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Christoph Scherber

@cscherber.bsky.social
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Deputy director Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change Professor of Biodiversity Monitoring -views are my own-

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/06/2026
"The increasing involvement of technology companies in mathematical research raises the risk that research questions may come to be prioritized because of their amenability to automated mathematics, rather than expert judgment of their deeper significance."
leidendeclaration.ai
Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics
This declaration calls for action to address the challenges posed by the use of artificial intelligence within mathematics research.
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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Interview zum Moorbrand 📻 im Hohen Venn mit @terhorab.bsky.social, Professor für Moorökologie an der @unigreifswald.bsky.social / @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social. 👇
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So sah d. Hohe Venn vor dem Brand aus (27. Mai 2026, Studierendenexkursion). Man sieht bis z. Horizont das typische Moorheide-Stadium:Sehr trocken u. viel Aufwuchs von Birken, die mühsam zurückgeschnitten werden müssen,da sie das Moor noch weiter entwässern.Totes Moor,Renaturierung wichtiger denn je
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So ist es. Stark entwässertes Moor plus massive Aufforstungen mit Nadelholz-Monokulturen. Schade, wir hatten erst die letzten 2 Jahre Exkursionen dorthin gemacht und die letzten kleinen Flecken lebendes Hochmoor gesucht. Nun dringend Wiedervernässung und Renaturierung mit Bulttorfmoosen nötig.
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Greifswald Mire Centre @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Landwirtschaft und Moorschutz geht - im Interview mit dem Podcast "Im Gespräch" von 📻Deutschlandfunk Kultur geht es darum. Landwirtschaft kann z.B. von der wasserspeichernden Funktion der Moore in trockenen Perioden profitieren. 🎧auf: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/moorforscher...
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Wie lassen sich nasse Moore mit der Landwirtschaft vereinbaren? Das weiß Franziska Tanneberger
Moore sind ein wichtiger Faktoren, um den Klimawandel zu bekämpfen. Wie sich Moore mit Landwirtschaft vereinbaren lassen, erforscht Franziska Tanneberger.
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Annika Joeres @annikajoeres.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Wir sollten unseren Artikel über KT Guttenberg sofort löschen, schrieb uns sein Anwalt Christian Schertz. Es folgten zahlreiche juristische Schritte gegen CORRECTIV - wir haben nun Details im Artikel präzisiert Gelöscht haben wir die Recherche natürlich nicht. Ihr könnt sie hier sehr gerne lesen: ⬇️
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Guttenberg: Der Mann aller Märkte
Unsere Recherche zeigt eine lange Liste an Firmen, in denen Guttenberg investiert ist – und Verbindungen zu MAGA-Unterstützer Peter Thiel.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New @Science Advances paper out showing #Biodiversity effects on multitrophic interactions in #croplands, grasslands and forests! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Experimental grassland plots from a biodiversity experiment
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Finally, big new Biodiversity& multitrophic interactions paper out: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Plant diversity modifies multi-trophic interactions in croplands, grasslands and forests
Plant diversity differentially affects trophic interactions across ecosystems.
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Gabriel Schaaf @gabrielschaaf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Please share! 🌱🤖 Permanent W2 Professorship in crop & plant sciences @ PhenoRob, University of Bonn. Especially encouraged: crop genome engineering, sustainable pest control, or sustainable disease control. Expertise in one area is enough. Apply by Sept. 30, 2026. www.uni-bonn.de/en/universit...
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Biodiversity-friendly lighting is a simple, evidence-based measure that can be implemented immediately, helping make infrastructure more sustainable without compromising safety. → doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... @cscherber.bsky.social 2/3
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Redirecting
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Felix Neff @felixneff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Check out the publication in @natecoevo.nature.com here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #insects #landuse #climate #timeseries #lepidoptera #coleoptera @agroscope.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @vogelwarte.bsky.social @unibas.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Ninety-year trends reveal sharpest insect declines in the mid-twentieth century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Assessing the magnitude and drivers of recent biodiversity losses requires informative, long-term baseline data. Here the authors reconstruct the temporal trajectories of butterflies and saproxylic be...
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Exciting opportunity connecting biodiversity, agriculture, and human health 🌍
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Interested in biodiversity, agriculture, and human health? Check out our PhD positions in project A03: www.zef.de/fooddiverse
zef.de
FoodDiverse
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
On NSF’s postdoc page, the biology and earth science fields have been completely eliminated; the only remaining fellowships are in math, astronomy, engineering, and “entrepreneurship.” Weird choice not to support research on the life support system for 8 billion people. www.nsf.gov/funding/post...
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Lena Schilling @lenaats.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Booking an international train shouldn’t be a full-time job. 🚅 Why should crossing EU borders by rail require five tabs, three apps and a prayer? 🧵
act.greens-efa.eu
One continent, one ticket 🚅 - Actions GreensEFA
Get on board our campaign and demand a Single European Train Ticket. 🎫
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Thank you, really very helpful!
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Important step towards more sustainable agriculture: Supporting natural enemies through simple measures like flower strips can reduce pesticide use, without sacrificing yield. #LIBresearch
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Amazing study 'some flower strips were as effective as pesticides' in reducing aphid damage in sugar beet
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Rainer Massmann @rainermassmann.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Auf deutsch: Blühstreifen können ähnlich gut wie Pestizide wirken.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
detektor.fm/wissen/missi...
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Earth Day 2026: Warum wir das Artensterben nicht richtig wahrnehmen
Das "Shifting Baseline Syndrom" kann uns blind dafür machen, das Artensterben wahrzunehmen. Was steckt dahinter?
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New exciting study from our lab @leibniz_lib showing flower strips can reduce #pesticides in #agriculture besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Insecticide‐level pest control provided by in‐field flower strips
Our findings indicate that in-field flower strips or derived legume-based intercropping systems can help reduce reliance on pesticide use in agriculture.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
detektor.fm/wissen/missi...
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Earth Day 2026: Warum wir das Artensterben nicht richtig wahrnehmen
Das "Shifting Baseline Syndrom" kann uns blind dafür machen, das Artensterben wahrzunehmen. Was steckt dahinter?
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Bringing insects back from declines: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Insect declines: challenges and solutions
Insects, the most species-rich group of organisms on Earth, provide crucial ecosystem processes such as crop pollination, nutrient cycling, or pest co…
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Why are insects declining — and what can we do about it? A new review synthesises current evidence: habitat loss, land-use change, climate change and pollutants are key drivers reshaping insect communities worldwide. #LIBresearch © Scherber et al., CC BY 4.0 @cscherber.bsky.social 1/2
Diagram showing main drivers of insect biodiversity change with interconnected arrows between five labeled photos: invasive alien species with a sphecid wasp on a plant, land use change with agricultural machinery, natural resource extraction with a sandy landscape, climate change with clouds in the sky, and pollution with industrial smokestacks.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Rush to apply now! Job posting ends in 10 days
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Mariella Herberstein (she/her) 🌈 @mherberstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I am looking for a PhD working on tracking trait changes in insects/spiders at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity change @leibnizlib.bsky.social and the University of Hamburg. Apply here: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
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Job advertisement
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Some comments on a recent Nature study on pesticide residues and soil biodiversity in Europe www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima... see study here www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Wie Pestizide unsere Böden verändern
Während die EU-Kommission plant, Pestizide einfacher zuzulassen, zeigt eine neue Studie: Reste von Pflanzenschutzmitteln auf Äckern und Wiesen wirken sich auch auf Kleinstlebewesen im Boden aus. Von J...
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Finally, our new synthesis paper on plant #biodiversity effects on productivity via pest suppression is online! This shows that crop #diversification e.g. through #intercropping can increase yields via indirect multitrophic interactions, helping reduce #pesticides! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant ...
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Thanks for posting, email me if you need an offprint.
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
What helps pollinators cope with human pressures? Supporting flower diversity in agricultural landscapes can benefit both pollinators and food production. #LIBresearch © Adobe Stock, JuergenL 1/3
Horned mason bee pollinates flowers
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A new study shows that pesticides can harm bee pollination — but that diverse flowering plants can reduce these negative effects. In contrast, realistic levels of microplastics had no detectable impact on pollination or crop yield. @cscherber.bsky.social 2/3
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Great opportunity for students interested in pollinators, fieldwork and applied biodiversity research — feel free to share! 🌼🐝
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Master´s thesis project in Göttingen - are you interested? Get in touch!
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
→ doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 16/12/2025
Welcome to BES2025! 💫  Today, we are so excited to welcome ecologists from 58 countries, encouraging innovative research and practice in ecology.  We have exciting talks and sessions ahead in the next days from agriculture, human's place in nature, AI to green finance and much more.
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Tagfalter-Monitoring Deutschland @faltermonitoring.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Nun ist es wohl offiziell, der Grünlandschmetterlings-Indikator wird nicht verpflichtend in die Nationale Wiederherstellungsverordnung in Deutschland aufgenommen. 😔🦋
Zeichnung des Silbergrünen Bläulings. Ein kleiner blauer Falter mit einer schwarzen Flügelbinde.
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LIB @leibnizlib.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
#LIBresearch: A new study introduces the Global Repository of Insect Traits (GRIT) — a worldwide initiative integrating insect trait data to make insects more understandable and comparable across ecosystems. → doi.org/10.1111/icad.70035 @cscherber.bsky.social
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Toward a global repository of insect traits (GRIT)
Biodiversity loss is accelerating, yet insect conservation is hindered by the absence of a centralised, comprehensive trait database. We propose the GRIT, a FAIR, open-access platform uniting datase...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Know your rights when voting today.
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BugNet @bugnet.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
BugNet currently includes 36 experimental sites in 18 countries 🌍. Huge thanks to all collaborators for their enthusiasm and teamwork!! We’re also looking for new collaborators to join this global effort to understand how invertebrate herbivores and fungal pathogens shape ecosystems. 🌐 bug-net.org
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 29/09/2025
Why does the Soil Monitoring matter? Check out our NGO letter to EU ambassadors, sent ahead of the discussions and vote among Member States today, where we urged EU countries to take a strong stand on the Soil Monitoring Law: eeb.org/library/lett...
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Letter to EU Ambassadors ahead of the upcoming Coreper meeting on the Soil Monitoring Law
In the lead-up to Coreper discussions on the Soil Monitoring Law, seven NGOs urge EU Ambassadors to take a strong and decisive position in support of the law. The Council needs to act as a responsible...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The Guardian on our study published today: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Wow. Check this out. Politicians actually trying to solve problems can achieve a lot! www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Kerstin Meyer @kersmeyer.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
5 Mrd t CO2. Wtf. Das sind 100 Jahre Ausstoß der 50 Zementwerke in D ohne irgendeine Dekarbonisierung.
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics: -pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution) -habitat fragmentation experiments -whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I'm searching for primary papers&photographs from field experiments in terrestrial ecology on the following topics: -pollution experiments (e. g.light,noise, information pollution) -habitat fragmentation experiments -whole ecosystem&natural experiments (e.g.volcanic eruptions BACI design etc.)
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Christoph Scherber @cscherber.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Thank you so much. How important!
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
War on universities, war on science, war on knowledge
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Millions of acres of our shared lands in the American West may be up for sale. The catastrophic damage of plundering these lands is unimaginable, for now and future generations. Out here we are in deep relationship with the land. It’s habitat, it’s home. wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
Map of land managed by the forest service in green and bureau of land management in Orange, potentially for sale in the American west.
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