Desalegn Chala (PhD) @desdchala
Researcher @UniOslo_NHM: Ecological Modelling, Biogeography, Evolution, Biodiversity Conservation, Digital Twins for Biodiversity nhm.uio.no/english/about/… Oslo Joined August 2012-
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Our newly published article shows how Afrocarduus diversified in Africa’s high mountains. 🌄 Sympatric speciation between Afromontane & Afroalpine zones, ecological barriers like the Turkana Depression, and climate oscillations all shaped their evolution: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jb…
New paper: Alien plants interact with land-use change, climate change, and defaunation to reshape ecosystems, often catalyzing the emergence of novel ecosystems Globally, tropics are at the forefront of such transformations @NatRevBiodiv @JCSvenning nature.com/articles/s4435…
Our latest paper which provides an extensive data on Global Roadkill reveals how roads are silently killing wildlife worldwide with critical data gaps across the biodiversity rich Global South where road construction is surging with economic growth - raising risks.
Our latest paper which provides an extensive data on Global Roadkill reveals how roads are silently killing wildlife worldwide with critical data gaps across the biodiversity rich Global South where road construction is surging with economic growth - raising risks.
Mapping suitable habitat and Anthropocene refugia for Ethiopian Guerez... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗗𝗧 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆! Our students are taking on the challenge, applying what they've learned throughout the week to tackle three assignments of their choice: 1️⃣ 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘯: 🔹 Using…
🔹 It’s time to meet our students and trainers! 🔹 At the #BioDT School & Hackathon, participants come from diverse backgrounds, each bringing unique perspectives on #biodiversity and #technology. Today, they introduce themselves and share what motivated them to apply - whether…
Join Me for a Lunch Seminar on Biodiversity Digital Twins this Thursday -the event will be live-streamed, so you can follow along online from anywhere: Digital Twins for Ecology, Conservation and Food Security ub.uio.no/english/course…
As #Ethiopia welcomes you to the 38th African Union Summit, I encourage all participants to extend their stay and experience the rich history, diverse cultures, and breathtaking landscapes that make Ethiopia truly the Land of Origins. From ancient heritage sites to vibrant…
Big thanks to @birkeland_siri for organizing it! I was great to attend a very engaging workshop on The Hidden Potential of Herbarium Specimens for Biogeography and Ecology by @Barnabas_Daru at the University of Oslo. So much to learn and explore! 🌿🔍 #Ecology #Herbarium
Ecological speciation with gene flow followed initial large‐scale geographic speciation in the enigmatic afroalpine giant senecios (Dendrosenecio) - Gorospe - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…
🌾 How Digital Twins are transforming our approach to agricultural resilience and biodiversity? 🗣️ In the latest BioDT podcast, Dag Endresen highlights the critical connection to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly #ZeroHunger, while demonstrating how these…
A blind beetle named Hitler? The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done theconversation.com/a-blind-beetle… via @TC_Africa
Wolves as pollinators? How fascinating! 🐺🌸 The Ethiopian endemic wolf plays a role in pollinating the equally unique endemic plant, Kniphofia foliosa! ox.ac.uk/news/2024-11-2…
Opinion piece: Stop using #racist, #unethical, and inappropriate names in #taxonomy. ow.ly/NRc650TXrim #BiologicalNomenclature #BinomialNomenclature #AnophthalmusHitleri #CarlLinnaeus
The blind cave beetle, Anophthalmus hitleri, is namaed after Hitler. 61 species of scorpion belong to the genus Hottentotta. The term "Hottentot" was used by European colonizers to denigrate the Khoikhoi people of South Africa, mocking their language pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
Nuer people have a sacred connection to birds – it can guide conservation in Ethiopia and South Sudan theconversation.com/nuer-people-ha… via @TC_Africa
2/11🧵 🌱The #Crop Wild Relatives #prototype #DigitialTwin streamlines the identification & utilisation of novel #genetic resources through automating #data flow, automated #modelling runs, uncertainty analysis & timely alerts. 🔗See: doi.org/10.3897/rio.10….
Birds as sacred 'children of god', beholders of spirit and symbols of twinhood: Human–bird interaction among the Nuer in western Ethiopia | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… | @PaN_BES | #ornithology
Birds aren't just animals to the Nuer of western Ethiopia—they're 'children of god,' spirit bearers, and symbols of twinhood. Honoring these deep cultural connections contributes to biodiversity conservation. #Ethiopia #Nuer #Conservation 🦜🌿besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pa…
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iDigBio @iDigBio
6K Followers 718 Following iDigBio is coordinating a national effort to digitize biodiversity specimens and make them available online, funded by @NSF grants to @UF, @floridastate, @ASU.
TreesForDev @TreesForDev
36 Followers 61 Following This consortium project examines the dynamics of ecological restoration involving tree planting schemes. Hanken School of Economics & University of Helsinki.
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International Fund fo... @IFAD
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