Macroecology lab @unipotsdam

Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Climate model intercomparison projects have been essential in identifying mechanisms of human-caused climate change, but similar efforts in biodiversity science have...

Here is the view-only version: rdcu.be/e2yMd

great team effort by #EcoCode and Cécile Albert, Natalie Briscoe @lbuckley.bsky.social Samuel Gascoigne @bio-diverse.bsky.social @gguillera.bsky.social @drnickisaac.bsky.social @dirknkarger.bsky.social Carolyn Lundquist, Cory Merow @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social @katschiff.bsky.social

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

Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 06 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00134-4Climate model intercomparison projects have been essential in identifying mechanisms of human-caused climate change, but similar efforts in biodiversity science have lagged behind. This Perspective discusses existing biodiversity model intercomparison projects and identifies opportunities for their advancement in the future.

New online! Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons

Congrats @annaroennfeldt.bsky.social and thanks to wonderful co-authors Valén Holle, @katschiff.bsky.social Laure Gallien, Tiffany Knight, @patrickweigelt.bsky.social @dylancraven.bsky.social @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social

Thrilled to see the first #PhD chapter by @annaroennfeldt.bsky.social published in @natcomms.nature.com. This multi-region comparison shows that lack of #niche conservatism in #non-native #plants might be transient and potentially linked to dispersal limitations. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Amazing talk at #TIBS2026 by @katschiff.bsky.social from @zurelllab.bsky.social on the drivers of bird occupancy trends in North America. Climate change appears to be more important than land-use change, at least for the last 30years.

& supported by fantastic scientists @bio-diverse.bsky.social @andypurvisnhm.bsky.social @gguillera.bsky.social @serradiaz.bsky.social @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social @jmjtravis.bsky.social @katschiff.bsky.social @lbuckley.bsky.social @drnickisaac.bsky.social @comecology.bsky.social @geobon.org

Led by #EcoCode team of #GEOBON @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social @geobon.bsky.social

Without forward-looking models, biodiversity policy risks missing the road to recovery.
Our new PNAS article calls for predictive tools and a World Biodiversity Research Programme to guide global action.

👉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#Biodiversity #Conservation #PredictiveModels #PNAS

Led by the #EcoCode group of @geobon.org, we call for a World Biodiversity Research Programme to coordinate global modelling and support the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. #GBF #PredictiveModels
@mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social

Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework | PNAS Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework

Biodiversity policy needs to look forward, not just backward. 🌍
Our new PNAS piece argues that predictive models - like those used in climate science - are key to guiding effective conservation decisions.
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#Biodiversity #Conservation #PNAS
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Thanks to all contributors @annaroennfeldt.bsky.social Katrin Schifferle @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social
@dylancraven.bsky.social Tiffany Knight @hannoseebens.bsky.social @patrickweigelt.bsky.social

Uncertainty in blacklisting potential Pacific plant invaders using species distribution models SDMs can provide valuable support for planning the preventive management of alien species. However, our findings show that blacklist outcomes are highly sensitive to modelling decisions. While ensemb....

How reliable are model-based blacklists of invasive plant species if occurrence & environmental data are limited & under different model choices? New paper by PhD researcher Valén Holle @jappliedecology.bsky.social #SDM #invasive #plants #Pacific besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Truly fascinating combination: the wonderful shots by @jan-haft.bsky.social beautifully accompanied by live music of "Orchester des Wandels" 🎶 - what a highlight at the #gfoe2025 Ice Breaker tonight! 🧊🥂
@gfoesoc.bsky.social

🌟 We are beyond excited to present the GFÖ 2025 Honorary Medal to Prof. Dr. Volker Grimm! 🎉

His outstanding and future-oriented research in ecological modelling has paved the way for deeper insights into how ecological systems work 🌍✨

@ufz.de www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
#gfoe2025

Congratulations to Volker Grimm on receiving the @gfoesoc.bsky.social Honorary Medal for his outstanding contributions to ecology! So well deserved! #gfoe2025

Got inspired by all the fantastic research at #gfoe2025? Save the date for an even larger gathering of excellence in #ecology and #evolution at the joint #NSO2026 and #gfoe2026 meeting with @gfoesoc.bsky.social! See you on 14-17 Sep 2026 in Denmark! nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

A truly amazing highlight of #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de yesterday evening: Jan Haft and members of the Orchestras of Change with their „Climate and Wilderness show“

Macroecoology team Potsdam: Damaris Zurell, Anna Rönnfeldt, Raya Keuth, Katrin Schifferle, Valén Holle, Levin Wiedenroth

Thanks to the organisers of #GfOe2025 for a wonderful conference! Very proud of the team for the fantastic science they presented!

Correcting environmental sampling bias improves transferability of species distribution models Sampling bias is an inherent problem in widely available biodiversity data, undermining the robustness of correlative species distribution models (SDMs). To some extent, subsampling occurrence data c....

🚨 New SDM-methods paper fresh out of the science oven! 🍞📊
We developed super simple data thinning methods to tackle an oversimplified and superficially addressed issue in SDMs --- environmental sampling bias!
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

@zurelllab.bsky.social @bleroyecology.bsky.social

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New PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe | Conservation Biogeography Lab We are excited to invite applications for a new PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe. Join us at the Conservation and Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin!

Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe

pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement Global biodiversity targets focus on landscape and seascape connectivity as a foundational component of biodiversity conservation, including networks of connected protected areas. Recent advances allo...

So happy to share our Review paper

A well-connected Earth: The science and conservation of organismal movement
@science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This is figure 4, which shows the multifunctionality of urban green spaces, such as community gardens, public parks and streetscapes.

A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity discusses the benefits provided by urban biodiversity, the challenges it faces, and approaches to its promotion and conservation. https://go.nature.com/4i0Uh8d 🧪

Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii (Dietmar Nill - Wikipedia)

Understanding the biogeography of bats across the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asian biodiversity hotspots – new paper led by Julian Oeser out in the Journal of Biogeography! doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... @humboldtuni.bsky.social @biogeoberlin.bsky.social

Understanding the macroecology of #bats.
#Newpaper out now in the Journal of Biogeography:
Led by @julianoeser.bsky.social, with @zurelllab.bsky.social and many others.
We show how innovative SDMs can shed new light on relationships between niches, distributions, competition, and richness.

Two wisents in the Milovice area - Photo (c) Michal Köpping

🦬European #bison are Europe’s largest surviving herbivore – but would there be space for large bison populations in Central Europe? New paper addressing this question led by Hendrik Bluhm 👉 just out in Biological Conservation!
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... @humboldtuni.bsky.social #megafauna #rewilding

Der BND warnt vor Sicherheitsrisiken durch die Klimakrise. Genau zur rechten Zeit Nicht Fridays for Future, sondern BND und Bundeswehr warnen nun vor den Folgen unterlassenen Klimaschutzes. Und führen damit die Realitätsverzerrung der aktuellen politischen Debatte vor.

#Klimakatastrophe www.stern.de/geo/klimakri...