Bernd Lenzner

And so it is done 🥳
I finished my Master's Degree @univie.ac.at 👩🏻‍🎓

It was a blast!
A big thank you to my two supervisors @franzessl1.bsky.social and @lenzner.bsky.social

Awesome work @lisatedeschi.bsky.social. it hast become a really great paper. Only the species in the thumbnail does not fit 😁

@fabio-mol.bsky.social

Quantitatively Testing Predictions From Mechanistic Models: A Case Study for Island Biodiversity A key test of an ecological model is whether it can quantitatively predict unseen aspects of the data not used in model fitting. Here, we test whether a model fitted only to island alpha diversity ca....

“observed patterns of island biodiversity … demonstrate that neutral models can make accurate predictions of higher-order diversity statistics. “ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🌐

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Final days to register join us, the @linneansociety.bsky.social and our wonderful panelists for a discussion on how increasingly politicised media is affecting biodiversity conservation!

Thursday, June 12 at 18:00 BST, Burlington House, London
Register: tinyurl.com/e8e4p5zt

Alwyn Gentry died young, but left a forest’s worth of ideas behind Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Long before “biodiversity hotspot” became a conservation cliché,…

[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - Rhett A. Butler]

Long before “biodiversity hotspot” became a conservation cliché, Alwyn Howard Gentry was painstakingly mapping them — one vine, one tree, one tenth-hectare transect at a time.

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...

Really excited to share this new article from the lab.

We synthesize the profound importance of movement and connectivity for conservation and provide a vision for future policy and management.

Let's work toward a well-connected planet for biodiversity and people:

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

This is fantastic! This website allows you to watch TV stations from around the world. I just watched 2 minutes of Afghan volleyball. All the small regional TV stations from Germany are here too. Spread the word! Source: tv.garden

@adriangarcia-r.bsky.social

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Mitglieder von Scientists for Future übegeben den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen an Abgeordnete des Bundestages.

Wir haben heute den Appell von über 13.000 Wissenschaftler:innen übergeben. Unserer Einladung sind Abgeordnete von @spdfraktion.de, @gruene-bundestag.de und @dielinkebt.bsky.social gefolgt. Der Appell zum Nachlesen: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o... #KlimaschutzIstDasFundament

Looking for a PhD in biological invasion? Come and join us at Coventry University @coventrycawr.bsky.social this September to study emerging invasive plants. Project in collaboration with @bsbiscience.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social and linked to @onestop-project.eu.

Our Research Unit “Biodiversity and Conservation Biology” is looking for a “Head of Research”.

Three exciting positions at the new Landscape Ecology Group led by Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez at the University of Basel

Technician (50%): bit.ly/4hogX1F
Research assistant (50%): bit.ly/3FlrVrC
PhD position: bit.ly/3R0C6nT

#jobs #PhDposition #ecology #fieldwork #conservation

This study projects shifts in climatic niches of 30 food crops under 1.5–4°C global warming and assess their impact on crop production and food crop diversity across global croplands, highlighting latitudinal differences in the adaptation potential of global food systems.

📑 doi.org/10.1038/s430...

Although many invertebrates and other less-charismatic groups are key for ecosystem service provision, they and their functions are rarely included in conservation strategies. Benoit Guénard, @achughes.bsky.social et al show how funding largely goes to charismatic rather than threatened species 🌐🧪🪲

50,000 sDiv citations - 12 years of excellence in biodiversity research The sDiv synthesis centre at iDiv achieved a huge milestone: Scientific publications resulting from sDiv-supported projects have amassed over 50,000 citations.

▶️𝐇𝐔𝐆𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 - 𝟓𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐬𝐃𝐢𝐯◀️

❤️‍I'm incredibly proud of how the sDiv & iDiv admin team has supported this achievement!

🫶 I'm even more thankful for >100 synthesis working groups, >40 postdocs & >20 sabbatical fellows who are the driver of this success.

www.idiv.de/50000-sdiv-c...

Excited for the first webinar of 2025's Alfred Russel Wallace series by the Society of Island Biology @islandbiology.bsky.social. Our first presenter is Luís Valente @evoisland.bsky.social. Everyone is welcome, please register here: forms.gle/mFtLXHCWXQkD... and see image for details.

Awesome study brilliantly led by @adriangarcia-r.bsky.social

Tracking hidden dimensions of plant biogeography from herbaria Plants are diverse, but investigating their ecology and evolution in nature across geographic and temporal scales to predict how species will respond to global change is challenging. With their geogr...

Amazing #Tansley #Review from Barnabas Daru on harnessing #herbarium data 🌿🌾☘🌸 to track hidden dimensions of plant biogeography, including plant redistribution: #species #range #shifts ⬇️

@newphyt.bsky.social

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www.zotero.org/groups/23330...

Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social

Narratives for Positive Nature Futures in Europe - Environmental Management The Nature Futures Framework (NFF) is a novel approach for the development of positive scenarios centered on the relationship of nature and people, emphasizing biodiversity as part of the solution to ...

New paper out from the NaturaConnect project 🎉 Narrative scenarios for nature protection and restoration in Europe following the Nature Futures Framework !
doi.org/10.1007/s002...

@globalmammal.bsky.social @nestorfdez.bsky.social @ipbes.net @lmjoconnor.bsky.social

Geogina Mace. Photo: Javi Martínez on elmundo.es

On International Day of Women in Science let's celebrate the life of Prof. Georgina Mace (1953–2020) who was instrumental in creating the Red List of endangered species which now underpins conservation around the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgin...

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly incorporated into scientific workflows. However, we have yet to fully grasp the implications of...

How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? | PNAS

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Politischer Appell aus der Wissenschaft Mehr als tausend österreichische Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler warnen vor einer FPÖ-geführten Regierung. In einem offenen Brief an die Parteien appellieren sie, demokratische Werte, Mensche...

Mehr als 1000 WissenschaftlerInnen sagen JA zur Demokratie! Und NEIN zu Regierungsverhandlungen mit einer Partei, die Wissenschaft nur dann akzeptiert, wenn es in ihre Ideologie passt. #FPÖ #Regierung science.orf.at/stories/3228...

Circle U. Online Course: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Circle U. Online Course: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

New @circleu.bsky.social Online Course: “Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives". In the summer semester of 2025, the lecture series is an official Circle U. course, open to incoming BA students from Circle U. partner universities for online attendance.🌍
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Fungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems - Nature This Review delves into the fungal kingdom, exploring the relationships among fungi, animals, plants and the environment, and investigating both the threats posed by fungi and their potential benefits...

Review in Nature

Case et al.
Fungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌿 We're hiring researchers in quantitative environmental science! 👉We are looking for new colleagues @iiasa.ac.at who are interested in a career in quantiative enviromental science and ecological modelling.
Vienna, Austria. 🎯 International environment 👥 Open to all nationalities, support with moving

Join us: 100 % Postdoctoral researcher position (2025-2026), 24 months in Palynology, Université de la Réunion. More details: biomoni.github.io/BioMonI/