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Pia Bradler
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PhD student BETA-FOR experiment focusing on understory vegetation, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning | botanist | passionate about promoting species knowledge and environmental education 🌿🌱🍄‍🟫 @Leuphana Uni Lüneburg
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lsachsenmaier.bsky.social
Over 2,600🌳 #trees during the 2018–2020 #drought :
• Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought
• Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own
🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hydro‐Functional Traits and Their Dissimilarity to the Neighbourhood Buffer Tree Growth Against the 2018–2020 Central European Drought
Climate change is putting forests at risk. Our research shows that a tree's water-use strategy largely determines its growth across years: whereas one strategy performs better in normal years, the ot....
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November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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betafor.bsky.social
New paper out 🌱📄: More light in canopy gaps 🌤️ does not offset the loss of tree diversity caused by roe deer browsing 🦌.
In paired exclosure experiments, roe deer browsing cut tree diversity by half🌳.
Read it here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Light and ungulate browsing interact in shaping future woody plant diversity through natural regeneration
Our results provide strong evidence that in the current context of increasing tree mortality and subsequent light availability, roe deer act as a keystone species. It is crucial to implement browsing....
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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uni-wuerzburg.de
Deer browsing limits forest diversity – even in the light. New study in @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Würzburg ecologists and others: Even sunny canopy gaps cannot offset the impact of roe deer on forest regeneration. 🦌🌳☀️
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
Browsing by roe deer poses a serious problem, particularly for young and low-growing trees. (Image: Vanell / AdobeStock)
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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bjenquist.bsky.social
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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bayceer.bsky.social
🌿👏 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar, BayCEER, and University of Bayreuth, on receiving the Bavarian State Medal for outstanding services to the environment!

ubtaktuell.uni-bayreuth.de/umweltmedail...

#BayCEER #UniBayreuth #Ecology #Insects #Sustainability
Würdigung für jahrelanges Engagement
Prof. Dr. Heike Feldhaar hat die Bayerische Staatsmedaille für herausragende Verdienste um die Umwelt erhalten.
ubtaktuell.uni-bayreuth.de
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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mbuhaly.bsky.social
Happy this paper is published!

Testing for biotic homogenization of plant communities through the addition of non-native species along mountain roads across multiple spatial scales

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Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species Despite Mixed Effects at Smaller Scales
Aim Mountain ecosystems are experiencing increased invasion of non-native plants. These increases in non-native species put mountains at risk of biotic homogenisation and a reduction of biodiversity.....
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October 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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jay.bsky.team
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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betafor.bsky.social
Our #BETAFOR PhDs had an amazing time presenting their research at last week’s #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de! 🌟 Full of fresh ideas and inspiring discussions, it’s back to daily life. 💻✨
@claudiki.bsky.social @piambr.bsky.social @johannaasch.bsky.social @juliarothacher.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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betafor.bsky.social
Anne Chao and @piambr.bsky.social, the 100% perfect dialogue duo at #gfoe2025! ✨
Thank you for sharing statistical insights on sample coverage and it's standardization in the first @gfoesoc.bsky.social keynote session using #BETAFOR data.🌳🌱
@uni-wuerzburg.de @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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gfoesoc.bsky.social
REGISTRATION OPEN

Online registration is now open and the call for abstracts for oral presentations and posters has been published for the 54th Annual Meeting of the #Ecological Society of #Germany, #Austria and #Switzerland.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT:
www.gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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maltejochum.bsky.social
Fellow Ecologists,
The #gfoe2025 @gfoesoc.bsky.social call for papers has just been published. Please submit your abstracts for exciting talks and engaging posters to present in Würzburg in September!
gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...
@uni-wuerzburg.de @globalchangeeco.bsky.social
Logo of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the GfÖ in Würzburg, Germany.
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Six award-winning female scientists told Nature about the women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others. #WomenInStem 🧪
Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, six award-winning female scientists highlight women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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gfoesoc.bsky.social
Hey Young Modellers in Ecology out there 👋🌳

Register now for this year’s YoMos workshop:
www.yomos.org/next-workshop 📑
Deadline: 15.03.2025

See you!
February 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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jitkaklimesova.bsky.social
Seventh edition of Go_Belowground course on practical assessment of moprhological and anatomical traits on belowground organs and their importancy: Go belowground! 2025 klimesovajitka.wordpress.com/go-belowgrou...
Go belowground! 2025
The Department of Experimental and Functional Morphology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences organize the 7th edition of PhD course of functional ecology „Go belowground!“ 1…
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January 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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bjenquist.bsky.social
We have taught the science & methods of functional traits using #OpenScience on 7 courses (so far) to ~180 different students from 86 institutions & 30 countries. One of the most rewarding efforts I have been a part of. #PFTC alumni? ping @hilaryrosed.bsky.social to be added go.bsky.app/4T8pBZr
Plant Functional Traits Course alumni
Join the conversation
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December 10, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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mdekauwe.bsky.social
🚨 PhD: "Forests on the edge: examining vegetation recovery following climate extremes" at @bristolbiosci.bsky.social with myself, Lina Mercado (Exeter) and Eddy Robertson (UK Met Office). I would REALLY love to find a student for this, please share widely (thanks)

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Europe's hot dry summer of 2022 (Logo) UK land surface model, JULES
November 25, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
The first mainland European bird to go extinct in 500 years.
The slender-billed curlew is declared extinct
This is the first mainland European bird declared extinct in 500 years.
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November 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM
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mattbetts42.bsky.social
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November 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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dittemch.bsky.social
Early Career Researchers advocate for more bryophyte ecology!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We have summed up the importance of bryophytes for ecological research, difficulties existing for ECRs to pursue a bryophyte focused research career & what we & the ecological society can do about it
Early Career Researchers advocate for raising the profile of bryophyte ecological research
Bryophyte research is severely underrepresented compared to vascular plant research, even though we know that bryophytes are crucial components of eco…
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November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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janousekwild.bsky.social
For anyone interested in #algae, #lichens, #mosses, #ferns, etc, I’ve created a starter pack. Let me know if you’d like to be added to the list! go.bsky.app/GKP4yPC
November 13, 2024 at 5:26 AM
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saocousins.bsky.social
Three (!) positions as Assistant Professor in #Biodiversity
We hope to get one to our department #biogeography
A super recruitment within Life sciences. Maximum of 7 since PhD 🌍🧪
#biodiversity #academic #climatechange #lifescience #ecology #StockholmUniversity
Please re-🦋
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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University
Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University
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November 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM