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Issue 34

     

March 2024

Building up the LifeWatch Biogeography Community: join our next Thematic Service Workshop!

Curious about how evolutionary and ecological pressures, climate and land use changes, affect species’ biogeographical distribution and abundance? Participate in our upcoming LifeWatch ERIC Thematic Service Workshop “Biogeography: Species Assemblages across space and time”, on April 4-5, 2024, in Bologna. The workshop is organised by LifeWatch Italy and intend to explore the role of LifeWatch ERIC in developing a suite of tools and services on data curation, data analysis and modelling to better understand biogeographical gradients in space and time and to model future changes in response to climate change or conservation strategies.

News from the World of Research

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) announced the top ten marine species described in 2023 on March 19. The winners were decided on the WoRMS website and social media. In 2023, WoRMS added almost 2,000 marine species, including some 330 fossils.

   
   

The OSCARS kick-off meeting took place in Thessaloniki from 13 to 15 March. The event brought together the scientific communities of the five Science Clusters and all project partners to define the work plan. Our CEO, Christos Arvanitidis, attended the meeting.

   

The Dahlem Workshop of the EOSC Future project took place in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 7 March. Organised by LifeWatch ERIC, the workshop’s main objective was to improve dialogue and ensure that the EOSC platform effectively supports interdisciplinary initiatives

   
   

On February 28, the European Commission launched the European Partnership on Agroecology, aiming to support sustainable agriculture and make farming profitable and attractive for farmers. Our Iria Soto and José Manuel Ávila participated in the kick-off meeting.

   

Vacancies

LifeWatch ERIC ICT-Core, Full time, Seville (Spain)

LifeWatch ERIC ICT-Core, Full time, Seville (Spain)

LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre, Full time, Lecce (Italy)

LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre, Full time, Lecce (Italy)

Pic of the month

Lake Atanasovsko

This month's photo comes from Elena Anastasova of LifeWatch Bulgaria and shows pink flamingoes in the southern parts of Atanasovsko Lake during the spring migration in May 2022. Lake Atanasovsko is well known for the diversity of its flora and fauna, with over 300 species of birds. The northern part of the lake has an estuarine character, while the southern part has the characteristics of a lagoon.

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