❄️ Alpine glaciers are retreating, impacting plant biodiversity and ecosystem services. #PrioritIce (#BiodivProtect) shows this causes up to a 7x decrease in plant contributions to air quality, soil health, and nutrient regulation.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.70041

🐦 Designing critical habitat for threatened species is complex, but spatial tools can help. Using Marxan, #Prioritice (#BiodivProtect) mapped habitat for Spain’s endangered little bustard, testing scenarios with habitat, connectivity, and cost criteria.
https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70022

❄️ "Glacier fleas", ice-dwelling springtails, show surprising diversity. #Prioritice (#BiodivProtect) found 5 new species in the Alps & Apennines, with some widespread and others narrowly endemic, raising conservation concerns due to warming.
https://doi.org/10.1155/jzs/1616350