WSL Dynamic Macroecology
@wsl-dme.bsky.social
WSL research group focusing on data- and model-based biodiversity analyses and climate change. 🌳 ⛰️ 🔥 💦 🛰️
#macroecology #biodiversity #ecosystem #climatechange #biome #species #remotesensing #deeplearning
DME Webpage: https://shorturl.at/f9xr6
#macroecology #biodiversity #ecosystem #climatechange #biome #species #remotesensing #deeplearning
DME Webpage: https://shorturl.at/f9xr6
🌳 Towering trees (often >50 m), massive buttress roots and woody lianas are typical plant traits of tropical rainforests. 🌧
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🌳 Towering trees (often >50 m), massive buttress roots and woody lianas are typical plant traits of tropical rainforests. 🌧
🌿Fieldwork in the #Yasuni National Park, #Ecuador.🦜
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🌿Fieldwork in the #Yasuni National Park, #Ecuador.🦜
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
🌎 Our BIOME project team has just begun a 3.5-week research expedition in Ecuador! 🇪🇨 They’ll be conducting fieldwork across diverse landscapes to study how biomes have evolved and how to define them. 🔎🌿🏔️ Stay tuned for field updates! ✨
👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw
👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🌎 Our BIOME project team has just begun a 3.5-week research expedition in Ecuador! 🇪🇨 They’ll be conducting fieldwork across diverse landscapes to study how biomes have evolved and how to define them. 🔎🌿🏔️ Stay tuned for field updates! ✨
👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw
👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw
Fieldwork magic 🍄✨ We encountered an incredible diversity of #mushrooms in the forest last week. Each species part of the living network that keeps ecosystems dynamic and resilient. 🌎
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Fieldwork magic 🍄✨ We encountered an incredible diversity of #mushrooms in the forest last week. Each species part of the living network that keeps ecosystems dynamic and resilient. 🌎
📱🌱 Plant identification apps are booming – but which one is the best? And how reliable are the results? 🤔 Our researchers collected over 5,000 photos of 560 Swiss plant species from 85 habitat types and tested the most popular apps.🔎 Here are the findings: shorturl.at/lD0Cl
July 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📱🌱 Plant identification apps are booming – but which one is the best? And how reliable are the results? 🤔 Our researchers collected over 5,000 photos of 560 Swiss plant species from 85 habitat types and tested the most popular apps.🔎 Here are the findings: shorturl.at/lD0Cl
@clechartre.bsky.social reimplemented #BIOME4 into a modular, high-performance #Julia version, enabling 1 km vegetation modeling 🌱 and integration of #CHELSA climate datasets. 🌦️ We can now simulate biome patterns across complex terrains ⛰️ and define biome boundaries with greater accuracy. 🎯
July 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
@clechartre.bsky.social reimplemented #BIOME4 into a modular, high-performance #Julia version, enabling 1 km vegetation modeling 🌱 and integration of #CHELSA climate datasets. 🌦️ We can now simulate biome patterns across complex terrains ⛰️ and define biome boundaries with greater accuracy. 🎯
🌿 What makes plants in tropical ecosystems so unique & remarkably adapted to their environment? 🌸✨
We explored this question during a visit to the Botanical Garden in Zurich, guided by our group member dirknkarger.bsky.social — a fantastic opportunity to observe tropical plant traits up close. 🔎🌱
We explored this question during a visit to the Botanical Garden in Zurich, guided by our group member dirknkarger.bsky.social — a fantastic opportunity to observe tropical plant traits up close. 🔎🌱
June 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🌿 What makes plants in tropical ecosystems so unique & remarkably adapted to their environment? 🌸✨
We explored this question during a visit to the Botanical Garden in Zurich, guided by our group member dirknkarger.bsky.social — a fantastic opportunity to observe tropical plant traits up close. 🔎🌱
We explored this question during a visit to the Botanical Garden in Zurich, guided by our group member dirknkarger.bsky.social — a fantastic opportunity to observe tropical plant traits up close. 🔎🌱
🐝 Happy World Bee Day! 🌍
Bees play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity and are crucial to healthy ecosystems.🌸🌱 We are exploring a novel approach to insect biodiversity monitoring: using radar technology to track insect movement across lowland landscapes in Switzerland.📡
👉 shorturl.at/QuQa1
Bees play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity and are crucial to healthy ecosystems.🌸🌱 We are exploring a novel approach to insect biodiversity monitoring: using radar technology to track insect movement across lowland landscapes in Switzerland.📡
👉 shorturl.at/QuQa1
May 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🐝 Happy World Bee Day! 🌍
Bees play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity and are crucial to healthy ecosystems.🌸🌱 We are exploring a novel approach to insect biodiversity monitoring: using radar technology to track insect movement across lowland landscapes in Switzerland.📡
👉 shorturl.at/QuQa1
Bees play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity and are crucial to healthy ecosystems.🌸🌱 We are exploring a novel approach to insect biodiversity monitoring: using radar technology to track insect movement across lowland landscapes in Switzerland.📡
👉 shorturl.at/QuQa1
🔎 Martina Scacco’s research explores how the landscape and atmosphere influence the transport cost of flying animals.🌬️⛰️ Her findings show that species across the entire range of body masses can indeed benefit from atmospheric energy to reduce movement cost. 🐝🐦🦅
May 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🔎 Martina Scacco’s research explores how the landscape and atmosphere influence the transport cost of flying animals.🌬️⛰️ Her findings show that species across the entire range of body masses can indeed benefit from atmospheric energy to reduce movement cost. 🐝🐦🦅
What an amazing week at #EGU25 in Vienna! 🌍✨ We had a fantastic time connecting with fellow scientists from diverse fields, sharing our research and diving into inspiring discussions.💡 Grateful for the experience and already looking forward to next year! ❤️🚀
May 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
What an amazing week at #EGU25 in Vienna! 🌍✨ We had a fantastic time connecting with fellow scientists from diverse fields, sharing our research and diving into inspiring discussions.💡 Grateful for the experience and already looking forward to next year! ❤️🚀
What drives the iconic buttress roots in tropical forests—mechanics or nutrients?🌳 At #EGU25, @haozhima.bsky.social presented his research on “The biogeography & functional understanding of buttress roots in tropical forests”. He’s part of our SNSF Advanced Grant project "BIOME.cc"🌎: rb.gy/r8vy1l
May 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
What drives the iconic buttress roots in tropical forests—mechanics or nutrients?🌳 At #EGU25, @haozhima.bsky.social presented his research on “The biogeography & functional understanding of buttress roots in tropical forests”. He’s part of our SNSF Advanced Grant project "BIOME.cc"🌎: rb.gy/r8vy1l
@clechartre.bsky.social held a session on "HP computing for mechanistic prediction of biome distribution" at #EGU25. She presented BIOME4.jl—a hi-res #Julia reimplementation of #BIOME4 to improve performance, modularity & scalability, enabling the simulation of biome dynamics in complex terrains.🌍🖥️
May 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@clechartre.bsky.social held a session on "HP computing for mechanistic prediction of biome distribution" at #EGU25. She presented BIOME4.jl—a hi-res #Julia reimplementation of #BIOME4 to improve performance, modularity & scalability, enabling the simulation of biome dynamics in complex terrains.🌍🖥️
Mountain species are at risk of extinction as global temperatures rise—but how these risks will manifest remains unclear. 🌱🏔️ Bert Wuyts's research sheds light on this by exploring how habitats become fragmented & isolated as populations shift to higher elevations. He presented his results at #EGU25.
May 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mountain species are at risk of extinction as global temperatures rise—but how these risks will manifest remains unclear. 🌱🏔️ Bert Wuyts's research sheds light on this by exploring how habitats become fragmented & isolated as populations shift to higher elevations. He presented his results at #EGU25.
Elena Plekhanova gave an excellent talk on "SeCo-Eco: Global multiband seasonal pre-training dataset and self-supervised model for ecological applications" at the #EGU25. 🌍🛰️
🔗More information & presentation slides are available here:
plekhanovaelena.github.io/ssl4eco/
🔗More information & presentation slides are available here:
plekhanovaelena.github.io/ssl4eco/
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Elena Plekhanova gave an excellent talk on "SeCo-Eco: Global multiband seasonal pre-training dataset and self-supervised model for ecological applications" at the #EGU25. 🌍🛰️
🔗More information & presentation slides are available here:
plekhanovaelena.github.io/ssl4eco/
🔗More information & presentation slides are available here:
plekhanovaelena.github.io/ssl4eco/
Thrilled to share that we will be participating in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 #EGU25 in #Vienna — with four sessions led by our scientists!🚀 Don’t miss the chance to join their talks and meet them in person for insightful discussions & future collaborations!💡🌱
April 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Last week, we gathered for a 3-day retreat in the stunning medieval castle of #Burgdorf🏰✨ – an inspiring setting and a fantastic opportunity for deep discussions, strategic planning, vison alignment, team building and lots of fun with hiking and VR game.❤️🥾🎮 Excited for what’s to come!🚀
March 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last week, we gathered for a 3-day retreat in the stunning medieval castle of #Burgdorf🏰✨ – an inspiring setting and a fantastic opportunity for deep discussions, strategic planning, vison alignment, team building and lots of fun with hiking and VR game.❤️🥾🎮 Excited for what’s to come!🚀
We are excited to be a part of the Winter School & Symposium 2025: Harnessing #MachineLearning for Breakthroughs in Plant and Environmental Sciences @ethzurich.bsky.social !🤖🌱 Looking forward to inspiring discussions and collaborations!💡🚀
More information & registration: shorturl.at/PqT9c
More information & registration: shorturl.at/PqT9c
March 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We are excited to be a part of the Winter School & Symposium 2025: Harnessing #MachineLearning for Breakthroughs in Plant and Environmental Sciences @ethzurich.bsky.social !🤖🌱 Looking forward to inspiring discussions and collaborations!💡🚀
More information & registration: shorturl.at/PqT9c
More information & registration: shorturl.at/PqT9c
🌳Why are buttress roots almost exclusively found in tropical rainforests? Is it mechanical suppport or nutrient competition? Dr. Haozhi Ma is delving into these fascinating questions to uncover patterns and evolutionary advantages tied to buttress roots.🌎✨ shorturl.at/TtakH
January 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🌳Why are buttress roots almost exclusively found in tropical rainforests? Is it mechanical suppport or nutrient competition? Dr. Haozhi Ma is delving into these fascinating questions to uncover patterns and evolutionary advantages tied to buttress roots.🌎✨ shorturl.at/TtakH
Walter Jetz & @dirknkarger.bsky.social presented their work on “Mountain Thermal Belts in a Changing #Climate.”🤓 Using #CHELSA climate data on structuring the elevation belts of global #mountains by thermal belts anchored to the #alpine treeline has led to a new high-resolution (90m) dataset.⛰️🛰️💻
January 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Walter Jetz & @dirknkarger.bsky.social presented their work on “Mountain Thermal Belts in a Changing #Climate.”🤓 Using #CHELSA climate data on structuring the elevation belts of global #mountains by thermal belts anchored to the #alpine treeline has led to a new high-resolution (90m) dataset.⛰️🛰️💻
Just in time for the peak of this year's #mushroom season, we tested the prototype of our new mushroom identification tool in the field! 🍄We're thrilled with the accuracy—it can distinguish over 1,000 #species and has provided many good results.🎉
shorturl.at/jY4Xr
shorturl.at/jY4Xr
December 28, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Just in time for the peak of this year's #mushroom season, we tested the prototype of our new mushroom identification tool in the field! 🍄We're thrilled with the accuracy—it can distinguish over 1,000 #species and has provided many good results.🎉
shorturl.at/jY4Xr
shorturl.at/jY4Xr
DME researchers Elena Plekhanova @ElenaPlekh, Wenna Ding @DingWenna and Victor Boussange @VBoussange rocked the Biodiversity Research Day 2024 at @WSL_research.🌳🚀🤓
December 28, 2024 at 1:53 AM
DME researchers Elena Plekhanova @ElenaPlekh, Wenna Ding @DingWenna and Victor Boussange @VBoussange rocked the Biodiversity Research Day 2024 at @WSL_research.🌳🚀🤓
Congratulations Dr. @YaquanChang!🎓 She has successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Geologic controls on plant biodiversity of Hengduan Mountains".🌱🏔️ We wish her all the best for her personal and professional future.🚀❤️
December 28, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Congratulations Dr. @YaquanChang!🎓 She has successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Geologic controls on plant biodiversity of Hengduan Mountains".🌱🏔️ We wish her all the best for her personal and professional future.🚀❤️