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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · 8d

Huge congrats to Sylvia Bonilla 🏆 on winning the Kilham Memorial Lecture Award from SIL! Her vital work on toxic cyanobacteria across Latin America is attracting high interest from researchers across Europe and worldwide. 🔬🌍

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · 10d

Join us in congratulating Sylvia Bonilla, winner of the Kilham Memorial Lecture Award! 🎉

To be delivered during the joint ASLO–SIL 2026 Congress in Montreal.
We look forward to celebrating her contributions to limnology and cyanobacteria research with the SIL community! 💧

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fascinating an motivating plenary talk from @florianaltermatt.bsky.social at #DGL2025. He made a strong plea for rethinking the way we use eDNA to monitor aquatic biodiversity. Inspired me to read more about his research.

Florian Altermatt and a slide with his proposed pipeline.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Verschlechterungsverbot muss höher gewichtet werden als Verbesserungsgebot. Die letzten freifließenden Flüsse müssen erhalten werden.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Klement Trockner, Senkenberg Naturforschung auf der #DGL2025: Mehr Prävention wagen: Wege aus der Polykrise.

Klement Trockner und Vergleich Kosten von Flaschen- und Leitungswasser.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Sep 8

Opening plenary of Mark Gessner at #DGL2025, the annual German limnology conference, of DGL and @sil-limnology.bsky.social Germany, this year in Frankfurt

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Michael Meyer @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social · Sep 4

New paper alert!! Our viewpoint piece uses data from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment + Landsat to see how differing definitions of trophic state can skew and enhance our understanding of lake ecosystems! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Clarifying the trophic state concept to advance macroscale freshwater science and management

For over a century, ecologists have used the concept of trophic state (TS) to characterize an aquatic ecosystem's biological productivity. However, multiple TS classification schemes, each relying on...

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Kevin Patrick O'Brien @kobriendublin.bsky.social · Aug 10

User! Conference 2026 will take place in Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱

Provisional dates: Dates Monday 6th July to Thu 9th July 2026.

Hope to see you all there.

#rstats #user2025 #warsaw

Alt text: A vibrant, stylized nighttime cityscape symbolizing Warsaw, Poland, host of the UseR! 2026 Conference. A glowing river winds through the city, bordered by illuminated buildings that blend modern skyscrapers with traditional European architecture. The deep blue sky sparkles with stars and celestial bodies, and a large moon-like orb at the center displays a bold letter "R"—a nod to the R programming language, widely used for statistical computing, data analysis, and visualization. The image’s rich blues and warm yellows evoke both innovation and cultural heritage. The UseR! Conference series is the premier international gathering for R users and developers, fostering collaboration, sharing cutting-edge research, and promoting open-source tools. This artistic depiction captures the excitement and creativity of the global R community coming together in Warsaw for learning, networking, and advancing data science.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Jul 5

Beitrag des #mdr zu Folgen der Klimaerwärmung auf die Trinkwasserversorgung aus Talsperren. Statements von #LTV Sachsen, #ufz und Johannes Feldbauer aus unserer AG #limnologie. der @tudresden.bsky.social #klimakonform #dgl_ev

www.mdr.de/wissen/umwel...

Talsperren im Klimastress | MDR.DE

Die Folgen der Klimaerwärmung machen sich auch in unseren Talsperren bemerkbar. Das ist ein Problem für die Wasserreserve, die Gewässer sind im Stress. Die Betreiber bemühen sich um Anpassung an die n...

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is definitely not the time to delay or dial back climate policy. The urgency has never been greater.
We are approaching dangerous tipping points, almost 200 scientists warn. 🌊
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‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders

World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · Jul 4

Perfect guess ⚽⚽

Achim Zeileis @zeileis.org · Jul 4

⚽ Probabilistic forecasts for today's matches at #WEURO2025 using our machine learning ensemble.

In Group C: #GERPOL #GER #POL
🥅 Mean goals: 2.5-0.5

🇩🇪 80.9%
Draw 13.5%
🇵🇱 5.6%

Heatmap with probabilistic forecasts for the possible outcomes of the match:

Heatmap with probabilistic forecasts for the possible outcomes of the match. The most likely outcome is 2-0 with a probability of 15.3%.

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · Jul 4

📣SIL Board Elections – Deadline Extended!

🌍 Nominations are open
🔹 Vice-President – Global Outreach
🔹 Early Career Researcher – Global Outreach

📩 Submit your nomination to:
📧 [email protected]
📧 [email protected]
www.limnology.org/announcements/sil-board-elections-call-for-nominations/

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TU Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social · Jun 27

"Enten-Dermatitis": Zerkarien in Seen können roten Ausschlag nach dem Baden verursachen. 🏊 Hydrobiologe Thomas Berendonk von der #TUDresden erklärt bei MDR Wissen, wo die Gefahr dafür am größten ist & warum der Ausschlag in der Regel unbedenklich ist.
ℹ️ www.mdr.de/wissen/umwel...

Bade-Dermatitis durch Zerkarien: Rote Flecken nach dem Baden durch Entenwürmer | MDR.DE

Wer nach einem Bad in einem See rote Flecken oder Quaddeln auf der Haut findet, könnte sich die "Enten-Dermatitis" eingefangen haben. Der Ausschlag ist unangenehm, aber in der Regel nicht gefährlich.

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · Jun 24

📣📣 REMINDER: RESEARCH AWARDS APPLICATION 📣📣

SIL STUDENTS: Don’t forget to apply for the Tonolli Research Awards to help fund your projects.

Read about all the details on our website: limnology.org/funding/tono...

⏰ The deadline to submit a complete application is June 30, 2025.

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SIL | International Society of Limnology @sil-limnology.bsky.social · Jun 24

‼️ REMINDER ‼️
⏰ Stage 1 Deadline is Almost Here!
If your country has a SIL Ambassador, you have until June 30, 2025 to submit your paper!

Apply here & read full details:
limnology.org/funding/sil-...

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Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) @igb-berlin.de · Jun 6

📢 We want to assess how lake ecosystems respond to global climate change and other environmental changes. To achieve this, we need your expertise! Join our team as a #data #expert. Click here for more information about the position: karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/56832143... #ScienceJobs

Data Expert in Eco-informatics (f/m/x) at Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei

We're looking for: Data Expert in Eco-informatics (f/m/x) (Full or Part Time) • Neuglobsow, Stechlin, Deutschland

karriere-igb.softgarden.io

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · May 24

Unitag an der @tudresden.bsky.social ! Der Stand der #hydrowissenschaften ist eröffnet.

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Michael Meyer @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social · May 22

I'm very excited to share that Hacking Limno + DSOS are coming back for the FIFTH time 21-25 July! If you're interested in #machinelearning #remotesensing #modeling #limnology #oceanography, this is for YOU! Registration is FREE + open to ALL! #DSOS25 aquaticdatasciopensci.github.io/registration/

Registration

Conference Template

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Rafeeque Mavoor @rafeeque.com · May 13

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!

These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.

Save and share the post!

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ICTC13 @ictc13.bsky.social · May 8

Taxonomic and functional #metagenomic assessment of #cyanobacteria. Invited talk by Nico Salmaso of the Research and Innovation Centre Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM).

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ICTC13 @ictc13.bsky.social · May 9

Our group photo ❤️. Big thanks to all participants for their contributions.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · May 9

Many thanks for the photo! 💚💙💚💚💚💚💚

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · May 9

Blue and green for the cyanobacteria and full 5 for the organization:
💚💙💚💚💚💚💚 🇬🇷

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ICTC13 @ictc13.bsky.social · May 8

Hans Paerl - Mitigating harmful #cyanobacterial blooms (CyanoHABs) in an increasingly chaotic and extreme global #climate. #Cyanobacteria like it hot, but it's not just temperature....Invited talk at #ICTC13.

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · May 8

Many thanks to the @ictc13.bsky.social organizers for this excellently organized and inspiring conference and the always friendly, welcoming + enthusiastic atmosphere 💙💚

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tpetzoldt.bsky.social @tpetzoldt.bsky.social · May 8

Photo from Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA 4.0 by Paerllab (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ha...), see also paerllab.web.unc.edu

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