Sophie Weides
@sophieweides.bsky.social
PhD student @UniversitätBasel studying range shifts of alpine and arctic plants ⛰️🌼 also passionately in love with all that happens belowground 🪴
⛰️ New paper out! We show that alpine biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in the Neotropics. A fantastic piece of work led by @lottaschultz.bsky.social Check it out! 🌿 🦎 🐦⬛🦉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Contrasting patterns of alpine biodiversity across mountains and taxa worldwide - Nature Communications
This study compares alpine biodiversity patterns for plants and vertebrates across mountains worldwide using an expert-validated dataset. Authors found strong variation among mountains and taxonomic g...
nature.com
Gave a presentation at #IAVS2026 on homogenization and abundance restructuring along an elevational gradient in Norway 🗻 I am really grateful for all the great feedback!
Enjoying the very first keynote of #IAVS2026 really looking forward to a week full of cool science and good conversations! 🌻
Our new review is finally out! 🌿 I’m especially excited because this is the first chapter of my PhD! Have a read to see what shapes the range limits of alpine plants besides freezing temperatures ❄️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
On the Limits of Alpine Plants: A Systematic Review of the Factors Behind Species' Elevational Range Limits
This systematic review of 107 studies on the factors behind the elevational range limits of alpine vascular plants shows a persistent emphasis on upper limits and abiotic factors, especially temperat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
*New paper* What drives the elevational range limits of alpine plants? 🏔️🌿🌼🔝⛔ Our systematic review sums up what we know to date: 📃 doi.org/10.1002/ece3... Great effort by our @sophieweides.bsky.social and the first paper from her PhD - congratulations! 🎉
Super excited to chat about the challenges of working with trait data 🍃 on Jan 14 at the ECR seminar, hosted by @dittemch.bsky.social & @nadi-mi-ar.bsky.social . Presenting along @bjenquist.bsky.social & @nanitundra.bsky.social . Join us🌿! bit.ly/3Pqingy
🌟 I’ve finally truly made the jump from Twitter to Bluesky! Excited to explore this new space and (re)connect with amazing people here. I hope to be filling this profile soon with cool and interesting content about my passion: plants. 🌻💚
