Thank you so much to @mebconf.bsky.social for another fantastic #microclimate #conference week, this time in beautiful Montpellier! Such good views, talks, food, and just the amazing @mebnetwork.bsky.social community in general. So grateful for working with such great colleagues!

On my way to #EGU26, perfect time to drop a new post! 🗺️ Something I've been wanting to write about: Mercator projections still showing up in high-profile journals. So here it is: projections you should stop using (for most things) 👇 #gis #rstats #dataviz dominicroye.github.io/blog/map-pro...

Map projections: a practical guide to common mistakes and how to fix them

Researcher in climate science at MBG-CSIC

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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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📦 My new R package {spatialData} is on CRAN! 🎉 Ecological datasets as sf data frames and their companion raster data ready for analysis and modeling. Built as example data for R packages, but great for teaching too! 🔗 blasbenito.github.io/spatialData/ ❗check the Articles section!

spatialData: Cool Spatial Datasets

Provides spatial datasets ready to use for ecological modelling and raster companion data for prediction: Neanderthal presence during the Last Interglacial (Benito et al. 2017 <doi:10.1111/jbi.12845>)...

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Open positions! PhD and postdoc projects on RS, snow modelling, arctic-alpine hydrology & ecology ❄️🌿🌡️💧 3-yr positions with assistant prof @niittynen.bsky.social @oulu.fi ! See links below and apply by 3.5.2026. oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/fi/what:job/... oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/fi/what:job/...

Doctoral Researcher, Arctic-alpine hydrology and ecology

We are now looking for a Doctoral Researcher in Arctic-alpine hydrology and ecology for a 3-year fixed-term position to join us in the Faculty of Technology, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineerin

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Five more days to apply! PhD position in our long-term Arctic project based at Leibniz University Hannover with fieldwork in Abisko. Focus: berries, functional traits, climate change & future food systems (with a microclimate angle). Please share: www.uni-hannover.de/en/jobs/id/8...

The thermophilisation rate of plant communities in response to global warming is 5 times faster on alpine summits than in forests or grasslands across 🇪🇺 This finding corroborates former findings on the greater likelihood for upslope than poleward range shifts of plants 🌳🌲☘️🌾🪻🌼 shorturl.at/gc0TJ

Contrasting thermophilization among forests, grasslands and alpine summits - Nature

Analyses of large-scale, multitaxa and long-term thermophilization patterns in forests, grasslands and alpine summits across Europe provide insight into shifts in community composition among different...

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Dream Job Alert! @unituebingen.bsky.social is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) for EXPERIMENTAL BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH! You work on soil fauna/fungi/food webs and their relations with environment, plants, ecosystem processes? Come and join the @terra-cluster.org and our institute! Please re-post!

I'll happily go back to paying with cash 😍

Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf@ecologybasel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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 🌼

We’re hiring! 🌿 Permanent E13 (100%) position in Plant Ecology & Biodiversity Research at Leibniz University Hannover. Focus: vegetation ecology, field research, quantitative skills, teaching (BSc, German required). Deadline: 15 April 2026 Details: www.uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8379/

How do alpine plants respond to warming?Intraspecific trait shifts depend on precipitation and growth form, with stronger responses in forbs than graminoids. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @joshua-erkelenz.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @joe-atkinson.bsky.social @vvandvik.bsky.social

Intraspecific Functional Trait Responses to Experimental Warming Vary With Precipitation and Growth Form

We assessed the intraspecific functional trait response of 17 alpine plant species to experimental warming across a precipitation gradient. Warming consistently increased plant height. In contrast, t...

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15 open PhD positions in our @terra-cluster.org @unituebingen.bsky.social (with @unihohenheim.bsky.social and @sgn.one). All on biosphere-geosphere interactions, from eco-evo to soil science, hydrology, geology and paleontology. Check FUN01 and FUN04 if you want to work with us (detailed ads follow)

TERRA - Geo-Biosphere Interactions@terra-cluster.org · 7mo ago

Great Christmas opportunity if you search for a #PhD position in environmental sciences: #TERRA is searching for 15 doctoral students filling our first 5 Focus Unit (FUN) projects with life. Full post with all links here: uni-tuebingen.de/en/285483. MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR from #TeamTERRA

Interested in pursuing your PhD in Alpine Ecology? How do ecosystems emerge after glacial retreat? Come with us @ufz.de as a PhD researcher on the development of vegetation and microbiome in glacier forelands. recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/33... #ecojobs #ecology #Alps #AlpineEcology

Earth's largest land animals are limited by salt. Sodium availability constrains the density and distribution of elephants, giraffes and rhinos across Africa, and offers a new explanation for the so-called 'missing megaherbivores'. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Free access: rdcu.be/eTPY2

PhD position in #SoilScience - join my research group and work together with me on the project: ‘CINCA - Climate change Impacts on Nutrient and Carbon Allocation in soils of maritime Antarctica’ at @tuberlin.bsky.social #biocrust #POM #MAOM #Antarctica #SOC stellenticket.tu-berlin.de/en/job-offer...

Registration for the Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography conference is now open! 📅 Dates: June 1-5, 2026 📍 Location: Montpellier, France 🌐 Website: meb-network.com/meb-2026/ Please share the news - all microclimate enthusiasts are welcome!

MEB 2026 - Meb-Network

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Come work with us! A potentially permanent position including data science, web administration & fieldwork tasks, with a vibrant and growing group in a great place - what's not to love? :) Feel free to DM me for questions!

Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf@ecologybasel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

*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!

Jungforscher:innen, aufgepasst! Der #Nationalpark #HoheTauern vergibt mehrere Forschungsstipendien. Also wer gerne im Gebirge forscht und/oder dort unterwegs sein will, sollte sich das ansehen. --> hohetauern.at/de/forschung... #NPHT #MountainScience #YoungResearcher #Scholarship

At our science #retreat yesterday we discussed applications & pitfalls of various #AI tools for our work, from writing to species ID'ing. A great opportunity to learn from each other, develop a common understanding, & connect across the team! And to go out for some birdwatching during lunch break 🦆

MeteoSchweiz, die @ethz.ch​ und C2SM präsentieren die neuen Schweizer Klimaszenarien. Diese zeigen, wie sich das Schweizer Klima verändert, wenn die globale Mitteltemperatur z.B. um 3 Grad steigt. #klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS

Die Schweizer Klimaszenarien 2025

MeteoSchweiz stellt in Zusammenarbeit mit der ETH Zürich und C2SM unter dem Dach des National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS) die neusten Erkenntnisse zum...

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Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu

Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾

Genuine talent doesn't emerge from a vacuum. It results from a massive effort: try, fail, learn, and repeat until failure becomes success, whatever that means. Running the loop for long enough might get you there, hopefully. Offloading the grind to a machine surely won't.

*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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RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

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BREAKING: Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died.

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 😉🏔️❄️🧪🚞

Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange

Took a small break from talks & discussions at #IMC25 this morning to explore the #alpine surroundings above #Innsbruck. Great views, and happy to see quite some flowers still (or again?) around late in the season 🌸🪻🌿🏔😊

Incredible ice loss measured again at #Konkordiaplatz on the #Aletsch #Glacier, home to the thickest ice in the #Alps (still about 800 m!). Yesterday’s survey revealed another –4.6 m of ice gone in just one year. :( Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS