New findings could improve scientific Earth system models  › more

Decrease in growth due to drought stress in 2018 and 2019  › more

Species richness stabilises forests against extreme climate conditions  › more

Extremely rare insect species discovered during a field trip  › more

Plant communities around the world are becoming increasingly similar  › more

New study shows: Europe's grasslands, forests and mountain summits are becoming increasingly similar in species composition  › more

Cross-country study on the motivation of citizen scientists  › more

Natural restoration of tropical forests provide large short-term benefits for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation  › more

Historical sources indicate that overfishing of the Baltic herring began over 500 years ago and continues to have an impact today  › more

Scientists propose framework for national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals  › more

Eight iDiv members named Highly Cited Researchers  › more

New software predicts the movements of large land animals  › more

Global estimate of the importance of pollinators for seed production in plants  › more

New computer model helps to better understand species diversity in rainforests  › more

Traffic probably poses one of the greatest risks to animal populations. However, we currently know very little about this issue.  › more

Award for creating a web-based tool linking natural and political science  › more

Study helps to better assess the capacity of global ecosystems to adapt to climate and environmental change  › more

An extensive analysis of literature suggests that people seem to be increasingly diconnected from nature  › more

Three Minister Presidents pay tribute to international biodiversity research “made in Central Germany”. German Chancellor sends her congratulations  › more

Scientists have developed a new way of evaluating rewilding progress  › more

Around the world, wildfires are posing major risks to people and nature. Domestic and wild animals can help prevent them  › more

New models highlight the important role of glacial refugia for the evolution of chimpanzees  › more

Spruces even digest parts of themselves during periods of starvation to ensure long-term survival  › more

PhD student Axel Touw won third price for his poster Vlog, which he prepared for  the Symposium of Insect-Plant interactions 2021. The topic of his poster was "Riddles in the dark: Root-knot…  › more

Taxonomists name a new butterfly genus Setteleia  › more

Climate and ecosystem change lead to a global redistribution of wealth  › more

BUND, UFZ and iDiv are starting a citizen science project on stream monitoring  › more

The new forecourt of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) in Leipzig invites us to discover, wonder and linger, and arouses interest in the research centre.  › more

iDiv research centre to receive additional millions  › more

sPlotOpen contains vegetation data from 114 countries of all climate zones  › more

Some dragonfly and damselfly species suffer from habitat loss and degradation, while many species benefit from improved water quality and warmer climate  › more

In the upcoming two years, MIE will host the team of professor Martin Schlegel (UL) in our molecular lab. Here you see Stefan Schaffer and Jule Freudenthal in the lab, working hard to process the…  › more

Exhibition offers insights into the world of plants and their pollinators.  › more

New workshop report on climate and biodiversity offers guidelines for pioneering policies  › more

New study challenges the nature of ecological trade-offs  › more

Bart Swinkels has joined the Molecular Interaction Ecology (MIE) group to conduct his MSc internship. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Life Sciences at the Radboud University…  › more

Molecular Interaction Ecology is welcoming Pius Otto to the group. Pius is an Erasmus Mundus student in the joint master degree of PLANT HEALTH IN SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS, following the…  › more

Researchers predict massive decline in the range of African great apes over the next 30 years  › more

Patterns and drivers of alien plant species invasiveness in Europe identified by an international research team  › more

Ilaria Chiocchio has joined MIE as a scientific guest from the University of Bologna. At the University of Bologna Ilaria is part of the "Health, Safety and Green systems" PhD prgram, where…  › more

Researchers record adaptability of 158 butterfly species to urbanisation  › more

Researchers spent months observing groups of southern pig-tailed macaques  › more

Scientists have made proposals for how EU agriculture could turn the tide in favour of sustainability within the next six years  › more

How to measure biodiversity using satellites  › more

Plant occurrence data collected with an app uncovers macroecological patterns in Germany  › more

Alexander Krüger has joined the Molecular Interaction Ecology (MIE) group as a research assistant and to write his MSc thesis. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of…  › more

After succesfully defending his PhD thesis at the University of Bern, Con van Doan has joined the MIE group. Cong will work as a technical assistant in the project of Leonardo Bassi,…  › more

Climate change might lead to changes in plant diversity, especially in the world’s drylands  › more

Plantations are home to significantly less beetles than old-growth forests.  › more

Award will give research collaboration with iDiv an extra boost.  › more

Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline  › more

Even with well-studied species groups such as mammals, there are huge data gaps  › more

Study on species diversity and human health in Germany shows positive relation on mental health, but no links to physical health.  › more

Researchers investigate for the first time on a global scale how plant populations react to climate change  › more

New publication by iDiv member at IPK Leibniz Institute  › more

Our Media and Communications unit made a  very nice series of videos of the iDiv platforms. In addition, they made an integrated video, where the iDiv platforms are presented as a network. As…  › more

Biodiversity doesn’t feature enough in large-scale assessments of ecosystem services  › more

A new large-scale study uncovers recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events  › more

Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functions  › more

Researchers show that species' ability to adapt to climate warming is not unlimited  › more

Climate drivers outside of the growing season may have stronger effects on plants than previously assumed.  › more

Report by Dr Stefano Larsen, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy Trento/Leipzig/Seattle. The conservation and restoration of highly branched river courses can help to curb the extinction of fish species.…  › more

Biodiversity contributes to human health via four domains of pathways – both beneficial and harmful  › more

Researchers propose necessary corrections in global biodiversity policy  › more

Biologists study autumn phenology of herbaceous plants  › more

Researchers show positive effect of urban nature on mental health  › more

Researchers call for greater consideration of soil biodiversity and functions in international conservation strategies  › more

iDiv-Forum 2021 (video conference), Monday, 11 January, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  › more