New paper has been published examining how food availability in temporary #ponds affects #duckling growth. They demonstrate how aquatic invertebrate abundance drives body mass gain in ducklings, highlighting the role of temporary ponds as foraging habitats. Take a look here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

The German Small Lake and Pond Inventory (GSLPI) represents a significant step forward: for the first time, it offers a complete database of more than 260,000 lakes and ponds ranging from 100 to 500,000 m² in size.

🚨New paper🚨From a survey of 560 garden-pond owners, nearly half keep invasive macrophytes, often bought through online communities that are blind spots for researchers and authorities. #waterhyacinth #waterlettuce #invasiveplants #citizenscience 🌿🌱🌺 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

For your freshwater Friday delight... we're thrilled to present a deep dive with @carlsayer.bsky.social, Prof of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL, into the fascinating world of #GhostPonds, and their potent power for ecological and palaeoecological regeneration: www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...

Ghost pond resurrection. Is it the most successful form of ecological restoration known? www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...

💧🌱 Wir starten mit einer aktuellen Publikation aus NRW (DE), in der kleine #Steinbruchgewässer mit anderen #Kleingewässer / #ponds hinsichtlich #Phytodiversität verglichen wurden. Steinbruchgewässer schnitten erwartungsgemäß besser ab 👉🏼 ScienceDirect share.google/KS4rD0DPhWmt... @epcn.bsky.social

In our new review in WIREs WATER, we synthesize knowledge on ecosystem (dis)services, multifunctionality, and trade‐offs in urban ponds and highlight garden ponds as a specific subtype that deserves more attention 🏙️🔵🏡 doi.org/10.1002/wat2... @epcn.bsky.social

Succession and evolution in a pond environment. From my coming book PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, Yale University Press, ~January 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🐡 #succession #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #freshwater #ecology

🦫 #Beavers help bats: Where these industrious builders fell trees and dam streams, there are more #bats. New study by WSL and @eawag.bsky.social: www.wsl.ch/en/news/beav... #NatureConservation #DeadWood #Ponds #EnvironmentalProtection #RedList @vmoser.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social

For the first time, we have compared European #kettleholes with prairie potholes (North America) in terms of their #ecohydrology in a review. A special thanks go to Majid Taie Semiromi. 🙏🏼 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ponds @epcn.bsky.social

The huge biodiversity gains from restoring farm #ponds. Major evidence coming in from studies at our Heydon restored pondscape, Norfolk, eastern England @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @fwageast.bsky.social @farmwildlifeuk.bsky.social @brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @epcn.bsky.social

The #EPCN is delighted to announce the the renewal and update of our official website (www.europeanponds.org), featuring the newly appointed committee and refreshed content. We aim to enhance our presence here, sharing news, opportunities, and highlights from our network in the coming months.

(Mountain) Pond lovers, we are looking for you! Within the EPCN, we are organising a new working group on mountain ponds 💙🏔️ If you are interested to join or listen to the presentations, join our kick-off meeting on 29th of October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 #GiroNat is out in @journalofmaps.bsky.social 📃 Habitats of Girona (Catalonia): urban landscape and Natura 2000 areas www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢Amazing August news 📢 Our final work within the #Ponderful project was published in #GlobalEcology&Biogeography journal. We explore the link between waterscape degradation and diversity decay trends using satellite images and metacommunity stimulations! 👇🏽 doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Stoked to announce that our work has found its home in Limnology&Oceanography @aslo.org - the project EUROPONDS started 5 years ago, what a journey. Curious to read about how aquatic insect fluxes behave across Europe? aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌎 🌿 We are open! Shape the next World Biodiversity Forum WBF2026 and submit a proposal for a session, a workshop or a cultural event now. Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, WBF2026 will take place in ☀️Davos, Switzerland from 14-19 June 2026. tinyurl.com/ycxtzv7k

To enhance biodiversity in water and on land, we need high-quality, interconnected natural areas. Here the cooperation of different stakeholders is essential 🌱💧 👉 www.eawag.ch/en/info/port... @wslresearch.bsky.social #bluegreenbiodiversity #bluegreeninfrastructure #bgb #bluegreen #habitats

We've been PONDering for some time & now we've finally made it to bsky! 💙🦋 Excited to get in touch & chat with all pond-lovers about pond-ery things. 🐸 First order of business: We'd love to invite you to our meeting on 2nd of April, 4:30pm CET. If you want to join, drop us a message!

💧 As a partner in the EU Horizon 2020 #Ponderful project, we are proud to be co-editors and authors on a major new handbook on managing, restoring and creating ponds for biodiversity and people as we adapt to climate change. Get your copy, available in 12 languages, here: zenodo.org/records/1422...

📢Students and early career authors interested in learning more about publishing ✅Join the SFS Virtual Events Committee for the Beginner's Guide to Publishing Research workshop on March 20th at 12PM EST / 9AM PST (1/2)

Postdoctoral fellowship at Eawag, Switzerland. Independent position hosted in one of the research departments, including mine at Kastanienbaum. apply.refline.ch/673277/1246/...

EPCN - the European Pond Conservation Network just arrived to Bluesky! @epcn.bsky.social You can now also find them along with several pond researchers in the Pond Ecology starter pack! go.bsky.app/4xGTu74 Let me know if I missed you and you would like to be included in it! 🐸🐟🐚🦠🪷