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Issue 30

     

November 2023

   

Visit us at our booth at the BES Annual Meeting 2023 in Belfast!

We are thrilled to announce that LifeWatch ERIC will participate in the British Ecological Society's annual meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from  December 12th to 15th, 2023. Our booth will be the go-to spot for all delegates, offering a central hub for interaction and information exchange. Come and explore our services, partnerships, and research initiatives. We are proud to have nine researchers from LifeWatch ERIC, the National Research Council, and the University of Salento present their latest findings through papers and posters.

   
   
   

News from the World of Research

   

The Autumn Data School, co-organised by EMODnet and LifeWatch ERIC, brought together Mediterranean researchers in Lecce to promote open and FAIR data management practices.

   
   

LifeWatch ERIC will participate in the European Geosciences Union in April 2024 in Vienna with two sessions: contribute to the discussion on Research Infrastructures by submitting your abstract!

   

The DTO-BioFlow project has opened a Call for institutions that manage marine biodiversity data. The call is to contribute to the European Digital Twin of the Ocean.

   
   

Atmo Access, that provides physical, virtual and remote access services, is now accepting proposals for non-atmospheric research objectives, with atmospheric data as a prerequisite.

   
   

Science for All

   

Ecosystem communities form via natural selection and co-evolution—human activities like resource overuse and pollution harm other species. Learn how biodiversity is organised and maintained from our Service Centre Director, Alberto Basset.

   
   

The destruction of ecosystems and forests alters landscapes, introduces non-native species, and impacts biodiversity and crucial ecosystem services necessary for human survival. Discover why we need to conserve and manage biodiversity.

   
   
   
   

What's new on LifeWatching TV

   

Check out our footage of marine research in Iceland during the 2nd Marine SABRES General Assembly! Watch interviews on YouTube of our #MarineSABRESpostcards and learn how researchers study the effects of climate change and oceanographic conditions on fisheries.

   
   

Did you miss BioDT's webinar on why data citation is crucial in promoting transparency, credibility and collaboration in biodiversity research? Re-watch it now!

   
   

The second episode of the 'Mastering Data Citation' webinar series, in collaboration with GBIF, DiSSCo, and eLTER, focuses on attributing biodiversity research datasets.

   
   

Pic of the month

   
Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó

The photo of the month is a Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó photographed on May 2023 at Řetenice (Nicov), Czech Republic, by Michele Lussu from the University of Bologna. The maintenance of the two morphotypes (flower red/purple and flowers yellow) is due to a negative frequency-dependent selection. This color variation it is linked to its pollination strategy in which the plant deceives the pollinator by promising nectar.

   
   

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