Vivek Babu Girija
ecovivek.bsky.social
Vivek Babu Girija
@ecovivek.bsky.social
Interested in the ecological intensification of paddy and millet-based agroecosystems in tropics
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📢 Upcoming #EcologySeminar!
Lisa Prudnikow
will explore how landscape diversity, orchard management & pollen diets shape the health of Osmia bees in apple orchards🍎🐝

📅 Wed 7. Jan at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link

@hsmw.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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📢 Join our #EcologySeminar!
Dr. Rene Heim
will deep dive into interdisciplinary remote sensing and new ways to understand plant stress - from Leaf to Landscape 🌿🔭

📅 Wed 26. Nov at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
DD.MM
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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📢 The new programme for our Ecology Seminar is out!

It features a diverse lineup of early career researchers sharing insights on #Agroecology every week 🐝🚜🐦

🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 CET
📧 DM for webinar link!

www.uni-goettingen.de/en/ecology+s...

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Check out the new publication by Marco Ferrante and Gábor L. Lövei on biodiversity’s role in ecosystem services and its importance for conservation and land use.

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The sentinel approach to quantify ecosystem function intensities
Biodiversity, through species interactions, underpins numerous ecosystem functions that can lead to ecosystem services and disservices. Quantifying these functions is crucial for evaluating the ef...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Check out the new publication by Marco Ferrante and Gábor L. Lövei on biodiversity functions that can lead to ecosystem services and disservices.

@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
📖Published📖

In this review paper, Ferrante and Lövei propose a standardised set of methods to monitor ecosystem functions that underpin ecosystem services and disservices 🌱 🌍 🧪 Read the article here 👇

buff.ly/2rAeHgq
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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New study: Farmers join collaborative AECMs for more than just money. 🌱

Insights from 36 interviews show diverse motivations, key collaborative features and a need for stronger early coordination.

@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📝 doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
🚜 New study: Why do farmers join collaborative agri-environmental schemes?

🧑‍🌾 Farmer interviews show:
🌼 Nature values & admin ease matter most
💶 Financial incentives help—but support, flexibility & peer exchange are key

Paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...
Project: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
July 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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📝 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
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar for this semester

This week Dr. Elena Gazzea talks about "Ecology and conservation of pollinators in agricultural and forest landscapes"

📅 Join us Wed (16.07.) at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Landscape-level synergistic and antagonistic effects among conservation measures drive wild bee densities and species richness 🐝🧪

Recommends that future bee conservation schemes should use smart mixing of landscape conservation measures 🌱🌎

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
June 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar

This week Eyal Goldstein talks about "Mathematical bees and virtual landscapes: what ecological modelling can contribute to the field of agroecology"

📅 Join us Wed (09.07.) at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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We also discussed the need for good working conditions for shepherds based on regionalized #conservation and agri-environmental schemes — see also our article on #Grassland #Restoration led by Philipp Gorris www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Social-ecological perspective on European semi-natural grassland conservation and restoration: Key challenges and future pathways
Semi-natural grasslands result from traditional agriculture and are among the most species-rich ecosystems in Europe. These grasslands were once wides…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar

This week Ricarda Koch talks about "Interactive effects of landscape-wide AES on bees and wasps: species diversity, biotic interactions and resource-use"

📅 Join us Wed (02.07.) at 10:15 AM
📩 DM for webinar link!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations!

These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs.

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May 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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May 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar

This week David Singer talks about "Passive acoustic monitoring of bird communities - methods and applications"

📅 Join us Wed (28.05.) at 10:15 AM
📩DM for webinar link!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Congrats to Mina Anders from our work group on this awesome achievement for her paper on "Smart orchard design improves crop pollination" 🌳🐦🐝

@jappliedecology.bsky.social @wiley.com
#TopViewedArticle

👉🏼 find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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We are excited to offer interesting talks in the upcoming summer semester #EcologySeminar on different species groups, services, methods & else! 🐝🦋🌳🐦

Check out the program and send us a DM if you like to join online!

🥳Kick off is this week!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar

This week Mina Anders talks on "The effect of management, altitude and land-use change on pollination and biocontrol services in macadamia plantations"

📅 Join us Wed (23.04) at 10:15 AM
📩DM for webinar link!

@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
@unigoettingen.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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🥳 We're celebrating 5 years (online) Ecology Seminar🌍

From inspiring talks to groundbreaking research, thank you to all the amazing speakers and curious minds who joined us! Thanks for your interest, talks & discussions. 💚 #EcologySeminar

@unigoettingen.bsky.social
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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New publication from our #ProjectKOOPERATIV 🥳
How to motivate farmers to participate in cooperative agrienvironmental schemes?
- Offer adequate financial compensation
- Communicate environmental advances
- Invest in building social relationships
- Create cooperative governance structures
J. Huber et al. #bpbv. doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
Farmer motivation to participate in cooperative agri‐environmental and climate measures
Agri-environmental and climate measures (AECM) have been designed to promote biodiversity and ecosystem services but have thus far been unable to reverse the strong declines of farmland species. To e...
doi.org
March 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨

📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers is now available!

➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment ever of the interconnections between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.

🌏 Options for a just & sustainable future!
www.ipbes.net/node/85582
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Check our two open PhD positions in #ecology at @econovoau.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/svenni... (note - as always in #Denmark - these positions come w/ full academic salaries) 🐎🍃🌎🌤️ #megafauna #vegetation #wildhorse #modelling
Jens-Christian Svenning on LinkedIn: #modeling #wildhorses #wilderness #herbivores #ecosystems #ecology…
📢 Exciting PhD Opportunities in Ecology & Biodiversity! 🌍 Are you passionate about understanding and shaping the future of ecosystems? At Center for…
www.linkedin.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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New study: #CropDiversification can help pollinators without taking land out of agricultural production, but only some #pollinator species may benefit. We highlight mechanisms on the spatial
and temporal #diversity of crops. Led by Thijs Fijen @w-u-r.bsky.social
Crop diversification for pollinator conservation - Landscape Ecology
Context Intensive agriculture drives insect decline impacting insect-mediated ecosystem services that support production. Crop diversification shows promise in increasing crop productivity and enhanci...
link.springer.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Great collaboration between Thijs Fijen, Ola Lundin, @eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social, @juliaosterman.bsky.social, and a team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social, @agrarunigoe.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM