@ecoresearchzoo3
Led by Prof. Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, we’re the 🐝-hive of biodiversity research at the University of Würzburg’s Biocenter, Germany 🇩🇪 From buzzing tropical forests to European farmlands, we decode how climate and land use changes shape the web of life.
Big effort, exciting results - our paper on the constraints of thermal limits in tropical insects is now out in @nature.com! 🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗
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@biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
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Want to know more about how forest structural heterogeneity influences biodiversity?
Check out the recent publication about hoverflies by our PhD student @claudiki.bsky.social 🪰🌸
@betafor.bsky.social
Some weeks ago I submitted my first own research proposal. And now it got accepted! 😍 This means, @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social will go underground and start investigating the evolution of cave arthropods. So excited for this new chapter! 🦇 🪲🕷️
@biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @merge-master.bsky.social
Fieldwork in the #Drakensberg mountains in South Africa with @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social. While learning a lot about #ecosystemgasfluxes, I have been exploring the potential for an exciting future #insect project along the gradient. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
Seems like the findings of @johannaasch.bsky.social on #dungbeetle diversity well match to the temperature stress responses of the forest dung beetle to changing climates🌡🪲 Stay tuned for exciting further insights 🤩
📃 Paper from press release:
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Check out the new paper of our PhD student @johannaasch.bsky.social in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!
Showing that dung beetles do not profit from conservation targeted management aiming at increasing structural heterogeneity in production forests 🪲🌳 @betafor.bsky.social
Unsere Doktorandin @johannaasch.bsky.social hat beim Deutschlandfunk über den Waldmistkäfer und den Klimawandel gesprochen 🌳🪲
www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-mist-kl...
Looking for a PhD / researcher position on #arthropods in #urban green spaces? Our colleague @nadja-simons.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de has a 3 year position advertised here:
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
Anne Chao and @piambr.bsky.social, the 100% perfect dialogue duo at #gfoe2025! ✨
Thank you for sharing statistical insights on sample coverage and it's standardization in the first @gfoesoc.bsky.social keynote session using #BETAFOR data.🌳🌱
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Our #BETAFOR PhDs had an amazing time presenting their research at last week’s #gfoe2025 at @uni-wuerzburg.de! 🌟 Full of fresh ideas and inspiring discussions, it’s back to daily life. 💻✨
@claudiki.bsky.social @piambr.bsky.social @johannaasch.bsky.social @juliarothacher.bsky.social
Heute im Interview mit SWR! Es geht um spannende Feldarbeit in den Tropen, Biodiversität, und unvergessliche Momente 🌄
www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi...
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🎬 Sneak peek – Zoology in action!
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Zoology III? 👀
Research, fieldwork, biodiversity – and so much more.
🌿 You're new at the university or just curious?
Stay tuned for exciting insights into our team, our projects, and the wild world of animals.
🌿 Turn your passion for nature into action:
Study Global Change Ecology where ecosystems meet cutting-edge science — in Germany 🇩🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴.
🧭 Fieldwork 🌍 Global impact 🎓 Double degree
At MERGE, you don’t just learn about change — you become part of the solution.
🔗 Ready to start? Link in bio.
Two male lions fighting on savannah
🌍 Tropical ecosystems are vital to life on Earth — they host the richest biodiversity, regulate global climate and drive nutrient cycles. 🌿🌧️
👣 Want to experience it up close? Join our East Africa excursion!
👉 Find out more here: www.ecology-conservation.de/courses/
Photo by Thomas Hovestadt
Congratulations to our colleague @sabinenooten.bsky.social from the Chemical Ecology group at @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social on receiving the Marcella Boveri Prize of the @uni-wuerzburg.de Biocenter, and on her great presentation of her work on insect #ecology and #biogeography
Beautiful Alpine landscape, photo by Fabienne Maihoff
Alpine Adventures Await! MERGE offers 10 days excursion in the breathtaking German Alps! 🏔️ Check out here: www.ecology-conservation.de/courses/ From lush valleys to snowy peaks, we explore ecosystems across elevation gradients. 🌿🦋 #LifeOfMERGE #PhotoOfTheWeek
Photo by Fabienne Maihoff
MERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology
We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!
Photo gallery from our Peru project on biodiversity along an elevational gradient on the cover of the Bulletin! 🐒
🎉Great news: our paper on interactive effects of land use and climate on bees was selected as Editor Pick on ResearchGate!
www.researchgate.net/journal/Proc...
Link to paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
New research out from our PhD student Fabian Klimm!
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social went for a little walk again, together with over 1000 other participants! 100 km in <24 hours while enjoying beautiful landscapes, from sunset to sunrise again. The next field work season can come, we're ready to walk! 🐝🪲🪰🐜🦗
@johannaasch.bsky.social, currently on fieldwork, showing us some dung beetles in action 🪲💪
while studying the effects of forest structure on decomposition processes for @betafor.bsky.social
Check out the new honey bee paper of our PhD student @giuliamai.bsky.social! 🐝
Honeybees at a beehive. (Credit: Pedro Alonso Alonso)
How do honeybee colonies successfully overwinter? 🐝❄️ A new study from @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social found that pollen diversity plays a crucial role! 🌷🏵️🌼
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
@ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social of the University of Wuerzburg has shown that #shrub fringes protect animal species and have a positive effect on #biodiversity. They say fringe management at landscape level is needed for optimal diversity. 🕷️🌱
➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
Bees wait asleep in an artificial nest made of reed stems for favorable flight conditions. Different species close their nest entrances with clay or plant debris. (Credit: Cristina Ganuza)
Insects are struggling with major global change drivers, like climate change and habitat loss. Researchers from @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social have now investigated, how these threats interact. The results show that bees suffer in particular. 🐝☀️🏙️
➡️ go.uniwue.de/beesheatland...
The project L(i)ebenswerter Campus is funded by #WueLAB
www.uni-wuerzburg.de/wuelab/
How can we make the green spaces on Campus Hubland @uni-wuerzburg.de more livable for people 👱🧔♀️, animals 🐦🐝🦊and plants 🌳🌺? The transformation experiment L(i)ebenswerter Campus is looking for your ideas 💡
📆08/05/2025, 10am-4pm
📍Lecture Hall Graduate School of Life Science
No registration required
