Under the leadership of Carla Reis Ely (Oregon State University), we just published “A global dataset of terrestrial biological nitrogen fixation” in Scientific Data! 🎉
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#NitrogenFixation #OpenData

We were very happy to be actively participating in the Symposium on Bacterial Genetics and Ecology, with great talks from Stefanie, Minsu, and Bettina.

#BAGECO2025 #ScienceTalks #Biocrusts

Soil for everyone — everyone for the soil!

Tobias Pfingstl and Stefanie Maier from the Institute of Biology were invited to present their projects, which are funded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), at the Soil Forum's spring conference. 🔗 www.umweltbundesamt.at/bodenforum/f...

Our study, showing how deep learning can be applied to distinguish liverworts of the genus Riccia, has been published! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
#NewPublication #DeepLearning #Liverworts

We are extremely happy that our publication 'Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline' has been published in Biological Reviews! 🎉 doi:10.1111/brv.70028

#NewPublication #BiologicalReviews #AlpineResearch #SoilBiodiversity #Ecology

Yesterday, Lina, Luciano, and @jannecreve.bsky.social had a successful day in the field, shovelling snow for a climate change experiment near the Großglockner!

#Alpine #Fieldwork #SnowRemoval #ClimateChange #ScienceInAction

News! Open PhD Position on "Biopatinas on Buildings in Urban Environments: Biofilters, CO₂ Sinks, and Cooling Systems with an Aesthetic-Architectural Effect."

diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/open...

Great day at Helsinki Day, our PhD symposium at the Institute of Biology - @uni-graz.at!
Our PhD students @philophil89.bsky.social and @jannecreve.bsky.social presented their research, and Janne won Best Talk 🏆! Read more on our newspage: diversitaet-oekologie.uni-graz.at/en/news/hels...

After the talk by @panemma.bsky.social , we enjoyed a great dinner and inspiring discussions! Always great to connect with passionate researchers over good food. 👍

This week, our research group hosted Professor Emma Sayer (@panemma.bsky.social) from the University of Ulm, who shared insights from the Gigante Litter Manipulation Project on tropical tree growth, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gases. #TropicalForests #Litterfall #Cryptogams #NutrientCycling

We are happy that Lina Clasen, Luciano Silva, and Ruilin Chen joined our team to support our research on microbial communities and their roles in biogeochemical cycling under the effects of global change!🌍

🌍 Investigating Climate Change Effects on Alpine Biocrusts ❄️🌱
How do alpine biocrusts respond to rising temperatures and changing snow conditions?

🌿 Welcome to the Functional Diversity and Ecology Group (AG Bettina Weber) @uni-graz.at Graz on Bluesky! 🎉