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Bernd Lenzner

@lenzner.bsky.social

Senior Scientist at at the Division of Bioinvasions, Global Change & Macroecology; University of Vienna, Austria Interested in biodiversity change, biological invasions, biodiversity policy, nature, climbing and islands

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Brian J. Enquist@bjenquist.bsky.social · last yr.

“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... 🧪🌐

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....

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · last yr.

[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.

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,…

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Robert Fletcher@fletcherecology.bsky.social · last yr.

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/...

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...

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Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz@inadehn.bsky.social · last yr.

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.

Emerging invasive alien species and their management

This fully funded studentship explores the early identification of emerging invasive alien plants in Britain and stakeholders' awareness and management responses.

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WSL-Eawag Biodiversity Center@wslbiodiversity.bsky.social · last yr.

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

WSL Umweltforschung@wslresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

#Sciencejob Alert! Excellent Publications in #Biodiversity #Research, #Leadership Experience & #International Network? The #WSL Directorate is looking for a "Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and #Conservation #Biology” as of Nov 1st 2025. 🌳🐝 apply.refline.ch/273855/1714/...

The directorate of WSL wishes in order of succession planning to fill in by November 1th 2025, or by agreement the position of a Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology 90‒100% (f/m/d) As a researcher with an international reputation, you will manage the research unit with more than 100 collaborators. The coordination and support of the 7 different research groups and the management of your own projects are part of your diverse area of responsibility. You acquire third-party funding, maintain the interface to other research fields and further develop the topic of biodiversity within the frame of the WSL strategy in the environment of the ETH Domain. You are committed to cooperate with public authorities and expert organisations at national and international levels and promote the important outreach activities of this unit at the interface between research and practice. You are at an advanced stage of your scientific career and have experience in leading research groups and managing larger research projects. You have a strong track record in the development and funding of research projects, an excellent publication list and an established international network. Candidates with a sound expertise in organismic biodiversity at the interface of basic and applied research and experience in the application of research results in biodiversity conservation are particularly encouraged to apply. Proven knowledge in the biodiversity of forest ecosystems, mountain and/or cultural landscapes is an advantage. You are an initiative, integrative and committed personality with good negotiating skills and a well-structured way of working. You are also motivated to develop the research unit scientifically, have convincing communication skills and are fluent in English and at least in one Swiss national language.
Jonas Geschke@jgeschke.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

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Joaquín Hortal@jhortal.bsky.social · last yr.

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 🌐🧪🪲

Limited and biased global conservation funding means most threatened species remain unsupported | PNAS

The conservation of biodiversity represents a global challenge as the world experiences its sixth mass extinction. Understanding how conservation e...

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IPBES@ipbes.net · last yr.

A recent study found funding bias towards large vertebrates at the expense of less charismatic species. 🌍🧪 Read more @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/... Listen to our podcast episode on this topic: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j54ym-...

Marten Winter@smartenwinter.bsky.social · last yr.

▶️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...

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.

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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴@jonlen.bsky.social · last yr.

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 shorturl.at/7epYs

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...

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Martin Jung@martinjung.eu · 2y ago

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

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 ...

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Franz Essl@franzessl1.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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...

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna@univie.ac.at · 2y ago

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.🌍 More: ⤵

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

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

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Bernd Lenzner@lenzner.bsky.social · 2y ago

In the #Anthropocene, humans are putting diverse pressures on #ecosystems and #cultures accelerating threat levels on both. Our preprint explores #hotspots of #biocultural #diversity threat and its drivers. Particularly large-scale historic socio-political events left long-lasting imprints.

Legacy effects of European colonialism on hotspots of biocultural diversity threat

Patterns of biological diversity have been shaped by cultural practices in the past, while in turn, cultures and languages have evolved in close interaction with local species and ecosystems. However,...

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Bernd Lenzner@lenzner.bsky.social · 2y ago

Very excited to be part of this great project - @onestopproject.bsky.social - together with many old and new colleagues. To learn more (also about our sister project @guardias.bsky.social ) check out the joint press release. www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #bioinvasions

Ambitious projects to tackle invasive alien species launched in Europe

Two ambitious multi-stakeholder projects that aim to tackle the threat of invasive alien species have been launched at a conference in Europe last week (20-23 January 2025). GuardIAS and OneSТOP &mda...

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OneSTOP@onestop-project.eu · 2y ago

Find out more about our joint work in tackling #InvasiveSpecies 👉 www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #bioinvasions

Reinhard Steurer@steurer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Der "Klimawandel" ruiniert unsere Winter. Lass uns deshalb in den hohen Norden fliegen wo es noch schön weiß und kalt ist. Dekadenz-Journalismus rundet den Kollaps dieser Zivilisation sehr nett ab. 🎉🍾 www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Was es bringt, mit schulpflichtigen Kindern antizyklisch zu verreisen

Als Familie kommt man den Touristenmassen in den Ferien ohnehin kaum aus? Stimmt nicht ganz, wenn man etwa im Sommer in den Norden und im Winter in den Süden fährt.

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