Does biodiversity ever tip and if so how so? Great talk by @amelieluhede.bsky.social at @worldbioforum.bsky.social #wbf2026

Andy Purvis on Biodiversity Intactness at #WBF2026 @worldbioforum.bsky.social

Opening plenary of the 2026 World Biodiversity Forum with a plea by Becky Chaplin-Kramer to emphasize successes in restoring biodiversity and bending the curve @worldbioforum.bsky.social #wbf2026

📣#BE20conference: Day 3 We had inspiring keynote presentations from Helmut Hillebrand and Andrew Gonzalez, insightful talks, and engaging workshops throughout the day. The BE20 Dinner at Restaurant Nolle was the perfect way to end the day. Great discussions, valuable networking. #BE20conference

Final day of a great symposium and super happy to be able to catch up with some dear colleagues

Biodiversity Exploratories@bexplo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 #BE20conference – Day 4 Final day of BE20 featured keynotes: Elizabeth Borer, Tim Newbold @tnewbold31.bsky.social&Kirsten Thornicke, parallel talks&closing remarks by Markus Fischer. Tomorrow’s excursion to Exploratory Schorfheide-Chorin concludes BE20! Thanks to everyone for an inspiring BE20!

🌿 BE20 Keynote Speaker Line-up 🌍🎤 We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of international scientists and researchers to the BE20 Conference as our keynote speakers. ✨ #BE20conference

Heute ist es soweit! Wir starten direkt mit dem Großen Auftakt Podium mit Eva von Redecker, Studis gegen Rechts und der Studentische Fachschaftsinitiative u. a. der FU Berlin.
Den Link zu der Veranstaltung findest du zentral auf der [WigeFa-Website unter "Online-Programm". Bist du dabei?

Theme Week “Science Against Fascism”: Nationwide discussion events (online and in person) at universities addressing the current threat of fascism and the social responsibility of academia. Program: wissenschaft-gegen-faschismus.de/index.php/ve...

Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus@wigefa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Nächste Woche ist es so weit! Besuche in der ersten Juniwoche Veranstaltungen der Themenwoche „Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus“ oder organisiere selbst eine. 🤩 Bereits 150 Events an über 70 Hochschulen sind registriert. Höhepunkt: das bundesweite Podium am 3. Juni um 19 Uhr. Sei dabei! 👏🏼

@wigefa.bsky.social

Helmut Hillebrand@hillebr1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nächste Woche finden bundesweit an Hochschulen über 200 Veranstaltungen statt zu Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus.

Nächste Woche finden bundesweit an Hochschulen über 200 Veranstaltungen statt zu Wissenschaft gegen Faschismus.

Back from 4 days of exciting music, a lot of 🌞, spontaneity and improvisations at #MoersFestival, the best Utopia that made it into reality #jazzsky

Wer heute etwas Zeit fürs Plankton hat, Vortrag im Live-Stream auf deutsch zur Vielfalt des Planktons als Teil der Serie Wissenschaft fürs Wohnzimmer. 20.30 Uhr hier als Livestream www.youtube.com/live/SpdrqXC...

Next piece of exciting news coming soon from the #ResponseDiversityNetwork ! Never been a better time to sign up: responsediversitynetwork.github.io/RDN-website/ @acekl.bsky.social @fwindsor.bsky.social @hillebr1.bsky.social @elinakaarlej.bsky.social @owpet.bsky.social @giuliaghedini.bsky.social

Mike Fowler@theorecol.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Out now! Ecological #ResponseDiversity research priorities @nordicoikos.bsky.social 🌍🧪 Key findings: Ecologists don't agree (I could stop there) on definitions (& there...) of #ResponseDiversity scales & dimensions but see conceptual value Our network must diversify. Join us! doi.org/10.1002/oik....

🧪 Noteworthy article in New Yorker "The heart of this tragedy is that universities believe themselves to be devoted to the public good but fall far short of the level of public support they need." The Unmaking of the American University www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The Unmaking of the American University

For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

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» A new simplification in modeling enables us to predict system failures before they begin. « (@mhab.bsky.social) How? ➡️ Read in our latest newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16915050 Also news about Red Sea coral reef protection, BBNJ, a new working group and... a special cemetery 😱

Oh look, that's me :D Here's a newsletter article about my latest paper with @akfbio.bsky.social, @jdyeakel.bsky.social, and @thilogross.bsky.social about functional motifs in networks.

HIFMB@hifmb.de · 5mo ago

» A new simplification in modeling enables us to predict system failures before they begin. « (@mhab.bsky.social) How? ➡️ Read in our latest newsletter: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16915050 Also news about Red Sea coral reef protection, BBNJ, a new working group and... a special cemetery 😱

Full professorship in Coastal Paleoecology available as joint appointment by the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research & @icbm-uol.bsky.social uol.de/en/job/coast... Many chances to collaborate with the interdisciplinary marine research community in NW Germany 🧪

New! Transactions B special issue on The biosphere in the Anthropocene: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... Hope you like the cover and lineup!

Rossella Alba, our new colleague at @hifmb.de leading the Marine Policy and Management working group, offers two fully funded PhD positions here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... apply until March 18, and feel free to make potential applicants aware. 🧪 @icbm-uol.bsky.social

Open invitation to collaborate with the Ocean Floor excellence cluster in Bremen and Oldenburg. Annual calls planned. Pls distribute @eesaupe.bsky.social @moriakiyasuhara.bsky.social @chrisklausmeier.bsky.social @elenalitchman.bsky.social @itchyshin.bsky.social @nmouquet.bsky.social

Helmut Hillebrand@hillebr1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Out now: 1st call for Synthesis Working Groups by "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface". We bring cluster members & external experts together to address key scientific questions in ocean floor research 🧪👉 theoceanfloor.de/en/The-Ocean... @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social

Out now: 1st call for Synthesis Working Groups by "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface". We bring cluster members & external experts together to address key scientific questions in ocean floor research 🧪👉 theoceanfloor.de/en/The-Ocean... @marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social

The fabulous Kimberley Peters @hifmb.de provides some great perspective on the BBNJ Agreement put into force today. hifmb.de/wp-content/u... 🧪🌍 @awi.de @icbm-uol.bsky.social

Today, the world has made history - the #BBNJ Agreement has officially entered into force. Hear from ministers, ocean advocates, and High Seas Alliance members urging all nations to keep global momentum toward universal ratification high. #HighSeasTreaty #60ToGlobal

Celebrating the Entry into Force of the High Seas Treaty

YouTube video by High Seas Alliance

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Invested some leisure time in creating a curated list of jazz album recommendations. Just in case you are searching for some inspiration #jazzsky www.discogs.com/de/lists/MyT...

Read our new paper, in which we explore the importance of response diversity for maintaining community stability in the context of pulse disturbances, using a combination of model simulations and meta-analysis: doi.org/10.1111/ele.... w @hillebr1.bsky.social @owpet.bsky.social & Shyamolina Ghosh

Species Interactions Determine the Importance of Response Diversity for Community Stability to Pulse Disturbances

Caculations of response diversity can be based on species fundamental responses in isolation or their realised responses in the community using metrics of response dissimilarity and response divergen...

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ckunze.bsky.social tested whether the concept of response diversity holds for pulse disturbances & realized response diversity. Turns out interaction strength is key. Great collaboration w @owpet.bsky.social & Shyamolina Gosh @icbm-uol.bsky.social @hifmb.de

Species Interactions Determine the Importance of Response Diversity for Community Stability to Pulse Disturbances

Caculations of response diversity can be based on species fundamental responses in isolation or their realised responses in the community using metrics of response dissimilarity and response divergen...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Here at SLU Aqua (Uppsala campus, Sweden), we have an exciting 2 yr postdoc open for an ECR with a background in aquatic ecosystem ecology. The position focuses on investigating how land–sea interactions and climate change affect aquatic food webs. Great lab - apply! 🦑🧪🌎🐠 www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Postdoctoral researcher Coastal ecosystem functioning in a changing climate | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

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HIFMB newsletter out now! 🦑 In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean. That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411

Flathead Lake Biological Station @umflbs.bsky.social searches for a new director following @drlimnology.bsky.social end of 2026. See details 👇

Jim Elser@drlimnology.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This is a unique opportunity to lead a 125-yr old institution - wonderful & dedicated team, engaged community, terrific facilities, AWESOME location, a fine university. Is this for you? Then apply! apply.interfolio.com/178916

More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

Towards a broader perspective on marine biodiversity change - Marine Biodiversity

Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity...

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