During this weekend in the 'V Annual Symposiu of Spanish Botany" in Granada, we are presenting our preliminary results about the Orchidaceae diversity in the Principlaity of Asturias (NW Spain). Come and take a closer look! Also available at: https://t.co/cuovcy30gN

This research represents the most profound study of the family Orchidaceae in Asturias, which can be qualified as an European hotspot for orchids.

As expected, most Asturian orchids were found to prefer open and sunny spaces, (i.e., grasslands), with only a few growing on forests. Yet, soil pH was found as one of the main drivers in their distribution, as their diversity decreases eastwards, where acid soils are dominant.

Thus, we have determined that in Asturias we can find, at least, 52 confirmed species, more than all of Portugal, and 13 hybrids. Some of these taxa were recorded for the first time for the region, such as Ochis spitzelii, Ophrys lutea, O. speculum or Gymnadenia conopsea.

In addition to our own fieldwork, we have collected many records from other sources, such as different herbaria, scientific literature, social media, and of course, citizen science platforms such as @inaturalist where we have created our own project: https://t.co/SMdxQDRdgO

🚨Paper alert!🚨 Just published in Mediterranean Botanty at https://t.co/jjvbmoxSM0 In this study we focused on the orchid diversity of the Principality of Asturias (NW Spain) and the drivers behind such diversity.

🎉 Good news! The paper ‘🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Invasive plants have a delayed and longer flowering phenology than native plants in an ecoregional flora’ in @annbot by Adrián Lázaro-Lobo and co-authors is now #free for a limited time 🧵(1/7) 👉 https://t.co/XRESzgojzm

EVA-MAP: https://t.co/aLGGRAddMf We have launched a new online map of vegetation plots available in the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) and the ReSurveyEurope database. You can select plots using a filtering form or drawing an area in the map, explore plot metadata and export

Yet, we remain optimistic as our models predict several suitable sites for this species in our region, still undersampled.

We found its populations in hay meadows close to water streams. However, their closeness to urban areas causes an excessive mowning of the vegetation. This affects negatively their fitness, losing the perching sites where males exhibit themselves to find mates.

Do you know the blue beetle Hoplia coerulea? In our latest research we studied its westernmost populations, located in Asturias (NW Spain), trying to understand its distribution and potential threats. https://t.co/aVKMTVvBb1

New study out! Tracing the biogeographic history of the world's most isolated insular floras 🌿🌍 Plant colonization in the sub-Antarctic was driven by long-distance dispersal—wind, birds, and ocean currents—rather than by ancient continental drift. 🔗 https://t.co/2kW9p0I1Wy

We are excited to share our new article on riparian alders in the Iberian Peninsula 🌳💚 We hope you find it interesting! ⚠️⚠️Trigger warning: Alder identification only for the bravest botanists https://t.co/v2yzoJiBGv https://t.co/sUGOddvKe4

This week I have attended the workshop of @sPlot_iDiv, the Global Vegetation Database, in Halle, Germany, where I could present my upcoming project about tree diversity and plant functional types across the forests of the temperate biome! #sPlot #VegBioLab

Just published! A new approach to model invasive species combining SDMs and dispersal, a major output from the Juan de la Cierva project led by Adrián Lázaro-Lobo in our group

Although the climate is mainly temperate, we can find a great diversity of forests: deciduous, evergreen and coniferous!

Today is #ForestDay so I remember you this paper of mine focused on the forests from the Cantabrian Mixed Forests ecoregion (NW Iberia). https://t.co/uBBBweppWs

Gent, avui és EL DIA 🥁🥁🥁 Arriba el Dia Mundial dels Boscos ✨ I amb molta emoció us presentem... La nostra guia d'identificació dels roures autòctons més comuns 🌳💚 Les claus que fem servir per distingir les 8⃣ espècies són fulles, glans, forma de la capçada (a l'hivern) i

Yesterday I attended a really nice talk about functional ecology and ecosystem servicies, given by the outstanding scientific Sandra Díaz, who earned the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in 2019.

It's Narcissus time! At the end of winter we can enjoy the flowering of these stunning plants whose name refers to the young Greek who fall in love with its own reflection.

Mirian Garcia Torija de @ucm.es resalta la importancia de las plantas y la necesidad de una mejor gestión de las zonas verdes urbanas. Puedes leer la noticia completa en la #Calenda de marzo de #SEBiCoP #FloraUrbana 👇🏻 https://t.co/YS0xVDkOAH...