Official account of the Research Group of Botany on Mediterranean Islands from the @uib.es https://portalinvestigacio.uib.cat/grupos/77727/detalle?lang=enhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mldp5ve4zs2oAhir i avui som a la Fira de la #CiènciaperaTothom de la UIB, i #BOTLAND hi ha participat amb tres activitats dedicades al món vegetal, amb la inestimable ajuda de l’alumnat del grau de #Biologia. També hi serem aquesta horabaixa i dissabte. Us hi esperam!08 May 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldp5ve4zs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mlbx6jojoc2fArriba el #VIBiomaratón ! Del 15 al 18 de maig, les Illes Balears se sumen a aquest esdeveniment estatal de #ciència_ciutadana per conèixer, fotografiar i registrar la flora del nostre entorn. biomaratonflora.com/participa/07 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbx6jojoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3ml6mtwysfc2s🌿 These days we’ve been out in the field as part of María Juan Sánchez-M.’s final degree project. She is a Biology student at @uib.cat working on her bachelor's thesis in Botany under the supervision of Joana Cursach, member of BOTLAND.06 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mtwysfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mkqeppawac2vWe’re delighted to share that Arantxa Molins has been appointed Deputy Director of the Multidisciplinary Center for the Balearic Biodiversity #CMBB at the University of the Balearic Islands @uib.cat 🌿 As a member of #BOTLAND, we couldn’t be prouder!30 Apr 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqeppawac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mi7m2lybv22p🌸 Spring is here and orchids are in full bloom! We’re in the field working on Rubén Arco’s Bachelor’s thesis, a Botany project exploring orchid diversity in the Balearic Islands 🌿👇 #Botany #Orchids #PlantScience #Evolution #Biodiversity #BalearicIslands #SomUIB #BOTLAND29 Mar 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7m2lybv22phttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mhnuic37f22v🌿✨ Presentam la primera versió online de les claus de determinació de la flora vascular de les Illes Balears, desenvolupada amb l’eina digital Genially! https://uibuniversitat.genially.com/6724af505c9fa39f56a9e9b222 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnuic37f22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mgzejf5b6s2f🚨📷NEW PAPER ALERT📢🌿 Dr. Joana Cursach and Dr. @miquelcapo.bsky.social, together with Dr. Theodora Petanidou #UniAthens and Dr. Amparo Lázaro (@imedea.bsky.social ), published a new study in #BiodiversityAndConservation (@springernature.com) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03303-114 Mar 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgzejf5b6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mghpmdxcm22t🚨📷NEW PAPER ALERT📷 Group member Dr. @miquelcapo.bsky.social has collaborated in a new study presenting a database of plant–pollinator interactions in the Mediterranean 🐝🌼 https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2025)872 @jpollecol.bsky.social07 Mar 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghpmdxcm22thttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mftjppnrz22c🚨📄NEW PAPER ALERT📄🚨 This month, Dr. Joana Cursach and Dr. Llorenç Gil have published a study on Silene migjornensis, an endemic plant from Mallorca with only one known population in the dune systems of the island’s south.27 Feb 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftjppnrz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mexowg2ebk2lLast week, Joshua Borràs, PhD candidate at BOTLAND, presented his research at the XXIII EcoFlor Meeting in Tortosa — an annual congress from the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology @eco-aeet.bsky.social, focused on floral ecology. #EcoFlor26 @ecoflor.bsky.social16 Feb 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexowg2ebk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3meixkmat5c2eYesterday, PhD students from the #BOTLAND research group took part in the I Science Meeting at the @uib.cat, an event aimed at 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduate Science students. 🧪🌿 #Research #Science #PhD10 Feb 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3meixkmat5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mebhfo7sos2pLast Friday, members of BOTLAND visited the Centre Multidisciplinari per a la Biodiversitat Balear (#CMB), a newly established centre created to strengthen biodiversity research, management and conservation in the Balearic Islands.07 Feb 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebhfo7sos2phttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mdxkzzryx22uRecentment, membres de #BOTLAND han publicat una nova edició de les claus de determinació de la flora balear: 📘 “Noves claus de determinació per a la Flora vascular de les Illes Balears” @uib.cat #EdicionsUIB #FloraBalear #Botànica #Biodiversitat03 Feb 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxkzzryx22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3md4jcdw55c2b🌍 New contribution from BOTLAND! Researcher and group member Pere Miquel Mir Rosselló is a co-author of the article “New national and regional bryophyte records, 83”, published in the #JournalOfBryology 📚 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03736687.2025.260584023 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4jcdw55c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3mchhlifmgs2u🚨📄 NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨📄 Why are some Mediterranean plants more prone to extinction than others? A new international study, coauthored by Dr. Joana Cursach, analyzed nearly 3,000 rare and threatened plant species across the Mediterranean, following IUCN criteria. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000632072500663915 Jan 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchhlifmgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m7seea5yoc2qToday, Pere Miquel Mir Rosselló defended his PhD dissertation: “Interdisciplinary Approach to the Biology of Mediterranean Bryophytes,” supervised by Dr. Llorenç Gil, Dr. Jaume Flexas, and Dr. Marc Carriquí. We now have a new doctor in BOTLAND! Congratulations, Dr. Mir! 🌿🎓🎉12 Dec 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7seea5yoc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m7khapep3k2z🌿 At the IX Jornades de Medi Ambient, we presented several research projects by bachelor’s and master’s students. ✨ We highlight the Bachelor’s Thesis by Lluna Jordà on the bryoflora of the UIB campus, awarded the first commendation of the BIODIBAL/REDEIA Prize 2025.09 Dec 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7khapep3k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m7k6a44hrc2t🎓 This Friday the 12th at 10:00 h, Pere Miquel Mir-Rosselló defends his thesis: “Interdisciplinary approach to the biology of Mediterranean bryophytes” 📺 Live stream: https://postgrau.uib.es/doctorado_defensa/c3786f4eeb35dc2f32c5964dd7aa0524e22c2bf2/sesion_asistente #PhD #BOTLAND #Bryophyte #Botany #Science09 Dec 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7k6a44hrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m62pcvstxs2k🌿 New article on wetland plant conservation in Mediterranean islands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.11159520 Nov 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62pcvstxs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m5t7y6ttpk2y🌿 We’ve started work on Project #MalMen, funded by the Institut d’Estudis Menorquins (IME) and coordinated by @joshuaborras.bsky.social and Marcello Cerrat, with contributions from other #BOTLAND members.17 Nov 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5t7y6ttpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m5t7i75wuk2aA recent update on the park’s flora of es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos has been published, carried out by #BOTLAND member Dr. Llorenç Gil #EsTrenc #Science #Biodiversity #Conservation17 Nov 2025 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5t7i75wuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m5t73ayv7k2nToday we share the latest publication from the BOTLAND research group, where researchers Pere Miquel Mir-Rosselló and Marcello Cerrato report, for the first time in Menorca, the moss Fissidens gracilifolius Brugg.-Nann. & Nyholm, a bryophyte previously unknown on the island. https://doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2025.256341317 Nov 2025 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5t73ayv7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m5ovmfr2pk2oThis last October, the Aptenia Foundation Awards ceremony took place, celebrating achievements in biodiversity and natural heritage conservation. This non-profit organization is dedicated to the preservation of the natural environment. @uib.cat #conservation #science #awards15 Nov 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ovmfr2pk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m5ovedxcjk2o🌿✨ Past September, part of the BOTLAND team participated in the second congress of the Spanish Botanical Society (SEBOT) in Seville! ✈📚 We presented our latest work on biodiversity and the conservation of flora in the Balearic Islands 🌸🍀15 Nov 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ovedxcjk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m4677nbne22oOver the past months, Joshua Borràs has undertaken a research stay at Lund University (Sweden) ✈️🇸🇪 as part of his doctoral training, funded by the Conselleria de Fons Europeus, Universitat i Cultura (CAIB) through their research mobility grants.27 Oct 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4677nbne22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m3b6eqwb4s2nOn October 2nd, Miquel Capó attended, on behalf of BOTLAND, the PIM Initiative – Small Islands of the Mediterranean Board of Directors meeting, to present our research work and future projects on the Balearic islets. 🌿15 Oct 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3b6eqwb4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/botland-uib.bsky.social/post/3m2vozzrdus2h🌿 This year we concluded the two-year project “BioLitoral”, led by Joana Cursach with the participation of numerous researchers from BOTLAND. The goal was to deepen the study of two unique coastal species: the dune endemic Silene migjornensis and the micro-area coastal species Diplotaxis ibicensis.11 Oct 2025 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:5n3ye2b7cxbfw6f42suaa5qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vozzrdus2h