Global climate change could alter earthworm communities worldwide.  › more

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grants 5 million euros for novel approach to investigate mechanisms underlying biodiversity and ecosystem functions at Jena Experiment  › more

Open-access journal follows exceptionally fair approach  › more

Soil activity decreases nevertheless  › more

Research team evaluates global biodiversity data – with surprising resultsLeipzig. After conducting comprehensive studies, an international team of researchers led by Leipzig University and the iDiv…  › more

More living organisms on our bodies and in our homes could help in combatting diseases - if we let them live  › more

iDiv scientists explain research on tropical arthropods in journal for young readers  › more

Study from 39 grassland experiments published in Nature Ecology and Evolution  › more

Newly discovered dispersal strategy for mites  › more

Data on soil biodiversity is lacking from large regions of the world, new sDiv study finds.  › more

Study questions assumptions on mechanisms underlying warming feedback.  › more

Media release about the ‘Jena Experiment’  › more

... and even more so when tree logging and drought occur at the same time  › more

new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution  › more

From 3-15 September, the 3rd iDiv Summer School 2017 on “Synthesising and modelling biodiversity data” took place.  › more

paper of iDiv summer school published  › more

In meadows with high plant species richness, nematode communities cope better with warming.  › more

Exploring different aspects of biodiversity  › more

The iDiv Ecotron will provide insights into interactions among species.  › more

An experiment shows how rising temperatures change interactions between species.  › more

In a commentary in Nature Ecology and Evolution, scientists from iDiv and Leipzig University call for initiatives to fill knowledge gaps  › more

This text is only available in German.  › more

2-day symposium, February 7th - 8th 2017 at the Volksbad, Jena, Germany.   › more

Smallholder-dominated agricultural landscapes are often assumed to harbour a relatively high biodiversity. A new study contradicts this view.   › more

New paper in „New Phytologist“  › more

Burrowing invaders conquest North American forests  › more

A tree experiment needs some support  › more

5 × 15 minutes biodiversity research  › more

new paper in Science Advances  › more

This text is only available in German.  › more

new international study published in Science Advances  › more

Milestone for new iDiv research platform  › more

Nowhere does deforestation occur more rapidly than in the tropics, where humans use the previously forested land for crop production and cattle ranching. If this land is abandoned again, however,…  › more

The grant for Nico Eisenhauer is awarded to study the effects of European earthworms in North America.   › more

Leipzig. Elevated concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide enhance photosynthesis and plant growth. Although these growth effects can be sustained in the long term, the magnitude of effects…  › more

Can biodiversity help protect ecosystems in unusual climatic events? Given the continued extinction of species and climate-change associated with increasingly extreme and sudden changes in the…  › more

The Jena Experiment, one of the longest running grassland biodiversity experiments worldwide has now been evaluated for the sixth time. In September, an evaluation committee visited the Jena…  › more

Anthropogenic environmental change is widely recognized as the key driver of biodiversity change globally  › more

Managing soil carbon dynamics in the changing world is one of the main climate change mitigation priorities. The pivotal role of soil microorganisms in regulating soil carbon dynamics is widely…  › more

A new study of the complex interplay between organisms and their environment shows that biodiversity — the variety of organisms living on earth — is even more important to the healthy functioning of…  › more

This text is only available in German.  › more

A new study of the complex interplay between organisms and their environment shows that biodiversity — the variety of organisms living on earth — is even more important to the healthy functioning of…  › more

More carbon is stored in ecosystems with extensive plant diversity due to the increased activity of the soil microbes therein.  › more

A recent study by iDiv scientists has revealed the important influence of plant community composition to soil resource availability. Lead author of the study is Madhav P. Thakur, a doctoral…  › more

Flooded Jena Experiment in June 2013  › more

Not in all cases where nature and biodiversity conservation is intended, species protection is the outcome. The potential contribution of forest conservation areas to avoid species losses is very…  › more