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Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels (Bonn & Hamburg)
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Bonn & Hamburg)
#biodiversitychange #collections #naturalhistorymuseum #outreach #exhibitions #evolution #taxonomy #genomics
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (Bonn & Hamburg)
#biodiversitychange #collections #naturalhistorymuseum #outreach #exhibitions #evolution #taxonomy #genomics
We stand with our colleagues and students and remain committed to open exchange and collaboration.
February 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
We stand with our colleagues and students and remain committed to open exchange and collaboration.
Understanding these roots helps us reflect on today’s research infrastructures — and how knowledge networks continue to influence biodiversity science.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Understanding these roots helps us reflect on today’s research infrastructures — and how knowledge networks continue to influence biodiversity science.
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A new contribution revisits the work of J.F.G. Umlauff and the historical infrastructures that shaped how natural history collections and information circulated. #LIBresearch
→ doi.org/10.3897/rio....
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→ doi.org/10.3897/rio....
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February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
A new contribution revisits the work of J.F.G. Umlauff and the historical infrastructures that shaped how natural history collections and information circulated. #LIBresearch
→ doi.org/10.3897/rio....
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→ doi.org/10.3897/rio....
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February 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This highlights how human infrastructure can reshape wildlife movement in unexpected ways — with consequences for both species and people. 🚆🐍
Recently highlighted by Science → www.science.org/content/arti...
#Biogeography #ConservationBiology #HumanWildlifeInteractions
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Recently highlighted by Science → www.science.org/content/arti...
#Biogeography #ConservationBiology #HumanWildlifeInteractions
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Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India
Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country
www.science.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This highlights how human infrastructure can reshape wildlife movement in unexpected ways — with consequences for both species and people. 🚆🐍
Recently highlighted by Science → www.science.org/content/arti...
#Biogeography #ConservationBiology #HumanWildlifeInteractions
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Recently highlighted by Science → www.science.org/content/arti...
#Biogeography #ConservationBiology #HumanWildlifeInteractions
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Rescue records and habitat models suggest railway corridors in India are associated with snake occurrences outside their normal range, raising new conservation and safety questions.
→ doi.org/10.1111/btp....
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→ doi.org/10.1111/btp....
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Snakes on Trains: Railways May Sway Goa's King Cobra Distribution
Distribution of King Cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) across Goa, India, shows occurrence in climatically suitable forests and, notably, also along low-suitability railway corridors, suggesting that sna....
doi.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Rescue records and habitat models suggest railway corridors in India are associated with snake occurrences outside their normal range, raising new conservation and safety questions.
→ doi.org/10.1111/btp....
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→ doi.org/10.1111/btp....
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Stimmt — das Bild ist als Symbol gedacht. Einjährige Blühstreifen reichen nicht, entscheidend ist langfristige, vielfältige Vegetation.
January 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Stimmt — das Bild ist als Symbol gedacht. Einjährige Blühstreifen reichen nicht, entscheidend ist langfristige, vielfältige Vegetation.
Crop diversification — like intercropping and cover crops — supports productivity while helping suppress pests.
Diverse plant communities can act like a natural pest shield, helping crops thrive without extra chemicals.
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Diverse plant communities can act like a natural pest shield, helping crops thrive without extra chemicals.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Crop diversification — like intercropping and cover crops — supports productivity while helping suppress pests.
Diverse plant communities can act like a natural pest shield, helping crops thrive without extra chemicals.
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Diverse plant communities can act like a natural pest shield, helping crops thrive without extra chemicals.
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A global synthesis finds that higher plant diversity consistently reduces pest pressure and boosts plant growth and crop production across ecosystems from forests to grasslands and farmlands.
→ doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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→ doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant ...
doi.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A global synthesis finds that higher plant diversity consistently reduces pest pressure and boosts plant growth and crop production across ecosystems from forests to grasslands and farmlands.
→ doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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→ doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Many crops rely on solitary bees, not just honeybees — yet we still know surprisingly little about their needs.
→ doi.org/10.1088/2976...
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→ doi.org/10.1088/2976...
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Pesticides but not microplastics affect pollination in rape seed production in China
Pesticides but not microplastics affect pollination in rape seed production in China, Lin, Wei, He, Xueqing, Hu, Jilan, Balle, Marcel, Darras, Kevin F A, Jing, Siyuan, Scherber, Christoph, Toledo-Hern...
doi.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Many crops rely on solitary bees, not just honeybees — yet we still know surprisingly little about their needs.
→ doi.org/10.1088/2976...
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→ doi.org/10.1088/2976...
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