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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#BIOCOMP Japan A surprising meet-up in Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany. @akkym.bsky.social Thank you to Shiretoko National Park, the scientists and field assistants who made this experiment possible. FYI, Bavarian Forest National Park is also home to one of the #BIOCOMP sites in Germany.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay! 🦠🌍 From soils to forests, tiny organisms have an enormous impact. At #BIOCOMP, we’re celebrating the microbial world and the researchers working to understand it. Here’s to curiosity, collaboration, and discoveries still to come!

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Kia ora from Auckland! 🌏🦠 #BIOCOMP is joining the global microbial ecology community at #ISME20 (16–21 Aug). We’re excited to connect, share and discover new research! Meet @shamikroy.bsky.social 📅 20 Aug, 10–11 a.m. 📍 Poster PS3.22.405, NZICC #MicrobialEcology #Deadwood

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our climate‑warming experiment on wood‑decomposing fungi is finally running! Testing how different wood decomposing fungi populations respond to warming—thanks to the new climate chambers at TU Dresden Tharandt.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

#BIOCOMP ISA, Germany Fresh off the field after year-2 retrieval of deadwood samples. Photo #1: Natural site Photo #2: Managed site

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

#BIOCOMP Module 2 is now set up in Spain. Logs are in place, nature takes over, and fresh data is on the horizon. Module 2 examines fungi-insect interactions and their effects on wood decomposition across different climatic zones. P.C. @sebseibold.bsky.social

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We had a productive and fun-filled discussion on the future of #BIOCOMP at Bavarian Forest National Park. Photo courtsey: 1. @shamikroy.bsky.social 2. @urban-sci.bsky.social 3, 4. @jiayunzou.bsky.social

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byambagerel.bsky.social @byambagerel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

@biocomp-erc.bsky.social youtu.be/juZz11eaiMs For the 100th anniversary celebration of our university National University of Mongolia, we had created a content about our study, highlighting insect role in forest.

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"Дэлхийд тустай Монголын ой" - ШУ-ны Хялбаршуулсан контент

YouTube video by Багшийн хөгжил, суралцахуйг дэмжих төв

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

#BIOCOMP Ghana It has indeed been a remarkable year for the collaboration.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

#BIOCOMP Mongolia Quite the decomposition...😄

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

End-of-year thrill! TU Dresden's Tharandt campus now has 5 state-of-the-art climate chambers to power our BIOCOMP module 3 experiment. Huge thanks to the EU & Freistaat Sachsen via EFRE InfraProNet for funding "KlimaWald - Aufbau klimastabiler Waldökosysteme"!

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

#BIOCOMP Uganda Martin, John Paul and their team are tirelessly working to set up the site.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

BIOCOMP MOD 2 Experiment Update! We placed fifty 50 cm logs in a German site. After four months, the bark on several logs has slipped off! This rapid debarking signals active bark beetle and some vertebrates activities.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

#BIOCOMP Mexico Very excited and fortunate with the collaboration.

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Glimpses of field work from #BIOCOMP Mexico, where Orthon and his team are working hard

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

No surprise that there's so little regeneration of broadleaf trees in Glengarriff oak forest with all these sika deer around @biocomp-erc.bsky.social

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

That fungus definitely wasn't there when I set up the audio monitor six months ago. Wonder if we can hear it growing. @biocomp-erc.bsky.social

Big red fungus growing out of the side of an oak tree next to an acoustic monitor

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Most of the camera triggers from our coniferous plot are sika deer or lost hikers, so this pine marten is a welcome spot @biocomp-erc.bsky.social

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Prof. Akira Mori and his group, who manage the #BIOCOMP Japan site, visited us in Dresden last week. Thank you so much, Prof. Mori. #1: Traditional German dinner #2: Hike in Saxon Switzerland National Park #3: After an intense discussion on what's next in BIOCOMP

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Throwback to when we set up our very first ever BIOCOMP plot in Germany — muddy boots and big ideas! Two years later, the journey continues — decomposers still at work #BIOCOMP ISA

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Uncertainty or stochasticity is the norm in fieldwork. Everything can be planned, but nature has its own way. Our natural forest site in Germany was destroyed by a wild boar attack last January. However, thanks to the local foresters, we could replace it quickly, now well protected. #BIOCOMP ISA

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BIOCOMP @biocomp-erc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This year, we started a new experiment as part of BIOCOMP studying interactions between insects and fungi in deadwood, especially vectoring, and their effects on decomposition. The first site in Germany has been set up, and some model insect species have moved into their new homes.

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Rick Buesink @rbuesink.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We recently shipped the first samples for analysis, gathered in the Biocomp project site in the Netherlands: the forest reserve in the Speulderbos! We are one of 47 global experiment sites to find out how decomposer communities impact carbon fluxes @biocomp-erc.bsky.social @patrickjansen.bsky.social

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Sebastian Seibold @sebseibold.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Great chance to visit the BIOCOMP field site in Swedish boreal forest. Thanks to Joakim Hjälten, Jörgen Sjögren, Anne-Maarit Hekkala and the Restoration Ecology Group at SLU in Umea for the trip and the excellent scientific discussions! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social

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Mihai Daniel Nita @mihaidanielnita.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🌲 Greetings from the Carpathian Mountains, Brasov, Romania! Happy to be part of the BIOCOMP project — exploring the hidden biodiversity of deadwood, soil, and decomposers across forest ecosystems worldwide. Follow our journey: @biocomp-erc.bsky.social #BIOCOMP #ForestBiodiversity #Carpathians

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Sebastian Seibold @sebseibold.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Bluesky account of the BIOCOMP project launched! We study diversity patterns of arthropods and microbes related to deadwood and soil as well as wood decomposition rates in managed and natural forests across the globe. Involving a large group of awesome collaborators! @biocomp-erc.bsky.social

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