Daniel Rieker

HIRING! We are looking for a new PhD student to work on insects in deadwood, effects of microclimate and land use. This is part of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social and will use a new experiment using rain-out shelters in different regions of Germany. EU driver´s licence required.

22.01.2026 06:57 — 👍 17    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 0

Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming meeting: Fungal Conservation in Europe: Evidence to Action which will take place in Uppsala, Sweden 14-17 April 2026.

Are you a researcher translating fungal science into real conservation action?

📣 Call for abstracts now open
📍14–17 April 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden
🔗 Apply: www.slu.se/en/fce2026/
⏰ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026

27.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 26    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Preparations for our new #deadwood experiment BEClimWood are in full swing! 🌳
The experiment explores how land use & #climate factors shape #biodiversity around deadwood.

Our local management team is hard at work—moving stones (one weighed 28.5 kg!) to set up the logs at the Hainich Exploratory. 💪

17.10.2025 10:23 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

First day at this years #gfoe2025 was a blast!

See you at the deadwood session on Wednesday which I am hosting with my colleague Julia Moll.
Talks will cover different species groups 🍄🦠🪲🐜 and processes in temperate and tropical forest. See you there!! @gfoesoc.bsky.social

01.09.2025 21:51 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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A bivariate change model with structured residuals

A hierarchical model of cognitive abilities

Now on CRAN, ggdiagram is a #ggplot2 extension that draws diagrams programmatically in #Rstats. Allows for precise control in how objects, labels, and equations are placed in relation to each other.
wjschne.github.io/ggdiagram/ar...

20.08.2025 10:43 — 👍 180    🔁 73    💬 10    📌 9

Metabarcoding reveals time after tree death as main driver of diversity and composition of invertebrate communities in deadwood Increasing the availability of deadwood habitats to protect saproxylic biodiversity is a key objective of forest nature conservation. However, most kn…

New 📃 out, led by @LeahVogelfänger.
While the ecology of saproxylic beetles is well studied, other invertebrates often come up short.
Studying 15 taxa across 8 years, we found that—unlike for beetles—tree species mattered little for the communities of these diverse groups. 🌳
@bexplo.bsky.social

13.06.2025 07:29 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0