Wanben Wu
@wbwu.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher 🎓
ECONOVO · Aarhus University 🏛️
Vegetation structure 🌲
Microclimate 🌡️
Macroecology 🌍
Plant diversity 🌿
Rewilding 🐺
Land abandonment 🌾
Urban ecology 🏙️
Remote sensing 🛰️
ECONOVO · Aarhus University 🏛️
Vegetation structure 🌲
Microclimate 🌡️
Macroecology 🌍
Plant diversity 🌿
Rewilding 🐺
Land abandonment 🌾
Urban ecology 🏙️
Remote sensing 🛰️
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👀 Global maps of 37 plant #FunctionalTraits as defined in the TRY Plant Trait Database with a resolution of 1 km and a global extent 🌐🧪 📏🧮🌮 global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Citizen science-powered global trait maps
global-traits.projects.earthengine.app
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Global maps of 37 plant #FunctionalTraits as defined in the TRY Plant Trait Database with a resolution of 1 km and a global extent 🌐🧪 📏🧮🌮 global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
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New interactive global maps of 31 plant traits were prepared by Daniel Lusk, based on plant distribution data from GBIF and sPlot, plant trait data from TRY, and various satellite-based products.
Map viewer: global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Map viewer: global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
New interactive global maps of 31 plant traits were prepared by Daniel Lusk, based on plant distribution data from GBIF and sPlot, plant trait data from TRY, and various satellite-based products.
Map viewer: global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Map viewer: global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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📖Published!
Different drivers shape multiple dimensions of forest ecosystem stability
Protecting old-growth forests and enhancing alpha and beta diversity are crucial for maintaining forest functions and buffering climate and human disturbances🌳 🌍
🔎 buff.ly/Qj98aBM
Different drivers shape multiple dimensions of forest ecosystem stability
Protecting old-growth forests and enhancing alpha and beta diversity are crucial for maintaining forest functions and buffering climate and human disturbances🌳 🌍
🔎 buff.ly/Qj98aBM
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
📖Published!
Different drivers shape multiple dimensions of forest ecosystem stability
Protecting old-growth forests and enhancing alpha and beta diversity are crucial for maintaining forest functions and buffering climate and human disturbances🌳 🌍
🔎 buff.ly/Qj98aBM
Different drivers shape multiple dimensions of forest ecosystem stability
Protecting old-growth forests and enhancing alpha and beta diversity are crucial for maintaining forest functions and buffering climate and human disturbances🌳 🌍
🔎 buff.ly/Qj98aBM
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Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Thrilled to share our new paper on restoring tree diversity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest!🌳
Our findings are encouraging: restoration shows high diversity, though old-growth-like composition needs more time.
Amazing team effort from the Newfor team @ USP & @w-u-r.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Our findings are encouraging: restoration shows high diversity, though old-growth-like composition needs more time.
Amazing team effort from the Newfor team @ USP & @w-u-r.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary
We assessed tree diversity recovery across five reforestation methods (white background) and compared them to three reference systems (grey background). In the rainforest, none of the restoration met...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Thrilled to share our new paper on restoring tree diversity in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest!🌳
Our findings are encouraging: restoration shows high diversity, though old-growth-like composition needs more time.
Amazing team effort from the Newfor team @ USP & @w-u-r.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Our findings are encouraging: restoration shows high diversity, though old-growth-like composition needs more time.
Amazing team effort from the Newfor team @ USP & @w-u-r.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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In our new article in Nature Cities, led by Susanne Tautenhahn, we used our recently published European datasets of plant indicator values, linked them to citizen science data, and mapped environmental conditions for Europe and, at a finer resolution, for 326 cities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In our new article in Nature Cities, led by Susanne Tautenhahn, we used our recently published European datasets of plant indicator values, linked them to citizen science data, and mapped environmental conditions for Europe and, at a finer resolution, for 326 cities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...
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Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
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January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
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We paired #microclimate with #LiDAR to create 5m resolution temperature grids for the #BohemianForestEcosystem (NP Šumava and NP Bavarian Forest)🍁
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
We paired #microclimate with #LiDAR to create 5m resolution temperature grids for the #BohemianForestEcosystem (NP Šumava and NP Bavarian Forest)🍁
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
Had a great experience at my first #TIBS conference, hosted at my own university, beautifully framed by snow ❄️
So many inspiring talks and thoughtful discussions with wonderful scientists.
I also presented my ongoing work on how #light regimes organize #plant diversity across spatial scales.
So many inspiring talks and thoughtful discussions with wonderful scientists.
I also presented my ongoing work on how #light regimes organize #plant diversity across spatial scales.
January 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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New @econovoau.bsky.social paper in Global #Ecology & #Biogeography - on #ungulates in North American ecosystems. Key point: alien ungulates can enhance herbivore diversity & partially restore lost #ecosystem functions 🦌🌿🐂 🐎Link in comment
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
January 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
New @econovoau.bsky.social paper in Global #Ecology & #Biogeography - on #ungulates in North American ecosystems. Key point: alien ungulates can enhance herbivore diversity & partially restore lost #ecosystem functions 🦌🌿🐂 🐎Link in comment
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
#Rewilding #Megafauna #Macroecology #TIBS2026
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New #INTEGRADIV paper shows #paleoclimate stability is major driver of functional & phylogenetic diversity in animals & plants across Mediterranean #forests🌿❄️ Important implications for impacts of #climatechange ♨️Thx to @cmlmagneville.bsky.social for leading!
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Echoes of the Past: Long‐Term Climate Stability Shapes Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity in Euro‐Mediterranean Forests
Aim Understanding the relative influence of past and present environmental and anthropogenic drivers on biodiversity is crucial for predicting future biodiversity trends. We assessed how past climat...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New #INTEGRADIV paper shows #paleoclimate stability is major driver of functional & phylogenetic diversity in animals & plants across Mediterranean #forests🌿❄️ Important implications for impacts of #climatechange ♨️Thx to @cmlmagneville.bsky.social for leading!
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Humans have driven biodiversity gains in Europe for eight millennia.
Are we simply the latest megafaunal species to generate the complex, diversity-boosting habitat mosaics Europe's ecosystems need? 🌏🧪🌐
Read OA here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
#Biodiversity #ScienceSky #SciComm
Are we simply the latest megafaunal species to generate the complex, diversity-boosting habitat mosaics Europe's ecosystems need? 🌏🧪🌐
Read OA here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
#Biodiversity #ScienceSky #SciComm
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Humans have driven biodiversity gains in Europe for eight millennia.
Are we simply the latest megafaunal species to generate the complex, diversity-boosting habitat mosaics Europe's ecosystems need? 🌏🧪🌐
Read OA here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
#Biodiversity #ScienceSky #SciComm
Are we simply the latest megafaunal species to generate the complex, diversity-boosting habitat mosaics Europe's ecosystems need? 🌏🧪🌐
Read OA here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
#Biodiversity #ScienceSky #SciComm
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Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions
Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds
Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett
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Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds
Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett
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November 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions
Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds
Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌐🌍🦤🪴🍁🧪
Communities can act as functional sources and sustain rare ecological roles across space. We reveal patterns of functional vulnerability for plants and birds
Check out our Perspective in Ecol Lett
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌐🌍🦤🪴🍁🧪
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The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Amazon Rainforest was shaped by people. Analysis of 262 trees species across 1,521 forest plots reveals that both pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples and European colonists enduringly influenced the forest’s relative abundance of trees. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/VAqY50XuP38
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Canopy reflectance as a predictor of soil microbial composition and diversity
Harris and Bardgett
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Harris and Bardgett
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November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Canopy reflectance as a predictor of soil microbial composition and diversity
Harris and Bardgett
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Harris and Bardgett
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In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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New TED Talk from Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director @ymalhi.bsky.social: How to Measure the Planet’s Heartbeat. 🌍
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
How to measure the planet’s heartbeat
Ecosystem scientist Yadvinder Malhi takes us on a jaw-dropping journey through the hidden flows of energy that make life on Earth tick. From sun-soaked forests to tropical islands, he shows how his te...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New TED Talk from Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director @ymalhi.bsky.social: How to Measure the Planet’s Heartbeat. 🌍
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
He explores the flows of energy that sustain life on Earth — and why understanding them is vital for our planet’s future.
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Were recent waves of large-scale forest dieback predictable? We say yes! A simple approach to describe temporal disturbance dynamics based on Taylor's Law. Now out in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/euG1A Thanks @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social for this great project!
July 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Were recent waves of large-scale forest dieback predictable? We say yes! A simple approach to describe temporal disturbance dynamics based on Taylor's Law. Now out in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/euG1A Thanks @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social for this great project!
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New in @pnas.org we assess future #climate exposure for 32,089 species of #trees🌳
🔹69% face unprecedented climates in ≥10% of range
🔹In taiga & Amazonia >50% of local tree diversity exposed
🔹 31% of species retain >90% of range in stable climates -> important climate refugia♨️
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🔹69% face unprecedented climates in ≥10% of range
🔹In taiga & Amazonia >50% of local tree diversity exposed
🔹 31% of species retain >90% of range in stable climates -> important climate refugia♨️
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
June 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New in @pnas.org we assess future #climate exposure for 32,089 species of #trees🌳
🔹69% face unprecedented climates in ≥10% of range
🔹In taiga & Amazonia >50% of local tree diversity exposed
🔹 31% of species retain >90% of range in stable climates -> important climate refugia♨️
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🔹69% face unprecedented climates in ≥10% of range
🔹In taiga & Amazonia >50% of local tree diversity exposed
🔹 31% of species retain >90% of range in stable climates -> important climate refugia♨️
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
New PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe | Conservation Biogeography Lab
We are excited to invite applications for a new PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe. Join us at the Conservation and Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin!
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June 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...
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A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
June 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A new PostDoc position in our BioEO team url-shortener.me/1KHP @ecioxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk -> Quantifying interactions between climate change, forest functional diversity and fragmentation and vector borne diseases in the Amazon -> get in touch if interested ! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Join us next Friday for our penultimate #Nature series seminar from @ninadm.bsky.social. On-line or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. Book your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Join us next Friday for our penultimate #Nature series seminar from @ninadm.bsky.social. On-line or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. Book your place here: bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk
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📢Film launch!
🐂 🪲🌿We are proud to present our important work on #novelecosystems. Give it a watch & find out how & why we study novel ecosystems to understand their impacts on #biodiversity and #biosphere functioning and how we can manage them for a better future 🦋🌿🌎
@dg.dk @aarhusuni.bsky.social
🐂 🪲🌿We are proud to present our important work on #novelecosystems. Give it a watch & find out how & why we study novel ecosystems to understand their impacts on #biodiversity and #biosphere functioning and how we can manage them for a better future 🦋🌿🌎
@dg.dk @aarhusuni.bsky.social
🌍🎥New film out! Discover how @econovoau.bsky.social tackles the ongoing transformation of the #biosphere & rise of novel ecosystems, shaping #biodiversity & #climatechange resilience for the future ⛈️🍂🌳💦🔥🌳🦬Watch here👉
www.linkedin.com/posts/svenni... 🌍🎥
#ecology #GlobalChange #rewilding #restoration
www.linkedin.com/posts/svenni... 🌍🎥
#ecology #GlobalChange #rewilding #restoration
Jens-Christian Svenning on LinkedIn: #ecosystems #econovo #biodiversity #novelecosystems #globalchange…
🌍🎥 New ECONOVO Film: Understanding and Shaping the Biosphere of the Future 🌱✨
Today, we’re proud to share a short film about our work at the Center for…
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January 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
📢Film launch!
🐂 🪲🌿We are proud to present our important work on #novelecosystems. Give it a watch & find out how & why we study novel ecosystems to understand their impacts on #biodiversity and #biosphere functioning and how we can manage them for a better future 🦋🌿🌎
@dg.dk @aarhusuni.bsky.social
🐂 🪲🌿We are proud to present our important work on #novelecosystems. Give it a watch & find out how & why we study novel ecosystems to understand their impacts on #biodiversity and #biosphere functioning and how we can manage them for a better future 🦋🌿🌎
@dg.dk @aarhusuni.bsky.social