Even though it has been some time since the talk, we did not want to withhold any insights!!
At the #ECTE2026, European Conference of Tropical Ecology 2026, @soctropecol.bsky.social, @alfredoromero.bsky.social held an amazing talk as a keynote speaker and enjoyed the event very much!
A few more memories from #ECTE2026 in Passau! 🌍🌿
We had a great time connecting with the tropical ecology community. It was great to see so many early-career researchers presenting their work! Many thanks to the organizers of the fantastic conference!
📸© Ina Voshage
@soctropecol.bsky.social
🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up!
🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology.
⬇️ See all the highlights of the week in our latest blog post:
Day 4 highlights at #ECTE2026 🌿
One keynote:
🔎 Dr. Alfredo Romero-Muñoz – Impacts of multiple threats on mammal diversity across a global deforestation hotspot.
So many great talks on the very last day of the conference 🌞
📷 Ina Voshage
#TropicalEcology #ECTE2026
🏆Congratulations to Evangelia Chronopoulou (@ufz.de, @uni-jena.de) for winning the Best Talk Award at #ECTE2026! for her talk "Aromatic delight: Revealing diversity and function of fruit microbiome in seed dispersal"
🎉She received a free publication in an #OA #journal from Pensoft's portfolio.
Happy to have won third place for best poster at #ECTE2026!
We studied solitary bees and wasps nesting in standing and lying #deadwood 🪵🐝, all mediated by substrate humidity. Looking forward to getting this study publicly available!
@multitroph.bsky.social
@dfg.de
👋It was great to see Dr. Maria Fungomeli (National Museums of Kenya) at our #ECTE2026 stand yesterday!
Dr. Fungomeli is a valued reviewer and author for several of our journals, including @vcs.pensoft.net , @bdj.pensoft.net, and Contributions to Entomology. 🐞
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#ECTE2026 done 🦜 Really happy to have presented my work and listened to so many excellent talks. Big thanks to the organizers for an amazing conference 🎉
Beautiful photographs of biodiversity
A truly amazing four days of tropical #ecosystem research presented from around the world coving issues from #restoration to #resilience, from #conservation to #community management #ECTE2026 @unipassauresearch.bsky.social
🎉 We were delighted to welcome Dr. Majoi De Novaes Nascimento of @unisouthampton.bsky.social to our booth at #ECTE2026 today!
🌿 Their major interests centre around the field of historical ecology and biogeography, and they have also co-authored papers in our journal Frontiers of Biogeography.
🙌 Fresh off their latest keynote talk yesterday, we had Professor Rob Marchant of the University of York drop by our booth at #ECTE2026!
📖 Check out their paper in @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net: africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/8191/ (1/2)
Day 3 highlights at #ECTE2026 🌿
Two excellent keynotes:
🔎 Dr. Heinrich – Putting B before C? Rebalancing Earth Observation for Biodiversity and Carbon
🔎 Prof. Marchant – Embedding the past for balanced future tropical mountain social ecological systems
📷 Ina Voshage
#TropicalEcology
👋 Next up at our booth at #ECTE2026 - we're very pleased to be joined by Professor Sei-Woong Choi of Mokpo National University.
🦋 Professor Choi recently published a paper in
@bdj.pensoft.net on the moth genus Hypena from Korea, which can be accessed here: bdj.pensoft.net/article/1555...
👀 This week, CO-OP4CBD promotional materials were spotted at #ECTE2026, the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology in Passau, Germany!
👏 The project is being presented along with other Transformative Change Cluster members including @bioagora.eu and RESPIN project.
#Science4Biodiversity
Honoured to have Prof. William Gosling (University of Amsterdam) visit the Pensoft booth at #ECTE2026! 🌿
Gosling is a Professor of Palaeoecology & Biogeography, and a #PhytoKeys author.
Check out his work on the Ewe-Adakplame Relic Forest:
phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/61467/
🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.
☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.
👋 See you there!
@soctropecol.bsky.social
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.
☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.
👋 See you there!
@soctropecol.bsky.social
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.
☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.
👋 See you there!
@soctropecol.bsky.social
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.
☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.
👋 See you there!
@soctropecol.bsky.social
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.
☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.
👋 See you there!
@soctropecol.bsky.social
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
It was also a great joy seeing my PhD students @charlieht.bsky.social @rjdavies99.bsky.social and Tyler Cuddy presenting their work at #ECTE2026 @soctropecol.bsky.social
Day 2 highlights at #ECTE2026 🌿
Another inspiring day at the conference, with two keynote speakers:
🔎 Prof. Antonelli – Illuminating a Global Biodiversity Darkspot
🔎 Dr. Fungomeli – Biodiversity Patterns in the Kenyan Coastal Forests and Conservation Implications
📷 Ina Voshage
So many brilliant minds in one photo.
Thank you for joining #ECTE2026 from all over the world 🌍🌎🌏
📷 Ina Voshage
Lots of interesting talks on beak morphology in hummingbirds and mutualistic networks, diet matabarcoding and fish niche overlap in Guyana, pollen dispersal in Congo, tropic interactions shaping community dynamics and a lot more! @soctropecol.bsky.social #ECTE2026
Focusing on Melastomataceae, the team looked at 11 independent mountain colonizations. ⛰️
🐝 #Bees are less effective #pollinators than vertebrates at high elevations. However the "why" and "when" are still being unraveled. 🔎
#Ecology #Botany #ECTE2026 @the-kunsze.bsky.social
🌸Exciting #pollinator research at #ECTE2026! Dr. Agnes Dellinger (@the-kunsze.bsky.social) presented on how #environmental shifts can trigger pollinator shifts.
Key takeaway: it’s not just one factor, it’s a mix of macro/micro-ecology and shifting biotic communities.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: To protect Africa’s mountain biodiversity, we must bridge 6,000 years of history with future policy. Solutions like Tanzania’s KESHO project prove the past and future are interconnected. 🌍🏔️
@unipassauresearch.bsky.social
@rob-marchant.bsky.social
#ECTE2026
🏔️ We’re back for Day 2 of the European Conference of Tropical Ecology #ECTE2026 with a keynote talk from Prof. Rob Marchant of the University of York and author in @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net – “Embedding the Past for Balanced Future Tropical Mountain Social Ecological Systems”.
