Reposted by TreeDìJulia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I will be teaching a meta-analysis course with Jessica Gurevitch at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory of University of Gothenburg on November 2-6th. The course is intended for PhD students and ECRs. Deadline for applying is October 13th. fubasextern.gu.se/fubasextern/... 046
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🌿 Over the past two days, researchers contributed to a vibrant programme at the #iDivConference2026, demonstrating the breadth, depth, and strength of the iDiv network across disciplines, institutions, and career stages. 1133
Reposted by TreeDìGesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Meet our keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Isabel Hensen! 🌱 Her work in plant ecology connects population ecology, conservation, genetics & restoration. #NSOGfÖ2026 She will also receive the GfÖ Honorary Medal 2026 during her keynote! 🏅 @nordicoikos.bsky.social 053
Reposted by TreeDìCharlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 18/08/2026📢 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology at EPFL/WSL in Lausanne! 🌿 Study physiological mechanisms of leaf browning under heat & drought stress 🔬 Experimental plant ecophysiology 🎓 Mentoring/teaching opportunities Please share! Apply here: apply.refline.ch/273855/1893/... 03944
Reposted by TreeDìJulia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 20/08/2026New book on effects of plant diversity on plant-herbivore interactions edited by @xmoreira.bsky.social et al. is out! Juri Felix and I have contributed a chapter on role of tree traits in mediating effects of forest diversity on herbivores: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... 0105
Reposted by TreeDìJournal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026📰 On the blog ✍️🌳 When do trees grow fastest? Ask their neighbors - read the blog post by author Gheyur Gheyret 👉️ buff.ly/Ghk8JQS 🔍 Article: buff.ly/cplEhST 021
Reposted by TreeDìFunctional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🚨Just under three weeks left to submit your photos to our 2026 Capturing Ecology competition! Whether it's pictures of you out in the field or something that offers a different perspective on our ecological world, we encourage you to submit! ⏰️31/08/2026 Find out more👇 buff.ly/ANpnIuZ 🧪🌍️ 0118
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 03/07/2026🦉🔬Die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften in Halle findet heute Abend statt und Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler von iDiv sind mit spannenden Mitmachprogrammen dabei! Kommt vorbei ab 17 Uhr im Institut der Geobotanik! @unihalle.bsky.social lndwhalle.de/programm?org... 023
Reposted by TreeDìXiaojuan Liu @xliu225.bsky.social · 23/06/2026🌲🌲 Check our new study: Neighbourhood Diversity Effects on Tree Growth Shift Over Time in a Long‐Term Forest Biodiversity Experiment - Yang - 2026 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comNeighbourhood Diversity Effects on Tree Growth Shift Over Time in a Long‐Term Forest Biodiversity ExperimentThe study shows that neighbourhood tree species richness generates intricate feedbacks on individual tree growth, helping clarify why scaling up from individual-level to community-level tree species ... 021
Reposted by TreeDìHenriette Christel @henriettechristel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Had a wonderful time at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos ☀️🏔️ Can’t wait to see all the interesting talks becoming incredible papers 062
Reposted by TreeDìWirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Last week #root #science went to Como 🌱🇮🇹 Srijna Saxena, Michelle ter Huurne and Dr Anvar Sanaei joined #WoodyRoots9 @woodyroots.bsky.social to share fresh work on root economics, drought responses and plant hydraulics. 093
Reposted by TreeDìWirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Excited to share our research at #EGU26! 🌍📊 Our group member @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social and Dr. Anvar Sanaei presented on stomatal regulation and root economics. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 🌱 #EGUconference #biodiversity #research 071
TreeDì @treedi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Successful fieldwork in the MataDIV tree diversity experiment in Brazil for TreeDì project “Worldwide synthesis of responses of leaf fungi to local tree diversity”. Many thanks to the staff of the Itatinga experimental station for their support. 150
Reposted by TreeDìPablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo @castretis.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Last week was a special one ✨ Super grateful to receive the Dorothea Erxleben Doctoral Dissertation Award 2026 of @unihalle.bsky.social! Thanks to @treedi.bsky.social and everyone who supported me along the way. This really means a lot! 🍃 1121
TreeDì @treedi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Congratulations to Pablo, winner of the Dorothea Erxleben Doctoral Dissertation Award 2026 of @unihalle.bsky.social! @castretis.bsky.social @sylvia-haider.bsky.social @geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social @idiv-research.bsky.social 0144
Reposted by TreeDìUni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Festtag an der Uni Halle! 🎉 Heute haben unsere Promovierenden und Habilitierenden ihre Urkunden erhalten. 🎓💐 Außerdem wurden besonders herausragende Arbeiten mit den Preisen der Universität ausgezeichnet. 🏆 151
TreeDì @treedi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A few photos from our productive @treedi.bsky.social WRITING RETREAT, which we held last week in beautiful Göttingen. 061
Reposted by TreeDìPablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo @castretis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"The hidden variability of forests" 🌳🍃🌲 The Department of Ecology at Leuphana is sharing a post about our recent study on intraspecific trait variability along diversity gradients in forests ecology.web.leuphana.de/the-hidden-v...ecology.web.leuphana.deThe hidden variability of forests: What leaves can tell us about functional diversity – Ecologically speaking – Blog on Ecological Research at Leuphana University Lueneburg 041
Reposted by TreeDìNordic Society Oikos @nordicoikos.bsky.social · 06/03/2026We are happy to announce 36 great thematic sessions for our #NSO2026 #GfOe2026 joint NSO-GfÖ conference – bringing together diverse perspectives across the field of ecology. We look forward to be inspired! Explore the full line-up: vist.ly/4txjq @gfoesoc.bsky.social 01210
Reposted by TreeDìArthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Summer School "Forests for the Future: Strategies for Carbon Sequestration" 16–21 August 2026; Congressi Stefano Franscini at Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland Deadline: 30 April 2026 Applications can be submitted to: swissforestlab_summerschool@wsl.ch swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/veranstal...swissforestlab.wsl.chSummer School - Forests for the Future 0126
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 26/02/2026🌱 Apply now for the iDiv Summer School: “Passion for Collecting – Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology” Participants will learn how to work with living collections, seed banks, and herbaria to unlock ecological insights. 📅 24–28 Aug 2026 🗓️ Apply by 31 Mar 2026 🔗 www.idiv.de/events/summe... 0612
Reposted by TreeDìSylvia Haider @sylvia-haider.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Open position as research associate in our Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation group @leuphana.bsky.social. Limited to 1 year, but an ideal chance to gain teaching experience and develop independent research 🍃🌳🗻🌱. Apply until March 26. Details: tinyurl.com/yc6dnr8p 069
Reposted by TreeDìNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Explore plant interactions in forests from micro- to macro-scales, across the whole spectrum of plant biology. Submit your abstract for the 48th New Phytologist Symposium: Forest interactions by 20 May! 📅 13–16 October 2026 📍 Leysin, Switzerland #PlantScience www.newphytologist.org/events/48-nps 0148
Reposted by TreeDìCBC Conference @cbc-conference.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🌎 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲!!! #CBC2026Leipzig #Biodiversity #ClimateScience #BehaviouralScience @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de @idiv-research.bsky.social 095
Reposted by TreeDìSylvia Haider @sylvia-haider.bsky.social · 15/02/2026We are searching a new colleague! You want to do a PhD about climate change effects on forest ecosystems and you are interested in functional traits? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Deadline 20 Feb. 046
Reposted by TreeDìNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Save the date! 48th New Phytologist Symposium: Forest interactions 📅 13–16 October 2026 📍 Leysin, Switzerland www.newphytologist.org/events/48-nps #PlantSciencenewphytologist.orgForest interactionsExplore plant interactions in forest environments at all levels from micro- to macro-scales and across the whole spectrum of plant biology. 02916
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Registration is now open! 📢 Join us for the Science:TBD Symposium — a space for exchange and discussion around emerging questions that resonate beyond disciplinary boundaries. 📍 3 & 4 March 2026, Leipzig 📝 Register now: www.idiv.de/science-tbd #Science #Biodiversity #Symposium #ResearchCommunity 076
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 07/01/2026New paper by @castretis.bsky.social et al in @natcomms.nature.com - read more about it here: www.idiv.de/worlds-large...idiv.deWorld's largest biodiversity experiment: Every tree counts 063
Reposted by TreeDìXiaojuan Liu @xliu225.bsky.social · 02/01/2026🌳Check our new review paper about “what the worldwide forest biodiversity experiments tell us“ in the last three decades. 12912
Reposted by TreeDìHenriette Christel @henriettechristel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Very happy to see my first PhD chapter being published 🤍 Take a look if you are interested in how tree species richness and mycorrhizal associations affect soil multifunctionality on a small scale 🌳🌳 0114
Reposted by TreeDìPablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo @castretis.bsky.social · 11/12/2025In trees, intraspecific and intraindividual leaf trait variability decrease along a gradient of tree species richness and are an important part of functional diversity in forest stands, Our new paper is already out in @natcomms.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s414... Want to know more about it? 🧵doi.orgIntraspecific and intraindividual trait variability decrease with tree richness in a subtropical tree biodiversity experiment - Nature CommunicationsIn forests, trait expression is influenced by tree-tree interactions. Castro Sánchez-Bermejo et al. show how phenotypic variability of tree species decreases with tree diversity and contributes import... 55320
Reposted by TreeDìWirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025A peek behind the scenes 🔬💧 PhD candidate Michele ter Huurne is extracting water from soil and twig samples to trace where trees get their water using δ18O isotopes. Huge thanks to Dr. Matthias Saurer @wslresearch.bsky.social for the guidance and lab support! #droughtresearch #biodiversity #forest 052
Reposted by TreeDìNature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 06/11/2025Our November Issue is now live: www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on 🧪 🦆Threats to migratory shorebirds 🌍Phosphorus constraints on global photosynthesis 🦠Evolution of the meerkat MHC Cover shows a larva of an emperor moth, from Li et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 02712
Reposted by TreeDìUni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · 17/11/2025🗝️ Feierliche Schlüsselübergabe im Botanischen Garten: Wir freuen uns über einen Forschungsneubau, das Herbarium und den umfassend sanierten Altbau des Institutsbereichs Geobotanik der MLU. 🌱🎉 mlu.de/cn0pb @sachsen-anhalt.de @armin-willingmann.bsky.social @geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social 084
Reposted by TreeDìUni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Der Institutsbereich @geobotanymluhalle.bsky.social hat an der MLU eine lange Tradition und prägt die internationale Biodiversitätsforschung. Mit zwei Neubauten & der Sanierung des Hauptgebäudes erhalten Forschende und Studierende die Basis, um diese Erfolgsgeschichte fortzuschreiben. mlu.de/a7u5l 132
Reposted by TreeDìLena Sachsenmaier @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Over 2,600🌳 #trees during the 2018–2020 #drought : • Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought • Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own 🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comHydro‐Functional Traits and Their Dissimilarity to the Neighbourhood Buffer Tree Growth Against the 2018–2020 Central European DroughtClimate change is putting forests at risk. Our research shows that a tree's water-use strategy largely determines its growth across years: whereas one strategy performs better in normal years, the ot.... 22012
Reposted by TreeDìGesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025We’re thrilled to announce that the GfÖ Annual Conference 2026 will be a joint event with the Nordic Society OIKOS (NSO), taking place in Odense, Denmark! 🇩🇰✨ See you on 14-17 Sep 2026! nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic... #NSO2026 #gfoe2026nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.comNordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society OikosJoin us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t... 0267
Reposted by TreeDìPablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo @castretis.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Check our new study about the importance of dissimilarity in water-use strategies for tree growth during drought years in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🌳💧Thanks @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social for leading this study so brilliantly 0141
Reposted by TreeDìiDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 13/11/2025New study led by @lsachsenmaier.bsky.social @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social shows: forest stands made up of tree species with different water-use strategies (not just many species) grow better in drought years. #iDivResearch #Biodiversity www.idiv.de/diverse-fore...idiv.deDiverse forests are more resistant to climate change 22914
Reposted by TreeDìWirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Scenes from the @treedi.bsky.social conference 🌳 Participants joined Prof. Christian Wirth for a guided tour through the ARBOFun arboretum - exploring how long-term measurements help us understand forest dynamics and tree functioning #treeDi #ForestEcology #PlantScience 052
TreeDì @treedi.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Neue Ausgabe des Konfuzius Magazins mit einem Artikel über TreeDì: "Wald und Waldforschung in China" ab Seite 8. www.konfuziusinstitut-leipzig.de/konfuzius-in... 022
TreeDì @treedi.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Inspiring joint conference of @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social at @idiv-research.bsky.social, with 20 presentations by doctoral researchers, 7 workshops, 5 international keynote speakers, 1 excursion and 1 guided city tour. 0126
Reposted by TreeDìGesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025🎉 Exciting news: The BAAE Best Student Paper Award is here! @basicapplecol.bsky.social will recognize remarkable student research with a €500 prize, highlighting emerging ecological scholars. 🌿 The award will be presented yearly at the GfÖ conference. 🌟 👉 gfoe.org/de/gfoe-prei... 044
Reposted by TreeDìmultitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025The start of a hopefully successful week of collaboration and research exchange 🔥 at our joint conference of #TreeDi 🌳and #MultiTroph 🐜🪲🕷 at the #idiv, Leipzig. 072
Reposted by TreeDìmultitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Georg Albert, our synthesis postdoc, shiws how species interactions shape (multi) functions in the BEF-China experiment. 092
Reposted by TreeDìMassimo Martini @entomassi.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Joint conference between @treedi.bsky.social and @multitroph.bsky.social has begun in Leipzig! Good way to start my last year of PhD 🕷🐛🐝🌿 062
Reposted by TreeDìmultitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Excellent keynote talk by Yi Li showing eg that multidiversity is more important in forests than in grasslands @treedi.bsky.social 072
Reposted by TreeDìmultitroph.bsky.social @multitroph.bsky.social · 14/10/2025We are just starting our @treedi.bsky.social and #MultiTroph joint conference. 😊. Stay turned 🎄🌲🌳🎄🌳🌲 051
Reposted by TreeDìUni Halle @unihalle.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Kleine Organismen, große Wirkung? MLU-Biologe @drpeterdietrich.bsky.social erforscht Mikroorganismen in & auf Bäumen. 🌳 Mit Hilfe modernster Sequenzierungstechnik will er verstehen, wie sich z. B. der Klimawandel auf die Gemeinschaft dieser Organismen auswirkt & welche Folgen das hat. mlu.de/bcjf6 1135
Reposted by TreeDìWirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Scenes from China, where PhD student Michèle ter Huurne is doing fieldwork with the @treedi.bsky.social project: forests, measurements, and big smiles between long days. Keep it up, Michèle!🌱📷 Photos: Michele ter Huurne #TreeDi #Fieldwork 071