TreeDì
@treedi.bsky.social
International Research Training Group TreeDì – 林地 – Tree Diversity Interactions: The role of tree-tree interactions in local neighbourhoods in Chinese subtropical forests. (GRK 2324) http://www.treedi.de
Neue Ausgabe des Konfuzius Magazins mit einem Artikel über TreeDì: "Wald und Waldforschung in China" ab Seite 8.
www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de/konfuzius-in...
www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de/konfuzius-in...
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Neue Ausgabe des Konfuzius Magazins mit einem Artikel über TreeDì: "Wald und Waldforschung in China" ab Seite 8.
www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de/konfuzius-in...
www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de/konfuzius-in...
Inspiring joint conference of @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social, with 20 presentations by doctoral researchers, 7 workshops, 5 international keynote speakers, 1 excursion and 1 guided city tour.
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Inspiring joint conference of @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social, with 20 presentations by doctoral researchers, 7 workshops, 5 international keynote speakers, 1 excursion and 1 guided city tour.
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🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟
👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟
👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei...
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The start of a hopefully successful week of collaboration and research exchange 🔥 at our joint conference of #TreeDi 🌳and #MultiTroph 🐜🪲🕷 at the #idiv, Leipzig.
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The start of a hopefully successful week of collaboration and research exchange 🔥 at our joint conference of #TreeDi 🌳and #MultiTroph 🐜🪲🕷 at the #idiv, Leipzig.
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Georg Albert, our synthesis postdoc, shiws how species interactions shape (multi) functions in the BEF-China experiment.
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Georg Albert, our synthesis postdoc, shiws how species interactions shape (multi) functions in the BEF-China experiment.
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Joint conference between @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social has begun in Leipzig! Good way to start my last year of PhD 🕷🐛🐝🌿
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Joint conference between @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social has begun in Leipzig! Good way to start my last year of PhD 🕷🐛🐝🌿
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Excellent keynote talk by Yi Li showing eg that multidiversity is more important in forests than in grasslands @treedi.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Excellent keynote talk by Yi Li showing eg that multidiversity is more important in forests than in grasslands @treedi.bsky.social
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We are just starting our @treedi.bsky.social and #MultiTroph joint conference. 😊. Stay turned 🎄🌲🌳🎄🌳🌲
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
We are just starting our @treedi.bsky.social and #MultiTroph joint conference. 😊. Stay turned 🎄🌲🌳🎄🌳🌲
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Kleine Organismen, große Wirkung? MLU-Biologe @drpeterdietrich.bsky.social erforscht Mikroorganismen in & auf Bäumen. 🌳 Mit Hilfe modernster Sequenzierungstechnik will er verstehen, wie sich z. B. der Klimawandel auf die Gemeinschaft dieser Organismen auswirkt & welche Folgen das hat. mlu.de/bcjf6
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Kleine Organismen, große Wirkung? MLU-Biologe @drpeterdietrich.bsky.social erforscht Mikroorganismen in & auf Bäumen. 🌳 Mit Hilfe modernster Sequenzierungstechnik will er verstehen, wie sich z. B. der Klimawandel auf die Gemeinschaft dieser Organismen auswirkt & welche Folgen das hat. mlu.de/bcjf6
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Scenes from China, where PhD student Michèle ter Huurne is doing fieldwork with the @treedi.bsky.social project: forests, measurements, and big smiles between long days. Keep it up, Michèle!🌱📷
Photos: Michele ter Huurne #TreeDi #Fieldwork
Photos: Michele ter Huurne #TreeDi #Fieldwork
September 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Scenes from China, where PhD student Michèle ter Huurne is doing fieldwork with the @treedi.bsky.social project: forests, measurements, and big smiles between long days. Keep it up, Michèle!🌱📷
Photos: Michele ter Huurne #TreeDi #Fieldwork
Photos: Michele ter Huurne #TreeDi #Fieldwork
The art of creating images made of tea foam originated in the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279). We tried it with the TreeDì logo at the tea culture show during our summer school.
September 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The art of creating images made of tea foam originated in the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279). We tried it with the TreeDì logo at the tea culture show during our summer school.
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New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments - Nature Ecology & Evolution
It is unclear whether the linkage between tree species richness and insect herbivory is consistent across climates and forest types. Here, the authors analyse data from forest biodiversity experiments...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sharing their expertise in Scientific Writing & Publishing: Prof. Sylvia Haider @leuphana.bsky.social, Dr. Tesfaye Wubet @ufz.de and Susan Trumbore teaching at the TreeDì Summer School at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing last week.
August 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Sharing their expertise in Scientific Writing & Publishing: Prof. Sylvia Haider @leuphana.bsky.social, Dr. Tesfaye Wubet @ufz.de and Susan Trumbore teaching at the TreeDì Summer School at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing last week.
In the second TreeDì course of our Summer School at UCAS in China, Prof. Helge Bruelheide and Sebastian Mader showed us how to apply generalized diversity interaction models to better understand how species interactions contribute to ecosystem functioning.
August 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In the second TreeDì course of our Summer School at UCAS in China, Prof. Helge Bruelheide and Sebastian Mader showed us how to apply generalized diversity interaction models to better understand how species interactions contribute to ecosystem functioning.
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Today we celebrate the submission of Michael Köhler's doctoral thesis 🥳🎉🎈 Another seedling 🌱 that is growing into a strong, stately tree 🌳
@michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social
@michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today we celebrate the submission of Michael Köhler's doctoral thesis 🥳🎉🎈 Another seedling 🌱 that is growing into a strong, stately tree 🌳
@michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social
@michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social
Great start to our TreeDì Summer School at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) with Prof. Charlotte Grossiord lecturing on the role of tree species interactions for drought resistance of forests and showing us how to measure leaf heat tolerance.
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Great start to our TreeDì Summer School at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) with Prof. Charlotte Grossiord lecturing on the role of tree species interactions for drought resistance of forests and showing us how to measure leaf heat tolerance.
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
@charlottegrossiord.bsky.social
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Hi Bluesky 👋🏼 I want to use the new year to introduce myself a bit ☺️ I am an ecologist in progress 📚 interested in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships as well as tree-soil interactions on small scales 🌳🪱
January 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋🏼 I want to use the new year to introduce myself a bit ☺️ I am an ecologist in progress 📚 interested in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships as well as tree-soil interactions on small scales 🌳🪱
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Proud to be part of a group that won a prize for the "best research environment 2024" 🎉🎉🎉
🏆 Die 10 Gewinnerteams des Preises „Bestes #Forschungsumfeld 2024“ stehen fest! Aus fast 300 Bewerbungen wurden sie aus einer beeindruckenden Shortlist per Los gezogen. Wir gratulieren gemeinsam mit der @volkswagenstiftung.de! 🎉
Wer gewonnen hat? 👉 www.diejungeakademie.de/de/presse/be...
Wer gewonnen hat? 👉 www.diejungeakademie.de/de/presse/be...
June 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Proud to be part of a group that won a prize for the "best research environment 2024" 🎉🎉🎉
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🚨 Postdoc paper alert! 🚨
🌳✨ In a subtropical forest plantation (BEF-China), we asked: How flexible are tree leaves when light & neighbours change? Using Vis/NIR spectroscopy, we measured 14 leaf traits from ~5000 leaves 🌿 across diversity levels. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
🌳✨ In a subtropical forest plantation (BEF-China), we asked: How flexible are tree leaves when light & neighbours change? Using Vis/NIR spectroscopy, we measured 14 leaf traits from ~5000 leaves 🌿 across diversity levels. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
July 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🚨 Postdoc paper alert! 🚨
🌳✨ In a subtropical forest plantation (BEF-China), we asked: How flexible are tree leaves when light & neighbours change? Using Vis/NIR spectroscopy, we measured 14 leaf traits from ~5000 leaves 🌿 across diversity levels. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
🌳✨ In a subtropical forest plantation (BEF-China), we asked: How flexible are tree leaves when light & neighbours change? Using Vis/NIR spectroscopy, we measured 14 leaf traits from ~5000 leaves 🌿 across diversity levels. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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🚨 New paper led by @michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 🍃 We found that the communities of foliar endophytic fungi are driven by leaf traits and intraindividual trait variability 🧵
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
@treedi.bsky.social
@geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social
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Foliar Endophytic Fungal Communities Are Driven by Leaf Traits—Evidence From a Temperate Tree Diversity Experiment
Our study demonstrates that functional leaf traits play a crucial role in shaping fungal endophyte richness and community composition, even beyond the effects of tree species identity. Traits associa...
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🚨 New paper led by @michakoehlerbotany.bsky.social in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 🍃 We found that the communities of foliar endophytic fungi are driven by leaf traits and intraindividual trait variability 🧵
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
@treedi.bsky.social
@geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social
(1/7)
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
@treedi.bsky.social
@geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social
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🌳 Tree placement matters! A new study shows forests with diverse, non-clustered species boost biomass (+11%), nutrient cycling and decomposition.
🛠️ Line planting = sweet spot between ecology and management. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.idiv.de/the-right-mi...
🛠️ Line planting = sweet spot between ecology and management. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.idiv.de/the-right-mi...
The right mix and planting pattern of trees enhance forest productivity and services
By modelling different planting design strategies and species mixtures, researchers offer insights for sustainable forest management, reforestation, and climate change mitigation in a new paper.
www.idiv.de
July 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🌳 Tree placement matters! A new study shows forests with diverse, non-clustered species boost biomass (+11%), nutrient cycling and decomposition.
🛠️ Line planting = sweet spot between ecology and management. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.idiv.de/the-right-mi...
🛠️ Line planting = sweet spot between ecology and management. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.idiv.de/the-right-mi...
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Are you interested in #forest microclimate, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning? 🌲🌳🌡️
🗞️In our new study we show: Tree diversity increases #forest temperature buffering🗞️
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
/w @remybeugnon.bsky.social, @uni-freiburg.de, @unileipzig.bsky.social, @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social
🗞️In our new study we show: Tree diversity increases #forest temperature buffering🗞️
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
/w @remybeugnon.bsky.social, @uni-freiburg.de, @unileipzig.bsky.social, @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social
Tree Diversity Increases Forest Temperature Buffering via Enhancing Canopy Density and Structural Diversity
Making use of 6 years of microclimate measurements in a large-scale tree diversity experiment covering a species richness gradient ranging from 1 to 24 tree species, we demonstrate that tree species ....
doi.org
March 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Are you interested in #forest microclimate, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning? 🌲🌳🌡️
🗞️In our new study we show: Tree diversity increases #forest temperature buffering🗞️
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
/w @remybeugnon.bsky.social, @uni-freiburg.de, @unileipzig.bsky.social, @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social
🗞️In our new study we show: Tree diversity increases #forest temperature buffering🗞️
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
/w @remybeugnon.bsky.social, @uni-freiburg.de, @unileipzig.bsky.social, @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social
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Five months later, our trees have grown well, so we have finally planted them in our tubes. Stay tuned to see how our trees grow and resist pollution. @treedi.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Five months later, our trees have grown well, so we have finally planted them in our tubes. Stay tuned to see how our trees grow and resist pollution. @treedi.bsky.social
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Such a great week with the #sTREND working group — lots of ideas on tree traits and neighbourhood diversity taking shape. 🌲🌳 Grateful to have been part of it! #FunctionalTraits #ForestDiversity @idiv-research.bsky.social
Fun week @idiv-research.bsky.social attending the 1st meeting of sTREND working group on synthesis of tree traits responses to neighbouring diversity with @mixedforests.bsky.social, @ritasousasilva.bsky.social, @habenblondeel.bsky.social, @cavenderg9.bsky.social, @shankothari.bsky.social and others
July 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Such a great week with the #sTREND working group — lots of ideas on tree traits and neighbourhood diversity taking shape. 🌲🌳 Grateful to have been part of it! #FunctionalTraits #ForestDiversity @idiv-research.bsky.social