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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 1d

& supported by fantastic scientists @bio-diverse.bsky.social @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social @gguillera.bsky.social @serradiaz.bsky.social @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social @jmjtravis.bsky.social @katschiff.bsky.social @lbuckley.bsky.social @drnickisaac.bsky.social @comecology.bsky.social @geobon.org

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 1d

Led by #EcoCode team of #GEOBON @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social @geobon.bsky.social

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 1d

Without forward-looking models, biodiversity policy risks missing the road to recovery.
Our new PNAS article calls for predictive tools and a World Biodiversity Research Programme to guide global action.

👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#Biodiversity #Conservation #PredictiveModels #PNAS

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 1d

Led by the #EcoCode group of @geobon.org, we call for a World Biodiversity Research Programme to coordinate global modelling and support the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. #GBF #PredictiveModels
@mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 1d

Biodiversity policy needs to look forward, not just backward. 🌍
Our new PNAS piece argues that predictive models - like those used in climate science - are key to guiding effective conservation decisions.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#Biodiversity #Conservation #PNAS
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Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework | PNAS

Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework

doi.org

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks to all contributors @annaroennfeldt.bsky.social Katrin Schifferle @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social
@dylancraven.bsky.social Tiffany Knight @hannoseebens.bsky.social @patrickweigelt.bsky.social

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · 26d

How reliable are model-based blacklists of invasive plant species if occurrence & environmental data are limited & under different model choices? New paper by PhD researcher Valén Holle @jappliedecology.bsky.social #SDM #invasive #plants #Pacific besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Uncertainty in blacklisting potential Pacific plant invaders using species distribution models

SDMs can provide valuable support for planning the preventive management of alien species. However, our findings show that blacklist outcomes are highly sensitive to modelling decisions. While ensemb....

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Sep 1

Truly fascinating combination: the wonderful shots by @jan-haft.bsky.social beautifully accompanied by live music of "Orchester des Wandels" 🎶 - what a highlight at the #gfoe2025 Ice Breaker tonight! 🧊🥂
@gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

🌟 We are beyond excited to present the GFÖ 2025 Honorary Medal to Prof. Dr. Volker Grimm! 🎉

His outstanding and future-oriented research in ecological modelling has paved the way for deeper insights into how ecological systems work 🌍✨

@ufz.de www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
#gfoe2025

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Christian Hof @christianhof.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations to Volker Grimm on receiving the @gfoesoc.bsky.social Honorary Medal for his outstanding contributions to ecology! So well deserved! #gfoe2025

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Nordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · Sep 3

Got inspired by all the fantastic research at #gfoe2025? Save the date for an even larger gathering of excellence in #ecology and #evolution at the joint #NSO2026 and #gfoe2026 meeting with @gfoesoc.bsky.social! See you on 14-17 Sep 2026 in Denmark! nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

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Christian Hof @christianhof.bsky.social · Sep 2

A truly amazing highlight of #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de yesterday evening: Jan Haft and members of the Orchestras of Change with their „Climate and Wilderness show“

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks to the organisers of #GfOe2025 for a wonderful conference! Very proud of the team for the fantastic science they presented!

Macroecoology team Potsdam: Damaris Zurell, Anna Rönnfeldt, Raya Keuth, Katrin Schifferle, Valén Holle, Levin Wiedenroth

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Arman Pili @armanpili.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚨 New SDM-methods paper fresh out of the science oven! 🍞📊
We developed super simple data thinning methods to tackle an oversimplified and superficially addressed issue in SDMs --- environmental sampling bias!
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

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Correcting environmental sampling bias improves transferability of species distribution models

Sampling bias is an inherent problem in widely available biodiversity data, undermining the robustness of correlative species distribution models (SDMs). To some extent, subsampling occurrence data c....

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Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · Jun 7

Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe

pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...

New PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe | Conservation Biogeography Lab

We are excited to invite applications for a new PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe. Join us at the Conservation and Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin!

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · Apr 29

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers

Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com

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Andy Gonzalez @bio-diverse.bsky.social · Apr 24

So happy to share our Review paper

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement
@science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement

Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...

www.science.org

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Apr 3

A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the benefits provided by urban biodiversity, the challenges it faces, and approaches to its promotion and conservation. https://go.nature.com/4i0Uh8d 🧪

This is figure 4, which shows the multifunctionality of urban green spaces, such as community gardens, public parks and streetscapes.

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Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · Mar 28

Understanding the biogeography of bats across the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asian biodiversity hotspots – new paper led by Julian Oeser out in the Journal of Biogeography! doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... @humboldtuni.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social

Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii (Dietmar Nill - Wikipedia)

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Biogeography Berlin @biogeoberlin.bsky.social · Mar 31

Understanding the macroecology of #bats.
#Newpaper out now in the Journal of Biogeography:
Led by @julianoeser.bsky.social, with @zurelllab.bsky.social and many others.
We show how innovative SDMs can shed new light on relationships between niches, distributions, competition, and richness.

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Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · Mar 11

🦬European #bison are Europe’s largest surviving herbivore – but would there be space for large bison populations in Central Europe? New paper addressing this question led by Hendrik Bluhm 👉 just out in Biological Conservation!
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... @humboldtuni.bsky.social #megafauna #rewilding

Two wisents in the Milovice area - Photo (c) Michal Köpping

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Özden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · Feb 14

#Klimakatastrophe www.stern.de/geo/klimakri...

Der BND warnt vor Sicherheitsrisiken durch die Klimakrise. Genau zur rechten Zeit

Nicht Fridays for Future, sondern BND und Bundeswehr warnen nun vor den Folgen unterlassenen Klimaschutzes. Und führen damit die Realitätsverzerrung der aktuellen politischen Debatte vor.

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · Feb 9

thanks to coauthors Valén Holle, Laure Gallien @katschiff.bsky.social @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social @dylancraven.bsky.social Tiffany Knight @patrickweigelt.bsky.social

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Macroecology lab @unipotsdam @zurelllab.bsky.social · Feb 9

Excited to share new preprint by PhD candidate Anna Rönnfeldt „Climatic niche conservatism in non-native plants depends on introduction history and biogeographic context“ highlighting context dependency in climate niche shifts of species introduced in multiple world regions doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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