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One of the longest-running grassland biodiversity experiments worldwide (since 2002). Uncovering the mechanisms that drive biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships over time. https://the-jena-experiment.de Funding: @dfgpublic.bsky.social

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A new paper co-led by @henneckejustus.bsky.social
in @newphyt.bsky.social shows that

Grassland & forest community-level root traits along the fast-slow & the collaboraton gradient relate to many ecosystem functions.
โžก๏ธ future changes in plant composition may strongly alter ecosystem functioning
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07.10.2025 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#iDivConference2025 today I present our study co-lead w C Guimaraes-Steinicke. Great work by our student K Wende.
& great collaborators
@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social A Weigelt, S Saxena & A Anwar.

Floral vs veg structure fingerprints from #TLS intensity

#JenaExperiment #Phenology #biodiversity

01.10.2025 06:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ecological synthesis including forest ecosystems, grassland, land use, climate change, time series, stability, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, species interaction networks

Ecological synthesis including forest ecosystems, grassland, land use, climate change, time series, stability, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity, species interaction networks

Three exciting #PostDoc ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿง• positions on #Ecological #Synthesis at TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social for Reassembly #rainforest ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿฆœ & #Biodiversity Exploratories ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿšœ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ€@bexplo.bsky.social
Please spread widely โœ‰๏ธโ™ฅ๏ธโ–ถ๏ธ & apply quickly ๐Ÿ™ƒ
www.reassembly.de/the-team/job...

20.09.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

1. @neobiota.pensoft.net
2. @ecol-evol.bsky.social

12.09.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@nbuchmann.bsky.social
@ebelingae.bsky.social

12.09.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Traits of the Leaf Economics Spectrum Do Not Always Relate to Species Biomass Proportions in Grassland Communities of Varying Diversity We studied traits of the โ€œleaf economics spectrumโ€ (LES) in 138 experimental grassland communities composed of 20 grassland species, which represented different strategies in spatial resource acquisi...

Two new studies from our site show that

1. Plant diversity decreases the competitive superiority of non-native invaders (Roscher 2025)
doi.org/10.3897/neob...

2. Traits of the leaf economics spectrum do not always relate to species biomass (Bachmann et al. 2025)
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

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12.09.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why are we losing arthropod biomass? Because we're losing species? Because of which species we lose? Or because of declining abundances?

Synthesizing time series from @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social I will present some answers @gfoesoc.bsky.social
#gfoe2025

Tue 2 Sept, 11 am ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ๐Ÿชฒ

30.08.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stay tuned for more updates and make sure to tag us with #gfoe2025 so we can feature your insights of the conference. We are looking forward to see you next week!

@cofeuniwue.bsky.social
@globalchangeeco.bsky.social
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
@uni-wuerzburg.de

29.08.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Leonore Hafermann getting inspiration for her PhD experiments from the DroughtNet site at Bad Lauchstรคdt

Leonore Hafermann getting inspiration for her PhD experiments from the DroughtNet site at Bad Lauchstรคdt

Nico Eisenhauer talking us on a tour I'd the EcoTron facility at Bad Lauchstรคdt

Nico Eisenhauer talking us on a tour I'd the EcoTron facility at Bad Lauchstรคdt

Standing under the canopy of the MyDiv experimental forest

Standing under the canopy of the MyDiv experimental forest

It was a short visit, but wonderful to catch up with @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social again and to see some inspirational experimental sites at Bad Lauchstรคdt!

14.08.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฑ #Fieldwork days at The Jena Experiment - @jena-experiment.bsky.social!
Scanning roots with a minirhizotron, tracking seasonal changes & traits, plus plant surveys & soil checks. Led by PhD candidate Srijna Saxena with support from Tom Kรผnne. Canโ€™t wait to see what the data reveal!
#RootTraits

08.08.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's us in the picture! ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ
Read about diversity-stability relationships in biodiversity experiments such as ours in @natecoevo.nature.com

17.07.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stabilizing effects of biodiversity arise from species-specific dynamics rather than interspecific interactions in grasslands - Nature Ecology & Evolution The role of interspecific interactions in biodiversityโ€“ecosystem stability relationships is unclear. Here the authors develop a theoretical approach and show that empirical diversityโ€“stability relatio...

Meng et al. develop a theoretical approach and show that empirical diversityโ€“stability relationships in grasslands are best explained by species-specific dynamics rather than by interspecific interactions www.nature.com/articles/s41... ๐Ÿงช

16.07.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ‘‡Out in @oikosjournal.bsky.social

New research from our Ecotron facility by @elisabethboenisch.bsky.social, @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social et al ๐ŸŒฑ

16.07.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Das Jena-Experiment lรคuft seit 18 Jahren: Wie der Rรผckgang von Biodiversitรคt unsere Lebensgrundlage bedroht Im Jena-Experiment untersuchen Forschende, welche Folgen der Verlust biologischer Vielfalt fรผr ร–kosysteme hat. Dabei beobachten sie auch ein Phรคnomen, das sie โ€žSocial Distancing auf der Wieseโ€œ nennen.

Wie Artenvielfalt der Landwirtschaft nรผtzt und wie der Rรผckgang der #Biodiversitรคt unsere Lebensgrundlagen bedroht, schildert Roland Schulz in seinem Artikel รผber das seit 18 Jahren laufende @jena-experiment.bsky.social im Tagesspiegel (โ‚ฌ) www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/das-j...

10.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
(c) The Jena Experiment

(c) The Jena Experiment

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โ€ผ๏ธFresh out @natcomms.nature.com

Un(der)explored links between #plant #diversity and #POM and #MAOM in soil

nature.com/articles/s41...

@idiv-research.bsky.social
@eisenhauerlab.bsky.social
@akademievedcr.bsky.social
@charlesuni.cuni.cz
@kevin-e-mueller.bsky.social

01.07.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐ŸŒฟ โ˜˜๏ธ ๐ŸŒฑ A new study shows plant diversity boosts soil carbon โ€” especially in under-saturated ecosystems.

Learn more about this study in a report by #iDiv's Dr. @gangst.bsky.social: www.idiv.de/plant-divers...

@natcomms.nature.com
@eisenhauerlab.bsky.social

02.07.2025 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My colleague Tanja and I had a flash visit to Jena today, where we sampled our chemodiversity field experiment. Tomorrow, we will start a new greenhouse experiment based on these samples. Hopefully more insights from this field very soon!

11.06.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Public broadcasting visited our experiment today to shoot a science education clip on #biodiversity

Happy to contribute to "Planet Schule" #SWR & looking forward to seeing the finished clip soon ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿชฑ

06.06.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JenaTron - An Experimental Approach to Study the Effects of Plant History and Soil History on Grassland Ecosystem Functioning The global loss of biodiversity has motivated many studies that experimentally vary plant species richness and examine the consequences for ecosystem ...

Excited to share our new study published in JoVE! We explore how plant history and soil history influence the functioning of grassland ecosystems. Have a look!
app.jove.com/v/67496/jena...

19.05.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a great week for Max, he also defended his PhD with great success - congratulations!

Stay tuned for more of his research on plant-consumer interactions ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿชฒ

With proud supervisors @ebelingae.bsky.social, Sebastian Meyer @terrecolgroup.bsky.social & Holger Schielzeth

15.05.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Gfร– Annual Meeting 2025 September 01 to 05, 2025 in Wรผrzburg, Germany

One more day to submit abstracts for this year's international conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland #gfoe2025: Join us in beautiful Wรผrzburg for great ecological science, amazing keynotes and great wine! @gfoesoc.bsky.social www.gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...

11.05.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We made the cover!
Congrats Maximilian Brรถcher, @ebelingae.bsky.social et al.
๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

07.05.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

What an honor! Thanks to the many group members and project collaborators!!! ๐Ÿงช @icos-ri.eu @fluxnet.bsky.social @jena-experiment.bsky.social

06.05.2025 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Led by Maximilian Brรถcher & @ebelingae.bsky.social

23.04.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New data paper @esajournals.bsky.social Ecology:

9 ecological traits for 1374 grassland arthropod species, collected over 10 years ๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

The traits cover feeding ecology, habitat requirements, flight capability and size.๐Ÿ“

doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

23.04.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Our paper on the integration of biodiversity-disease and biodiversity-herbivore relationships is out now! Thanks to @idiv-research.bsky.social for supporting us through #sDiv working group funding to bring together two typically disparate fields in ecology! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

23.04.2025 01:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@ecol-evol.bsky.social

11.04.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Selection and Phenotypic Plasticity Shape Plant Performance in a Grassland Biodiversity Experiment We conducted a transplant experiment for nine plant species in a 17-year-old biodiversity experiment (Jena Experiment) to disentangle the role of adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in phenotypic re...

New study led by Francesca De Giorgi finds that selection and phenotypic plasticity shape plant performance ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ

Find the results from the transplant experiment here:
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

11.04.2025 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blue sky over the iDiv core centre in Leipzig. Photo: S. Bernhardt

Blue sky over the iDiv core centre in Leipzig. Photo: S. Bernhardt

The skyโ€™s the limit for biodiversity research! ๐ŸŒณโ˜€๏ธ Join iDiv on Bluesky and stay informed about new research, upcoming events, and #iDiv initiatives, including sDiv, the #InsideBiodiversity podcast, and the yDiv Graduate School.

03.04.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Logo of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Gfร– in Wรผrzburg, Germany.

Logo of the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Gfร– in Wรผrzburg, Germany.

Fellow Ecologists,
The #gfoe2025 @gfoesoc.bsky.social call for papers has just been published. Please submit your abstracts for exciting talks and engaging posters to present in Wรผrzburg in September!
gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...
@uni-wuerzburg.de @globalchangeeco.bsky.social

02.04.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@jena-experiment is following 20 prominent accounts