Jens-Christian Svenning
@jcsvenning.bsky.social
Scientist: #biodiversity, #macroecology, #climatechange, #restoration & #rewilding, #novelecosystems, #plants & #vegetation, #megafauna, #human-#nature relations & #remotesensing. Director, https://econovo.au.dk/
Our new paper is out in @ecography.bsky.social! We show that atmospheric nitrogen deposition is strongly associated with global vegetation greening, and may be an important - but often underestimated - driver of global vegetation change nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (1/5)
New @econovoau.bsky.social study led by @jonastrepel.bsky.social: Global analysis shows that #vegetation in semi-natural areas greened (densified) faster w/ higher #Ndeposition - #nitrogen pollution may be an underestimated driver of global vegetation change🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecog... #globalgreening
Global analysis suggests nitrogen deposition as an underestimated driver of vegetation greening
The local effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on plants are well established, yet a global empirical analysis of nitrogen deposition effects on vegetation dynamics is missing. Here, we assess ...
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"Drawing on an analysis of over 100000 articles in ecology-related disciplines [...], we show that the shift to pay-to-publish OA has already reduced participation by researchers from many middle-income countries." nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Payment‐based open access is biasing scientific participation from the Global South in ecology
Opening access to the products of scientific research is widely considered a key step toward both fairness and better science worldwide. Since the 1990s, different forms of open access (OA) to journa...
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Island #biodiversity in the #Anthropocene - see our new paper on how people have reshaped island biota & ecosystems, just out in Science Advances, led by Tom Matthews & nicely summarized by @ferransayol.bsky.social below 🏝🦤🦤🐒
Ferran Sayol@ferransayol.bsky.social · 2w agoNew paper out! 🖨️ Glad to be part of this study, out in Science Advances: "Emergent patterns of island biodiversity in the Anthropocene" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Much of what looks natural in island biodiversity is a legacy of human impacts going back millennia. See main findings 👇🧵 (1/8)
New @econovoau.bsky.social study led by @jonastrepel.bsky.social: Global analysis shows that #vegetation in semi-natural areas greened (densified) faster w/ higher #Ndeposition - #nitrogen pollution may be an underestimated driver of global vegetation change🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecog... #globalgreening
Global analysis suggests nitrogen deposition as an underestimated driver of vegetation greening
The local effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on plants are well established, yet a global empirical analysis of nitrogen deposition effects on vegetation dynamics is missing. Here, we assess ...
doi.org
📢 We’re hiring at Aarhus University! Tenure-track or permanent on vertebrate-driven #ecosystem processes, especially large #mammals w/in @econovoau.bsky.social's strong interdisciplinary environment spanning #ecology, paleoecology, biodiversity science & global change biology 🦬🌿🌍 ➡️More info below
Interview i @weekendavisen.dk om #egeprocessionsspinder 🌿🐛 #econovo
Danmarks Grundforskningsfond@dg.dk · 3w ago–Man kan fremme de naturlige forsvarsmekanismer mod, at der bliver virkelig mange af de her larver 👉Weekendavisen @jcsvenning.bsky.social, @econovoau.bsky.social Fx ved at danne gode rammer for mejser, der spiser larven, og snyltehvepse, der lægger æg i larven. www.weekendavisen.dk/ideer/at-lev...
–Man kan fremme de naturlige forsvarsmekanismer mod, at der bliver virkelig mange af de her larver 👉Weekendavisen @jcsvenning.bsky.social, @econovoau.bsky.social Fx ved at danne gode rammer for mejser, der spiser larven, og snyltehvepse, der lægger æg i larven. www.weekendavisen.dk/ideer/at-lev...
At leve med larven
Toksisk. Egeprocessionsspinderens giftige hår stikker os som chili og brandmænd. Det er virkelig dårligt nyt, hvis man vil udvikle en modgift.
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1/5: Hej danske medier - kan vi lige stoppe agurketids-hysteriet om #egeprocessionsspinder = "Larven fra helvede"). Herunder lidt perspektivering & praktisk info➡️ #larvenfrahelvede (Foto fra Wikipedia's udmærkede tyske side om arten)
Yesterday we shared the paper. Today I want to share the story behind it. We thought it was all about climate change. Then the models failed. That failure eventually led us to disturbances, and to a very different view of Europe’s flora. Read it @ communities.springernature.com/posts/europe...
Europe’s flora is living in a landscape out of Equilibrium
99% of plant distributions in Europe show signs of disequilibrium. The surprise? Climate change was only part of the story. Disturbance emerged as an even more pervasive force shaping where species oc...
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Sean Pang@seh-pang.bsky.social · 4w agoAlmost every European plant species is out of equilibrium. Climate change is only part of the story—disturbance greatly shapes where species actually occur. 🚨Our new paper 🌱in @natecoevo.nature.com analysed 3,047 species across >1.1M European vegetation plots. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fine-grained plant species distributions across Europe are strongly shaped by disturbance regimes - and by short-term #climatechange lags (in addition to long-term lags); see our new study in @natecoevo.nature.com 🌿🌼🌍 Thx @seh-pang.bsky.social for leading #macroecology #vegetation #plants #eccb2026
Sean Pang@seh-pang.bsky.social · 4w agoAlmost every European plant species is out of equilibrium. Climate change is only part of the story—disturbance greatly shapes where species actually occur. 🚨Our new paper 🌱in @natecoevo.nature.com analysed 3,047 species across >1.1M European vegetation plots. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looking forward to our symposium on recovery, #restoration & #rewilding at #ECCB2026 later today (16:30, C1)
Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · last mo.Looking forward to speaking at #ECCB2026 in Leiden! My talk: Trophic rewilding as a key restoration approach Symposium: Ecosystem recovery, #restoration and rewilding 🐎🌿🌼🐗🦬 ➡️ Wed 8 July, 16:30–18:00, Room C1 #Rewilding #RestorationEcology
Hydrology Paper of the Day @jcsvenning.bsky.social on the causes of 50,000 years of extinctions: evidence for human influences on the environment and hydrological cycles; geographical patterns and processes; ecosystem stability and the loss of large-bodied species; and examining gaps in knowledge.
Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · 2y agoThe evidence for Homo sapiens playing the dominant role in the global #megafauna #extinctions constitutes one of the clearest, well-supported patterns in #ecology. See our 2024 review www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #paleobiology #archeology #hunting #ecosystem #Pleistocene #defaunation #rewilding
Analysis based on over 1 million vegetation plots across Europe shows that disturbance explains range disequilibrium and whether species can occupy landscapes with suitable climate www.nature.com/articles/s41... @seh-pang.bsky.social @jcsvenning.bsky.social @econovoau.bsky.social
Disturbance regimes drive widespread plant range disequilibrium in Europe alongside climate change - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Ecological constraints may prevent species from occupying potentially suitable areas. Here the authors show that disturbance is a widespread predictor of range disequilibrium in the vascular flora of ...
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Much talk about ecosystem integrity at #ECCB2026 - imo #ecosystemintegrity should be redefined to not focus on fixed reference states BUT rather on general functionality for species diversity + large-scale persistence of long-resident lineages🌿🐎 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #restoration
📢 We’re hiring at Aarhus University! Tenure-track or permanent on vertebrate-driven #ecosystem processes, especially large #mammals w/in @econovoau.bsky.social's strong interdisciplinary environment spanning #ecology, paleoecology, biodiversity science & global change biology 🦬🌿🌍 ➡️More info below
Hydrology Paper of the Day @mattkerr.bsky.social @andrewabraham.bsky.social on the concept of ecological novelty: biotic, abiotic and social processes; species composition in the context of functionality; human perceptions and metrics; and representation of synthesis for baselines.
Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · 6mo ago🌍In a new @econovoau.bsky.social paper in Methods in Ecology & Evolution, led by @mattkerr.bsky.social, we present a process-based framework linking compositional, functional, abiotic & social dimensions of novel ecosystem trajectories♨️🌿 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Looking forward to speaking at #ECCB2026 in Leiden! My talk: Trophic rewilding as a key restoration approach Symposium: Ecosystem recovery, #restoration and rewilding 🐎🌿🌼🐗🦬 ➡️ Wed 8 July, 16:30–18:00, Room C1 #Rewilding #RestorationEcology
#EcosystemIntegrity #ECCB2026 #SERE2026 #restoration 🌿🐎
Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · 2mo ago🌍 At #WBF2026, “ecosystem integrity” is frequently mentioned. Important: we need to redefine it for an Anthropocene biosphere; not as resemblance to static states but wrt biodiversity-maintaining processes & persistence of long-resident lineages: Integrity should anchor biodiverse futures 🌿➡️
2026. A 2100‐km jaguar journey redefines mobility and large‐scale conservation priorities during large carnivore dispersal. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Jaguar Hunt
ALT: Jaguar Hunt
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In a major new Essay, Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez and colleagues call for a reframing of urban forests as essential living infrastructure embedded in legal, financial and planning frameworks to deliver cooler, healthier, more biodiverse and socially just cities. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Rethinking urban forests as essential infrastructure for resilience, equity, and biodiversity in the current climate emergency
Urban forests are not merely green amenities; they support critical ecosystem functioning and services vital for healthy, resilient cities. Recognising urban forests as core infrastructure is essentia...
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Earliest Americans specialized in #megafauna hunting from Alaska to South America, analysis of 50 sites reveals - earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, targeting the largest animals consistentlyhttps://phys.org/news/2026-07-earliest-americans-specialized-megafauna-alaska.html
Earliest Americans specialized in megafauna hunting from Alaska to South America, analysis of 50 sites reveals
New research led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks archaeologist reveals that the earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, primarily hunting the largest animals on the landscape, and ...
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🧪🧵 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 How many species of insect are there? A seemingly simple question, but one that has been 'bugging' scientists for years. Our work out today suggests that there are millions more than we had previously expected. doi.org/10.1073/pnas... @gdfcf.bsky.social
Nice feature by @jdtonkin.bsky.social on my proposal to rethink #ecosystemintegrity from a focus on match to static references to functionality for biodiversity and regional persistence of long-resident lineages - to allow to work more constructively with our Anthropocene biosphere 🌿♨️🌍 #restoration
Jonathan Tonkin@jdtonkin.bsky.social · last mo.What does a “restored” ecosystem mean? If the climate is different... If species have moved... If habitats have changed... …what are we restoring to? If we keep measuring success against a world that no longer exists, we’re chasing ghosts. Featuring @jcsvenning.bsky.social
Thank you for the inspiring keynote at the 68. Annual #IAVS Conference! @jcsvenning.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social
Jens-Christian Svenning@jcsvenning.bsky.social · last mo.Great start to the annual symposium of International Association for #VegetationScience [#IAVS2026; @iavs5.bsky.social) symposium with a thought-provoking keynote by Mark Vellend on #Anthropocene #vegetation dynamics & #conservation actions🌿Below links to some related work by ECONOVO & collaborators
Great start to the annual symposium of International Association for #VegetationScience [#IAVS2026; @iavs5.bsky.social) symposium with a thought-provoking keynote by Mark Vellend on #Anthropocene #vegetation dynamics & #conservation actions🌿Below links to some related work by ECONOVO & collaborators
"Changes in wildlife activity patterns in response to war in Ukraine" @science.org #ChornobylWildlife www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Changes in wildlife activity patterns in response to war in Ukraine
Conflict zones are inherently hazardous and inaccessible for researchers, which results in a knowledge gap about the immediate effects of armed conflicts on the environment, particularly wildlife. We ...
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Out now: Very nice special issue in #BiologicalConservation: Conservation of Palaearctic steppes and semi-natural grasslands: challenges and solutions.
