Catrin Westphal
@catrinwestphal.bsky.social
Ecologist, Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology, Prof at University of Göttingen, Germany
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/596513.html
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/596513.html
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📢 We’re hiring!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
You will work in the transdisciplinary #ProjectKOOPERATIV in a great and diverse team of ecologists, economists and social scientists.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
You will work in the transdisciplinary #ProjectKOOPERATIV in a great and diverse team of ecologists, economists and social scientists.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
📢 We’re hiring!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
📢 We’re hiring!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social
The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.
See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long-term agricultural diversification increases financial profitability, biodiversity, and ecosystem services: a second-order meta-analysis - Nature Communications
Feeding a growing population while protecting the environment is a major global challenge. This study suggests that agricultural diversification enhances long-term profitability, biodiversity, soil he...
www.nature.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
New article led by Evan T. Sloan🐝
Pollen metabarcoding shows strong preference for Cichorioideae in the specialist bee Osmia leaiana.
Foraging patterns are driven by local flower abundance and nearby semi-natural grasslands.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@basicapplecol.bsky.social
Pollen metabarcoding shows strong preference for Cichorioideae in the specialist bee Osmia leaiana.
Foraging patterns are driven by local flower abundance and nearby semi-natural grasslands.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@basicapplecol.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
New article led by Evan T. Sloan🐝
Pollen metabarcoding shows strong preference for Cichorioideae in the specialist bee Osmia leaiana.
Foraging patterns are driven by local flower abundance and nearby semi-natural grasslands.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@basicapplecol.bsky.social
Pollen metabarcoding shows strong preference for Cichorioideae in the specialist bee Osmia leaiana.
Foraging patterns are driven by local flower abundance and nearby semi-natural grasslands.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@basicapplecol.bsky.social
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Landscape composition determines reproductive success: more cropland and forest reduce brood cell numbers.
The results highlight how local plant communities and land use shape specialist bee #conservation and could guide grassland #restoration.
Thanks for funding
@biodiversa.eu
@dfg.de
The results highlight how local plant communities and land use shape specialist bee #conservation and could guide grassland #restoration.
Thanks for funding
@biodiversa.eu
@dfg.de
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Landscape composition determines reproductive success: more cropland and forest reduce brood cell numbers.
The results highlight how local plant communities and land use shape specialist bee #conservation and could guide grassland #restoration.
Thanks for funding
@biodiversa.eu
@dfg.de
The results highlight how local plant communities and land use shape specialist bee #conservation and could guide grassland #restoration.
Thanks for funding
@biodiversa.eu
@dfg.de
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Reminder 📣 submit your abstract for a talk or poster by February 15th and register to secure early bird price by April 30th for the 8th European Congress of Conservation Biology!
See you in Leiden, the Netherlands 6 - 10 July 2026!
More at eccb26leiden.eu/parallel-ses...
See you in Leiden, the Netherlands 6 - 10 July 2026!
More at eccb26leiden.eu/parallel-ses...
January 27, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Reminder 📣 submit your abstract for a talk or poster by February 15th and register to secure early bird price by April 30th for the 8th European Congress of Conservation Biology!
See you in Leiden, the Netherlands 6 - 10 July 2026!
More at eccb26leiden.eu/parallel-ses...
See you in Leiden, the Netherlands 6 - 10 July 2026!
More at eccb26leiden.eu/parallel-ses...
Many thanks for the invitation to
Dr. Nils Stanik & Prof. Dr. Gert Rosenthal @unikassel.bsky.social
Department of Landscape and Vegetation Ecology,
the North Hessian Society for Natural History and Natural Sciences (NGNN)
and the Natural History Museum Kassel.
Dr. Nils Stanik & Prof. Dr. Gert Rosenthal @unikassel.bsky.social
Department of Landscape and Vegetation Ecology,
the North Hessian Society for Natural History and Natural Sciences (NGNN)
and the Natural History Museum Kassel.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Many thanks for the invitation to
Dr. Nils Stanik & Prof. Dr. Gert Rosenthal @unikassel.bsky.social
Department of Landscape and Vegetation Ecology,
the North Hessian Society for Natural History and Natural Sciences (NGNN)
and the Natural History Museum Kassel.
Dr. Nils Stanik & Prof. Dr. Gert Rosenthal @unikassel.bsky.social
Department of Landscape and Vegetation Ecology,
the North Hessian Society for Natural History and Natural Sciences (NGNN)
and the Natural History Museum Kassel.
Thank you very much for listening, for the long and critical discussion, and for the numerous positive comments. I enjoyed the improvised lecture, which once again showed how topical and relevant the issue of cooperative agri-environmental measures at the landscape level is for nature conservation.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Thank you very much for listening, for the long and critical discussion, and for the numerous positive comments. I enjoyed the improvised lecture, which once again showed how topical and relevant the issue of cooperative agri-environmental measures at the landscape level is for nature conservation.
The only downside was that probably not everyone was able to see the beautiful pictures of our flowering areas and the co-design of our study landscapes.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The only downside was that probably not everyone was able to see the beautiful pictures of our flowering areas and the co-design of our study landscapes.
The solution: share the presentation via the open learning management system with the students and everyone who doesn't have access can watch together on a laptop.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The solution: share the presentation via the open learning management system with the students and everyone who doesn't have access can watch together on a laptop.
What do you do when the projector isn't working and the room is full of people who have come especially to hear your talk despite the ice and sleet?
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
What do you do when the projector isn't working and the room is full of people who have come especially to hear your talk despite the ice and sleet?
Main conclusion: Effective conservation must integrate landscape restoration and social levers
1. local management boosts plant and bee richness
2. landscape-scale habitat connectivity strengthens species diversity and ecosystem functions
3. farmers’ motivation matters
@biodiversa.eu
1. local management boosts plant and bee richness
2. landscape-scale habitat connectivity strengthens species diversity and ecosystem functions
3. farmers’ motivation matters
@biodiversa.eu
December 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Main conclusion: Effective conservation must integrate landscape restoration and social levers
1. local management boosts plant and bee richness
2. landscape-scale habitat connectivity strengthens species diversity and ecosystem functions
3. farmers’ motivation matters
@biodiversa.eu
1. local management boosts plant and bee richness
2. landscape-scale habitat connectivity strengthens species diversity and ecosystem functions
3. farmers’ motivation matters
@biodiversa.eu
Congratulations on your very successful PhD defence! 🎉
Thank you for all your contributions to the lab from managing our social media to organizing outreach events and promoting science communication. 🐝
I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done! All the best! 💚
Thank you for all your contributions to the lab from managing our social media to organizing outreach events and promoting science communication. 🐝
I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done! All the best! 💚
🎉 Congratulations to Kathrin Czechofsky on successfully defending her doctoral thesis! 🥳
Well done - an incredible achievement.
It was great to have you in the lab, and we will miss your energy, dedication, openness, and friendliness.
We wish you all the best for the next stage of your life! 💚
Well done - an incredible achievement.
It was great to have you in the lab, and we will miss your energy, dedication, openness, and friendliness.
We wish you all the best for the next stage of your life! 💚
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Congratulations on your very successful PhD defence! 🎉
Thank you for all your contributions to the lab from managing our social media to organizing outreach events and promoting science communication. 🐝
I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done! All the best! 💚
Thank you for all your contributions to the lab from managing our social media to organizing outreach events and promoting science communication. 🐝
I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done! All the best! 💚
It is an honour and pleasure to have Teja presenting at our Ecology Seminar this week. I greatly appreciate his consistent mentorship and look forward to building on the creative team spirit of the Agroecology group with him. Thanks so much, Teja! 💚
The Festschrift:
www.openagrar.de/receive/open...
The Festschrift:
www.openagrar.de/receive/open...
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
It is an honour and pleasure to have Teja presenting at our Ecology Seminar this week. I greatly appreciate his consistent mentorship and look forward to building on the creative team spirit of the Agroecology group with him. Thanks so much, Teja! 💚
The Festschrift:
www.openagrar.de/receive/open...
The Festschrift:
www.openagrar.de/receive/open...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group.
Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia
Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates.
Deadline: 11.01.26
More info:
shorturl.at/f1TuF
Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia
Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates.
Deadline: 11.01.26
More info:
shorturl.at/f1TuF
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group.
Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia
Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates.
Deadline: 11.01.26
More info:
shorturl.at/f1TuF
Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia
Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates.
Deadline: 11.01.26
More info:
shorturl.at/f1TuF
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...
Nordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society Oikos
Join us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...
🎉 Congratulations on this great achievement!
The students’ feedback says it all:
The excursions, research-oriented exercises, and diverse applied topics were perceived as highly inspiring, practical, and relevant to their training.
Keep up the great work! 🚀
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
The students’ feedback says it all:
The excursions, research-oriented exercises, and diverse applied topics were perceived as highly inspiring, practical, and relevant to their training.
Keep up the great work! 🚀
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Award ceremony for outstanding courses at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Ricarda Koch and Marco Ferrante offered diverse courses on the ecology of agricultural landscapes - their dedication was highly appreciated by the students.
Congratulations to both of them! 👏
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Ricarda Koch and Marco Ferrante offered diverse courses on the ecology of agricultural landscapes - their dedication was highly appreciated by the students.
Congratulations to both of them! 👏
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
🎉 Congratulations on this great achievement!
The students’ feedback says it all:
The excursions, research-oriented exercises, and diverse applied topics were perceived as highly inspiring, practical, and relevant to their training.
Keep up the great work! 🚀
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
The students’ feedback says it all:
The excursions, research-oriented exercises, and diverse applied topics were perceived as highly inspiring, practical, and relevant to their training.
Keep up the great work! 🚀
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
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Don’t miss the related article:
a Europe-wide meta-analysis led by Qian on how to optimize flower-area design to support ground-active predators.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
a Europe-wide meta-analysis led by Qian on how to optimize flower-area design to support ground-active predators.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Don’t miss the related article:
a Europe-wide meta-analysis led by Qian on how to optimize flower-area design to support ground-active predators.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
a Europe-wide meta-analysis led by Qian on how to optimize flower-area design to support ground-active predators.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
📢 Join us #EcologySeminar!
Qian Zhang
will will share new #ProjectKOOPERATIV insights, on how flower areas enrich ground-dwelling arthropod diversity and ecosystem services.
📅 Wed 19.11. at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
Qian Zhang
will will share new #ProjectKOOPERATIV insights, on how flower areas enrich ground-dwelling arthropod diversity and ecosystem services.
📅 Wed 19.11. at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
📢 Join us #EcologySeminar!
Qian Zhang
will will share new #ProjectKOOPERATIV insights, on how flower areas enrich ground-dwelling arthropod diversity and ecosystem services.
📅 Wed 19.11. at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
Qian Zhang
will will share new #ProjectKOOPERATIV insights, on how flower areas enrich ground-dwelling arthropod diversity and ecosystem services.
📅 Wed 19.11. at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
📢Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights into AI-powered #biodiversity research shaping the future of eco-informatics and #conservation!
We’re excited to welcome outstanding international speakers who will present and actively engage in our workshops.
www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
We’re excited to welcome outstanding international speakers who will present and actively engage in our workshops.
www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
International Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗
Join us March 23–27, 2026!
Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
@feda.bio
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@thuenen.de
Join us March 23–27, 2026!
Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
@feda.bio
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@thuenen.de
October 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📢Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights into AI-powered #biodiversity research shaping the future of eco-informatics and #conservation!
We’re excited to welcome outstanding international speakers who will present and actively engage in our workshops.
www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
We’re excited to welcome outstanding international speakers who will present and actively engage in our workshops.
www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
We’re on board! In our team meeting, we already discussed comments and suggestions on the EU Nature Restoration Law, drawing on the different perspectives within the group 🚜🐝👩🌾
Led by @velado.bsky.social
#Teamwork #Research #NatureRestorationLaw #EU
Led by @velado.bsky.social
#Teamwork #Research #NatureRestorationLaw #EU
Ziel der EU-Verordnung zur Wiederherstellung der Natur: Basis bereiten, damit geschädigte Ökosysteme sich erholen können. Wie kann dies in Deutschland gelingen? Bis 3.10.25 den Nationalen Wiederherstellungsplan mitgestalten: beteiligung.bundesumweltministerium.de/de/wiederher...
Dialog BMUV
beteiligung.bundesumweltministerium.de
September 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We’re on board! In our team meeting, we already discussed comments and suggestions on the EU Nature Restoration Law, drawing on the different perspectives within the group 🚜🐝👩🌾
Led by @velado.bsky.social
#Teamwork #Research #NatureRestorationLaw #EU
Led by @velado.bsky.social
#Teamwork #Research #NatureRestorationLaw #EU
🎉 Great team success! New publication just came out — the result of inspiring group discussions led by @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social It's fantastic to have such a collaborative spirit in the lab!
Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🎉 Great team success! New publication just came out — the result of inspiring group discussions led by @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social It's fantastic to have such a collaborative spirit in the lab!
Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
📰Published📰 Spiders that inhabit agricultural landscapes benefit from diverse habitat types🕷️
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🧪🌍
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Spiders that inhabit agricultural landscapes benefit from diverse habitat types
Marco Ferrante, Dana Fabienne Liebke, Annika L. Hass, Martin Wollenweber, Kyra Zembold, Isabelle Arimond, Stefan Schüler, Catrin Westphal This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology re…
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September 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📰Published📰 Spiders that inhabit agricultural landscapes benefit from diverse habitat types🕷️
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🧪🌍
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Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...