Brilliant analysis from our German partner. The Grassland Butterfly Index GBI is one of the ways that Member States can assess to health of agro-ecosystems under the new EU Nature Restoration Regulation. We hope that Germany adopts this now they have such good data.

"We studied more than 70 different elections that took place in 12 western European countries over several decades, and found that when mainstream parties take more anti-immigration positions, it leads to more support for the radical right, not less."

Puh – was gab es im Sommer für Prügel für meine Aussage zur Bedrohung der Landwirtschaft. Nun steht auch im aktuellen Aufruf der Meteorologischen und Physikalischen Gesellschaft genau dies drin. Ich bin fast erleichtert. Weil ich ständig selbst reflektiere, ob ich manchmal zu drastisch kommuniziere.

getting ready for this:)

Irish research finds larger areas of habitat are needed to increase pollinator populations & to achieve the same species numbers in smaller areas, “marked increases in quality are required”. www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/p...

Important study! And this is not opnly in Ireland, but across Europe! 👇

What is the future of universities? A special with a picture of Leipzig university @unileipzig.bsky.social 📚💻👩‍🏫🧑‍🏫👨‍🏫📈📊 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Das Landwirtschaftsministerium blockiert die nationale Umsetzung des Renaturierungsgesetzes - und ist auch noch stolz drauf, berichtet @thomaskrumenacker.bsky.social www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/re...

A must-read special issue: “Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace’s legacy” royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202... I: Determinants of diversity & resilience. II: Measuring the state of biodiversity III: Biodiversity & natural capital IV: Future scenarios for nature

We are happy to share this on a political level very important paper from our team - The Grassland Butterfly Index for Germany. Especially for the last ten years the results show a negativ trend for grassland butterflies in Germany doi.org/10.3897/natu... @pensoft.net @ufz.de #NRR

‪ Gerade erschienen ist unsere aktuelle Veröffentlichung "Index der Grünalndschmetterlinge in Deutschland". Die Ergebnisse zeigen speziell für die letzten zehn Jahre einen negativen Trend für Tagfalter des Grünlandes, insbesondere auch für spezialisierte Arten. doi.org/10.3897/natu... @ufz.de

🌱 Deutschland macht sich stark für die Natur – und alle können dabei sein! Vom 1. September bis 3. Oktober 2025 läuft die erste öffentliche Online-Beteiligung zum Nationalen Wiederherstellungsplan. 👉🏼 Teil der Zukunftsgestaltung werden unter: beteiligung.bundesumweltministerium.de/de/wiederher...

Hier in #Halle gibt es gerade 2 Crowdfunding Aktionen, die Ihr bitte gerne unterstützen könntet, 10 € reichen! #langertagderstadtnaturhalle2026 #Hallepflanzt www.halle-crowd.de

We have a new SIG social media secretary! Please welcome @lauraloubio.bsky.social to this account; she'll be taking over from a very grateful @sheardcat.bsky.social . As always, if you have anything you'd like us to repost that's of plausible interest to the SIG members, please do tag us!

Our paper was featured in a nice article of the Critical Zone Newsletter. Thank you very much @jeffmunroe.bsky.social 😀 https://criticalzonenews.substack.com/p/stone-gardens-after-ice-the-slow

Dawn at Hallerangerhaus. #Karwendel #Alps #Mountains #xp

Thank you to everyone who presented in our #microclimate change session today @imc2025.bsky.social! @jlembrechts.bsky.social, @niittynen.bsky.social & I were very happy with the contributions & discussions. Great to see microclimate getting more attention in high-elevation ecosystems 🏔🌡❄️💧

Next in our #MountainSoilBiodiversity at the #IMC2025 is Sophie Szedlaczek talking about #Mortierella #fungi in alpine #glacier forefields and how their species communities are similar (or different) to each other.

Now in our #MountainSoilBiodiversity session at #IMC2025 a presentation of Nora Khelidj again about #GlacierRetreat and how microorganisms ( #fungi and #bacteria) attached on plant roots change along with the new emerging ecosystem stages.

I am happy to share our new paper, introducing our glacier forefield study platform in the Dachstein and Berchtesgaden Mountains https://we.copernicus.org/articles/25/157/2025/ #newpaper #glacierforefields #alps And by coincidence just in time for the #imc2025 (Edited 10:17 via @skeetsapp.com#newpaper

Great keynote by @rupertseidl.bsky.social about a „Tale of three mountains“ #imc2025 #xp

Are you at #IMC25? Then come and join our session, we have great talks about mountain #soil #biodiversity ! imc2025.info/imc25/sessio...

Happily arrived in Innsbruck to attend the #imc2025 And the increase in the number if attendants over the past three conferences is remarkable. #xp

Ready for an exciting week of #mountain science at @imc2025.bsky.social! The setting in Innsbruck could not be more fitting 🏔☀️

Webinar ‘Towards climate-resilient grassland systems: the role of formal, natural and social insurance’ 24.09.2025, 90 Minutes: 14.00-15.30. Via Zoom ethz.zoom.us/j/2064408750 Part of the FRIES Seminar Series frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz

The excellence cluster Ocean floor @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de opens two strategic positions at the University of Oldenburg. Please distribute widely Scientific Coordinator: uol.de/job723en Data Steward: uol.de/job724en

13:53 Uhr: Die Versammlungen sind beendet. Vielen Dank an alle, die heute mit uns auf der Straße waren! Gegen die extreme Rechte, gegen hasserfüllte Hetze und für einen friedlichen CSD! Engagement gegen die extreme Rechte ist auch abseits von Demos notwendig, im Alltag!

Please share with your big picture colleagues. Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology. rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.ca/psc/rhprpr9_...

Looking for a #postdoct for a NSF project integrating ecosystem productivity, hyperspectral remote sensing and airborne LiDAR to test prominent hypothesis of the effect of #biodiversity on #forest #productivity @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @ngaps.bsky.social Apply at: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

13.9.2025: Solidarität mit dem CSD – Neonazis entgegentreten! Unser Protest: Gemeinsam, laut, entschlossen & vielfältig! Kundgebungen HAL/HBF (ab 10Uhr) • Hans-Dietr.-Genscher-Platz (unterhalb der Treppen vom ZOB) • Fahrraddemo, Kamieth-Str. • Landsberger Str.

🌟 We are beyond excited to present the GFÖ 2025 Honorary Medal to Prof. Dr. Volker Grimm! 🎉 His outstanding and future-oriented research in ecological modelling has paved the way for deeper insights into how ecological systems work 🌍✨ @ufz.de www.ufz.de/index.php?de... #gfoe2025

🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Jayanthi Ganapathi (Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology) to the UFZ. She’ll be working with Dr. Wibke Busch & Dr. Dana Kühnel (Dep. ETOX) to advance research on combined effects of heavy metals, micro- & nanoplastics. Thanks @ufz.de for supporting her stay.

In our new article with Rui-Ling Liu and Wen-Yong Guo in J. Ecol., we quantified how plant strategy scores derived from leaf traits (Pierce method) correlate with other plant traits and plant environmental preferences. 🔗 Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/1365... ‪@journalofecology.bsky.social‬

I saw today the dramatic effects of global heating up close. This is the Bonhus glacier in SW Norway, the photo on the left is from 1890. Like all glaciers in Norway it is shrinking rapidly.

Do biodiversity drivers have no long-term effects?🚨Still the dominant assumption. We propose a paradigm shift in Trends in Ecol & Evol:🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... Many thanks to @jonlen.bsky.social, @ronanmarrec.bsky.social, @franzessl1.bsky.social, @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social, @t-ergon.bsky.social

Protected areas safeguard old-growth forests against human land use, but not against the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Here we show that a climate-mediated increase in disturbances could cause a decline in old-growth forests in a national park in C Europe. doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Great collaboration and indeed we belive it will be a shift forward in modelling species distributions.

Why relying on the "equlilibrium assumption", i.e., biodiversity being in an equilibrium state w/ its environmental conditions, to model biodiversity trends in response to environmental changes? ➡️ We propose a paradigm shift: embracing the quasi-permanent non-equilibrium state 🤯 shorturl.at/qU99d

Five 3-year Postdoc positions open at @ebdonana.bsky.social. I am happy to sponsor and mentor good candidates working in my field, but note that these are quite independent positions aimed at helping stabilize new researchers in the system. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4nqkq...

Bird Twin: Research Group Leader (f/m/x) for Developing Models of Bird Diversity and Policy-relevant Applications in Germany at UFZ, Germany https://recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/3259/Description/2 #ecoevojobs #ecologyjobs #xp

Delighted to share our recent open access work: The EU Nature Restoration Law widely ignores the biodiversity of urban green spaces, although these are crucial for truly sustainable cities. Countries must now define ambitious biodiversity targets for urban ecosystems. doi.org/10.1038/s429...

📢 We're seeking a postdoc to work on a project funded by HFSP @hfspo.bsky.social at the intersection of bacterial physiology, ecology and evolution. You can find more details about the project, the position, and how to apply here www.dalbellolab.com/hfsp-project! #bacteria #ecosky #MevoSky #microSky

Do you love alpine plants, ancient DNA, and/or population genetics? My lab will be hiring a postdoc soon to be based at the University of Maine! We’re looking for someone who uses genetic tools and thinks like a community ecologist. Happy to chat at #ESA2025 if you’re interested.

Wenn man in den Alpen hoch genug wandert kann man mit etwas Glück, so wie wir gestern, den Alpen-Apollofalter (Parnassius phoebus) beobachten. Österreich 🇦🇹, Hohe Tauern, ca. 2.200 m NN Foto: @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social #butterflies #schmetterlinge #alpen

Just got the final proofs of my book💓 Available on Amazon worldwide next week Very exciting! I’ve packed into it everything I’ve learned about writing and publishing over the past 20 years I really hope it helps many jump over the writing and publishing barriers💪

Come work at the UMich Biological Station as a Michigan Fellow (you don't have to be a biologist)! Apply today: societyoffellows.umich.edu/uncategorize...

Pro tip for writers: A very bad first draft is not a failure—it’s a great start, Congratulations! You can’t revise a blank page, but you can shape a bad one into something really great 🌟Editing is easier than Creating🌟

My department @utoronto.ca (www.utm.utoronto.ca/biology/) is hiring a molecular biologist in any field (e.g., ecology, evolutionary biology, etc.). Please encourage any excellent finishing PhD students, postdocs or assistant professor to apply here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississa...

🌿 PhD Opportunity in Biodiversity Sciences 🌿 Join our lab to explore the processes shaping biodiversity across space and time. Competitive stipend, flexible project design, and membership in the vibrant @qcbs.ca network. Montreal | Concordia | MSc/PhD Details: bit.ly/3UCmDMB