Catrin Westphal
@catrinwestphal.bsky.social
Ecologist, Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology, Prof at University of Göttingen, Germany @funcagroeco.bsky.social https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/596513.html
Wir sind dabei - diesmal im purpur Café @funcagroeco.bsky.social
Uni Göttingen@uni-goettingen.de · 4mo agoScience goes City: Statt in Laboren und Bibliotheken tummeln sich Forschende am Sonntag, 19.4, in der Göttinger Innenstadt und lassen tief in die Wissenschaft blicken. Unter mehr als 60 Aktionen ist für alle etwas dabei: www.campuspost.goettingen-campus.de/2026/04/08/f... #Göttingen #Goettingen
🥳 6 years of our Ecology Seminar in a hybrid format! It’s great to see that we continue to reach and engage many people interested in #Agroecology and functional #Agrobiodiversity. Many thanks to our speakers for covering cutting-edge topics. 💚 The new program is out now—take a look!
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 4mo ago📢 The new programme for the Ecology Seminar is out - starting tomorrow!🐝🚜🐦 Everyone who is interested is invited to join. 🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. CET 📧 Please DM us if you would like to receive the Zoom link 🔗 Programme: buff.ly/AptWe6l @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
Great and fun group of speakers and lecturers—thanks for staying with us!
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 4mo agoBioIntakt Spring School excursion to @jki-research.bsky.social Inspiring insights into AI in plant protection, plus demos on insect rearing, acoustic monitoring, including the "magic sound box", and field sampling methods. Thanks to the JKI team for a great experience! @feda.bio www.biointakt.de
Great start to the BioIntAkt Spring School! 🐝🐦🐟 Day 1 kicked off with an inspiring poster session covering passive acoustic monitoring across forests, agroecosystems, aquatic systems, and computational challenges. Thanks to everyone for the relaxed, inspiring atmosphere and great exchange 💚
It’s surprising to see that Bombus lapidarius plays such a key role in virus transmission within agricultural landscapes. This challenges long-held assumptions and highlights how non-honeybee species can drive the spread of pathogens. 🧪 Congratulations to Patrycja Pluta for leading the study!
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 5mo ago📢 New publication in Ecology Letters! 🐝🌼 🐝 Viral prevalence in multispecies bee communities is driven by multiple key hosts, not single dominant species. Whole-community network structure is crucial when managing pollinator health. See: doi.org/10.1111/ele.... @unihalle.bsky.social
Our new paper, co-authored by Riho and Péter, titled "Pesticides and habitat loss additively reduce wild bees in crop fields", is published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The study emphasizes the need to reduce pesticide impacts and restore habitats for promoting wild bees. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Pesticides and habitat loss additively reduce wild bees in crop fields - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors synthesize bee assemblage data from 681 crop fields across three continents, finding that local pesticide hazards and decreasing adjacent semi-natural habitats both negatively affected wil...
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📺 Unsere Studie hat es ins Fernsehen geschafft! Wer weiß denn sowas? Wo wachsen die besten Erdbeeren? 🍓🐝🍓 Pressemitteilung www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...
🔔Just a quick reminder! The open postdoctoral researcher position is still waiting for the right candidate. 🧪 🕒 Apply by: 01.03.2026 Feel free to share with your network or reach out if you have questions! see www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f... @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 6mo ago📢 Join our team: Are you interested in the synthesis of ecological data? We are offering a postdoctoral researcher position on the effects of collaborative agri-environment measures on multiple taxa and ecosystem services. See #job advert www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
📢 We’re hiring! We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services. See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...
Do agricultural diversification practices pay off in the long run? Our new paper synthesizes 100+ years of evidence showing that diversification practices become more profitable over time and delivers growing benefits for soils, biodiversity, and carbon. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Long-term agricultural diversification increases financial profitability, biodiversity, and ecosystem services: a second-order meta-analysis - Nature Communications
Feeding a growing population while protecting the environment is a major global challenge. This study suggests that agricultural diversification enhances long-term profitability, biodiversity, soil he...
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New article led by Evan T. Sloan🐝 Pollen metabarcoding shows strong preference for Cichorioideae in the specialist bee Osmia leaiana. Foraging patterns are driven by local flower abundance and nearby semi-natural grasslands. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @basicapplecol.bsky.social
Landscape composition determines reproductive success: more cropland and forest reduce brood cell numbers. The results highlight how local plant communities and land use shape specialist bee #conservation and could guide grassland #restoration. Thanks for funding @biodiversa.eu @dfg.de
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Reminder 📣 submit your abstract for a talk or poster by February 15th and register to secure early bird price by April 30th for the 8th European Congress of Conservation Biology! See you in Leiden, the Netherlands 6 - 10 July 2026! More at eccb26leiden.eu/parallel-ses...
What do you do when the projector isn't working and the room is full of people who have come especially to hear your talk despite the ice and sleet?
Main conclusion: Effective conservation must integrate landscape restoration and social levers 1. local management boosts plant and bee richness 2. landscape-scale habitat connectivity strengthens species diversity and ecosystem functions 3. farmers’ motivation matters @biodiversa.eu
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 8mo agoCalcareous grassland #restoration 🐦👩🌾🐝 Presenting InterRest results at #BES Annual Meeting Impressive to see what we’ve achieved: linking habitat quality, agricultural landscapes, pollinators, birds, predation functions and people in grassland restoration. Thanks to the great InterRest team 💚
Congratulations on your very successful PhD defence! 🎉 Thank you for all your contributions to the lab from managing our social media to organizing outreach events and promoting science communication. 🐝 I’m truly grateful for everything you’ve done! All the best! 💚
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 8mo ago🎉 Congratulations to Kathrin Czechofsky on successfully defending her doctoral thesis! 🥳 Well done - an incredible achievement. It was great to have you in the lab, and we will miss your energy, dedication, openness, and friendliness. We wish you all the best for the next stage of your life! 💚
It is an honour and pleasure to have Teja presenting at our Ecology Seminar this week. I greatly appreciate his consistent mentorship and look forward to building on the creative team spirit of the Agroecology group with him. Thanks so much, Teja! 💚 The Festschrift: www.openagrar.de/receive/open...
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 8mo ago📢 Join our #EcologySeminar this week! Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke will share new insights on biodiversity-friendly farming without yield loss. 📅 Wed 3. Dec. at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social
I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF
The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...
Nordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society Oikos
Join us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t...
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🎉 Congratulations on this great achievement! The students’ feedback says it all: The excursions, research-oriented exercises, and diverse applied topics were perceived as highly inspiring, practical, and relevant to their training. Keep up the great work! 🚀 @agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 9mo agoAward ceremony for outstanding courses at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Ricarda Koch and Marco Ferrante offered diverse courses on the ecology of agricultural landscapes - their dedication was highly appreciated by the students. Congratulations to both of them! 👏 @agrarunigoe.bsky.social
Don’t miss the related article: a Europe-wide meta-analysis led by Qian on how to optimize flower-area design to support ground-active predators. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social
📢 Join us #EcologySeminar! Qian Zhang will will share new #ProjectKOOPERATIV insights, on how flower areas enrich ground-dwelling arthropod diversity and ecosystem services. 📅 Wed 19.11. at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html
📢Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights into AI-powered #biodiversity research shaping the future of eco-informatics and #conservation! We’re excited to welcome outstanding international speakers who will present and actively engage in our workshops. www.biointakt.de/en/springsch...
Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology@funcagroeco.bsky.social · 11mo agoInternational Spring School: #Bioacoustics & Species Recognition using AI 🐝🐦🦗 Join us March 23–27, 2026! Infos & registration: www.biointakt.de/en/springsch... @feda.bio @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @thuenen.de
We’re on board! In our team meeting, we already discussed comments and suggestions on the EU Nature Restoration Law, drawing on the different perspectives within the group 🚜🐝👩🌾 Led by @velado.bsky.social #Teamwork #Research #NatureRestorationLaw #EU
FEdA | Biodiversität erforschen und erhalten@feda.bio · 10mo agoZiel der EU-Verordnung zur Wiederherstellung der Natur: Basis bereiten, damit geschädigte Ökosysteme sich erholen können. Wie kann dies in Deutschland gelingen? Bis 3.10.25 den Nationalen Wiederherstellungsplan mitgestalten: beteiligung.bundesumweltministerium.de/de/wiederher...
🎉 Great team success! New publication just came out — the result of inspiring group discussions led by @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social It's fantastic to have such a collaborative spirit in the lab! Biodiversity conservation needs mix of measures and collaboration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📰Published📰 Spiders that inhabit agricultural landscapes benefit from diverse habitat types🕷️ buff.ly/cEydJJH 🧪🌍
Spiders that inhabit agricultural landscapes benefit from diverse habitat types
Marco Ferrante, Dana Fabienne Liebke, Annika L. Hass, Martin Wollenweber, Kyra Zembold, Isabelle Arimond, Stefan Schüler, Catrin Westphal This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology re…
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries ➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
