Over the last months, several MIE group members presented their research on plant health related topics. However, this would not have been possible without the MIE management team. Next to…  › more

Most comprehensive evaluation of the occurrence of vascular plants in Germany to date  › more

Most important German research award  › more

Study shows: Happier people often congregate in environments with many bird species  › more

Four excellent MS students of the Master Ecology and Evolutionary Systematics (MEES) were selected to participate in Honours Programme at FSU Jena. MSc students Dongik Chang, Alex Krüger, Sheethal…  › more

Information system on Europe’s biodiversity and ecosystems for policy makers  › more

City could become a global reference for plant biodiversity researchers  › more

Dongik Chang, has recently joined the Molecular Interaction Ecology (MIE) group as a research assistant and to write her MSc thesis. Dongik studied environmental health science in South Korea and…  › more

Experts from research, authorities and NGOs develop a common vision and evaluate possible measures  › more

MIE celebrates Plant Health, featuring Adam Anaia: “I am Redouan Adam Anaia from the Netherlands. During my bachelor in Molecular Life Sciences, I became intrigued by plant chemodiversity and its…  › more

12 iDiv members named Highly Cited Researchers  › more

Jessil Pajar’s first poster from her PhD project won the 2nd place at the Max Planck-Chemical Ecology Institute symposium! Jessil is working on a project entitle “Tapping into signaling interaction…  › more

Species-rich plant communities help to naturally reduce herbivore impacts.  › more

New iDiv research group investigates communication between plants and animals  › more

Due to rising temperatures and longer dry periods, two plant species have already gone extinct.  › more

Integration of contributors promotes the quantity and quality of data  › more

Research group of iDiv and Jena University uses novel research method to study effect of insect decline on plant biodiversity  › more

A first assessment of the effects of land management on the linkages between biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services  › more

New publication in Science with iDiv contribution  › more

On 21 October 2020 we had the first PhD defence in MIE. Crispus Mbaluto defended his PhD thesis with great success; due to the Corona measurements the defence was held online. The hat that Crispus…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. October 2020 is the month of…  › more

Position paper with participation of iDiv scientists  › more

Biodiversity experiment provides new insights into the relationship between plant traits and ecosystem functions  › more

New method developed at UFZ and iDiv combines image-based particle analysis with artificial intelligence  › more

Data collected at species-rich sites may lead to the wrong conclusions on overall trends  › more

New automated method quickly and accurately reveals which species are most threatened  › more

Redouan Adam Anaia has joined the Molecular Interaction Ecology group at the German Centre for Integrated Biodiversity Research (iDiv) as a PhD student. Adam will work on the the chemodiversity of…  › more

Like in many other organisms, the guts of insects are full of many different bacteria. These bacteria can help their host to overcome toxic diets or can boost its resistance to pathogens. Rebekka…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. September 2020 is the month of…  › more

First international assessment of the protection state of mostly ‘untouched’ forests in Europe  › more

Both historical and recent variation in ecological and environmental conditions are associated with larger behavioural repertoires in wild chimpanzees  › more

Like many other crops sunflowers suffer from soil- born pathogens like the fungus Verticillium dahliae, which can cause up to 30% yield loss. The usual way in agriculture to control this fungus…  › more

How biodiversity could be preserved globally without sacrificing necessary production output  › more

Congratulations to Crispus Mbaluto! The first chapter of his PhD thesis is now online at AoB PLANTS. His research, funded by DAAD,  shows that the effect of aboveground caterpillar feeding on…  › more

Based on a media release by the Leibniz Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben: Great success for iDiv Junior Research Group head Dr Martin Mascher. The 34 years old…  › more

Nature conservation policy too rarely succeeds in changing people's behaviour  › more

Report by Joel Methorst (iDiv, Senckenberg, Goethe University Frankfurt), yDiv doctoral researcher Leipzig, Frankfurt. Non-material contributions of wildlife (WCP) to human well-being are gaining…  › more

Environmental Ministry of Saxony and City of Leipzig agree on measures to improve state of Leipzig’s floodplain forest  › more

Evidence-based conservation is key to curb primate population declines  › more

Findings from experimental sites are reliable.  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. August 2020 is the month of Ming…  › more

On Sunday 9 August 2020 the local TV station MDR broadcasted the documentary "Wie geht es unseren Insekten". It highlights iDiv research on insect decline,  including the Flexpool project…  › more

Umfangreiche Datenanalyse zeigt: Schwellenwerte aus Umweltdaten kaum ablesbar.  › more

New study suggests it does, making them better pollinators, too.  › more

Highly specialised plants particularly at risk.  › more

Diversity of soil organisms has key role in the carbon cycle.  › more

Citizen Science Project "VielFalterGarten" offers workshops in Leipzig  › more

Only few studies investigate soil biodiversity in tropical and subtropical regions.  › more

New international research breaks ground for the next generation of biodiversity forcasts.  › more

As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, and their numbers are falling due to intensive land use  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. July 2020 is the month of Axel…  › more

New exhibition at the Botanical Garden of Leipzig University now open to the public.  › more

Disease prevention and protection of species require differentiated strategies.  › more

Alien species dramatically contribute to future biodiversity loss  › more

iDiv researchers to play a leading role in setting up National Research Data Infrastructure  › more

International group of researchers with iDiv participation describes the growth strategies of plant roots  › more

A contribution to "World scientists’ warning to humanity: a second notice"  › more

If anything, the Corona crisis forces us to be creative about our teaching. For the third year Bachelor Biology course “Vom Molekül zu komplexen Gemeinschaften (BB3.Ö13)“ at FSU Jena, PhD student…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. June 2020 is the month of Rebekka…  › more

New international research reveals the far-reaching impacts of forest cover loss on global biodiversity.  › more

iDiv economists combine epidemiological model with survey data for the first time  › more

Today, Su Görth, Alexander Weinhold and Andreas Schedl took a course to freshen up their First Aid skills.  Their efforts will ensure that MIE and others at iDiv will get assistance when needed.…  › more

We are currently advertising for a postdoctoral researcher and a technician to join our group in iDiv. The Postdoc will join the Ecometeor, iDiv’s support unit for ecometabolomics, and will focus on…  › more

On a recently released video on the iDiv YouTube channel, former MIE member Martin Volf induces large oak trees with methyljasmonate. He carries out this experiment at a stunning height of more than…  › more

Online forum to further develop citizen science strategy in Germany  › more

Only a few butterfly species appear to benefit from Natura 2000 conservation areas  › more

A comment by Prof Dr Henrique Pereira  › more

You are invited to submit your abstract by 15 May 2020 for the GEO BON Open Science Conference & All Hands Meeting 2020.   › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. May 2020 is the month of Qianhan…  › more

Scientists develop global map of future risk areas for plant diseasesBased on a media release by Pablo de Olavide University Sevilla Sevilla / Leipzig / Halle. Global warming will increase the…  › more

New approach to phylogenetically guided drug discovery  › more

New international research reveals warming in temperate regions leads to species gains at sea, but not on land.  › more

Global insect populations show highly variable local trends.  › more

In 2013, the sDiv working group sImpact started to develop classification and quantification standards for impacts of invasive alien species. A workshop with 16 international experts including Ingolf…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. In addition to scientists, also…  › more

More nitrogen in the soil: common plant species on the rise  › more

New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forests  › more

The BeMOST project lead by Maria Pappas (Democritus University of Thrace) published its website. This collaborative research project is funded by Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation…  › more

Study evaluates and quantifies ecosystem service flows  › more

Scientists and NGOs present policy papers.  › more

Plants growing at extremes follow the global rules  › more

Report by Diana Bowler, postdoctoral researcher at the Ecosystem Services group at iDiv, FSU resp. UFZ and first author of a new publications in 'people and nature' Leipzig. An important step in…  › more

On February 29, the number of 1 billion trait records delivered by iDiv’s research platform TRY was cracked. Founded in 2007 this open-access database has become the primary resource of plant…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. March 2020 is the month of Dimitra…  › more

Molecular Interaction Ecology welcomes Nerea Perez Andres from Maastricht University (the Netherlands) to the group. Together with Dr. Fredd Vergara, Nerea will study the chemical profiles of root-…  › more

Common Agricultural Policy reform: More than 3,600 researchers call for science to be taken into consideration  › more

The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ), and ......  › more

Colourful fruits may be the reason why primates can distinguish between shades of red, green and blue.  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). Every month, one of our team members introduces his or her interest in plant health. February 2020 is the month of…  › more

As aridity increases, dryland ecosystems undergo abrupt changes that will reduce their capacity to provide important ecosystem services.  › more

Causes of greening process more complex and variable than previously thought  › more

The Molecular Interaction Ecology group has welcomed three new group members in January. Dr. Guadalupe Andraca Gómez has started working on the InsektMobil project. This citizen science project aims…  › more

The year 2020 is the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the…  › more

Plants benefit from more bees, especially bumble bees  › more

We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate to join our research group. The aim of the project is to gain a deeper mechanistic understanding of the ecological and evolutionary drivers of a…  › more

About the connection between insect decline, agricultural policy and our own consumption.  › more

Scientists reveal the ecological importance of carion  › more

The rewilding of European ecosystems can help to tackle both the current climate and biodiversity emergencies.  › more

Project brings together experts from all over Germany  › more