We are pleased to report on a new initiative under development by the Bioclima Network: the establishment of a seed bank. As part of our commitment to biodiversity conservation and the study of ecosystems, we have participated in a training course provided by the Center for Forestry Research and Experimentation (CIEF) on seed collection and […]
Continue ReadingFrancesco’s Seminar at the University of Utrecht
Francesco went to the Netherlands, to the University of Utrecht to give a seminar and discuss chapters of XIaobin Pan’s thesis supervised by Prof. Yann Hauthier and co-supervised by Francesco. Xiaobin is working in the impressive BioCliVE proyect, a huge biodiversity experiments, launched by Yann, with comunities growing in 1 m3soil cubes. Its impressive!
Continue ReadingDismantling an old experiment at CIEF. Tiredness and lots of laughter
In a grueling day of work at the Center for Forestry Research and Experimentation (CIEF), our team carried out the dismantling of an experiment that has come to an end. This research, which involved 200 pots containing various plant species, was designed to explore the effects of drought on vegetation. With the experiment reaching its […]
Continue ReadingVisit of the PhD student Mathilde Dano
This week we had the visit of the French PhD student Mathilde Dano and she delighted us with a fascinating talk on part of her thesis entitled “Ecological consequences of 50 years of changes in plant biodiversity at regional scale. The case of agro-pastoral habitats in the Armorican Massif”. It was a unique opportunity to […]
Continue ReadingExploring Time Series Analysis in Ecology
Our colleague Clara Gracia was able to attend the specialized course on time series analysis in ecology, organized by SIBECOL at the University of Barcelona. During four intensive days, participants were immersed in a sea of dynamic data and specialized analytical methods. The course addressed a wide range of topics, from stock analysis to sensor […]
Continue ReadingThe Bioclima application has been released
The Red Bioclima project has recently launched the Bioclima citizen science application, a pioneering app in Spain that allows users to track the phenology of common plant species in our ecosystems. Through this app, users can document changes in the life cycle rhythms of plants resulting from climatic variations, known as phenology. This enables the […]
Continue Reading