New research by @martamaziarz.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv finds that #bird nests support a diverse, dynamic & distinctive #macroarthropod community on #forest floors
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70067

#Biodiversity #Microhabitats #Conservation
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Striped marsh frog from above.. Frog rests on small pebbles in a moist environment.

One of the resident striped marsh #frogs poking out from under a small log in my garden.

I created a few frog friendly #microhabitats and whaddya know, the frogs turned up.

🌱 Finally, a sowing experiment was carried out in these preferred #microhabitats to assess germination and survival rates, and to test whether rodents act as true forest gardeners.

Bugs are in trouble, and our yards are part of the answer!🍂 ➡

If each of us — you, your neighbor, your friend down the block — takes a step, that adds up to a lot.

✅Learn more about the importance of microhabitats here ➡ beecityusa.org/blog

#BeeCityUSA #Gardens #Microhabitats #LeavetheLeaves

#SouthIberianWallLizard: #sun-loving, #wall-scaling, and #fast enough to make your #shadow feel #lazy. #Masters of #microhabitats, they #flash tiny #dragon #energy across the #Mediterranean. Basically: #geckos with #attitude and better #tans.

Remember monarch butterflies? You used to see them flitting everywhere all summer long, but numbers are dwindling. Help us restore butterfly populations.

#monarchbutterfly #pollinators #microhabitats

iPad and tea cup on a table cloth in a fish pattern, with blue sky and sea in the background

My portable office is employing method acting and immersion for planning upcoming #LivingThingsAndTheirHabitats #Adaptations #Biomes #Habitats #MicroHabitats #Seasons lesson content this week! (Also loving the reflection on my tea cup!! 🐟).
#ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience #Nature

A natural clay wall formation found on a trail.
#NaturePhotography #ClayWall #MicroHabitats #Photography #Image #Natural #EarthCanvas #Photo

Figure 13.1 in Gravendeel & Woudstra: "Examples of plants in an urban environment. a) Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), b) Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis), c) Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), d) White Clover (Trifolium repens), e) Dandelion (Taraxacam officinale), f) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), g) Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), h) Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria), i) Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)"

New publication: Added value of AI for studying urban plants, by @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social. #urbanplants #microhabitats
doi.org/10.3920/9789...

Old termite mounds help support high insect biodiversity in tropical rainforests Abandoned termite mounds are a newly discovered microhabitat for diverse insect groups in both undisturbed rainforest and areas that have been logged in the past.

27-Jun-2025
Old #termite mounds help support high insect #biodiversity in tropical #rainforests
Abandoned termite mounds have been found to serve as new #microhabitats for insect species.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1088912

#science #ecology #insects

In the #forest and the #streams which have remained #undisturbed a long time, you can find treasures! #LittleLandscapes abundantly dot the #Pennsylvania forest floors, #microhabitats which seem almost perfectly composed for a camera's eye.

#nature #photography #landscape #photo #tips

Representative stem transverse sections from two species of saltbush, Atriplex, including A. lentiformis (a and b) and A. polycarpa (c and d). Scale bars are included within each panel. Photo credit: AL Jacobsen.

Mustapha Ennajeh et al. compared #Xylem structure and function of two saltbush shrub species, #AtriplexLentiformis and #AtriplexPolycarpa from differing #Microhabitats, and analyzed their relationship with #SoilSalinity and #Aridity.
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...

Plwase leave streams as you found them. Stacking rocks and moving stones destroys fish nests, disturbs aquatic insects, and wrecks critical microhabitats. 🏞️ 🪨 🐠 A balanced stream takes years to form- don't undo it in an afternoon. ⏳️ 🏞️ 🚫
#lakes
#rivers
#aquatichabitat
#microhabitats

Study uncovers surprising fact about wildflowers in urban areas: 'No difference … between the meadow types' Researchers found that small patches of wildflowers can foster the same biodiversity as entire meadows.

Urban #microhabitats can make a big difference. Plant some native #wildflowers in your yard/on your porch and join #HomegrownNationalPark! #biodiversity #pollinators #nature #nativeplants #conservation #environment #habitatrestoration 🌿🧪

www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/boo...

🚩Shedding light on fern stems! 🪴🌿
Read more by @rafadscruz.bsky.social 1url.cz/41ke0
The #stems of #ferns are important as #functional response #traits in #competition for space and light, as well as for reaching optimal #microhabitats in #stressful #environments
#GoBelowground #clonality #rhizome