New publication: Food availability influences adult body mass variability and reproductive traits in a #spider. #falsewidow #fecundityschedule #reproduction #eggsac doi.org/10.1007/s004...

New publication: #Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity. #climatechange #grassland #shrubland doi.org/10.1126/scie...

New publication: Sustainable intensification: time to question the goal of ever-increasing agricultural production. #sustainablelanduse #agriculture doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

New publication: Best Practices for Optimization of #Phytoplankton Analysis in Natural Waters Using CytoSense #FlowCytometers. doi.org/10.1002/cyto...

New publication: Adult survival has a stronger role than productivity in the annual population change of European #songbirds. #biodiversity #populationchange #passerines doi.org/10.1007/s004...

New publication: The Bug-Network (BugNet): A Global Experimental Network Testing the Effects of #Invertebrate Herbivores and Fungal Pathogens on #PlantCommunities and Ecosystem Function in Open Ecosystems. #biodiversity doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

New publication: Greater influence of #eukaryotes on #carbondegradation potentials than #prokaryotes along an elevation gradient. #climatechange #soil doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

New publication: Long-Term #Euxinia Restricts Microbial #Methane Removal in Eutrophic Coastal Basins. #coastalecosystems doi.org/10.1021/acs....

New publication: Community Assembly of Cladoceran #Zooplankton in Relation to #Pond Age and the Establishment of #Macrophytes and #Fish. #communitycomposition #biodiversity doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

New publication: #Wastewater remediation of #pharmaceuticals with ozone and granular active carbon: a risk-driven approach. doi.org/10.1039/D5EW...

New publication: A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of #neophobia, by @utkurhan.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social and others. #ManyBirdsProject #birds #animalmigration doi.org/10.1371/jour...

PhD candidate #vacancy alert: Insect species that overwinter as eggs are particularly vulnerable to climate change. We are looking for a PhD candidate to collect more data to predict whether these insects can adapt to climate change. Read the vacancy on our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

New publication: Multi-year water level drawdown and #wildlife grazing drive #wetland vegetation succession. #waterlevelmanagement #Oostvaardersplassen doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

New publication: Heterogeneous microcosm mazes affect reproduction and survival in a wingless #hyperparasitoid #wasp. #parasitoidwasp doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Ga nog snel op safari in eigen tuin. Tot 31 oktober kun je je waarnemingen nog doorgeven voor de #Bodemdierendagen 2025. Doe mee: bodemdierendagen.nl/nl/doe-mee Liever je handen schoon houden? Schrijf een elfje, zet het #bodemleven op die manier in de spotlight! bodemdierendagen.nl/nl/elfjes

Het is steeds minder #donker 's nachts. Voor mensen voelt het misschien veilig, maar wat voor effecten heeft dat #licht 's nachts op de #natuur? Het NIOO doet hier sinds 2012 #onderzoek naar. Lees verder over wat dit #kunstlicht doet met #nachtdieren: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/na... #lichtvervuiling

New publication: Historical #insecticide applications for the treatment of #forest #insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, by @jbburant.bsky.social and others. #pestmanagement doi.org/10.1186/s135...

New publication: Living Together Apart: Quantitative Perspectives on the Costs and Benefits of a Multipartite Genome Organization in #Viruses, by @marcellejohnsonphd.bsky.social @diekeboezen.bsky.social and others. #multipartitevirus #plantvirus doi.org/10.3390/v170...

New publication: A global #database of #soil microbial phospholipid fatty #acids and #enzyme activities. #microbialcommunities doi.org/10.1038/s415...

New publication: A versatile model of #nutrientretention in relation to #ecosystem state in #shallowlakes: GPLake-R. #coexistence #eutrophication #lakes doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...

New publication: Metagenome-based identification of functional traits of the black soldier fly gut microbiome associated with larval performance, by @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #foodwaste #insectgut doi.org/10.1186/s128...

New publication: #Legume integration into #rice cropping systems buffers #topsoil functional potential against #microbialdiversity loss, by @eikokuramae.bsky.social and others. #croprotation #sustainableagriculture #subsoil doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

Heb jij de fluweelmijt al gespot? Sommige burgerwetenschappers die meedoen aan de Bodemdierendagen wel! De bodemdierendagen duren nog tot en met woensdag 8 oktober. Doe de komende dagen ook mee en draag bij aan de kennis over de biodiversiteit in de Nederlandse bodem! bodemdierendagen.nl

New publication: Bio-organic #fertilizer amendment helps suppress #tomato bacterial #wiltdisease by improving aggregation and enhancing the pathogen inhibition capacity within micro-aggregates, by @eikokuramae.bsky.social and others. #fertilizeramendment #soilstructure doi.org/10.1007/s003...

New publication: Predicting #rhizosphere-competence-related catabolic gene clusters in plant-associated #bacteria with rhizoSMASH, by @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #microbiome #biodiversity doi.org/10.1038/s414...

New publication: Aligning global #mercury mitigation with climate action. #sustainability #mercurypollution doi.org/10.1038/s414...

New publication: NRPS gene dynamics in the #wheat #rhizoplane show increased proportion of viscosin NRPS genes of importance for root colonization during drought. #rootmicrobiome #plantmicrobeinteractions doi.org/10.1128/msph...

New publication: Independent evolution of atypical sperm morphology in a passerine bird, by @melissahrowe.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #passerinebird #spermmorphology doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

New publication: Genetic variation in #leaf chemistry driven by #herbivory affects #phyllosphere fungal communities in an invasive plant. doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

New publication: Two deeply conserved non-coding sequences control PLETHORA1/2 expression and coordinate embryo and #root development. #geneexpression #noncodingDNA doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...

New publication: Advancing #waterquality model intercomparisons under global change: perspectives from the new ISIMIP water quality sector. #sustainablewateruse #climatechange doi.org/10.1088/3033...

New publication: Benchmarking #soil multifunctionality. #soilhealth #soilfunctions doi.org/10.5194/soil...

New publication: Linking Individual Performance to Density-Dependent Population Dynamics to Understand Temperature-Mediated Genotype #Coexistence. #climatechange #densitydependence doi.org/10.1111/ele....

New publication: Non-uniform responses of small #fragilarioid taxa to #environmentalchanges in global #mountainlakes during the last century. #climatechange #climatewarming #anthropocene doi.org/10.1016/j.gl...

New publication: Simulated bacterial infection induces different changes in #DNAmethylation between introduced and native #housesparrows, by @melissahrowe.bsky.social and others. #passerdomesticus #stressresponse #epigenetics doi.org/10.1002/jav....

New publication: Combined effects of CO2 and nitrogen on the #stoichiometry of toxin synthesis in a harmful #cyanobacterium. #climatechange #eutrophication doi.org/10.1016/j.ha...

New publication: #Microbiome-Mediated Resistance of Wild Tomato to the #InvasiveInsect Prodiplosis longifila, by @vivianecordovez.bsky.social @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #rhizosphere

New publication: Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species. #agriculture #fungi #fungalniche #diversity #biodiversity doi.org/10.1111/nph....

New publication: Host–#Microbiome Interactions as Moderators of Host Quality and #Biodiversity–#Disease Relationships, by @melissahrowe.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

New publication: Scope for #waterfowl to speed up migration to a warming Arctic. #climatechange #avianmigration doi.org/10.1038/s415...

New publication: Assignment of wintering #BarnacleGeese to breeding populations using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms. #brantaleucopsis #population #biodiversity doi.org/10.1007/s103...

De 11e editie van de #Bodemdierendagen gaat van start. Van vrijdag 26 september tot en met woensdag 8 oktober is er weer volop aandacht voor het #bodemleven in het hele land. Lees verder over nieuwe dieren, gedichten en strijdende steden en doe zelf mee: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/11...

Ben je op zoek naar een afwisselende technische functie? Het Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW) zoekt een nieuwe medewerker Technische Dienst. Lees verder en reageer uiterlijk 10 oktober op de #vacature: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/vacatures...

How can #biodiversity be safeguarded effectively in the long term? This is the core question of the 8th European Congress for #Conservation Biology (ECCB). The congress will be held in Leiden, from 6 until 10 July 2026. Read more about the event: nioo.knaw.nl/en/events/eu...

New publication: #Grassland degradation status modulates the relative contribution of soil #nematode diversity and community structure to #ecosystemfunctioning under #nitrogen #fertilization and #irrigation management. doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

New publication: Long-distance dispersal is asymmetrical with respect to age, sex and breeding latitude in a long-lived monogamous bird. #barnaclegoose #avianmigration #flywaypopulation #longdistancedispersal doi.org/10.1111/1365...

We are looking for a postdoc for to use historical plant distribution data to investigate effects of urbanisation on plant species. Do you have a PhD in plant ecology, strong data handling and analysis skills, and a curious mindset? Respond by 26 September: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Kunnen #trekvogels zich aanpassen aan #klimaatverandering? Uit onderzoek blijkt dat ze in staat hun reis te verkorten door minder te rusten tijdens de reis of korter opvetten voorafgaand aan vertrek. Maar die strategie werkt waarschijnlijk alleen tijdelijk. Lees meer: nioo.knaw.nl/nl/nieuws/tr...

New publication: The impact of decomposer size classes and #litter quality on litter decomposition in #foodforests, by @ciskaveen.bsky.social and others. #agroforestry #litterquality #decomposition #nutrientcycling doi.org/10.1007/s104...

New publication: Expansion of aerobic #methanotrophy to the phylum of #Actinomycetota and its environmental implications. #biodiversity #mycobacteria #methane doi.org/10.1128/aem....