Functional Diversity and Ecology group - Uni Graz
@fundivecol.bsky.social
The official account of the Functional Diversity and Ecology group (Prof. Dr. Bettina Weber) at the University of Graz (@uni-graz.at).
We study the role of cryptogamic covers in the Earth system.
https://diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/diversity-and-
We study the role of cryptogamic covers in the Earth system.
https://diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/diversity-and-
π Vienna & online
ποΈ Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #SoilBiology #BiogeochemicalCycles #EarthSystemScience
ποΈ Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #SoilBiology #BiogeochemicalCycles #EarthSystemScience
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
π Vienna & online
ποΈ Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #SoilBiology #BiogeochemicalCycles #EarthSystemScience
ποΈ Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #SoilBiology #BiogeochemicalCycles #EarthSystemScience
π¦ πΏ How do cryptogamic and microbial communities shape ecosystem processes?
Session BG3.28 at #EGU26 invites contributions on biodiversity and functional roles of cryptogamic or microbial communities from local to global scales.
Session BG3.28 at #EGU26 invites contributions on biodiversity and functional roles of cryptogamic or microbial communities from local to global scales.
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
π¦ πΏ How do cryptogamic and microbial communities shape ecosystem processes?
Session BG3.28 at #EGU26 invites contributions on biodiversity and functional roles of cryptogamic or microbial communities from local to global scales.
Session BG3.28 at #EGU26 invites contributions on biodiversity and functional roles of cryptogamic or microbial communities from local to global scales.
π’ Call for abstracts!
Join us at #EGU26 in Vienna & online for session SSS6.3 on Next-Generation Soil Physics. We welcome contributions combining remote sensing, AI, and process-based modeling across scales. ππ°οΈ
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #RemoteSensing #SoilPhysics #EarthSystemScience
Join us at #EGU26 in Vienna & online for session SSS6.3 on Next-Generation Soil Physics. We welcome contributions combining remote sensing, AI, and process-based modeling across scales. ππ°οΈ
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #RemoteSensing #SoilPhysics #EarthSystemScience
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
π’ Call for abstracts!
Join us at #EGU26 in Vienna & online for session SSS6.3 on Next-Generation Soil Physics. We welcome contributions combining remote sensing, AI, and process-based modeling across scales. ππ°οΈ
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #RemoteSensing #SoilPhysics #EarthSystemScience
Join us at #EGU26 in Vienna & online for session SSS6.3 on Next-Generation Soil Physics. We welcome contributions combining remote sensing, AI, and process-based modeling across scales. ππ°οΈ
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #RemoteSensing #SoilPhysics #EarthSystemScience
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EGU26 | Vienna & online
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #Drylands #RemoteSensing #Ecology #FieldData
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #Drylands #RemoteSensing #Ecology #FieldData
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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EGU26 | Vienna & online
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #Drylands #RemoteSensing #Ecology #FieldData
ποΈ Abstract deadline: 15 Jan 2026
#EGU26 #Drylands #RemoteSensing #Ecology #FieldData
πΏπ°οΈ Interested in dryland ecosystems?
Session BG9: Dryland Remote Sensing β Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities invites studies on surface component mapping, monitoring, and integrating field & remote sensing data.
Session BG9: Dryland Remote Sensing β Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities invites studies on surface component mapping, monitoring, and integrating field & remote sensing data.
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
πΏπ°οΈ Interested in dryland ecosystems?
Session BG9: Dryland Remote Sensing β Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities invites studies on surface component mapping, monitoring, and integrating field & remote sensing data.
Session BG9: Dryland Remote Sensing β Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities invites studies on surface component mapping, monitoring, and integrating field & remote sensing data.
Happy to announce that our newest article on "Image-based analysis of long-term biocrust degradation utilising joint energy-based deep learning" got published this week! ππ
Read the whole article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Read the whole article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy to announce that our newest article on "Image-based analysis of long-term biocrust degradation utilising joint energy-based deep learning" got published this week! ππ
Read the whole article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
Read the whole article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
The study was conducted by the Nitrogen Working Group and supported by the USGS John Wesley Powell Center, the project was led by Sian-Kou Giesbrecht (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada).πΏπ
#PNAS #Ecology #Research #Nitrogen #GlobalChange
#PNAS #Ecology #Research #Nitrogen #GlobalChange
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The study was conducted by the Nitrogen Working Group and supported by the USGS John Wesley Powell Center, the project was led by Sian-Kou Giesbrecht (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada).πΏπ
#PNAS #Ecology #Research #Nitrogen #GlobalChange
#PNAS #Ecology #Research #Nitrogen #GlobalChange
Thrilled to share that our study on the role of nitrogen in COβ fertilization has been published in PNAS. π
More details here:
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
More details here:
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models | PNAS
CO2 fertilization of the terrestrial biosphere is limited by nitrogen. Biological
nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the dominant natural nitrogen source t...
www.pnas.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Thrilled to share that our study on the role of nitrogen in COβ fertilization has been published in PNAS. π
More details here:
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
More details here:
Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth system models | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Out last week for data collection in UnterpremstΓ€tten for our functional ecology field course πΏπ¬ Despite the cold weather the students were motivated as ever! Amazing to see classroom theory come to life in the field. ππ
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Out last week for data collection in UnterpremstΓ€tten for our functional ecology field course πΏπ¬ Despite the cold weather the students were motivated as ever! Amazing to see classroom theory come to life in the field. ππ
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
It supports our recent Nature paper on global terrestrial nitrogen fixation and its modification by agriculture. ππΏ
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #NaturePaper #Agriculture
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #NaturePaper #Agriculture
August 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It supports our recent Nature paper on global terrestrial nitrogen fixation and its modification by agriculture. ππΏ
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #NaturePaper #Agriculture
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #NaturePaper #Agriculture
Under the leadership of Carla Reis Ely (Oregon State University), we just published βA global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixationβ in Scientific Data! π
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #OpenData
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #OpenData
August 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Under the leadership of Carla Reis Ely (Oregon State University), we just published βA global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixationβ in Scientific Data! π
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #OpenData
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#NitrogenFixation #OpenData
We were very happy to be actively participating in the Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, with great talks from Stefanie, Minsu, and Bettina.
#BAGECO2025 #ScienceTalks #Biocrusts
#BAGECO2025 #ScienceTalks #Biocrusts
July 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We were very happy to be actively participating in the Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, with great talks from Stefanie, Minsu, and Bettina.
#BAGECO2025 #ScienceTalks #Biocrusts
#BAGECO2025 #ScienceTalks #Biocrusts
The event was organised by the ΓAW, FFG, the Federal Environment Agency, and the Austrian Soil Science Society.
Thank you for the great talks, workshops and discussions!
#ΓAW #FFG #Umweltbundesamt # Γsterreichische Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft
Thank you for the great talks, workshops and discussions!
#ΓAW #FFG #Umweltbundesamt # Γsterreichische Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The event was organised by the ΓAW, FFG, the Federal Environment Agency, and the Austrian Soil Science Society.
Thank you for the great talks, workshops and discussions!
#ΓAW #FFG #Umweltbundesamt # Γsterreichische Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft
Thank you for the great talks, workshops and discussions!
#ΓAW #FFG #Umweltbundesamt # Γsterreichische Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft
Maier presented 'In situ tracking of soil invisibles: Simultaneous monitoring of soil microbes, soil chemicals, and soil gases'.
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Maier presented 'In situ tracking of soil invisibles: Simultaneous monitoring of soil microbes, soil chemicals, and soil gases'.
Pfingstl presented 'BIOMES: The Pillars of Soil β Monitoring and Documenting Arthropod Soil Biodiversity to Assess Soil Quality and Implement Measures for Soil Management and Renaturation'.
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Pfingstl presented 'BIOMES: The Pillars of Soil β Monitoring and Documenting Arthropod Soil Biodiversity to Assess Soil Quality and Implement Measures for Soil Management and Renaturation'.
The research projects align with the EU mission βA Soil Deal for Europeβ, which aims to establish sustainable soil management in urban and rural areas. π research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/fund...
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The research projects align with the EU mission βA Soil Deal for Europeβ, which aims to establish sustainable soil management in urban and rural areas. π research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/fund...
Soil for everyone β everyone for the soil!
Tobias Pfingstl and Stefanie Maier from the Institute of Biology were invited to present their projects, which are funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ΓAW), at the Soil Forum's spring conference. π www.umweltbundesamt.at/bodenforum/f...
Tobias Pfingstl and Stefanie Maier from the Institute of Biology were invited to present their projects, which are funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ΓAW), at the Soil Forum's spring conference. π www.umweltbundesamt.at/bodenforum/f...
May 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Soil for everyone β everyone for the soil!
Tobias Pfingstl and Stefanie Maier from the Institute of Biology were invited to present their projects, which are funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ΓAW), at the Soil Forum's spring conference. π www.umweltbundesamt.at/bodenforum/f...
Tobias Pfingstl and Stefanie Maier from the Institute of Biology were invited to present their projects, which are funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ΓAW), at the Soil Forum's spring conference. π www.umweltbundesamt.at/bodenforum/f...
Our study, showing how deep learning can be applied to distinguish liverworts of the genus Riccia, has been published! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
#NewPublication #DeepLearning #Liverworts
#NewPublication #DeepLearning #Liverworts
May 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our study, showing how deep learning can be applied to distinguish liverworts of the genus Riccia, has been published! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
#NewPublication #DeepLearning #Liverworts
#NewPublication #DeepLearning #Liverworts
We are extremely happy that our publication 'Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline' has been published in Biological Reviews! π doi:10.1111/brv.70028
#NewPublication #BiologicalReviews #AlpineResearch #SoilBiodiversity #Ecology
#NewPublication #BiologicalReviews #AlpineResearch #SoilBiodiversity #Ecology
May 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We are extremely happy that our publication 'Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline' has been published in Biological Reviews! π doi:10.1111/brv.70028
#NewPublication #BiologicalReviews #AlpineResearch #SoilBiodiversity #Ecology
#NewPublication #BiologicalReviews #AlpineResearch #SoilBiodiversity #Ecology
Yesterday, Lina, Luciano, and @jannecreve.bsky.social had a successful day in the field, shovelling snow for a climate change experiment near the GroΓglockner!
#Alpine #Fieldwork #SnowRemoval #ClimateChange #ScienceInAction
#Alpine #Fieldwork #SnowRemoval #ClimateChange #ScienceInAction
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Yesterday, Lina, Luciano, and @jannecreve.bsky.social had a successful day in the field, shovelling snow for a climate change experiment near the GroΓglockner!
#Alpine #Fieldwork #SnowRemoval #ClimateChange #ScienceInAction
#Alpine #Fieldwork #SnowRemoval #ClimateChange #ScienceInAction
News! Open PhD Position on "Biopatinas on Buildings in Urban Environments: Biofilters, COβ Sinks, and Cooling Systems with an Aesthetic-Architectural Effect."
diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/open...
diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/open...
Open Position: Scientific Research Associate
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April 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
News! Open PhD Position on "Biopatinas on Buildings in Urban Environments: Biofilters, COβ Sinks, and Cooling Systems with an Aesthetic-Architectural Effect."
diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/open...
diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/open...
Great day at Helsinki Day, our PhD symposium at the Institute of Biology - @uni-graz.at!
Our PhD students @philophil89.bsky.social and @jannecreve.bsky.social presented their research, and Janne won Best Talk π! Read more on our newspage: diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/hels...
Our PhD students @philophil89.bsky.social and @jannecreve.bsky.social presented their research, and Janne won Best Talk π! Read more on our newspage: diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/hels...
April 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great day at Helsinki Day, our PhD symposium at the Institute of Biology - @uni-graz.at!
Our PhD students @philophil89.bsky.social and @jannecreve.bsky.social presented their research, and Janne won Best Talk π! Read more on our newspage: diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/hels...
Our PhD students @philophil89.bsky.social and @jannecreve.bsky.social presented their research, and Janne won Best Talk π! Read more on our newspage: diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/hels...
After the talk by @panemma.bsky.social , we enjoyed a great dinner and inspiring discussions! Always great to connect with passionate researchers over good food. π
March 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
After the talk by @panemma.bsky.social , we enjoyed a great dinner and inspiring discussions! Always great to connect with passionate researchers over good food. π
This week, our research group hosted Professor Emma Sayer (@panemma.bsky.social) from the University of Ulm, who shared insights from the Gigante Litter Manipulation Project on tropical tree growth, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gases. #TropicalForests #Litterfall #Cryptogams #NutrientCycling
March 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This week, our research group hosted Professor Emma Sayer (@panemma.bsky.social) from the University of Ulm, who shared insights from the Gigante Litter Manipulation Project on tropical tree growth, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gases. #TropicalForests #Litterfall #Cryptogams #NutrientCycling
We are happy that Lina Clasen, Luciano Silva, and Ruilin Chen joined our team to support our research on microbial communities and their roles in biogeochemical cycling under the effects of global change!π
March 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We are happy that Lina Clasen, Luciano Silva, and Ruilin Chen joined our team to support our research on microbial communities and their roles in biogeochemical cycling under the effects of global change!π