Pablo Garcia-Diaz
@pablo-ecology
Ecologist. Ecological modelling, ecosystem services, invasive alien species, and wildlife trade. Often found running models or marvelling at reptiles
The last photo of a lion in the Atlas mountains is sad and a tad haunting
Enjoying reading this report: Me Tū ā-Uru. An action plan for a flourishing and and abundant environment. 🌎🌐🧪 www.metuauru.co.nz/wp-content/u...
Broad-snouted caiman / yacaré overo (Caiman latirostris) at the wetlands of Parque Provincia Iberá #Argentina
Marsh deer / ciervo de los pantanos (Blastocerus dichotomus), a Vulnerable species according to the IUCN, at Parque Provincial Iberá #Argentina
Monk parakeets / catas / cotorras argentinas (Myopsitta monachus) in a private nature reserve near Iberá (Argentina) #birds #Argentina #Corrientes
Estoy leyendo este libro y varios de los capítulos hablan justo de esto
“Conservation” contains multitudes. In the span of a week, I’ve heard a senior academic argue that conservation funding should go only to threatened sps and sat by a bonfire in a remote National Park as a ranger discussed with a farmer how to balance conservation goals and livestock raising 🌎
Depredation by free-ranging dogs may fuel human-wildlife conflicts. Dogs may kill livestock, and the loss is attributed to wild carnivores. The small dog in the photos (graphic images) killed a lamb in an area with pumas and foxes in Argentina – will this be attributed to dogs or wild carnivores?
Today I’ve written the first draft of the introduction for a new paper in 3 hours. That’s more than enough productivity for this week - time for a warm cup of tea.
It's that time of the year when moths and butterflies come to die at our institute
A short article on the iconic cardonales (Trichocereus forests) of NW Argentina, including some results of our ongoing research on the demography and conservation status of T. atacamensis 🌐🧪 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Hey @mothyblackburn.bsky.social, did you know that some moths feed on mangoes?
Interesting pre-print "A Framework for Questionable Research Practices in Ecological Modelling". I tend to agree with the statement in the screenshot re data-driven modelling decisions. 🌎🌐🧪 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Quite happy to be part of this @gbif.org-funded project to mobilise thousands of biodiversity records from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Stay tuned for updates! (photo by Beto Caceres, ProYungas) www.gbif.org/project/BID-...
Fascinantes estos trabajos y poder saber un poco mas de lo que había en la Península Ibérica hace tiempo. Me ha hecho recordar a la garra de oso de hace 400 años que esta en la iglesia de Navacepeda de Tormes
Picaflor enano / Slender-tailed woodstar (Microstilbon burmeisteri) in the mountains of NW Argentina #birds #birdingArgentina #Argentina #birdsArgentina
Reading this paper on causal inference and attribution (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌎🌐), I came across this discussion. I used to favour simple models, even if I thought they could be biased, until my PhD cosupervisor (a math person) asked me "why would you choose a biased model?"
A pair of young screech-owls/alicucu (Megascopus sp.) in a Yungas forest in NW Argentina #birds
Deuterocohnia forming structures similar to "fairy circles" in Argentina? 🌎🧪
Andean Flicker / carpintero andino (Colaptes rupicola) #bird #Argentina
An inquisitive burrowing parrot (Cyanolyseus patagonus) giving me the side eye and checking out my backpack #birds #Argentina
The importance of separating the ‘transport’ and ‘introduction’ stages when studying #bioinvasions. The alien agave plants on the left in the photos are contained within the boundaries of the smallholding and have not spread to the nearby ravine – I wouldn’t consider them introduced in the wild
Small exclosures to protect strawberry trees (Arbutus unedo) from wild boars at Parque Natural Las Batuecas - Sierra de Francia