MLoreto Castillo, PhD

Thank you for inviting me @BritGarner @IPBES! It was a great talk about invasive beavers 🦫 and trees I am beyond happy to have contributed to the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment and work with such cool people🤩

‼️ El manejo de especies invasoras sigue siendo un reto en la lucha contra la crisis de biodiversidad. Sólo en 2023 éstas fueron responsables del 60% de extinciones de plantas y animales. @AnibalPauchard, director IEB conversó del tema con @MongabayLatam es.mongabay.com/2024/09/manejo…

This article opens a new era of AI-based supervised classification of vegetation and habitat types based on species composition. César Leblanc from the University of Montpellier, with the support of colleagues from Pl@ntNet and EVA (European Vegetation Archive), has developed a classifier for EUNIS habitat types across Europe that seems to classify habitat types better than the logical definitions in the expert system. I was already playing with using artificial intelligence tools to classify vegetation types based on vegetation plots 20 years ago. My student Lenka Černá and I published the first study using artificial neural networks for the supervised classification of vegetation in 2005 (doi.org/10.1111/j.1654…). At that time, however, AI tools were still in their infancy, the calculations were time-consuming, there were no continental vegetation databases and no standardized international vegetation or habitat classification. Therefore, we focused on developing logical definitions of vegetation and habitat types, which was completed for the European habitats of the EUNIS system in 2020 ( doi.org/10.1111/avsc.1…). In our expert system EUNIS-ESy, we created consistent definitions of habitats across Europe, which paved the way for the application of more flexible AI tools such as those developed under César's leadership. Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/avsc.1… Code on GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblanc/…

Ley Lafkenche bajo ataque: en 2024 han rechazado el 80% de concesiones marítimas a indígenas... estos pueblos son los que cuidan el 80% de la biodiversidad en el mundo, el hambre de la industria salmonera y pesquera, no para, van por todo 🤦😔 elmostrador.cl/cultura/2024/0…

¡New article¡ in @STOTEN, where we review and discuss how our unsustainable food production systems based on profits are responsible for the emergence of some highly pathogenic microorganisms such as influenza H5N1. authors.elsevier.com/c/1je8IB8cd0Sza 1/3

The key role of extreme weather and climate change in the occurrence of exceptional fire seasons in south-central Chile sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Bethany Bradley @plant_invaderat "...wondered whether expected alterations in temperature and precipitation had the potential to activate some sleeper species. As she reports in a paper in Biological Invasions, a journal, the answer is a definitive yes..." economist.com/science-and-te…

Las editoriales científicas disparan los precios y multiplican su facturación Seis de los principales grupos han incrementado el precio medio por publicar artículos un 26,6% en los últimos cuatro años, alcanzando una facturación de un 250% más eldiario.es/1_affa4a

Don't miss the final video in our interview series with @TanaraRe 📹 Discover how @IPBES Assessments, the culmination of a wide array of contributors' work, make a real difference in preserving, restoring & stewarding #biodiversity. 🌏⤵️ youtu.be/x-R2d-kRS5w

🦇 For those who care about bats, we’re living a nightmare. Bat populations are being annihilated by pesticides, wind turbines, habitat loss, deforestation, and invasive species. This article provides a bat-centric view of the Sixth Mass Extinction. 🦇 race2extinct.com/blog/blind-as-…

Looking for a speaker to join the session we're organising at #BES2024 on Evidence-based conservation! We need someone to discuss barriers to evidence use in conservation, especially with experience in the Global South. Any suggestions?

La Ley es para cumplirla, McDonald's y otros, han estado torpedeando la LEY de plásticos de un solo uso en torno a su implementación, lamentablemente autoridades han cedido, atent@s a como avanza Proyecto de ley q busca modificarla. La contaminación por plástico, no da para más.

A guide for recognising marine #AlienSpecies in the Mediterranena published by @ISPRA_Press . People can also send reports on their presence.

Science budget cuts in Argentina hit @ScienceMagazine again. How can scientists work with just $600 annually? science.org/content/articl…

I fully agree. Researchers need #time to #think. Good ideas do not come when one is stressed out and overwhelmed by work. We, researchers, have to slow down our pace of doing science. #academiclife

Read here about our #ECCB2024 symposium on #invasion #culturomics and #iecology in #Bologna invaculture.net/2024/07/30/bol… #GAČR #biologicalinvasions #alienspecies #nonnative #pests #conservation #BigData #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics

🚨 The @BPBES_oficial just launched a new report on Invasive Alien Species in Brazil Over 500 species pose a threat to biodiversity and quality of life, especially in urban areas. Read their Summary for Policymakers in English⤵️ scielo.br/j/bn/a/Q8Lm5FM… #IPBESStakeholders

En 12 años de tramitación de leyes ambientales, participación de la academia o “productores de conocimiento” en comisiones fue de un 7,6% y de este un 22,2% fueron mujeres. La mayor dificultad de acceso es para mujeres de regiones. @cientificaMujer @mujeresyciencia @min_ciencia

Going angling 🎣boating ⛵️or paddling 🛶 abroad? Keep your kit clean so you don't accidentally spread invasive plants, animals or diseases which can block waterways and kill fish. After you leave the water, remember to: 🔎Check 🚿Clean ☀️Dry nonnativespecies.org/checkcleandry

This year’s NAIDOC theme is ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’. All articles are free to access for the month of July, and there are #AustralEcology articles in this year’s collection. Read more about NAIDOC Week  naidoc.org.au

One of my favorite organizations of all time, @inaturalist, is looking for a Head of Engineering and to join their Exec team. Please pass along to interested candidates!! app.beapplied.com/apply/gotyyjtu…