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Europe’s largest interdisciplinary long-term platform for biodiversity, ecosystems and land-use research | Infrastructure Priority Programme funded by DFG

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Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · Nov 28
Registration for the #BE20Conference is now open.
We’re celebrating 20 years of the Biodiversity Exploratories with our first international conference. ✨
We appreciate when the news circulates in the community.
www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

See you there. 🙂

@dfg.de @sgn.one
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📣 Only 3 days left to submit abstracts for the #BE20Conference.
Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 January 2026.

Biodiversity researchers from around the world are invited to contribute.🌐
More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

#Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Only 2 weeks left to submit abstracts #BE20Conference!
Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 Jan 2026

Biodiversity researchers from around the world are welcome.
Berlin, 8–12 June 2026

More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

#Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026
January 17, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Transects for the 2026 Soil Sampling Campaign were set up at the Exploratorium Schwäbische Alb—laying the groundwork to better understand links between soil, land use, and biodiversity. 🌿✨

📷 J. Hailer

#bexplo #research #science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #ecosystems
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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New study on arthropod declines @natecoevo.nature.com 🪲

In two time series @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social we show how community (dis)assembly underpins local biomass declines.

It mostly boils down to species loss, with identity losing relevance.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
bexplo.bsky.social
Registration for the #BE20Conference is now open.
We’re celebrating 20 years of the Biodiversity Exploratories with our first international conference. ✨
We appreciate when the news circulates in the community.
www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

See you there. 🙂

@dfg.de @sgn.one
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Meet our next confirmed keynotes speaker for the #BE20conference: Duccio Rocchini @ducciorocchini.bsky.social

A biologist advancing open-source methods in remote sensing & spatial ecology to better model and monitor global biodiversity. 🌍📡

Stay tuned for more BE20 (Berlin, June8–12,2026) updates!
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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👇 Key insights:
• Eukaryotic bacterivores & Bdellovibrionota decline in subsoils
• Myxococcota show no depth-related drop
• Prey bacteria & predators often sync seasonally
• Seasonal effects vary by site, organism & depth

🧬 #Metatranscriptomic data suggest predatory #bacteria may dominate subsoils.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🦠 Curious about who eats whom in #grassland #soils? New BE-study on the dynamics of #bacterivores across depths & seasons!

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌐 #SoilEcology #MicrobialEcology
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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BE20: Meet our next confirmed keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Richard Bardgett @lancasteruni.bsky.social, UK. 🌱
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍

Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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The next confirmed keynote speaker for the BE20 Conference is Prof. Dr. Rachael Winfree from the USA ! 🌿🐝
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡

FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

#BE20conference
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Exploring the future of the Hainich-Dün landscape: Together we discussed how nature, people, and regional traditions can thrive. Thanks to all participants for the inspiring dialogue! 💚
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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We’re thrilled to introduce the next confirmed Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Andrew Gonzalez from Canada! 🌿🌎

A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡

Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨

#bexplo #conservation
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Our next confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. @Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social) from Germany! 🌊
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬

Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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We’re excited to announce the next confirmed keynote speaker:
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝

Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.

#bexplo #conservation
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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#BE20Conference first confirmed keynotes!

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱

Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories

#bexplo
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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📢 New BE-publication out about StrataSeq – a workflow to optimise #DNA reference database generation for hard-to-identify taxa!
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐
October 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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🔔 Reminder: #BE20Conference 2026 🔔
Here’s the latest news!

📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars!

✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/

📢 Please help spread the news!
bexplo.bsky.social Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · Aug 19
📢Save the Date!👩‍🔬
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳

📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!

Please RT and share this news!

#Research #Conference
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Preparations for our new #deadwood experiment BEClimWood are in full swing! 🌳
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.

Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪
October 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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New BE study explores how canopy gaps & #deadwood shape #forest soundscapes, focusing on biophony (animal) & geophony (natural abiotic sounds).🌲🎧 Machine learning shows: deadwood boosts biophony, gaps geophony & soundscape analysis can effectively monitor biodiversity.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐
October 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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🌿🦋 Interested in how #land-use intensity shapes #moth communities? Check out this BE-paper in @animalecology.bsky.social
🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐
Habitat and land‐use intensity shape moth community structure across temperate forest and grassland
This study reveals how land-use intensity, plant diversity, weather and artificial light interact to shape moth diversity across forests and grasslands. Using 300 plots across Germany, we highlight h...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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📢Check out our latest BE-publication on #invertebrate 🐞abundance in #grasslands 🌱 published in @basicapplecol.bsky.social.

Reducing land use (single late #mowing) increased #insects by +41% after 1 yr and +99% after 3 yrs.
Species diversity, however, remained unchanged.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Last week our infrastructure teams gathered in the Exploratory Schwäbische Alb for the annual meeting – sharing ideas and shaping future steps of the Exploratories. Great to connect, exchange, and build visions together! 🤝

📷 L. Marian

#bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM