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Laura Bertola @lauradbertola.bsky.social · 11d

African lion conservation requires adaption to regional anthropogenic threats and mitigation capacity
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WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 15d

🗓️ Today @sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social (University of Zurich) will present her work on drought sensitivity in European beech at our Seminar Series. Join us to hear more about intraspecific traits, VOCs, and imaging spectroscopy.
Everyone is welcome, in-person or online.

WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 16d

How do physiological and biochemical traits underlie drought sensitivity in European beech?
Can imaging spectroscopy detect this intraspecific trait variation remotely?
Join our seminar tomorrow with @sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social to discuss these questions.
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

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WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · 29d

What are the interconnections between livelihoods, biodiversity, and the services that connect the two?
Maria J. Santos (University of Zurich) will address this question at our Biodiversity Seminar today.
Join us in-person or online!
10 Sep at 11 am CEST
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

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HYCLIMM - Hydrology & Climate Impacts Group @hyclimm.bsky.social · Aug 27

🤩New paper from our team member @cchartierrescan.bsky.social entitled 'Snow drought propagation and its impacts on streamflow drought in the Alps' published on Environmental Research Letters! Big congrats! Check out more details here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

#ClimateChange #Hydrology

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yup.

75 of my publications are included in LibGen.

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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · Aug 28

Dass man hier handeln könnte, wenn man wollte, zeigt der LK #Potsdam -Mittelmark und der dortige Wasser-& Bodenverband Nuthe-Nieplitz.
Dort werden auf Kreistagsinitiative von #CDU & @die-linke.de (!) alte Stauanlagen systematisch saniert, um dem fallenden Grundwasserspiegel entgegenzuwirken.
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Artikel über die Sanierung alter DDR Stauanlagen in der Bauernzeitung vom 25.7.25

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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · Aug 28

#LIBresearch finds high mercury & arsenic in the critically endangered sawback angel shark (*Squatina aculeata*) near the Canary Islands. Contamination in liver & muscle exceeds safety limits, stressing urgent need for conservation monitoring.

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

#MarineScience

Beach picture from the Canary Islands. Copyright: Yves Bernardi auf Pixabay

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Stephen I Wright @stepheniwright.bsky.social · Aug 27

Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with ‪‪@shaky-dingo.bsky.social‬ and colleagues

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 22

And that’s a wrap for #ESEB2025 - what an amazing week!
It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and meet new ones.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat with us! We look forward to seeing many of you online soon. #ERGA meetings resume in September ☀️
@ebpgenome.bsky.social

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks to everyone who joined my talk the past Tuesday on different sex determination systems in two closely related hybridising minnow species in the Rhine #ESEB2025 #MINNOWS

Showing room full of people from the back watching a screen with slides of a presentation

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · Aug 20

The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European community initiative to coordinate the generation of reference genomes representing European eukaryotic biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #eseb2025

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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · Jul 30

#LIBresearch with @mstange.bsky.social‬, @gymnotus.bsky.social et al. lays foundation for studies on ecology & conservation of tropical aquatic biodiversity: 42 ecological traits for over 6,300 species of Neotropical freshwater fishes in one matrix!
👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Biodiversity

An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes

doi.org

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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · Jul 25

🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share:

We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.

If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 3

1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee.
+ 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...

The Hunger Gap

A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.

www.monbiot.com

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Milton Tan @mtanichthys.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great to see this paper out I contributed to:

James Albert @gymnotus.bsky.social · Jul 2

New paper alert: 42 ecological traits for all 6,000+ valid species of #Neotropical_freshwater_fishes, the most diverse continental vertebrate fauna on Earth. A foundation for future studies on the ecology and conservation of tropical aquatic biodiversity.

nature.com/articles/s41...

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WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · Jul 1

The new report on Swiss biotopes of national importance is out!

Since 2011 @wslresearch.bsky.social has monitored dry meadows & pastures, fens, raised bogs, floodplains & amphibian breeding areas. The latest data 2017-2023 show both wins & concerns for biodiversity.

www.wsl.ch/en/news/mixe...

Mixed results on the development of biotopes of national importance

A new WSL report on particularly valuable habitats shows progress, but also the need for action.

www.wsl.ch

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Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · May 20

"Sorgen bereite (), dass nun auch der #Gletscher auf den Radarmessungen instabil sei. Sprich: Er verschiebt sich nach vorne."
(20.5., 15:23 h)

"Bereits 1,5 Millionen Kubikmeter Fels sind abgestürzt"
(20.5. 15:11 Uhr)

«Wir sprechen von einem #Bergsturz, nicht von einem Felssturz»
(19.5.25, 16:17 h)

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Workshops @evomics.bsky.social · Jul 1

Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026
evomics.org/apply-worksh...

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kma...

Human impacts on the distribution and genetic diversity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Leuciscidae) in the Rhenish Massif | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (formerly Bulletin Français de la Pèche et de la Pisciculture), an international journal on freshwater ecosystem

www.kmae-journal.org

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Jul 1

Rather than a story of recent invasions, Phoxinus in the Sieg is a case of cryptic nativeness—highlighting the importance of historical context and genetic tools in biodiversity assessments.

#Phoxinus #FreshwaterEcology #COIbarcoding #Biodiversity #ConservationScience

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Jul 1

🧬Through COI barcoding & stakeholder interviews, we found:

✅ Clade 5b (P. csikii) is native to both the Ahr & the mountainous Sieg

✅ Clade 10 (P. phoxinus) is native to the Sieg's foothills

🚚 Historical introductions brought additional clades (10, 11, 12) via (trout) stocking from other drainages

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Jul 1

#paperalert #PhD @leibnizlib.bsky.social
🔬 Uncovering hidden histories, not hidden invasions! 🐟
Our study revisits the genetic identity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus spp.) in the Rhenish Massif (Western Germany), testing previous assumptions of non-native presence in the Ahr and Sieg rivers.

Human impacts on the distribution and genetic diversity of Eurasian minnows (Phoxinus: Leuciscidae) in the Rhenish Massif | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Knowledge and management of aquatic ecosystems (formerly Bulletin Français de la Pèche et de la Pisciculture), an international journal on freshwater ecosystem

www.kmae-journal.org

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Madlen Stange @mstange.bsky.social · Jun 30

Join our #MEEGene #seminar at @leibnizlib.bsky.social on zoom tomorrow, July 1, 3PM CEST (Berlin) and listen to Duilio Silva from the NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, USA talking about " #Evolution of a mouse #selfishDNA"
Email [email protected] for login details.

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ryan, @rishidekayne.bsky.social et al. present six new chromosome-level genome assemblies for Poeciliidae, providing a foundation for studies on convergent evolution, repeat content, and demographic history.

🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/17/6/evaf111/8169767

#genome #evolution

New Genome Assemblies for Poeciliidae: A Foundation for Adaptation Studies

Abstract. Multiple lineages in the family Poeciliidae have independently adapted to hydrogen-sulfide-rich springs. The independent colonizations of such sp

academic.oup.com

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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds - Fonds National Suisse @snf-fns.ch · Jun 23

📣 Der SNF beteiligt sich an der Ausschreibung «Resilience» des @belmontforum.bsky.social . Forschende in der Schweiz, welche die Förderkriterien des SNF erfüllen, können einen Förderbeitrag beantragen.

🗓 Eingabefrist: 17 Oktober 2025.
➡️ buff.ly/mWvs9ZF

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