• press release Butterflies on the decline
From now on, interested people can record flower-visiting insects using the "FIT Count" app - whether in their own garden or in the park around the corner. The results will flow into an EUwide monitoring system and help to complete the knowledge on the development of pollinators.»
The recently published Butterfly Grassland Indicator shows a further decline of butterflies in Europe. In the EU, the indicator is planned to serve for assessing progress made by member states in implementing the planned “Nature Restoration Law”.»
A team of researchers, including scientists from the UFZ, has studied how the characteristics of wild plant species change in the course of agricultural seed production. The results are important for optimising seed production for the ecological renaturation of degraded areas.»
UFZ scientists, together with UNEP-WCMC, have developed a guidebook for establishing fora for exchange at national level to better integrate nature and its services into decision-making. The guidebook captures experiences from 18 countries and supports the work of IPBES.»
PFAS are often toxic, always extremely persistent, and are spread throughout the environment. Hot-spots can be detected only with great effort. A research team led by the UFZ has now discovered that the liver of wild boar is suitable as a bioindicator.»
Forest communities across natural and anthropogenic gradients in Eastern Himalayas. My research focuses on understanding - how natural and human factors (e.g. forest types, elevation) in Neora Valley National Park influence diversity and composition of woody plants, birds and soil biota and the values of other ecosystem services.
partitioning in biological systems - a toolbox for quantitative understanding"
