Johannes Merz
@mosssoup2.bsky.social
Master BiodivEcoEvo student in Leipzig interested in Ecology, Conservation/Restoration; and evo approaches to eco questions ;)
some fancy Ascophyllum🌿
October 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
some fancy Ascophyllum🌿
Sphagnum fallax in a mesotrophic sloping fen in central Germany 🌿
September 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Sphagnum fallax in a mesotrophic sloping fen in central Germany 🌿
Its sometimes a narrow line between a "garden" and a protected boulder field with glacial relict species ;)
September 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Its sometimes a narrow line between a "garden" and a protected boulder field with glacial relict species ;)
Sphagnum girgensohnii in an alder carr in southern finland :)
September 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Sphagnum girgensohnii in an alder carr in southern finland :)
A collapsing Palsa in northern Finland; seen this week.
Palsas are peat-covered hills, often a few meters high, that contains a core of permafrost. They are only found in areas of discontinuous permafrost 🧊,
They will be likely gone soon due to climate change 🌿
nordia.journal.fi/article/view...
Palsas are peat-covered hills, often a few meters high, that contains a core of permafrost. They are only found in areas of discontinuous permafrost 🧊,
They will be likely gone soon due to climate change 🌿
nordia.journal.fi/article/view...
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A collapsing Palsa in northern Finland; seen this week.
Palsas are peat-covered hills, often a few meters high, that contains a core of permafrost. They are only found in areas of discontinuous permafrost 🧊,
They will be likely gone soon due to climate change 🌿
nordia.journal.fi/article/view...
Palsas are peat-covered hills, often a few meters high, that contains a core of permafrost. They are only found in areas of discontinuous permafrost 🧊,
They will be likely gone soon due to climate change 🌿
nordia.journal.fi/article/view...
Botrychium boreale in coastal dune vegetation, subarctic norway 🌿🌊
September 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Botrychium boreale in coastal dune vegetation, subarctic norway 🌿🌊
Have a nice weekend!
Sphagnum cuspidatum 🌿
Sphagnum cuspidatum 🌿
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Have a nice weekend!
Sphagnum cuspidatum 🌿
Sphagnum cuspidatum 🌿
Sphagnum divinum at its best
autom colors starting to sneak in 🍁🍂
autom colors starting to sneak in 🍁🍂
August 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Sphagnum divinum at its best
autom colors starting to sneak in 🍁🍂
autom colors starting to sneak in 🍁🍂
Gymnomitrion species from the arctic tundra :)
G. concinnatum, G. corallioides (with sporophyte), G. brevissimum
G. concinnatum, G. corallioides (with sporophyte), G. brevissimum
August 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Gymnomitrion species from the arctic tundra :)
G. concinnatum, G. corallioides (with sporophyte), G. brevissimum
G. concinnatum, G. corallioides (with sporophyte), G. brevissimum
Have a nice weekend!
Sphagnum tumidulum :)
Sphagnum tumidulum :)
August 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Have a nice weekend!
Sphagnum tumidulum :)
Sphagnum tumidulum :)
some biodiv from the garden :)
August 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
some biodiv from the garden :)
small actions for local biodiversity :)
our family´s garden got the award "bird friendly" by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment & the association for bird protection 🐦🌿@lbv-bayern.bsky.social
we implemented artificial nesting sites, many unmanaged corners, various native plants, etc 🥬
our family´s garden got the award "bird friendly" by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment & the association for bird protection 🐦🌿@lbv-bayern.bsky.social
we implemented artificial nesting sites, many unmanaged corners, various native plants, etc 🥬
August 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
small actions for local biodiversity :)
our family´s garden got the award "bird friendly" by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment & the association for bird protection 🐦🌿@lbv-bayern.bsky.social
we implemented artificial nesting sites, many unmanaged corners, various native plants, etc 🥬
our family´s garden got the award "bird friendly" by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment & the association for bird protection 🐦🌿@lbv-bayern.bsky.social
we implemented artificial nesting sites, many unmanaged corners, various native plants, etc 🥬
Lendemeriella tornoensis - a lichen parasting on mosses in subarctic snowbeds :) As far as I know those are the only pictures of this species existing on the internet.
I took those during an excursion to Gistuskáidi late snow areas in subarctic Lapland, thx to Inka Kuusisto for showing :)
I took those during an excursion to Gistuskáidi late snow areas in subarctic Lapland, thx to Inka Kuusisto for showing :)
August 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Lendemeriella tornoensis - a lichen parasting on mosses in subarctic snowbeds :) As far as I know those are the only pictures of this species existing on the internet.
I took those during an excursion to Gistuskáidi late snow areas in subarctic Lapland, thx to Inka Kuusisto for showing :)
I took those during an excursion to Gistuskáidi late snow areas in subarctic Lapland, thx to Inka Kuusisto for showing :)
Have a nice weekend,
Sphagnum tenellum :)
Sphagnum tenellum :)
July 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Have a nice weekend,
Sphagnum tenellum :)
Sphagnum tenellum :)
When you BLAST plant but fungi comes out
there seems to be Antarctic Yeast (Sporobolomyces roseus) on the plant sample ?? :))
there seems to be Antarctic Yeast (Sporobolomyces roseus) on the plant sample ?? :))
July 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
When you BLAST plant but fungi comes out
there seems to be Antarctic Yeast (Sporobolomyces roseus) on the plant sample ?? :))
there seems to be Antarctic Yeast (Sporobolomyces roseus) on the plant sample ?? :))
Some mire specialist dragonflys :)
Leucorrhinia dubia (m and f)
Leucorrhinia pectoralis
Leucorrhinia rubicunda
Leucorrhinia dubia (m and f)
Leucorrhinia pectoralis
Leucorrhinia rubicunda
July 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Some mire specialist dragonflys :)
Leucorrhinia dubia (m and f)
Leucorrhinia pectoralis
Leucorrhinia rubicunda
Leucorrhinia dubia (m and f)
Leucorrhinia pectoralis
Leucorrhinia rubicunda
Valdensia heterodoxa, a blueberry pathogen currently spreading over Finland - strange species with a single, ultra large Conidia!
The fungi likely gets more common with warmer climate, less precipitation and higher nutrient load in the environment.
In the national news: yle.fi/a/74-20172542
The fungi likely gets more common with warmer climate, less precipitation and higher nutrient load in the environment.
In the national news: yle.fi/a/74-20172542
July 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Valdensia heterodoxa, a blueberry pathogen currently spreading over Finland - strange species with a single, ultra large Conidia!
The fungi likely gets more common with warmer climate, less precipitation and higher nutrient load in the environment.
In the national news: yle.fi/a/74-20172542
The fungi likely gets more common with warmer climate, less precipitation and higher nutrient load in the environment.
In the national news: yle.fi/a/74-20172542
Libellua quadrimaculata
detail of wing shortly hatching and after few days :) all images from quite recently restored fen
detail of wing shortly hatching and after few days :) all images from quite recently restored fen
July 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Libellua quadrimaculata
detail of wing shortly hatching and after few days :) all images from quite recently restored fen
detail of wing shortly hatching and after few days :) all images from quite recently restored fen
What if you take a weird ancient lycophyte, give it desert-plant-style photosynthesis, and throw it in a cold lake?
You get Isoëtes lacustris
You get Isoëtes lacustris
July 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What if you take a weird ancient lycophyte, give it desert-plant-style photosynthesis, and throw it in a cold lake?
You get Isoëtes lacustris
You get Isoëtes lacustris