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The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) promotes scientific ecology, fostering research, collaboration and knowledge exchange. 📖 Journal: @basicapplecol.bsky.social

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The PhD will focus on: 🌿 Biodiversity & ecosystem services in Mediterranean olive farming 📊 Data integration, spatial ecology & ecological modelling 🤝 International collaboration across Spain, Italy, Greece & Portugal

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#CALL: Open PhD position in our new project #EUOLIVES! 🫒📊🌍

We are looking for a PhD candidate in Quantitative Agroecology & Biodiversity Modelling to join our new project EU-OLIVES ("Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in EU Olive Farming") based at the University of Vienna.

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🏙️ New #BAAE article: Why do alien plants thrive in urban wastelands?

Across 100 plots in Guiyang, China, alien spread rose with rigid native trait integration & tighter soil nutrient limits, while flexible alien traits drove their own success.🌿

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. A map of the study area showing geographical distribution of sample plots with the gradients of soil environmental constraint index (SEI).Fig. 4. The interactive effects of the strength of trait integration in the difference between native and alien species and soil environmental constraint index on alien species proliferation with (a) and without (b) including intraspecific trait variation.
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Our PhD researchers Michele ter Huurne, Srijna Saxena, Julia Olbrich, Max Tölle & Marie Englert attended #NSOGfÖ2026 in Odense, presenting talks and posters. Many thanks for an inspiring week of science, exchange & networking! @gfoesoc.bsky.social @nordicoikos.bsky.social 🌱🌳

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EORC postdoc @msdhill0n.bsky.social presented a remote-sensing-derived biodiversity indicator for Bavarian farmland developed as part of the @uni-wuerzburg.de / @dlr-de.bsky.social #EO4cam project at the #NSOGFÖ2026 ecology conference in Denmark:

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At the #NSOGfÖ2026 ecology conference in Odense, DK, our postdoc @jsrieder.bsky.social gave an interesting talk on beech canopy dynamics and their effects on drought-induced defoliation, research part of her recently concluded PhD @uni-wuerzburg.de

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Drones could play a huge role in habitat monitoring in the future, e.g. for Natura 2000 sites.

I presented my work on recent use cases and potentials for standardised monitoring using UAS at the joint @gfoesoc.bsky.social and @nordicoikos.bsky.social conference in Odense 🌍🇩🇰

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Me, standing next to my scientific Poster at the NSO GFÖ 2026 conference. The poster ist titled "Potential of Unoccupied Aerial Systems for habitat monitoring"
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🌳🏙️ New #BAAE article: Does tree species origin matter for urban biodiversity?

Comparing 320 trees in New Haven and Karlsruhe, tree size and stress symptoms predicted microhabitats better than origin. Red oaks hosted more eDNA diversity. 🦎

DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
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Fig. 1. Sample collection for leaves (a), sub-surface soil (b), and tree bark swabs in Karlsruhe. Leaves sample were collected using a telescopic pruning sheer whereas bark swabs were collected using paint brush dipped in a specific cell buffer solution and then mounted on a telescopic pole (Photo source: Ferdinand Betting). Fig. 4. Left) Number of species per taxonomic group; Right): Relative number of species per taxonomic group. Samples are organized by city, tree species, and sampling location (park vs. street).
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