Karin Mora
@karinmora.bsky.social
Researcher @uniLeipzig.bsky.social & @rsc4earth.bsky.social My work: #PHENOPLEXITY = #nonlinearDynamics + #complexity + #ML Analyses: plant #phenology & #biodiversity. Data: #citizenscience, #remoteSensing, #sentinel2, #eddycovariance, #DataCubes, #TLS
We present TaxonMatch, a tool designed to align taxonomic names, resolve synonymy, and correct typographical and structural inconsistencies across species name databases www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #biodiversity #taxonomy #bioinformatics
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Excited to share a new paper led by our colleagues at #DLR! We trained AI to recognize 15 European fly pollinator families and estimate how confident it is, helping ecologists use AI more responsibly. Paper: lnkd.in/dBAWW3hB Code: lnkd.in/du7dD2hc #pollinators #aiforgood #aifornature #UFZ #iDiv
Too many mediocre men talk over capable women. Study of problem-solving teams: Men dominate the conversation, taking 50% more turns and saying 69% more than women. Men with low skill speak more than women with high skill. It's long past time to value competence over confidence.
A fair coin "knows" π. Stop flipping when heads first outnumber tails. The expected fraction of heads is π/4. Average many trials → estimate π. Result by J. Propp, animated for #PiDay. Made with #Python #NumPy #Matplotlib and @marimo.io #Mathematics #MathArt #CreativeCoding
Jahrzehnte lang erkämpfte Gesetze zum Schutz von Natur, Trinkwasser und Gesundheit werden gerade zugunsten kurzfristiger Wirtschaftsinteressen still und leise abgeschafft. Alle Menschen in Europa sind betroffen. Unterschreibe die Petition. #HandsOffNature www.nabu.de/natur-und-la...
Hände weg vom Naturschutz
Die EU will zentrale Naturschutzgesetze lockern. Gemeinsam können wir das verhindern. Gib jetzt deine Stimme ab – für starken Schutz von Mensch und Natur!
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Study on Above- & #below-groundTrait coordination across 90 #angiosperm and #gymnosperm #tree species in a #commonGarden experiment highlights different resource strategies associated with #leaf & #fine-root traits. led by Anvar Sanaei. @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @journalofecology.bsky.social
Above‐ and below‐ground trait coordination across 90 angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a common garden experiment
This research highlights the significance of elucidating the mechanisms behind above-and below-ground organs. The varying trait coordination across clades indicates different resource acquisition str...
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On #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience let me remind you that we are NOWHERE NEAR parity. A few examples. 1. Women are credited less in science than men. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Women are credited less in science than men - Nature
The difference between the number of men and women listed as authors on scientific papers and inventors on patents is at least partly attributable to unacknowledged contributions by women scientists.
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Join us in Leipzig for this exciting conference #CBC2026Leipzig #Biodiversity #ClimateScience #BehaviouralScience #RemoteSensing #forest #ClimateImpact #ClimateExtremes #SpatialTheory #LandUse #Sustainability #WaterCycle and more topics @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
CBC Conference@cbc-conference.bsky.social · 6mo ago🌎 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲!!! #CBC2026Leipzig #Biodiversity #ClimateScience #BehaviouralScience @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social
We are thrilled to bring the #XAI4CV Workshop back to @cvprconference.bsky.social , celebrating its 5th Anniversary!🚀Submit your latest research in #XAI. We accept papers & demos across 2 tracks! #CVPR2026 xai4cv-workshop.github.io/xai4cv2026/ Please repost🔁
Fantastic study on the adaptation of species populations on temperature changes, led by former #sDiv Postdoc Viktoriia Radchuk. This is part of the #synthesis group @idiv-research.bsky.social www.idiv.de/straitchange & also shows how long it sometimes takes to finish complex studies.
sTraitChange | iDiv
iDiv members: Holger Schielzeth Ulrich Brose Callum Lawson
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Ecological Dynamics Dept. | IZW Berlin@ecodynizw.bsky.social · 7mo agoLed by Viktoriia Radchuk, an international collaboration shows phenological shifts in response to changing temperatures allow populations to remain stable or even increase in numbers. Support from #sDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
#Read the latest #cityFable on the joy of #frozenRivers urbanmole.is?p=54975
The Coldest Winters Calm the Longest Rivers - Urban Mole
Jack Frost nips at your toes, then goes and takes a bath in the nearby river. It freezes. Time to dust off the ice skates! Christopher Mollison
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Karin Mora@karinmora.bsky.social · 7mo agoOnly a week ago we had an amazing #winterScape in #Leipzig. The #FrozenRiver was full of #joyAndLaughter. @urbanmole.bsky.social links observation with art and story. #WeNeedStories #WeNeedArt #Leipzig #cityTales #cityFable #urbanGaze #cityScapes #bruegelPainting urbanmole.is?p=54975
Only a week ago we had an amazing #winterScape in #Leipzig. The #FrozenRiver was full of #joyAndLaughter. @urbanmole.bsky.social links observation with art and story. #WeNeedStories #WeNeedArt #Leipzig #cityTales #cityFable #urbanGaze #cityScapes #bruegelPainting urbanmole.is?p=54975
This is so outrageous that there are hardly any words to describe the disgrace. The EU marks a low moment for citizens' health, for science, for democracy, for biodiversity, and for farmers. Congratulations for those who've just shown us who's the real boss in this puppet theatre.
European Environmental Bureau🍃@eeb.org · 8mo ago🗑️💢 @europarl.europa.eu just cleared away the few remaining environmental safeguards in EU farming policy Two rushed rounds of so-called “simplifications” have gutted years of progress and handed #BigAgri exactly what it wanted: money to pollute with no strings attached ✂️ Here’s what we’ve lost ⬇️
The research org CNRS will end access to the Web of Science, shifting towards qualitative research assessment and open tools. It’s a strong move for #OpenScience, reducing reliance on proprietary metrics and supporting fairer, more transparent evaluation.
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
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The DFG research training group on the Economics of Connected Natural Commons: Atmosphere and Biodiversity (ECO-N) at Leipzig University is happy to announce vacancies for another 14 doctoral researcher positions. www.eco-n.org uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/9... @unileipzig.bsky.social
The obsession with “star scientists” and “attracting top talent” fundamentally misunderstands research and higher education. Create a healthy environment that is attractive to all manner of scientists. Because that run of the mill, non-transformative, maybe slightly boring research matters, too.
#PatternFormation in the real world. This looks like spiral waves which can be modelled by the reaction–diffusion system of Fitzhugh–Nagumo type 🤓🤩
Manlio De Domenico@manlius.bsky.social · 8mo agoAt first glance, looks like a Gray–Scott reaction-diffusion But it’s a fertilized starfish 🥚: proteins self-organizing into spiral waves across the membrane Same dynamics seen in ❤️/🧠/🌊, even quantum fluids. Universality in action! #ComplexSystems news.mit.edu/2020/growth-...
🚨New blog post: Replicators, rejoice! Episode 1 of the new series is out: “A New README.” A practical guide to transforming messy project folders into clear, well-structured documentation that strengthens transparency and reproducibility. See more at i4replication.org/dont-panic-a...
Don’t Panic: A Researcher’s Guide to Replication Packages
Episode 1: A New README Who Needs a README? Imagine coming across a really cool paper in a top journal. The kind of paper you wish you wrote yourself; the…
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Origin of the Universe and Comics 🤓❤️🧐
Nick Sousanis@nsousanis.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :) Onward! #Nostos #Unflattening 2
🌊Watch out for the AI slop flood 🌊 “I don’t find this a compelling argument for putting your name on 100 papers that you could not have possibly meaningfully contributed to” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’
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🌺🌸🌼 Flowers are still around. I spotted these freeze-hardy species on my walk in Leipzig Hoary alyssum/Berteroa incana Black horehound/Ballota nigra Shepherd's purse/Capsella bursa-pastoris With the help of #FloraIncognita.
Really nice visualisation of tree evolution, physiology, and processes! Great for teaching. Thanks for sharing!
Brian J. Enquist@bjenquist.bsky.social · 8mo agoEach year, I teach "Evolution of Plant Form and Function" to undergraduates - I've struggled to find good synthetic out-of-class materials - until recently. This is such a superb overview of the functional and physiological overview of land plant evolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSch... 🧪🌾🌐 #botany
Today #WorldSoilDay we’re shining a light on the most hidden and underrated part of plants: 🌱 ROOTS 🌱 But not just any roots… let’s talk about SUPER ROOTS 🦸
Excited 😄 & tired 😴 after my last talk for this year 🎉 @ Inst. of Environmental Systems Research, Uni Osnabrück. Thanks Frank Hilkert for being such a welcoming host! Thanks to all who joined for Q&A 😊 Andreas Focks & all I thoroughly enjoyed discussing ML, maths modelling & bifurcation analysis
This goes into my #teaching slides on #NoCorporateLLMs for learning. Beware of #SkillAtrophy
Meade Krosby@meadekrosby.bsky.social · 8mo ago“Choosing to write is also choosing to make meaning. Studies suggest that having a sense of agency is both a prerequisite for, and an outcome of, writing.” ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.