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Tommaso Cancellario delivered the presentation: Ecological niche and spatial evolution of two Balearic endemic lizards under potential climate change scenarios, at the 5th Iberian Congress of Biological Systematics in Madrid.
October 25, 2023
María Capa and Enrique Arboleda attended the 1st Congress of the Catalan Initiative for the Earth Biogenome Project (CBP), organized by the Catalan Initiative for the Biogenome Project, the Catalan Society of Biology and the Catalan Institute of Natural History, subsidiaries of the Institute of Catalan Studies.
October 4-6, 2023
Maria Capa co-organized and delivered a theoretical and practical training course (Workshop) titled Polychaete taxonomy and species identification, within the program “Training Courses in Aquatic Taxonomy program of the CEAB-CSIC ”, in Blanes.
October 2-6, 2023
Anna Díaz presented the Balearic Biodiversity Centre at the 25th biennial meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Natural History in Malaga.
September 4, 2023
July 3-4, 2023
This workshop aims to provide basic tools for data exploration and the development of own sequences and commands. During the workshop, some of the most commonly used commands in data analysis in three different programming languages will be explored: R, Python and Bash.
teachers
Tommaso Cancellario (CBB-UIB)
Laura Triginer (CBB-UIB)
when and where
03/07/2023 – 04/07/2023
9h – 16h
Centre Balear de Biodiversitat
Maria Capa co-organized and delivered a theoretical and practical training course at the 14th International Polychaete Conference (IPC) at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa.
July 3, 2023
Maria Capa delivered the presentation: New records and species of polychaetes from an anchialine cave of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) at the 14th International Polychaete Conference (IPC) at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa.
July 3, 2023
2022-2024
REefVOLUTION is an interdisciplinary, holistic project that brings together marine ecologists, biochemists, geographers, botanists, and analytical chemists. Its mission is to restore and bioremediate coastal seabeds in the Balearic Islands impacted by the continuous discharge of treated and regenerated wastewater. The project combines two innovative approaches:
1) The use of artificial reefs built with cutting-edge Biorock technology, integrated with benthic, filter-feeding, or suspension-feeding organisms.
2) The development of advanced analytical screening methods using high-performance chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify and measure unregulated emerging organic pollutants present in treated wastewater discharged through marine outfalls.
By addressing the harmful effects of organic chemical pollutants, REefVOLUTION seeks to revive native marine flora and fauna, restoring balance to degraded coastal ecosystems.
PI: Manuel Miró (UIB)
Source of funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
2022-2023
This project aims to develop a methodology for studying the genetics of selected protected marine invertebrate species in the Balearic Islands. By analyzing the connectivity between their populations, the study seeks to evaluate their vulnerability and resilience to environmental changes. Designed as a pilot project, it will assess the precision and reliability of the results within the marine protected areas of the Balearic Sea, laying the groundwork for a larger research effort in the future. The findings could play a critical role in shaping conservation strategies, species management plans, and the effective planning of protected natural areas.
PI: María Capa (UIB)
Source of funding: Govern de les Illes Balears.
2022-2023
The project aims to produce an exhaustive catalogue of eukaryotic species cited in the Balearic Islands based on partial databases, updated scientific literature and expert opinion. This catalogue of Balearic biodiversity is an indispensable tool for the understanding, management, management and conservation of the region’s natural resources, the ecological processes in which they participate and the ecosystem services that these organisms, and the ecosystems in which they are found, provide to society.
PI: Javier Gulías (UIB)
Source of funding: Govern de les Illes Balears.