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WSL Umweltforschung
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Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für #Wald, #Schnee und #Landschaft - Forschen für Mensch und Umwelt in einer Welt im Wandel. #Umweltforschung #Biodiversität #Naturgefahren
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Swiss Federal Institute for #Forest, #Snow and #Landscape Research WSL
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#Wohnraum schaffen, Flächen sparen: Suffizienz konkret. Am Beispiel von #Entlebuch (LU) zeigen Annika Müller und Tonja Iten von der WSL auf, wie sich suffiziente #Wohnformen konkret umsetzen lassen - und sie erklären, was #Suffizienz eigentlich ist: www.schweizer-gemeinde.ch/artikel/wohn...
Wohnraum schaffen, Flächen sparen: Suffizienz konkret
Wohnraum ist vielerorts knapp. Viele Gemeinden möchten Junge behalten und Auswärtige ansiedeln, doch neues Bauland ist selten eine Lösung – zu knapp sind die Landreserven und zu gross der Widerstand. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Uno studio dimostra che gli animali terrestri traggono beneficio dalla costruzione di dighe da parte dei #castori, ad esempio i #pipistrelli in via di estinzione. Notizie WSL: www.wsl.ch/it/news/i-ca... @eawag.bsky.social @vmoser.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social #stagni #LegnoMorto
I castori creano habitat per i pipistrelli
Uno studio dimostra che gli animali terrestri traggono beneficio dalla costruzione di dighe da parte dei castori.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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🦫Les #castors aident les chauves-souris: davantage de #chauves-souris chassent là où les constructeurs assidus coupent les arbres et bloquent les cours d'eau. Nouvelle étude du WSL et @eawag.bsky.social: www.wsl.ch/fr/news/les-... #boismort #étangs @vmoser.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
Les castors créent des habitats pour les chauves-souris
Les barrages des castors profitent à des animaux terrestres, par exemple les chauves-souris menacés de disparition.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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🦫 #Beavers help bats: Where these industrious builders fell trees and dam streams, there are more #bats. New study by WSL and @eawag.bsky.social: www.wsl.ch/en/news/beav... #NatureConservation #DeadWood #Ponds #EnvironmentalProtection #RedList @vmoser.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
Beavers create habitats for bats
A study shows that land animals benefit from beaver dam construction – for example, endangered bats.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🦫 #Biber helfen Fledermäusen: Wo die fleissigen Baumeister Bäume fällen und Bäche stauen, gibt es mehr #Fledermäuse. Neue Studie von WSL und @eawag.bsky.social: www.wsl.ch/de/news/bibe... #Naturschutz #Totholz #Teiche #Umweltschutz #RoteListe @vmoser.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social
Biber schaffen Lebensräume für Fledermäuse
Landlebende Tiere profitieren vom Dammbau der Biber – zum Beispiel gefährdete Fledermäuse, zeigt eine Studie.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
What a blast! 🚀 At ETH Zurich’s Treffpunkt Science City, our VAW Glaciology member Dr. Mylène Jacquemart shared insights on alpine hazards, rock–ice avalanches & the forces shaping our mountains. A packed hall. Great to see so many young minds interested in climate change! ❄️
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Cette année, la liste des scientifiques les plus cités établie @clarivateag.bsky.social inclut cinq scientifiques du WSL: www.wsl.ch/fr/news/cinq... @yannvit.bsky.social
@nezimmermann.bsky.social
@arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social
Cinq scientifiques du WSL figurent parmi les plus influents dans leur domaine en 2025
Katrin Meusburger et Yann Vitasse, du WSL, font désormais partie des scientifiques les plus influents au monde.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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This year, @clarivateag.bsky.social named five researchers based at WSL on their Highly Cited Researchers list: www.wsl.ch/en/news/five... #HighlyCited2025 @yannvit.bsky.social @nezimmermann.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social
Five WSL researchers are among the most influential in their field in 2025
Katrin Meusburger and Yann Vitasse from WSL are now on the list of the world’s most influential researchers in their field.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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In diesem Jahr hat @clarivateag.bsky.social fünf Forschende der WSL auf ihre «Highly Cited Researchers»-Liste aufgenommen. WSL News: www.wsl.ch/de/news/fuen... #HighlyCited2025 @yannvit.bsky.social @nezimmermann.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social
Fünf WSL-Forschende gehören 2025 zu den einflussreichsten in ihrem Fach
Katrin Meusburger und Yann Vitasse von der WSL sind neu auf der Liste der weltweit einflussreichsten Forschenden in ihrem Gebiet.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Reflets de la réalité: la carte interactive du pergélisol du #SLF montre, sur la base de mesures et de modélisations, où se trouve le pergélisol et quelle est sa température (sur la photo en 2015). Pour en savoir plus, consultez le #magazine du WSL DIAGONALE 2/25:
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November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Abbild der Wirklichkeit: Die interaktive Permafrostkarte des #SLF zeigt auf Basis von Messungen und Modellierungen, wo in der Schweiz #Permafrost liegt und wie kalt er ist (im Bild im Jahr 2015). Mehr dazu im WSL-Magazin #DIAGONAL 2/25: www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandor... #Magazin
Eine Computergrafik einer Ansicht des Matterhorns und seiner Umgebung, bestimmte Flächen sind in unterschiedlichen Farben eingefärbt.
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Depiction of reality: Just under 3.5 % of Switzerland’s land area is permafrost. #SLF ’s interactive permafrost map (photo), based on modelling, shows where permafrost is located and how cold it is.
More in the #WSL #magazine #DIAGONAL 2/25: www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandor...

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November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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wslbiodiversity.bsky.social
Does functional community structure mitigate the impacts of climatic anomalies on productivity in grasslands? In our next seminar, @danielahoss.bsky.social leverages 25 years of global grassland data from the sPlot database to examine this question.
Join us!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🧊 A new mass-balance season is in its second month. How are Swiss glaciers doing so far? Time for a check! Real-time #observations and #modelling for 12 #glaciers show nothing exceptional so far: snow cover remains thin (25–100 cm). Conditions have returned to average or slightly below. Data: GLAMOS
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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📣We're thrilled to launch the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center, a joint initiative to foster biodiversity research & outreach at @eawag.bsky.social & @wslresearch.bsky.social.
The Center is all about connecting people, sharing ideas, & building collaborations.
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WSL and Eawag Join Forces to Launch the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center
A joint strategic, interdisciplinary initiative to promote research and outreach in biodiversity science at WSL and Eawag.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🛰️🌿💻 #PostDoc Alert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences, #RemoteSensing or #ComputerVision, and sound ecological knowledge of #biodiversity? You work comfortably with statistical computing and scripting languages? We offer a 2-year PostDoc position: apply.refline.ch/273855/1792/... #ecology #ScienceJobs
Job offer: PostDoc “Remote Sensing for Biodiversity Monitoring” – Eawag-WSL BiMo Initiative (80-100%, f/m/d) A key component of an effective biodiversity strategy is rapid and scalable monitoring. Eawag and WSL have extensive expertise and experience in novel biodiversity monitoring approaches. The new Biodiversity Monitoring initiative (BiMo) aims to strengthen this research portfolio and generate effective practice implementation. BiMo has a strong focus on method development and outputs with high relevance for stakeholders. In addition to the remote sensing project for which we are recruiting here, BiMo comprises two further projects that will obtain information from eDNA and image analysis, with the joint objective to strengthen capacities at Eawag and WSL for developing and implementing biodiversity monitoring methods. In this project, you will examine the potential and applicability of remote sensing technologies and data (2D, 3D, active and passive sensors on different platforms) to assess and monitor terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity. You will adapt existing methods and available data on national scale to swiftly enhance ongoing monitoring programmes, identify gaps and unsolved issues and design new avenues. You will be actively involved in a large BiMo joint research proposal aimed at third-party funding. You hold a PhD degree in environmental science, remote sensing, computer vision or an equivalent field and have sound ecological knowledge of biodiversity. You work comfortably with statistical computing and scripting languages (e.g. R, Python). You are highly motivated to analyse data using sophisticated methods and tools. Good communication and organisation skills, an excellent team spirit and fluency in German or English with very good knowledge of the other language are mandatory. The project is led by Christian Ginzler (WSL) and Dr. Daniel Odermatt (Eawag). The successful applicant will be based and hired in the group of Christian Ginzler at WSL.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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#PostDoc Alert! PhD in #biology or #EnvironmentalSciences with a background in #microbiology, #genetics or #ecology? Experience with #metabarcoding and #metagenomics🧬? We offer a PostDoc position in #soil #biodiversity: apply.refline.ch/273855/1794/... #bioinformatics #DataAnalysis #ScienceJobs
Job offer: The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The Biodiversity and Conservation Biology research unit, investigates the diversity of life in its various forms, from genetic to the diversity of species and ecosystems as well as their interactions. For 2 years, starting in Spring 2026, the Community Ecology research group is looking for a PostDoc in Soil Biodiversity 80-100% (f/m/d) This position offers an exciting opportunity to participate in an international research project on “Integrating Soil Biodiversity to Ecosystem Services (SOB4ES)”. SOB4ES is a large EU Horizon project testing cost-effectiveness of soil biodiversity indicators and the provision of soil biodiversity-based ecosystem services to build better land management solutions that effectively implement the EU Soil Strategy (www.sob4es.org). In collaboration with international partners, your role in this project will be to explore soil microbial diversity and functions and ecosystem services across European land-use types and biomes. Your will analyse microbial biodiversity and functions datasets, preparing manuscripts, and publishing them in peer-reviewed scientific journals. You will also present the research outputs at local and international conferences and engage with stakeholders. You hold a PhD degree in biology or environmental sciences, with a strong background in microbiology, genetics or ecology. You have experience with bioinformatics (such as running metabarcoding and metagenomic data pipelines) and data analyses (including advanced statistical models) and wish to develop your knowledge and experience in that field. Fluency in English (both oral and writing), ability to supervise junior team members, excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset are also key to success in this role.
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🌿Fieldwork in the #Yasuni National Park, #Ecuador.🦜
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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BSc or MSc in #ForestEcology or #EnvironmentalSciences🌲? Knowledge in #treering width measurements and other tree-ring related approaches? Our #Dendrosciences offer a 12-month position to measure wood anatomical traits using image analysis🔬: apply.refline.ch/273855/1796/... #ScienceJobs
Job offer: The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The Research Group Dendrosciences uses tree rings to investigate and understand environmental impacts on tree growth and to reconstruct past environmental changes at scales ranging from minutes to millennia and from cells to ecosystems around the globe. From 1 January 2026, we offer a 12-month position as a Temporary employee for Quantitative Wood Anatomy lab work 80-100% (f/m/d) You will be responsible for the preparation of micro-sections of wood cores (embedding, cutting, staining) and the subsequent measurement of various wood anatomical traits with the dedicated image-analysis software ROXAS. The work is part of the project SAD-TREE (https://www.wsl.ch/en/projects/sad-tree), which aims to empirically disentangle atmospheric vs. soil drought impacts on intra- and inter-annual tree growth, and mechanistically model drought constraints on intra- and inter-annual growth dynamics You will be part of a very enthusiastic and ambitious international project team that includes leading experts in the field. The position is for 12 months and is aimed at recent graduates. You possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in forest ecology, environmental sciences, or an equivalent field. Knowledge in tree-ring width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches is an asset. You like routine work in the laboratory, as well as at the computer. You work carefully and independently, and have a high level of diligence and team spirit.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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manupopp.bsky.social
Where do species find suitable habitats in Switzerland? And how will habitat suitabilities change under future climate scenarios?
Here, we have modelled maps for more than 7500 swiss species:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
SDMapCH: a Comprehensive database of >7,500 modelled species habitat suitability maps for Switzerland - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - SDMapCH: a Comprehensive database of >7,500 modelled species habitat suitability maps for Switzerland
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November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Our new forest questions shares insights by Moses Kazungu and Marcel Hunziker from @wslresearch.bsky.social as they set out to ask what do people in 12 European countries think about forest restoration. The work was done within #SUPERB project.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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slfdavos.bsky.social
The #SLF is investigating a wide range of #climatechange impacts in the #Alps so that people there can prepare for them. Those living and working in this region face considerable challenges as their environment is changing fast.
Overview of our current research: www.slf.ch/en/news/clim...
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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christian-rellstab.bsky.social
i am offering a post-doc position in my brand-new project TreeGD that will investigate genomic diversity of trees species in switzerland, with a special focus on gene conservation units, rare species (but not only), and seeds stands.

apply.refline.ch/273855/1782/...
Postdoktorand/-in in ökologischer Genomik 80% (w/m/d)
Die Forschungseinheit Biodiversität und Naturschutzbiologie untersucht die Vielfalt des Lebens, von der genetischen Diversität bis zur Arten- und Lebensraumvielfalt sowie ihre Interaktionen. Das für m...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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BSc or MSc in #ForestEcology or #EnvironmentalSciences🌲? Knowledge in #treering width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches? Our #Dendrosciences offers a 6-month position for measuring and cross-dating tree cores🪵: apply.refline.ch/273855/1797/... #ScienceJobs
Job offer: The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. The Research Group Dendrosciences uses tree rings to investigate and understand environmental impacts on tree growth and to reconstruct past environmental changes at scales ranging from minutes to millennia and from cells to ecosystems around the globe. From 1 January 2026, we offer a 6-month position as a Temporary employee for tree-ring measurements 80-100% (f/m/d) You will be responsible for the preparation, measurement, and cross-dating of tree cores from four species (spruce, pine, oak, and beech) from across Switzerland. The work is part of the project SAD-TREE (https://www.wsl.ch/en/projects/sad-tree), which aims to empirically disentangle atmospheric vs. soil drought impacts on intra- and inter-annual tree growth, and mechanistically model drought constraints on intra- and inter-annual growth dynamics. You will be part of a very enthusiastic and ambitious project team that includes leading experts in the field. The position is for 6 months and is aimed at recent graduates. You possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in forest ecology, environmental sciences, or an equivalent field. Knowledge in tree-ring width measurements, cross-dating, and other tree-ring related approaches is an asset. You like routine work in the laboratory, as well as at the computer. You work carefully and independently, and have a high level of diligence and team spirit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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A study by the WSL and @vogelwarte.bsky.social using long-term data has shown that bark beetles are good for woodpeckers🪲🐦: woodpeckers use the dead wood produced by bark beetle infestations as shelter and nesting sites🪵. WSL-News: www.wsl.ch/en/news/why-...
#Biodiversity #Woodpecker #DeadWood
Why bark beetles are good for woodpeckers
In a study based on long-term data, WSL researchers show that woodpecker populations grow when there is more deadwood.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM