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ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III)
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
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Led by Prof. Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, we’re the 🐝-hive of biodiversity research at the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter, Germany 🇩🇪 From buzzing tropical forests to European farmlands, we decode how climate and land use changes shape the web of life.
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Unsere Doktorandin @johannaasch.bsky.social hat beim Deutschlandfunk über den Waldmistkäfer und den Klimawandel gesprochen 🌳🪲

www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-mist-kl...
Mehr Mist: Klimawandel könnte Bestände des Waldmistkäfers schrumpfen lassen
www.deutschlandfunk.de
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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maltejochum.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD / researcher position on #arthropods in #urban green spaces? Our colleague @nadja-simons.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de has a 3 year position advertised here:
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
Researcher Position at the Chair of Conservation Biology and Forest Exology
Universität Würzburg Sanderring 2 97070 Würzburg
www.uni-wuerzburg.de
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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betafor.bsky.social
Anne Chao and @piambr.bsky.social, the 100% perfect dialogue duo at #gfoe2025! ✨
Thank you for sharing statistical insights on sample coverage and it's standardization in the first @gfoesoc.bsky.social keynote session using #BETAFOR data.🌳🌱
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September 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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betafor.bsky.social
Our #BETAFOR PhDs had an amazing time presenting their research at last week’s #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de! 🌟 Full of fresh ideas and inspiring discussions, it’s back to daily life. 💻✨
@claudiki.bsky.social @piambr.bsky.social @johannaasch.bsky.social @juliarothacher.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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kimholzmann.bsky.social
Heute im Interview mit SWR! Es geht um spannende Feldarbeit in den Tropen, Biodiversität, und unvergessliche Momente 🌄
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...

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August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
🎬 Sneak peek – Zoology in action!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Zoology III? 👀
Research, fieldwork, biodiversity – and so much more.
🌿 You're new at the university or just curious?
Stay tuned for exciting insights into our team, our projects, and the wild world of animals.
July 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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merge-master.bsky.social
🌿 Turn your passion for nature into action:
Study Global Change Ecology where ecosystems meet cutting-edge science — in Germany 🇩🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴.
🧭 Fieldwork 🌍 Global impact 🎓 Double degree
At MERGE, you don’t just learn about change — you become part of the solution.
🔗 Ready to start? Link in bio.
July 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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🌍 Tropical ecosystems are vital to life on Earth — they host the richest biodiversity, regulate global climate and drive nutrient cycles. 🌿🌧️

👣 Want to experience it up close? Join our East Africa excursion!
👉 Find out more here: www.ecology-conservation.de/courses/

Photo by Thomas Hovestadt
Two male lions fighting on savannah
July 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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globalchangeeco.bsky.social
Congratulations to our colleague @sabinenooten.bsky.social from the Chemical Ecology group at @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social on receiving the Marcella Boveri Prize of the @uni-wuerzburg.de Biocenter, and on her great presentation of her work on insect #ecology and #biogeography
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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merge-master.bsky.social
Alpine Adventures Await! MERGE offers 10 days excursion in the breathtaking German Alps! 🏔️ Check out here: www.ecology-conservation.de/courses/ From lush valleys to snowy peaks, we explore ecosystems across elevation gradients. 🌿🦋 #LifeOfMERGE #PhotoOfTheWeek
Photo by Fabienne Maihoff
Beautiful Alpine landscape, photo by Fabienne Maihoff
July 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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merge-master.bsky.social
We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!
MERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology
July 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
Photo gallery from our Peru project on biodiversity along an elevational gradient on the cover of the Bulletin! 🐒
esajournals.bsky.social ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · Jul 2
Take a taste of the Bulletin's July issue! Thanks to @kimholzmann.bsky.social‬ for the cover monkey, from her Photo Gallery submission documenting a study of mammal diversity in Peruvian old-growth forest

Find the Photo Gallery, & lots more, here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23276096...
Cover of the July 2025 issue of the ESA Bulletin
July 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
🎉Great news: our paper on interactive effects of land use and climate on bees was selected as Editor Pick on ResearchGate!

www.researchgate.net/journal/Proc...

Link to paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Editor Pick by Shalene Singh-Shepherd
This week's picks in Proceedings B
www.researchgate.net
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
New research out from our PhD student Fabian Klimm!
jappliedecology.bsky.social Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · May 30
Life at the (h)edge—Multidiversity in shrub ecotones is driven by habitat quality & shrub foliage cover 🌱🌏

To maximise biodiversity benefits across taxa, recommends managing shrub ecotones at the landscape scale, maintaining a mosaic of open & half-open shrub ecotones 📈🧪

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
May 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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kimholzmann.bsky.social
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social went for a little walk again, together with over 1000 other participants! 100 km in <24 hours while enjoying beautiful landscapes, from sunset to sunrise again. The next field work season can come, we're ready to walk! 🐝🪲🪰🐜🦗
May 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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@johannaasch.bsky.social, currently on fieldwork, showing us some dung beetles in action 🪲💪
while studying the effects of forest structure on decomposition processes for @betafor.bsky.social
johannaasch.bsky.social Johanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · May 24
Have you ever wondered what happens when you put 400g of cow dung in the Bavarian Forest? - A feast! 🪲🪲
@betafor.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Check out the new honey bee paper of our PhD student @giuliamai.bsky.social! 🐝
jappliedecology.bsky.social Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · May 16
Floral diversity enhances winter survival of honeybee colonies across climatic regions 🐝

Highlights the critical role of including floral resource diversity and weather conditions in a comprehensive framework for studying honeybee hibernation 🌻🌏🧪

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
May 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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How do honeybee colonies successfully overwinter? 🐝❄️ A new study from @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social found that pollen diversity plays a crucial role! 🌷🏵️🌼
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
Honeybees at a beehive. (Credit: Pedro Alonso Alonso)
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social of the University of Wuerzburg has shown that #shrub fringes protect animal species and have a positive effect on #biodiversity. They say fringe management at landscape level is needed for optimal diversity. 🕷️🌱
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May 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Insects are struggling with major global change drivers, like climate change and habitat loss. Researchers from @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social have now investigated, how these threats interact. The results show that bees suffer in particular. 🐝☀️🏙️
➡️ go.uniwue.de/beesheatland...
Bees wait asleep in an artificial nest made of reed stems for favorable flight conditions. Different species close their nest entrances with clay or plant debris. (Credit: Cristina Ganuza)
May 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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How can we make the green spaces on Campus Hubland @uni-wuerzburg.de more livable for people 👱🧔‍♀️, animals 🐦🐝🦊and plants 🌳🌺? The transformation experiment L(i)ebenswerter Campus is looking for your ideas 💡

📆08/05/2025, 10am-4pm
📍Lecture Hall Graduate School of Life Science

No registration required
May 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Only 5 days to go! Join us at the BioBlitz 2025 in Würzburg to explore biodiversity in farmland in the region of Lower Franconia. Diverse program with lots of fun activities involving: 🦇🐦🦊🐝🦋🐜🌺 🌳
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social · Apr 15
👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Be a scientist for a day! We invite you to the #BioBlitz 2025 in farmland!
📅 May 9–10, 2025
📍 Hubland, Würzburg

Grab a sweep net & binoculars and help document local biodiversity! 🐝🌼🐦🦊

👉 Register: go.uniwue.de/gxwtm

#CitizenScience #Biodiversity #UniWuerzburg #JoinIn
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This butterfly can be easily recognized even by laypeople thanks to its unique wing pattern: the white marble butterfly Melanargia galathea is commonly observed in flower-rich, nutrient-poor meadows, such as those found in the Lower Franconia region. (Picture: Stefanie Timm / DLG) At the BioBlitz, children get to know the animals and plants of our agricultural landscapes up close and can become researchers themselves for a day. (Image: Martin Wegmann / Earth Observation Research Hub) Equipped with sweep nets, magnifying glasses and specialist literature, the BioBlitz participants take off into fields, meadows and hedgerows to record as many animal and plant species as possible. (Image: Martin Wegmann, Earth Observation Resarch Hub)
May 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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johannaasch.bsky.social
Had fun presenting my poster about the effects of climate and forest structure on dung beetles at #EGU2025. Thanks to everyone in the Forest Floor session for showing so much interest in my somewhat different research topic! 🌲🪲 @betafor.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Find us at #EGU25, where our PhD student @johannaasch.bsky.social of @betafor.bsky.social will present her research on how climate and forest structure shape forest dung beetle communities 🌲🪲
➡️ meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Abstract EGU25-20671
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org
April 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Be a scientist for a day! We invite you to the #BioBlitz 2025 in farmland!
📅 May 9–10, 2025
📍 Hubland, Würzburg

Grab a sweep net & binoculars and help document local biodiversity! 🐝🌼🐦🦊

👉 Register: go.uniwue.de/gxwtm

#CitizenScience #Biodiversity #UniWuerzburg #JoinIn
@uni-wuerzburg.de
This butterfly can be easily recognized even by laypeople thanks to its unique wing pattern: the white marble butterfly Melanargia galathea is commonly observed in flower-rich, nutrient-poor meadows, such as those found in the Lower Franconia region. (Picture: Stefanie Timm / DLG) At the BioBlitz, children get to know the animals and plants of our agricultural landscapes up close and can become researchers themselves for a day. (Image: Martin Wegmann / Earth Observation Research Hub) Equipped with sweep nets, magnifying glasses and specialist literature, the BioBlitz participants take off into fields, meadows and hedgerows to record as many animal and plant species as possible. (Image: Martin Wegmann, Earth Observation Resarch Hub)
April 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM