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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

‪A few more memories from #ECTE2026 in Passau! 🌍🌿 We had a great time connecting with the tropical ecology community. It was great to see so many early-career researchers presenting their work! Many thanks to the organizers of the fantastic conference! 📸© Ina Voshage @soctropecol.bsky.social

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Next week the annual meeting of the Society of Tropcical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social takes place at @unipassauresearch.bsky.social 😀 We are there with 6 exciting talks/posters. Today mock talks took place at @uni-freiburg.de Please join us for feedback next week 🙏

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Forest biodiversity experiments test how tree species richness improves the productivity & functioning of forests. After 30 years, there are now 45 experiments worldwide! A new synthesis on 30 years of research: Liu et al. 2026: doi.org/10.1038/s443... #TreeDivNet #BEF-China #MultiTroph

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

@bgauzens.bsky.social gave a very nice introduction into food web theory, from its origins until today! Covering Euler, social and railway networks, and many more. Fascinating!

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Dominique Gravel from University of Sherbrooke explained how to predict the effect of species loss on ecosystem functioning in complex systems. #redundancy vs #complementarity. What a pity, he could not be with us in person!

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Today at @idiv-research.bsky.social Feilong Ji showed responses of tree diversity on pre-disersal seed redation for several tree species in BEF-China - great progress 😊

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Haikuo Zhang convinced us: Microbes are key! They mobilize P and P mobilization increases with tree diversity.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Georg Albert, our synthesis postdoc, shiws how species interactions shape (multi) functions in the BEF-China experiment.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The saprophytic insects of BEF China and how this group is affected by tree species loss. Great work of our PhD student Matteo Dadda.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Joshua Spitz shows the importance of canopy cover for ant-nutrient networks 🐜🐜🐜.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Our MSc student Kai Zhang shows us influences of lignin with herbivore functional diversity 🐛 👍

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

@entomassi.bsky.social explains how tree diversity influences parasitism of bees and wasps using long-term trap-nesting data in BEF China.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Mareike Mittag showed that the loss of redundant species reduces herbivory more strongly than the loss of distict species.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Excellent keynote talk by Yi Li showing eg that multidiversity is more important in forests than in grasslands @treedi.bsky.social

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Helge Bruelheide @idiv-research.bsky.social uses Confucius show how learning wisdom.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We are just starting our @treedi.bsky.social and #MultiTroph joint conference. 😊. Stay turned 🎄🌲🌳🎄🌳🌲

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

The start of a hopefully successful week of collaboration and research exchange 🔥 at our joint conference of #TreeDi 🌳and #MultiTroph 🐜🪲🕷 at the #idiv, Leipzig.

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Tree diversity is often not the main variable structering higher trophic levels or only at specific stages of forest succession. Our PhD student Joshua Spitz showed that increasing canopy cover (not tree diversity) structures litter ant communities with less predators/predatory traits. #ECTC2025

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Host-parasitoid networks are structured by tree species richness, tree phylogenetic diversity, and canopy cover. New study led by our Chinese partners #MultiTroph published in elife.bsky.social

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Now we also see that wood decomposition is linked to tree diversity, presented by our hard-working Matteo Dadda #ecte2025 #Mulitroph. Well done Matteo!

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Lots of interests in our long-term trap nest data presented by the the great @entomassi.bsky.social showing when, after forest planting, tree diversity become a dominant factor for wasp abundance and their parasitoids #ecte2025 #MultiTroph

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multitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We're starting our journey on #Bluesky! 🚀☁️ Excited to connect and share our newest findings on the importance of multi-trophic communities for forests and their functioning! :) #insects #biodiversity

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