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Effective #biodiversity 🐟 🐠 🤝 policy making depends on #comparable and #generalisable data. We demonstrate how #eDNA 🧬 is empowering 💪 🌍 🌐 global biodiversity analyses.

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Our #VAW Annual Report 2025 is out! From the Blatten rockfall and its interplay between glaciology and hydraulic engineering to six completed doctoral theses, 2025 was a full year at VAW.

Full report: ethz.ch/content/dam/...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Soil Ecology Seminar Series - Soil fauna. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Soil Ecology Seminar Series - Soil fauna. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Seminar 📅 Join us on Wednesday 29th April at 1 pm GMT where we will delve into soil fauna ecology with François-Xavier Joly (INRAE) and Carole Schöpfer (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL).
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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In "Nachtisch" bringen wir Menschen aus Wissenschaft, Verwaltung und Praxis an einen Tisch und sprechen über Herausforderungen und Chancen der Nachhaltigkeit. In der 5. Folge diskutieren Elena Siegrist und Enrico Celio über Landschaften im Klimawandel.

In "Nachtisch" bringen wir Menschen aus Wissenschaft, Verwaltung und Praxis an einen Tisch und sprechen über Herausforderungen und Chancen der Nachhaltigkeit. In der 5. Folge diskutieren Elena Siegrist und Enrico Celio über Landschaften im Klimawandel.

Die 5. Folge heisst "Unsere Landschaften im Klimawandel: Wie verändern sie sich und wie gestalten wir sie für morgen?". Jetzt überall, wo es Podcasts gibt!

Die 5. Folge heisst "Unsere Landschaften im Klimawandel: Wie verändern sie sich und wie gestalten wir sie für morgen?". Jetzt überall, wo es Podcasts gibt!

🌄 Unsere #Landschaften verändern sich im #Klimawandel. Wie gestalten wir sie für morgen? In der 5. Folge von #Nachtisch diskutieren Elena Siegrist ( @wslresearch.bsky.social ) und Enrico Celio ( @incolab.bsky.social ) Lösungen für die #Schweiz 👉 scnat.ch/de/id/PMeZx?...

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Die Bäume wachsen sehen mit dem Punkt-Dendrometer
Die Bäume wachsen sehen mit dem Punkt-Dendrometer Das Punktdendrometer ist ein wichtiges Instrument, um herauszufinden, wie sich Trockenperioden auf Wälder auswirken. Es misst das Wachstum und das Wasserdefizit eines Baumes, indem es winzige…

#TreeNet tracks this across Swiss forests in real time – using our DL-ZN1 dendrometers.

🎬 See a dendrometer in action: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vavp...

📝 Report about why trees are growing less despite an early start: www.wsl.ch/en/news/fore...

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🌳 Want to watch trees grow? Our DL-ZN1 dendrometers reveal: trees shrink by day, expand at night, and only grow on surprisingly few days per year. A @wslresearch.bsky.social study shows spruce, fir, and beech are growing less despite warmer springs. Less growth = less carbon stored.

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Promo poster for the WSL Biodiversity Seminar Series Spring 2026 on a light teal background. The poster features a photo of speaker Jacqueline Hoppenreijs from Ruhr University Bochum. The seminar, titled 'Understanding and Restoring Rivers and (Thus?) Their Vegetation,' takes place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 11:00 CEST both in-person and online. For more information, visit biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch

Promo poster for the WSL Biodiversity Seminar Series Spring 2026 on a light teal background. The poster features a photo of speaker Jacqueline Hoppenreijs from Ruhr University Bochum. The seminar, titled 'Understanding and Restoring Rivers and (Thus?) Their Vegetation,' takes place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 11:00 CEST both in-person and online. For more information, visit biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch

How do hydrology, geomorphology, dispersal and environmental filtering shape riparian and aquatic plant communities? And how are these communities affected by restoration?

Join our seminar with @jhthoppenreijs.bsky.social this Wedneday. In-person or online.
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

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🌱 New ReCLEAN publication 🙌

@wslresearch.bsky.social and EPFL colleagues show how drought and warming threaten nitrogen stability in grasslands, especially under intensive management.

Thanks to @vallicrosah.bsky.social and @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social ! 🔬💡

▶️ Publication here: lnkd.in/dByaM6nx

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1/2 Earth's glaciers lost 408 Gt of ice in 2025 alone, equal to 1.1 mm of sea-level rise. Six of the highest mass-loss years on record have occurred in the past seven years. Our group contributed via #GLAMOS, the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network. 🧊

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WSL Seminar Series Öffentliche, wissenschaftliche Vortragsreihe mit externen Vortragenden für Forschende, Studierende sowie die interessierte Öffentlichkeit.

“Soil Under Pressure: Defending Land Against Profit-Driven Grabs”: lecture by Dr. Silva Lieberherr, @heks-ch.bsky.social, at the WSL Seminar Series on April 14th at 10:30. Online and in person. More information: www.wsl.ch/en/about-wsl...

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📢 Lancement des inscriptions pour le 5e Congrès suisse du #paysage! Il se tiendra les 3 et 4 septembre à Davos, co-organisé par @wslresearch.bsky.social et le #FoLAP de la @scnat.ch.

Vers le programme et les excursions ▶️ congrespaysage.ch/programme/

Pour s'inscrire 👉 congrespaysage.ch/inscription/

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📢 Jetzt anmelden! Der 5. Schweizer #Landschaftskongress findet am 3. und 4. September in Davos statt - organisiert von @wslresearch.bsky.social und das #FoLAP der @scnat.ch.

Zum Programm & Exkursionen ▶️ landschaftskongress.ch/programm/

Zur Anmeldung 👉 landschaftskongress.ch/anmeldung/

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PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

🌿🌳Our new paper, led by the brillant @alyssakullberg.bsky.social, shows that trees acclimate to warming by preserving thermoregulation. Yet, with hot droughts, higher thermotolerance cannot compensate when hydraulic stress prevents leaf cooling. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

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🇨🇭🌡️ La #Suisse se réchauffe deux fois plus vite que la moyenne mondiale : quelles #conséquences et surtout quelles #solutions ? Le nouveau #rapport de la @scnat.ch fait le point sur les #connaissances scientifiques actuelles sur le #changementclimatique 👉 proclim.scnat.ch/fr/id/GJt7A?...

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🇨🇭🌡️ Die #Schweiz erwärmt sich doppelt so schnell wie der globale Durchschnitt - mit welchen #Folgen und welchen Handlungsoptionen? Der neueste #Bericht der @scnat.ch bietet eine aktuelle Übersicht über die wichtigsten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zum #Klimawandel 👉 proclim.scnat.ch/de/id/GJt7A?...

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#PostDocAlert! PhD in Raumplanung, Geografie oder Stadtforschung, Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung? Erfahrung mit Digitalisierung & Fallstudienanalysen? Die Forschungsgruppe Landnutzungssysteme offeriert zwei PostDocs im Bereich digitale Stadtplanung: apply.refline.ch/273855/1861/... #ScienceJobs

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🌳💧There's still one week left to apply for the WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center‬'s @wslbiodiversity.bsky.social‬ Summer School on Blue-Green Biodiversity! 💧🌳 biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de... #biodiversity #SummerSchool

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Preparing the upcoming experiment and measuring pre-treatment lead gas exchange is a totally different experience when you are visited by hummingbirds and you are having a monarch butterfly caterpillar to pet in the greenhouse :)
#plantecophys #plantscience #ucberkeley #ecology

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Ecological and genomic variation in ectomycorrhizal fungal exploration types Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) produce mycelia with variable extension and complexity, which can be classified according to soil ‘exploration types’ (ETs). ETs have received attention as one of the few.....

🍄 New in @NewPhytologist: Our paper shows that ectomycorrhizal fungi "exploration types" aren't just morphological labels—they reflect distinct genomes & ecological niches.

doi.org/10.1111/nph.71157

#Mycorrhiza #Fungi #ForestEcology #Genomics

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Megadroughts in the Water towers of Europe - from process understanding to strategies for management and adaptation The project will provide both a novel scientific understanding of megadroughts and advanced tools to cope with megadroughts and water scarcity.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭?
The EMERGE project provided essential data to improve how mountain regions prepare for and respond to extreme drought. It was just the start. “Megawatt”, is the follow up project,
www.wsl.ch/de/projekte/...

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#GLAMOS winter surveys are underway. On April 7, measurements on #Aletsch Glacier showed ~0.5–4.5 m of snow, close to the recent average. In contrast, #Pers Glacier had much less snow, with maximum depths of only 1–2 m.

More updates in the coming weeks, stay tuned :)

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New Paper out in New Phytologist 🌸How does flower color affect heat stress? Darker flowers absorb more radiation but compensate by cooling more through transpiration and having higher thermal tolerance. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

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Quand les arbres attrapent un «coup de soleil» Les jeunes arbres supportent mieux la chaleur avec le réchauffement climatique, mais seulement si le sol contient assez d’eau.

Même les #arbres peuvent attraper des coups de soleil. Une étude menée par une équipe WSL-EPFL montre comment la #chaleur et la #sécheresse peuvent affecter les arbres. Cela aide à comprendre comment ils s'adapteront aux changements climatiques: www.wsl.ch/fr/news/quan...

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When trees get ‘sunburn’ Young trees are able to withstand high temperatures, but only if there is enough water available in the ground.

Even trees can get serious sunburn. A new study by a WSL-EPFL team shows how #heat and #drought affect #trees and how they sustain damage when the two are combined. This helps us understand how they will react to a changing climate: www.wsl.ch/en/news/when...

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Wenn Bäume Sonnenbrand bekommen Junge Bäume können hohe Temperaturen aushalten, aber nur, wenn im Boden genug Wasser verfügbar ist.

Auch #Bäume können Sonnenbrand bekommen. Eine neue Studie eines WSL-EPFL Teams zeigt, wie #Hitze und #Trockenheit #Bäume beeinflussen und wie ihr Zusammenspiel Bäumen schadet. Das hilft zu verstehen, wie sie auf klimatische Veränderungen reagieren werden: www.wsl.ch/de/news/wenn...

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New head of a WSL forest research unit From 1 April 2026, forestry scientist Janine Schweier will head the WSL research unit Forest Resources and Management.

Janine Schweier will head the WSL research unit ‘Forest Resources and Management’ from 1.4.2026. Her emphasis is on the practical application of research findings to facilitate planning in the forestry sector. www.wsl.ch/en/news/new-... #Forest #Forestry #ForestManagement #ForestEcology

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Neue Einheitsleiterin in der WSL-Waldforschung Die Forstwissenschafterin Janine Schweier leitet ab 1. April 2026 die WSL-Forschungseinheit «Waldressourcen und Waldmanagement».

Janine Schweier leitet ab 1.4.2026 die WSL-Forschungseinheit «Waldressourcen und Waldmanagement». Sie setzt auf praxisnahe Umsetzung von Forschungsergebnissen, mit dem Ziel, die Planung in der Forstwirtschaft zu erleichtern. www.wsl.ch/de/news/neue... #Wald #Forst #Forstwirtschaft #Waldökologie

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Safe and effective fieldwork goes beyond logistics and equipment, it also depends on strong team culture and communication.

Our colleague Mylène Jacquemart is offering a course on "Building a positive team culture for safe and effective fieldwork".

📅 29 May 2026
🔗 swisspolar.ch/building-a-p...

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In our next WSL Biodiversity Seminar (8 April), Lalasia Bialic-Murphy @wslresearch.bsky.social will discuss the demographic functional diversity of forests across biogeographic gradients.

The seminar is hybrid, and everyone is welcome!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...

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Inscriptions ouvertes! Le Congrès suisse du paysage 2026 «Montagne et vallée – Ville et campagne: le paysage, lieu de rencontre», se tiendra en septembre à Davos. Organisé par le WSL et le Forum Paysage, Alpes, Parcs (FoLAP) (scnat.ch). Plus d'informations et inscriptions: landschaftskongress.ch

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