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Julia Fugger @fuggerjulia.bsky.social · Jul 24

And so it is done 🥳
I finished my Master's Degree @univie.ac.at 👩🏻‍🎓

It was a blast!
A big thank you to my two supervisors @franzessl1.bsky.social and @lenzner.bsky.social

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Bernd Lenzner @lenzner.bsky.social · Jun 24

Awesome work @lisatedeschi.bsky.social. it hast become a really great paper. Only the species in the thumbnail does not fit 😁

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Bernd Lenzner @lenzner.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Jun 10

“observed patterns of island biodiversity … demonstrate that neutral models can make accurate predictions of higher-order diversity statistics. “ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🌐

Quantitatively Testing Predictions From Mechanistic Models: A Case Study for Island Biodiversity

A key test of an ecological model is whether it can quantitatively predict unseen aspects of the data not used in model fitting. Here, we test whether a model fitted only to island alpha diversity ca....

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Systematics Association @systassn.bsky.social · Jun 9

Final days to register join us, the @linneansociety.bsky.social and our wonderful panelists for a discussion on how increasingly politicised media is affecting biodiversity conservation!

Thursday, June 12 at 18:00 BST, Burlington House, London
Register: tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · May 8

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - Rhett A. Butler]

Long before “biodiversity hotspot” became a conservation cliché, Alwyn Howard Gentry was painstakingly mapping them — one vine, one tree, one tenth-hectare transect at a time.

Alwyn Gentry died young, but left a forest’s worth of ideas behind

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Long before “biodiversity hotspot” became a conservation cliché,…

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Robert Fletcher @fletcherecology.bsky.social · Apr 25

Really excited to share this new article from the lab.

We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.

Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement

Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...

www.science.org

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Mar 29

This is fantastic! This website allows you to watch TV stations from around the world. I just watched 2 minutes of Afghan volleyball. All the small regional TV stations from Germany are here too. Spread the word! Source: tv.garden

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Bernd Lenzner @lenzner.bsky.social · Mar 27

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Scientists for Future Berlin-Brandenburg @s4f-bebb.bsky.social · Mar 25

Wir haben heute den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen übergeben. Unserer Einladung sind Abgeordnete von @spdfraktion.de, @gruene-bundestag.de und @dielinkebt.bsky.social gefolgt. Der Appell zum Nachlesen: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o... #KlimaschutzIstDasFundament

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

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Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz @inadehn.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking for a PhD in biological invasion? Come and join us at Coventry University @coventrycawr.bsky.social this September to study emerging invasive plants. Project in collaboration with @bsbiscience.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social and linked to @onestop-project.eu.

Emerging invasive alien species and their management

This fully funded studentship explores the early identification of emerging invasive alien plants in Britain and stakeholders' awareness and management responses.

www.coventry.ac.uk

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WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · Mar 11

Our Research Unit “Biodiversity and Conservation Biology” is looking for a “Head of Research”.

WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Mar 6

#Sciencejob Alert! Excellent Publications in #Biodiversity #Research, #Leadership Experience & #International Network? The #WSL Directorate is looking for a "Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and #Conservation #Biology” as of Nov 1st 2025. 🌳🐝 apply.refline.ch/273855/1714/...

The directorate of WSL wishes in order of succession planning to fill in by November 1th 2025, or by agreement the position of a
Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 90‒100% (f/m/d)
As a researcher with an international reputation, you will manage the research unit with more than 100 collaborators. The coordination and support of the 7 different research groups and the management of your own projects are part of your diverse area of responsibility. You acquire third-party funding, maintain the interface to other research fields and further develop the topic of biodiversity within the frame of the WSL strategy in the environment of the ETH Domain. You are committed to cooperate with public authorities and expert organisations at national and international levels and promote the important outreach activities of this unit at the interface between research and practice.
You are at an advanced stage of your scientific career and have experience in leading research groups and managing larger research projects. You have a strong track record in the development and funding of research projects, an excellent publication list and an established international network. Candidates with a sound expertise in organismic biodiversity at the interface of basic and applied research and experience in the application of research results in biodiversity conservation are particularly encouraged to apply. Proven knowledge in the biodiversity of forest ecosystems, mountain and/or cultural landscapes is an advantage. You are an initiative, integrative and committed personality with good negotiating skills and a well-structured way of working. You are also motivated to develop the research unit scientifically, have convincing communication skills and are fluent in English and at least in one Swiss national language.

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Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf @ecologybasel.bsky.social · Mar 11

Three exciting positions at the new Landscape Ecology Group led by Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez at the University of Basel

Technician (50%): bit.ly/4hogX1F
Research assistant (50%): bit.ly/3FlrVrC
PhD position: bit.ly/3R0C6nT

#jobs #PhDposition #ecology #fieldwork #conservation

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Jonas Geschke @jgeschke.bsky.social · Mar 10

This study projects shifts in climatic niches of 30 food crops under 1.5–4°C global warming and assess their impact on crop production and food crop diversity across global croplands, highlighting latitudinal differences in the adaptation potential of global food systems.

📑 doi.org/10.1038/s430...

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Joaquín Hortal @jhortal.bsky.social · Mar 7

Although many invertebrates and other less-charismatic groups are key for ecosystem service provision, they and their functions are rarely included in conservation strategies. Benoit Guénard, @achughes.bsky.social et al show how funding largely goes to charismatic rather than threatened species 🌐🧪🪲

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · Feb 27

▶️𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 - 𝟓𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐬𝐃𝐢𝐯◀️

❤️‍I'm incredibly proud of how the sDiv & iDiv admin team has supported this achievement!

🫶 I'm even more thankful for >100 synthesis working groups, >40 postdocs & >20 sabbatical fellows who are the driver of this success.

www.idiv.de/50000-sdiv-c...

50,000 sDiv citations - 12 years of excellence in biodiversity research

The sDiv synthesis centre at iDiv achieved a huge milestone: Scientific publications resulting from sDiv-supported projects have amassed over 50,000 citations.

www.idiv.de

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Amanda Taylor 🇳🇿 🇳🇱 @amandataylor.bsky.social · Feb 26

Excited for the first webinar of 2025's Alfred Russel Wallace series by the Society of Island Biology @islandbiology.bsky.social. Our first presenter is Luís Valente @evoisland.bsky.social. Everyone is welcome, please register here: forms.gle/mFtLXHCWXQkD... and see image for details.

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Bernd Lenzner @lenzner.bsky.social · Feb 26

Awesome study brilliantly led by @adriangarcia-r.bsky.social

Adrián García-Rodríguez @adriangarcia-r.bsky.social · Feb 26

📢Our new paper on alien vertebrates in the world's mountains is now out @naturecomms.bsky.social. Using data on 700+ spp across ~3,000 mountains we explore their distribution patterns,flows across realms, presence in protected areas, and the factors driving these trends.
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👉 rdcu.be/ebidu

The global distribution patterns of alien vertebrate richness in mountains

Nature Communications - Among contemporary threats to mountain biodiversity, biological invasions have been understudied. This large-scale synthesis on alien vertebrates in global mountains delves...

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴 @jonlen.bsky.social · Feb 17

Amazing #Tansley #Review from Barnabas Daru on harnessing #herbarium data 🌿🌾☘🌸 to track hidden dimensions of plant biogeography, including plant redistribution: #species #range #shifts ⬇️

@newphyt.bsky.social

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Tracking hidden dimensions of plant biogeography from herbaria

Plants are diverse, but investigating their ecology and evolution in nature across geographic and temporal scales to predict how species will respond to global change is challenging. With their geogr...

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Bernd Lenzner @lenzner.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.zotero.org/groups/23330...

Zotero | Groups > IPBES GA1

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

www.zotero.org

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Ana Novoa @ananovoaperez.bsky.social · Feb 12

Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social

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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · Feb 12

New paper out from the NaturaConnect project 🎉 Narrative scenarios for nature protection and restoration in Europe following the Nature Futures Framework !
doi.org/10.1007/s002...

@globalmammal.bsky.social @nestorfdez.bsky.social @ipbes.net @lmjoconnor.bsky.social

Narratives for Positive Nature Futures in Europe - Environmental Management

The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) is a novel approach for the development of positive scenarios centered on the relationship of nature and people, emphasizing biodiversity as part of the solution to ...

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Feb 11

On International Day of Women in Science let's celebrate the life of Prof. Georgina Mace (1953–2020) who was instrumental in creating the Red List of endangered species which now underpins conservation around the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgin...

Geogina Mace. Photo: Javi Martínez on elmundo.es

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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · Feb 10

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS

Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly incorporated into scientific workflows. However, we have yet to fully grasp the implications of...

www.pnas.org

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