News Archive 2016
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A new global map of roadless areas shows that the Earth’s surface is shattered by roads into more than 600,000 fragments. › more
A practical guide for all stakeholders concerned with biodiversity monitoring. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
Citizen Science to promote creativity, scientific literacy, and innovation throughout Europe › more
The renowned journal New Phytologist has published an interview with the young researcher on the journal website. › more
Side Event at the UN Biodiversity Conference › more
Press release of UFZ › more
„TrophinOak“ in "Nature Genetics" 2015 › more
Press release of DSMZ › more
Talk with Christian Wirth and Andreas Sickert at 5 December 2016, starting at 5 pm, in the event hall of the University Library Albertina (Beethovenstraße 6). › more
This text is only available in German. › more
Statement by Marten Winter › more
The review article by Galini V. Papadopoulou and Nicole M. van Dam entitled “Mechanisms and ecological implications of plant-mediated interactions between belowground and aboveground insect… › more
Intensive use of grasslands by humans not only reduces species diversity. It also makes the landscape more monotonous, so that the same species end up everywhere, a new study in "Nature" shows. › more
At the yDiv admission symposium seven doctoral researchers presented their research projects to the yDiv Board and iDiv colleagues. Godefroy Devevey, the yDiv coordinator, emphasized the excellence… › more
The researchers are among the most frequently cited scientists during the last decade. › more
press release of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology › more
From November 18-20, the Phylogenetic Symposium 2016 took place at the Leipzig University with over 120 participants from 22 countries. › more
We are happy to welcome Dr. Tomonori Tsunoda and Crispus Mbaluto in our group. › more
2-day symposium, February 7th - 8th 2017 at the Volksbad, Jena, Germany. › more
A fungus living inside the roots of tomato plants helps its host to defend itself against parasites. The knowledge about this mechanism cold inspire new solutions for a sustainable agriculture. › more
Smallholder-dominated agricultural landscapes are often assumed to harbour a relatively high biodiversity. A new study contradicts this view. › more
press release of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig › more
More than 200 scientists met for the second iDiv conference on Monday and Tuesday in the event location Kubus of the UFZ. › more
In a new study, scientists from UFZ and iDiv have analysed the national assessments of ecosystem services within the European Union. › more
new version of the global vegetation-plot database sPlot › more
A study shows that the ability to self-fertilize helps plants to spread around the world › more
Every year the yDiv retreat invites the doctoral researchers of yDiv to engage with an important topic related to working in science. This year’s retreat took place from 24 to 25 October 2016 in… › more
When their habitat is broken up, animals in the centre of their range fare better than animals on the edge › more
This text in only available in German. › more
New paper in SCIENCE › more
press release of MLU › more
The IPBES workshop on scenarios and modelling that was held last week at iDiv in Leipzig brought a paradigm change, the organizers say. Scenarios have always treated impacts on biodiversity as a… › more
Scientists start a new cooperation between Germany and Tunisia › more
This week, iDiv is hosting a workshop of the IPBES scenarios and modelling group in Leipzig. › more
The first global map of within-species genetic diversity on our planet has been published. Henrique M. Pereira, Professor at iDiv and the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, comments on the… › more
New paper in „New Phytologist“ › more
Press release from Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre › more
This text is only available in German. › more
The meeting took place in Zadar, Croatia, were an interdisciplinary group worked on the IPBES Regional Assessment on Europe and Central Asia › more
Number of bears negligible › more
Trees are able to distinguish whether one of their buds or shoots has been randomly torn off by a storm gust or fallen victim to a ravenous roe deer. In the case of roe deer browsing, they activate… › more
International research team issues recommendations to improve the predictive capacity of ecological models › more
The SESYNC - UFZ - sDiv working group Human Decision Making - Synthesis of micro-scale human decision making to mitigate risks to ecosystem services with Maja Schlüter and Marco Janssen as PIs… › more
The working group sCoMuCra including former sDiv postdoc Benjamin Yguel published a paper in The American Naturalist entitled "The Evolutionary Legacy of Diversification Predicts Ecosystem… › more
Researchers seek explanations for the mystery that is monodominance › more
Burrowing invaders conquest North American forests › more
Statements by Henrique M. Pereira › more
We would like to welcome the new sDiv postdoc Katharina Gerstner who will work on her individual project From plots to landscapes – Towards a mechanistic understanding of land-use effects on… › more
Ecometabolomics is an emerging field that aims to implement metabolomics in ecological and biodiversity research. The application of metabolomics in these fields, however, is still limited by a… › more
new NATURE paper by Harpole et al. › more
London/Halle (Saale). The consolidation of the agri-food industries with a small numbers of companies which now having unprecedented control of land is a major potential threat to pollinators. But it… › more
The MIE group grew again and is happy to welcome Erin and Linda to work on two exciting projects. › more
new paper in Nature › more
Prof. Josef Settele is one of three among the world’s most eminent experts on the intersection of nature and human well-being who were selected by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and… › more
A tree experiment needs some support › more
new comment in Nature Plants › more
This text is only available in German. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
New publication by iDiv scientist Isabel Rosa › more
IPK Researchers have succeeded for the first time in sequencing the genome of Chalcolithic barley grains › more
The Summer School on Classical biological control of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and other invasive weeds will be held by CABI (The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International)… › more
Phylogenetic diversity better predictor than species richness › more
Scarce data on the geographical origin of DNA sequences impairs its potential use for phylogeographic research › more
Nineteen young researchers from five continents got together in Leipzig from 19 to 25 July 2016 for the 2nd iDiv Summer School to learn about biodiversity synthesis and integration. Together with… › more
published in Cambridge › more
Financial commitment over the next four years › more
Leipzig. At the beginning of July in Leipzig, several hundred international experts in monitoring biological diversity will advise how the enormous gaps in knowledge about global biodiversity can be… › more
Tobacco plants which lack the hormones responsible for nicotine production are feasted on by rabbits and other mammals › more
5 × 15 minutes biodiversity research › more
This text is only available in German. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
new paper in Science Advances › more
Bees pollinate plants more frequently in the city than in the country even though they are more often infected with parasites, a factor which can shorten their lifespans. These were the findings of a… › more
This text is only available in German. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
On Friday, the iDiv members elected their new speakers at the General Assembly. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
Small animals that decompose fallen leaves in the forest form complex food webs and are essential to a functioning ecosystem. A study comprising over 80 forests in Germany and on Sumatra (Indonesia)… › more
iDiv guest Carsten Meyer, along with collaborators from the University of Göttingen, published a comprehensive study on limitations in global plant records in the journal Ecology Letters.… › more
Dr Sabine Matthiä has taken up the position as Chief Operating Officer at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig. › more
The "Welt am Sonntag", a major German newspaper, has published a two-page report on iDiv's canopy crane research in Leipzig. › more
More than 350 participants from 29 countries, more than 100 talks, 99 posters, four discussion forums and more than 3.000 tweets – the first European Citizen Science Conference, which took place in… › more
This text is only available in German. › more
yDiv PhD student Christian Ristok has been selected as a recipient of a Metabolomics Society Student Travel Award for Metabolomics 2016, the annual conference of the Metabolomics Society in Dublin,… › more
Galini Papadopoulou was selected to attend the Tulip’s summer school in Integrative Biology and Ecology. This Summer school is an interdisciplinary training program that covers genetic, molecular,… › more
yDiv welcomes Maria Sporbert (MLU Halle Wittenberg), Claudia Breitkreuz (UFZ Halle), Felix Gottschall (iDiv/UL) and Johanna Häussler (iDiv/FSU) as new yDiv doctoral researchers! They presented their… › more
For the first time, sDiv and the french synthesis centre CESAB organized a joint synthesis postdoc retreat at CESAB in beautiful Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. The topics were career… › more
How can we conserve and use biological diversity? This question was discussed ... › more
My research interests focus on insect ecology. Following the line of my experience, I joined iDiv looking to include my knowledge on important interactions belowground. Nicole Van Dam and Ainhoa… › more
new international study published in Science Advances › more
This text is only available in German. › more
First International ECSA and GEWISS Conference from 19 to 21 May 2016 › more
This text is only available in German. › more
This text is only available in German. › more
Sven Kirchner, a Master’s Degree student in Biology at the Radboud University Nijmegen, recently started his internship at iDiv. Until November Sven will be working on measuring plant root exudates… › more
