Fabian A. Boetzl
@fboetzl.bsky.social
Dr. rer.nat., ecologist, working on biodiversity 🌷🐝🦋 and pest control in agricultural landscapes 🌽🐛🐞
postdoc @uni-wuerzburg.de,
born at 354 ppm, part-time tiger beetle taxonomist, curator @inaturalist.bsky.social, japanophile 🍙🗾🇯🇵, https://linktr.ee/fboetzl
postdoc @uni-wuerzburg.de,
born at 354 ppm, part-time tiger beetle taxonomist, curator @inaturalist.bsky.social, japanophile 🍙🗾🇯🇵, https://linktr.ee/fboetzl
Has @elsevierconnect.bsky.social hit a new low? I just recieved a demanding email imforming me that my review was a negative three days late ... three days before the deadline for my review. This is honestly not ok.
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Has @elsevierconnect.bsky.social hit a new low? I just recieved a demanding email imforming me that my review was a negative three days late ... three days before the deadline for my review. This is honestly not ok.
I'm in good company 😊
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I'm in good company 😊
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If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
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van Klink et al 2020 receives an expression of concern in @science.org
@retractionwatch.com also cites our technical comment on this paper published in WIRES Water in 2021 🧪
@retractionwatch.com also cites our technical comment on this paper published in WIRES Water in 2021 🧪
The notice, published today, applies to a 2020 meta-analysis measuring population patterns of freshwater and terrestrial insects and predicting what might drive changes in population numbers.
January 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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New paper, Great news:
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
New paper, Great news:
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
At the start of the year I hit 2,000 species on @inaturalist.bsky.social and set myself the goal of adding 1,000 more this year. I finish the year with 1,600 new species recorded. Enormous thanks to the 635 identifiers who helped along the way! 🙌 #iNaturalist #Biodiversity
December 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
At the start of the year I hit 2,000 species on @inaturalist.bsky.social and set myself the goal of adding 1,000 more this year. I finish the year with 1,600 new species recorded. Enormous thanks to the 635 identifiers who helped along the way! 🙌 #iNaturalist #Biodiversity
It was a pleasure to serve as opponent in the PhD defence of @alfredoventuro.bsky.social at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) last week. Excellent work on the long-term and off-season effects of wildflower strips on biodiversity. Well deserved — congratulations, Dr Venturo!
December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It was a pleasure to serve as opponent in the PhD defence of @alfredoventuro.bsky.social at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) last week. Excellent work on the long-term and off-season effects of wildflower strips on biodiversity. Well deserved — congratulations, Dr Venturo!
Neat new publication in @jappliedecology.bsky.social linking conservation and pest control / food safety - I really enjoyed handling this one!
🍒🪶Excited for our new article to come out in
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
We show that falcons attracted to orchards using nestboxes reduce food safety risks and crop damage from wild birds.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
We show that falcons attracted to orchards using nestboxes reduce food safety risks and crop damage from wild birds.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Falcons reduce pre‐harvest food safety risks and crop damage from wild birds
In the absence of American kestrels, there are more birds in orchards. This leads to increased crop damage and more bird faecal contamination.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Neat new publication in @jappliedecology.bsky.social linking conservation and pest control / food safety - I really enjoyed handling this one!
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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We're looking for a 6th Senior Editor!
If you…
👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management
👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision
👉have editing experience
…we’d love to hear from you!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
If you…
👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management
👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision
👉have editing experience
…we’d love to hear from you!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society
Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 21 Dec 2025.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We're looking for a 6th Senior Editor!
If you…
👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management
👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision
👉have editing experience
…we’d love to hear from you!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
If you…
👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management
👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision
👉have editing experience
…we’d love to hear from you!
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
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Spoiler alert: it's better to have a good theoretical understanding and design appropriate statistical models than it is to throw zillions of superficially "okay, fine" models at a poorly specified (and often deliberately vague) target.
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Spoiler alert: it's better to have a good theoretical understanding and design appropriate statistical models than it is to throw zillions of superficially "okay, fine" models at a poorly specified (and often deliberately vague) target.
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
A bit of good thinking >>> lots of poor thinking.
Shocking!
This is also a long known problems in entomological collections - collectors do not want the common species, they accumulate the rare species ....
Large citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is also a long known problems in entomological collections - collectors do not want the common species, they accumulate the rare species ....
Very excited to share our latest paper: We investigated landscape-scale predictors of #insect pest damage to #sugarbeet showing that the species’ ecology is determining their responses making unified approaches difficult #agroecology #pestcontrol www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Very excited to share our latest paper: We investigated landscape-scale predictors of #insect pest damage to #sugarbeet showing that the species’ ecology is determining their responses making unified approaches difficult #agroecology #pestcontrol www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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As we near the end of #PeerReviewWeek, we'd like to say a massive thank you to everybody who has taken the time to review for us over the past year ✨🌏
Your efforts are crucial in helping us to continue to publish high quality research 📚🧪
Full list here: bit.ly/4m3WW2I
Your efforts are crucial in helping us to continue to publish high quality research 📚🧪
Full list here: bit.ly/4m3WW2I
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
As we near the end of #PeerReviewWeek, we'd like to say a massive thank you to everybody who has taken the time to review for us over the past year ✨🌏
Your efforts are crucial in helping us to continue to publish high quality research 📚🧪
Full list here: bit.ly/4m3WW2I
Your efforts are crucial in helping us to continue to publish high quality research 📚🧪
Full list here: bit.ly/4m3WW2I
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Exciting new meta-analysis: compared to calendar spraying, threshold-based management cuts insecticide use by 44% and costs by 40% without reducing yields, and supports more beneficial insects. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Threshold-based management reduces insecticide use by 44% without compromising pest control or crop yield - Communications Earth & Environment
Pest control programs using pest density thresholds cut insecticide uses by 44% and costs by 40%, while maintaining yield and pest suppression, and enhancing beneficial insect populations, as revealed...
www.nature.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Exciting new meta-analysis: compared to calendar spraying, threshold-based management cuts insecticide use by 44% and costs by 40% without reducing yields, and supports more beneficial insects. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Great mentoring opportunity for emerging researchers based in the global south- join the Journal of Applied Ecology editorial board!
You can now apply to take part in our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme! 🔖
If you want to learn more about the peer review process and you're an ECR based in the Global South, then this voluntary position could be for you 💭🌏🧪
More info here 👇
bit.ly/47uwYlD
If you want to learn more about the peer review process and you're an ECR based in the Global South, then this voluntary position could be for you 💭🌏🧪
More info here 👇
bit.ly/47uwYlD
September 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great mentoring opportunity for emerging researchers based in the global south- join the Journal of Applied Ecology editorial board!
Meet Harpalus politus, a predominantly granivorous #carabid beetle threatened with extinction in #Germany (RL1) that is found exclusively on dry grasslands on limestone soils 🪲. Suitable habitat management and traditional grazing regimes are needed to help the species survive 🌿🐑
June 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Check out our new paper on the drivers of hedgy biodiversity 🌱🦗🐞🕷️
Life at the (h)edge—Multidiversity in shrub ecotones is driven by habitat quality & shrub foliage cover 🌱🌏
To maximise biodiversity benefits across taxa, recommends managing shrub ecotones at the landscape scale, maintaining a mosaic of open & half-open shrub ecotones 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
To maximise biodiversity benefits across taxa, recommends managing shrub ecotones at the landscape scale, maintaining a mosaic of open & half-open shrub ecotones 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
May 31, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Check out our new paper on the drivers of hedgy biodiversity 🌱🦗🐞🕷️
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🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
May 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵
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Long-term management is required for the recovery of pollination networks and function in restored grasslands 🌱🌏
Grassland management, including mowing, should be maintained for a certain period that exceeds at least 75 years 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Grassland management, including mowing, should be maintained for a certain period that exceeds at least 75 years 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
April 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Long-term management is required for the recovery of pollination networks and function in restored grasslands 🌱🌏
Grassland management, including mowing, should be maintained for a certain period that exceeds at least 75 years 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Grassland management, including mowing, should be maintained for a certain period that exceeds at least 75 years 📈🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Maybe it is a long shot but thought I could try out the power of this platform: I am looking for a botanist with knowledge of flora/plant ecology of the Miombo woodland ecoregion, particularly trees! 🌳🌍 If so, drop me a comment or DM! 😊
March 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Maybe it is a long shot but thought I could try out the power of this platform: I am looking for a botanist with knowledge of flora/plant ecology of the Miombo woodland ecoregion, particularly trees! 🌳🌍 If so, drop me a comment or DM! 😊
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Online now: Questioning the sixth mass extinction
Questioning the sixth mass extinction
The idea that Earth is currently experiencing a sixth mass extinction is widespread. We critically evaluate this claim. Very few studies have tested this idea. Some studies showed that recent extinction rates are faster than fossil background rates, but…
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February 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Online now: Questioning the sixth mass extinction
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Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...
February 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...
Postdoc at SLU Uppsala! 🇸🇪 The work will use a large database to investigate drivers of pest and pathogen outbreaks and their links to climate to improve crop protection 🐛🌽🌡️ Work with fantastic PIs, Ola Lundin, Hanna Friberg and Giulia Vico! Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Jobs and vacancies at SLU. Read more about each job by clicking the job title. Please, follow the instructions closely when applying.
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February 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Postdoc at SLU Uppsala! 🇸🇪 The work will use a large database to investigate drivers of pest and pathogen outbreaks and their links to climate to improve crop protection 🐛🌽🌡️ Work with fantastic PIs, Ola Lundin, Hanna Friberg and Giulia Vico! Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Please share!
Please share!
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Our records of the world’s biodiversity are patchy—but that's not because lots of places are "unexplored." That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
January 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Our records of the world’s biodiversity are patchy—but that's not because lots of places are "unexplored." That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪