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Johannes Merz

@mosssoup2.bsky.social

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Biology student in Leipzig, living somewhere in between Marburg, Turku and Leipzig, interested in Ecology, Conservation/Restoration; and evo approaches to eco questions ;)

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · 7d

some fancy Ascophyllum🌿

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Dr. Mariana García Criado @nanitundra.bsky.social · 16d

🌲 Boreal-tundra species drive Arctic plant borealization 🌲

Our new study in #EcologyLetters quantifies tundra plant borealization, assesses its main drivers and identifies the species & traits contributing to borealization.

doi.org/10.1111/ele....

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Illustration of a branch of Betula glandulosa (Resin birch). Illustration by Alberto S. Ballesteros (@asbillustration.bsky.social).

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sphagnum fallax in a mesotrophic sloping fen in central Germany 🌿

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 7

Its sometimes a narrow line between a "garden" and a protected boulder field with glacial relict species ;)

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 6

where did you get those purrr ones from 😍

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sphagnum girgensohnii in an alder carr in southern finland :)

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 3

A collapsing Palsa in northern Finland; seen this week.

Palsas are peat-covered hills, often a few meters high, that contains a core of permafrost. They are only found in areas of discontinuous permafrost 🧊,

They will be likely gone soon due to climate change 🌿
nordia.journal.fi/article/view...

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 2

Botrychium boreale in coastal dune vegetation, subarctic norway 🌿🌊

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tundra office 🌿🍁

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 22

Have a nice weekend!

Sphagnum cuspidatum 🌿

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sphagnum divinum at its best

autom colors starting to sneak in 🍁🍂

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gymnomitrion species from the arctic tundra :)

G. concinnatum, G. corallioides (with sporophyte), G. brevissimum

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 10

its a fascinating book :))

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 8

Have a nice weekend!

Sphagnum tumidulum :)

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 3

what water/aquarell colors do you use?

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 3

some biodiv from the garden :)

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 3

small actions for local biodiversity :)

our family´s garden got the award "bird friendly" by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment & the association for bird protection 🐦🌿@‪lbv-bayern.bsky.social‬

we implemented artificial nesting sites, many unmanaged corners, various native plants, etc 🥬

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 2

die fliegen wenigstens nicht so schnell weg

Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 2

Lendemeriella tornoensis - a lichen parasting on mosses in subarctic snowbeds :) As far as I know those are the only pictures of this species existing on the internet.

I took those during an excursion to Gistuskáidi late snow areas in subarctic Lapland, thx to Inka Kuusisto for showing :)

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 2

Sleepin´ beeauty

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · Aug 1

Ouch.

“If we plan restoration targets to match future climatic conditions and consider state transitions of currently natural ecosystems due to climate change, the potential for natural climate solutions related to ecosystem restoration is close to zero.”

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Johannes Merz @mosssoup2.bsky.social · Aug 1

Qvidja Bioblitz, really nice and diverse cultural landscape around an old castle. Even Apollo butterflys there!

#Qvidja

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Seppo @sepponet.bsky.social · Jul 27

It's the #WorldBogDay!
Let's protect & restore #peatlands.

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