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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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/...
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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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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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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...
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectKOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectKOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
🥾 Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
September 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🥾 Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
#Northeim
Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectKOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Northeim
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Northeim
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
September 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hiking along the villages and flower fields of the #ProjectKOOPERATIV!
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Northeim
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
With perfect weather, diverse landscapes and lively stands from regional partners, the atmosphere was truly inspiring.
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#Northeim
#Landvolk
#DeutscherImkerbund
🌼Tour de Flur in Northeim!
On September 14, 2025 (10 AM – 4 PM), we invite you to join our community #HikingDay, together with many dedicated local partners.
Here you find the routes:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#ProjectKOOPERATIV
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
On September 14, 2025 (10 AM – 4 PM), we invite you to join our community #HikingDay, together with many dedicated local partners.
Here you find the routes:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#ProjectKOOPERATIV
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🌼Tour de Flur in Northeim!
On September 14, 2025 (10 AM – 4 PM), we invite you to join our community #HikingDay, together with many dedicated local partners.
Here you find the routes:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#ProjectKOOPERATIV
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
On September 14, 2025 (10 AM – 4 PM), we invite you to join our community #HikingDay, together with many dedicated local partners.
Here you find the routes:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html
#ProjectKOOPERATIV
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Back to the office after a great time at the GFÖ conference! We shared talks & posters on bee health, ground-nesting, grassland #Restoration, bird #Conservation, combinations of landscape-scale conservation measures, and the establishment of perennial flower fields as #AECM.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Back to the office after a great time at the GFÖ conference! We shared talks & posters on bee health, ground-nesting, grassland #Restoration, bird #Conservation, combinations of landscape-scale conservation measures, and the establishment of perennial flower fields as #AECM.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
Huge congrats to Qian Zhang on finishing the first chapter of her dissertation and publishing a major study!
Big milestones — well done! 🥳
#PhDJourney
Big milestones — well done! 🥳
#PhDJourney
📣 New Publication!
Our meta-analysis highlights the value of flower areas🌼 in supporting ground-active predators 🪲🕷️and offers practical guidance on how to design them for greater effectiveness 📊
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
Our meta-analysis highlights the value of flower areas🌼 in supporting ground-active predators 🪲🕷️and offers practical guidance on how to design them for greater effectiveness 📊
👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@jappliedecology.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Huge congrats to Qian Zhang on finishing the first chapter of her dissertation and publishing a major study!
Big milestones — well done! 🥳
#PhDJourney
Big milestones — well done! 🥳
#PhDJourney
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Landscape-scale conservation can mitigate negative effects of habitat fragmentation.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Bumblebees #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Bumblebees #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Landscape-scale conservation can mitigate negative effects of habitat fragmentation.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Bumblebees #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Bumblebees #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Using pollen metabarcoding, we found that B. lapidarius and B. pascuorum forage across the landscape, relying particularly on flowers in non-productive AES within small grassland fragments. 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Using pollen metabarcoding, we found that B. lapidarius and B. pascuorum forage across the landscape, relying particularly on flowers in non-productive AES within small grassland fragments. 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
📝 Paper alert:
Our study shows how non-productive agri-environmental schemes (AES) boost pollen diversity for bumblebees in fragmented, dry grasslands.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Our study shows how non-productive agri-environmental schemes (AES) boost pollen diversity for bumblebees in fragmented, dry grasslands.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📝 Paper alert:
Our study shows how non-productive agri-environmental schemes (AES) boost pollen diversity for bumblebees in fragmented, dry grasslands.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Our study shows how non-productive agri-environmental schemes (AES) boost pollen diversity for bumblebees in fragmented, dry grasslands.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
Great excursion to Frau Holle Land! 🌿🐑🦋
Traditional sheep grazing keeps rare dry grasslands alive — we even spotted the thyme blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) and the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Plus, rare segetal flora like Venus’s comb and tasty orchard snacks along the way.
Traditional sheep grazing keeps rare dry grasslands alive — we even spotted the thyme blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) and the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Plus, rare segetal flora like Venus’s comb and tasty orchard snacks along the way.
June 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Great excursion to Frau Holle Land! 🌿🐑🦋
Traditional sheep grazing keeps rare dry grasslands alive — we even spotted the thyme blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) and the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Plus, rare segetal flora like Venus’s comb and tasty orchard snacks along the way.
Traditional sheep grazing keeps rare dry grasslands alive — we even spotted the thyme blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) and the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Plus, rare segetal flora like Venus’s comb and tasty orchard snacks along the way.
Many thanks to the fantastic team for making our outreach activity a great success! Your creativity, energy, and dedication turned complex scientific topics into fun and engaging experiences for everyone who visited.
🐛Dummy caterpillars to assess predation rates, a network game to understand cascading effects of species loss in food webs, and 🐝 a bee quiz to inform about different ecological strategies — we had lots of fun and interesting discussions #NoS @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
June 24, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Many thanks to the fantastic team for making our outreach activity a great success! Your creativity, energy, and dedication turned complex scientific topics into fun and engaging experiences for everyone who visited.
Bei uns gibt es nicht nur Fakten zu #Bienen und #Blühmischungen - wir simulieren Verluste in Nahrungsnetzen und machen ein #CitizenScience Knetraupenexperiment 🐛🐛🐛
#ndwgoe 🧪
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
#ndwgoe 🧪
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Bei uns gibt es nicht nur Fakten zu #Bienen und #Blühmischungen - wir simulieren Verluste in Nahrungsnetzen und machen ein #CitizenScience Knetraupenexperiment 🐛🐛🐛
#ndwgoe 🧪
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
#ndwgoe 🧪
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
More isn’t always better.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
More isn’t always better.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
Well done! Congratulations to this gereat and comprehnsive landsape-scale study 🥳
Big milestone - my first PhD publication is out! 🐝
We looked at how landscape composition influences bee diversity and density - smart design matters more than just quantity. 🐝🌼🌱
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
We looked at how landscape composition influences bee diversity and density - smart design matters more than just quantity. 🐝🌼🌱
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
June 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Well done! Congratulations to this gereat and comprehnsive landsape-scale study 🥳
Vegetation monitoring has started in our perennial flower fields: After 2 years, our 100% native #wildflower mix is still thriving 🌿🌼🐝 — we recorded many sown and wild plant species, with only few problematic weeds or grasses. #ProjectKooperativ #NextCAP 🚜
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
May 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Vegetation monitoring has started in our perennial flower fields: After 2 years, our 100% native #wildflower mix is still thriving 🌿🌼🐝 — we recorded many sown and wild plant species, with only few problematic weeds or grasses. #ProjectKooperativ #NextCAP 🚜
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
It’s a privilege to teach #ResourceManagement in landscapes as rich as the Bratental near Göttingen. Thanks to conservation authorities and @bsggoettingen.bsky.social, these unique habitats are being successfully preserved and managed.
May 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
It’s a privilege to teach #ResourceManagement in landscapes as rich as the Bratental near Göttingen. Thanks to conservation authorities and @bsggoettingen.bsky.social, these unique habitats are being successfully preserved and managed.
Reposted by Catrin Westphal
pretix.eu/MUEH/viegoe/
Insektensterben meets Theater, in Göttingen
@bsggoettingen.bsky.social
@consbiogoe.bsky.social
@svenbradler.bsky.social
@catrinwestphal.bsky.social
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@cblei.bsky.social
@herbertnickel.bsky.social
@forumwissen.bsky.social
@fminifera.bsky.social
Insektensterben meets Theater, in Göttingen
@bsggoettingen.bsky.social
@consbiogoe.bsky.social
@svenbradler.bsky.social
@catrinwestphal.bsky.social
@funcagroeco.bsky.social
@cblei.bsky.social
@herbertnickel.bsky.social
@forumwissen.bsky.social
@fminifera.bsky.social
VIECHER ein Open-Air Theaterstück (Göttingen)
Veranstaltungsreihe
pretix.eu
April 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM