European Pond Conservation Network

EPCN Mountain Ponds Working Group We are planning to bring a new mountain ponds working group to life within the network of the EPCN (European Pond Conservation Network). For this purpose, we call a meeting for all people that are int...

(Mountain) Pond lovers, we are looking for you! Within the EPCN, we are organising a new working group on mountain ponds 💙🏔️ If you are interested to join or listen to the presentations, join our kick-off meeting on 29th of October!

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Habitats of Girona (Catalonia): urban landscape and Natura 2000 areas The Girona urban landscape and Natura 2000 habitats map (1:10.000) was generated with data from photointerpretation and fieldwork. We mapped 118 CORINE habitats and identified 15 Habitats of Commun...

📢 #GiroNat is out in @journalofmaps.bsky.social
📃 Habitats of Girona (Catalonia): urban landscape and Natura 2000 areas
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Degrading Waterscapes and Decaying Diversities: Assessing Habitat Loss and Fragmentation Consequences on Simulated Diversity Patterns Across European Freshwater Ecoregions Aim Aquatic landscapes face severe threats from human activities propelling their deterioration. Waterscape degradation represents a main driver of the current diversity crisis, but its large-scale ...

📢Amazing August news 📢
Our final work within the #Ponderful project was published in #GlobalEcology&Biogeography journal. We explore the link between waterscape degradation and diversity decay trends using satellite images and metacommunity stimulations! 👇🏽
doi.org/10.1111/geb....

Nutrients on the move: Investigating large scale fatty acid exports from European ponds via emerging insects Permanent ponds are key landscape units that supply various ecosystem services. Notably, the export of aquatic subsidies to land via emerging insects may significantly influence terrestrial food webs...

Stoked to announce that our work has found its home in Limnology&Oceanography @aslo.org - the project EUROPONDS started 5 years ago, what a journey. Curious to read about how aquatic insect fluxes behave across Europe? aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌎 🌿 We are open! Shape the next World Biodiversity Forum WBF2026 and submit a proposal for a session, a workshop or a cultural event now. Under the theme of Leading Transformation Together, WBF2026 will take place in ☀️Davos, Switzerland from 14-19 June 2026. tinyurl.com/ycxtzv7k

To enhance biodiversity in water and on land, we need high-quality, interconnected natural areas. Here the cooperation of different stakeholders is essential 🌱💧

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@wslresearch.bsky.social #bluegreenbiodiversity #bluegreeninfrastructure #bgb #bluegreen #habitats

If you would like to join our mailing list, please also drop us a message and your contact info and we'll make sure to add you, so you receive future EPCN news! 💙

We'll be talking about the future of EPCN, how you can get involved, our plans & upcoming activities... 💙 join us and help shape the future of this vibrant network! 💦

We've been PONDering for some time & now we've finally made it to bsky! 💙🦋 Excited to get in touch & chat with all pond-lovers about pond-ery things. 🐸 First order of business: We'd love to invite you to our meeting on 2nd of April, 4:30pm CET. If you want to join, drop us a message!

Photo of a drangonfly on a plant leaf, with text on top of the image reading 'Using ponds and pondscapes as nature-based solutions'.

💧 As a partner in the EU Horizon 2020 #Ponderful project, we are proud to be co-editors and authors on a major new handbook on managing, restoring and creating ponds for biodiversity and people as we adapt to climate change.

Get your copy, available in 12 languages, here: zenodo.org/records/1422...

Flyer for the SFS Virtual Events Committee Beginners Guide to Publishing Research with Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, the Freshwater Science Journal Editor & Dr. Dave Strayer, the chair of the SFS Journal Endowment Committee March 20th 12PM EST/9AM PST

📢Students and early career authors interested in learning more about publishing

✅Join the SFS Virtual Events Committee for the Beginner's Guide to Publishing Research workshop on March 20th at 12PM EST / 9AM PST (1/2)

Postdoctoral fellowship at Eawag, Switzerland. Independent position hosted in one of the research departments, including mine at Kastanienbaum.
apply.refline.ch/673277/1246/...

EPCN - the European Pond Conservation Network just arrived to Bluesky!
@epcn.bsky.social
You can now also find them along with several pond researchers in the Pond Ecology starter pack!
go.bsky.app/4xGTu74
Let me know if I missed you and you would like to be included in it! 🐸🐟🐚🦠🪷