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Melanie Habermann
@mhab.bsky.social
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PhD student at HIFMB (@hifmb.bsky.social)
Part of the Biodiversity Theory Group biond.org
Food web dynamics
Love cats, maths, and books (not always in that order, but always cats at No. 1)
https://www.youtube.com/live/8pXRfXnOmLM?si=-b3rpU3jbPoizsKD
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Wanted to go somewhere in Siena today. Took a wrong turn, got lost, found this. Probably the happiest getting lost I ever experienced.
View at the old city center of Siena. In the distance you can see multiple layers of houses. You can see the cathedral and Torre del Mangia (a 102 m high tower) as prominent views in the skyline.
September 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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CCS 2025, let's go!
September 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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To all the artists out there that are interested in art-science collabs. I am absolutely biased here, but here's a great opportunity to work with a wonderful team at our institute 😀

#sciart
hifmb.de HIFMB @hifmb.de · Jul 1
Hallo artist community, this one is for you! Together with @hanse-ias.bsky.social we are looking for an artist in residence in early 2026. Please share!
#artscience #artistinresidence #marinebiodiversity
July 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Reposted by Melanie Habermann
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The planning for the HIFMB Symposium on Functional Marine Biodiversity (June 17+18) is entering the busy phase. Today we would like to introduce our speakers from Session 1 “Framing global biodiversity for policy”.
More information and free registration at hifmb.de/symp25
May 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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biondlab.bsky.social
Meet our group members! More postdocs to come. Today is the great Kate P. Maia:

“Hello, I am Kate. I am an ecologist with a background on applying network theory to study mainly terrestrial mutualisms, such as the interactions between plants and pollinators.
A picture of our group member Kate. A young woman is smiling at the camera in a close-up selfie. She is wearing a dark gray knitted beanie and a thick black scarf wrapped around her neck. Her dark brown hair is partially visible, with some strands catching the sunlight. The background is bright, with the sun shining behind her.
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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biondlab.bsky.social
Meet our group members! We are now starting with our postdocs. First up is @olejmueller.bsky.social, our most important link to the humanities:

"Moin and Hello, I am Ole and my role is Staff Scientist in the Biodiversity Theory Group. This means I fill two pairs of shoes:

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A photo of our group member Ole Müller. The picture shows a young man with short, wind blown hair, a beard, and sunglasses steering a sailboat in the open sea. He is wearing a black life vest over a dark gray T-shirt, black pants, and gloves with red accents. He stands confidently at the wheel, with one foot resting on the edge of the cockpit smiling slightly. The boat's deck is white, with ropes neatly arranged near the helm. The sky is partly cloudy, with patches of blue visible, and the sea is calm and has only small waves.
March 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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One of the things I love most about my job is getting to know so many cool people from so many different cultures and the exchange between everyone.

Learned about the Iranian New Year celebrations yesterday from friends and colleagues. And with that: Happy Nowruz to everyone! ^^
March 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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akfbio.bsky.social
New paper! (arxiv.org/abs/2503.14093) I haven’t been this excited about one in a while, and I think the theory @mhab.bsky.social develops here will be a big step forward for the field. Why? Let me explain 🧵...
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Oh look, that's me!
biondlab.bsky.social BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · Mar 14
Meet our group members! Here‘s our next PhD candidate @mhab.bsky.social :
“Hi, I’m Melanie. I have a background in environmental science with a passion for mathematical modeling. I mostly worked with ecological models and am fascinated by system dynamics. ...
March 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Just one of these days, that makes me say: Love my colleagues and our institute's culture. 🥰 Truly the best people to work with.
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Meet my wonderful colleagues ^^
biondlab.bsky.social BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · Feb 26
Meet our group members! We continue with our PhD candidates. Today @ranashj.bsky.social:

"Hi, I'm Rana! I studied physics for both my bachelor's and master's degree. My favorite subjects were statistical physics and quantum mechanics. In my thesis I studied the evolution of social networks ...
A picture of our group member Rana. A woman with long, dark brown hair and light brown skin is posing outdoors with a gentle smile. She is wearing a beige plaid blazer over a black and white patterned blouse. Sunglasses rest on top of her head, and she has gold hoop earrings. Her hands rest on her knee in front of her. The background features a canal with a black railing, pastel-colored buildings with steep roofs, and green trees. The sky is partly cloudy, and the sunlight softly illuminates her face.
February 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Meet our group members! Starting off with our research assistant and newest member @timmauch.bsky.social:
Hi, I'm Tim, I studied environmental modeling in my master's degree. I'm interested in the intersection of social and complexity sciences - particularly in relation to social media.
Our group member Tim Mauch, a young man with short, wind-blown blond-brown hair smiles at the camera while standing in front of a cityscape during sunset. He wears a black Patagonia t-shirt with a small logo and a graphic of a climber, along with a backpack. A pair of sunglasses hangs from his shirt. The background features a scenic view of a city with red-roofed buildings, white and pastel-colored facades, and a mix of modern and historic architecture. The sky is a mix of soft blue and warm golden hues, with scattered clouds illuminated by the setting sun.
February 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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"Wählen zu gehen ist das höchste Privileg in einer Demoktatie. Wenn du darauf verzichtest, wirst du bald vielleicht nicht mehr wählen können."

Leider viel zu relevant. Danke an alle, die heute demokratische Parteien wählen.

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die ärzte – DEMOKRATIE (Offizielles Video)
YouTube video by bademeisterTV
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February 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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For all the Germans out there that are still undecided what to vote:

Wichtiges Video kurz vor der Bundestagswahl:
youtu.be/zy2RSlJ_ffg?...

Schaut unbedingt auch in die Wahlprogramme, was die Parteien zum Klimaschutz sagen. Und geht wählen!
Werden die Deutschen immer ärmer?
YouTube video by Simplicissimus
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February 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
mhab.bsky.social
Heute um 20:30 Uhr tauchen live in die Tiefsee ab! In Episode 167 von WfW erklärt Dr. Caroline Johansen, wie unser Handeln die Tiefen der Ozeane beeinflusst und wie jede:r mit einem Laptop in Echtzeit Teil aktiver Forschung werden kann. Auf ins Abenteuer!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKl2...
Abenteuer Tiefseeforschung – und wie jeder ein Teil davon werden kann
YouTube video by Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer
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February 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Eine neue Folge Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer, wie immer live um 20:30 Uhr bei YouTube. Komm vorbei und stell Fragen im Live Chat. Thema: die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen von nächtlicher Hitze, Kälteeinbrüchen im Sommer und Starkregen. Mit Dr. Alexandra Schneider.

www.youtube.com/live/sldhF16...
Hitze, Kälte, Starkregen, Luftschadstoffe: Gesundheitsrisiken im Klimawandel
YouTube video by Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer
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January 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
Photo of a small crab from NOAA’s social media. It’s covered in spikes
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Zum letzten Beitrag dieses Jahr bei Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer etwas ganz besonderes: Erzählungen aus dem Schneefernerhaus, Deutschlands höchster Forschungsstation. Wer Interesse hat wie dort gearbeitet wird, kann heute 20:30 Uhr live dabei sein und Fragen stellen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Gp...
Wissenschaft auf höchstem Niveau- die Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus auf 2650 m Höhe
YouTube video by Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer
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December 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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I made these knitting patterns of the RV Sonne and hydrographic measuring station Spiekeroog for a little joke. I am now really tempted to try it for real, although I haven't knit anything in years 😅All it needs is a little adjustment for the measuring station and it'll be good to go...
A knitted pattern design featuring a white ship on a blue background. The vessel has detailed outlines, including a cabin, smokestack, and a lifeboat at the rear. It's intended to resemble the research vessel Sonne. The bottom section of the pattern includes decorative geometric motifs, resembling traditional Scandinavian designs, bordered by horizontal lines. The overall style mimics the texture of a knit sweater. A knitted pattern design depicting a white measuring station on a blue background. The station features a tall structure with small rectangular cutouts and pointed details at the top. It is positioned on the left side, connected to flowing waves that occupy the bottom of the design. The waves are represented with a textured, curving outline. The pattern is framed by horizontal knitted borders at the top and bottom, maintaining a traditional knitting style.
December 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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biondlab.bsky.social
Have a look at one of our most recent preprints by @nina-kastendiek.bsky.social et al.
The paper introduces a method for analyzing linear stability in adaptive dynamical networks using techniques from control theory:

doi.org/10.48550/arX...
Phase and gain stability for adaptive dynamical networks
In adaptive dynamical networks, the dynamics of the nodes and the edges influence each other. We show that we can treat such systems as a closed feedback loop between edge and node dynamics. Using rec...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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Excited to share our new preprint looking at microbial cross-feeding networks with @thilogross.bsky.social : Cross-feeding Creates Tipping Points in Microbiome Diversity

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#MicrobialEcology #TippingPoints #ComplexSystems #NetworkScience
Cross-feeding Creates Tipping Points in Microbiome Diversity
A key unresolved question in microbial ecology is how the extraordinary diversity of microbiomes emerges from the behaviour of individual populations. This process is driven by the cross-feeding netwo...
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December 9, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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A little bit of promotion for the latest art-science/public communication project from our institute: Submersive Atmospheres: Unterwasser kino project.
For those in Oldenburg or close by from the 7th - 22nd of December, open 1-8pm everyday.
Announcement poster of the project Submersive Atmospheres presents: Underwater cinema. The picture on the poster is in different shades of green and shows a photograph from under the sea surface. We see the ripples of some waves at the top and a lighter, sandy ground at the bottom. We look into the distance. Additional text on the poster: 8 artists 8 ocean scientists 8 new short films From the 7th of December to the 22nd of December, daily from 1 to 8 pm in the Achternstraße 22 in Oldenburg. Admission is free. In the lower-left corner is a QR code you can scan for further information.
December 6, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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Heute um 20:30 Uhr ist es wieder Zeit für eine Folge Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer live bei YouTube. Diesmal geht es unter die Oberfläche und um die Frage, welche Rolle unsere Böden spielen. Komm in den Chat und stell deine Fragen an Bodenkundlerin Sonja Medwedski! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiEJ...
Unser unterirdischer Nachbar – Wie Böden unser Leben prägen & Verbündete gegen den Klimawandel sind
YouTube video by Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer
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December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
mhab.bsky.social
Congratulations to a wonderful colleague and friend!
biondlab.bsky.social BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · Dec 2
Luckily, we can start this week where we left off the last last —with another successfully completed PhD! Laura Barth defended her work on phase transitions in robust networks. What a fascinating application of generating functions. Congrats, Laura! We are all incredibly proud of you!
Three photos taken at Laura's PhD defense. The pictures are formatted like polaroid photos. The first shows her and her supervisor in front of the title screen of her presentation with the title "Phase Transitions in Robust Networks - from theoretical insights to an ecological application". The next picture shows her in front of her presentation again, highlighting her take home messages (Optimal network structures vary with attack size: regular networks are optimal for small attacks and star-like networks are ideal for large attacks, Optimal node density exhibits: continuous phase transitions when maximizing nodes in the giant component and discontinuous phase transitions when maximizing links in the giant component). The last picture shows her with her doctor hat that she got put on by a colleague. In Germany it is tradition that the lab members and friends craft the hat themselves including things that relate to their time at the institute and references to her work. Laura's hat has colorful networks on it and a tiny doctor hat in the middle because she asked for a small hat.
December 2, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Melanie Habermann
biondlab.bsky.social
What's the best way to top off a great week? For us, it was celebrating Pedro Carrasco's successful PhD defense last Thursday. His research explored how diffusion maps can aid in computing functional biodiversity from long-term time series. Congratulations, Pedro! We are all incredibly proud of you!
Four photos taken at the PhD defense of Pedro Carrasco. The first one shows him in front of the title page of his defense talk with the title "Computation of functional biodiversity from long-term monitoring time series". Underneath, we see him standing in front of his committee, ready to take on their questions. In the next picture we see a happy, smiling Pedro toasting with his colleagues and glasses of sparkling wine (we only see the hands and glasses of the colleagues). The last picture shows how he gets his doctor hat put on his head. In Germany it is tradition that the friends and colleagues craft the hat and put things on it that relate to the PhD's work and time in the institute as a reminder of things they experienced together. His head features references to diversity in fish and plankton communities as well as some results from his diffusion maps.
November 30, 2024 at 6:48 PM