Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf
@ecologybasel.bsky.social
Ecology Research Group of Sabine Rumpf at Uni Basel Alpine & Arctic Ecosystems | Plant diversity | Climate Change More on us and our work at https://eco.duw.unibas.ch/
Congratulations to Myriam Grosse who successfully defended her #MSc yesterday 🎉 Myriam analysed vegetation changes in @baselstadt.bsky.social & #BaselLand over 400 years. Plant communities have become more similar and adapted to urbanisation, increased nitrogen & temperature in the environment 🌿🏙️🌡️
Our postdoc @jvonoppen.bsky.social was awarded a Cool Poster Design award at @mebconf.bsky.social - congratulations! 🥳 Looking forward to the microclimate time-series from his roof terrace ☺️🌡️💦
Jonathan von Oppen@jvonoppen.bsky.social · 2mo agoAt @mebconf.bsky.social I presented my current work on modelling of #snow ❄️ & #microclimate 🌡️ in the European #Alps. Thanks to all participants for the conversations, and for awarding me one of three Cool Poster Design awards! 🎉 Thanks #TOMST for sponsoring, more urban microclimate data coming up :)
Why are some tree lines shifting upward, while others shift down? @ecologybasel.bsky.social of @unibas.ch and colleagues are looking into it. 🧪🌲⛰️ eos.org/articles/tre...
Tree Lines Are Migrating. Some Up, Some Down. - Eos
Between 2000 and 2020, 42% of tree lines around the world crept upward, largely because of climate change. But 25% moved downhill, seemingly because of factors such as land use changes and wildfires.
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*New paper* Big congratulations to our former MSc student Alexandra Kuttnig for having her thesis published! 🎉 Alex studied how seasonality and grazing exclosures shape bird community dynamics in West African drylands. 🐦🌾🐏🌳 📃 Full paper (incl Alex's beautiful drawings!): doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Seasonality and Grazing Exclusions Shape Bird Community Dynamics in West African Drylands
Seasonal changes, more than grazing exclusions, shape bird community composition in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso. However, grazing exclusions enhanced habitat heterogeneity, supporting regional b...
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Congratulations to Leo Amrein who yesterday passed his MSc exam with flying colours 🎉 In collaboration with @slfdavos.bsky.social, Leo investigated changes in alpine plant communities over 30 years, & which traits were most beneficial under experimental warming 🏔️🌼🌿🌡️ Way to go Leo, and best of luck!
*New paper* Sabine contributed to a 60-year, European-wide study that found general trends of denser and more nutrient-affine vegetation but little increases of warm-loving species. 📃: doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Sixty years of plant community change in Europe indicate a shift toward nutrient-richer and denser vegetation
Bioindication reveals a 60-year shift toward denser, more productive vegetation, but a weak thermophilization signal.
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Nice summary and interview about our recent treeline study. You can find the full paper at doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
University of Basel@unibas.ch · 4mo agoTreelines shift uphill with #climatechange, right? A new global study by @ecologybasel.bsky.social shows: it’s not that simple. 25% of treelines are now lower than 20 years ago. Besides warming, land use and fire also play a role. @oeaw.bsky.social 👉 www.unibas.ch/en/News-Even...
*New paper* What drives the elevational range limits of alpine plants? 🏔️🌿🌼🔝⛔ Our systematic review sums up what we know to date: 📃 doi.org/10.1002/ece3... Great effort by our @sophieweides.bsky.social and the first paper from her PhD - congratulations! 🎉
Very excited to see the new design of Swiss bank notes (from 2030) prominently featuring both plants 🌿 and mountains 🏔️ 🤩 www.srf.ch/news/wirtsch... 10 - Plantago media 🌱 20 - Pisum sativum 🫛 50 - Fagus sylvatica 🌳 100 - Trisetum flavescens 🌾 200 - Vaccinium myrtillus 🫐 1000 - Ranunculus glacialis 🌼
So sehen die neuen Schweizer Banknoten aus
Die SNB vergibt den Grafikauftrag für die neue Banknotenserie an die Emphase GmbH.
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Congratulations to our PhD candidate Beni Walter who recently won the Best Student Poster award at the International Crop Modelling Conference #ICROPM in Firenze, Italy 🎉🥇 Beni presented his work on improving agricultural land suitability modelling. Well done Beni! ☺️
*New paper* Led by our former visiting PhD student Liang Tianchen, we explored shifting alpine treelines and their drivers globally from a remote sensing perspective. 🌲🏔️🛰️ Congrats Tianchen for this publication! 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
*Job alert* We are looking for a research manager in our group, starting from March 2026, with varied tasks ranging from database administration to fieldwork and technical support for other group members. All details here: shorturl.at/Aygdc Please repost and share widely!
Universität Basel: Research manager in ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a full-time position at the intersection of science, technolog...
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*New paper* Species range shifts need to be considered in more dimensions than just along latitude. See our new study in Nature Climate Change 👇
Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴@jonlen.bsky.social · 9mo agoStudy area shape matters when tracking species range shifts & we may underestimate longitudinal range shifts to the benefit of latitudinal range shifts, potentially undermining drivers other than T°C 🌡 🌐🌏🌎🌍🧪🐠🐍🦋🦉🦇🌳🌲 shorturl.at/prp63
A warm welcome to Sonja Wipf who has joined our team as a Postdoc! Sonja brings a lot of experience in alpine plant ecology. She will be working on the #AsMi project to explore assisted migration as a conservation measure for threatened mountain plant species🌼↗️🏔️ It's great to have you in the group!😊
New co-authored paper out! Even if plant #biodiversity trends seem stable over time, they might not be over shorter timescales and across habitats. What's more, these trends can be detected even without exact resurveys. Thanks to Gabriele Midolo for leading this effort!
Milan Chytrý@milanchytry.bsky.social · 9mo agoIn our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed. dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Happy Birthday #GLORIA! 25 years monitoring mountain summit flora, and counting 🏵️🏔️ It was so nice to celebrate together at @imc2025.bsky.social in Innsbruck. Here's to many more decades! 📷 Feline Peters
*Job alert* We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026. More info here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Come work with us!
Universität Basel: PhD position in global change ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position within the ERC project 'Global status, trends, ...
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*Job alert* We have a 4-year #PhD position open! The project investigates spreading potential & impact of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems using fieldwork, experimental & data-driven approaches. Starting date: 04/2026. More info here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Come work with us!
Universität Basel: PhD position in global change ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position within the ERC project 'Global status, trends, ...
jobs.unibas.ch
Still time to apply for the open #postdoc position in our team! Note that the link has been updated: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Universität Basel: Postdoc position in mountain macroecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a postdoc position within the ERC project 'Global status, tren...
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Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf@ecologybasel.bsky.social · 11mo ago*Job alert* We have a 5-year postdoc position on #mountain non-native species & #macroecology in our group @unibas.ch. Great opportunity to join us! Details here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-position-in-mountain-macroecology/6c5a8906-354f-43c6-bc9b-1156d21725a5 Please share!
We had a great time at #Jungfraujoch during our yearly team outing! Got a fascinating tour of the meteorological & research station (est. 1931), and really enjoyed the trip with the iconic railway (construction finished already in 1912!). We'll have to come back for a better view, though 😉🏔️❄️🧪🚞
Thank you to everyone who presented in our #microclimate change session today @imc2025.bsky.social! @jlembrechts.bsky.social, @niittynen.bsky.social & I were very happy with the contributions & discussions. Great to see microclimate getting more attention in high-elevation ecosystems 🏔🌡❄️💧
*Job alert* We have a 5-year postdoc position on #mountain non-native species & #macroecology in our group @unibas.ch. Great opportunity to join us! Details here: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stellen/postdoc-position-in-mountain-macroecology/6c5a8906-354f-43c6-bc9b-1156d21725a5 Please share!
Universität Basel: Postdoc position in mountain macroecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a postdoc position within the ERC project 'Global status, tren...
jobs.unibas.ch
New paper! Want to measure #mountain #microclimate during wintertime but loggers keep breaking? Here's an easy, cost-effective method to help loggers survive snow & visits by curious animals🏔️❄️🦌🌡️💧 Nicely led by Raphael von Büren & @mizeh.bsky.social. 📄 doi.org/10.1111/jvs.... @slfdavos.bsky.social
A Novel Method for Monitoring Above‐ and Belowground Microclimates in Mountain Ecosystems Year‐Round
Aim The role of microclimate in influencing range limits and vegetation shifts, especially in topographically heterogeneous mountain ecosystems, has gained attention in recent years. However, distur...
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We are very excited to announce that our group leader Sabine Rumpf has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her #GloNoMo project to investigate the global status, trends, drivers and impacts of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems 🎉 @unibas.ch Details on the project 👇🧵
University of Basel@unibas.ch · 11mo agoSeven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants – an exceptional result for the University of Basel. Over the next five years, they will each receive between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2.3 million in funding.
*Job alert* Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Please repost! 🌐🧪
Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...
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*Job alert* Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Please repost! 🌐🧪
Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology
The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...
jobs.unibas.ch
*Job alert* Within our recently funded collaborative project focusing on assisted migration of #mountain #plant species, we are looking for a #PhD candidate based at ETH Zürich. For further details and instructions, see the job ad: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP... Please repost! 🧪🏔️🌿
PhD Assisted Migration
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#ClimateChange is altering #Arctic vegetation - maybe not (yet) in terms of species diversity, but large changes in community composition are already visible. Crucial study & a massive effort by our friends from #ITEX & #TeamShrub - congrats! 🧪🌐
Dr. Mariana García Criado@nanitundra.bsky.social · last yr.🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸 Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
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
