Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭 Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/ #OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐 1/6

🚨 Hot off the press! We show that species loss from key habitats (like wetlands) accelerates secondary extinction in regional multi-habitat food webs. Also, we show the importance of common species to regional food web robustness. doi.org/10.1038/s420... #Ecology #FoodWebs #Biodiversity #Metaweb

Species loss in key habitats accelerates regional food web disruption - Communications Biology

Simulating extinctions across regional food webs reveals that losing species from one habitat— especially wetlands—can cascade to others, accelerating multi-habitat food web collapse, highlighting the...

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www.science.org/content/arti... Nice reporting from @meganewald.bsky.social on point if use #eDNA detections of West African Manatees Excited for what the future holds in being able to rapidly test for endangered cryptic species - particularly the rotund ones

Africa’s manatees are highly elusive. A new DNA test promises to reveal their presence

Genetic traces in water could help survey populations under growing threat

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Want to learn more about using #eDNA for #conservation? Take the introductory course just added to WILDLABS to learn the fundamentals of eDNA, like: - Sample collection methods - Statistical analysis techniques - Interpreting results Enroll here: wildlabs.net/courses/envi...

How to fight crop losses? 🪲 @ethzurich.bsky.social researchers are developing drone + eDNA solution for early pest detection (e.g., Japanese beetle). Faster, precise monitoring = timely action! More info: bit.ly/3FYJ36J @loicpellissier.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social #agtech #drones #eDNA #ETH

Advancing pest management: Drone-based eDNA monitoring for early detection

ETH researchers are developing a drone-based eDNA analysis approach for early detection of invasive species in viticulture. This interdisciplinary project aims to overcome limitations of traditional m...

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A Confidence Scoring Procedure for eDNA Metabarcoding Records and Its Application to a Global Marine Fish Dataset #eDNA #environmentalDNA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A Confidence Scoring Procedure for eDNA Metabarcoding Records and Its Application to a Global Marine Fish Dataset

Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is transforming biodiversity detection and surveys across ecosystems and is becoming part of biodiversity monitoring programs. However, interpretations of eD...

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Monitoring the biodiversity of small mammals and amphibians in the Pumalin park using #eDNA in collaboration with Rewilding Chile. We use a peristaltic pump and long filtration to concentrate rare DNA in the sampling capsules.

Monitoring the effect of protection on wildlife recovery in one of the largest wetland of Argentina, also a Ramsar site, the Ibera wetland, what a sight! @virginiemarques.bsky.social

The Laboratory of Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution at the ETH Zurich is looking for candidates to fill a post-doctoral position as part of the fully funded SNSF Consolidator project “Burgeon”. Check out the detail at: jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Tectono-Geomorphic Processes and Mountain Biodiversity

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We've computed high-resolution extinction risk maps for aquatic & terrestrial species across Switzerland. 🌍🔬 They highlight the importance of each pixel for conserving species richness at the national scale. 🏞️🐟 #SPEED2ZERO #Biodiversity #Conservation

Interested to understand the emergence of biodiversity hotspots in the light of tectonic and geomorphology? Apply to our postdoc position : jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Pre-print alert! 🚨 Excited to share my second PhD chapter: species link habitats through food webs. We show that removing species from one habitat (e.g., wetlands) can cascade across the multi-habitat regional food web, reducing its robustness. 🌿🐝🐦🦌 Check it out here: doi.org/10.21203/rs....

Tired of NMDS and other ordinations methods to represent your #eDNA metabarcoding data, consider using this approach: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A spatial matrix factorization method to characterize ecological assemblages as a mixture of unobserved sources: An application to fish eDNA surveys

Understanding how ecological assemblages vary in space and time is essential for advancing our knowledge of biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDN...

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We are excited to share that ELE PhD researcher Monika Goralczyk is currently working with the WWF team in Washington DC to leverage eDNA in pressing environmental challenges and deliver substantial benefits in conservation work. Looking forward to sharing more insights from this exciting research!

ETH BiodivX has been awarded the Bonus Prize at the XPrize Rainforest competition! A special thanks to everybody from the ETH BiodivX team for their commitment and support throughout this adventure! Photo credits: Luca Desiderato and Veronica Condello

🌿"Project update"🌳 Successfully completed field season from canton of Ticino for invasive Japanese beetle project, aiming to develop rapid detection solutions for this quarantine organism. We have collected almost 200 samples and are now processing them in the lab. #SaveBiodiversity

"Fieldwork Greenland" This summer, postdoc Virginie Marques spent a month in Greenland for the last fieldwork session of the GreenFjord project, aiming to understand the effect of glacier melt on marine biodiversity from plankton 🪼 to fish 🐟 lnkd.in/gEG82y8V lnkd.in/gpYP47p9

Ao Luo and colleagues map global flowering plant #biodiversity, uncovering crucial #conservation #hotspots. Analysis of 300k+ species reveals mismatches in protected areas, stressing the need for balanced conservation planning. Dive in here: doi.org/10.1007/s114...

What is the role of a continuously evolving #vegetation on 🌎’s carbon-climate regulation system? The balance between past environmental changes & vegetation capacity to adapt could've strongly influenced #carbon fluxes between 🌎’s surface & #geologic reservoirs. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Madagascar has a high level of endemic biodiversity. Researchers from WSL and ETH Zurich have investigated why. Landscape evolution over millions of years plays a key role: www.wsl.ch/en/news/land... 📷Sean Willett

How landscape evolution shapes the endemic diversity of Madagascar through topographic changes? phys.org/news/2024-02...

How landscape evolution makes Madagascar a hotspot for plant species diversity

Madagascar is home to more than 11,000 plant species, 80% of which are found nowhere else on Earth. A recent study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and ETH Zu...

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🌊 Join us in safeguarding wild rivers! 🌍 Our citizen science project, powered by AI and satellite images, aims to assess and protect the natural state of rivers globally. Everyone passionate about river conservation is welcome! 🌿🛰️ #RiverProtection #CitizenScience #AIConservation

Karma Sherub, wrapped up camera trapping in the forest of #Bhutan📸🌲. He focusses on #eDNA and camera methods to identify terrestrial mammals🧬🐾and promoting peaceful co-existence between humans and #wildlife

L’expédition GreenFjord est partie analyser l’effet de l’océan sur le front mouvant de la calotte glaciaire du Groenland, le premier contributeur à l’élévation du niveau de la mer. Et sa fonte pourrait être bien plus rapide que prévu t.co/wpFf5wAvdI