Isabel Fernandes (she/her)

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#aquaticfungi #monitoring #MoSTFun

Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.

I just signed a petition to stop polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's environmental laws. Our water, air, and health are literally on the line. It takes 1 min to sign - would mean a lot if you did too 🌍 #HandsOffNature
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Thanks so much @blancobercial.bsky.social for the suggestion. I will take a look :) (sorry for the delay in replying, have been on field work these last weeks).

Thanks so much @peterbraubach.bsky.social for all the feedback and suggestions. I will take a good look at all info shared. (sorry for the delay in replying, have been on field work these last weeks).

No plans for February 7th? 🤔

Then join this webinar on Fungal Conservation, in celebration of the @reversethered.bsky.social day. 🎉

Listen about a new #aquaticfungi genus, a shift is paradigm on #conservation in Brazil and the new global strategy for fungal conservation.

More info below 👇

Does anyone knows if this model can still be found to buy second hand? Or a model with similar characteristics?
It is to be used for aquatic fungi isolations.

Any info would be much appreciated.

Did you know that during the World Conservation Congress 2025, an important IUCN Resolutions was approved?

"Strengthening conservation efforts for fungi and invertebrates"
portals.iucn.org/library/node...

#FUNACTION is directly contributing to the efforts towards conservation of #aquaticfungi. 💧🍄

The World Champion of Fungus talks punk science in @nytimes.com. Thank you @alanburdick.bsky.social for sitting down with SPUN's @tobykiers.bsky.social, this year's @tylerprize.bsky.social Laureate.

🔗 Read here: buff.ly/4TVueaz

📣 The deadline for this @britmycolsoc.org.uk special issue on fungal conservation has been extended to 15th March 2026.

Spread the word and don’t hesitate to contact @cfemycolab.bsky.social or me if you have any questions.

We’re looking forward to receiving your submissions! 🍄

Not yet registered?!

You still have time (but not much 😅).

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🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨

Want to know more about Joint Species Distribution Modelling (JSDM)?

Then don't miss our next webinar co-organized by #MoSTFun and @geobon.org "An introduction to Joint Species Distribution Modelling".

🕰️ 19 January 2026 at 18:00 CET

✍ Registration: mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Please consider donating to this cause. We started this fundraising initiative to help mycologists from low-income countries attend international mycological congresses. The next one is in South Korea 2027. Help us make fungi science more accessible! gofund.me/c8eaea7df

@ima-mycology.com

The suite of BMS grants: eight coloured squares, with text summarising each grant inside each square.

BMS Grants are now open for applications! Funds are available to support a range of activities in #mycology including #research, training, meetings, conference participation, #fieldwork, #education, #arts & #outreach.👉 Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/grants.html
#grants #funding

⏳ 30 days to #IPBES12.

"Engaging with nature is not optional for business – it is a necessity."
— Prof. Ximena Rueda Fajardo, Co-chair of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment

📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026

Follow us for more updates & read more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar

Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.

Apply here no later than February 11 2026:

https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1

Well done! I hope I will be able to join next time 🤗

The 2026 Workshop on Phylogenomics will take place between the 25th of January and 7th of February, in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. 🧬🌳 Applications are now open! Deadline: 15th of November, 2025. Do not miss the chance to attend! Spread the word among colleagues! 🤗 evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Reminder to submit your proposals for the SFS Innovation Fund Grant by Nov 15th. Help us advance our strategic plan with innovative ideas!

🚨Join us at #WBF2026 to discuss how to overcome knowledge and policy gaps related to #fungi #biodiversity and #conservation meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...

Make sure to submit your abstract by Nov 18th to participate in our session!

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Are you attending #livingdata2025?
Do you want to know more about #aquaticfungi?

I would love to connect with you!

Last week Swiss #MoSTFun team sampled the Basòdino glacier in Ticino, to look for #aquaticfungi. 💧🍄

This is part of a larger sampling campaign to fill the knowledge gap on aquatic fungi diversity associated to glaciers.

Get in touch if you want to know more about our work or collaborate with us.

1. You love aquatic fungi
2. You never heard about them but are curious
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I would love to connect with you! 🍄💧🤗

Find me next week during #livingdata2025.

Let's talk about #aquaticfungi #conservation.

@funaction.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social @iucnfungi.bsky.social

⭐Stakeholders engagement was defined as a top priority⭐

In particular with stakeholders willing to share their samples/data to be reanalysed for assessing #aquaticfungi #biodiversity.

📢 That could be you?

Please fill our questionnaire👇
tinyurl.com/3s27jt7n

Lets work together! 🤝

@biodiversa.eu #MoSTFun consortium had a hybrid mid-term meeting in Barcelona.

Fruitful discussions about what was achieved so far and the priorities for the second half of the project (see below👇).

#aquaticfungi #monitoring #biodiversity

If you feel you're missing out - which you are! - it's not too late to sign up at aquatichyphomycetes@gmail.com and join @jandbio.bsky.social @zimingwang.bsky.social and others on alternate Wednesday evenings. @funaction.bsky.social @britmycolsoc.org.uk

A number of questions were raised which we will cover at future meetings, including: how to isolate living spores and grow them in culture; how to collect aquatic hyphomycetes from leaves; and how to DNA barcode these tiny fungi. Plus we'll be getting tips to improve our identification skills.

Six different aquatic hyphomycete spores: Clockwise from top left - Alatospora accuminata, Articulospora tetracladia, Tetracladium setigerum, Tetracladium marchalianum, Neonectria lugdenensis and Tricladium splendens. Dyed with cotton blue.

We had a thoroughly enjoyable, and very informative, first meeting of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group yesterday. @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social gave us methodology and tips for collecting and fixing foam samples.

Together with @fayrnhawk.bsky.social and other colleagues we are starting TODAY online sessions about #aquatichyphomycetes.
Interested in knowing more about this beautiful group of aquatic fungi?

Send your message to aquatichyphomycetes@gmail.com.

Looking forward to exchanging with YOU! 💧🍄

Older people care increases the gender gap in academia - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Older people care increases the gender gap in academia

Older people care increases the gender gap in academia 👇

"At the institutional level, older care is an ‘invisible’ problem, for which interviewees reported not getting any support from
their institutions."

There is work to do!

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Important and timely 👇

"Remote-Control Science in Ecology: A Hidden Face of Scientific Neocolonialism"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....