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The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) promotes scientific ecology, fostering research, collaboration and knowledge exchange.

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Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · Sep 3
We’re thrilled to announce that the GfÖ Annual Conference 2026 will be a joint event with the Nordic Society OIKOS (NSO), taking place in Odense, Denmark! 🇩🇰✨

See you on 14-17 Sep 2026!

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#NSO2026 #gfoe2026
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🏆🏆🏆 We are still accepting applications for the BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD! 🏆🏆🏆

Apply now: gfoe.org/en/gfoe-awar...

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November 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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bsggoettingen.bsky.social
+++ BSG-Winterprogramm 2025/26 +++

Volles Programm Naturschutz von Oktober 2025 bis März 2026!

👉 13 Pflegeeinsätze 🪓💪
👉 5 Exkursionen 👩‍🎨🦆🦋🦢🌼
👉 5 Vorträge 🌤️🌗🌳🐟🦝

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Online ▶️ www.biologische-schutzgemeinschaft.de/programm.html
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October 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🌸🐝 New #BAAE article: Floral richness shapes plant–pollinator networks in urban agroecosystems 🌆

Higher floral richness boosts pollinator diversity but alters network structure, reshaping urban ecosystem services. 🌼

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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funcagroeco.bsky.social
📢 The new programme for our Ecology Seminar is out!

It features a diverse lineup of early career researchers sharing insights on #Agroecology every week 🐝🚜🐦

🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 CET
📧 DM for webinar link!

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/ecology+s...

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Programm of Ecology Seminar
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
gfoesoc.bsky.social
⏰ Reminder! The BAAE Best Student Paper Award honors top student research in ecology 🌿

🏆 Presented at the GfÖ conference 2026!!

Nominate your candidates now !!!!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🌾 New in #BAAE:

Reduction of land use increases invertebrate abundance in grasslands.

Cutting mowing intensity boosted invertebrate numbers by up to 99% over 3 years, showing how land-use reduction supports insects & ecosystem functions. 🌿

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Overview on study design and hypothesis. A) Across three regions of Germany, land-use reduction experiments were established. Depicted for the Schwäbische Alb region, black squares show location of experiments, light green indicates grasslands, and dark green forests (with white being agriculture and settlements). B) Per region, land use at 15 grasslands each (total n = 45) was experimentally reduced within a matrix that also comprised the control plot. C, D) We expected that the experimental reduction of land use increases the abundance (and also diversity) of arthropods and that the increase is larger in less-intensively used grasslands. Maps are from OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap Contributors 2022) and arthropod silhouettes from phylopic.org (available under a CC0 1.0 license). Fig. 3. Treatment effects of experimental land-use reduction on arthropod abundance A) decreased in both sampling years when reduction plots were in a more frequently mown matrix. In turn, treatment effects became larger B) when the matrix had been fertilized more. One year after establishment of the experiment, C) treatment effects on abundance increased with mowing height of the reduced land-use plot; after three years, D) treatment effects were larger if reduced land-use and control plot had not been mown at the same day. Points are partial residuals of log-response ratios between treatment and control plots. Regression lines (95 % CI as shaded polygons) indicate the predictions of averaged linear mixed-effects models. Dashed horizontal lines mark null. Mowing and fertilization are averaged over the respective three years before sampling. The x-axis in B) is on a square-root scale.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🌿📖 New #BAAE article: Collectomics in plant biodiversity research

By merging herbaria, #Museomics & data science, researchers trace biodiversity change through time — shaping future conservation strategies. 🌎

📖 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.07.002
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Schematic display of an herbarium specimen and its use as an Extended Specimen.
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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dgl-ev.bsky.social
The young modelers in ecology (YoMo), a specialist group of the @gfoesoc.bsky.social, are currently organizing an exciting workshop series about ecological modeling.

www.yomos.org/lunchbox-mod...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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dgl-ev.bsky.social
Ergänzend zur Studie des @umweltbundesamt.bsky.social berichtet auch der MDR t1p.de/p37jk

#limnology @gfoesoc.bsky.social @nabu.de
October 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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dgl-ev.bsky.social
The @ufz.de Magdeburg and @uniheidelberg.bsky.social are offering a block course "Physical Limnology 2026" from 23rd - 27th March 2026 at Heidelberg University.

www.ufz.de/index.php?de...

@sil-limnology.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social #dgl-ev #limnology #physical-limnology
Transparent water sampler showing a sharply stratified water column with clear water on top and brown water with high iron concentration below.
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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gfoesoc.bsky.social
🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟

👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🌿🪶 New Review in #BAAE: Abandonment & intensification impact biodiversity in marginal grasslands.

Across 174 European studies, both pathways reduced diversity — while restoration & extensive management help recover ecological value. 🌾

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Geographical distribution of observations from studies included in the final analysis. Circle size is scaled for visualization purposes to improve visibility of overlapping data points, and does not encode any quantitive information. The center of each circle corresponds to the coordinates of the reseach area of the included studies. Probabilities of observing an increase or no change in biodiversity upon conservation of extensively managed grasslands, and of observing an increase in biodiversity after restoration of previously abandoned or intensively used agriculturally marginal grasslands. Numbers indicate sample sizes. Raw data are overlaid as jittered points to show the distribution of observed outcomes that informed the model.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
🍇🌿 Special Issue in #BAAE:

Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in European Vineyards
From pollinators to pest control, eight new studies show how #NatureBasedSolutions can make European viticulture more sustainable and climate-resilient. 🌍

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Explanatory and response variables tested in the special issue studies. Inter-row vegetation established by sowing of a regional seed mixture in eastern Germany containing 38 wild plant species in the 3rd year of development.
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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basicapplecol.bsky.social
Great news! 🌿 The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is now open! We’re honoring remarkable student research with a €500 prize, showcasing future leaders in ecology. 🌟
Know someone who deserves it? Nominate your perfect candidate today! 🏆

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October 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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gfoesoc.bsky.social
Wow 2,000 followers! 🌿
Big thanks to everyone out there who’s curious about ecology and our work. We see you, and we’re excited to keep sharing ideas, research, and what keeps us curious out in the field.

More info about us: www.gfoe.org/de/

#Ecology #Research #GfÖ #BasicAndAppliedEcology
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
gfoesoc.bsky.social
We’re delighted to share that the 2026 YoMos Workshop @yomoseco.bsky.social will be held from May 25–29, 2026 on the beautiful island of Sylt.

Mark your calendars and get ready for a productive and inspiring gathering by the sea!
yomoseco.bsky.social Young Modellers in Ecology @yomoseco.bsky.social · Oct 24
🦊 Mark your calendars: We're happy to announce that our 2026 YoMos workshop will be held from 25th to 29th of May at AWI guesthouse Möbius on the notorious and beautiful island of Sylt! 🌊

@gfoesoc.bsky.social

#yomos #ecology #phdlife #science #academia #community #gfoe #workshop #sylt #AWI
An illustration of the YoMos Logo - a fox sitting in a landscape with of green grass and trees, a river and mountain in the background, on a background of green to light blue fade. Some text reads 'save the date' and 'workshop 2026 25th-29th May @AWI Sylt'
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
gfoesoc.bsky.social
🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟

👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
gfoesoc.bsky.social
Wow 2,000 followers! 🌿
Big thanks to everyone out there who’s curious about ecology and our work. We see you, and we’re excited to keep sharing ideas, research, and what keeps us curious out in the field.

More info about us: www.gfoe.org/de/

#Ecology #Research #GfÖ #BasicAndAppliedEcology
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
gfoesoc.bsky.social
📣 Check out the new schedule starting next week for the ONLINE LUNCHBOX MODELS EVENTS hosted by our AKs @yomoseco.bsky.social and Computational Ecology!

It is an online seminar series all about ecological modelling & career insights!!

More infos: www.yomos.org/lunchbox-mod...

📺 See you online!
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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bossdorf.bsky.social
JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
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Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim
Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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We congratulate our Editor-in-Chief Volker Grimm, who received the @gfoesoc.bsky.social Honorary Medal! He was awarded this distinction "for his outstanding and future-oriented research in ecological modelling advancing our understanding of ecological systems."
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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funcagroeco.bsky.social
International Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗

Join us March 23–27, 2026!
Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...

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Picture: Marco Ferrante sound recorder Picture: Isabelle Arimond soundrecorder and video recordings on yellow plate for insect monitoring
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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christianzehner.bsky.social
Very happy to have given a talk and presented my phd project at this year’s @gfoesoc.bsky.social about insect trends
Grateful for the inspiring discussions and feedback on my research and my colleagues and supervisors @ekengelhardt.bsky.social @christianhof.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social
Christian Hof Eva Katharina Engelhardt and me in front of a wall where my poster is attached. We smile and enjoy drinks. On the poster, you can see my phd project about exploring regional insect rends. the sun outside is shining and other posters are in the room, too
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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isoe-institut.bsky.social
ISOE-Kolleg*innen waren bei der Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie (GfÖ, @gfoesoc.bsky.social). U. a. wurde in einem Künstler*innengespräch mit Anno Bolender über die Tanzperformance im Rahmen des Stipendiums Insectopolis gesprochen, ein Film dazu hier: www.isoe.de/dialog/wisse...
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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bossdorf.bsky.social
Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM