Aurora M Ricart (she/her)

🌊 Thrilled to kick off our new scientific strategy for a thriving ocean!

🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.

💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.

🌊 Advancing our strategy to tackle Climate Change!

💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.

👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!

A new paper out: Fragmentation of #seagrass meadows in the years following the 2010/2011 #marineheatwave compound the ecological impacts of mortality and prolong recovery #Amphibolis #Posidonia: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This graphical abstract shows three marine Mediterranean habitats (sandy bottoms, rocky reefs and Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows. Each of them has a different fish community. We also mention the functional trait metrics we used to assess the functional diversity of the fish community in the 3 different habitats; these metrics are: Functional Richness, Rao's quadratic entropy, functional divergence, functional b-diversity

Our study investigated the functional diversity of coastal fish communities across habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. It demonstrates that sandy habitats contribute disproportionately to functional beta diversity in Mediterranean infralittoral ecosystems authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

It's #OceanAcidification Week and we have a lot to share! 🧵

🌊🦑🌐 Check out the list of international events with @goa-on.bsky.social #OAWeek2025 #OneOcean

www.goa-on.org/webinars/OaW...

📣 Last days to apply as a Chapter Scientist to support author teams for IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report.

The deadline for applications is 18 October 2025.

More details: lnkd.in/dGvmmWeC

Seascape connectivity: evidence, knowledge gaps and implications for temperate coastal ecosystem restoration practice and policy - npj Ocean Sustainability npj Ocean Sustainability - Seascape connectivity: evidence, knowledge gaps and implications for temperate coastal ecosystem restoration practice and policy

A healthy temperate coast acts as an interconnected patchwork of wetlands, kelp, seagrass and reefs. Re-establishing these links boosts biodiversity, water quality and carbon storage.

These scientists call for a multi-habitat “seascape restoration” approach. ↩️

La belleza oculta de los arribazones de algas en las playas  En colaboración con el CSIC. Por qué los restos vegetales en la arena son mucho más que basura marina: claves para entender su papel ecológico y proteger nuestras costas.

🌿 Seaweed & seagrass washed up on beaches aren’t “waste”: they play vital ecological roles. Read more in this piece by CEAB-CSIC researcher @oserranogras for @muyinteresante.com

“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…

ICYMI, here is the press release for my study with @drjuliawester.bsky.social - we surveyed over 800 scientists who use social media. They overwhelmingly agree that Twitter is no longer useful or pleasant, and that for all professional online scientist goals, Bluesky is superior.
🧪 #SciComm 🌍

📢 New in Ecology Letters: heterogeneity ≠ stability.
🌊🪨 3-yr rocky-shore experiment: 4 cascades canceled the classic heterogeneity–stability link.
📄 doi.org/10.1111/ele.70158

With @thefairchild.bsky.social , @MatthewPerkins, @JamesBull & @jngriffy.bsky.social — thanks to @NERC & @SwanseaUniversity.

In-situ measurements reveal alkalinity release from cold-temperate seagrass meadows Understanding the carbon sequestration potential of blue carbon ecosystems is important to inform climate policies and to guide restoration and protec…

Check out our new paper on alkalinity generation in Nordic seagrasses: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A path towards appropriate degradation experiments for assessing carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae We systematically reviewed literature on macroalgal degradation. To date, most degradation experiments are carried out in aquaria or shallow environments, span short timescales or rarely incorporate ...

🚨 New publication!! 🚨
Read the review paper by Lydia White & @alfnorkko.bsky.social, on how to experimentally assess carbon sequestration potential of macroalgae.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

The New York Post has been honest brokered.

The IPCC is lucky to have @frediotto.bsky.social as a coordinating lead author.

Amazing week at @bigelowlab.bsky.social in beautiful Maine with an amazing team of international collaborators to study the benefits of #seaweed farming in water quality. How inspiring and productive is to have experts from different backgrounds working together!

Very excited to share this paper from our work in California @ucdavis.bsky.social @uclalibrary.bsky.social @icmcsic.bsky.social "Persistent kelp forests during a massive decline reveal the importance of land-sea connectivity" esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... picture by A. Dias

Bridging the gap between individual specialization and species persistence in mutualistic communities Mutualistic interactions among organisms are fundamental to the origin and maintenance of biodiversity. Yet, the study of community dynamics often relies on values averaged at the species level, igno...

What sustains biodiversity? 🌿🌸🐝🐦‍⬛ It’s not just about species, it’s also about individuals.
 
Our new paper in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecol. Monogr. shows how the way individuals specialize on their mutualistic partners can scale up to shape species persistence.
 
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Necesitamos científicos más comprometidos y gobernantes mejor informados La evidencia científica puede iluminar el camino, pero solo si quienes la generan asumen su rol social con valentía y compromiso. La política será más efectiva y la ciencia será más relevante, cuando ambas reconozcan que su destino está entrelazado.

La diplomacia científica nació como puente, pero hoy enfrenta el realismo de guerras, pandemias y crisis climática. 

People arm in arm while drinking coffee and holding papers, with text: Why scientists should take more coffee breaks.

Here's a reminder on #InternationalCoffeeDay: It's OK to take a (coffee) break. ☕

"It’s ... helpful to have a venue to share the day-to-day ups and downs of life as a grad student," a #PhD student wrote in this 2019 #ScienceWorkingLife. https://scim.ag/4nvLTBb

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

Still plenty of time to submit papers to the Annals of Botany special issue on #Macroalgae and #EcosystemServices. Deadline for submissions is Nov 30th! #Kelp #Fucoid #seaweed #CCA @annbot.bsky.social @pippajmoore.bsky.social @jebyrnes.bsky.social @twernberg.bsky.social @chrisecornwall.bsky.social

Scientists from the Spanish National Research Council CSIC united in the group CSIC X Palestine meet every week in front of their respective institutes to support Gaza and Lebanon against Israel's attacks and denounce Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing. CMIMA (ICM, IBE, UTM) September 23, 2025

🔬 Investigadores del @cnb-csic.bsky.social del #CSIC y la @ucm.es hallan el mecanismo de acción de toxinas de anémonas y su potencial en biomedicina

🧬 Tienen similitud con proteínas humanas implicadas en la respuesta inmune y podría inspirar nuevos #tratamientos 

👉 http://tiny.cc/n88t001

Very excited to share this paper from our work in California @ucdavis.bsky.social @uclalibrary.bsky.social @icmcsic.bsky.social "Persistent kelp forests during a massive decline reveal the importance of land-sea connectivity" esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... picture by A. Dias

The 2025 update to the Planetary boundaries illustration.

Planetary boundaries gain global traction.

The Planetary Health Check shows 7 of 9 boundaries breached, but action is growing across governments, cities, business and finance. Co-authors Albert Norström and Tiina Häyhä highlight emerging practices.

🔗 www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...

Handbook leads the way for large-scale restoration of eelgrass Eelgrass planting has advanced from experiment to success. Even though swans and crabs can cause problems, the method is now established for large-scale restoration in both the Skagerrak, Kattegat, an...

www.gu.se/en/news/hand...

#NotíciaIRBio
🐉✨ El drac blau arriba a la costa catalana!

S’ha confirmat la presència del Glaucus atlanticus a la costa del Tarragonès.

🔬 Els exemplars seran estudiats pel grup de recerca del Dr. Ballesteros de l’IRBio i @biologiaub.bsky.social

🔗https://shorturl.at/7bYau

📷AgentsRurals

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

Work with seagrass? 🌱

We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”

We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!

🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The fingerprint of functional strategies in Mediterranean seagrass fish assemblages Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

Bellisario, B., Lattanzi, A., & Cimmaruta, R. (2025). The fingerprint of functional strategies in Mediterranean seagrass fish assemblages. Functional Ecology, 39, 1665–1677. doi.org/10.1111/1365...