🎙️ Unsere Forschung zum Leipziger Auwald in den Medien! Mit einem Interview unserer Doktorandin Annalena Lenk beim MDR, außerdem zu hören bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur. MDR: www.mdr.de/wissen/umwel... Deutschlandfunk Kultur: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/wenn-die-eic...

Auwälder im Klimawandel: Sie brauchen unsere Hilfe – und wir ihre

Deutschlands Auwälder haben Durst: Die Flussauen, in denen sie wachsen, sind nämlich nicht mehr feucht genug. Dabei werden sie dringend gebraucht, da Auwälder besonders gut Kohlenstoff sowie Wasser sp...

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We've wrapped up measurements of root P50, leaf P50, leaf water potential, and root shrinkage across 12 herbaceous species for Carolin Hensel's Master's thesis. Looking forward to seeing what these data reveal!🌱 #RootScience #PlantHydraulics #Drought #PlantEcology

On the relationship between root economics and plant hydraulic traits Sanaei et al. @anvarsanaei.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Field day in ARBOfun! 🌱 Today Mahima Patel (TU Dresden / Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz) sampled soil mesofauna in #ARBOfun for her Master's thesis 🪲🔬 #SoilEcology #Mesofauna #FieldWork

🐝 Great to welcome members of the #Beekeeping Association of Naunhof (www.imker-naunhof.de) to ARBOfun! The excursion provided an opportunity to discuss tree diversity, ecosystem functioning, insect monitoring, and the role of arboreta as living laboratories for biodiversity research 🌳🔬

Last week #root #science went to Como 🌱🇮🇹 Srijna Saxena, Michelle ter Huurne and Dr Anvar Sanaei joined #WoodyRoots9 @woodyroots.bsky.social to share fresh work on root economics, drought responses and plant hydraulics.

Field course day at the #LeipzigCanopyCrane 🌳 Students in our #Biodiversity and #EcosystemFunctioning in Terrestrial Ecosystems module measured leaf water potential and got a close look at plant functioning in the canopy.

Excited to share our research at #EGU26! 🌍📊 Our group member @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social and Dr. Anvar Sanaei presented on stomatal regulation and root economics. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 🌱 #EGUconference #biodiversity #research

🌸 Innerhalb von vier Wochen, vom 22. Mai bis zum Sommeranfang am 21. Juni, sind Gärtnerinnen und Gärtner aus ganz Deutschland eingeladen, eine möglichst vollständige Inventur ihres Gartens vorzunehmen. 🌼🌿 #Bürgerwissenschaft #GartenDiv @unileipzig.bsky.social www.idiv.de/de/buergerwi...

Bürgerwissenschaftsprojekt GartenDiv geht in zweite Runde

Garten-Inventur-Aktion startet am Internationalen Tag der Biodiversität – Fokus auf vollständiger Erfassung der Pflanzenvielfalt

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Prof. Alexandra Weigelt, Prof. Alexandra Wright and I are delighted to invite colleagues to submit an abstract to our session 1 at the CBC Conference, in Leipzig, Germany. Abstract submission by April 21st lnkd.in/dz-bHADa lnkd.in/dq3ZUztV

🌳 New paper out! Congrats to our PhD researcher Analena Lenk 🎉 Drought, ash dieback & missing floods are reshaping floodplain forests in Leipzig. The study shows how targeted understorey thinning can support diverse regeneration. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ForestEcology #ClimateChange

Regeneration dynamics in response to an openness gradient caused by ash dieback, drought effects and understorey forest management in a meliorated European floodplain forest

Pathogens and droughts lead to increasingly thinned forests worldwide, shaping regeneration conditions. In Leipzig (Germany), we investigated the curr…

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Can we “hear” how our trees are doing? Dr. Josephine Umlauft (ScaDS.AI) installs geophones at the ARBOfun arboretum in Großpösna. With these sensors, it should soon be possible to derive vitality indicators for individual trees from sway signals 🌳🌲 #BiodiversityResearch #Forest #Tree #Fieldwork

Study on Above- & #below-groundTrait coordination across 90 #angiosperm and #gymnosperm #tree species in a #commonGarden experiment highlights different resource strategies associated with #leaf & #fine-root traits. led by Anvar Sanaei. @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social

Above‐ and below‐ground trait coordination across 90 angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a common garden experiment

This research highlights the significance of elucidating the mechanisms behind above-and below-ground organs. The varying trait coordination across clades indicates different resource acquisition str...

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📣 Plant communities are responding differently to climate change. Cold‑adapted mountain species🏔️are declining fastest, while forests🌲and grasslands change more slowly. Across all ecosystems, plant communities lag behind the pace of warming.📈 #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/europes-ecos... @nature.com

Field season has begun 🌳🌲 Setting up sap flow, dendrometers and cameras to follow tree water use and growth in real time. #ecology #research #science #forest #climatechange

An earlier talk by Prof. Dr. Christian Wirth that remains worth revisiting. #Universität #Leipzig #UniLeipzig #LeipzigUniversity www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6fZ...

Universitätsvesper "Heil werden" mit Prof. Dr. Christian Wirth

YouTube video by Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

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Meet Snowy, our newest team-member ⛄ Specialized in frozen systems, cold conditions, and standing very still. Performance strongly temperature-dependent. Will unfortunately leave the team as soon as spring arrives ❄️

🌱 Before the winter break, our research group had a tree-planting activity at the #ARBOfun research arboretum Großpösna, kindly supported by the Botanical Garden Oberholz and pupils from the Wilhelm-Wander School. A cold but great day for everyone! 🌳

Just before the Xmas break🎉 In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇 doi.org/10.1111/1365... @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de

Above‐ and below‐ground trait coordination across 90 angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a common garden experiment

This research highlights the significance of elucidating the mechanisms behind above-and below-ground organs. The varying trait coordination across clades indicates different resource acquisition str...

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Congrats to David Schellenberger Costa, Martin Freiberg and Christian Wirth! The study shows how body size, habitat, range and even author numbers shape taxonomic description curves — and why estimating true diversity needs more than classic curve fitting! #Biodiversity #Taxonomy

Taxonomic description curves of major lineages are influenced by biological and societal factors - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Taxonomic description curves of major lineages are influenced by biological and societal factors

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A peek behind the scenes 🔬💧 PhD candidate Michele ter Huurne is extracting water from soil and twig samples to trace where trees get their water using δ18O isotopes. Huge thanks to Dr. Matthias Saurer @wslresearch.bsky.social for the guidance and lab support! #droughtresearch #biodiversity #forest

Congratulations also to Dr. Ingmar Staude on this important contribution! The study highlights that ecological networks can adapt to shifting floras - a key insight for managing biodiversity change in a warming world. #biodiversity #research

iDiv Biodiversity Research@idiv-research.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New research from @unileipzig.bsky.social & iDiv shows: when non-native plants have been in Europe longer and have spread more widely, they begin to be used by native micro-herbivores at levels similar to native plants. #Biodiversity #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/non-native-p...

Big congrats on the publication, @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social 🌳🎉👏

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New study led by @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social shows: forest stands made up of tree species with different water-use strategies (not just many species) grow better in drought years. #iDivResearch #Biodiversity www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...

Science meets finance 🌱 At the event “Biodiversität – die unterschätzte Abhängigkeit” in Potsdam, organised by the Nord-Ostdeutsche Sparkassenakademie, Dr. Jori Marx presented insights from the #Faktencheck #Artenvielfalt and joined the panel discussion on how the financial sector depends on nature.

Scenes from the @treedi.bsky.social conference 🌳 Participants joined Prof. Christian Wirth for a guided tour through the ARBOFun arboretum - exploring how long-term measurements help us understand forest dynamics and tree functioning #treeDi #ForestEcology #PlantScience

Inspiring joint conference of @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social, with 20 presentations by doctoral researchers, 7 workshops, 5 international keynote speakers, 1 excursion and 1 guided city tour.

Autumn is coming to the Arboretum #ArboFun! The field season is drawing to a close, but the colours are still a work of art at this time of year 🥰 Goodbye summertime! #fieldwork #season #autumn #Biodiversity #Research

A few throwback impressions from this year’s #iDivConference 🌱 Great to see so many contributions from our group - here featuring @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social, Annalena Lenk, and @karlandraczek.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who made it such a nice meeting! @idiv-research.bsky.social #Science

Start of our new root shrinkage campaign on 40 herbaceous species, led by Dr. Anvar Sanaei. Excited to see what we’ll uncover! 🌿 #PlantEcology #Research #BelowgroundEcology #LeipzigUniversity

Congrats on the publication! 👏

Karl Andraczek@karlandraczek.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I had the honour to write a @newphyt.bsky.social commentary on this fantastic paper — summarizing its key insights and exploring exciting directions for future research. Hope it may spark new ideas and helps the community! ✨ 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...