Biodiversity Exploratories
@bexplo.bsky.social
Europe’s largest interdisciplinary long-term platform for biodiversity, ecosystems and land-use research | Infrastructure Priority Programme funded by DFG
https://www.biodiversity-exploratories.de
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Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
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“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
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BE20: Meet our next confirmed keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Richard Bardgett @lancasteruni.bsky.social, UK. 🌱
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
BE20: Meet our next confirmed keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Richard Bardgett @lancasteruni.bsky.social, UK. 🌱
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
The next confirmed keynote speaker for the BE20 Conference is Prof. Dr. Rachael Winfree from the USA ! 🌿🐝
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡
FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#BE20conference
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡
FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#BE20conference
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The next confirmed keynote speaker for the BE20 Conference is Prof. Dr. Rachael Winfree from the USA ! 🌿🐝
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡
FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#BE20conference
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡
FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#BE20conference
Exploring the future of the Hainich-Dün landscape: Together we discussed how nature, people, and regional traditions can thrive. Thanks to all participants for the inspiring dialogue! 💚
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Exploring the future of the Hainich-Dün landscape: Together we discussed how nature, people, and regional traditions can thrive. Thanks to all participants for the inspiring dialogue! 💚
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to introduce the next confirmed Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Andrew Gonzalez from Canada! 🌿🌎
A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
#bexplo #conservation
A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
#bexplo #conservation
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We’re thrilled to introduce the next confirmed Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Andrew Gonzalez from Canada! 🌿🌎
A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
#bexplo #conservation
A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
#bexplo #conservation
Our next confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. @Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social) from Germany! 🌊
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Our next confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. @Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social) from Germany! 🌊
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
We’re excited to announce the next confirmed keynote speaker:
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.
#bexplo #conservation
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.
#bexplo #conservation
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We’re excited to announce the next confirmed keynote speaker:
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.
#bexplo #conservation
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.
#bexplo #conservation
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Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.
#BE20Conference first confirmed keynotes!
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱
Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories
#bexplo
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱
Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories
#bexplo
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#BE20Conference first confirmed keynotes!
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱
Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories
#bexplo
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱
Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories
#bexplo
📢 New BE-publication out about StrataSeq – a workflow to optimise #DNA reference database generation for hard-to-identify taxa!
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐
Out today: StrataSeq: A Workflow for Rapid Development of Molecular Databases for Hard-To-Identify Species
by Anna Merges et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
by Anna Merges et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
StrataSeq: A Workflow for Rapid Development of Molecular Databases for Hard‐To‐Identify Species
Biodiversity loss calls for better monitoring of small, species-rich taxa, such as soil invertebrates, but traditional methods are limited due to complex morphology and lack of expertise. DNA-based a....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
📢 New BE-publication out about StrataSeq – a workflow to optimise #DNA reference database generation for hard-to-identify taxa!
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐
🔔 Reminder: #BE20Conference 2026 🔔
Here’s the latest news!
📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars!
✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/
📢 Please help spread the news!
Here’s the latest news!
📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars!
✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/
📢 Please help spread the news!
📢Save the Date!👩🔬
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
Please RT and share this news!
#Research #Conference
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
Please RT and share this news!
#Research #Conference
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🔔 Reminder: #BE20Conference 2026 🔔
Here’s the latest news!
📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars!
✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/
📢 Please help spread the news!
Here’s the latest news!
📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars!
✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/
📢 Please help spread the news!
Preparations for our new #deadwood experiment BEClimWood are in full swing! 🌳
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.
Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.
Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Preparations for our new #deadwood experiment BEClimWood are in full swing! 🌳
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.
Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.
Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪
New BE study explores how canopy gaps & #deadwood shape #forest soundscapes, focusing on biophony (animal) & geophony (natural abiotic sounds).🌲🎧 Machine learning shows: deadwood boosts biophony, gaps geophony & soundscape analysis can effectively monitor biodiversity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐
October 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New BE study explores how canopy gaps & #deadwood shape #forest soundscapes, focusing on biophony (animal) & geophony (natural abiotic sounds).🌲🎧 Machine learning shows: deadwood boosts biophony, gaps geophony & soundscape analysis can effectively monitor biodiversity.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐
🌿🦋 Interested in how #land-use intensity shapes #moth communities? Check out this BE-paper in @animalecology.bsky.social
🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐
🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐
Habitat and land‐use intensity shape moth community structure across temperate forest and grassland
This study reveals how land-use intensity, plant diversity, weather and artificial light interact to shape moth diversity across forests and grasslands. Using 300 plots across Germany, we highlight h...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🌿🦋 Interested in how #land-use intensity shapes #moth communities? Check out this BE-paper in @animalecology.bsky.social
🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐
🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐
📢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.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Reducing land use (single late #mowing) increased #insects by +41% after 1 yr and +99% after 3 yrs.
Species diversity, however, remained unchanged.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
📢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.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Reducing land use (single late #mowing) increased #insects by +41% after 1 yr and +99% after 3 yrs.
Species diversity, however, remained unchanged.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
Last week our infrastructure teams gathered in the Exploratory Schwäbische Alb for the annual meeting – sharing ideas and shaping future steps of the Exploratories. Great to connect, exchange, and build visions together! 🤝
📷 L. Marian
#bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb
📷 L. Marian
#bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Last week our infrastructure teams gathered in the Exploratory Schwäbische Alb for the annual meeting – sharing ideas and shaping future steps of the Exploratories. Great to connect, exchange, and build visions together! 🤝
📷 L. Marian
#bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb
📷 L. Marian
#bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb
👉 Interested in joining our #Bexplo Synthesis Team?
Apply now – the deadline is October 25!
🔗 www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
Apply now – the deadline is October 25!
🔗 www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
Three exciting #PostDoc 🧑🔬👩🔬🧕 positions on #Ecological #Synthesis at TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social for Reassembly #rainforest 🇪🇨 🌱🌴🦜 & #Biodiversity Exploratories 🌲🐄🚜🪲🐝🥀@bexplo.bsky.social
Please spread widely ✉️♥️▶️ & apply quickly 🙃
www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
Please spread widely ✉️♥️▶️ & apply quickly 🙃
www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
👉 Interested in joining our #Bexplo Synthesis Team?
Apply now – the deadline is October 25!
🔗 www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
Apply now – the deadline is October 25!
🔗 www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...
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MicGeo team on the DBG conference 2025 in #Tübingen.
Talk given by Nils Volles.
Mechanisms of Methane Sink Recovery in Grasslands
@zalf.bsky.social @dfg.de @bexplo.bsky.social #Methanotrophs
Talk given by Nils Volles.
Mechanisms of Methane Sink Recovery in Grasslands
@zalf.bsky.social @dfg.de @bexplo.bsky.social #Methanotrophs
September 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM
MicGeo team on the DBG conference 2025 in #Tübingen.
Talk given by Nils Volles.
Mechanisms of Methane Sink Recovery in Grasslands
@zalf.bsky.social @dfg.de @bexplo.bsky.social #Methanotrophs
Talk given by Nils Volles.
Mechanisms of Methane Sink Recovery in Grasslands
@zalf.bsky.social @dfg.de @bexplo.bsky.social #Methanotrophs
📢New BE-paper out on cost-effective #conservation of multiple goals in #grasslands.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Permanent grasslands are key for #biodiversity but face rising threats. Traditional #conservation looked at species counts, but resilience, #ecosystem services & interactions matter too. 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Permanent grasslands are key for #biodiversity but face rising threats. Traditional #conservation looked at species counts, but resilience, #ecosystem services & interactions matter too. 🌐
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📢New BE-paper out on cost-effective #conservation of multiple goals in #grasslands.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Permanent grasslands are key for #biodiversity but face rising threats. Traditional #conservation looked at species counts, but resilience, #ecosystem services & interactions matter too. 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Permanent grasslands are key for #biodiversity but face rising threats. Traditional #conservation looked at species counts, but resilience, #ecosystem services & interactions matter too. 🌐
🌱 New paper highlights how #BExplo & #BioDivKultur advance grassland research through collaboration, interdisciplinarity & transdisciplinarity. Conserving #grasslands is a shared societal task - requiring long-term, inclusive efforts across #science, #policy & practice. 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/glr2...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/glr2...
September 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🌱 New paper highlights how #BExplo & #BioDivKultur advance grassland research through collaboration, interdisciplinarity & transdisciplinarity. Conserving #grasslands is a shared societal task - requiring long-term, inclusive efforts across #science, #policy & practice. 🌐
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/glr2...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/glr2...
🍄 How does land use shape the world of #fungi beneath our feet?
📣 New BE-study: #Land-use intensity (LUI) affects soil fungal communities – but #forests 🌳 show more resilient fungal diversity, while #grasslands 🌱 are more sensitive to management.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1462...
📣 New BE-study: #Land-use intensity (LUI) affects soil fungal communities – but #forests 🌳 show more resilient fungal diversity, while #grasslands 🌱 are more sensitive to management.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1462...
September 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🍄 How does land use shape the world of #fungi beneath our feet?
📣 New BE-study: #Land-use intensity (LUI) affects soil fungal communities – but #forests 🌳 show more resilient fungal diversity, while #grasslands 🌱 are more sensitive to management.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1462...
📣 New BE-study: #Land-use intensity (LUI) affects soil fungal communities – but #forests 🌳 show more resilient fungal diversity, while #grasslands 🌱 are more sensitive to management.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1462...
📢Save the Date!👩🔬
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
Please RT and share this news!
#Research #Conference
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
Please RT and share this news!
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August 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📢Save the Date!👩🔬
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
Please RT and share this news!
#Research #Conference
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳
📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!
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#Research #Conference
🌳Making forests accessible for all!
With #Nationalpark Hainich we supported an inclusive field trip for students with and without mobility challenges.
Thanks to rangers, volunteers & off-road wheelchairs (Joelette), everyone could experience the forest and its #biodiversity up close. 🌲♿
📷 S. Pompe
With #Nationalpark Hainich we supported an inclusive field trip for students with and without mobility challenges.
Thanks to rangers, volunteers & off-road wheelchairs (Joelette), everyone could experience the forest and its #biodiversity up close. 🌲♿
📷 S. Pompe
August 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🌳Making forests accessible for all!
With #Nationalpark Hainich we supported an inclusive field trip for students with and without mobility challenges.
Thanks to rangers, volunteers & off-road wheelchairs (Joelette), everyone could experience the forest and its #biodiversity up close. 🌲♿
📷 S. Pompe
With #Nationalpark Hainich we supported an inclusive field trip for students with and without mobility challenges.
Thanks to rangers, volunteers & off-road wheelchairs (Joelette), everyone could experience the forest and its #biodiversity up close. 🌲♿
📷 S. Pompe
First record of Thyreophagus corticalis deutonymphs phoretic on Ixodes ricinus in Germany (found in our exploratory Schwäbische Alb). Rare, geographically restricted occurrence; likely incidental contact at sites with established mite populations.
🔗Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐
🔗Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐
First report of phoretic deutonymphs of Thyreophagus corticalis (Michael, 1885) (Acari: Acaridae) on Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ixodida: Ixodidae)
Phoretic deutonymphs of Thyreophagus corticalis (Michael, 1885) were found associated with a male and nymphs of Ixodes ricinus during a sampling condu…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
First record of Thyreophagus corticalis deutonymphs phoretic on Ixodes ricinus in Germany (found in our exploratory Schwäbische Alb). Rare, geographically restricted occurrence; likely incidental contact at sites with established mite populations.
🔗Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐
🔗Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐
🎋 Mikado in the field? Not quite!
In May, ~ 600 bamboo sticks were used as multiple #research projects investigated our experimental plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory.
It may look like a game, but it's all about precise planning and coordination!
📷 S. Pompe, M. Rubenbauer
#BExplo #Fieldwork
In May, ~ 600 bamboo sticks were used as multiple #research projects investigated our experimental plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory.
It may look like a game, but it's all about precise planning and coordination!
📷 S. Pompe, M. Rubenbauer
#BExplo #Fieldwork
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🎋 Mikado in the field? Not quite!
In May, ~ 600 bamboo sticks were used as multiple #research projects investigated our experimental plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory.
It may look like a game, but it's all about precise planning and coordination!
📷 S. Pompe, M. Rubenbauer
#BExplo #Fieldwork
In May, ~ 600 bamboo sticks were used as multiple #research projects investigated our experimental plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory.
It may look like a game, but it's all about precise planning and coordination!
📷 S. Pompe, M. Rubenbauer
#BExplo #Fieldwork
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Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology?
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Context‐dependent relationships between genomic traits and plant performance in temperate grasslands
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology?
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Antropogenic
havoc. Communities shake.
Genomes grow and break.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...