Applied Animal Ecology
@apanec-lab.bsky.social
From cities to farmland to the ocean, we study animals in changing landscapes/seascapes. Using molecular tools and fieldwork, we aim to understand biodiversity and develop solutions for conservation and sustainability.
📃 New paper out! Our high-frequency sampling in barley fields shows food webs shift rapidly, with connectance, community makeup & predator–prey links changing over weeks and between years. Snapshot sampling can misjudge ecosystem functioning. 🕷️🐞🌾 rdcu.be/eSI9G
The dynamic nature of cereal food webs challenges the suitability of snapshot sampling for assessing ecosystem services
Scientific Reports - The dynamic nature of cereal food webs challenges the suitability of snapshot sampling for assessing ecosystem services
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December 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📃 New paper out! Our high-frequency sampling in barley fields shows food webs shift rapidly, with connectance, community makeup & predator–prey links changing over weeks and between years. Snapshot sampling can misjudge ecosystem functioning. 🕷️🐞🌾 rdcu.be/eSI9G
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📃Call for Papers! Scientific Reports: "Burden of air pollution on biodiversity & habitat loss". Submit by 1 Jul 2026. We welcome research on direct & indirect effects of NOx, O₃, PM on individuals, populations, communities & species interactions 😶🌫️🐞🌿 Mitigation studies also welcome!
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📃Call for Papers! Scientific Reports: "Burden of air pollution on biodiversity & habitat loss". Submit by 1 Jul 2026. We welcome research on direct & indirect effects of NOx, O₃, PM on individuals, populations, communities & species interactions 😶🌫️🐞🌿 Mitigation studies also welcome!
Antonia from our eRNAmaris project visited Le Croisic, France, to collect water samples with our partners at Ifremer 🌊! Sampling over time will reveal how fish eRNA degrades 🐠🧬. Big thanks to the Océarium for making this possible!
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Antonia from our eRNAmaris project visited Le Croisic, France, to collect water samples with our partners at Ifremer 🌊! Sampling over time will reveal how fish eRNA degrades 🐠🧬. Big thanks to the Océarium for making this possible!
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Sadly, we have seen a big increase in avian flu cases in the UK - particularly in waterfowl
Whilst the risk to the public remains assessed as very low, Government advice is not to touch any visibly sick or dead birds, and to keep pets away
Read on for ways to help:
📷Ben Andrew
Whilst the risk to the public remains assessed as very low, Government advice is not to touch any visibly sick or dead birds, and to keep pets away
Read on for ways to help:
📷Ben Andrew
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sadly, we have seen a big increase in avian flu cases in the UK - particularly in waterfowl
Whilst the risk to the public remains assessed as very low, Government advice is not to touch any visibly sick or dead birds, and to keep pets away
Read on for ways to help:
📷Ben Andrew
Whilst the risk to the public remains assessed as very low, Government advice is not to touch any visibly sick or dead birds, and to keep pets away
Read on for ways to help:
📷Ben Andrew
New book chapter in Advances in Organic Farming! 🌱
Philippe Belliard examines the challenges and solutions of agroecological pest management in organic farming, emphasizing integrated pest management approaches for controlling arthropod pests in crop production.
doi.org/10.1079/9781...
Philippe Belliard examines the challenges and solutions of agroecological pest management in organic farming, emphasizing integrated pest management approaches for controlling arthropod pests in crop production.
doi.org/10.1079/9781...
Key Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Pest Management in Organic Farming | Advances in Organic Farming
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New book chapter in Advances in Organic Farming! 🌱
Philippe Belliard examines the challenges and solutions of agroecological pest management in organic farming, emphasizing integrated pest management approaches for controlling arthropod pests in crop production.
doi.org/10.1079/9781...
Philippe Belliard examines the challenges and solutions of agroecological pest management in organic farming, emphasizing integrated pest management approaches for controlling arthropod pests in crop production.
doi.org/10.1079/9781...
🎉 Exciting news! Our project Frog in the Waterdrop led by Corinna Wallinger received the Peter Petrich Award for Sustainability from Biotop, along with €1000 to support our work on amphibian biodiversity and pathogens. A big thanks to everyone involved! 🐸💧
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🎉 Exciting news! Our project Frog in the Waterdrop led by Corinna Wallinger received the Peter Petrich Award for Sustainability from Biotop, along with €1000 to support our work on amphibian biodiversity and pathogens. A big thanks to everyone involved! 🐸💧
Developing eDNA approaches to measure biodiversity is a key endeavour in our group! 🌿🧬
Join us tomorrow (Nov 6, 9–11 am, in German) on Zoom to discover three exciting projects on amphibians, forest wildlife & pollinators with C. Wallinger, M. Traugott & S. Gurten : haup-ac-at.zoom.us/j/88638709922
Join us tomorrow (Nov 6, 9–11 am, in German) on Zoom to discover three exciting projects on amphibians, forest wildlife & pollinators with C. Wallinger, M. Traugott & S. Gurten : haup-ac-at.zoom.us/j/88638709922
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Developing eDNA approaches to measure biodiversity is a key endeavour in our group! 🌿🧬
Join us tomorrow (Nov 6, 9–11 am, in German) on Zoom to discover three exciting projects on amphibians, forest wildlife & pollinators with C. Wallinger, M. Traugott & S. Gurten : haup-ac-at.zoom.us/j/88638709922
Join us tomorrow (Nov 6, 9–11 am, in German) on Zoom to discover three exciting projects on amphibians, forest wildlife & pollinators with C. Wallinger, M. Traugott & S. Gurten : haup-ac-at.zoom.us/j/88638709922
New funded project! 🎉 Led by Lauren Rodriguez (PI) and @bettinathal.bsky.social (Advisor), this study will push the boundaries of eDNA research by testing cutting-edge genomic tools to identify individual sperm whales from environmental samples — a major step for non-invasive marine monitoring! 🐋
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New funded project! 🎉 Led by Lauren Rodriguez (PI) and @bettinathal.bsky.social (Advisor), this study will push the boundaries of eDNA research by testing cutting-edge genomic tools to identify individual sperm whales from environmental samples — a major step for non-invasive marine monitoring! 🐋
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🚨Turning air quality networks into a global #biodiversity monitoring system?
Air pollution filters were repurposed for #airborne #eDNA, enabling detection of #vertebrates, #invertebrates, #plants & #fungi at a national scale.🧬🌐🧪
📄Check out our new paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Air pollution filters were repurposed for #airborne #eDNA, enabling detection of #vertebrates, #invertebrates, #plants & #fungi at a national scale.🧬🌐🧪
📄Check out our new paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
First national survey of terrestrial biodiversity using airborne eDNA - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - First national survey of terrestrial biodiversity using airborne eDNA
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June 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨Turning air quality networks into a global #biodiversity monitoring system?
Air pollution filters were repurposed for #airborne #eDNA, enabling detection of #vertebrates, #invertebrates, #plants & #fungi at a national scale.🧬🌐🧪
📄Check out our new paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Air pollution filters were repurposed for #airborne #eDNA, enabling detection of #vertebrates, #invertebrates, #plants & #fungi at a national scale.🧬🌐🧪
📄Check out our new paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🌿 #PostDoc Alert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences? Proficient in #bioinformatic, #EcologicalModelling and good knowledge of trait-based #ecology🦋? Our #ConservationBiology group offers a PostDoc position in biotic and trophic interactions🐜: apply.refline.ch/273855/1769/... #UrbanEcology #ScienceJobs
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🌿 #PostDoc Alert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences? Proficient in #bioinformatic, #EcologicalModelling and good knowledge of trait-based #ecology🦋? Our #ConservationBiology group offers a PostDoc position in biotic and trophic interactions🐜: apply.refline.ch/273855/1769/... #UrbanEcology #ScienceJobs
Congratulations to Marina Sperling on her bachelor’s thesis featured in the Uni Innsbruck Newsroom!
Marina studied bird diversity across five UIBK campuses, showing how green spaces attract rare species like hawfinches, while buildings offer nesting sites for swifts.
www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
Marina studied bird diversity across five UIBK campuses, showing how green spaces attract rare species like hawfinches, while buildings offer nesting sites for swifts.
www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
Zwischen Beton und Bäumen – Vögel an der Uni Innsbruck
Wer über den Campus der Universität Innsbruck geht, sieht vor allem Gebäude, Asphaltflächen und Fahrradständer. Doch zwischen Beton und Glas haben sich zahlreiche Vogelarten eingerichtet. Im Frühjahr ...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Congratulations to Marina Sperling on her bachelor’s thesis featured in the Uni Innsbruck Newsroom!
Marina studied bird diversity across five UIBK campuses, showing how green spaces attract rare species like hawfinches, while buildings offer nesting sites for swifts.
www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
Marina studied bird diversity across five UIBK campuses, showing how green spaces attract rare species like hawfinches, while buildings offer nesting sites for swifts.
www.uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/...
🌊 New paper out!
Our latest study in Environmental DNA shows how fish daily vertical migrations affect eDNA in the ocean. 🐟
For species like European hake, seafloor eDNA signals vary between morning and evening, showing that behavior must be considered in eDNA monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Our latest study in Environmental DNA shows how fish daily vertical migrations affect eDNA in the ocean. 🐟
For species like European hake, seafloor eDNA signals vary between morning and evening, showing that behavior must be considered in eDNA monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Environmental DNA for Aquatic Monitoring: Impact of Diel Vertical Migration
Environmental DNA concentrations are affected by animal behavior, such as diel vertical migration (DVM), which has repercussions for designing eDNA sampling strategies. The effect of DVM was identifi....
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October 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
🌊 New paper out!
Our latest study in Environmental DNA shows how fish daily vertical migrations affect eDNA in the ocean. 🐟
For species like European hake, seafloor eDNA signals vary between morning and evening, showing that behavior must be considered in eDNA monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Our latest study in Environmental DNA shows how fish daily vertical migrations affect eDNA in the ocean. 🐟
For species like European hake, seafloor eDNA signals vary between morning and evening, showing that behavior must be considered in eDNA monitoring.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
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Feeding birds connects us to nature 🐦 but it may also expose them to pathogens or stress.
With our new FWF-funded project "Pathogens: From Feeders to Flocks", we will uncover how bird feeding shapes pathogen exposure and health in wild birds.
With Daniela Sint and Tina Weedman in Innsbruck!
With our new FWF-funded project "Pathogens: From Feeders to Flocks", we will uncover how bird feeding shapes pathogen exposure and health in wild birds.
With Daniela Sint and Tina Weedman in Innsbruck!
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Feeding birds connects us to nature 🐦 but it may also expose them to pathogens or stress.
With our new FWF-funded project "Pathogens: From Feeders to Flocks", we will uncover how bird feeding shapes pathogen exposure and health in wild birds.
With Daniela Sint and Tina Weedman in Innsbruck!
With our new FWF-funded project "Pathogens: From Feeders to Flocks", we will uncover how bird feeding shapes pathogen exposure and health in wild birds.
With Daniela Sint and Tina Weedman in Innsbruck!
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We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...
Joining the lab
2-year Postdoctoral position on VALOR EU-project: We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators (VALOR; The candidat…
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October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...
👏 Wishing a fond farewell to Thomas Curran!
Thomas has developed molecular approaches to assess arthropod & plant diversity in grasslands from eDNA as part of the GeMonA+ project. 🦗🌱
Best of luck in your new lecturer position at South East Technological University, Waterford!
Thomas has developed molecular approaches to assess arthropod & plant diversity in grasslands from eDNA as part of the GeMonA+ project. 🦗🌱
Best of luck in your new lecturer position at South East Technological University, Waterford!
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
👏 Wishing a fond farewell to Thomas Curran!
Thomas has developed molecular approaches to assess arthropod & plant diversity in grasslands from eDNA as part of the GeMonA+ project. 🦗🌱
Best of luck in your new lecturer position at South East Technological University, Waterford!
Thomas has developed molecular approaches to assess arthropod & plant diversity in grasslands from eDNA as part of the GeMonA+ project. 🦗🌱
Best of luck in your new lecturer position at South East Technological University, Waterford!
🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Niklas on completing her master’s thesis!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
October 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Niklas on completing her master’s thesis!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
Rebecca used eDNA samples to assess marine biodiversity and whale diet in the Azores, as part of the @ewhale-dna.bsky.social project🐋🌊
Fantastic work bridging cutting-edge molecular tools with marine ecology!
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Excited to kick off my project “To Feed or Not to Feed Wild Birds”, funded by @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social
We’re setting up nestboxes and feeders in 40 private gardens in Innsbruck to study how bird feeding affects nestling welfare.
Stay tuned to see if our backyard treats really help birds!
We’re setting up nestboxes and feeders in 40 private gardens in Innsbruck to study how bird feeding affects nestling welfare.
Stay tuned to see if our backyard treats really help birds!
October 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Excited to kick off my project “To Feed or Not to Feed Wild Birds”, funded by @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social
We’re setting up nestboxes and feeders in 40 private gardens in Innsbruck to study how bird feeding affects nestling welfare.
Stay tuned to see if our backyard treats really help birds!
We’re setting up nestboxes and feeders in 40 private gardens in Innsbruck to study how bird feeding affects nestling welfare.
Stay tuned to see if our backyard treats really help birds!