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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 8h

Starkes Ergebnis beim @stadtradeln.bsky.social Leipzig: #iBike4iDiv hat ordentlich in die Pedale getreten! 🚴‍♀️

👥 44 Teilnehmende
📏 8.176 km geradelt
🧾 1.077 Fahrten
🌱 ca. 1.340,8 kg CO₂ vermieden
🏅 Platz 84 von 883 Teams im Leipzig-Ranking

Danke an alle Mitradelnden – ihr seid großartig! 🎉

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 1d

🦝🌱Non-native species: misunderstood menace or ecological opportunity?

In the latest #InsideBiodiversity episode, iDiv sits down with biologist @smartenwinter.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) to unpack the tangled reality of species on the move.

🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️🎧 A new episode of #InsideBiodiversity is out today!

Guest @smartenwinter.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) explores the impact of invasive species diving into some of ecology's most-debated questions!

▶️ Listen & subscribe: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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Karin Mora @karinmora.bsky.social · 7d

#iDivConference2025 today I present our study co-lead w C Guimaraes-Steinicke. Great work by our student K Wende.
& great collaborators
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social A Weigelt, S Saxena & A Anwar.

Floral vs veg structure fingerprints from #TLS intensity

#JenaExperiment #Phenology #biodiversity

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 8d

🌿 Day 1 of #iDivConference2025 at @unihalle.bsky.social brought blue skies, warm connections and a keynote by @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social on modelling biodiversity under climate change.

📍Tomorrow's keynote by Meredith C. Schuman is on genetic and functional diversity.

More to come! ☀️

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · 11d

I had the pleasure to talk in @idiv-research.bsky.social podcast about biological invasions👇

iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 12d

🤔 Is it possible to identify non-native species without knowing their origin – just by measuring how they impact the ecosystem?

Upcoming episode of #InsideBiodiversity with iDiv biologist @smartenwinter.bsky.social

🗓️ Oct 2, 11:00 CEST

🔗 Subscribe to the podcast: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Inside Biodiversity episode cover: How Detrimental Are Non-Native Species? Guest: Marten Winter

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Universität Jena @uni-jena.de · 11d

"iDiv ist eine Erfolgsgeschichte – wissenschaftlich, institutionell und gesellschaftlich", so Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx, Präsident der #UniJena. Den Großteil der Förderung für das Forschungszentrum übernehmen künftig die Länder Thüringen, Sachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt.

➡️ www.uni-jena.de/352363/neues...

iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 iDiv feierte heute: 13 Jahre Förderung durch die DFG enden im Dezember – Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen übernehmen dann Gros der Grundfinanzierung. Die Ministerpräsidenten der 3 Länder bekennen sich zur Förderung von iDiv über das Jahr 2030 hinaus. 🌱

www.idiv.de/de/neues-kap...

Podiumsdiskussion: Aletta Bonn, Mario Voigt, Michael Kretschmer

Unterzeichnung der Absichtserklärung zur Förderung von iDiv über das Jahr 2030 hinaus. Sitzend: Thomas Wünsch (Sachsen-Anhalt), Mario Voigt (Thüringen), Michael Kretschmer (Sachsen). Stehend: Martin Quaas, Anne Wesemann (beide iDiv)

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Uni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · 9d

Mit einem Festakt hat das @idiv-research.bsky.social den Übergang in ein neues Kapitel vollzogen: Nach 13 Jahren endet die @dfg.de-Förderung. Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen & Sachsen sowie die Unis im Unibund – Halle, Jena & Leipzig – übernehmen mit dem @ufz.de die Grundfinanzierung. mlu.de/ctndt

Sachsen-Anhalts Wissenschafts-Staatssekretär Thomas Wünsch, Thüringens Ministerpräsident Mario Voigt und Sachsens Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer sitzen im Historischen Sessionssaal an einem Tisch und unterzeichnen eine Absichtserklärung zur Förderung von iDiv.

Gruppenfoto mit vielen Wegbegleiterinnen und -begleitern von iDiv. Vordere Reihe von links: Claudia Becker, Thomas Wünsch, Andreas Marx, Mario Voigt, Michael Kretschmer, Eva Inés Obergfell, Prof. Dr. Katrin Böhning-Gaese, hintere Reihe von links: Martin Quaas, Alfred Funk, Jörg Wadzack, Johannes Grave, Sabine Matthiä, Thoralf Held, Anne Wesemann

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The Wirth-Weigelt Working Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 8d

🌱 iDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social begins a new chapter: core funding is now jointly supported by #Saxony, #SaxonyAnhalt & #Thuringia. Grateful for this strong commitment to #biodiversity #research – proud to be part of this inspiring community shaping the future of #science

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · 8d

#iDiv sabbatical @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social kicks of the annual conference of @idiv-research.bsky.social w an intro into modelling under #climatechange & a very interesting intro how to incorporate network properties into it

#iDivconference2025

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Karin Mora @karinmora.bsky.social · 8d

Excited to be at the #iDivconference2025 this week. First talk by @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social on #speciesDistributionModels and #networkTheory for #foodwebs and impacts of climate change.

Thanks for organising @idiv-research.bsky.social

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 iDiv feierte heute: 13 Jahre Förderung durch die DFG enden im Dezember – Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen übernehmen dann Gros der Grundfinanzierung. Die Ministerpräsidenten der 3 Länder bekennen sich zur Förderung von iDiv über das Jahr 2030 hinaus. 🌱

www.idiv.de/de/neues-kap...

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Maximilian Hanusch @mhanusch.bsky.social · 29d

As always, the new episode of the #InsideBiodiversity podcast is well worth listening to

iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 29d

Emma Marris on this month's #InsideBiodiversity: “I think that the word wilderness is probably too tangled up with sort of colonial ideas about pristine states of nature.” 🍃

She suggests using terms like autonomy instead.

🎧 Listen now and subscribe: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 12d

🤔 Is it possible to identify non-native species without knowing their origin – just by measuring how they impact the ecosystem?

Upcoming episode of #InsideBiodiversity with iDiv biologist @smartenwinter.bsky.social

🗓️ Oct 2, 11:00 CEST

🔗 Subscribe to the podcast: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 22d

Last week, iDiv hosted an event on visibility and networking in science, supported by the Early-Career Women in Science fund.
The event included:

✨ Inspiring short talks
🤝 A hands-on workshop
💡 Moments to share struggles, stories and strategies

Many thanks to all who organised and participated!

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 27d

#InsideBiodiversity guest Emma Marris on ecosystem integrity: 

“Typically integrity means how similar is the ecosystem to a reference ecosystem… either a historically defined system or a system that is just believed to have as little human influence as possible.”

insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 27d

To the paper: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
@renskeonstein.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social

Legacy of the Lost and Pressure of the Present: Malagasy Plant Seeds Retain Megafauna Dispersal Signatures but Downsize Under Human Pressure

Using structural equation models, we show that Malagasy assemblages with higher human pressure have smaller maximum seed sizes, especially through downsizing of extant frugivores. Furthermore, among ...

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 27d

New research led by @yuansoup.bsky.social: In Madagascar, human activity + past extinctions of big frugivores are linked to a shift toward smaller seeds in plants. This may lead to altered forest structure and affect ecosystem functions such as carbon storage.
www.idiv.de/human-activi...

Human activities linked to declines of big seeds in Madagascar

www.idiv.de

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 28d

New study in @natcomms.nature.com co-authored by iDiv's @smartenwinter.bsky.social indicates that it could be the same characteristics that make plants successful both in their homelands and in foreign regions.⬇️

Universität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · Sep 8

Globally spreading naturalized alien plant species are often those that are also expanding within their native regions. This is shown by a cross-national study led by the #UniKonstanz:https://t1p.de/b67xa.de/b67xa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://t1p.de/b67xa

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 29d

Emma Marris on this month's #InsideBiodiversity: “I think that the word wilderness is probably too tangled up with sort of colonial ideas about pristine states of nature.” 🍃

She suggests using terms like autonomy instead.

🎧 Listen now and subscribe: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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Uni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · Sep 4

Der Biologe Dr. @julianschrader.bsky.social erhält einen der begehrten Starting Grants des @erc.europa.eu. 👏 Mit der Förderung von über 1,5 Mio. Euro untersucht er die Pflanzenwelt auf Inseln. Dafür wechselt er von der Macquarie University an die MLU & das @idiv-research.bsky.social. 🔝 mlu.de/4eaun

Porträtbild Julian Schrader. Er lächelt, verschränkt die Arme und lehnt sich an einen Baumstamm. Im Hintergrund sind mehrere Bäume und ein See zu erkennen.

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎙️A new episode of #InsideBiodiversity is now live! Science journalist Emma Marris joins iDiv's Volker Hahn to discuss:

🦬Why “wilderness” is a problematic term
🪲The complexity of introduced species
🎯The importance of defining conservation goals

🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just wrapped up the iDiv Summer School 2025 in Leipzig!
14 early-career researchers from across the globe spent a week exploring how deep learning can transform #biodiversity monitoring 🌱🤖

Big thanks to our teaching team & participants for the inspiring exchange!

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎧 Coming soon on #InsideBiodiversity: Science writer Emma Marris on biodiversity conservation and restoration. Who gets to decide what nature should look like? 🤷 🌍🌱 Subscribe: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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Joseph Tobias @josephtobias.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨New paper led by @adrianaalzate.bsky.social showing that in most plant and animal groups the age of a species predicts its geographical range size, although the relationship is strongly mediated by dispersal ability and occurrence on islands 🧪🌐🪶

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · Aug 27

A new @natcomms.nature.com study led by iDiv alumna @adrianaalzate.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social uncovered that across >26,000 species evolutionary age is positively linked to range size, except in marine mammals.

#Biodiversity #Evolution #iDivResearch
www.idiv.de/older-specie...

Older species tend to have large ranges – unless they live on islands

New Nature Communication publications sheds light on how ecological, evolutionary, and geographical processes can simultaneously shape species’ vulnerability to extinction.

www.idiv.de

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