🎙️🐦 How does passive acoustic monitoring compare with traditional bird surveys? Across the Alps, PAM detected ~2× as many species—but varied across habitats. Our study explores how the two approaches differ and complement each other. doi.org/10.1002/rse2... #Bioacoustics #BirdMonitoring #Biodiversity

How Passive Acoustic and Traditional Monitoring Estimate Bird Diversity Across Habitats

We compared traditional bird counts (PC) with passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) in a heterogeneous Alpine landscape. PAM recorded twice as many species, with a strong correlation between species rich...

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📢 We're hiring! I'm looking for a **Junior Researcher** to join my team at @EuracResearch (Bolzano, Italy) and work on bird monitoring, bioacoustics, Passive Acoustic Monitoring, and biodiversity research. Apply here: eurac.onboard.org/jobs/dGXQ9qe... Please share! 🙏 🐦‍⬛🎙️ #Ecology #Ornithology

Junior Researcher to conduct passive acoustic monitoring and point count of birds.

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glad to have been involved in this work!!! Congrats!!

Dr. Suzette Flantua@suzetteflantua.bsky.social · 3mo ago

❗New paper alert❗ in @natureportfolio.nature.com Comm compares alpine biodiversity across mountain systems and taxonomic groups worldwide. Led by PhD @lottaschultz.bsky.social Biodiversity patterns differs among mountains, and plants, birds, mammals, and reptiles! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Looking for a MSCA 26 🐦Alpine biodiversity & bird ecology 🌍Land-use & climate change impacts 📊Landscape ecology & monitoring (GIS, remote sensing, acoustics) Apply: www.eurac.edu/en/research-... Strong candidates in quantitative ecology/GIS encouraged! #MSCA #Postdoc #Ecology #Biodiversity

Our last paper on Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria) at the western edge of its breeding range in the Italian Alps 🏔️. We provide quantitative, management-ready insights to support conservation of peripheral populations. 🌿Thanks to Francesco Ceresa who lead this interesting work!! 🪶

Alpine Environment - Eurac Research@euracalpenv.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We present fine-scale habitat requirements of the critically endangered Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria) at the edge of its breeding range in the Italian Alps 🏔️. 🔬 Learn how hedgerows, bush cover & slope drive occurrence and what this means for habitat conservation 👉 doi.org/10.1002/2688...

TRANSFOrm BiodivNBS@transform-biodiv.bsky.social · last yr.

First sampling season of the TRASNFOrm project in Val Venosta/Vinschgau is done!🌳Our 10 sites are among the few traditional orchard meadows left in South Tyrol (IT), which have declined >90% since 1950s—a heritage worth conserving. #Vinschgau #OrchardMeadows #TRANSFOrmProject

📢 new study Species-specific thresholds boost #BirdNET ’s precision in passive acoustic monitoring of Alpine #birds. 🐦🦅 🗒️ First open list of 72 thresholds for #Europe - replicable tool for #biodiversity surveys in complex landscapes.👂 #bioacoustics #research read more: ℹ️ tinyurl.com/acustics

Determining species-specific thresholds to improve precision in passive acoustic monitoring

Passive acoustic monitoring is growing in popularity and utilization worldwide. Automatic and AI-driven species identification is a powerful tool for …

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🕊️ Alpine farmland is losing its biodiversity. New research shows: ✅ Natural habitats & habitat diversity help #birds thrive ❌ Intensification fragments landscapes & harms ecosystems 🌍 #Conservation must scale across landscapes 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.je... @step-roilo.bsky.social @mattande.bsky.social

📢 Wild #bees thrive in biodiverse mountain farms! 🐝🐝 Zanini et al. found that #multidiversity boosts pollination, buffering #climate impacts. 🌤️🌱🐝 Find out more here: 🔎 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... @mdainese.bsky.social, @mattande.bsky.social, @eliaguariento.bsky.social & more

📢 The call for applications to the PhD program at UniTrento DICAM, which includes a position on the "Soundscape for all", is now online! The deadline for submitting applications is August 21, 2025, at 4:00 PM @euracalpenv.bsky.social lnkd.in/dr9Mnpra

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Junior Researcher to conduct passive acoustic monitoring and point count of birds

Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano

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what a honor!!!

Alpine Environment - Eurac Research@euracalpenv.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re thrilled to share that @mattande.bsky.social has won the prestigious Stefan M. Gergely Prize! 🏆 Awarded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) for outstanding research on biodiversity and ecosystems. Big congrats, Matteo! 👏🌿 📸 ÖAW / D. Hinterramskogler

Excited to launch #TRANSFOrm! 🌱🍎 We’re revitalising Traditional Agroforestry Systems as Nature-based Solutions to: 🐝 Halt biodiversity loss 🌍 Tackle climate change 🥗 Support sustainable food & well-being Follow us 👉 @biodiversa.eu plus.bsky.social ‪ @transform-biodiv.bsky.social ‬ ‪

📢1 PhD position (3 yrs) @UniTrento on acoustic environments in mountains 🎶🏔️In collaboration with @EuracResearch & @UCL IEDE (London) – part of the “Soundscape for All” project, funded by HEAD-Genuit-Stiftung. Stay tuned & reach out if interested! #PhDposition #Soundscape #Bioacoustics #Mountains

New study on bats & agriculture in mountain ecosystems! 🦇🌄 Using passive acoustic monitoring🎧, we explore how agricultural practices impact bat diversity, with natural elements promoting richness & manure hills having a negative effect @chiarapaniccia.bsky.social @andreashilpold.bsky.social

Balancing bats and agriculture: Investigating the effects of agricultural management practices on bat species diversity in mountain ecosystems

Changes in agricultural land use and farming practices have been recognized as significant drivers of biodiversity loss, especially when they involve …

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What a conference! Last week I had the honour of attending the EBCC conference (#BirdNumbers2025) in Riga and presenting our Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol with a focus on birds using classical and passive acoustic protocols.

Not only birds, very interesting and important data papers on wild bees.🐝

Alpine Environment - Eurac Research@euracalpenv.bsky.social · 2y ago

🐝Wild bees are vital for #ecosystems, but there are major knowledge gaps about their #distribution. Our latest study in @bdj.pensoft.net helps bridge this gap by adding new records for wild #bees in South Tyrol. 📊📌🐝 🔎Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Are you interested in a habitat mapping project for bird species in a mountain environment? 🐦⛰️ and in working with us at Eurac Research within the Institute for Earth Observation and in collaboration with our @euracalpenv.bsky.social ? Then have a look here: eurac.onboard.org/jobs/jG9O1Qm...

Researcher for bird habitat modeling

Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano

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🦇 Exciting Opportunity for #Biology Enthusiasts! 🦇 Passionate about #mammals, especially bats? We are offering two #internship positions in our research group in Bolzano, Italy. Gain hands-on experience and work with #bat experts!🦇🦇 📅 Apply by 08.01.2025 🌐 Learn more and apply here:

Internship in population monitoring of bats and automatic acoustic sampling via bat detectors in South Tyrol

Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano

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Interested in an internship in bird monitoring in the Alps? By means of traditional and innovative methods? Or writing a thesis on mountain bird ecology? Have a look at this opportunity within our team!#bird#ecology#Alps#biodiversity#monitoring eurac.onboard.org/jobs/kmEz8E4...

Intern for the ornithological survey (automatic and in field) within the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol project

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🦅 New study alert! 🏔️ We explored how habitat availability, #climate, and elevation affect wing morphology in the high-elevation specialist bird, Montifringilla nivalis. #Ornithology #Ecology #Birds @euracalpenv.bsky.social ℹ️Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

🚨We are hiring !! The Institute for Alpine Environment at Eurac Research is looking for a motivated Postdoc researcher in agroecology, spatial modelling and stakeholder engagement to work on two European projects, RESPOnD & TRANSFOrm.🍇🍎🍐🐝🐤 eurac.onboard.org/jobs/54WWrx4...

Postdoc researcher in agroecology, spatial modelling and stakeholder engagement

Eurac Research · Bozen/Bolzano

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