Out now in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Accounting for spatial interactions in the upscaling of ecosystem services. Led by Lari Boesing. A how to guide to upscaling ES, particularly those driven by the movement of matter and mobile organisms besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

FINDING THE BIG PICTURE FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY! We are offering a 2-year POSTDOC JOB to work on genetic diversity synthesis & metrics across species, as part of a larger @bexplo.bsky.social project on multi-species genetic diversity. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social

First week of fieldwork this year successfully completed! We've been extremely lucky with this nice spring weather while taking the first samples from the new BEClimWood experiment in Hainich at the @bexplo.bsky.social Big thanks again to this great team! First 🌷 were also popping up everywhere

Good news! ✨ The deadline has been extended – you can still submit your abstract and secure the early-bird rate. Look forward to inspiring keynote speakers and join us for an excursion to the Exploratorium Schorfheide-Chorin! 🌱🌿 Share the news with your scientific community. #BE20conference #🌐

📣 Registration for the BE20 Conference is still open—the deadline has been extended to March 2, 2026! Join us and secure your spot! 🗓️ Registration: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ or scan the QR Code 📄 Please circulate this within your network 🌍🤝🌐 @dfg.de @sgn.one #BE20conference

📣 Registration for the BE20 Conference is still open—the deadline has been extended to March 2, 2026! Join us and secure your spot! 🗓️ Registration: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ or scan the QR Code 📄 Please circulate this within your network 🌍🤝🌐 @dfg.de @sgn.one #BE20conference

We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in community ecology to work in the Arthropods Core Project of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social Reposting is much appreciated for widest reach! Thanks. More information here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

We are searching for a PhD student! Are you curious and excited to unravel how #root #exudation varies between species, how this relates to the root economics space and if and how it explains ecosystem functioning and species distribution in #grasslands?

📣 Only 3 days left to submit abstracts for the #BE20Conference. Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 January 2026. Biodiversity researchers from around the world are invited to contribute.🌐 More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ #Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026

Only 2 weeks left to submit abstracts #BE20Conference! Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 Jan 2026 Biodiversity researchers from around the world are welcome. Berlin, 8–12 June 2026 More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ #Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026

Transects for the 2026 Soil Sampling Campaign were set up at the Exploratorium Schwäbische Alb—laying the groundwork to better understand links between soil, land use, and biodiversity. 🌿✨ 📷 J. Hailer #bexplo #research #science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #ecosystems

New study on arthropod declines @natecoevo.nature.com 🪲 In two time series @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social we show how community (dis)assembly underpins local biomass declines. It mostly boils down to species loss, with identity losing relevance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Registration for the #BE20Conference is now open. We’re celebrating 20 years of the Biodiversity Exploratories with our first international conference. ✨ We appreciate when the news circulates in the community. www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ See you there. 🙂 @dfg.de @sgn.one

Meet our next confirmed keynotes speaker for the #BE20conference: Duccio Rocchini @ducciorocchini.bsky.social A biologist advancing open-source methods in remote sensing & spatial ecology to better model and monitor global biodiversity. 🌍📡 Stay tuned for more BE20 (Berlin, June8–12,2026) updates!

🦠 Curious about who eats whom in #grassland #soils? New BE-study on the dynamics of #bacterivores across depths & seasons! 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐 #SoilEcology #MicrobialEcology

BE20: Meet our next confirmed keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Richard Bardgett @lancasteruni.bsky.social, UK. 🌱 He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍 Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!

The next confirmed keynote speaker for the BE20 Conference is Prof. Dr. Rachael Winfree from the USA ! 🌿🐝 She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡 FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/ #BE20conference

Exploring the future of the Hainich-Dün landscape: Together we discussed how nature, people, and regional traditions can thrive. Thanks to all participants for the inspiring dialogue! 💚 @isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to introduce the next confirmed Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Andrew Gonzalez from Canada! 🌿🌎 A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡 Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨ #bexplo #conservation

Our next confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. @Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social) from Germany! 🌊 His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬 Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨

We’re excited to announce the next confirmed keynote speaker: Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk ) He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝 Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers. #bexplo #conservation

Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.

#BE20Conference first confirmed keynotes! Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA) Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱 Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers. 📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories #bexplo

📢 New BE-publication out about StrataSeq – a workflow to optimise #DNA reference database generation for hard-to-identify taxa! 👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐

🔔 Reminder: #BE20Conference 2026 🔔 Here’s the latest news! 📅 Registration and Call for Abstracts open this November – mark your calendars! ✨Some keynote speakers are already confirmed – check them out on our website: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/be20/ 📢 Please help spread the news!

Preparations for our new #deadwood experiment BEClimWood are in full swing! 🌳 The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood. Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪

New BE study explores how canopy gaps & #deadwood shape #forest soundscapes, focusing on biophony (animal) & geophony (natural abiotic sounds).🌲🎧 Machine learning shows: deadwood boosts biophony, gaps geophony & soundscape analysis can effectively monitor biodiversity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐

🌿🦋 Interested in how #land-use intensity shapes #moth communities? Check out this BE-paper in @animalecology.bsky.social 🌳 #Forests host higher abundance & diversity than grasslands. 🌡️Temperature is a key factor. It's all a complex interplay of habitat , LUI and weather. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐

📢Check out our latest BE-publication on #invertebrate 🐞abundance in #grasslands 🌱 published in @basicapplecol.bsky.social. Reducing land use (single late #mowing) increased #insects by +41% after 1 yr and +99% after 3 yrs. Species diversity, however, remained unchanged. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

Last week our infrastructure teams gathered in the Exploratory Schwäbische Alb for the annual meeting – sharing ideas and shaping future steps of the Exploratories. Great to connect, exchange, and build visions together! 🤝 📷 L. Marian #bexplo #Teamwork #Research #SwabianAlb

👉 Interested in joining our #Bexplo Synthesis Team? Apply now – the deadline is October 25! 🔗 www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...

MicGeo team on the DBG conference 2025 in #Tübingen. Talk given by Nils Volles. Mechanisms of Methane Sink Recovery in Grasslands @zalf.bsky.social @dfg.de @bexplo.bsky.social #Methanotrophs

📢New BE-paper out on cost-effective #conservation of multiple goals in #grasslands. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... Permanent grasslands are key for #biodiversity but face rising threats. Traditional #conservation looked at species counts, but resilience, #ecosystem services & interactions matter too. 🌐

🌱 New paper highlights how #BExplo & #BioDivKultur advance grassland research through collaboration, interdisciplinarity & transdisciplinarity. Conserving #grasslands is a shared societal task - requiring long-term, inclusive efforts across #science, #policy & practice. 🌐 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/glr2...

🍄 How does land use shape the world of #fungi beneath our feet? 📣 New BE-study: #Land-use intensity (LUI) affects soil fungal communities – but #forests 🌳 show more resilient fungal diversity, while #grasslands 🌱 are more sensitive to management. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1462...

📢Save the Date!👩‍🔬 Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference: “Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳 📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin 🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories! Please RT and share this news! #Research #Conference

🌳Making forests accessible for all! With #Nationalpark Hainich we supported an inclusive field trip for students with and without mobility challenges. Thanks to rangers, volunteers & off-road wheelchairs (Joelette), everyone could experience the forest and its #biodiversity up close. 🌲♿ 📷 S. Pompe

First record of Thyreophagus corticalis deutonymphs phoretic on Ixodes ricinus in Germany (found in our exploratory Schwäbische Alb). Rare, geographically restricted occurrence; likely incidental contact at sites with established mite populations. 🔗Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐

🎋 Mikado in the field? Not quite! In May, ~ 600 bamboo sticks were used as multiple #research projects investigated our experimental plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory. It may look like a game, but it's all about precise planning and coordination! 📷 S. Pompe, M. Rubenbauer #BExplo #Fieldwork

Chongyi's paper from the biodiversity exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social‬) is finally out ! How do genomic traits interact with community ecology? Antropogenic havoc. Communities shake. Genomes grow and break. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

#Pollinators are essential for ecosystem functioning. 🐝🌼 This BE-study explores temporal stability of #land-use and climatic effects on morphological traits & abundance of the #bumblebee Bombus lapidarius and syrphid fly Episyrphus balteatus in agricultural #grasslands. 🌐 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

🔬🌿 Field research up close! Students from @uniulm.bsky.social and @unituebingen.bsky.social explored forest and grassland plots in the Explo Schwäbische Alb as part of their #biodiversity and #plant #ecology courses. Hands-on #science -insightful, practical, and inspiring! 📷 M. Müller #Fieldwork

🦇 What drives #bat diversity in #forests? 🌲 Gaps boost species richness & abundance. More #deadwood & understory = higher bat & feeding activity. Generalists thrive in gaps, specialists stay under canopy. Structural variety is key! Check out our latest BE paper for more: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... 🌐

Interested in nocturnal #moths? ☑️ Check our new BE-Paper in @oikosjournal.bsky.social: #Land-use intensification reduced trait & phylogenetic beta #diversity - mainly in common moths. Rare #forest species responded differently. Body size ↓, wing load & darkness ↑. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/oik.... 🌐

🌼 Spring flashback! Our team recorded 44 #plant species on 50 plots in the Hainich-Dün Exploratory. Featured: lesser celandine & wood anemone. 🌿 🙌 Shout-out to Christoph Zwahlen and the @unibe.ch #botany team for additionally spotting 47 species in Mülverstedt! 📷 S. Pompe #Biodiversity #bexplo

📢 New BE study: #Land-use intensity affects the species–area relationship only indirectly via reduced #plant species richness.🌱 #Mowing lowers, grazing raises spatial heterogeneity ➡️divergent effects of land-use components & the need to assess direct vs. indirect drivers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

Summer vibes in the forest. A look up into the canopy—pure calm. The forest is the perfect place to recharge and cool down in the hot summer month. 🌲 Where do you go to cool down?🌞❄️ 📷 C. Penone #bexplo #SummerInTheForest #Biodiversity #GetOutside

🔬 New BE study on the #grassland hyphosphere #microbiome: Substrate quality shapes microbial communities & N transfer. More N from arginine than root litter reaches #plant roots. Saprotrophic #fungi play a key role in litter processing & plant nutrition. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In June the project LandUseMultBEF had been working in the forest plots of Schorfheide-Chorin, collecting water-filled treeholes. Larvae were extracted from the samples, and a predation experiment was conducted to identify the macroinvertebrate predator species inhabiting these cavities. 📷 S. López

📢New paper from our FOX experiment on how #forest structure affects #carrion removal by #scavengers: Carrion vanishes fast in both gaps & closed forest, and removal rates are similar. But scavenger communities differ, suggesting functional redundancy.🦊🦅 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...