We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

International Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗 Join us March 23–27, 2026! Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch... @feda.bio @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @thuenen.de

📣New publication ! In agricultural landscapes, spontaneous grass margins can serve as refuges for spider species that cannot tolerate crop field conditions and that possess unique morphological or behavioral traits. @funecology.bsky.social @agrarunigoe.bsky.social 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Check out the new publication by Marco Ferrante and Gábor L. Lövei on biodiversity functions that can lead to ecosystem services and disservices. @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📖Published📖 In this review paper, Ferrante and Lövei propose a standardised set of methods to monitor ecosystem functions that underpin ecosystem services and disservices 🌱 🌍 🧪 Read the article here 👇 buff.ly/2rAeHgq

📣 New Publication! Biodiversity supports functions that drive ecosystem services and disservices. Measuring these functions is key to evaluating conservation strategies and land use change. We present methods to quantify ecosystem functions using the sentinel approach: doi.org/10.1111/2041...

Along several routes you can explore: 🌼blooming areas of the KOOPERATIV project 🚜local farms and agricultural practices 🦌fascinating insights into crafts, nature & conservation ☕delicious offers from local gastronomy

This day is made possible thanks to the strong engagement of our regional partners in agriculture, crafts & nature protection – working hand in hand for a vibrant and sustainable countryside. 💚 #AgriEnvironmental #CoDesign #CoCreation #Participation @funcagroeco.bsky.social

🌼Tour de Flur in Northeim! On September 14, 2025 (10 AM – 4 PM), we invite you to join our community #HikingDay, together with many dedicated local partners. Here you find the routes: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html #ProjectKOOPERATIV @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

📣 Die 2. Tour de Flur des Projekts KOOPERATIV startet am Sonntag, den 14.09.25 🥾 Die Wanderrouten führen entlang unserer Blühflächen und geben Einblicke in landwirtschaftliche Betriebe. Zudem gibt es spannende Mitmachaktionen und viele Infos 🚜🌻🐝 www.uni-goettingen.de/de/628701.html

Back to the office after a great time at the GFÖ conference! We shared talks & posters on bee health, ground-nesting, grassland #Restoration, bird #Conservation, combinations of landscape-scale conservation measures, and the establishment of perennial flower fields as #AECM. @gfoesoc.bsky.social

📣 New Publication! Drought stress impairs crop performance and pollinator attraction. Intercropping shows promise for mitigating impacts and sustaining yields under climate change. 👉🏼https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-025-10170-0 @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📣 New Publication! Our meta-analysis highlights the value of flower areas🌼 in supporting ground-active predators 🪲🕷️and offers practical guidance on how to design them for greater effectiveness 📊 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365... @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @jappliedecology.bsky.social

📝 Paper alert: Our study shows how non-productive agri-environmental schemes (AES) boost pollen diversity for bumblebees in fragmented, dry grasslands. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... #Pollinators #Biodiversity #Agroecology #Metabarcoding #ConservationScience @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

New study: Farmers join collaborative AECMs for more than just money. 🌱 Insights from 36 interviews show diverse motivations, key collaborative features and a need for stronger early coordination. @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social 📝 doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

We wish everyone a restful & enjoyable summer break! ☀️ We've had a fantastic semester filled with engaging classes 📚, inspiring ecology seminar talks and visits from outstanding guest speakers 🎤🧠 Looking forward to another exciting winter semester! ✨ @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar for this semester This week Dr. Elena Gazzea talks about "Ecology and conservation of pollinators in agricultural and forest landscapes" 📅 Join us Wed (16.07.) at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Eyal Goldstein talks about "Mathematical bees and virtual landscapes: what ecological modelling can contribute to the field of agroecology" 📅 Join us Wed (09.07.) at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

Landscape-level synergistic and antagonistic effects among conservation measures drive wild bee densities and species richness 🐝🧪 Recommends that future bee conservation schemes should use smart mixing of landscape conservation measures 🌱🌎 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Ricarda Koch talks about "Interactive effects of landscape-wide AES on bees and wasps: species diversity, biotic interactions and resource-use" 📅 Join us Wed (02.07.) at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

Where do wild bees thrive? Research at our Uni and Halle highlights potential of combining agricultural and environmental measures for species protection: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html... #JournalofAppliedEcology: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Biodiversity #Agroecology

Great excursion to Frau Holle Land! 🌿🐑🦋 Traditional sheep grazing keeps rare dry grasslands alive — we even spotted the thyme blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) and the bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Plus, rare segetal flora like Venus’s comb and tasty orchard snacks along the way.

🐛Dummy caterpillars to assess predation rates, a network game to understand cascading effects of species loss in food webs, and 🐝 a bee quiz to inform about different ecological strategies — we had lots of fun and interesting discussions #NoS @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

🐛Dummy caterpillars to assess predation rates, a network game to understand cascading effects of species loss in food webs, and 🐝 a bee quiz to inform about different ecological strategies — we had lots of fun and interesting discussions #NoS @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Prof. Dr. Christina Fischer talks about "The Future of Farming: Reconciling Agriculture, Restoration, and Conservation" 📅 Join us Wed (25.06.) at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

Bei uns gibt es nicht nur Fakten zu #Bienen und #Blühmischungen - wir simulieren Verluste in Nahrungsnetzen und machen ein #CitizenScience Knetraupenexperiment 🐛🐛🐛 #ndwgoe 🧪 @funcagroeco.bsky.social @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

Big milestone - my first PhD publication is out! 🐝 We looked at how landscape composition influences bee diversity and density - smart design matters more than just quantity. 🐝🌼🌱 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

Wildbienen sind gefährdet. Viele Landschaften bieten ihnen keine Lebensräume. Um sie zu schützen, reichen lokale Aktionen oft nicht. Wirken bestimmte Maßnahmen zusammen, wird mehr erreicht. Das zeigt eine Studie: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html... @kathicz.bsky.social @funcagroeco.bsky.social

📣 New Publication! Where the wild bees thrive! It’s not just about more habitat, it’s about smarter habitat. Mixing complementary landscape elements can create powerful synergies, while similar resources may reduce impact. 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365... #BeeConservation #LandscapeEcology #Pollinators

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Reinier de Vries talks about "Restoring grassland biodiversity and ecosystem services alongside agricultural use" 📅 Join us Wed (18.06.) at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Dr. Vera Wersebeckmann talks about "Diversifying maize with undersown crops: biodiversity benefits at the expense of yield?" 📅 Join us Wed (11.06.) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social @thuenen.de

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Prof. Emeritus Soeren Toft talks about "Nutritional ecology: Macronutrient balancing and limitation of arthropod predators in the wild " 📅 Join us Wed (04.06.) at 10:15 AM - ZOOM ONLY 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week David Singer talks about "Passive acoustic monitoring of bird communities - methods and applications" 📅 Join us Wed (28.05.) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

#WorldBeeDay 🐝 We are studying #conservation measures to improve and restore wild bee diversity and #pollinator health. 🧪 Check out the projects here www.uni-goettingen.de/en/646422.html www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html www.uni-goettingen.de/en/632949.html www.uni-goettingen.de/en/685181.html

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Alfred Kok talks about "The interaction effects of agri-environmental measures on wild pollinator populations over a gradient of landscape diversity" 📅 Join us Wed (21.05.) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

The field campaigns for #monitoring ground beetles, bees and hoverflies as well as the #pollination experiment are also well prepared and will start in the next few days. @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

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📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Dr. Lisa Brünjes talks about "The importance of reproductive traits and pollinators for increased use of heterosis in faba bean (Vicia faba L.)" 📅 Join us Wed (14.05.) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

#ResourceManagement Students assess the ecological value of #hedgerows. As early as 57 BC, Caesar noted their dense, thorny structure hindered military movement—now recognized as vital habitats for #biodiversity and multiple #EcosystemServices @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Dr. Friederike Riesch talks about "Zoogeochemical effects of wild red deer and behavioural responses to recolonizing wolves " 📅 Join us Wed (07.05.) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Isabelle Arimond talks about "Cooperative AES and their ecological effects on bird richness and insect pollinators along a landscape diversity gradient" 📅 Join us Wed (30.04) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

Semester start: #ResourceManagement students determine the water quality using the saprobic index - the Wendebach has a great diversity of macrozoobenthos and is in very good condition despite being surrounded by intensively farmed fields. 🧪 @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

Congrats to Mina Anders from our work group on this awesome achievement for her paper on "Smart orchard design improves crop pollination" 🌳🐦🐝 @jappliedecology.bsky.social @wiley.com #TopViewedArticle 👉🏼 find out more: doi.org/10.1111/1365... @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Mina Anders talks on "The effect of management, altitude and land-use change on pollination and biocontrol services in macadamia plantations" 📅 Join us Wed (23.04) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

🥳 We're celebrating 5 years (online) Ecology Seminar🌍 From inspiring talks to groundbreaking research, thank you to all the amazing speakers and curious minds who joined us! Thanks for your interest, talks & discussions. 💚 #EcologySeminar @unigoettingen.bsky.social @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📢Upcoming #EcologySeminar This week Patrycja Pluta talks on "Landscape and community characteristics shaping the colony performance and pathogen prevalence in managed & wild pollinators" 📅 Join us Wed (16.04) at 10:15 AM 📩DM for webinar link! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

We are excited to offer interesting talks in the upcoming summer semester #EcologySeminar on different species groups, services, methods & else! 🐝🦋🌳🐦 Check out the program and send us a DM if you like to join online! 🥳Kick off is this week! @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @unigoettingen.bsky.social

We are offering a two-year postdoc position to work on the spatiotemporal dynamics of native and invasive pest species in vineyard landscapes. Co-supervision between @inrae-save.bsky.social & @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social with @cnmeynard.bsky.social. More info: jobs.inrae.fr/en/ot-25562

New publication from our #ProjectKOOPERATIV 🥳