Christoph Scherber
@cscherber.bsky.social
Deputy director
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
Professor of Biodiversity Monitoring
-views are my own-
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
Professor of Biodiversity Monitoring
-views are my own-
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Christoph Scherber
@cscherber.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Multispecies crop mixtures increase insect biodiversity in an intercropping experiment
In an agricultural field intercropping experiment, we manipulated crop diversity (0–3 crop species) and the input of agrochemicals. We found that insect biodiversity increases with crop diversity and...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Insect apocalypse? No! Intercropping can be a solution: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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#LIBresearch: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. → doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035
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@cscherber.bsky.social
Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open-access platform uniting datase...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#LIBresearch: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. → doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035
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@cscherber.bsky.social
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Know your rights when voting today.
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Know your rights when voting today.
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BugNet currently includes 36 experimental sites in 18 countries 🌍.
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
We’re also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
🌐 bug-net.org
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
We’re also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
🌐 bug-net.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
BugNet currently includes 36 experimental sites in 18 countries 🌍.
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
We’re also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
🌐 bug-net.org
Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!!
We’re also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems.
🌐 bug-net.org
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Der Brief und die Möglichkeit zur Unterschrift sind unter folgendem Link zu finden:
chng.it/VhcP5tDBBY
chng.it/VhcP5tDBBY
Diese Kampagne braucht deine Unterstützung
An die Bildungsministerkonferenz: Schluss mit dem Prekariat der Privatdozent:innen!
chng.it
October 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Der Brief und die Möglichkeit zur Unterschrift sind unter folgendem Link zu finden:
chng.it/VhcP5tDBBY
chng.it/VhcP5tDBBY
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Why does the Soil Monitoring matter?
Check out our NGO letter to EU ambassadors, sent ahead of the discussions and vote among Member States today, where we urged EU countries to take a strong stand on the Soil Monitoring Law:
eeb.org/library/lett...
Check out our NGO letter to EU ambassadors, sent ahead of the discussions and vote among Member States today, where we urged EU countries to take a strong stand on the Soil Monitoring Law:
eeb.org/library/lett...
Letter to EU Ambassadors ahead of the upcoming Coreper meeting on the Soil Monitoring Law
In the lead-up to Coreper discussions on the Soil Monitoring Law, seven NGOs urge EU Ambassadors to take a strong and decisive position in support of the law. The Council needs to act as a responsible...
eeb.org
September 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Why does the Soil Monitoring matter?
Check out our NGO letter to EU ambassadors, sent ahead of the discussions and vote among Member States today, where we urged EU countries to take a strong stand on the Soil Monitoring Law:
eeb.org/library/lett...
Check out our NGO letter to EU ambassadors, sent ahead of the discussions and vote among Member States today, where we urged EU countries to take a strong stand on the Soil Monitoring Law:
eeb.org/library/lett...
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Wow. Check this out.
Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Wow. Check this out.
Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot!
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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5 Mrd t CO2. Wtf. Das sind 100 Jahre Ausstoß der 50 Zementwerke in D ohne irgendeine Dekarbonisierung.
Beim #Zollstreit-Deal zwischen #EU und #USA soll Europa Energie für 750 Mrd.$ kaufen. Das wären ca.25.000TWh Flüssiggas, das mind. 5Mrd.t CO2 verursachen wird. Wird Öl oder Kohle gekauft, ist die CO2-Menge noch größer.
Ein mieser #Deal für unsere Kinder!
Ein mieser #Deal für unsere Kinder!
MSN
www.msn.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
5 Mrd t CO2. Wtf. Das sind 100 Jahre Ausstoß der 50 Zementwerke in D ohne irgendeine Dekarbonisierung.
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I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics:
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
July 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics:
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics:
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
July 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics:
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
-pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution)
-habitat fragmentation experiments
-whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
Thank you so much. How important!
Despite an apparent ceasefire and claims of a "spectacular military success," the question remains: Why did Trump really bomb Iran?
Here's my view.
Here's my view.
June 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thank you so much. How important!
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War on universities, war on science, war on knowledge
June 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
War on universities, war on science, war on knowledge
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Millions of acres of our shared lands in the American West may be up for sale. The catastrophic damage of plundering these lands is unimaginable, for now and future generations. Out here we are in deep relationship with the land. It’s habitat, it’s home.
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
June 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Millions of acres of our shared lands in the American West may be up for sale. The catastrophic damage of plundering these lands is unimaginable, for now and future generations. Out here we are in deep relationship with the land. It’s habitat, it’s home.
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
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It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me...
You’re probably why it takes so long for your paper to get reviewed and your excuses are bad dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y... 🧪
You’re probably why it takes so long for your paper to get reviewed and your excuses are bad
A weird thing happened in scientific publishing during COVID. And it hasn’t gone away. Publications went up 30-50%. And responses to requests to review went down 30-50%. I know the actual statistic…
dynamicecology.wordpress.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me...
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Harvard researcher Dr Sarah Fortune was only two years away from creating a vaccine that could have saved the 1.25 million people killed each year by tuberculosis. But last month, she received a letter telling her that the $60 million grant funding her research was being halted by President Trump.
June 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Harvard researcher Dr Sarah Fortune was only two years away from creating a vaccine that could have saved the 1.25 million people killed each year by tuberculosis. But last month, she received a letter telling her that the $60 million grant funding her research was being halted by President Trump.
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This should be front page news everywhere
CO₂ at Mauna Loa just reached a monthly average of >430 ppm for the first time.
That's possibly higher than in over 3.3 million years.
The global RATE of increase is off the chart.
It's hard to exaggerate how unprecedented this is!
That's possibly higher than in over 3.3 million years.
The global RATE of increase is off the chart.
It's hard to exaggerate how unprecedented this is!
June 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This should be front page news everywhere
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Another very concerning result of ongoing human-caused global warming and climate change
“The collapse likely occurred as a result of permafrost thawing underneath and along the sidewalls surrounding the glacier”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
“The collapse likely occurred as a result of permafrost thawing underneath and along the sidewalls surrounding the glacier”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town
The landslide flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten.
abcnews.go.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Another very concerning result of ongoing human-caused global warming and climate change
“The collapse likely occurred as a result of permafrost thawing underneath and along the sidewalls surrounding the glacier”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
“The collapse likely occurred as a result of permafrost thawing underneath and along the sidewalls surrounding the glacier”
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Outstanding postdoc position on ecology and biogeography with @biogeokreft.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...
Stellen OBP - Georg-August-University Göttingen
Website of the Georg-August-University Göttingen
www.uni-goettingen.de
May 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Outstanding postdoc position on ecology and biogeography with @biogeokreft.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...
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Torsten Hoffmann von der Uni Stuttgart forscht zum Versuch der Neuen Rechten, über Literatur – Klassiker wie Gegenwartsliteratur – eine Tür zum Bürgertum aufzustoßen. Die Strategie besteht u. a. darin, Romane zu rezensieren, um so Leser*innen auf ihre Websites zu locken.
Mein Interview in der ak!
Mein Interview in der ak!
Ein neurechtes Einfallstor
Seit Jahren drängt die Neue Rechte in den literarischen Diskurs – Torsten Hoffmann erforscht diese Interventionen
www.akweb.de
May 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Torsten Hoffmann von der Uni Stuttgart forscht zum Versuch der Neuen Rechten, über Literatur – Klassiker wie Gegenwartsliteratur – eine Tür zum Bürgertum aufzustoßen. Die Strategie besteht u. a. darin, Romane zu rezensieren, um so Leser*innen auf ihre Websites zu locken.
Mein Interview in der ak!
Mein Interview in der ak!
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1/2 Buried in the GOP’s budget bill is a dictator clause—a sneaky provision that would let Trump ignore court orders without consequence. It guts enforcement of contempt rulings unless plaintiffs post a bond, making the judiciary toothless.
This would crown Trump king.
🔗 tinyurl.com/Crown-Trump
This would crown Trump king.
🔗 tinyurl.com/Crown-Trump
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump
tinyurl.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1/2 Buried in the GOP’s budget bill is a dictator clause—a sneaky provision that would let Trump ignore court orders without consequence. It guts enforcement of contempt rulings unless plaintiffs post a bond, making the judiciary toothless.
This would crown Trump king.
🔗 tinyurl.com/Crown-Trump
This would crown Trump king.
🔗 tinyurl.com/Crown-Trump
Towards reducing pesticides worldwide:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv7806
Leaving synthetic pesticides behind
www.science.org
May 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Towards reducing pesticides worldwide:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv7806
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For 60 years, unclassified US defense and intelligence reports assessed security threats from environmental, #water, and #climate risks.
These assessments are now being deleted, censored, and canceled. I document, annotate, and link to them here (first of 3 posts):
www.gleick.com/blog/climate...
These assessments are now being deleted, censored, and canceled. I document, annotate, and link to them here (first of 3 posts):
www.gleick.com/blog/climate...
Climate Change, Water, the Environment and National Security: An Annotated History of U.S. Defense, Intelligence, and Security Assessments (Part 1: to 2010)
Summary: For more than half a century, U.S. intelligence and defense communities have worked to understand the threats to national and international security from a range of enviro
www.gleick.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
For 60 years, unclassified US defense and intelligence reports assessed security threats from environmental, #water, and #climate risks.
These assessments are now being deleted, censored, and canceled. I document, annotate, and link to them here (first of 3 posts):
www.gleick.com/blog/climate...
These assessments are now being deleted, censored, and canceled. I document, annotate, and link to them here (first of 3 posts):
www.gleick.com/blog/climate...
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“The community is required to preserve the balance of nature,” Astawa says. If someone is caught hunting the birds, “his photo is put up in the village office to embarrass him.” therevelator.org/bali-myna/
To Save This Critically Endangered Bird, It Takes a Village • The Revelator
The Bali myna once faced extinction from the illegal wildlife trade. An unusual approach may have helped save them.
therevelator.org
April 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“The community is required to preserve the balance of nature,” Astawa says. If someone is caught hunting the birds, “his photo is put up in the village office to embarrass him.” therevelator.org/bali-myna/
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A very useful summary.
🚨SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS 🚨
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk.
Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
April 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A very useful summary.
