
Im Rahmen der Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) beteiligen sich iDiv-Wissenschaftlerinnen und -Wissenschaftler an der COP16 . › mehr

Auswirkungen der Landnutzung auf Vielfalt der Bodenlebewesen › mehr

Neue Studie in Nature Plants › mehr

Folgen der Anreicherung von Buchenwäldern mit Nadelbäumen › mehr

Forschungsgruppenleiterin berät Bundesregierung › mehr

Interview mit den Forschenden › mehr

Neue Studie in Science › mehr

Das FLOW-Projekt mobilisierte über 900 Bürgerinnen und Bürger zur Erforschung des Zustands kleiner Bäche › mehr

Verknüpfung von genomischen, geografischen und Umweltdaten gibt Aufschluss, welche Populationen besonders unter dem globalen Wandel leiden. › mehr

Das Deutsche Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) startet zum 1. Oktober in eine neue Phase mit neuer Grundfinanzierung, neuer Geschäftsführerin und einer neuen Forschungsgruppe. › mehr

Mehr als die Hälfte der Lebensraumtypen in Deutschland weist einen ökologisch ungünstigen Zustand auf › mehr

Neue Studie zeigt klimarelevante Effekte › mehr

Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft tagt vom 15. bis 19. September › mehr

Forschende sprechen von gravierenden Auswirkungen auf das Klima › mehr

Vögel und Säugetiere auf Inseln haben einen langsameren Stoffwechsel als ihre Verwandten auf dem Festland › mehr

Promovierende forschen zu nachhaltiger Entwicklung › mehr

Je höher der Umweltstress, desto geringer die Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber globalen Veränderungen › mehr

Ökofelder und Blühstreifen fördern gesunde Honigbienenpopulationen › mehr

Ganzheitlicher Ansatz bietet konkrete Strategien für Forschende, Forschungs- und Fördermitteleinrichtungen sowie Herausgeber › mehr

Wissenschaftskommunikation für eine breite Zielgruppe hat Vorteile für alle Beteiligten › mehr

Neues Video mit Dr. Guy Peer von iDiv und UFZ zeigt Bedeutung von Brachflächen › mehr

Extensiv genutztes Grünland kommt besser mit den Folgen des Klimawandels zurecht › mehr

Die Natur fördert nicht nur unser Wohlbefinden, sondern auch die psychische Gesundheit › mehr

Automatisierte Analysen von Pflanzenbeobachtungen zeigen, wie sich der Jahresrhythmus der Pflanzen verändert › mehr

Studie gibt Einblicke in politische Erfordernisse, Herausforderungen und zukünftige Lösungsansätze. › mehr

Die zunehmende Zerstückelung von Lebensraum kann die Biodiversität sowohl positiv als auch negativ beeinflussen - je nachdem, wie groß der verbleibende Lebensraum ist. › mehr

Nur wenige Publikationen von Forschenden aus Bolivien, Peru und Ecuador › mehr

iDiv lud ein zum Parlamentarischen Abend › mehr

Lebensstrategien verschiedener Bodenorganismen können die Bildung organischer Stoffe im Boden stark beeinflussen › mehr

Neue Studie in Nature Communications › mehr

Landnutzer leiden unter unflexibler Gesetzgebung und Arbeitskräftemangel › mehr

Bislang war Landnutzungswandel der dominierende Grund › mehr

Etwa fünf Prozent der regionalen Klimaregulation lassen sich durch Pflanzenvielfalt erklären. › mehr

Nico Eisenhauer ist in die Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina aufgenommen worden. › mehr

Amphibien dienen als Bioindikatoren für den Zustand der Ökosysteme › mehr

Hohe wissenschaftliche Auszeichnung › mehr

Ein Drittel der afrikanischen Menschenaffenpopulation durch bergbaubedingte Risiken gefährdet › mehr

Diana Wall verstarb am 25. März 2024. Die international geachtete Umweltwissenschaftlerin und Bodenökologin war langjähriges Mitglied des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats von iDiv und an… › mehr

Neue Studie zeigt, wie sozialer Status und Verhalten sich im Erbgut widerspiegeln. › mehr

Ökologe Prof. Henrique Pereira ist Teil der „Motifs Advisory Group“ der EZB, die Motive für die nächsten Generation der Euronoten vorschlägt. › mehr

Ergebnisse im Fachjournal Science of the Total Environment veröffentlicht › mehr

Fischarten reagieren auf höhere Temperaturen, indem sie leichter verfügbare Beute jagen. Dieses Verhalten könnte laut Modellrechnungen zum Aussterben von Arten führen. › mehr

Ein neuer Ansatz soll helfen, die Abhängigkeit des internationalen Handels von den Beiträgen der Natur zu bewerten. › mehr

Viele Lebensgemeinschaften werden im Laufe der Zeit zwar ähnlicher werden, aber fast ebenso viele auch unterschiedlicher › mehr

Forschungsteam untersucht Auswirkungen veränderter Landnutzung auf Ökosysteme in Sumatra › mehr

Studie zeigt, welche Lebensräume für den Schutz bedrohter Arten am dringendsten geschützt werden müssen. › mehr

Höhere Temperaturen könnten zur größten Bedrohung werden › mehr

Mehrere Forschungsaufenthalte am iDiv geplant › mehr

Umfrage zeigt: Viele Menschen sind offen für eine Rückkehr großer Fleisch- und Pflanzenfresser ins Oderdelta. › mehr

Wie Technologien, Finanzen und Politik dem Rückgang der Biodiversität begegnen können › mehr

Wirths Forschung ergänzt Forschungsschwerpunkte des Max-Planck-Instituts › mehr

Auswirkungen extremer Dürreereignisse deutlich unterschätzt › mehr

Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass regelmäßiger Besuch auf Palmölplantagen die Säuglingssterblichkeit bei Südlichen Schweinsaffen auf der Malaiischen Halbinsel kritisch erhöht. › mehr

Interview mit Prof. Dr. Martin Quaas; Leiter der Forschungsgruppe Biodiversitätsökonomik › mehr

Das EU-Parlament stimmt Anfang 2024 über das wohl wichtigste Gesetz dazu ab › mehr

Rückläufige Insektenzahlen sind vor allem auf den Verlust besonders häufiger Arten zurückzuführen › mehr

Neue Studie über Zusammenhang von Biodiversität und Klima › mehr

Bericht einer Expertenarbeitsgruppe enthält Forschungsempfehlungen zur Unterstützung einer Pandemie-Präventionspolitik › mehr

Studie zeigt natürliche Lösung zur Abschwächung von Auswirkungen des Klimawandels › mehr

Mitteldeutschland stellt drei der sechs bestplatzierten deutschen Universitäten › mehr

8 iDiv-Mitglieder unter den Highly Cited Researchers 2023 › mehr

Promovierende erforschen zukünftig nachhaltige Nutzungskonzepte natürlicher Gemeinschaftsgüter › mehr

Wie Lebensumstände die Darstellung der Natur in literarischen Werken beeinflussen › mehr

Neuer Ansatz für die Mitgestaltung von Biodiverstiäts-Indikatoren › mehr

Weitreichende Auswirkungen der Lichtverschmutzung. › mehr

Informationen von Plattformen wie Facebook können unser Wissen über die Artenvielfalt vergrößern › mehr

DFG finanziert Forschungsgruppe › mehr

Neue Studie in der Fachzeitschrift Science Advances › mehr

Sofortige Schutzmaßnahmen sind nötig, um Wirbellose zu schützen und wichtige Ökosystemleistungen zu erhalten. › mehr

Die Körpergröße von Organismen weltweit wird im Laufe der Zeit immer kleiner – besonders deutlich ist diese Entwicklung bei Fischen. › mehr

iDiv’s Forscher*innen1 sind besorgt über die bereits prekären Arbeitsbedingungen in Deutschland und alarmiert, dass diese mit Inkrafttreten eines neuen WissZeitVG noch verschärft… › mehr

Möglicherweise universelles Muster der globalen Artenhäufigkeit enthüllt › mehr

Originalpublication(Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit iDiv-Affiliation fett gedruckt) El-Hokayem, L., De Vita, P., Usman, M., Link, A. and Conrad, C. (2023) Mapping Potentially… › mehr

Ein neues System ist dringend nötig, um die Biodiversität weltweit zu überwachen. › mehr

Eine neue Studie zeigt, dass über 1000 Gefäßpflanzen in Nigeria bisher unbeschrieben sein könnten. › mehr

Verbleib von abgestorbener Biomasse an Pflanzen beeinflusst wahrscheinlich Kohlenstoff- und Nährstoffkreisläufe › mehr

Erstmals flächendeckend zeitliche Verschiebung der Photosynthese-Aktivität erfasst › mehr

Internationales Forschungsteam vergleicht Insel- und Festlandpflanzen in Form und Funktion › mehr

Neues Konzept ermöglicht effektiveres Management von Böden als Kohlenstoffsenken › mehr

Lebensraumvielfalt kann Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Insekten abmildern › mehr

Über 300 Gäste aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft › mehr

Fragmentierung von Lebensräumen und globale Erwärmung könnten große Tiere aufgrund ihrer begrenzten Wandergeschwindigkeit besonders benachteiligen › mehr

Forschungsprojekt „MetaChange“ wird mit knapp 2,5 Millionen Euro für fünf Jahre gefördert › mehr

Diesen Text gibt es nur auf Englisch. Contact: Dr Marten Winter sDiv - Synthesis Centre German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Leipzig University Phone:… › mehr

Arten mit größerem Verbreitungsgebiet profitieren von anthropogenen Veränderungen › mehr

Bei langfristig angelegtem Fischerei-Management werden evolutionäre Veränderungen, die zu einer geringeren Laichgröße geführt haben, profitabel umgekehrt. › mehr

Aussterberate von Säugetieren auf Inseln durch Ankunft des Menschen deutlich angestiegen › mehr

Effekte des Klimawandels auf die Vegetation der Erde sind in hohem Maße von den lokalen Bedingungen abhängig › mehr

Studie zeigt: Lebende Wurzeln sind für die Erhaltung der Biodiversität in tropischen Böden ebenso wichtig wie tote Blätter › mehr

Naturschützer wollen Dialog für transeuropäisches Naturnetzwerk voranbringen › mehr

Studie zeigt: aktuelle Daten sind wahrscheinlich viel zu unvollständig und mangelhaft für ein präzises globales Bild › mehr

Fähigkeiten bei der Nahrungssuche könnten entscheidend sein › mehr

Noch Jahre nach einer landwirtschaftlichen Nutzung ist die pflanzliche Vielfalt im Vergleich zu unberührten Flächen eingeschränkt. › mehr

Forschende fordern, Insekten bei der Ausweitung und Neuausweisung von Schutzgebieten stärker zu berücksichtigen › mehr

iDiv lud ein zum Parlamentarischen Abend nach Berlin, um mögliche Wege zu diskutieren › mehr

Artenverlust reduziert Ökosystemstabilität im Langzeit-Versuch › mehr

Die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Pflanzen und ihren Bestäubern haben sich im Laufe des letzten Jahrhunderts erheblich verändert › mehr

Europäisches Projekt zur Bewertung ökologischer Renaturierung durch „Rewilding“ startet › mehr

Neues Verfahren entwickelt › mehr

Literaturstudie zeigt, dass sich der Mensch immer weniger mit der Natur beschäftigt, doch systematische Studien sind selten › mehr

Bericht von Dr. Sandeep Sharma, Forschungsgruppe Biodiversität und Naturschutz am iDiv und der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg › mehr

Eine Studie belegt, dass Bürgerforschung durchaus eine Option ist, um den ökologischen Zustand von kleineren Fließgewässern zu bewerten. › mehr

Umfassende Untersuchung der biologischen Vielfalt auf der Insel zeigt dringenden Bedarf an gemeinschaftlichen, wissenschaftlich fundierten Erhaltungsmaßnahmen › mehr

Vorsitzender des iDiv-Kuratoriums Hochschulmanager des Jahres › mehr

Leipziger Forschende fordern gemeinsames Vorgehen zur Verknüpfung von Klima- und Biodiversitätsforschung › mehr

Jena Senckenberg Institute of Plant Form and Function stärkt sammlungsbezogene Biodiversitätsforschung › mehr

Positive Effekte der Beweidung können unter wärmerem Klima ins Negative umschlagen › mehr

7 iDiv-Mitglieder unter den Highly Cited Researchers 2022 › mehr

Internationales Projekt NaturaConnect bündelt das Wissen zum Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt in Europa › mehr

Forschende erstellen Ranking der Ursachen für weltweiten Verlust der Artenvielfalt und Lebensräume › mehr

Ein Feldversuch zeigt, dass die Konkurrenz um Licht der Schlüsselmechanismus für den Verlust der Pflanzenvielfalt bei Eutrophierung und fehlender Beweidung ist. › mehr

Die Daten aus Biotopkartierungen können dabei helfen, die Forschung zur Artenvielfalt voranzubringen. › mehr

Hohe Dunkelziffer bei Silberfischchen und Tausendfüßlern › mehr

Insektenmittel auf der Basis von Flupyradifuron und Sulfoxaflor können verheerende Folgen für die Gesundheit von Honigbienen haben. › mehr

Forschende finden die Ursachen für Artenrückgang durch Nährstoffeinträge › mehr

Nutzer der App iNaturalist helfen der Forschung maßgeblich, globale Karten von Pflanzenmerkmalen zu erstellen › mehr

Datenauswertung zur Pflanzenpopulation zwischen 1927 und 2020 aus › mehr

Die Verschleppung von Pflanzenarten in fremde Gebiete wirkt sich dauerhaft auf die biologische Vielfalt und menschliche Lebensgrundlagen aus › mehr

Neue Studie in Nature › mehr

Am 29.09.2022 fand der iDay im iDiv Core Centre und im Botanischen Garten in Leipzig statt. Zum nunmehr dritten Mal lud die iDiv-Administration Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Verwaltungen der vier… › mehr

Schlecht definierte Landrechte führen zu verstärkter Entwaldung in den Tropen, doch private Besitzrechte schaffen nur in Verbindung mit strengen Umweltauflagen Abhilfe. › mehr

Jüngste Ausbreitung der Art bedeutet kaum mehr als eine Stabilisierung › mehr

Inseln wirken als natürliche Laboratorien der Evolution › mehr

Steppen Osteuropas beherbergen ähnlich viele Pflanzenarten wie AmazonasregenwaldregionenBasiert auf einer Medienmitteilung der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Halle/Leipzig. Die… › mehr

Wirksamkeit des Biodiversitätsschutzes in Nationalparken hängt stark mit sozioökonomischen Bedingungen zusammen › mehr

Digitale Karte zeigt die ganze Vielfalt des Lebens in Tausenden Fotos › mehr

Neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen: “30 by 30”-Ziel kann durch die Nutzung der Ökosystemvielfalt südamerikanischer Länder erreicht werden › mehr

Expertenbefragung erweitert das globale Wissen über die biologische Vielfalt erheblich › mehr

Klima-Entkopplung bei Lebensraumspezialisten besonders ausgeprägt › mehr

Leipziger Citizen-Science-Projekt „VielFalterGarten" fördert Insektenvielfalt in der Stadt und lädt ein, sich aktiv am Schutz von Schmetterlingen zu beteiligen„Wir wollen Bürger:innen… › mehr

Über 300 Wissenschaftler geben Empfehlungen zur Verbesserung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik der EU ab › mehr

Forschende entdecken Mikroben in stockdunklen Grundwasserleitern als wichtige Primärproduzenten › mehr

iDiv und Universität Leipzig bekommen neue Juniorforschungsgruppe „Biologische Vielfalt und Funktionen des Bodens“ › mehr

Bericht von Dr. Jose Valdez, Postdoktorand der Forschungsgruppe Biodiversität und Naturschutz bei iDiv und der Universität Leipzig, und Hauptautor einer neuen… › mehr

Artenreiche Pflanzengemeinschaften lernen generationenübergreifend, sich gegenseitig gegen Trockenstress zu wappnen › mehr

Ehemaliger Forschungsdirektor des Leibniz-Instituts für Pflanzenbiotechnologie (IPB) Dierk Scheel verstorben › mehr

Juniorforschungsgruppe „Evolution von Symbiosen“ startet bei iDiv und der MLU › mehr

Naturschutzdaten aus 40 Jahren: Forschende zeigen Bestandstrends heimischer Insekten › mehr

Neue Analysemethoden ermöglichen Einblicke in die Evolution von Schimpansen und unterstützen ihren Schutz › mehr

Großflächiger Einsatz von Kamerafallendaten kann Wildtierschutz verbessern › mehr

Sind werdende Mütter Stress ausgesetzt, können Verhaltensprobleme beim Kind die Folge sein – Geschwister können dies jedoch abfangen › mehr

Forschende schlagen Maßnahmen des Conservation Gardenings für Trendwende im Gartenbau vor › mehr

Rolle der ehemaligen Rektorin der Universität Leipzig für die Entwicklung von iDiv gewürdigt › mehr

Neues Konzept betont die positive Wirkung von Regenwürmern für die Nutzung des Bodens als KohlenstoffsenkeBericht von Dr. Gerrit Angst, Postdoktorand in der Forschungsgruppe Experimentelle… › mehr

DFG verlängert Finanzierung des internationalen Graduiertenkollegs TreeDi › mehr

Auswirkungen fehlender großer Pflanzenfresser auf Nahrungspflanzen noch heute nachweisbar › mehr

Reptilien profitieren von Schutzmaßnahmen für andere Tiere › mehr

Vorstellung der Strategie und Citizen-Science-Festival am 29. April in Berlin › mehr

Bundesweite Messkampagne des Citizen-Science-Projekts FLOW startet › mehr

iDiv freut sich sehr über die Auszeichnung seines Gründungsdirektors › mehr

Basiert auf einer Medienmiteilung der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) Zu wenig Koordination, mangelhafte technische und finanzielle Ressourcen und unklare Zielvorgaben: Die… › mehr

Forschende raten dazu, bislang wenig beachtete Faktoren für Biodiversitätsverlust zu berücksichtigen › mehr

Botanische Gärten laden Bürger:innen dazu ein, die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Pflanzen zu erforschen › mehr

Geringe Korrelationen bei Bestandsentwicklungen verschiedener Insektengruppen › mehr
![Collage of plant species that are range-restricted to Europe but threatened in at least one country, with some of them being globally threatened. (Picture: Vlaev, Dimiter in Peev, D. et al. (eds) (2015): Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. Collage of plant species that are range-restricted to Europe but threatened in at least one country, with some of them being globally threatened. (Picture: Vlaev, Dimiter in Peev, D. et al. (eds) (2015): Red Data Book of the Republic of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. Plants and Fungi. MoEW & BAS, Sofia [Single inset drawings; compiled by Staude, I.]. http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/)](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/a/csm_pic_f98b3b0e6520220210143620_7ab832576e.jpg)
Studie schließt Lücken zum Aussterberisiko von Pflanzenarten › mehr

Eineiige Zwillinge sind sich in ihrer Naturverbundenheit ähnlicher als zweieiige - doch Genetik ist nicht alles › mehr

Chemische „Hilferufe“ von Bäumen erstmals in natürlichem Lebensraum nachgewiesen › mehr

BMBF-Forschungsprojekt im Modellgebiet Oderdelta startet › mehr

Umwelt-Ministerin und -Minister von Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen und Sachsen diskutieren regionale Biodiversitätsschutzmaßnahmen › mehr

Bericht von María Felipe-Lucia, Postdoktorandin am Deutschen Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) und Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) › mehr