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Enrique Arboleda actively participated in the discussion forum “Invaders in the Balearic Islands”, part of a series of scientific Think Tanks organized by IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB). The event brought together more than 50 representatives from the scientific community and other social sectors to discuss the impact and management of invasive species in the Balearic archipelago.
January 16, 2025
The Balearic Biodiversity Center (CBB) organized a seminar featuring various talks on biodiversity and scientific tools:
Tommaso Cancellario: “Insights from the past: Invasion trajectory and niche trends of a global freshwater invader”.
Tomas Golomb: “Presentation of Specifind: Collection manager platform”.
Enrique Arboleda: “Talk on the three G’s: Genomes, Cats, and Curls”.
December 5, 2024
Maria Capa and Enrique Arboleda participated in the Science Day at Tot Tren, on the emblematic train of Sóller, with a joint talk titled El sorprenent món dels cucs.
November 9, 2024
The Balearic Biodiversity Centre (CBB) organised a scientific meeting open to the Balearic community. The half-day event featured the following speakers:
Joan Díaz Calafat: “Boreal pollinators facing climate change: effects of forest composition, structure, and microclimate”.
Tommaso Cancellario: “CBB Platform”.
November 7, 2024
November 4-7, 2024
Over the past two decades, the study of functional diversity (FD) in ecology has grown exponentially, significantly enhancing our understanding of biological diversity and its evolution across space and time. Nearly every subdiscipline of ecology now acknowledges the immense value that functional analyses of species and communities bring to the field. This growing interest has spurred the development of numerous methods to measure different facets of FD. However, these varied approaches have introduced terminological inconsistencies and confusion when selecting the most appropriate method for specific ecological questions.
In this course, we will explore the best and worst practices in FD analysis, with a particular focus on the BAT package in R—a powerful tool for assessing biodiversity.
teachers
Stefano Mammola (Italian National Research Council, Institute of Water)
when and where
04/11/2024 al 07/11/2024
9:30h a 16:30h
Edifici complex M2 (Carrer Blaise Pascal, 7, Parc Bit)
The Balearic Biodiversity Centre (CBB) organised a scientific meeting open to the Balearic community. The half-day event featured speakers such as:
Carolina Magalhães: “Exploring marine fish biodiversity along the Spanish coast using eDNA and metabarcoding technologies”.
Karen Schöninger: “Genome assembly of Tethysbaena scabra”.
October 3, 2024
Tommaso Cancellario participated in the European Night of Research (Port Vell, Palma) with a talk entitled Take a walk on the wild side: Discover the biodiversity of the Balearic Islands.
September 29, 2024
The CBB actively participated in the activities of the European Research Night (Port Vell, Palma) through an information stand.
September 29, 2024
Maria Capa gave a talk on biodiversity and the activities of the CBB to high school students from the Aarhus Gymnasium in Denmark.The presentation was part of a science outreach initiative organized under the Master’s program in Marine Ecology at the UIB.
September 25, 2024
September 24-27, 2024
This course is designed for students, researchers, and anyone interested in mapping the potential impacts of climate change on species distribution. Participants will learn to access species occurrence data from online biodiversity repositories like GBIF, download and visualise climate variable maps in GIS format, and explore ecological niche modelling (ENM) using R. The course covers programming fundamentals and introduces various algorithms used in ENM, providing the tools needed to deepen your understanding and apply these techniques effectively.
teachers
Sara Varela González (Universidad de Vigo)
Sofía Galván Arcones (Universidad de Vigo)
when and where
24/09/2024 to 27/09/2024
9h – 15h
Edifici complex M2 (Carrer Blaise Pascal, 7, Parc Bit)