Tiago V. Fernandes

Tropical Ecologist 🇧🇷
#littlethings run the world 🐜
Post-Doc @UFVJM
Researchgate:

[Tiago V. Fernandes @TiagoVFernande1]

Distance matters! We showed in our paper published at #oecologia that out of the three #myrmecochory steps (removal, manipulation, and deposition site)#seed removal distance is the only factor playing a role in plant establishment. Check it: https://t.co/UmWr7s3yAL
#ants #ecology

[Tiago V. Fernandes @TiagoVFernande1]

Ever heard of a rodent dispersing cactus seeds?🌵🐭

Our new study shows Thrichomys apereoides 🐭 has the potential to disperse viable seeds of Cipocereus minensis 🌵, a cactus endemic to Brazil's campo rupestre!
Find out more in:
https://t.co/FAwWuYtgmQ

[BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network) @BESNet_UNDP]

Big opportunity for early-career researchers! Do you speak science, sustainability & solutions?

The @ipbes Fellowship Programme is your chance to be part of #GlobalAssessment2 – a major initiative shaping the future of #biodiversity.

Apply today!
https://t.co/esPlb7cqOx

[EnricoSchifani @enricoschifani]

Exploring the use of drones to study 'hidden' aspects of flying #ants biology!

Researchgate: https://t.co/jpp2CVK7xX

Giannetti, D., Schifani, E., & Grasso, D.A. (2025). An adhesive drone trap to study the flight altitude preferences of winged ants. Current Zoology, zoaf002.

[Katerina Sam @CzSam00]

My last PhD student from ERC grant submitted, and will defend soon. Our research shows insects consume 6% of leaf biomass in South African savanna-forest mosaics, a hidden force shaping ecosystems! #Ecology
#InsectHerbivory #SavannaResearch
https://t.co/pdAHVpG48m

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌍 Earth’s natural carbon sinks are vital for mitigating #ClimateChange.

🌱Did you know soil holds more carbon than you think? Understanding carbon storage in ecosystems is essential for advancing climate action and conservation.

Via @VisualCap

[Felipe Rocha @FelipePdaRocha]

Our review on the dual role of ants as ecosystem engineers and providers of ecosystem services was published yesterday!
https://t.co/wYvXGaxp8D
Together with it, you can read a short interview I gave to the Myrmecological News blog about the article:
https://t.co/BNN5j4N9wR

[Jens Svenning @JCSvenning]

Curious about the massive #extinction of #megafauna - eg #mammoth, #mastodon, #sabercats & #sloths - in recent #prehistory, as we show in a new synthesis, the pattern is strongly coupled to Homo sapiens & w/out any consistent link to #climatechange https://t.co/eruXrjtb5Z 🦣🐘🦣

[Tom Rhys Bishop @TomRBishop]

🚨JOB ALERT🚨

Interested in how the microclimate mediates the coexistence of species rich insect communities?

Us too! Come and work @CUBiosciences with me, @andrewbdavies, @cjanion and @RebeccaASenior on our @HFSP funded project.

Full advert: https://t.co/qAoyzdW6lF

[Elise Sivault @ESivault]

Thrilled to share our new article with my amazing colleagues: "Birds & bats outperform ants in top-down regulation of arthropods across strata of a Japanese temperate forest." 🦇🐦📜
Challenging fieldwork, but a big accomplishment!

https://t.co/UAlQ1lFJcD

[Laura Leal @lau_leal]

I'm happy to share this new paper evaluating pesticides' lethal and non-lethal effects on bees. Thank you, Cristina Kita, for leading this study and inviting me!

https://t.co/UhhJMZmAlF

[Dr. Mirela G. Tulbure 🛰 🌎 + 🐍 + 🌊 @MirelaGTulbure]

Do grant proposal texts matter for funding decisions? A field experiment

Spoiler alert...NO!

#Grants #academia

[Diego Saez Gil @dsaezgil]

The Amazon rainforest doesn't just remove ~2 billions tons of CO2 every year. It also moves ~20 billions tons of water through evotranspiration, the so-called "flying rivers", critical for planetary balance.

I wish more people knew this.

[Tiago V. Fernandes @TiagoVFernande1]

New ! 🐜🌰🍄
In this study, we found that seeds manipulated by A. subterraneus (ant species that impair germination) exhibited higher fungal richness and different fungi composition than by A. sexdens (increases seed germination).https://t.co/Eig6mLAesp #Myrmecochory #Seedecology

[Thiago Gonçalves-Souza @thiagotoyoyo]

@gxboldorini just published a meta-analysis in #ProcB comparing the impacts of natural predators on pest populations and crop yields. Great collaboration with Matthew Mccary, @gqromero,@KirbyLMills, @Nate_J_Sanders, Peter Reich and Radek Michalko.

https://t.co/a1MxmuuABX

[Tom Rhys Bishop @TomRBishop]

Interested in doing a PhD? Interested in understanding how species perform under different temperatures to predict the spread of zoonoses? Look no further than Project 1 of @LSHTM's projects under the @OneZooCDT.

https://t.co/MGdAWTwtLH

[Tiago V. Fernandes @TiagoVFernande1]

@lau_leal A @UFVJM também está nessa onda.

[Rob Donnelly @RobDonnelly47]

Friends don't let friends make bad charts!

Chenxin Li, pulled together a lot of great advice for data visualization, with clear "do this, not that" examples for each item.

Here are a few of my favorites, see the link below for more.

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

Sending your paper for publication

[Myrmecological News @MyrmecolNews]

🆕paper: "Biological notes, nest architecture & morphology of the remarkable ant Hylomyrma primavesi Ulysséa, 2021".
Mônica A. Ulysséa, Cliver F. Farder-Gomes & Lívia P. Prado investigate the biological aspects of the recently identified ant, H. primavesi.
https://t.co/qQ12G20zlX

[Martin A. Nuñez @Martin_A_Nunez]

New paper in @Ecology_Letters

Inverse priority effects: the order & timing of species losses can shape community reassembly

Great work lead by @TorresAgostina_ & a wonderful collaboration with @SaraKuebbing @klstuble @SamanthaCatella & @mrodriguezcabal https://t.co/nPOEohM2Zm