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Daniel Gambra

@gambrachrysaetos

PhD candidate at Plant & Animal Ecology Lab (PAELLA lab). Eagles ecology and conservationπŸͺΆπŸ¦…. Wildlife photography sometimes.πŸ“·πŸ¦πŸ¦ŒπŸ¦Ž

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Elevation, rather than land use, causes important dietary shifts in the Mediterranean golden eagle In an ever-changing landscape, golden eagles in the Iberian Peninsula demonstrate remarkable dietary adaptability. We monitored 50 distinct breeding events over 4 years using camera traps, collecting...

Lagomorphs dominated at lower elevations, while ungulates🦌🐐(specially roe deer) and reptiles🐍🦎 increased with elevation.

If you want to know more, check it out. It is Open Access!! πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
#RaptorResearch
#GoldenEagle
#OpenAccess
#Aequilibrium

zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

09.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We monitored 42 territories during 4 years.
We expected that their diet varied according with land use in their territory, but it didn't.
However, elevation was a powerful predictor of their diet.
#RaptorResearch
#OpenAccess
#Aequilibrium

09.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨🚨NEW PAPER🚨🚨

Our last paper got published in @jzoology.bsky.social
Using camera traps in the nests we showed that Golden eagles changed their diet with elevation rather than land use. πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸπŸπŸͺΆ
#RaptorResearch
#Aequilibrium

09.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I'm happy to announce that our paper about Golden eagles diet depending on elevation and land use in the Iberian Peninsula has been accepted in @jzoology.bsky.social πŸ¦…πŸͺΆπŸπŸ₯³πŸ₯³
Stay tuned for upcoming updates
#RaptorResearch
#Goldeneagle

14.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
CON-GO: Conservation on the go
CON-GO: Conservation on the go YouTube video by Plant and Animal Ecology Lab

Hey! Check our lastest video about our project:
Seed dispersal by mandrils in Republic of Congo! πŸŒΏπŸŒ±πŸŒπŸ’
youtu.be/wqwyiddKIbs

13.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great starting of my JdC fellowship at @paellalab.bsky.social between good conversations, teaching and oaks!🌳

09.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.

It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.

05.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 4614 πŸ” 1806 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 38
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Los ciervos generan estrΓ©s a las especies vegetales que consumen, segΓΊn un estudio de UPM    Investigadores de la Universidad PolitΓ©cnica de Madrid (UPM) han identificado nuevos...

@europapress.es se hace eco de nuestro ΓΊltimo artΓ­culo. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ¦ŒπŸŒΏ
share.google/JS1ZYABQ0Cn8...

13.01.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The other day we found another golden eagle dead because a colision in a wind farm in Spain. πŸ¦…πŸͺΆβŒπŸ’€ #bird #raptor #renewableenergy #windfarm #mortality #eagle #raptorresearch

17.01.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spectral indices to evaluate the physiological response of Mediterranean shrubs to browsing Herbivory by large ungulates may cause important physiological and spectral changes in plants, which may serve as ecological indicators of herbivore o…

🚨NEW PAPER🚨
Spectral indices to evaluate the physiological response of Mediterranean shrubs to browsing. #Ecology #Spectral #Herbivory
Check it out! πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

02.11.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First excursion to Carara and Tarcoles at #RRF2025
Great sightings and guides.

14.10.2025 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In #XVIRUSI in Portugal I presented the differences estimating Golden Eagles' diet by prey remains vs camera traps. #RaptorResearch
Prey remains overestimate big prey (e.g. roe deer) and camera traps detect better reptiles. @paellalab.bsky.social

15.07.2025 07:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Abstract sent to #RRF2025 in Costa Rica.
I'll be presenting part of my work with Golden Eagles at thr International Conference.
See you there!

03.07.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Long-term grazing influences root-associated fungal communities in a common Mediterranean grass - Plant and Soil Background and aims Ungulates are integral to Mediterranean ecosystems, influencing vegetation dynamics and soil microbial communities. While previous studies have documented the effects of herbivory ...

🚨New Paper🚨

Long-term grazing influences root-asociated communities in a common Mediterranean grass. πŸ„πŸŒ±πŸ¦Œ
#ForestEcology
#Fungi
#Ungulate
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

07.06.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another two nests today in Soria. Some roe deer calves remains in the nest. We have tagged another two male chicks with GPS. The second one quite a fighter.
#RaptorResearch
#GoldenEagle

03.06.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first two nests from this season were in Toledo with 3 chicks.
We will continue next week in Soria.
#RaptorResearch
#GoldenEagle

01.06.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have had a lucky start of the spring season. Yesterday we tagged an adult territorial male in the north of Spain. A beautiful and combative individual. We named him Gaitzarra aka the bad guy.
#GoldenEagle
#RaptorResearch

29.05.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The spring season starts tomorrow...
#RaptorResearch
#GoldenEagle
#Aequilibrium+*+

26.05.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A lot to come this season!! #Raptorresearch #Goldeneagle

13.05.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breeding season fieldwork is coming!!! πŸ¦…πŸͺΆπŸ§—πŸ£
I can't wait to start it!!
This year we will go to new territories and provinces
#Aequilibrium+ project

08.05.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It is not raptors everytime... Today was camera trap day.πŸ“·πŸ¦ŒπŸ¦‘

10.04.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Capra pyrenaica males in Sierra de Gredos. Photo by Daniel Gambra (@gambrachrysaetos)

Capra pyrenaica males in Sierra de Gredos. Photo by Daniel Gambra (@gambrachrysaetos)

We are excited to start our new Blue Sky account!!
We will be posting photos, field work, scientific achievements and Paella here. πŸ˜€πŸ¦ŒπŸŒ³πŸŒΎπŸ
Follow us for more Plant & Animal Ecology feed!!

10.03.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a 3 year old golden eagle juvenile that we captured last January in Toledo's mountains while we were trying to capture an adult female.
Due to his movements these two last months I would bet he is her son.
#AEQUILIBRIUM+ PROJECT

10.03.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of our gardeners in #arboretodemontes deserves a huge shoutout for this thoughtful initiative! 🐝🌱 He has placed these signs to protect wild bee nesting areas (genus Lasioglossum) in our garden. These bees are harmless and vital for pollination (πŸ™gracias Nacho πŸ˜ŠπŸ’šπŸŒπŸ’š) #Bees #montes @upm.es

06.03.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great week among acorns🌰, AIπŸ’» and amazing peopleπŸ’ƒπŸΌ with PAELLA lab (@UPM) in Madrid!

31.01.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the new territorial male from Toledo's mountains that we tagged with GPS this season.

01.03.2025 07:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrill to start sharing news about golden eagles and other raptors' ecology.
And other wildlife too... πŸ¦…πŸ¦πŸ¦‰πŸ¦

19.02.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0