Biogeography Berlin
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Researching land-use change & how it impacts biodiversity at
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Seeking to support biodiversity conservation.
Posts by
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social & team (check out our starterpack).
hu.berlin/biogeo
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Seeking to support biodiversity conservation.
Posts by
@tkuemmerle.bsky.social & team (check out our starterpack).
hu.berlin/biogeo
Today we got to listen to an amazing talk by Bowy den Braber about the Marie Curie project and the Hohenheim research.
Very insightful and interesting!!
#guest #presentation #hu #biogeography #research
Very insightful and interesting!!
#guest #presentation #hu #biogeography #research
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Today we got to listen to an amazing talk by Bowy den Braber about the Marie Curie project and the Hohenheim research.
Very insightful and interesting!!
#guest #presentation #hu #biogeography #research
Very insightful and interesting!!
#guest #presentation #hu #biogeography #research
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#Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an effort by local governments to link Indigenous territories with nearby national parks and strengthen #ecological connectivity.
Bolivia Indigenous communities, local gov’ts help protect nearly 1 million hectares
Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an effort by local governments to link Indigenous territories with nearby national parks and strengthen...
news.mongabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
#Bolivia has added nearly a million hectares to its protected areas over the last several months, an effort by local governments to link Indigenous territories with nearby national parks and strengthen #ecological connectivity.
Thursday's SystemShift workshop brought together the many perspectives and experiences within our group. We mapped current work and explored future ideas. Next, we will align on priorities for the remaining project period. A valuable step forward for the project.
#systemshift #biogeo #research
#systemshift #biogeo #research
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Thursday's SystemShift workshop brought together the many perspectives and experiences within our group. We mapped current work and explored future ideas. Next, we will align on priorities for the remaining project period. A valuable step forward for the project.
#systemshift #biogeo #research
#systemshift #biogeo #research
There are so many perks of working in an international lab - the best one obviously being sweets as souvenirs from all over the world!!
@geolacerda.bsky.social @aguiarse86.bsky.social
#sweets #labwork #academia #international #souvenirs #biogeography #huberlin
@geolacerda.bsky.social @aguiarse86.bsky.social
#sweets #labwork #academia #international #souvenirs #biogeography #huberlin
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
There are so many perks of working in an international lab - the best one obviously being sweets as souvenirs from all over the world!!
@geolacerda.bsky.social @aguiarse86.bsky.social
#sweets #labwork #academia #international #souvenirs #biogeography #huberlin
@geolacerda.bsky.social @aguiarse86.bsky.social
#sweets #labwork #academia #international #souvenirs #biogeography #huberlin
Don't forget to check out this great new paper by Tejas Bhagwat and colleagues in the Journal of Ornithology:
Increased habitat, shrinking population: Trends in the Sociable lapwing habitat suitability through the annual cycle
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#newpaper
Increased habitat, shrinking population: Trends in the Sociable lapwing habitat suitability through the annual cycle
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#newpaper
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Don't forget to check out this great new paper by Tejas Bhagwat and colleagues in the Journal of Ornithology:
Increased habitat, shrinking population: Trends in the Sociable lapwing habitat suitability through the annual cycle
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#newpaper
Increased habitat, shrinking population: Trends in the Sociable lapwing habitat suitability through the annual cycle
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#newpaper
Look at this great picture of this beautiful snow leopard taken by the UNEP Vanishing Treasures project (Tajikistan)!
Check out @arashghoddousi.bsky.social and colleagues' paper in @ambio-journal.bsky.social for more information link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#snowleopard #tajikistan #biogeo
Check out @arashghoddousi.bsky.social and colleagues' paper in @ambio-journal.bsky.social for more information link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#snowleopard #tajikistan #biogeo
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Look at this great picture of this beautiful snow leopard taken by the UNEP Vanishing Treasures project (Tajikistan)!
Check out @arashghoddousi.bsky.social and colleagues' paper in @ambio-journal.bsky.social for more information link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#snowleopard #tajikistan #biogeo
Check out @arashghoddousi.bsky.social and colleagues' paper in @ambio-journal.bsky.social for more information link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#snowleopard #tajikistan #biogeo
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Great collab (as usual!) with @tkuemmerle.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social and @acbk.bsky.social, see here for a nice paper summary by Tobias: bsky.app/profile/tkue...
Increasing habitat suitability for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing over the past 30 years - across its range!
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Great collab (as usual!) with @tkuemmerle.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social and @acbk.bsky.social, see here for a nice paper summary by Tobias: bsky.app/profile/tkue...
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Increasing habitat suitability for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing over the past 30 years - across its range!
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
January 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Increasing habitat suitability for the critically endangered Sociable Lapwing over the past 30 years - across its range!
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
Paper by Tejas Bhagwat out in the Journal of Ornithology: doi.org/10.1007/s103...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social @consbiogoe.bsky.social
#Conservation #MigratoryBirds
A little #game to get into the #weekend spirit: how many guests of this #Chiquitania party do you count?
#biogeography #cameratrap #wildcamera #animals
#biogeography #cameratrap #wildcamera #animals
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 PM
A little #game to get into the #weekend spirit: how many guests of this #Chiquitania party do you count?
#biogeography #cameratrap #wildcamera #animals
#biogeography #cameratrap #wildcamera #animals
Happy new year everyone!!
We are looking forward to a year full of new research, insights, and events. Check out our website biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/website/ to stay tuned in 2026 or recap what has happened in 2025 ;)
#newyear #twentysix #recap
We are looking forward to a year full of new research, insights, and events. Check out our website biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/website/ to stay tuned in 2026 or recap what has happened in 2025 ;)
#newyear #twentysix #recap
Conservation Biogeography Lab
Research at the Conservation Biogeography Lab in Berlin
biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Happy new year everyone!!
We are looking forward to a year full of new research, insights, and events. Check out our website biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/website/ to stay tuned in 2026 or recap what has happened in 2025 ;)
#newyear #twentysix #recap
We are looking forward to a year full of new research, insights, and events. Check out our website biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/website/ to stay tuned in 2026 or recap what has happened in 2025 ;)
#newyear #twentysix #recap
Our goal is to carry out #cutting‑edge and relevant #research on land use and impacts on biodiversity which often concerns regions far away from Berlin. We aim to minimize the #environmentalimpact of our work with different strategies! Take a look at them and at the 2025 travel #emissions here:
Responsible Travel Statement | Conservation Biogeography Lab
biogeo.pages.cms.hu-berlin.de
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Our goal is to carry out #cutting‑edge and relevant #research on land use and impacts on biodiversity which often concerns regions far away from Berlin. We aim to minimize the #environmentalimpact of our work with different strategies! Take a look at them and at the 2025 travel #emissions here:
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Climate change impacts on the potential for coexistence between snow leopards and people in Central Asia's mountains - new paper out, led by @arashghoddousi.bsky.social in @ambio-journal.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Climate change impacts on the potential for coexistence between snow leopards and people in Central Asia's mountains - new paper out, led by @arashghoddousi.bsky.social in @ambio-journal.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Greetings from the Institute's Christmas party last Friday!
Wishing you all a happy holiday!!
Wishing you all a happy holiday!!
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Greetings from the Institute's Christmas party last Friday!
Wishing you all a happy holiday!!
Wishing you all a happy holiday!!
Remember to check out our latest paper:
"Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes" by Gabriele Retez and colleagues. Out in the Journal of Applied Ecology ->
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#newpaper #bison #biogeography #europe
"Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes" by Gabriele Retez and colleagues. Out in the Journal of Applied Ecology ->
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#newpaper #bison #biogeography #europe
Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes
European bison (Bison bonasus) browsing in a forest gap ecosystem within the Romanian Carpathians, part of the Armenis herd. Photo Credits: Gabriele Retez.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Remember to check out our latest paper:
"Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes" by Gabriele Retez and colleagues. Out in the Journal of Applied Ecology ->
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#newpaper #bison #biogeography #europe
"Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes" by Gabriele Retez and colleagues. Out in the Journal of Applied Ecology ->
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#newpaper #bison #biogeography #europe
Congrats to Dr. Oleksandra Shumilova for being awarded the Caroline von Humboldt Award!! As a Humboldt Award winner, she will do research at our lab under the direction of Prof Tobias Kümmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
Very excited!
more info:
www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
#award #humboldt
Very excited!
more info:
www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
#award #humboldt
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Congrats to Dr. Oleksandra Shumilova for being awarded the Caroline von Humboldt Award!! As a Humboldt Award winner, she will do research at our lab under the direction of Prof Tobias Kümmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
Very excited!
more info:
www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
#award #humboldt
Very excited!
more info:
www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
#award #humboldt
A little Camera Trap Challenge to start the week:
Does anyone have any guesses? 👀
#cameratrap #chiquitania #guess #challenge #ID #animal #biogeography #conservation #hu
Does anyone have any guesses? 👀
#cameratrap #chiquitania #guess #challenge #ID #animal #biogeography #conservation #hu
December 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A little Camera Trap Challenge to start the week:
Does anyone have any guesses? 👀
#cameratrap #chiquitania #guess #challenge #ID #animal #biogeography #conservation #hu
Does anyone have any guesses? 👀
#cameratrap #chiquitania #guess #challenge #ID #animal #biogeography #conservation #hu
We startet feeling the Christmas spirit at yesterday's Geography Department Christmas party! Waffles, gingerbread and glühwein!
Have a christmasy week!
Have a christmasy week!
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We startet feeling the Christmas spirit at yesterday's Geography Department Christmas party! Waffles, gingerbread and glühwein!
Have a christmasy week!
Have a christmasy week!
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Wild European bison can thrive in a wide variety of landscapes - including human-dominated ones.
New paper out @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Gabriele Retez analyzing habitat selection across 22 populations -->
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
New paper out @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Gabriele Retez analyzing habitat selection across 22 populations -->
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wild European bison can thrive in a wide variety of landscapes - including human-dominated ones.
New paper out @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Gabriele Retez analyzing habitat selection across 22 populations -->
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
New paper out @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Gabriele Retez analyzing habitat selection across 22 populations -->
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@biogeoberlin.bsky.social
Proud to share that the paper "Recent sociocultural changes reverse the long-term trend of declining habitat availability for large wild mammals in Europe" by M. Davoli, @tkuemmerle.bsky.social and colleagues was awarded the Diversity and Distribution Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award!
Recent Sociocultural Changes Reverse the Long‐Term Trend of Declining Habitat Availability for Large Wild Mammals in Europe
Aim People have strongly influenced the biosphere for millennia, but how their increasing activities have shaped wildlife distribution is incompletely understood. We examined how the distribution of...
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Proud to share that the paper "Recent sociocultural changes reverse the long-term trend of declining habitat availability for large wild mammals in Europe" by M. Davoli, @tkuemmerle.bsky.social and colleagues was awarded the Diversity and Distribution Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award!
Megafauna persistence is shaped by habitat refuges, human presence, and land use histories.
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Megafauna persistence is shaped by habitat refuges, human presence, and land use histories.
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
New paper by @tamannakalam.bsky.social along with Marie Pratzer, Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi, Xiang Liu, and @tkuemmerle.bsky.social
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/art30/
#newpaper #landuse #megafauna
We are not only talented scientists but also gifted footballers! At our lab retreat we had some great matches...
#labretreat #football #science #team
#labretreat #football #science #team
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We are not only talented scientists but also gifted footballers! At our lab retreat we had some great matches...
#labretreat #football #science #team
#labretreat #football #science #team
Last Monday @tamannakalam.bsky.social successfully defended her amazing PHD Thesis on "Tropical dry woodland dynamics in India and their implications for megafauna persistence". Congratulations!!!
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last Monday @tamannakalam.bsky.social successfully defended her amazing PHD Thesis on "Tropical dry woodland dynamics in India and their implications for megafauna persistence". Congratulations!!!
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
#defense #phd #drywoodland #hu #biogeography #megafauna
A glimpse of fall from the Romanian Carpathians, where Gabri Retez is studying how European bison contribute to seed dispersal. The study is funded by National Geographic Society.
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A glimpse of fall from the Romanian Carpathians, where Gabri Retez is studying how European bison contribute to seed dispersal. The study is funded by National Geographic Society.
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
#fieldwork #romania #bison #biogeography #research #study #NationalGeographicSociety #Europe #huberlin #carpathians
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On this 🌍 World Science Day for Peace and Development, let’s remember that science is instrumental to #TransformativeChange.
Science is capable of redirecting development towards regenerative practices aligned with nature-positive goals. 🏡🧪
📚 https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
Science is capable of redirecting development towards regenerative practices aligned with nature-positive goals. 🏡🧪
📚 https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On this 🌍 World Science Day for Peace and Development, let’s remember that science is instrumental to #TransformativeChange.
Science is capable of redirecting development towards regenerative practices aligned with nature-positive goals. 🏡🧪
📚 https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
Science is capable of redirecting development towards regenerative practices aligned with nature-positive goals. 🏡🧪
📚 https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
Congrats to Hendrik Bluhm on an excellent defense & passing with flying colors for his PhD on understanding potential recovery pathways of large herbivores in human-dominated landscapes.
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Congrats to Hendrik Bluhm on an excellent defense & passing with flying colors for his PhD on understanding potential recovery pathways of large herbivores in human-dominated landscapes.
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery
#phd #defense #biogeography #largeherbivors #recovery