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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First glimpse into our BIOME project fieldwork in Brunei! 🌴🇧🇳 Exploring Earth’s oldest primary rainforests (130–140 mya) with 70m trees & incredible biodiversity. Huge thanks to our dedicated team on the ground. Part 1 of our video series. Jumpa lagi! 🐿️🌿 #BIOMEproject #Macroecology #Brunei

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

How do you capture the 3D complexity of a dense forest canopy? 🌲🚁 We're flying LiDAR & multispectral drones for the BIOME project, mapping biomass and greenness at unprecedented resolution. Huge thanks to our skilled pilots Yiwen Liu & Ziyu Zheng! 🙌 #Macroecology #LiDAR #RemoteSensing

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Michael Nobis @michaelnobis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Invasive alien plants #IAS – or when North America meets Southern Africa on a Swiss motorway … 🌍🌐🌿 Our 2nd 2026 road survey captured 📸 non-native #Cuscuta #campestris (NAm) parasitizing invasive Senecio inaequidens (SA)! Following 2019 & 2021 ⬇️, #AI mapping will monitor both along 🇨🇭 national roads.

Cuscuta campestris, native to North America. Image: photographed by Kristian Peters, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2762006

Cuscuta campestris parasitizing Senecio inaequidens, native to Southern Africa; image from 2019 in Nobis et al. 2020 - https://myvss.mobilityplatform.ch//vss/account/publication/2897/download/pdf; only presumed as C. campestris at the time, while driving by at c. 90 km/h, the species has since been observed multiple times parasitizing S. inaequidens.

Cuscuta campestris parasitizing Senecio inaequidens, 2026 Swiss road survey, CC BY-SA 3.0; nationwide AI mapping will be compared with 2021 baseline imagery - https://www.astra.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/jTyOL6e7ytDe/astra_88022_invasive_neophyten_an_nationalstrassen.pdf

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Lidong didn’t just send his postdoc to support our expedition; he jumped right into the dense subtropical forests himself. Armed with deep botanical knowledge, 360° GoPro tech, and relentless good vibes, he powered our data collection on the ground🌲📷, thanks🫶🏼 #Biomeproject #Macroecology #Fieldwork

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today: Pengcheng Liu, a postdoc in the lab of Lidong Mo (who we can't wait to introduce next!). 🤝 With this series, we want to say a massive THANK YOU to all our worldwide partners who make international research and the #BIOMEproject possible, fun, and full of friendship. 🌍

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ever wonder how rainforest leaves handle excess water 🌧️🍃? In the #BIOMEproject, we measure leaf traits to see how plants adapt to their biome's climate. Watch @haozhima.bsky.social explain the function of drip tips with a demo from the subtropical rainforests near Guangzhou! 👇 #Macroecology

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

From the forest floor to the canopy 🍃 Here’s how the #BIOMEproject captures leaf traits! 👇 Watch @nezimmermann.bsky.social explain our digital data collection across all forest layers. Lab processing unlocks key traits to characterize these biomes. #Macroecology #Forests #China #PlantTraits #WSL

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

To define biomes globally, we measure diverse parameters. Over the next days, we show you what we capture in the field! First up: PhD student @yang-gengchen.bsky.social shows how we measure light in forests using hemispherical photos in China. 👇 #BIOMEproject #GlobalChange #PlantTraits #Fieldwork

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Same climate, different species – identical traits? 🌿 Join us in China's laurel forests. Although the species differ completely from Ecuador, the similar climate shapes nearly identical plant structures and traits. Watch the video for a direct look at our fieldwork! 👇

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

From Shanghai straight into the deep green: We arrived in China! Global BIOME-project: We collect functional plant traits & 3D structural data to infer a standardized, data-driven definition of global biomes & to test a new biome biogeography theory. Follow us for updates from the laurel forest!

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Michael Nobis @michaelnobis.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A few days ago, we completed the first 2026 camera survey, building on our 2021 baseline, to track distribution dynamics of native and non-native plant species along Swiss national roads using AI. Stay tuned! #Biodiversity #Monitoring #InvasiveSpecies #AI GPS tracks from first 2026 camera survey👇

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The BIOME team is on its way to Sardinia! 🚢🌳 Following campaigns in Switzerland & Ecuador, our PhD students are kicking off a new field season studying Mediterranean holm oak forests together with Alberto Tarroni. Proud to partner with FoReSTAS & colleagues from the University of Padua. 👇

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🐦🌬️𖣘 I dati dei radar meteorologici potrebbero salvare molti uccelli dalle collisioni con le turbine eoliche con un impatto ridotto sulla produzione elettrica. www.wsl.ch/it/news/i-da... #Uccelli #Eolico #Rinnovabili #Biodiversità

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I dati radar possono proteggere gli uccelli dalle turbine eoliche

I dati radar potrebbero ridurre il rischio di collisione tra uccelli e pale eoliche senza incidere molto sulla produzione elettrica.

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Exkursion: Arnika oder Gamswurz? Die WSL-Bestimmungsapp Species-ID kann hier helfen. Auf Wanderung mit App-Entwicklern Manuel Popp und Niklaus Zimmermann können Sie den unveröffentlichten Prototypen ausprobieren: festivaldernatur.ch/event?nid=90... @nezimmermann.bsky.social l @manupopp.bsky.social

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

@michaelnobis.bsky.social from the DME group has contributed to this important documentation on the state of Biodiversity in Switzerland! Find ore info here: biodiversitaet2026.scnat.ch

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Biodiversität in der Schweiz verstehen und gestalten

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

@wennading.bsky.social from the DME lab presented her great work at #TIBS2026 on the origin of mountain floras in response to biotic assembly, orogeny and climate change. If you are interested, her is the latest paper on the topic: www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Damiano Righetti from our DME lab just presented his cool research at #TIBS2026 on trophic species distribution modelling of tuna and its pray.

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Damiano Righetti from our DME lab just presented his cool research at #TIBS2026 on trophic species distribution modelling of tuna and its pray.

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Our DME member @dirknkarger.bsky.social gave a great talk on adapting land use to climate change and how this can mitigate global biodiversity decline.

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Interesting talk by @nezimmermann.bsky.social from our DME lab today at #TIBS2026 on a new conceptual framework on #BiomeBiogeography. This concept is at the core of our #biome project, in which several lab members are involved.

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🗾The poster sessions at #TIBS2026 are a great opportunity to exchange results and ideas, and to meet new people. We enjoy the interaction and atmosphere. And we will leave with a rich set of new ideas and connections.🚀 #Biogeography #Macroecology #Biodiversity #CHELSA @wslresearch.bsky.social

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Elena Plekhanova from @wsl-dme.bsky.social just gave a very interesting talk on how to use #AI in combination with #RemoteSensing to map global #biomes. #Macroecology #Biodiversity #Mapping @wslresearch.bsky.social

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Great talk by @vboussange.bsky.social from @wsl-dme.bsky.social on "Multiscale species richness modelling". Victor developed a cool method to map species richness in a way that allows spatial scaling and to retrieve scale-relevant information.

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The @wsl-dme.bsky.social lab members arrived at #TIBS2026 in Aarhus. We are excited to enjoy great talks, posters, workshops, discussions with colleagues and friends, and we look forward to contribute as well, with 7 oral and 5 poster contributions. #Biogeography #Macroecology #Biodiversity

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Wenna Ding @wennading.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

How have mountain building and climate change shaped alpine biodiversity over millions of years? Check out our new study in Science Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The asynchronous rise of Northern Hemisphere alpine floras reveals general responses of biotic assembly to orogeny and climate change

The asynchronous rise of Northern Hemisphere alpine floras was shaped by general responses to orogeny and climate change.

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Weather radars reveal large scale insect movement: around 100 trillion insects fly over the US every day. Overall, a new study shows, their numbers have remained stable over the last ten years, but vary greatly from region to region. (www.wsl.ch/en/news/how-...) #Insects #Biodiversity #Research

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How many insects fly in the sky above the USA?

Using radar data, researchers estimate that around 100 trillion insects fly in the air above the USA every day.

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Niklaus E. Zimmermann @nezimmermann.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

🌴Since my undergraduate time, I wanted to see the tropical alpine biome with its "giant rosette" species. On our #biome project fieldtrip in #Ecuador, I finally met #Espeletia picnophylla spp. angelensis, in El Angel. So happy! Magic!

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🌿 While conducting #biome research in the #Maquipucuna Reserve in #Ecuador, our lodge unexpectedly became a perfect vantage point for observing mesmerizing #hummingbirds. ✨🐦

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Niklaus E. Zimmermann @nezimmermann.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

🌧️ If your team members are patiently waiting for 1h in the rain in a tropical #cloudforest, chatting, playing, laughing and happily continue fieldwork with rain-sensitive instruments as soon as the rain stops & finish the day with a “high five”: Now you know, you have a fantastic team! 🫶

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Exploring the tropical cloud forests of #Guacamayos. 🔎 Foggy, rain-soaked and mild temperatures: #cloudforests are some of the most species- and endemism-rich biomes on Earth. Despite covering only 0.4% of global land, they host 3,700 #species of birds, mammals, amphibians and tree ferns. 🌧️🌳🌿

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🚁🌳 We are collecting #biome data in #Ecuador using three types of #drones: 1️⃣ #LiDAR – to analyze vertical biomass distribution 2️⃣ Multispectral – to assess canopy leaf area 3️⃣ Photo – to capture leaf imagery

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🌳 Towering trees (often >50 m), massive buttress roots and woody lianas are typical plant traits of tropical rainforests. 🌧

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Manuel Popp @manupopp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Where do species find suitable habitats in Switzerland? And how will habitat suitabilities change under future climate scenarios? Here, we have modelled maps for more than 7500 swiss species: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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SDMapCH: a Comprehensive database of >7,500 modelled species habitat suitability maps for Switzerland - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - SDMapCH: a Comprehensive database of >7,500 modelled species habitat suitability maps for Switzerland

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

🌿Fieldwork in the #Yasuni National Park, #Ecuador.🦜 Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

A breathtaking sunrise with a view of the #Antisana volcano on the road from Quito to Yasuní National Park.☀️🌋

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The BIOME team explored the high-altitude city of #Quito (2,850 m) before heading deep into the Amazon rainforest for fieldwork. 🌳🌿

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🌎 Our BIOME project team has just begun a 3.5-week research expedition in Ecuador! 🇪🇨 They’ll be conducting fieldwork across diverse landscapes to study how biomes have evolved and how to define them. 🔎🌿🏔️ Stay tuned for field updates! ✨ 👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Fieldwork magic 🍄✨ We encountered an incredible diversity of #mushrooms in the forest last week. Each species part of the living network that keeps ecosystems dynamic and resilient. 🌎

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Michael Nobis @michaelnobis.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🔊 New paper: first integration of population genetics🧬 and dynamic species distribution modeling🌐 using #KISSMig to reconstruct postglacial dynamics of wild black pepper, endemic to India’s Western Ghats. #macroecology #popgen #phylogeography #biogeography 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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YANG Geng-Chen | 杨庚宸 @yang-gengchen.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This week, I presented my research on #BiomeConservatism at the @cpeg-cpb25.bsky.social in Zürich. 🌍 🌱 The analysis of 161 plant lineages across the globe provides clear evidence for biome conservatism and the mechanisms underlying current #biodiversity patterns and #biome dynamics. 💡

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

📱🌱 Plant identification apps are booming – but which one is the best? And how reliable are the results? 🤔 Our researchers collected over 5,000 photos of 560 Swiss plant species from 85 habitat types and tested the most popular apps.🔎 Here are the findings: shorturl.at/lD0Cl

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

@clechartre.bsky.social reimplemented #BIOME4 into a modular, high-performance #Julia version, enabling 1 km vegetation modeling 🌱 and integration of #CHELSA climate datasets. 🌦️ We can now simulate biome patterns across complex terrains ⛰️ and define biome boundaries with greater accuracy. 🎯

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Dr. Dirk N. Karger @dirknkarger.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

🌿 Join Our Team as Postdoctoral Researcher in Regional Climate Downscaling at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL in Switzerland and lead the development of regional, highresolution climate scenarios for Armenia. @wslresearch.bsky.social @wsl-dme.bsky.social apply.refline.ch/273855/1747/...

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WSL Dynamic Macroecology @wsl-dme.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 has released a Special Feature on "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻", including an insightful editorial by our scientists Silke Bauer & @nezimmermann.bsky.social.🌍⚡🌱 #energytransition #ecology #renewablenergy #greenenergy

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Towards a sustainable energy transition

Combining the goals of energy transition and biodiversity protection is both necessary and possible. With the costs of inaction increasing rapidly, we need to remember that combatting climate change ....

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Michael Nobis @michaelnobis.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🔉Happy to share our new publication and global data compilation #GenDivRange covering population genetic diversity of 19,173 geo-referenced populations and 1,109 species. A big thank to Katalin Csilléry, who initiated and led this project, and to all colleagues. (1/2) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges

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