BIOCOMP
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Consequences of global biodiversity loss and climate change for decomposer communities and implications for forest carbon fluxes
#BIOCOMP Ghana
It has indeed been a remarkable year for the collaboration.
It has indeed been a remarkable year for the collaboration.
We rounded up fieldwork for 2025 with #BIOCOMP forest inventory at our Ankasa field site in Ghana. Of course, we didn't leave without a splash in River Ankasa and a spontaneous stop at the beach. 😀🌴
It's been a remarkable year for my group.
@biocomp-erc.bsky.social @shamikroy.bsky.social
It's been a remarkable year for my group.
@biocomp-erc.bsky.social @shamikroy.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#BIOCOMP Ghana
It has indeed been a remarkable year for the collaboration.
It has indeed been a remarkable year for the collaboration.
#BIOCOMP Mongolia
Quite the decomposition...😄
Quite the decomposition...😄
@biocomp-erc.bsky.social During the second phase - the installation of the insect trap, we found the very first closed cage bunch. Location: Mongolia, unmanaged forest site NUM-Forest Station.
December 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
#BIOCOMP Mongolia
Quite the decomposition...😄
Quite the decomposition...😄
End-of-year thrill! TU Dresden's Tharandt campus now has 5 state-of-the-art climate chambers to power our BIOCOMP module 3 experiment.
Huge thanks to the EU & Freistaat Sachsen via EFRE InfraProNet for funding "KlimaWald - Aufbau klimastabiler Waldökosysteme"!
Huge thanks to the EU & Freistaat Sachsen via EFRE InfraProNet for funding "KlimaWald - Aufbau klimastabiler Waldökosysteme"!
December 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
End-of-year thrill! TU Dresden's Tharandt campus now has 5 state-of-the-art climate chambers to power our BIOCOMP module 3 experiment.
Huge thanks to the EU & Freistaat Sachsen via EFRE InfraProNet for funding "KlimaWald - Aufbau klimastabiler Waldökosysteme"!
Huge thanks to the EU & Freistaat Sachsen via EFRE InfraProNet for funding "KlimaWald - Aufbau klimastabiler Waldökosysteme"!
We just started setting up a new #BIOCOMP site in Budongo Forest, Uganda. Thank you @shamikroy.bsky.social and @sebseibold.bsky.social for the possibility to contribute!
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#BIOCOMP Romania
Happy to share some captures with digital twins of one of the standing trees, ground deadwood and even the decomposition experiment from @biocomp-erc.bsky.social sites. Scan: FJD S2 Max, Processing: Virtsilv algorithms
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#BIOCOMP Romania
BIOCOMP MOD 2 Experiment Update! We placed fifty 50 cm logs in a German site. After four months, the bark on several logs has slipped off! This rapid debarking signals active bark beetle and some vertebrates activities.
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
BIOCOMP MOD 2 Experiment Update! We placed fifty 50 cm logs in a German site. After four months, the bark on several logs has slipped off! This rapid debarking signals active bark beetle and some vertebrates activities.
Thank you. #BIOCOMP
Thank you, Akira Mori @akkym.bsky.social, for visiting us with part of you team! It was a pleasure to discuss our ongoing joint work and plan for more.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thank you. #BIOCOMP
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No surprise that there's so little regeneration of broadleaf trees in Glengarriff oak forest with all these sika deer around @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No surprise that there's so little regeneration of broadleaf trees in Glengarriff oak forest with all these sika deer around @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
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That fungus definitely wasn't there when I set up the audio monitor six months ago. Wonder if we can hear it growing. @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
That fungus definitely wasn't there when I set up the audio monitor six months ago. Wonder if we can hear it growing. @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
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Most of the camera triggers from our coniferous plot are sika deer or lost hikers, so this pine marten is a welcome spot @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Most of the camera triggers from our coniferous plot are sika deer or lost hikers, so this pine marten is a welcome spot @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
Prof. Akira Mori and his group, who manage the #BIOCOMP Japan site, visited us in Dresden last week.
Thank you so much, Prof. Mori.
#1: Traditional German dinner
#2: Hike in Saxon Switzerland National Park
#3: After an intense discussion on what's next in BIOCOMP
Thank you so much, Prof. Mori.
#1: Traditional German dinner
#2: Hike in Saxon Switzerland National Park
#3: After an intense discussion on what's next in BIOCOMP
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Prof. Akira Mori and his group, who manage the #BIOCOMP Japan site, visited us in Dresden last week.
Thank you so much, Prof. Mori.
#1: Traditional German dinner
#2: Hike in Saxon Switzerland National Park
#3: After an intense discussion on what's next in BIOCOMP
Thank you so much, Prof. Mori.
#1: Traditional German dinner
#2: Hike in Saxon Switzerland National Park
#3: After an intense discussion on what's next in BIOCOMP
Throwback to when we set up our very first ever BIOCOMP plot in Germany — muddy boots and big ideas!
Two years later, the journey continues — decomposers still at work
#BIOCOMP ISA
Two years later, the journey continues — decomposers still at work
#BIOCOMP ISA
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Throwback to when we set up our very first ever BIOCOMP plot in Germany — muddy boots and big ideas!
Two years later, the journey continues — decomposers still at work
#BIOCOMP ISA
Two years later, the journey continues — decomposers still at work
#BIOCOMP ISA
Uncertainty or stochasticity is the norm in fieldwork. Everything can be planned, but nature has its own way. Our natural forest site in Germany was destroyed by a wild boar attack last January. However, thanks to the local foresters, we could replace it quickly, now well protected. #BIOCOMP ISA
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Uncertainty or stochasticity is the norm in fieldwork. Everything can be planned, but nature has its own way. Our natural forest site in Germany was destroyed by a wild boar attack last January. However, thanks to the local foresters, we could replace it quickly, now well protected. #BIOCOMP ISA
This year, we started a new experiment as part of BIOCOMP studying interactions between insects and fungi in deadwood, especially vectoring, and their effects on decomposition. The first site in Germany has been set up, and some model insect species have moved into their new homes.
September 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This year, we started a new experiment as part of BIOCOMP studying interactions between insects and fungi in deadwood, especially vectoring, and their effects on decomposition. The first site in Germany has been set up, and some model insect species have moved into their new homes.
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We recently shipped the first samples for analysis, gathered in the Biocomp project site in the Netherlands: the forest reserve in the Speulderbos!
We are one of 47 global experiment sites to find out how decomposer communities impact carbon fluxes @biocomp-erc.bsky.social @patrickjansen.bsky.social
We are one of 47 global experiment sites to find out how decomposer communities impact carbon fluxes @biocomp-erc.bsky.social @patrickjansen.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We recently shipped the first samples for analysis, gathered in the Biocomp project site in the Netherlands: the forest reserve in the Speulderbos!
We are one of 47 global experiment sites to find out how decomposer communities impact carbon fluxes @biocomp-erc.bsky.social @patrickjansen.bsky.social
We are one of 47 global experiment sites to find out how decomposer communities impact carbon fluxes @biocomp-erc.bsky.social @patrickjansen.bsky.social
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Great chance to visit the BIOCOMP field site in Swedish boreal forest. Thanks to Joakim Hjälten, Jörgen Sjögren, Anne-Maarit Hekkala and the Restoration Ecology Group at SLU in Umea for the trip and the excellent scientific discussions! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Great chance to visit the BIOCOMP field site in Swedish boreal forest. Thanks to Joakim Hjälten, Jörgen Sjögren, Anne-Maarit Hekkala and the Restoration Ecology Group at SLU in Umea for the trip and the excellent scientific discussions! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
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🌲 Greetings from the Carpathian Mountains, Brasov, Romania!
Happy to be part of the BIOCOMP project — exploring the hidden biodiversity of deadwood, soil, and decomposers across forest ecosystems worldwide.
Follow our journey: @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
#BIOCOMP #ForestBiodiversity #Carpathians
Happy to be part of the BIOCOMP project — exploring the hidden biodiversity of deadwood, soil, and decomposers across forest ecosystems worldwide.
Follow our journey: @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
#BIOCOMP #ForestBiodiversity #Carpathians
June 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🌲 Greetings from the Carpathian Mountains, Brasov, Romania!
Happy to be part of the BIOCOMP project — exploring the hidden biodiversity of deadwood, soil, and decomposers across forest ecosystems worldwide.
Follow our journey: @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
#BIOCOMP #ForestBiodiversity #Carpathians
Happy to be part of the BIOCOMP project — exploring the hidden biodiversity of deadwood, soil, and decomposers across forest ecosystems worldwide.
Follow our journey: @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
#BIOCOMP #ForestBiodiversity #Carpathians
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Bluesky account of the BIOCOMP project launched! We study diversity patterns of arthropods and microbes related to deadwood and soil as well as wood decomposition rates in managed and natural forests across the globe. Involving a large group of awesome collaborators! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bluesky account of the BIOCOMP project launched! We study diversity patterns of arthropods and microbes related to deadwood and soil as well as wood decomposition rates in managed and natural forests across the globe. Involving a large group of awesome collaborators! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social