Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 09/09/2026Are you a researcher, policy maker or industry leader with an interest in the conservation of tropical forests? Register now to join our upcoming Science+ meeting in London on 5-6 October. royalsociety.org/science-even... 241
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannMario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I am looking for potential candidates interested in applying for an external postdoctoral fellowship in my lab at Uppsala University. If you want to work on buzz pollination please get in touch. Reach me by email. More about our current work here: plant-evolution.org/wp/ 12828
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 31/07/2026First field tests completed! I spent the last 10 days in Mauritius, selecting suitable study caves. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social 051
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 28/06/2026If you‘re at ATBC 2026 in China and interested in thermal limits: I will speak on „Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects linked to biotic attrition in Amazonian rainforests“ Thursday in Plenary C (A180, 10:15 am) 🌡️🪲🪰 050
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Sometimes, getting data is not easy! #biospeleology #CAVIN 071
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’m looking for creative students for an exciting transdisciplinary project! Please share with potentially interested people 🎥🌴 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social 086
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Fieldwork season of project #CAVIN has started! Let’s investigate the hidden world 🕷️🕸️🪰 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de 061
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 13/04/2026A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings #bees and #wasps out of #hibernation earlier – leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. New paper @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social #climatechange ➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-... 093
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 15/04/2026Zu trocken = zu wenig Nachwuchs 🐝 Eine Studie der Uni Würzburg zeigt: Bei Dürre entstehen kaum neue Hummelköniginnen. Ohne sie gibt es keine nächste Generation. Klimawandel trifft auch kleine Tiere. 👉 go.uniwue.de/hummel #Hummel #Klimawandel #Artenvielfalt 📷 Hanno Korten 0127
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Interview with National Geographic on climate change effects on tropical insects www.nationalgeographic.com.es/mundo-animal... 1141
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Wrote a news article about our recent study on thermal limits🌡️ 0116
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 25/03/2026Insects in the #Amazon could reach their heat thresholds. Rising temperatures already threaten dung beetles. A study conducted by scientists from #Würzburg and #Bremen shows this trend. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @kimholzmann.bsky.social ➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-... 📸 Kim Lea Holzmann 0136
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Our paper on the drivers of dung beetle diversity along a tropical elevational gradient is now out in #ProcB @royalsocietypublishing.org 🪲🪲🪲 doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @royalsociety.org @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social 1204
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJohanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · 23/03/20265 years ago I joined a field work campaign in the stunningly beautiful Swedish primary forests, still one of my all-time favourite fieldwork experiences!🌲🌿 Now there is a new study out lead by Didac Pascual and Anders Ahlström from Lund University www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgHigher carbon storage in primary than secondary boreal forests in SwedenBoreal forests provide considerable global land carbon storage and uptake, but they are being rapidly transformed to managed secondary forests, with poorly quantified implications for ecosystem carbon... 1125
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Really happy that a moth made it to the cover of @nature.com! Thanks to my co-author Gunnar Brehm for this great photo 📸 Find our study on thermal limits in this week's issue: www.nature.com/nature/volum... @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de 14714
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannBenjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 12/11/2025How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change? I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out. but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible" new paper here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 612035
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/03/2026In December 2025, my research grant got accepted - meaning, we can now explore a hidden, dark and fascinating world... To find out more about the evolution of thermal tolerances in insects. #CAVIN 190
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannNicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪 40551632
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Another highly relevant article putting tropical insects into the spotlight @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...smithsonianmag.comMost Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat LimitsInsects in the lowlands will have an especially hard time with rising temperatures, a new study suggests 060
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannConservation Biology Göttingen @consbiogoe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty. Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can! 01712
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Another great article featuring our research published in @nature.com Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... @science.orgscience.orgMany heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limitsVast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns 04114
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026There is also an amazing news article in @nature.com on our recent paper in the same journal. Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comRising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insectsAn assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species in mountainous terrain reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss in tropical lowlands. 0104
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Big effort, exciting results - our paper on the constraints of thermal limits in tropical insects is now out in @nature.com! 🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de 410239
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannSociety for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 03/06/2025🌿 Save the Date: ECTE 2026 in Passau! 🌿 We’re excited to announce that the European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE) will take place from February 23–27, 2026 at the University of Passau, Germany. 🔗 More information: gtoe2026-passau.de 📬 Contact: ecte26@uni-passau.de 073
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJohanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026New paper out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! We investigated how forest structural heterogeneity and climate influence temperate dung beetles in production forests. 🪲 1106
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannMERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology @merge-master.bsky.social · 25/07/2025🌿 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. 074
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJoseph Gaudard @jogaudard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026#NatuRAproject #ecosystemgasfluxes in the #drakensberg with a custom made tent setup and a @li-corenv.bsky.social LI-7810. @anna-dam.bsky.social on the chain ladder to the high site. @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social 1124
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Fieldwork 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 1173
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannPatrick Jansen 🐾 @patrickjansen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration? Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor! Deadline for applications is February 19. Please spread the word. www.uu.nl/en/organisat... 05268
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Some 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 2193
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannEva Katharina Engelhardt @ekengelhardt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Come work with us! 🪲For our new project bAImo we are searching for a PhD researcher combining modelling 💻 with ecological expertise, aiming to improve interdisciplinary approaches to insect monitoring 🔎🐝 please visit tinyurl.com/bAImo-PhDoffer for more details. Looking forward to your application 🦗😊 01415
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 18/12/2025It's done - PhD thesis defended! Thanks to my creative and skilled colleagues for this awesome doctoral hat, which perfectly describes my project and hobbies! @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social 1120
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannGregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines 🪲🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔓 @idiv-research.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.comnature.comArthropod species loss underpins biomass declines - Nature Ecology & EvolutionInsects are declining in many regions. Here the authors show that arthropod biomass losses in Jena Experiment and Biodiversity Exploratories time series are driven more by species loss than by species... 162
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Next #expedition is coming closer! I'm grateful for the chance of joining a team from Norway and South Africa for field work along an elevational gradient in the #Drakensberg mountains 🇿🇦 Let's look for some insects! 030
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannDepartment of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Unsere Doktorandin @johannaasch.bsky.social hat beim Deutschlandfunk über den Waldmistkäfer und den Klimawandel gesprochen 🌳🪲 www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-mist-kl...deutschlandfunk.deMehr Mist: Klimawandel könnte Bestände des Waldmistkäfers schrumpfen lassen 022
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Our research group has an open PhD position! Please share widely! Possible topics include: Determinants of range limits Assembly of ecological networks (eg, plant-pollinator) The role of soil arthropods (eg, ants) in carbon storage Details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comPhD position opening in community and biogeographyPhD Position in Community Ecology & Biogeography, Montreal, Canada Our research group at Concordia University investigates the forces enabling the maintenance, and governing the distribution, of biol... 01316
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannNicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global! 🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org 03118
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 24/11/2025A year ago I started with #cave #research in my free time. The idea came while reading a random book I found at a field station in Peru. I told my colleagues "I want to become a caver" - Well, I'm fully addicted now. My future research might turn towards cave insects. #speleology #biospeleology 090
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannMalte Jochum @maltejochum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Looking 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...uni-wuerzburg.deResearcher Position at the Chair of Conservation Biology and Forest ExologyUniversität Würzburg Sanderring 2 97070 Würzburg 178
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 24/09/2025New ANDIV paper published! 🐝🧬🧪What determines the insect microbiome along a tropical elevation gradient? Exciting study led by Andrea Pinos and Alexander Keller from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Host identity, more than elevation, shapes bee microbiomes along a tropical elevation gradientUnderstanding how host-microbiome interactions respond to abiotic and biotic factors is key to elucidating the mechanisms influencing ecological communities ... 021
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannJonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...predirections.substack.comWhat I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchersThirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. 913569
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2025First day at #gfoe2025 was a great experience with a very exciting session on climate change effects on biodiversity, which Hendrik Mohr and I have the pleasure to chair. Looking forward to hearing more in the coming days! 🌎 📈 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social 0123
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 26/08/2025You're attending #gfoe2025? Want to hear what animals do when the tropical rainforest is suddenly freezing? 🥶 I will talk about this on Monday afternoon @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social 072
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Heute im Interview mit SWR! Es geht um spannende Feldarbeit in den Tropen, Biodiversität, und unvergessliche Momente 🌄 www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi... @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de 081
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannGlobal Change Ecology group @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Congratulations 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 197
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Check out this new, exciting opportunity, allowing you to specialize on a very "hot topic" and receive a prestigious MSc double degree. I loved my masters program, but this would've been such a perfect match considering my research focus nowadays! 020
Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Next one added to the reading list 📚 sounds super interesting and nicely written! 020
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannCassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · 16/07/20254 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring. careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...careers.utas.edu.auCurrent Vacancies 04038
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannBrooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Are you a PI in a biology field looking for students to join your lab as a PhD student? I made a Starter Pack to help PIs and potential PhD students connect! If you would like to be added to this pack, please let me know! go.bsky.app/EFj87fi 710270
Reposted by Kim L. HolzmannKeith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · 17/07/2025go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV Great resource to connect early career folks with more senior scientists looking to hire postdocs! 🧪 168961