Benjamin Wildermuth

@bmwildermuth.bsky.social

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Arthropod ecology in different ecosystems. (Functional) diversity, community composition, trophic niches, plant-animal interactions, temporal & spatial patterns

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Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · Mar 19

New publications from the EnriCo RTG framework
Canopy structure explains arthropod #diversity better than tree species identity
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Admixing non-native conifers to native forests does not reduce canopy beetle #diversity
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 14h

#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

@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

Reposted by Juan Antonio Hernández‐Agüero, Benjamin Wildermuth

Dominic Martin @dominic-martin.bsky.social · 16h

Assistant Professorship on Biodiversity, Land Use and Spatial Planning at @vuamsterdam.bsky.social

Deadline: 30.11.2025
workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/as...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor Biodiversity, Land Use and Spatial Planning

Are you committed to contribute to stop the decline of biodiversity? Do you have experience in academic teaching? Do you want an academic career? Then please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

workingat.vu.nl

Reposted by Tommaso Jucker, Susanne Lachmuth, Benjamin Wildermuth

Tom Timberlake @tomtimberlake.bsky.social · 18h

📢Exciting job opportunity at the Univ. of Bristol! Coordinating our new project on pollinator conservation & management in Nepal, led by Jane Memmott 🐝Suitable for any pollination, agroecology or sustainable development researchers/practitioners : www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPJ228/r...

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 22h

#job at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU):

Professor in Forest Entomology

Duty station: Uppsala, Sweden
Closing date: extended to 1 December 2025

www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

#ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology

Reposted by Valentin H. Klaus, Benjamin Wildermuth

WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 23h

#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.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 1d

🌆 How does #urbanisation reshape biodiversity?
A global meta-analysis reveals non-linear effects on ground #beetles 🪲 — with suburban areas often hosting the highest diversity. #Climate factors crucially mediate these patterns.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Loke von Schmalensee @vonschmalensee.bsky.social · 3d

Hi all!

I've been inactive here for a while (all that's going on in the world kind of saturated my bandwidth), so maybe the algorithm won't favor me.

But! I'm curious if anyone of you have been using/thinking about using explainable AI method (xAI) for identifying complex ecological patterns.

Reposted by Simon Harold, Benjamin Wildermuth

Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 4d

Our November Issue is now live: www.nature.com/natecolevol/...

Featuring research on 🧪

🦆Threats to migratory shorebirds
🌍Phosphorus constraints on global photosynthesis
🦠Evolution of the meerkat MHC

Cover shows a larva of an emperor moth, from Li et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cover image of the November issue of Nature Ecology & Evolution. The image shows a caterpillar of the emperor moth Gonimbrasia belina feeding on a leaf. The cover headline reads "Tree growth and herbivory"

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, ok, well, can't wait for that to happen to me :D

Reposted by Julen Astigarraga, Benjamin Wildermuth

Daniel Montoya @danimontoya.bsky.social · 4d

I am pleased to announce a new postdoctoral position in Theoretical Ecology. More info here: info.bc3research.org/2025/11/06/p...

Postdoctoral position in agroecology for TRANSFORM Project

The Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) is offering a full-time postdoctoral research position to support activities within a Horizon Europe project. The project focuses on developing innovative cr...

info.bc3research.org

Reposted by Zen Faulkes, Markus P. Eichhorn, Benjamin Wildermuth

Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 4d

Academics set their metrics and incentives. And that defines everything. Including the future of scientific publishing.

And if at any point, one feels that incentives are being defined from outside, that's what needs to be fought against.

But the power of change lies within.

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) @zalf.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Extended deadline: Apply before 11 December 2025 for W3 #Professorship “Landscape Data Analytics”! Shaping the future of agricultural landscapes – with data, #AI and real-world research. 🌱

More details: www.uni-giessen.de/d...

#job #datascience #agriculture #research #science

Become a professor (W3) for

“Landscape Data Analytics”

at Innovation Centre for Agricultural System Transformation (IAT)

Photo: Annie White / Unsplash

Application deadline: 11 December 2025

Photo: Annie White / Unsplash

Reposted by Malte Jochum, Benjamin Wildermuth

Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · 4d

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

Reposted by Irena Šímová, Benjamin Wildermuth

iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 4d

The newest episode of #InsideBiodiversity is out now!

Guest Helmut Hillebrand talks about tipping points and planetary boundaries.

💬 “If you only retrospectively can say, ‘Oh, now we have crossed it,’ then of course it’s rather useless.”

Listen and subscribe now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 4d

So it seems that Researchgate gets a bit spammy for senior scientists, but my naive perspective (as someone with an empty postbox on Researchgate) would be that these are maybe people asking for copies of paywalled articles?

Reposted by Monica G. Turner, Mike Flannigan, Paul Caplat , and 3 more Monica G. Turner, Mike Flannigan, Paul Caplat, Juan Antonio Hernández‐Agüero, Christina Dollinger, Benjamin Wildermuth

Ana Stritih @anastritih.bsky.social · 5d

Do you like forests and computer models? 🌳🧑‍💻
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.

A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Andrew Beckerman @beckerhopper.bsky.social · 5d

New paper out: Response diversity is a major driver of temporal stability in complex food webs. #openaccess, using #opensource software, and delivering novel insights into biodiversity-stability relationships. Bravo to the team lead by Dr. Alain Danet.

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Response diversity is a major driver of temporal stability in complex food webs | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Global change constitutes a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and places the temporal stability of ecological communities at risk. Classic theory identifies species richness and foo...

royalsocietypublishing.org

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to say because, as you say, it's hard to disentangle rising expectations and response quality. Further, as prompting improves, bad responses become less frequent and are quite a "shock" when happening.
That being said, yesterday I also had a frustrating experience, it just rambled on nonsense.

Reposted by Malte Jochum, Benjamin Wildermuth

Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · 6d

#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

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Elena Litchman, Billur Bektaş , and 1 more Ingolf Kühn, Elena Litchman, Billur Bektaş, Benjamin Wildermuth

Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 6d

2-years #postdoc #position: #eDNA 🧬🔬for integrated #ecosystem and #biodiversity assessment

apply.refline.ch/673277/1297/...

In the new Eawag/WSL Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative we will strengthen & advance effective and scalable #biodiversity #monitoring methods & implement into practice. 🌐🌳🐟📈

apply.refline.ch

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Benito Wainwright @benitoexplains.bsky.social · 6d

Leaf? 🍃 Or katydid? 🦗
Our new
@plosbiology.org paper sheds light on how these incredible mimics evolved their disguises, and what this reveals about how complex adaptations arise. We find that coordinated evolution between traits might be the answer… plos.io/4oUE741 1/n

Functional and evolutionary synergy of trait components can explain the existence of leaf masquerade in katydids

The evolution of complex adaptations often involves synergistic changes in multiple traits that lack standalone function. This study shows that leaf masquerade in katydids evolved through concurrent m...

plos.io

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Benjamin Wildermuth

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 6d

🦋 How will #insects respond to #climatechange? A global review of 351 studies shows no consistent pattern. Some species expand, others shrink, partly due to varied #methodologies. Standardised approaches are crucial to predict future insect ranges. 🌐

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Benjamin Wildermuth

Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 6d

A new Research Highlight, "computer vision uncovers trait-based insect responses to habitat loss", has now been published to compliment a recently published paper, "life history induces markedly divergent insect responses to habitat loss"
Find them below:
buff.ly/99JdsqF
buff.ly/Rd3TAzB

buff.ly

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 6d

Just because #ants are so abundant, doesn't mean they aren't also affected by the #biodiversity crisis.

🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

Michael Gross reports
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Ant diversity at risk

The abundance and expansive success of cosmopolitan ant species have created the impression that they are not affected by declines caused by human interference in ecosystems. However, ant species ende...

www.cell.com

Reposted by Benjamin Wildermuth

Pete Manning @peteecology.bsky.social · 6d

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.

Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Julie L. Lockwood, Benjamin Wildermuth , and 1 more Ingolf Kühn, Julie L. Lockwood, Benjamin Wildermuth, Hansraj Gautam

Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 7d

We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 7d

I'd guess that length is the main reason but it might also be connected to wanting only super concise, broadly appealing articles, i.e. rather highlights & take home messages than in-depth background & discussions

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 7d

For sure, especially given that the journals with the highest impact allow the fewest references. 50 allowed references creates so many tradeoffs in what to cite

Reposted by Patrick A. Jansen, Moreno Di Marco, Malte Jochum , and 6 more Patrick A. Jansen, Moreno Di Marco, Malte Jochum, Martin Ehbrecht, Tyson Wepprich, Pieter Vantieghem, Samuele Ramellini, Benjamin Wildermuth, Marcus W. Rhodes

Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 8d

Check out our new insect decline paper. By analysing 36 yrs of German ground beetle distribution data, we show:
- ~80% of species have declined, with significant declines for >50%.
- The decline was similar across species traits and threatened status.
doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... @consbiog.bsky.social

Benjamin Wildermuth @bmwildermuth.bsky.social · 8d

Nah, 1. gives you a free pass and you wanna open it on the off chance that your bday gets even better. 2. is a bad idea because you're gonna be thinking about it either way, 3 is just wrong and will make everyone else angry either way

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