• press release Turning the spotlight on insects
This is the conclusion of an international team of researchers who studied the extent to which non-target species benefit from the network. They found that beneficiary species are unevenly distributed – for example, butterflies benefit much less than birds. »
Sonja Knapp deals with the biological diversity in cities. She is investigating on how plants and animals adapt to urban environments. In her portrait she describes the special characteristics and challenges of her research field.»
The science comic leads two students on a wild time travel to the first observations and observatories of plants and precipitation – the story of ecohydrology. Using past knowledge and new technologies they develop ideas for their own research.»
Inland waters play an important role in the global carbon cycle. However, their emissions have been significantly underestimated up until now because not enough attention has been paid to dry areas within these systems. This is shown in an international study led by the UFZ.»
COVID-19 stimulus measures should not only boost the economy, but also initiate a transformative change that includes a fundamental technological, economic and social reorganization – say leading researchers of IPBES.»
The influence of vegetation and other landscape parameters on the use of ecosystem services in urban green infrastructure in Leipzig.
125 years of the field research station in Bad Lauchstädt
