Lots of synergy between these threats/risks; denial of scientific evidence undermines our ability to bend the curves of biodiversity loss and climate change www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🕷🦋🌴📈📉

Our very first fully #OpenAccess issue is now out! 🥳Don't miss the Editorial with interesting facts on NJB's origin, its successful development as a @nordicoikos.bsky.social.bsk.social journal and a positive future outlook!

➡️Full issue: vist.ly/4mvwd

Die #Federgras Steppe ist #Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2026.Die #Steppentrockenrasen zählen heute zu den am stärksten bedrohten Lebensraumtypen in Bayern. Ihr Vorkommen liegt insbesondere in Mainfranken, beispielsweise im Gebiet #SulzheimerGipshügel.
👉 https://link2.bayern/sulzheimergipshuegel

Did anyone else have this poster on their bedroom wall growing up? "Chalk Grassland."
This was basically one of the gateway drugs into botany- not only the plants but importantly they communities they grew in.
I loved this poster & it still lives vividly in my imagination.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social

Our best estimate of Europe's "forest" structure prior to the #megafauna #extinctions: Temperate Europe had high local #vegetation heterogeneity, on average 17% open vegetation, 21% closed #forest & 63% light #woodland ➡️https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950475925000061 #TIBS2026

📖Published!

Grassland restoration is crucial for global biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance. Our work provides scientific insights into the factors influencing restoration effectiveness and specific optimal strategies for different biomes🌱

Read here:https://buff.ly/LQeJaa5

Some positive news for the New Year: Year‐Round Grazing Promotes Species‐Rich Grasslands in Natura 2000 Sites 🐂 🌼 🐎 🌸See our new study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#grazing #yearroundgrazing #helårsgræsning #plantdiversity #biodiversity

Stimmen der Biodiversität, Folge 5: die Revolution in der Kenntnis um unsere biologische Vielfalt durch DNA-basierte Methoden. Den Start machen guten Nachrichten für die wissenschaftliche Forschung zu Risikobewertungen von Pestiziden und Co.

Wie immer überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.

Deutschlands landwirtschaftliche #Böden verlieren organischen #Kohlenstoff. Diese Tendenz zeigt sich in den ersten Zwischenergebnissen der #Bodenzustandserhebung #Landwirtschaft. Vor allem #Grünland und #Dauerkulturen sind betroffen.
👉 thuenen.de/Zwischenbericht_BZE-LW

#Klimawandel #Boden

Wie geht es den Vögeln in Deutschland? Welche Arten nehmen zu, welche verschwinden?

Der neue Bericht „Vögel in Deutschland – Bestandssituation 2025“ stellt die Bestandsveränderungen von in Deutschland brütenden und rastenden Vogelarten vor.

Hier kostenlos lesen: www.dda-web.de/downloads/pu...

Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪

Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️

Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...

🌿🪶 New Review in #BAAE: Abandonment & intensification impact biodiversity in marginal grasslands.

Across 174 European studies, both pathways reduced diversity — while restoration & extensive management help recover ecological value. 🌾

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
@gfoesoc.bsky.social

🚨New study led by @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social calls for urgent systematic #insects monitoring.

🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

We’re thrilled to announce that the GfÖ Annual Conference 2026 will be a joint event with the Nordic Society OIKOS (NSO), taking place in Odense, Denmark! 🇩🇰✨

See you on 14-17 Sep 2026!

nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

#NSO2026 #gfoe2026

Got inspired by all the fantastic research at #gfoe2025? Save the date for an even larger gathering of excellence in #ecology and #evolution at the joint #NSO2026 and #gfoe2026 meeting with @gfoesoc.bsky.social! See you on 14-17 Sep 2026 in Denmark! nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

Very important & cool project on mobilizing historic bird monitoring data & analysing older trend baselines then by @kampjohannes.bsky.social
#gfoe2025

If you know someone who might has old bird data from Germany, get in touch w Johannes

See also here www.dda-web.de/monitoring/h...

Does the decline of many #bird species also trigger a decline in species identification skills in young people? Are we already witnessing the #extinction of experience? Our new study, led by Talia Härtel, and based on a large questionnaire resurvey, suggests so:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In schwedischen Seen findet man oft noch ziemliche Besonderheiten.
Zum Beispiel die Wasser-Lobelie🪻(Lobelia dortmanna)!

👉 Die mag oligotrophe Weichwasserseen, also seeehr wenig Nährstoffe + niedrige pH-Werte.
Solche sauren Klarwasserseen gibts in 🇩🇪 fast nicht mehr, daher so gut wie ausgestorben. ☠️

Seawatching - Cape Clear - Blast from the past - 1999. 2 young birders on their first extended #seawatching trip to a legendary island. #birds #birding #seabirds #irishrarebirds

helhathnobirdies.blogspot.com/2025/07/seaw...

On 1 January 2026, NJB will become a Gold #OpenAccess journal! OA articles are 1.3x more cited and 3.5x more viewed than subscription based articles! Read more here:

➡️Advantages of OA: vist.ly/3y8hk

➡️Agreements to cover APCs: vist.ly<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xcdhjuzb7t6aqdy5ii5q275y" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">/3y8hh

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So it begins!

Autumn #Migration is a go here in The #Straits today with some of the first groups of White #Storks and Black #Kites making the crossing alongside a few Short-toed and Booted #Eagles

If you’d like to see scenes like this mesmerising-migrating-mass of White Storks we should talk!

DNA metabarcoding of dung from rewilded cattle & horses in Denmark reveals dietary differences, suggesting potential for coexistence 🧬🧪

Winter feeding changed diet compositions, which might affect vegetation development in areas where feeding is supplied 🐎🌎

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Sea-level rise contribution from melting Greenland glaciers seem to be higher than thought before. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

📰Published📰 Seedling fate in wet meadows: success fueled by mowing, not fertilizer 🌱

buff.ly/00VeEhU

🧪🌍

New in #BirdStudy
Big numbers of released Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges in the landscape all year.

Seasonal densities of released Common Pheasants and Red-legged Partridges on land used for shooting and on nearby non-release land in southern England: doi.org/10.1080/0006... #ornithology