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PostDoc at the University of Gothenburg โ˜•๐Ÿ๐ŸŒผ Interested in plant-pollinator interactions, oligolectic bees, effects of pesticides on bees, bee conservation and restoration. Profil Pic taken by Yannick Noah Layer.

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Die Stadt Coimbra in Portugal ist besonders vom Hochwasser betroffen. Aufnahmen der portugiesischen Luftwaffe von oben machen das deutlich. Nachdem Teile einer nahegelegenen Autobahn infolge der Wassermassen wegsacken, bereiten die Behรถrden rund 9.000 Menschen auf eine mรถgliche Evakuierung vor.

13.02.2026 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Thanks for having us!

13.02.2026 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was also wonderful to meet with @wilosterman.bsky.social during some periods and to know more about the @wildposh.eu goals and achievements!

13.02.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We were delighted to host @juliaosterman.bsky.social over the past three weeks. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒธ This week, she gave the talk โ€œImproving our understanding of pollinatorsโ€™ pesticide riskโ€. Thank you, Julia, for the inspiring exchange and collaboration. We hope to welcome you back! Next time with some sunshine โ˜€๏ธ!

13.02.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dia Internacional das Mulheres e Meninas na Ciรชncia #WomenInScience

11.02.2026 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pharmacophagy in insects: Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on the nonโ€nutritional use of plant specialized metabolites Insects interact with plants not only for nutrition but also to actively seek plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) for chemical defense, reproduction, and self-medicationโ€”a behavior known as pharmaco...

Did you know? Insects eat plants as medicine. #OpenAccess
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

07.02.2026 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
EU Grassland Butterfly Index 1991-2024 Technical report Executive Summary Butterflies have been systematically monitored in Europe for several decades using standard protocols that are now adopted in over 30 countries. Butterflies are ideal biological indi...

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

05.02.2026 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

โ€ฆ erschreckende Zahlen. Vor allem wenn man sich vergegenwรคrtigt, dass 1991 ja nun nicht die ganze Landschaft n Schmetterlings-Eldorado war

07.02.2026 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report launches on 9 February 2026

The Report explores methods to measure & act on dependencies & impacts of businesses on biodiversity and natureโ€™s contributions to people.

๐Ÿ’ป Follow the media launch livestream at:

https://ow.ly/Zerm50Yb610

https://ow.ly/uIaj50Yb611

08.02.2026 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mapping bee diversity with landscapeโ€level models to inform conservation Native bee conservation is complicated by limited distribution data and life history knowledge. However, recent state-wide pollinator surveys, combined with species distribution models that account f....

Mapping bee diversity with landscape-level models to
inform conservation

#pollinators
#beebiodiversity

How to incorporate bee biodiversity indicators into decision-making? A roadmap:

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

25.01.2026 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A bit more than one week left to apply (via the UFZ or via University of Leipzig)

22.01.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Sooty Copper (L tityrus, bruine vuurvlinder) has shown serious declines, esp. in the north of NL. Only on the Veluwe (centre) the situation is better. This species is vulnerable to N deposition (fartmann.net/downloads/ar...).

17.01.2026 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Soil sand content is a driving force in structuring bee communities We conducted a carefully designed observational study across three soil sand content categories using Dalea purpurea that attracts a wide range of bee species and grows in different soil types. Soil...

๐Ÿงต2/5

A recent study by Chase et al. @royentsoc.bsky.social provides compelling evidence that soil properties โ€” specifically sand content โ€” can strongly shape bee communities.

It challenges the widespread assumption that flowers alone determine where bees live and thrive.

๐Ÿ”— doi.org/10.1111/icad...

15.01.2026 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข New Publication!
We are excited to share that the RestPoll proposal has been officially published in @riojournal.com and is available online! ๐ŸŽ‰
Discover the project's visions, goals, and what it promises for pollinator research and conservation ๐Ÿ
๐Ÿ‘‰ Read it here: riojournal.com/articles.php...

07.01.2026 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually significant to Indigenous peoples and help maintain a healthy rainforest ecosyst...

Peru ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช has given legal rights to 175 native bee ๐Ÿ species:

"...stingless bees now have the fundamental right to exist and flourish in a healthy environment, without pollution, habitat loss, climate change, human activity or other threats..."

๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿชณ๐ŸŒŽ

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...

05.01.2026 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026 We present outcomes from our 17th horizon scan of issues potentially impacting global biodiversity conservation in the next decade. Issues are novel, โ€ฆ

Reading in journal club (as is a lab tradition for the first one of the year): the new horizon scan.

A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
@billsutherland.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

05.01.2026 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Scientific Statement on Pesticides in the Omnibus Scientific Statement on Pesticides in the Omnibus

Unser offener Brief unterschrieben von 200 Wissenschaftler*innen aus ganz Europa. sites.google.com/view/scienti...

17.12.2025 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah jetzt verstehe ich es! Ja stimme voll zu!

17.12.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imidacloprid ist allerdings schon verboten.

17.12.2025 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pestizid-Alarm: Stoppen wir die Giftplรคne der EU! Jetzt Appell unterzeichnen!

๐Ÿšจ Alarm! EU Kommission will Pestizide unbefristet zulassen!
Gรคlte das heute schon, wรคren u.a. folgende Pestizide noch auf dem Markt:
โ˜ ๏ธ Chlorpyrifos (verursacht Hirnschรคden)
โ˜ ๏ธ Mancozeb (hormonschรคdigend)
โ˜ ๏ธ Imidacloprid (Bienenkiller)

Jetzt protestieren โคต๏ธ
umweltinstitut.org/landwirtscha...

16.12.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Schmetterling des Jahres 2026 ist der:

Dunkler Wiesenknopf-Ameisenblรคuling
(#Phengaris_nausithous)

23.11.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our editor @juliaosterman.bsky.social was at the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium last week, no doubt giving everyone the buzz about Advances in Pollinator Science!

27.10.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come and work with us ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช

09.10.2025 10:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...

University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
academicpositions.com/ad/universit...

01.10.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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@uni-freiburg.de explains RestPoll members the Nagoya protocol and it's implications.

08.10.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
People next to an experimental apple orchard listening to a researcher explain their work

People next to an experimental apple orchard listening to a researcher explain their work

Fascinating to learn about the integration of biodiversity with apple production in Spain as part of the RestPoll Living Labs @restpoll.bsky.social AGM

08.10.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Apple robots at work @restpoll.bsky.social

08.10.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fruit production in Spain and some Nature Group team members inbetween millions of apples #RestPollAGM2

08.10.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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JOB OFFER โš ๏ธ Research Engineer in Economics #RestPoll project ๐ŸŒผ Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approachesย 
โžก๏ธ https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/en/agendas/vacancy-announcement-recruitment-of-a-research-engineer-in-economics-3/

30.09.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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