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Kim L. Holzmann

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Animal Ecology & Tropical Biology @ Würzburg University | Biodiversity, elevational gradients, thermal limits, climate change 🪲🐆🌳🏔️🔥❄️ Adventure seeker & mountain lover https://kimleaholzmann.wordpress.com

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Jan 27

It's published! The first paper of my PhD: the effect of Amazonian #coldwaves on #insects and wild #mammals ❄️🌴
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Cold waves in the Amazon rainforest and their ecological impact | Biology Letters

Cold waves crossing the Amazon rainforest are an extraordinary phenomenon likely to be affected by climate change. We here describe an extensive cold wave that occurred in June 2023 in Amazonian–Andean forests and compare environmental temperatures to ...

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 14d

New ANDIV paper published! 🐝🧬🧪What determines the insect microbiome along a tropical elevation gradient? Exciting study led by Andrea Pinos and Alexander Keller from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
@biologie-uniwue.bsky.social

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Frontiers | Host identity, more than elevation, shapes bee microbiomes along a tropical elevation gradient

Understanding how host-microbiome interactions respond to abiotic and biotic factors is key to elucidating the mechanisms influencing ecological communities ...

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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.

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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.

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Sep 1

First day at #gfoe2025 was a great experience with a very exciting session on climate change effects on biodiversity, which Hendrik Mohr and I have the pleasure to chair. Looking forward to hearing more in the coming days! 🌎 📈
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Aug 26

You're attending #gfoe2025? Want to hear what animals do when the tropical rainforest is suddenly freezing? 🥶 I will talk about this on Monday afternoon
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Aug 4

Heute im Interview mit SWR! Es geht um spannende Feldarbeit in den Tropen, Biodiversität, und unvergessliche Momente 🌄
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...

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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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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Jul 21

Check out this new, exciting opportunity, allowing you to specialize on a very "hot topic" and receive a prestigious MSc double degree. I loved my masters program, but this would've been such a perfect match considering my research focus nowadays!

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!

Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Jul 18

Next one added to the reading list 📚 sounds super interesting and nicely written!

Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · Jul 18

I finally got Alex Riley's new book "Super Natural: how life thrives in impossible places".

A fantastic book about life in extreme environments, which talks about our work in #Chornobyl and more...

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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · Jul 16

4 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring.

careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...

Current Vacancies

careers.utas.edu.au

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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · Jul 17

Are you a PI in a biology field looking for students to join your lab as a PhD student? I made a Starter Pack to help PIs and potential PhD students connect! If you would like to be added to this pack, please let me know! go.bsky.app/EFj87fi

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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Great resource to connect early career folks with more senior scientists looking to hire postdocs! 🧪

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · Jul 2

I vividly remember this field work day. Exhausted and sweaty, carrying heavy gear through the tropical rainforest, the appearance of this tree full of monkeys feeding on its flowers made all our effort worth it again! And now this beautiful moment made it on the cover of the Bulletin, thanks! 🐒

ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Jul 2

Take a taste of the Bulletin's July issue! Thanks to @kimholzmann.bsky.social‬ for the cover monkey, from her Photo Gallery submission documenting a study of mammal diversity in Peruvian old-growth forest

Find the Photo Gallery, & lots more, here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23276096...

Cover of the July 2025 issue of the ESA Bulletin

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EvoBio Crash Course @evobiocc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Please share widely!
We are offering the 4th iteration of our free & online crash course in Evolutionary Biology, catered to students in the Global South! Join us this summer for an incredible line of up classes & tutorials from amazing graduate student researchers, covering a vast array of topics!

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 3

When warnings of Insectageddon were issued a few years ago, there was widespread denial. Less so now. It's devastating. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

www.theguardian.com

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jun 2

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · May 27

@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social went for a little walk again, together with over 1000 other participants! 100 km in <24 hours while enjoying beautiful landscapes, from sunset to sunrise again. The next field work season can come, we're ready to walk! 🐝🪲🪰🐜🦗

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Johanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · May 24

Have you ever wondered what happens when you put 400g of cow dung in the Bavarian Forest? - A feast! 🪲🪲
@betafor.bsky.social

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Ricardo J Pereira @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social · Apr 8

🦤🧬🧑‍🔬 Junior Group Leader in Conservation Genomics Wanted! 🪲🌿🔬
Help bridge gaps between evolutionary genetics & conservation with museum and monitoring collections.

🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/biodivgen
⏰ Deadline: June 15th
📩 Contact me!

🚀 Excited to explore new horizons!
Please share 🕊️

Jobs | Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

Open positions

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Ricardo J Pereira @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social · May 21

🧬 Another exciting opportunity at SMNS—this time in our Zoology Department!
🦎🔬 Looking for a Postdoc in molecular biogeography, conservation genetics, or evolutionary morphology.
🤝 Interdepartmental collaboration encouraged!
🔗 naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/research/zoology

Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart @smnstuttgart.bsky.social · May 20

The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart is looking to fill the following position as soon as possible:

Postdoc (m/f/d) to work in research programms of the zoological department
E13 TV-L, 100%, limited until Sep 30th 2026
Application deadline: Jun 30th 2025

www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/jobs

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Feb 20

Uppsala University seeks a PhD student for climate-change adaptation and speciation research on flycatchers. Applicants must hold a Master's degree in biology. More info: https://www.uu.se/en/department/ecology-and-genetics/research/animal-ecology/qvarnstrom-lab. Apply by March 18, 2025. #phd

Qvarnström lab - Uppsala University

Speciation

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · May 19

We are looking for a research ecologist to join the Board of @britishecologicalsociety.org. This influential role will help to set the strategic direction and priorities of the Society. Deadline 30 June with the role to start in December.

Join the BES Board of Trustees - British Ecological Society

We are seeking an ecologist working in academic research

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social · May 18

Check out the new honey bee paper of our PhD student @giuliamai.bsky.social! 🐝

Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · May 16

Floral diversity enhances winter survival of honeybee colonies across climatic regions 🐝

Highlights the critical role of including floral resource diversity and weather conditions in a comprehensive framework for studying honeybee hibernation 🌻🌏🧪

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Esme Ashe-Jepson @esme-ashe.bsky.social · May 9

Today is BioBlitz! Come along to Campus Hubland from 12pm today to explore nature, enjoy some fun activities, and see what research on our local wildlife looks like 💚🌱🦋🐝🐞

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · May 9

Insects are struggling with major global change drivers, like climate change and habitat loss. Researchers from @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social have now investigated, how these threats interact. The results show that bees suffer in particular. 🐝☀️🏙️
➡️ go.uniwue.de/beesheatland...

Bees wait asleep in an artificial nest made of reed stems for favorable flight conditions. Different species close their nest entrances with clay or plant debris. (Credit: Cristina Ganuza)

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · May 8

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉

Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.

You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.

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