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Basic and Applied Ecology is the official journal of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (GfÖ, @gfoesoc.bsky.social). It welcomes global contributions advancing ecological research in both theory and practice.
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Great news! 🌿 The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is now open! We’re honoring remarkable student research with a €500 prize, showcasing future leaders in ecology. 🌟
Know someone who deserves it? Nominate your perfect candidate today! 🏆

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🏆🏆🏆 We are still accepting applications for the BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD! 🏆🏆🏆

Apply now: gfoe.org/en/gfoe-awar...

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November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🌸🐝 New #BAAE article: Floral richness shapes plant–pollinator networks in urban agroecosystems 🌆

Higher floral richness boosts pollinator diversity but alters network structure, reshaping urban ecosystem services. 🌼

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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International Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗

Join us March 23–27, 2026!
Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...

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Picture: Marco Ferrante sound recorder Picture: Isabelle Arimond soundrecorder and video recordings on yellow plate for insect monitoring
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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📢 The new programme for our Ecology Seminar is out!

It features a diverse lineup of early career researchers sharing insights on #Agroecology every week 🐝🚜🐦

🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 CET
📧 DM for webinar link!

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/ecology+s...

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Programm of Ecology Seminar
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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⏰ Reminder! The BAAE Best Student Paper Award honors top student research in ecology 🌿

🏆 Presented at the GfÖ conference 2026!!

Nominate your candidates now !!!!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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🌾 New in #BAAE:

Reduction of land use increases invertebrate abundance in grasslands.

Cutting mowing intensity boosted invertebrate numbers by up to 99% over 3 years, showing how land-use reduction supports insects & ecosystem functions. 🌿

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Overview on study design and hypothesis. A) Across three regions of Germany, land-use reduction experiments were established. Depicted for the Schwäbische Alb region, black squares show location of experiments, light green indicates grasslands, and dark green forests (with white being agriculture and settlements). B) Per region, land use at 15 grasslands each (total n = 45) was experimentally reduced within a matrix that also comprised the control plot. C, D) We expected that the experimental reduction of land use increases the abundance (and also diversity) of arthropods and that the increase is larger in less-intensively used grasslands. Maps are from OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap Contributors 2022) and arthropod silhouettes from phylopic.org (available under a CC0 1.0 license). Fig. 3. Treatment effects of experimental land-use reduction on arthropod abundance A) decreased in both sampling years when reduction plots were in a more frequently mown matrix. In turn, treatment effects became larger B) when the matrix had been fertilized more. One year after establishment of the experiment, C) treatment effects on abundance increased with mowing height of the reduced land-use plot; after three years, D) treatment effects were larger if reduced land-use and control plot had not been mown at the same day. Points are partial residuals of log-response ratios between treatment and control plots. Regression lines (95 % CI as shaded polygons) indicate the predictions of averaged linear mixed-effects models. Dashed horizontal lines mark null. Mowing and fertilization are averaged over the respective three years before sampling. The x-axis in B) is on a square-root scale.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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🌿📖 New #BAAE article: Collectomics in plant biodiversity research

By merging herbaria, #Museomics & data science, researchers trace biodiversity change through time — shaping future conservation strategies. 🌎

📖 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.07.002
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Schematic display of an herbarium specimen and its use as an Extended Specimen.
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟

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October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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📢Check out our latest BE-publication on #invertebrate 🐞abundance in #grasslands 🌱 published in @basicapplecol.bsky.social.

Reducing land use (single late #mowing) increased #insects by +41% after 1 yr and +99% after 3 yrs.
Species diversity, however, remained unchanged.

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September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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🌿🪶 New Review in #BAAE: Abandonment & intensification impact biodiversity in marginal grasslands.

Across 174 European studies, both pathways reduced diversity — while restoration & extensive management help recover ecological value. 🌾

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Geographical distribution of observations from studies included in the final analysis. Circle size is scaled for visualization purposes to improve visibility of overlapping data points, and does not encode any quantitive information. The center of each circle corresponds to the coordinates of the reseach area of the included studies. Probabilities of observing an increase or no change in biodiversity upon conservation of extensively managed grasslands, and of observing an increase in biodiversity after restoration of previously abandoned or intensively used agriculturally marginal grasslands. Numbers indicate sample sizes. Raw data are overlaid as jittered points to show the distribution of observed outcomes that informed the model.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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🍇🌿 Special Issue in #BAAE:

Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in European Vineyards
From pollinators to pest control, eight new studies show how #NatureBasedSolutions can make European viticulture more sustainable and climate-resilient. 🌍

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Explanatory and response variables tested in the special issue studies. Inter-row vegetation established by sowing of a regional seed mixture in eastern Germany containing 38 wild plant species in the 3rd year of development.
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Great news! 🌿 The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is now open! We’re honoring remarkable student research with a €500 prize, showcasing future leaders in ecology. 🌟
Know someone who deserves it? Nominate your perfect candidate today! 🏆

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October 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Keynote Speakers for #Gfoe2025!

We're thrilled to announce our seven exceptional keynote speakers who will be sharing their groundbreaking research and insights at this year's conference.

Get ready to be inspired by experts who are shaping the future of #Ecology and environmental science.
August 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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📢 We are hiring!
Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

🌿 Check our call below
📅 Apply by 1 July 2025

Join us & make ecology visible!
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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
gfoesoc.bsky.social Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · May 14
📢 We are hiring!
Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🕷️💧 New Review in #BAAE on #FoodWebEcology & #RiparianManagement

Middendorf et al. synthesize global evidence on aquatic prey contributions to riparian arthropod predator diets. Web-building spiders top the list, but free hunters & beetles benefit too

📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
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June 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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📢 We are hiring!
Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
gfoesoc.bsky.social Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · May 14
📢 We are hiring!
Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

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📅 Apply by 1 July 2025

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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🌍🌲 New Review in #BAAE: Ecological assessment for resilient forests under #GlobalChange

Huth et al. synthesized 35 scientific statements on 7 core topics, highlighting key findings and gaps to guide #ForestManagement & #ClimateAdaptation in Europe

📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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May 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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📢 We are hiring!
Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

🌿 Check our call below
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Join us & make ecology visible!
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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
May 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Are you passionate about #ecology & creative #sciencecommunication? Join us as Social Media Officer for the #GfÖ & our journal #BAAE

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#EcologyJobs #SciComm
May 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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RESEARCH PAPER 🔬

„Our data indicates the presence of spatial #genetic differentiation in almost all #species, which supports the spatially segregated management of #intraspecific genetic entities.“
- Durka et al. (2025)

#RegioDiv

Article:
doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.11.004
April 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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RESEARCH PAPER 🔬

„We assume that people tend to observe and report #species in their immediate #environment, so there should be a #taxonomic bias towards #synanthropic species on #citizen science platforms.“
- Pernat et al. (2025)

Article:
doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.02.002
April 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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RESEARCH PAPER 🔬

„Given the similar #insect #biomass and #abundance between the two habitat types, #Natura 2000 areas do not seem to broadly benefit flower visitors more than #urban wastelands.“
- Theodorou et al. (2025)
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April 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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REGISTRATION OPEN

Online registration is now open and the call for abstracts for oral presentations and posters has been published for the 54th Annual Meeting of the #Ecological Society of #Germany, #Austria and #Switzerland.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT:
www.gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Fellow Ecologists,
The #gfoe2025 @gfoesoc.bsky.social call for papers has just been published. Please submit your abstracts for exciting talks and engaging posters to present in Würzburg in September!
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Logo of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the GfÖ in Würzburg, Germany.
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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RESEARCH ARTICLE 🔬

„Overall, we have shown there are potential #biodiversity benefits in adding non-floral resources to localised #crop landscapes as #flies were able to utilise the resources for #larval development“
- Dawson et al. (2025)
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Article:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
March 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM