Note: This blog post was first published online here, in a blog managed by a group of fellow PhD students (including me) that attended a course on increasing the impact of ecological findings. I hope you like it! The rise of (mis?)information Since the beginning of the last millennia, we have seen the number of scientists skyrocket. It is […]
The Desertas Wolf Spider, Hogna ingens, is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Despite its bulk (up to 40mm body size), it inhabits a single valley in the north of the Deserta Grande Island, Madeira. This area is now mostly invaded by grasses of the genus Phalaris and as […]
Anapistula ataecina is a critically endangered spider from Portuguese caves. We are now studying its distribution and what drives its abundance throughout its small range in the Frade Cave System.
