Biogeography Berlin
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Researching land-use change & how it impacts biodiversity at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Seeking to support biodiversity conservation.
Posts by
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social & team (check out our starterpack).
hu.berlin/biogeo
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Seeking to support biodiversity conservation.
Posts by
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social & team (check out our starterpack).
hu.berlin/biogeo
Collectively, our results highlight that Indian megafauna can coexist with people across a wide range of social-ecological conditions provided that sufficient refuge habitats remain.
#hu #paper #biogeography
#hu #paper #biogeography
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Collectively, our results highlight that Indian megafauna can coexist with people across a wide range of social-ecological conditions provided that sufficient refuge habitats remain.
#hu #paper #biogeography
#hu #paper #biogeography
Similarly, while woody cover supported all species, human-related factors were stronger predictors for #leopards, #slothbears, #dholes, and #gaurs. Importantly, historical woodland loss continues to shape current distributions, with past decline linked to a higher presence of all species studied.
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Similarly, while woody cover supported all species, human-related factors were stronger predictors for #leopards, #slothbears, #dholes, and #gaurs. Importantly, historical woodland loss continues to shape current distributions, with past decline linked to a higher presence of all species studied.
Megafauna persistence is shaped by habitat refuges, human presence, and land use histories.
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Megafauna persistence is shaped by habitat refuges, human presence, and land use histories.
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
Megafauna in #tropicaldrywoodlands face mounting pressures from #habitatloss and human activity, yet many persist. We found that their survival is strongly linked to #refugehabitats, with protected areas and contiguous woodland cover acting as key factors in shared, human-dominated landscapes.
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Megafauna in #tropicaldrywoodlands face mounting pressures from #habitatloss and human activity, yet many persist. We found that their survival is strongly linked to #refugehabitats, with protected areas and contiguous woodland cover acting as key factors in shared, human-dominated landscapes.
We are not only talented scientists but also gifted footballers! At our lab retreat we had some great matches...
#labretreat #football #science #team
#labretreat #football #science #team
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We are not only talented scientists but also gifted footballers! At our lab retreat we had some great matches...
#labretreat #football #science #team
#labretreat #football #science #team
Last Monday @tamannakalam.bsky.social successfully defended her amazing PHD Thesis on "Tropical dry woodland dynamics in India and their implications for megafauna persistence". Congratulations!!!
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last Monday @tamannakalam.bsky.social successfully defended her amazing PHD Thesis on "Tropical dry woodland dynamics in India and their implications for megafauna persistence". Congratulations!!!
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
A glimpse of fall from the Romanian Carpathians, where Gabri Retez is studying how European bison contribute to seed dispersal. The study is funded by National Geographic Society.
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A glimpse of fall from the Romanian Carpathians, where Gabri Retez is studying how European bison contribute to seed dispersal. The study is funded by National Geographic Society.
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
Celebrating the achievement of one of the longest-serving members of the lab: starting as a BSc student collaborator.
#celebration #huberlin
#celebration #huberlin
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Celebrating the achievement of one of the longest-serving members of the lab: starting as a BSc student collaborator.
#celebration #huberlin
#celebration #huberlin
Congrats to Hendrik Bluhm on an excellent defense & passing with flying colors for his PhD on understanding potential recovery pathways of large herbivores in human-dominated landscapes.
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Congrats to Hendrik Bluhm on an excellent defense & passing with flying colors for his PhD on understanding potential recovery pathways of large herbivores in human-dominated landscapes.
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
On our Lab Retreat we had quite a tight schedule...
Day one was all about workshops, presentations, discussions and talks!
On the second day we hiked through the beautiful, autumnally Harz - spearing some energy for the third day: walking through coniferous forests in the fog...
#labretreat #team
Day one was all about workshops, presentations, discussions and talks!
On the second day we hiked through the beautiful, autumnally Harz - spearing some energy for the third day: walking through coniferous forests in the fog...
#labretreat #team
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On our Lab Retreat we had quite a tight schedule...
Day one was all about workshops, presentations, discussions and talks!
On the second day we hiked through the beautiful, autumnally Harz - spearing some energy for the third day: walking through coniferous forests in the fog...
#labretreat #team
Day one was all about workshops, presentations, discussions and talks!
On the second day we hiked through the beautiful, autumnally Harz - spearing some energy for the third day: walking through coniferous forests in the fog...
#labretreat #team
Some #behindthescenes from our lab retreat to start the week ;)
When a biogeography team is on the road, a biogeography team is taking photos...aaand we spare no effort
#labretreat #photos #harz
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
When a biogeography team is on the road, a biogeography team is taking photos...aaand we spare no effort
#labretreat #photos #harz
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Some #behindthescenes from our lab retreat to start the week ;)
When a biogeography team is on the road, a biogeography team is taking photos...aaand we spare no effort
#labretreat #photos #harz
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
When a biogeography team is on the road, a biogeography team is taking photos...aaand we spare no effort
#labretreat #photos #harz
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
The team spent three amazing days in the beautiful, autumnal #Harz during this year’s #labretreat.
Workshops, hikes, talks, discussions, cooking sessions, board games, quizzes, laughter, progress and a whole lot of photos -> be ready for some behind-the-scenes-posts and photo dumps!
#teambuilding
Workshops, hikes, talks, discussions, cooking sessions, board games, quizzes, laughter, progress and a whole lot of photos -> be ready for some behind-the-scenes-posts and photo dumps!
#teambuilding
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The team spent three amazing days in the beautiful, autumnal #Harz during this year’s #labretreat.
Workshops, hikes, talks, discussions, cooking sessions, board games, quizzes, laughter, progress and a whole lot of photos -> be ready for some behind-the-scenes-posts and photo dumps!
#teambuilding
Workshops, hikes, talks, discussions, cooking sessions, board games, quizzes, laughter, progress and a whole lot of photos -> be ready for some behind-the-scenes-posts and photo dumps!
#teambuilding
The study underscores the urgency for conservation planning and action in the world’s tropical dry forests, many of which are changing rapidly.
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The study underscores the urgency for conservation planning and action in the world’s tropical dry forests, many of which are changing rapidly.
How #agriculture-driven deforestation impacted snake distribution and, thereby, snake communities.
Agricultural expansion in the South American #Chaco is reshaping snake communities. The study reveals a strong trend toward biotic homogenization.
Agricultural expansion in the South American #Chaco is reshaping snake communities. The study reveals a strong trend toward biotic homogenization.
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
How #agriculture-driven deforestation impacted snake distribution and, thereby, snake communities.
Agricultural expansion in the South American #Chaco is reshaping snake communities. The study reveals a strong trend toward biotic homogenization.
Agricultural expansion in the South American #Chaco is reshaping snake communities. The study reveals a strong trend toward biotic homogenization.
Deforestation in the South American Chaco is reshaping snake communities. As forests disappear, unique species vanish and generalists take over, driving a clear homogenization of snake diversity across the region.
#conservation #biogeography #homogenization
#conservation #biogeography #homogenization
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Deforestation in the South American Chaco is reshaping snake communities. As forests disappear, unique species vanish and generalists take over, driving a clear homogenization of snake diversity across the region.
#conservation #biogeography #homogenization
#conservation #biogeography #homogenization
Reminder to take a look at the new paper by Hugo Cabral and colleagues: Diversity Loss and Homogenization in Snake Communities in a Deforestation Hotspot -> out now in Diversity and Distributions.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#newpaper #snakes #chaco #deforestation #diversityloss
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#newpaper #snakes #chaco #deforestation #diversityloss
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Reminder to take a look at the new paper by Hugo Cabral and colleagues: Diversity Loss and Homogenization in Snake Communities in a Deforestation Hotspot -> out now in Diversity and Distributions.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#newpaper #snakes #chaco #deforestation #diversityloss
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#newpaper #snakes #chaco #deforestation #diversityloss
Happy to share that Melina Faingerch is visiting the Lab again!!!
Looking forward to your stay ;)
#visitor #scientist
Looking forward to your stay ;)
#visitor #scientist
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy to share that Melina Faingerch is visiting the Lab again!!!
Looking forward to your stay ;)
#visitor #scientist
Looking forward to your stay ;)
#visitor #scientist
1: economic sanctions in Iran and their effects on the Asiatic cheetah;
2: global commodity price crashes and how they influenced jaguar populations in Bolivia, and finally
3: the collapse of the Soviet Union and its consequences for snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
2: global commodity price crashes and how they influenced jaguar populations in Bolivia, and finally
3: the collapse of the Soviet Union and its consequences for snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
1: economic sanctions in Iran and their effects on the Asiatic cheetah;
2: global commodity price crashes and how they influenced jaguar populations in Bolivia, and finally
3: the collapse of the Soviet Union and its consequences for snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
2: global commodity price crashes and how they influenced jaguar populations in Bolivia, and finally
3: the collapse of the Soviet Union and its consequences for snow leopards in Kyrgyzstan.
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
Here we describe how shocks affect carnivore populations, using a social-ecological approach, and three case studies:
#casestudy #shocks #carnivores
#casestudy #shocks #carnivores
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here we describe how shocks affect carnivore populations, using a social-ecological approach, and three case studies:
#casestudy #shocks #carnivores
#casestudy #shocks #carnivores
Sometimes socioeconomic conditions change suddenly, such as during wars, financial crises or when a pandemic breaks out. Such shocks can affect large carnivores, although this has been rarely studied.
#socioeconomicsystems
#socioeconomicsystems
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sometimes socioeconomic conditions change suddenly, such as during wars, financial crises or when a pandemic breaks out. Such shocks can affect large carnivores, although this has been rarely studied.
#socioeconomicsystems
#socioeconomicsystems
New Paper by @ranjmurali.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts of socio-economic shocks on large carnivores" out now in People and Nature
-> besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#newpaper #socio-economic #shocks #carnivores
"Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts of socio-economic shocks on large carnivores" out now in People and Nature
-> besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#newpaper #socio-economic #shocks #carnivores
October 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New Paper by @ranjmurali.bsky.social and colleagues:
"Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts of socio-economic shocks on large carnivores" out now in People and Nature
-> besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#newpaper #socio-economic #shocks #carnivores
"Understanding multiple pathways of the impacts of socio-economic shocks on large carnivores" out now in People and Nature
-> besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#newpaper #socio-economic #shocks #carnivores
@camillabrunet.bsky.social is a conservation-behavior #scientist interested in wildlife management, #conservation, movement and spatial #ecology. She will start her #phd studies, where she will investigate how changes in agricultural land use can influence the behavior of large mammals.
#newmember
#newmember
October 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@camillabrunet.bsky.social is a conservation-behavior #scientist interested in wildlife management, #conservation, movement and spatial #ecology. She will start her #phd studies, where she will investigate how changes in agricultural land use can influence the behavior of large mammals.
#newmember
#newmember
Dr. Meredith Root Bernstein, a translational ecologist from the Natural History Museum Paris came to visit us today!! Very insightful and a lot of fun ;)
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
#visiting #ecology #biogeography #science
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
#visiting #ecology #biogeography #science
October 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Dr. Meredith Root Bernstein, a translational ecologist from the Natural History Museum Paris came to visit us today!! Very insightful and a lot of fun ;)
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
#visiting #ecology #biogeography #science
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social
#visiting #ecology #biogeography #science
We aim to characterize and identify the main types of land-use agents in the Argentine Chaco, a deforestation hotspot. By looking at what they have, what they do, and who they are, we move beyond the oversimplified view of “agribusiness vs. smallholders” and capture their multidimensional diversity.
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
We aim to characterize and identify the main types of land-use agents in the Argentine Chaco, a deforestation hotspot. By looking at what they have, what they do, and who they are, we move beyond the oversimplified view of “agribusiness vs. smallholders” and capture their multidimensional diversity.
- Avoiding oversimplification in land-use agents
- Structuring their diversity is key for conservation in the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Using a rich dataset of surveys and archetype analysis, we identified 5 distinct types of land-use agents, moving beyond the agribusiness vs. smallholders dichotomy!
- Structuring their diversity is key for conservation in the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Using a rich dataset of surveys and archetype analysis, we identified 5 distinct types of land-use agents, moving beyond the agribusiness vs. smallholders dichotomy!
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
- Avoiding oversimplification in land-use agents
- Structuring their diversity is key for conservation in the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Using a rich dataset of surveys and archetype analysis, we identified 5 distinct types of land-use agents, moving beyond the agribusiness vs. smallholders dichotomy!
- Structuring their diversity is key for conservation in the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Using a rich dataset of surveys and archetype analysis, we identified 5 distinct types of land-use agents, moving beyond the agribusiness vs. smallholders dichotomy!