📣 A new chapter for the Exploratories!
We’ve moved from Senckenberg Nature Research @sgn.one to TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social. With Phase 8, Nico Blüthgen takes over scientific leadership—many thanks to Markus Fischer for building and shaping the Exploratories.
Updated contacts on our website.
🚨 Last chance! 🚨
Submit your abstract for our #BE20conference — deadline is TOMORROW! ⏳
Even if you don’t submit an abstract, you can still register after the deadline.
Don’t miss it — we can’t wait to see you in Berlin!🌐
Open postdoc position on genetic diversity in our groups at the Institute for Evolution and Ecology @unituebingen.bsky.social ! 🧬🌱🦋More info in the link ⬇️
@bexplo.bsky.social
@bossdorf.bsky.social
#biodiversity #genetics #evolution #conservation
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Out now in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Accounting for spatial interactions in the upscaling of ecosystem services. Led by Lari Boesing. A how to guide to upscaling ES, particularly those driven by the movement of matter and mobile organisms besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
FINDING THE BIG PICTURE FOR GENETIC DIVERSITY! We are offering a 2-year POSTDOC JOB to work on genetic diversity synthesis & metrics across species, as part of a larger @bexplo.bsky.social project on multi-species genetic diversity.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social
First week of fieldwork this year successfully completed!
We've been extremely lucky with this nice spring weather while taking the first samples from the new BEClimWood experiment in Hainich at the @bexplo.bsky.social
Big thanks again to this great team!
First 🌷 were also popping up everywhere
Good news! ✨
The deadline has been extended – you can still submit your abstract and secure the early-bird rate.
Look forward to inspiring keynote speakers and join us for an excursion to the Exploratorium Schorfheide-Chorin! 🌱🌿
Share the news with your scientific community.
#BE20conference #🌐
📣 Registration for the BE20 Conference is still open—the deadline has been extended to March 2, 2026!
Join us and secure your spot! 🗓️
Registration: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
or scan the QR Code 📄
Please circulate this within your network 🌍🤝🌐
@dfg.de @sgn.one #BE20conference
Last Chance for the early bird registration and abstract submission!!
📣 Registration for the BE20 Conference is still open—the deadline has been extended to March 2, 2026!
Join us and secure your spot! 🗓️
Registration: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
or scan the QR Code 📄
Please circulate this within your network 🌍🤝🌐
@dfg.de @sgn.one #BE20conference
We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in community ecology to work in the Arthropods Core Project of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social
Reposting is much appreciated for widest reach! Thanks.
More information here:
www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
Conceptual graphic of the project aims. Depicted is a schematic of the root economics space (RES) with added exudation traits (Work Package 1: integrating exudates into the root economics space). The lower, brown-colored half of the background shows labels such as soil nutrients, soil pH, and soil moisture, with arrows (effects) pointing toward the RES (Work Package 2: environmental filtering of exudation strategies). The upper, green-colored half shows labels such as productivity, carbon cycling, greenhouse gas, and nutrient cycling, with arrows (effects) pointing from the RES toward this area (Work Package 3: effects of exudation strategies on ecosystem functions). Pictograms of a cow, a tractor, and a fertilizer bag signify land-use effects that mediate these interactions.
We are searching for a PhD student!
Are you curious and excited to unravel how #root #exudation varies between species, how this relates to the root economics space and if and how it explains ecosystem functioning and species distribution in #grasslands?
📣 Only 3 days left to submit abstracts for the #BE20Conference.
Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 January 2026.
Biodiversity researchers from around the world are invited to contribute.🌐
More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026
Only 2 weeks left to submit abstracts #BE20Conference!
Deadline & early-bird registration: 31 Jan 2026
Biodiversity researchers from around the world are welcome.
Berlin, 8–12 June 2026
More info: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#Biodiversity #Ecology #ScienceCommunity #Berlin2026
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Transects for the 2026 Soil Sampling Campaign were set up at the Exploratorium Schwäbische Alb—laying the groundwork to better understand links between soil, land use, and biodiversity. 🌿✨
📷 J. Hailer
#bexplo #research #science #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #ecosystems
New study on arthropod declines @natecoevo.nature.com 🪲
In two time series @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social we show how community (dis)assembly underpins local biomass declines.
It mostly boils down to species loss, with identity losing relevance.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Registration for the #BE20Conference is now open.
We’re celebrating 20 years of the Biodiversity Exploratories with our first international conference. ✨
We appreciate when the news circulates in the community.
www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
See you there. 🙂
@dfg.de @sgn.one
Meet our next confirmed keynotes speaker for the #BE20conference: Duccio Rocchini @ducciorocchini.bsky.social
A biologist advancing open-source methods in remote sensing & spatial ecology to better model and monitor global biodiversity. 🌍📡
Stay tuned for more BE20 (Berlin, June8–12,2026) updates!
👇 Key insights:
• Eukaryotic bacterivores & Bdellovibrionota decline in subsoils
• Myxococcota show no depth-related drop
• Prey bacteria & predators often sync seasonally
• Seasonal effects vary by site, organism & depth
🧬 #Metatranscriptomic data suggest predatory #bacteria may dominate subsoils.
🦠 Curious about who eats whom in #grassland #soils? New BE-study on the dynamics of #bacterivores across depths & seasons!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌐 #SoilEcology #MicrobialEcology
BE20: Meet our next confirmed keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Richard Bardgett @lancasteruni.bsky.social, UK. 🌱
He investigates how belowground biodiversity regulates ecosystem processes and responds to global environmental change.🌍
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference (Berlin, 8–12 June 2026!) updates!
The next confirmed keynote speaker for the BE20 Conference is Prof. Dr. Rachael Winfree from the USA ! 🌿🐝
She researches wild bees and their vital role in healthy ecosystems, offering key insights for pollinator conservation. 💡
FMI: www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/
#BE20conference
Exploring the future of the Hainich-Dün landscape: Together we discussed how nature, people, and regional traditions can thrive. Thanks to all participants for the inspiring dialogue! 💚
@isoe-institut.bsky.social @sgn.one @unikassel.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social @leuphana.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to introduce the next confirmed Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Andrew Gonzalez from Canada! 🌿🌎
A pioneer in evolutionary rescue, advancing global biodiversity conservation. 🔬💡
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
#bexplo #conservation
Our next confirmed Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. @Helmut Hillebrand (@hillebr1.bsky.social) from Germany! 🌊
His research highlights the vital role of ocean health in sustaining planetary and marine ecosystem stability. 🌍🔬
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference keynotes — June 8–12, 2026, in Berlin! ✨
We’re excited to announce the next confirmed keynote speaker:
Tim Newbold (@tnewbold31.bsky.social, @ucl.ac.uk )
He researches global biodiversity patterns and the effects of climate and land-use change on ecosystems.🌍🐝
Stay tuned for more #BE20conference Keynote Speakers.
#bexplo #conservation
Out today in PNAS: Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature's contributions to people" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505401122 by Sophie O'Brien et al.
#BE20Conference first confirmed keynotes!
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Borer (USA)
Borer will share insights on ecological diversity & sustainable landscapes 🌱
Over the next weeks, we’ll introduce BE20 keynote speakers.
📅 June 8–12, 2025, Berlin — celebrating 20 years of Biodiversity Exploratories
#bexplo
📢 New BE-publication out about StrataSeq – a workflow to optimise #DNA reference database generation for hard-to-identify taxa!
👉 Improving #biodiversity monitoring across taxa & habitats. 🌐