Ingolf Kühn

You can still register for tomorrow's #BCubedTraining session
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On the Limits of Alpine Plants: A Systematic Review of the Factors Behind Species' Elevational Range Limits This systematic review of 107 studies on the factors behind the elevational range limits of alpine vascular plants shows a persistent emphasis on upper limits and abiotic factors, especially temperat...

Our new review is finally out! 🌿 I’m especially excited because this is the first chapter of my PhD!
Have a read to see what shapes the range limits of alpine plants besides freezing temperatures ❄️

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌍🌿Coming soon‼️On 10 March you will receive date and time for your oral or poster presentation at #WBF2026 in☀️Davos. The full programme will come online on the same day📝

👉And don't forget to register while early-bird tarifs are on🦜🌿(until 23 March) worldbiodiversityforum.org/registration/

⏳ Two weeks left to apply to our Summer School, and benefit from the early-bird rate!

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for a week of inspiring lectures and discussions with an exceptional community of researchers - all set in the beautiful Pyrenees ⛰️ ☀️
We look forward to welcoming you!
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Das Klärwerk Rosental ist das Hauptklärwerk der Großstadt Leipzig mit derzeit etwa 630.000 Einwohner:innen. / ©Leipziger Gruppe

Ein in Durban (Südafrika) installiertes System empfängt Urin und Grauwasser aus einem Gemeinschaftswaschraum. ©Uwe Schröder, Uni Greifswald

Aus #Abwasser nicht nur sauberes #Wasser, sondern auch #Strom und Nährstoffe gewinnen – mit mikrobiellen elektrochemischen Technologien (MET) ist das möglich. Forschende von Uni Greifswald und #UFZ haben einen Übersichtsartikel zum weltweiten Potenzial veröffentlicht.
👉 www.ufz.de/index.php?de...

🔔Just a quick reminder!

The open postdoctoral researcher position is still waiting for the right candidate. 🧪

🕒 Apply by: 01.03.2026

Feel free to share with your network or reach out if you have questions!

see www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...

@uni-goettingen.de
@agrarunigoe.bsky.social

📺 Unsere Studie hat es ins Fernsehen geschafft!

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Wo wachsen die besten Erdbeeren? 🍓🐝🍓

Pressemitteilung www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

Building the backbone for Europe’s biodiversity monitoring - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Understanding biodiversity loss and achieving global commitments requires effective biodiversity monitoring. This Roadmap outlines the necessary steps to achieve a transnational European Biodiversity Observation Network built around Essential Biodiversity Variables, combining targeted sensing methods, spatial design, data sharing, data integration and modelling workflows, and coordinated governance to deliver policy-ready insights.

New paper out:
Daniel Kissling, Henrique Pereira and many nice colleagues: Building the backbone for Europe’s biodiversity monitoring.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-026-00140-6

#biodiversity #monitoring #Europe #newpaper #newpublication
#xp

Since last weekend, it seems to be almost impossible (high avalanche risk).

#skimountaineering #skitouring #Alps , #Austria #Salzburg
#xp [2/2]

A snow covered slope with some large Larch trees and a few dwarf Mountain Pines. Dramatic grey cloud cover with some white spots from the sun. (Scheckkopf, Untertauern)

A single skitouring track through a snow covered mountain landscape with comparably little relief. Blue sky with some white clouds. The sub is half covered by one cloud. (Between Filzmosshörndl and Loosbichl, Grossarltal)

A flat, snow covered mountain slope without any tracks. A few large Larch tress and some Mountain pines. Clear blue sky (Seeköpfl, Zederhaus)

A flat, snow covered mountain slope with several tall Larch trees. Light grey sky with some sunbeams. (Ruppenhöhe, Nockberge)

Last week was probably the best week, so far, to go skitouring. More snow than in the previous weeks, and despite increasing avalanche risk still enough routes to chose from while still being defensive in the selection. [1/2]

💚 At the end of this #LoveDataWeek, we celebrate the power of data to connect ideas, solve problems, and the people who make it meaningful every day. 📊
🌱 Protecting biodiversity depends on better monitoring and smarter use of data to understand how nature is changing and make informed decisions.

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?

📢 iDiv & partners are hiring! 4 PhD + 2 Postdoc roles in the @betafor.bsky.social forest biodiversity experiment.

📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026

Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity!
www.idiv.de/career/job-o...

A beautiful book cover featuring an illustration of Nasturtium and the title Atlas of Botany

I’m immeasurably chuffed to have been able to contribute a chapter to this beautiful book, the Atlas of Botany, a collaboration between @thebotanics.bsky.social and DK. Available for pre-order now! rbgeshop.org/products/pre...
#botany #popularscience 🌐🌏

Ich habe heute das "Regierungsprogramm" der #noAFD für Sachsen-Anhalt bekommen. Alleine beim Lesen der Überschriften wurde mir schon schlecht. Und drinnen wurde es nicht besser.
(Edited 19:07 via @skeetsapp.com)

Space‐use by feral cattle and horses shapes vegetation structure in a trophic rewilding area Feral cattle (Bos taurus) and horses (Equus ferus caballus) are commonly introduced to European rewilding areas to halt vegetation succession and to conserve light-demanding species. Yet, we still do....

We studied a long-term trophic #rewilding project where #horses 🐎 & #cattle🐂 live year-round under near-wild conditions. Their space use shapes #vegetation structure🌿& modulates #drought sensitivity, w/ clear differences bt horses & cattle 🐎🐂🌿♨️➡️ esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Artenschutz: Schnecke überlebte Aussterben hinter einer Eisdiele Die Weichtiere profitierten vom Tropfwasser.

Gute Nachrichten? Gute Nachrichten! www.spektrum.de/news/artensc...

Why biodiversity science needs its own model intercomparison projects 👇.
Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬
by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social

Fragwürdig daran vor allem die Entscheidung der Bundesregierung, den Butterfly Index NICHT als Indikator für die Wiederhestellungsverordnung zu nutzen. Stattdessen CO2-Gehalt im Boden und Hecken. Man wird weitergehend den Stillstand messen.

Das ist agrarpolitische Drückebergerei.

Der EU Grassland Butterfly Index wird nun jährlich fortgeschrieben und der Bericht für den Zeitraum 1991-2024 liegt vor (Rückgang von 47%)
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Are you a community ecologist interested in fire ecology? Come join our group! Postdoc position for project FEVER, that aims to understand how fire affects biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and biogeochemical cycles in Mediterranean forests @umramap.bsky.social.

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! If you love Europe's wetlands, birds, rivers... Sign our petition against dismantling the laws that protect them 💚👇

Powerful polluting industries are pressuring lawmakers to take apart Europe's oldest nature laws.

Stop them: www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...

#HandsOffNature

New! Transactions B special issue on The biosphere in the Anthropocene: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... Hope you like the cover and lineup!

Happy Birthday, Flor!

📣 PhD position at Leuphana University (Germany) 🌳🍃🪴
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits

One day left to apply⬇️

Wie Pestizide unsere Böden verändern Während die EU-Kommission plant, Pestizide einfacher zuzulassen, zeigt eine neue Studie: Reste von Pflanzenschutzmitteln auf Äckern und Wiesen wirken sich auch auf Kleinstlebewesen im Boden aus. Von J...

Some comments on a recent Nature study on pesticide residues and soil biodiversity in Europe www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima... see study here www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Woman with red hair in snorkeling gear next to text that says "Sari N., postdoc. dives deep" with UniVienna logo

Please share widely! #ESTEEM #postdoc CFA: 20 positions for female scientists in natural sciences, life sciences, economics @univie.ac.at: careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

To save you a click: PhD completed in 2022 or after (minus career interruption), defended by deadline #UniVienna

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Intraspecific Functional Trait Responses to Experimental Warming Vary With Precipitation and Growth Form We assessed the intraspecific functional trait response of 17 alpine plant species to experimental warming across a precipitation gradient. Warming consistently increased plant height. In contrast, t...

How do alpine plants respond to warming?Intraspecific trait shifts depend on precipitation and growth form, with stronger responses in forbs than graminoids.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@joshua-erkelenz.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @joe-atkinson.bsky.social @vvandvik.bsky.social