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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 19d

International Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗

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

@feda.bio
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@thuenen.de

Picture: Isabelle Arimond soundrecorder and video recordings on yellow plate for insect monitoring

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Reassembly Research Unit @reassemblynet.bsky.social · 18d

Three exciting #PostDoc 🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬🧕 positions on #Ecological #Synthesis at TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social for Reassembly #rainforest 🇪🇨 🌱🌴🦜 & #Biodiversity Exploratories 🌲🐄🚜🪲🐝🥀@bexplo.bsky.social
Please spread widely ✉️♥️▶️ & apply quickly 🙃
www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...

Ecological synthesis including forest ecosystems, grassland, land use, climate change, time series, stability, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, species interaction networks

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · 25d

Loved that I could add a little creative twist to our Necrodes littoralis paper led by Annika Busse and @cofeuniwue.bsky.social by drawing some cute little painted 🎨🪲 beetles. Also impressive how far they can fly! #CarrionClub #silphidae

Wildlife & Conservation at Uni Freiburg @wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social · 25d

Have you seen this paper on the dispersal ability of the carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis? 🪲

Some beetles were recaptured at distances over 30 km! These results have important implications for conservation efforts and for preventing disease spread from carcasses.

doi.org/10.1111/jen....

Figure showing the distribution of possbile movement distances in a mark-recapture experiment of Necrodes littoralis in the Bavarian Forest National Park.

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Wildlife & Conservation at Uni Freiburg @wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social · 26d

Are you interested in passive acoustic monitoring? Do you want to learn more about Broadleafification?

Why not apply at SLU in Umeå, Sweden for a PhD position where you will study vocalizing species like birds, bats and beetles.

Deadline: 22.09.2025
URL: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

PhD-project | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

www.slu.se

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BETA-FOR @betafor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our #BETAFOR PhDs had an amazing time presenting their research at last week’s #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de! 🌟 Full of fresh ideas and inspiring discussions, it’s back to daily life. 💻✨
@claudiki.bsky.social @piambr.bsky.social @johannaasch.bsky.social @juliarothacher.bsky.social

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Sep 5

What a perfect last day of #gfoe2025 on our excursion to the @uni-wuerzburg.de forest! Inspiring discussions and impressive insights into how to beautifully disturb for biodiversity 🌳🪾🐞 @cofeuniwue.bsky.social

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BETA-FOR @betafor.bsky.social · Sep 2

Anne Chao and @piambr.bsky.social, the 100% perfect dialogue duo at #gfoe2025! ✨
Thank you for sharing statistical insights on sample coverage and it's standardization in the first @gfoesoc.bsky.social keynote session using #BETAFOR data.🌳🌱
@uni-wuerzburg.de @cofeuniwue.bsky.social

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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 · Aug 29

Keynote Speakers for #Gfoe2025!

We're thrilled to announce our seven exceptional keynote speakers who will be sharing their groundbreaking research and insights at this year's conference.

Get ready to be inspired by experts who are shaping the future of #Ecology and environmental science.

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Aug 29

All set! ✨
Würzburg is ready to welcome you to #Gfoe2025 next week! 🎉
Thanks to our amazing helper team for all their work in preparing the venue 💚🌍
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@cofeuniwue.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social

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BETA-FOR @betafor.bsky.social · Aug 17

Ein kürzlich erschienener Fernsehbeitrag gibt Rückblicke auf das Anlegen unserer Experimentierflächen im Uniwald 🌳🍁 @uni-wuerzburg.de, Einblicke in die spannende Methodenvielfalt, die in unserem Projekt zum Einsatz kommt 🎤🎵📸🔬 und beleuchtet erste Ergebnisse. 🦉🐞🐝🦌
#BETAFOR #biodiversity

Wie wird Artenvielfalt gefördert? Forschung zu Bayerns Wäldern streamen | Joyn

Gut ein Drittel des Freistaats ist bewaldet – doch nur ein Bruchteil gilt als naturnah. Wie kann die Artenvielfalt gestärkt werden? Bayerns Forscher suchen im Rahmen des Projektes „Beta-FOR“ nach neue...

www.joyn.de

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MERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology @merge-master.bsky.social · Jul 21

We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Aug 15

Still stunned to have been able to see the rare and endangered Urwaldrelikt #beetle Tragosoma depsarium in the Bavarian Forest last night! 😍🐞
...and the sunset wasn't bad either!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 24

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!

PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

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Global Change Ecology group @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social · Jul 23

Congratulations to our colleague @sabinenooten.bsky.social from the Chemical Ecology group at @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social on receiving the Marcella Boveri Prize of the @uni-wuerzburg.de Biocenter, and on her great presentation of her work on insect #ecology and #biogeography

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Conservation Biology Göttingen @consbiogoe.bsky.social · Jul 11

#Bird #surveys: Do we need to rewrite our methodological standards?
#PassiveAcousticMonitoring suggests that expert-based recommendations might lead to under-recording, due to diurnal and seasonal mismatches.
New paper led by David Singer; with 25,000 h audio data: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy to have this chapter of my PhD out!🥳
🐝🪲🍁🌳

Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Jul 3

Experimental research @betafor.bsky.social finds that canopy gaps with deadwood boost insect diversity by supporting rare phylogenetic lineages 🧪

Natural dynamics and targeted management can help conserve them and their ecosystem functions 🌳 🌏

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Canopy disturbances affect insect diversity via increased light availability and deadwood, but the effects of these two drivers on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity differ. New insights from a replicated experiment, led by @juliarothacher.bsky.social @betafor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · May 28

Fresh #beetle delivery from the Bavarian Forest! 🍁🪲
In the next days we will start a lab #experiment to find out if and how #temperature alters their stress levels🌡😬 Taken together with field data this might help us understand effects of microclimate on #forestbiodiversity

@betafor.bsky.social

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · May 7

A team of researchers from Würzburg has developed a new method to measure #insect diversity. They found out that #agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought. #biodiversity

➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/pr...

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Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social · Apr 15

👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Be a scientist for a day! We invite you to the #BioBlitz 2025 in farmland!
📅 May 9–10, 2025
📍 Hubland, Würzburg

Grab a sweep net & binoculars and help document local biodiversity! 🐝🌼🐦🦊

👉 Register: go.uniwue.de/gxwtm

#CitizenScience #Biodiversity #UniWuerzburg #JoinIn
@uni-wuerzburg.de

This butterfly can be easily recognized even by laypeople thanks to its unique wing pattern: the white marble butterfly Melanargia galathea is commonly observed in flower-rich, nutrient-poor meadows, such as those found in the Lower Franconia region. (Picture: Stefanie Timm / DLG)

At the BioBlitz, children get to know the animals and plants of our agricultural landscapes up close and can become researchers themselves for a day. (Image: Martin Wegmann / Earth Observation Research Hub)

Equipped with sweep nets, magnifying glasses and specialist literature, the BioBlitz participants take off into fields, meadows and hedgerows to record as many animal and plant species as possible. (Image: Martin Wegmann, Earth Observation Resarch Hub)

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Apr 19

New #soundscape study out: We investigated the effect of experimental forest manipulation @betafor.bsky.social on four #acousic indices. 🌳🍁
Manipulation diversified the soundscapes with distinct differences between open and closed #canopy patches. Deadwood however only played a minor role 🧪🌍🐛🐦‍⬛

Testing the soundscape response to silvicultural interventions in a controlled before-and-after experiment

In forest ecosystems, soundscape recordings are increasingly used to measure loss or shifts in biodiversity. In particular, acoustic indices can quant…

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725001533🧪🌍🌳🍁🐛🐞

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Malte Jochum @maltejochum.bsky.social · Apr 2

Fellow Ecologists,
The #gfoe2025 @gfoesoc.bsky.social call for papers has just been published. Please submit your abstracts for exciting talks and engaging posters to present in Würzburg in September!
gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...
@uni-wuerzburg.de @globalchangeeco.bsky.social

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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · Jan 28

A short cut to sample coverage standardization in meta-barcoding data provides new insights into land use effects on insect diversity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.27.635018v1

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Feb 27

Always nice to return to the #BavarianForestNationalpark, where I first got to know what forest ecology research looks like. 🌲🌳🌲 Spent a wonderful week with our @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social ecology master students exploring wildlife!

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