return to complete the monitoring . 🕷️
@CE3CResearch
#WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies #BiodiversityResearch
Hot off the press!
🌊 Dams reshape fish diversity! While phylogenetic & functional diversity rise, taxonomic diversity remains unchanged. Introduced species only offset 50% of losses.
@cardosopmb @CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa
#Biodiversity #functionaldiversity #fish
New podcast episode! A novel method for tracking biodiversity shifts using Hill numbers 🦇 Case study: Bat communities in the Brazilian Amazon!
📑DOI: 10.1002/eap.3071
🎧open.spotify.com/episode/0nu…
@cardosopmb @CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa
#Ecology #Conservation #Rstats
🎙️ New episode! 📢
This week we explore the implications of legal wildlife trade for conservation
🎧 tinyurl.com/56yfce2k
📚 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410774…
@carol_sayuri_ @cardosopmb @cienciasulisboa @CE3CResearch @PNASNews
#WildlifeTrade #Biodiversity #Conservation #Podcast
🐞 Public reports expanded the known habitat range of stag beetles in Portugal by up to 7.2x! Citizen science confirmed up to 95% of known species distribution
📖doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-0…
@CE3CResearch @cienciasulisboa @crego2020
#StagBeetles #Conservation #CitizenScience
🎙️ New episode! Dive into research mapping the role of "charisma" in biodiversity conservation
Listen now! open.spotify.com/episode/5Ob…
Featured research DOI: 10.1186/s13750-024-00353-2
@carol_sayuri_ @cardosopmb @cienciasulisboa
@CE3CResearch
#Conservation #biodiversity
LIBre's research on the news!
publico.pt/2025/01/11/azul/n…
@cardosopmb @carol_sayuri_ @CE3CResearch @Publico @cienciasulisboa @EchangesC @PNASNews
Over 2.85B wildlife individuals from 30,000 species were traded in 22 years—50% wild-sourced. Legal trade, but at what cost? 🦜🐢
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410774…
#WildlifeConservation #BiodiversityLoss #GlobalTrade #LEMIS
📢 @carol_sayuri_ @cardosopmb @cienciasulisboa @CE3CResearch
Charisma in Conservation
Ever wondered why certain species capture our hearts more than others? Learn how traits like beauty, behavior, and cultural appeal influence conservation efforts. 🐼🪰 @carol_sayuri_
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-024-00353-2
#Biodiversity #Charisma #conservation
🚨 New paper! Introducing SPECTRE: A global GIS database to tackle biodiversity threats! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…… Explore : biodiversityresearch.org/spe…
@cardosopmb @cienciasulisboa @CE3CResearch
@VV_Branco @lasige
#SPECTRE #Conservation #opensource #database
🌍 This week @cardosopmb Mário Boieiro Dinarte Teixeira and @Jagoba_MoWorkshops are participating in the Selvagens Islands' Longhorn beetle workshops🪲!
🔗 mossy.earth/projects/saving-…
ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/.../proj…
@CE3CResearch @libre_research @IUCN
#Conservation #Biodiversity
