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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum

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Professor for Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum @valentinecology.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to share our recent open access work:

The EU Nature Restoration Law widely ignores the biodiversity of urban green spaces, although these are crucial for truly sustainable cities.

Countries must now define ambitious biodiversity targets for urban ecosystems.

doi.org/10.1038/s429...

Countries need ambitious urban biodiversity targets under the EU Nature Restoration Law - npj Urban Sustainability

The EU Nature Restoration Law could rapidly advance ecosystem restoration also in cities. Yet the law focuses on green cover but ignores the ecological quality and biodiversity of urban green spaces, ...

doi.org

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 2d

JOB ALERT! Do you also love large ecological experiments? Become coordinator of our big new geo-biosphere experiment in @terra-cluster.org. 7-year position! Follow link for details.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@uslter.bsky.social

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Stellenangebote: Universität Hohenheim

Aktuelle Stellenangebote der Universität Hohenheim.

www.uni-hohenheim.de

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Ruhr-Universität Bochum @ruhr-uni-bochum.de · 1d

Service-News für alle, die mit dem Bus zur Uni fahren. 👇

Bushaltestelle „Ruhr-Universität“ wird verlegt

Da im Uni-Center umgebaut wird, halten einige Buslinien sechs Wochen lang an anderen Orten.

news.rub.de

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 1d

🦝🌱Non-native species: misunderstood menace or ecological opportunity?

In the latest #InsideBiodiversity episode, iDiv sits down with biologist @smartenwinter.bsky.social (@unileipzig.bsky.social) to unpack the tangled reality of species on the move.

🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

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Sandra Dullau @sandradullau.bsky.social · 1d

Bei uns auf dem #Campus Bernburg ist der trübe Oktober ganz bunt 🌸🌼

(Einsaat war im Frühjahr - und hat trotzdem super funktioniert 🙂)

Gelbe und violette Blüten vor den Wohnheimgebäuden.

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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · 1d

Studie zeigt:
Große Ackerflächen 🚜 heizen sich an heißen Sommertagen ☀️🌡ähnlich stark auf wie städtische Betonflächen, mit negativen Folgen für den Ertrag und den Boden.

"An Hitzetagen gibt es kaum einen Unterschied zwischen Berlin-Mitte und der Feldmark", sagt Pierre Ibisch, Professor für Ökologie.

Hitze in der Landwirtschaft: Das hält der Acker nicht aus

Eine neue Studie zeigt: Riesige Ackerflächen heizen sich genauso stark auf wie Betonwüsten in Städten. Doch die Landwirtschaft könnte ihre Flächen kühl halten.

www.zeit.de

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Bundesamt für Naturschutz @bfn-de.bsky.social · 22d

Morgen um 11 Uhr startet die kostenlose Online-Vortragsreihe des Nationalen Monitoringzentrums im #BfN ins 2. Halbjahr 2025. Thema: „Faktenscheck Artenvielfalt“. Hier direkt anmelden: bfn-event.webex.com/webappng/sit...
#onlinevortrag #faktencheck #artenvielfalt #monitoring #biodiversität

Auf dem Bild ist eine Ankündigung für den digitalen kostenlosen Vortrag am 17. September 2025 um 11 Uhr zum Thema „Faktencheck Artenvielfalt – Was wissen wir über die biologische Vielfalt in Deutschland?“ dargestellt. (Foto ©Faktencheck Artenvielfalt)

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Die Junge Akademie @jungeakademie.bsky.social · 29d

🔍 Wir suchen als Verstärkung eine Leitung für unsere Geschäftsstelle in #Berlin! 📍💼

✍️ Hier bewerben:
karriere.leopoldina.org/jobposting/e...

#Job #Stellenausschreibung #Stellenangebot #Organisationsentwicklung #Personalführung #Wissenschaftskommunikation #Wissenschaftsmanagement

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 28d

'Spatial arrangement of action-oriented versus hybrid agri-environmental schemes: implications for the optimisation of grassland ecosystem services'

ICYMI: New paper in Agricultural Systems led by Solen Le Clec'h & @valentinecology.bsky.social w @robehube.bsky.social et al

doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

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Pete Manning @peteecology.bsky.social · Sep 8

3 year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Landscape Multifunctionality here in beautiful Bergen jobbnorge.no/en/available... please repost

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Daniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great PhD defense by Andrea Schneider today. Biodiversity effects of modified grassland maintenance on dykes in urban areas. @merlin-project.bsky.social @valentinecology.bsky.social

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 29d

📢 #PhD opening at ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)!

Join the #VegetationEcology Research Group for a 4-year PhD on anthropogenic biodiversity changes in bryophytes.

📅Review begins Sept 22
Start date: Nov 2025

🔗 Detailed Information: tinyurl.com/3efj542k
Apply here: www.zhaw.ch/jobs

Offene Stellen | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Filtern Sie unsere offenen Stellen nach Ihren Präferenzen.

www.zhaw.ch

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WSL Biodiversity Center @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our biodiversity seminar series is back!
This Wednesday (10 Sep), Maria J. Santos (UZH) will discuss how social-ecological processes shape biodiversity, and how biodiversity in turn regulates these processes.
Join us in-person or online! Everyone is welcome
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

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Björn Brembs @brembs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 3

This should have been big news!

Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]

Original post on mastodon.social

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Johannes Timaeus @johannestimaeus.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kürzlich war ich an der @ruhr-uni-bochum.de und habe ein Interview mit @valentinecology.bsky.social
gemacht. Wir haben uns über urbane #Grünflächen, #Biodiversität sowie den Austausch zwischen #Wissenschaft und #Praxis unterhalten. www.bio-kultur.org/von-urbanen-...

Von urbanen Grünflächen zu biodiversen Lebensräumen: Interview mit Prof. Valentin Klaus

www.bio-kultur.org

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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum @valentinecology.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy to see our new paper out! In short:

"Spatial (miss)matches of agri-environmental schemes and implications for optimization"

Find the open-access paper here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Thanks to Solen and @robertfinger.bsky.social @robehube.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @usyseth.bsky.social

Redirecting

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Stephanie Schelfhout @stephschelfhout.bsky.social · Sep 1

Bravo @fornalab.bsky.social colleague @ellendevrieze.bsky.social with her talk “European cities manage their green space for people and biodiversity: a chance for urban (or ecosystem) restoration?” - collaboration with @valentinecology.bsky.social et al

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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum @valentinecology.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great retreat with my group over two days. Very productive exchange about ecological research, career perspectives, funding and group life. Thanks to @jhthoppenreijs.bsky.social and @simonmoesch.bsky.social for making this possible! 😀😀😀

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DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt @umweltstiftung.bsky.social · Jul 29

Zwei starke Ideen für mehr #Umweltschutz durch Technik & ausgezeichnet mit dem #DBU-Sonderpreis bei #JugendForscht
🤖 Leonel (15): Feldroboter jätet Unkraut ohne Chemie – mit KI. 💻 Tobias (18): Software zur Analyse & Sanierung schadstoffbelasteter Böden.
👉 kurzlinks.de/3pv7

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Jul 17

☘️🐛🐦‍⬛Sterben häufige Arten aus, können Nahrungsnetze instabil werden. Insbesondere wenn Feuchtgebietsarten betroffen sind, hat dies weitreichende Folgen: www.wsl.ch/de/news/vers...

#Artensterben #Nahrungsnetze #Feuchtgebiete #Biodiversität
@merinrejichacko.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social

Verschwinden Arten, kann das weitreichende Folgen haben

Der Verlust häufig vorkommender Arten kann ganze Ökosysteme instabil machen – mit weitreichenden Folgen für Mensch und Natur.

www.wsl.ch

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Daniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Emscher river restoration featured in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... - with some @crc-resist.bsky.social results.

‘It was filthy and it stank terribly’: how Europe’s dirtiest river was brought back to life

A €5.5bn project has transformed the Emscher from ‘the sewer of the Ruhr’ to a place where nature is starting to flourish

www.theguardian.com

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌦️🌳🖥️ #PostDoc Alert! #PhD in #climatology or #EnvironmentalScience? Expertise in climate modeling and #Python? Our #Research Group Dynamic Macroecology is looking for a PostDoc in regional climate downscaling! apply.refline.ch/273855/1747/... #ClimateModels #ScienceJobs

Job offer: The Dynamic Macroecology group within the Land Change Science research unit conducts data- and model-based analyses of the effects of climate change and thus provides an important basis for decision-making for the future - both internationally and nationally. We are offering a position within the FORACCA (Forest Restoration and Climate Change in Armenia) project, starting immediately, for a duration of 1.5 years, as a
PostDoc regional climate downscaling 80-100% (f/m/d)
You will join the FORACCA project, funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (DEZA). The project supports reforestation efforts on community lands, promotes climate-smart forest management, and fosters climate-resilient local development in Armenia. It aims to deliver cutting-edge scientific insights and targeted policy assistance, ensuring tangible impacts across multiple scales.

In your role, you will be responsible for developing state-of-the-art downscaled regional climate models for Armenia, utilizing the topographic downscaling method CHELSA (Climatologies at High Resolution for the Earth's Land Surface Areas). You will conduct bias correction of CHELSA observational data with data provided by local Armenian meteorological stations. Additionally, you will downscale selected regional climate models to a resolution of 1 km. You will calculate essential climate indicators for all Armenian communities and cities, with particular attention to those specifically targeted by FORACCA. Based on these indicators, you will develop comprehensive local climate impact profiles. Your collaboration with Armhydromet will involve conducting exchanges and training sessions, enhancing local capacities and expertise in climate modeling. Furthermore, you will contribute to preparing scientific publications based on your research findings.

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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum @valentinecology.bsky.social · Jun 30

On the wet side of research?

Very happy to announce registration is open for our WATER RESEARCH HORIZON CONFERENCE 2025 here in Bochum, Germany.

This year focus is on Urban Water Systems.

www.watersciencealliance.org/wrhc-abstracts.html

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Valentin Klaus - Ruhr University Bochum @valentinecology.bsky.social · Jun 11

Super Blühwiesen-Projekt auf Friedhof!

Herzlichen Dank an die BUND Ortsgruppe Essen, die uns im Master-Kurs Ihre urbanen Wiesen vorgestellt hat! 😀@bundnrw.bsky.social

Schönes Bespiel für eine geglückte Wiesenanlage. Mehr davon!

@ruhr-uni-bochum.de ‪@simonmoesch.bsky.social

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