𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐝) 📢 The Research Group Functional and Tropical Plant Ecology, Prof. Dr. Engelbrecht, offers a Doctoral Research Position for 3 year. The start date is flexible between April and August 2026.

The countdown is on 📢

One month to go until the conference starts !! ✨

🌿 Meet Jonne Bonnet, awardee of the Society for Tropical Ecology Student Research Grant 2024–2025. Jonne carried out her fieldwork in the dry forests of Santa Rosa National Park in Costa Rica. 💡 Each year, the Society awards grants of up to €1,000 to support student-led research

Last day to submit your photos 🚨 100e prize per category ✨

Deadline extended 🚨 : December 31. Don't forget to submit your best photos !! (100e prize)

Last week to participate 🚨🚨

🌿 Meet Abdieel Quisehuatl-Medina, awardee of the Society for Tropical Ecology Student Research Grant 2024–2025. 🎥 Want to learn more about his research? Check out the reel on our Instagram account: @soctropecol 👉 Interested in applying for the next call: www.soctropecol.eu/content/stud...

🚨Erratum: Early bird registration extended: 2 January 2026🚨

📣 Open Call for Members: TRAVEL GRANT 🗓 Deadline: 10 January 2026 Please submit your application only after receiving confirmation that your abstract has been accepted for #ECTE2026.

🚨 Last call for presenters! 🚨 Registration closes 16 December — just a few days left to sign up. Don’t miss your chance! gtoe2026-passau.de/registration...

📸 The Annual Photo Contest is Back! Open to society members only — show us your best shots! Deadline: 26 December 2025 Send your best photos to: [email protected] 👉 The three winners (one per category) will each receive a €100 prize! 👉 To become a member : www.soctropecol.eu/content/memb...

Two days left to submit your abstract !

The University of Passau campus stretches along the beautiful Inn River, with the baroque skyline and the iconic cathedral of Passau in view — not a bad spot for a conference, right? 😎🌊 Don’t miss your chance to join us! 👉 Submit your abstract here: www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

📣 The Call is EXTENDED! Share your tropical research at #ECTE2026 in Passau – abstract submissions is extended 🌿 🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: 26 October 2025 🔗 www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

~ 24h left to submit your abstract for the next #ECTE2026 in Passau. Don’t miss your chance :)

Don‘t forget to submit your abstract for the next #ECTE2026! The deadline is in less than a week ⏳

Very happy & proud to share that @alfredoromero.bsky.social will be joining the European Conference of Tropical Ecology 2026 as a Keynote Speaker!! @soctropecol.bsky.social 23 to 27 February 2026, University of Passau! gtoe2026-passau.de/index.html #ECTE2026 #conservation #ecology #speaker

🚨 Do not miss the chance to submit your abstract to the European Conference of Tropical Ecology at Passau! The Call for Abstracts will stay open until 14 October 2025. 🚨 There are 18 exciting Thematic Sessions and one Free Session you can choose from.

📣 The Call is OPEN! Share your tropical research at #ECTE2026 in Passau – early bird registration & abstract submissions are now live 🌿 🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: 14 October 2025 🔗 www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

Are you attending #ATBC2025 in Oaxaca? Join the "GtÖ (European Society for Tropical Ecology) Members and Fans Lunch" on July 3rd, 2025, during the lunch break at the tables just behind the welcome gate. Come to connect and meet the President and former President of GtÖ!

‼️Call for sessions extended‼️

❗Last chance❗

We are looking forward to receiving your scientific session proposal for the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology – ECTE 2026 – under the theme of “Species – Ecosystems – People”. The call for sessions will stay open until 18 June 2025. 🔗 www.conftool.net/gtoe2026/

🌿 Save the Date: ECTE 2026 in Passau! 🌿 We’re excited to announce that the European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE) will take place from February 23–27, 2026 at the University of Passau, Germany. 🔗 More information: gtoe2026-passau.de 📬 Contact: [email protected]

Dear Tropical bryologists! 🌿 A prize is awarded by the IAB to bryologists with a research project; the deadline has just been extended to May 17! You don’t need to be an IAB member to apply. More info here 👉 bryology.org/get_involved...

Call for Sessions 🤓: Submit your session for the 9th European #Conference of Tropical Ecology under the theme of “Species- Ecosystems – People” in #Passau (Germany) until the 18th of June 2025. Please use our online platform for submitting your proposal: gtoe2026-passau.de/call-for-ses...

Get ready for our next conference in Passau 👇

We're still buzzing from the incredible #ECTE2025 conference in Amsterdam – what a fantastic few days of science and connection! Next stop: Passau for #GTOE2026! The website is now live: gtoe2026-passau.de/phone/index.... Call for sessions opens May 1st, 2025 – mark your calendars!

🚨 The deadline is today 🚨

📢 Just two weeks left to submit your research grant proposal! 🗓️ Deadline: March 31, 2025 👩‍🎓 Open to M.Sc. & Ph.D. student members of the Society for Tropical Ecology only! 📌 How to submit: www.soctropecol.eu/content/stud...

We're hiring a 2-year postdoc to study the diversity of the vertebrate communities in the canopy of the Guianan rainforest. If you want to candidate to join us in this fantastic adventure, follow the link. recrutement.mnhn.fr/front-jobs-d...

Time for Tropical Ecology #ECTE2025 #GTOE2025 post meeting information now online, remind yourself of all the great talks and posters by downloading the abstract booklet ecologyofthepast.info/2025/03/14/t... #ecology #tropical #biogeography #palaeoecology @soctropecol.bsky.social

Just returned from Amsterdam, where I presented my poster at #ECTE2025! 🌿🏝️ It showcases part of my PhD research: 10 years of monitoring cavity-nesting #Hymenoptera in SE China and their multitrophic interactions. Great to share and discuss science! @multitroph.bsky.social

🚨 Job announcement : Head of the Ecuadorian-German Integrative Biodiversity Research Center in Quito More info at : www.dzg-ev.de/wp-content/u...

Beautiful summary of our #ECTE photo competition by Pia Parolin youtube.com/shorts/FLO54...

Closing ceremony #ECTE2025 - Maria Sibylla Merian. Changing the Nature of Art and Science, Bert van de Roemer Florence Pieters Hans Mulder Kay Etheridge Marieke van Delft www.lannoopublishers.com/en/maria-sib...

This was #ECTE2025 !!! Thanks to all participants for making this an amazing experience 😌 Thanks to Jelle Kraak for taking the photos (@kraakkiekjes)

Congratulations to the 1st winner of the Poster competition: Kaare Christopheren 🙌🎉 #ECTE2025

Winners of the photo Competition 📸! Congratulations 🎉

Best talk and Merian award winner: Malika Gottstein 🤩 #ECTE2025

Ending ECTE2025 and looking forward to ECTE2026 - see you in Passau 🤩 #ECTE2025

Last keynote speaker #ECTE2025 : Joeri Zwerts. He will talk about solutions to protect tropical forests 🌴🐘

Watching the habitat dynamics from above on the Galapagos islands and on the mainland in Equator with Gonzalo Rivas Torres during #ECTE2025 @soctropecol.bsky.social

Last day at #ECTE2025 The keynote speaker Gonzalo Rivas-Torres will talk about advanced technologies for mapping tropical ecosystems 🌿

#ECTE2025 is awaking with the skyrocket-styled launch of the session “Succession and restoration of tropical forests” by Lourens Poorter. Then, we are cruising in orbit with PNG scientist Francesca Florence Dem. I love @soctropecol.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined the conference dinner last night! Karaoke and delicious delicacies were on the menu 💃🎤

Next keynote speaker: Nokubonga Mgqatsa talking about ecological interactions in Africa 🐘

Day 3 : Our next keynote speaker Emma J. Sayer @panemma.bsky.social will talk about tropical forest productivity, element cycling and greenhouse gasses 🌿