New @Science Advances paper out showing #Biodiversity effects on multitrophic interactions in #croplands, grasslands and forests! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Biodiversity reduces productivity losses most strongly under extreme drought – especially in drier grasslands. 🌱🌲 A new paper led by Takehiro Sasaki is out in @natecoevo.nature.com with many contributors from @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social. www.idiv.de/biodiversity...

Biodiversity does not enhance productivity equally across all ecosystems under climate extremes

Biodiversity reduces productivity losses most effectively under extreme drought in drier grasslands.

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Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests. New paper led by Takehiro Sasaki is out in @natecoevo.nature.com and it includes data from our Satakunta forest diversity experiment www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New collaborative paper led by Takehiro Sasaki out @natecoevo.nature.com with plenty of contributors from our group & others @idiv-research.bsky.social Biodiversity enhances productivity under drought in more arid grasslands but has limited effects in more arid forests 🌱🌲 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning under climate extremes may depend on ecosystem type and baseline aridity. Here the authors show that the effects of plant diversity on productivity are st...

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📢 ✨ONLINE FIRST!✨ How can #soilbiodiversity science move forward in #data harmonisation, integration of methods, assessment frameworks & global #monitoring programs? 🪱🐜🍄🌱 Check out this report from the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos ⬇️ soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

👇 Advertised as BSc thesis, but with possibility to be extended to a MSc thesis if interested 🪲🕷️🪰🐛🪵

Klara Mrak@mrakklara.bsky.social · 4w ago

Who wants to count bugs in dead spruce forests for their thesis? With @bmwildermuth.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social in collab. with PoToMa Project; www.idiv.de/education/ba... www.chemgeo.uni-jena.de/en/44572/pot...

Nature research paper: Food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning go.nature.com/4gQIyfm

Food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning - Nature

Analyses of the relationship between taxon richness and multi-trophic ecosystem functioning across marine, lake, stream and soil ecosystems show that food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning.

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New paper in @nature.com shows that food web complexity 🕸️🔗🌐 underpins BEF relationships 🦀🐛🕷️🌱🌊 Thanks @barnesecodiv.bsky.social and @bgauzens.bsky.social for leading this! Proud to have contributed 🪱 🧪 @idiv-research.bsky.social

Andrew Barnes @barnesecodiv.bsky.social · last mo.

Published today in @nature.com, our study shows that the #foodweb trophic structure is critical for #ecosystemfunctioning. Read it here: rdcu.be/frxEl This has been an incredibly rewarding collaboration with many amazing scientists! 🌐🧪🦑🍁🌱 @waikatouniversity.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social

Clearcuts are a tough environment for fieldwork at almost 40°C 🌞 But let's see what the beetles and microclimate loggers have to say about that 🪲🪵 #PoToMa @mrakklara.bsky.social @fboetzl.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social

Do you have a PhD in soil biodiversity? Work for us as a postdoc and analyse soil biodiversity patterns using the SOB4ES databases. Apply via our website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

Postdoc in soil biodiversity analysis across Europe

Soils host most of the world’s biodiversity and deliver important ecosystem services, yet many soils are currently considered unhealthy. We are looking for a motivated candidate with a PhD in soil eco...

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It's been hot, but it's a Global Change Experimental Facility after all. 🌞 Field visit with students in Bad Lauchstädt @ufz.de, also learning about the MyDiv and Ecotron experiments @idiv-research.bsky.social 🌳🌱

Had a wonderful time at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos ☀️🏔️ Can’t wait to see all the interesting talks becoming incredible papers

Fortunate to be a part of this exciting study lead by Bingbing Wan in @pnas.org - Aridity drives changes in soil food web energy fluxes that explain variation in soil C storage: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🌏🌐🧪🌿🍄🦠🪱🪳🕷️

⏳ 1 week left! Apply now for the iDiv Fellowship Programme and spend dedicated time advancing your research at iDiv. 📅 Deadline: 24 June 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/research/fel...

We're in Davos too @worldbioforum.bsky.social 🏔️ Yesterday, Nico and @antoncollembola.bsky.social led a session on soil health, happy to share thoughts on soils as the foundation of biodiversity, resilient communities, and a sustainable future 🪱🌱🍄

New paper out in @pnas.org , led by our postdoc Pubin Hong: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... "Differences in evolutionary history and plant traits reduce competition, thereby simultaneously promoting species coexistence and productivity." 🌱📏🧪 @jena-experiment.bsky.social

Mechanistic links between coexistence, productivity, and stability in experimental grasslands | PNAS

The escalating biodiversity crisis underscores the urgent need for a unified framework that links the mechanisms maintaining biodiversity to its fu...

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Beyond #earthworms: Can smaller ##soil animals help sequester #carbon in soil? Find the answer on our blog▶️ 1url.cz/2euqJ #sequestration #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @gangst.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social

Beyond earthworms: Can smaller soil animals help sequester carbon in soil?

New research by Gerrit Angst from the Institute of Soil Biology & Biogeochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The photo above shows a springtail attempting to jump (photo by Frank Ashwood…

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‼️ Article out in AEE🪱🐜 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... We provide field-based evidence that #soil #fauna beyond #earthworms significantly affect the persistence of #soil organic matter. #POM #MAOM #climate #landuse @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social @akademievedcr.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social et al.

Soil mesofauna promote mineral-associated organic matter formation under ambient and future climates

The diverse life strategies of soil fauna may substantially affect the persistence of carbon (C) in soil. However, experimental evidence linking soil …

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Spatial Clustering of Termites but Not Fungi at Site‐Scale Drive Global Wood Decay Patterns 🔗 buff.ly/AXPGAQC

Greater trophic diversity of soil animal communities under agricultural land use and tropical climate. Just out in @natecoevo.nature.com led by Zheng Zhou and @antoncollembola.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐

Greater trophic diversity of soil animal communities under agricultural land use and tropical climate - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Soil fauna is an important but often neglected component of terrestrial food webs. Here the authors use a large dataset of stable isotope observations to analyse how soil animal trophic diversity vari...

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Global scientific colllaboration is suffering. HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD? Please read the editorial in this month's issue of SO and share with colleagues plz! soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

Nature research paper: Predicting temporal stability and resilience from resistance and recovery go.nature.com/4uzovpx

Predicting temporal stability and resilience from resistance and recovery - Nature

New predictions for how temporal stability and resilience depend on their resistance and recovery components are explored.

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First, the lab led by Nico Eisenhauer @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social, a soil ecologist broadly interested in the causes and consequences of biodiversity change in terrestrial systems. His work integrates observational studies, experiments, and data syntheses

Reflections from iDiv researchers:

🌈 Celebrating diversity at #iDiv! This week —and every week— iDiv affirms that diversity in all its forms strengthens science, community, and collaboration. 🧬

@lisethouvenot.bsky.social @remoryser.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social @ecolgonzalez.bsky.social @srivastavalab.bsky.social @gqromero.bsky.social @kratina.bsky.social @econetlab.bsky.social

Nature Reviews Biodiversity@natrevbiodiv.nature.com · last yr.

New online! Tailoring interaction network types to answer different ecological questions

Die Forschungsgruppe Experimentelle Interaktionsökologie (@eisenhauerlab.bsky.social) am @idiv-research.bsky.social gehört zu den zehn Gewinnerteams des Preises Bestes Forschungsumfeld 2024. 🎉🥳 Mehr dazu hier: www.idiv.de/de/idiv-fors... @jungeakademie.bsky.social @volkswagenstiftung.de

iDiv-Forschungsgruppe als „Bestes Forschungsumfeld“ ausgezeichnet

Die Junge Akademie vergibt gemeinsam mit der VolkswagenStiftung erstmals den Preis „Bestes Forschungsumfeld“ an zehn vorbildliche Teams

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🌱 On #BiodiversityDay, #iDiv researchers reflect on biodiversity — and now we are asking you. What makes biodiversity fascinating?

Sustainable Land Use Enhances Soil Microbial Respiration Responses to Experimental Heat Stress 📄 buff.ly/rzl7iTM @remybeugnon.bsky.social @msoil.bsky.social @stpdms.bsky.social @lisethouvenot.bsky.social @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social

Excited to share our new study published in JoVE! We explore how plant history and soil history influence the functioning of grassland ecosystems. Have a look! app.jove.com/v/67496/jena...

JenaTron - An Experimental Approach to Study the Effects of Plant History and Soil History on Grassland Ecosystem Functioning

The global loss of biodiversity has motivated many studies that experimentally vary plant species richness and examine the consequences for ecosystem ...

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