A short post on the latest project by Wolfgang Weisser and Thami Croeser. They modeled how tree felling in urban environments would impact biodiversity in cities, and the findings highlight the tremendous value of old trees. www.ls.tum.de/en/ls/public...

#Auen sind artenreich und gefährdet. Heutige #Schutzgebiete werden aber nicht mehr genügen. Eine Studie der WSL zeigt, was seltene Arten wie der Flussregenpfeifer oder Deutsche Tamariske brauchen, um ein Zuhause finden. www.wsl.ch/de/news/auen... #Artenschutz #Fluss #Flusslandschaft #Auenschutzpark

Auen unter Druck: bisherige Schutzgebiete genügen nicht Auen stehen zunehmend unter Druck: die heutigen Schutzgebiete werden in Zukunft nicht genügen, um die darin lebenden Arten zu erhalten. Dies zeigt eine Übersichtsstudie unter der Leitun... weiterlesen

A place-based assessment of biodiversity intactness in sub-Saharan Africa Clements+ doi.org/10.1038/s415... based on "place-based knowledge of 200 African biodiversity experts" approach can be used "to integrate contextual, place-based knowledge into multiscale" biodiversity assessments

Successful completion of this year's final fieldwork in the Friulian Alps and on the Taglimento River #tagliamento #friuli #chondrilla

Selecting the right outplanting sites is crucial for successful conservation translocations and reintroductions of plant species in dynamic riverscapes. Habitat suitability modelling and subsequent connectivity assessment are a promising approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Not river ecology, but interesting insights into the dynamics of alpine alluvial fans: our presentation at #EGU25: "Constraining centennial to sub-annual sediment dynamics on alpine alluvial fans" doi.org/10.5194/egus... More about the ecology of the alluvial fan: www.zobodat.at/pdf/Tuexenia...

Another bad example of well meant flood protection measures. The braidplains of the Kireas river in Evia, Greece were "cleaned" after several larger floods.

Ein Werkzeugkasten für die ökologische Forschung Ökosysteme stehen weltweit unter Druck, immer mehr Tier- und Pflanzenarten sterben aus oder sind bedroht. Die Ökologie als wissenschaftliche Disziplin soll das nötige Wissen liefern, um gege... weiterlesen

📣 #Forschungsnews: Wie retten wir die Artenvielfalt unserer Flüsse? 🌊🌏 Viele Schutzmaßnahmen greifen zu kurz und bringen nur geringe Erfolge. Nötig sind ganzheitliche, länderübergreifen Ansätze, die ökologische und gesellschaftliche Aspekte verbinden.💧 @unidue.bsky.social ⬇️ sgn.one/7jt

Plant translocations and reintroductions for conservation purposes are often unsuccessful. Sandrine Godefroid and colleagues have summed up the outcome of over 3000 plant translocations across Europe, their outcome and reason for success or failure. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This study adds to previous work showing that Welwitschias and Quiver Trees are threatened by climate change, as their current ranges become too hot and dry for even these desert survivors to flourish. 6/6 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14...

The #Tagliamento is the last preserved larger Alpine river in Europe. To preserve this unique riverscape and its ecosystem, our website, www.tagliamento.org, is a first start to raise awareness, collecting information about the river and bundling the communities and activities around the river.

The Tagliamento River is one of the last morphologically almost intact Alpine rivers and an ecosystem of European importance. Plans to build retention basins in its most natural sections threaten its integrity. Join the initiative supported by scientists from 35 countries: freetagliamento.org