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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📣Join us for the AgroEco Thursday taking place on the first Thursday of every month at 2:00 p.m. New webinar series hosted by the AK Agroecology of the GfÖ. 🎤 Our first speaker will be Catrin Westphal Please send us a private message for the Zoom link – @utefricke.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🥳Our annual KOOPERATIV advisory group meeting brought together farmers, researchers and partners. A highlight: visiting a flower field near Hardegsen, where farmer Frank Ahrens shared how initial scepticism turned into enthusiasm. Back in Göttingen, we discussed findings from eight recent papers. 🌼

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A fantastic conference for our team! We shared research on flower fields, carabids, landscape-scale agri-environment schemes, drought and crop pollination, participatory biodiversity mapping, and pollinator health. 🌸🪲🐝 #Agroecology #Biodiversity #NSOGFÖ2026 @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy after two wonderful talks by Kyra and Marleen on carabid diversity and predation as ecosystem services. 🥳 Congratulations to you both! #NSOGFÖ2026 @mar-krae.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Great talk by Marco Ferrante on how flower fields influence the spatiotemporal dynamics of carabid communities in agricultural landscapes #NSOGFÖ2026 @gfoesoc.bsky.social Novel results from KOOPERATIV project www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📣New publication: Before sowing perennial wildflower fields, farmers were concerned that problematic weeds might establish on their arable land. We found: 33 native plant species established very well across diverse management and landscape conditions. See: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌱 Special Interest Group Agroecology – meet us in Odense! The Special Interest Group Agroecology will meet at the NSO-GfÖ Conference in Odense, Denmark, on Tuesday, 15 September, from 13:00–14:00.

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📢 New publication! 🦇🦅 Our study shows that excluding birds and bats increased #macadamia nut damage by 70%. 🌳 Natural habitat supports bat diversity, pest control and higher yields — highlighting the value of #biodiversity in farming. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · 04/08/2026

Einheimische Kakaosorten in Peru müssen oft dem #Massenanbau weichen – auf Kosten der #Biodiversität. Ein Team unter Leitung unserer @funcagroeco.bsky.social und @bioversityciat.bsky.social veredelte mehr als 2.000 einheimische Bäume und steigerte die Erträge deutlich: s.gwdg.de/8hr6mp; doi.org/rh2t

Vielfältige Auswahl an Kakaofrüchten. Die darin enthaltenen Samen sind die Kakaobohnen, aus denen nach dem Trocknen und der Fermentierung Kakaomasse, Kakaopulver und Schokolade hergestellt werden.

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Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke (links) und Dr. Carolina Ocampo-Ariza, die die Studie in der Abteilung Agroökologie und funktionelle Agrobiodiversität der Universität Göttingen leiteten.

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

💚 Thank you all for joining and supporting our #EcologySeminar in the Summer Semester 2026! We're especially grateful to our speakers for sharing their expertise and passion 😊 📣 More inspiring sessions coming in October! 🐝 🌱 @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 Join us for the concluding #EcologySeminar of this summer semester! Alfredo Venturo on how non-crop habitats affect beneficial arthropod distribution in agroecosystems across time and space 🪲 🌾 📅 Wed 15th July at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🌼 Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Christian Meyer kicked off his summer tour with a visit to the #KOOPERATIV project and the Biodiversity Round Table in Uslar. 📄 Official press release: buff.ly/ZOj4ZgH #Biodiversity #SustainableAgriculture #Research

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Join our international team and collaborate within the transdisciplinary AgRe-Lab project. See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/project/7... @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @zkfniedersachsen.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣PhD opportunity! We are looking for a highly motivated doctoral researcher with expertise in pollinator ecology, agroecology, and landscape ecology. 🐝🚜🌼 Research will focus on resilience of pollinator communities in agricultural landscapes. 🔗 Read more: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/document/...

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! From Milpa to Push-Pull: Felipe Librán-Embid will discuss how traditional and modern intercropping can boost sustainable smallholder agriculture 📅 Wed 8th July at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @jlugiessen.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! How do landscape-wide agri-environmental measures affect bees and wasps? Ricarda Koch on effects on diversity, interactions, resources 🐝 🚜 📅 Wed 1st July at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Establish and coordinate Living Labs across agricultural landscapes, engage stakeholders, and investigate the adoption of climate and biodiversity measures, co-design processes, landscape governance, and transdisciplinary learning. Fluency in written and spoken German and English is required.

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🌱🚜🐝 Postdoc opportunity! Join our team as a Postdoctoral Researcher & Scientific Coordinator in the transdisciplinary AgRe-Lab project. For details see: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/postdocto... #Postdoc #Agroecology #ClimateResilience #Biodiversity #LivingLabs #ResearchJobs #AcademicJobs

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Curious about the insect-decline debate? Roel van Klink will clarify and outline how research and conservation can move forward. 📅 Wed 24th June at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @idiv-research.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Eva Moracho will demonstrate how species interaction networks can support the restoration of ecosystem function and resilience 🕸️ 📅 Wed 17th June at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @au.dk

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Alongside the bee facts, we showcased our landscape-scale experiment with 250 ha of perennial flower fields creating an extensive network of valuable habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Open farm day: Wonderful to see so many people interested in #agriculture! We got visitors young and old excited with our #bee quiz: from the fascinating life cycles of cuckoo bees to the remarkable nest-building of wool-carder bees, there was plenty to discover and marvel at. 👩‍🌾 🐝🚜

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! How can grassland biodiversity be conserved in times of rapid global change? Thomas Fartmann will explore current challenges and perspectives 🌾 🦗 🌍 📅 Wed 10th June at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Huan Liang will share insights about plant-pollinator interactions in natural and urban ecosystems 🐝🏙️🌻 📅 Wed 3rd June at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @idiv-research.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Viktoria Sagolla presents how temperate alley cropping agroforestry influences arthropod predator diversity and its spatiotemporal effects on natural pest control 🌳 🕷️ 📅 Wed 27th May at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Robert Künast will take you from pixels to patterns, showing how AI is unlocking new ways to track arthropod responses to mowing and weather 🦗 🖥️ 💡 📅 Wed 20th May at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de @tum.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! From pollen to entire landscapes! Evan Sloan will explore the exciting applications of pollen metabarcoding in landscape-scale pollination ecology 🐝 🧬 🌻 📅 Wed 13th May at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Iryna Litovska will talk about the ecology of arthropods in a nature-inclusive farming system 🕷️ 🚜 🌾 📅 Wed 6th May at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Francesco Maria Sabatini on the interplay of climatic hazards, vulnerability, and exposure to assess vegetation risk across three mountainous regions in Italy. 📅 Wed 29th April at 10:15 AM ‼️ Zoom only 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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BSG Göttingen @bsggoettingen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🐝🐝🐝 Sieben neue Wildbienenarten für Niedersachsen entdeckt! 🐝🐝🐝 Artikel in Kooperation von Fachleuten der @bsggoettingen.bsky.social @habitecture.bsky.social @jki-research.bsky.social @funcagroeco.bsky.social @cblei.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de ua. Download▶️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Dr. Filip Harabiš will shed light on the question of whether ponds in agricultural landscapes function as biodiversity hotspots or ecological traps 🐸 🌾 🪲 📅 Wed 22April at 10:15 AM ❗️ Only online 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📢 Join our #EcologySeminar! Toni Kasiske will focus on how agricultural land use and landscape structure affect butterflies across spatial and temporal scales. 📅 Wed 15.April at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @thuenen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📢 The new programme for the Ecology Seminar is out - starting tomorrow!🐝🚜🐦 Everyone who is interested is invited to join. 🗓️ Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. CET 📧 Please DM us if you would like to receive the Zoom link 🔗 Programme: buff.ly/AptWe6l @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

📢 New publication in the Austrian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies 🚜💰 Opportunity costs strongly drive the profitability of perennial flower fields. Establishment and management costs have smaller actual effects, but farmers still perceive them as important. 👉️ See buff.ly/KePgmaH

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

BioIntakt Spring School excursion to @jki-research.bsky.social Inspiring insights into AI in plant protection, plus demos on insect rearing, acoustic monitoring, including the "magic sound box", and field sampling methods. Thanks to the JKI team for a great experience! @feda.bio www.biointakt.de

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

From field to code: our speakers shared diverse perspectives on ecoacoustics — from fieldwork realities to computational challenges. We wrapped up with a hands-on programming session turning theory into practice. Exciting days ahead!

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Great start to the BioIntAkt Spring School! 🐝🐦🐟 Day 1 kicked off with an inspiring poster session covering passive acoustic monitoring across forests, agroecosystems, aquatic systems, and computational challenges. Thanks to everyone for the relaxed, inspiring atmosphere and great exchange 💚

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📢 Die Zukunft der EU-Agrarpolitik beeinflusst die Artenvielfalt in Agrarlandschaften. Bei „Akademie im Gespräch“ der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen diskutieren Catrin Westphal, Sebastian Lakner und Claus Hartmann. Publikumsbeteiligung willkommen! Weitere Infos: buff.ly/0OrNphW

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 New publication in Ecology Letters! 🐝🌼 🐝 Viral prevalence in multispecies bee communities is driven by multiple key hosts, not single dominant species. Whole-community network structure is crucial when managing pollinator health. See: doi.org/10.1111/ele.... @unihalle.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This week in our #Hymenoptera identification course, students observed live how #Parasitoid wasps of the genus Lysiphlebus parasitize aphids — directly in their own petridish. 🐝👀 For us, this is what university #Teaching is about: Connecting theory, observation, and real-world application 📚🔬🌍

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🔔Just a quick reminder! The open postdoctoral researcher position is still waiting for the right candidate. 🧪 🕒 Apply by: 01.03.2026 Feel free to share with your network or reach out if you have questions! see www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f... @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

💚 Thank you all for your participation and genuine interest in our #EcologySeminar during the Winter Semester 2025/26! We are especially grateful to our wonderful speakers for sharing their expertise, insights, and passion with us😊 📣 Stay tuned for more inspiring sessions in April! 🐝 🌱

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · 06/02/2026

Forschung für wirksame Agrarumweltprogramme: Im Projekt METAGROLAND untersuchen Elena Velado-Alonso & Team Wechselwirkungen zw. Pflanzen und ihren Bestäubern und prüfen, ob Maßnahmen wie Blühflächen Insekten-Populationen im Agrarland fördern. Viel Erfolg! Mehr: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/3240.html...

Mehrjährige Blühfläche zwischen Ackerflächen. Ziehen solche Maßnahmen Bestäuber an und erhalten ihre Artenvielfalt auf eine Weise, die das Wachstum der Insekten-Populationen im Agrarland fördert? Das untersuchen Forschende um Dr. Elena Velado-Alonso im Projekt METAGROLAND. © Arne Wenzel

Agrarwissenschaftlerin Dr. Elena Velado-Alonso. Sie erhält von der Europäischen Union ein Stipendium im Rahmen der Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Maßnahmen. Damit startet sie das Projekt METAGROLAND. (c) Elena Velado-Alonso

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🌱🔬 On #11F, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the women shaping agroecology through research, teaching, and action. At @funcagroeco.bsky.social we stand for inclusive, diverse, and equitable science — because sustainable food systems need all voices. #WomenInScience

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

You will work in the transdisciplinary #ProjectKOOPERATIV with a great and diverse team of ecologists, economists and social scientists. www.uni-goettingen.de/en/628701.html @uni-goettingen.de @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Functional Agrobiodiversity & Agroecology @funcagroeco.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

📢 Join our team: Are you interested in the synthesis of ecological data? We are offering a postdoctoral researcher position on the effects of collaborative agri-environment measures on multiple taxa and ecosystem services. See #job advert www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...

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