I am excited that the website for our new EU project RestPoll is now available: https://restpoll.eu/ We also published our first press release to introduce the project: These are our RestPoll social media channels: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/restpoll.bsky.social
Author: Alexandra
I am an ecologist with deep connection to nature and long-standing curiosity for understanding ecosystem functions mediated by multi-trophic interactions with a strong background in pollination ecology. I have >20 years of experience in bringing research to policy and society at large.
Auf #Krautschau gegen Pflanzenblindheit: Urbane Vielfalt zum Niederknien
27 October 2023, 14:00, Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt We walk past them every day, usually without seeing them: Yet there is an amazing diversity of flowering plants, grasses and lichens in our cities. They literally grow everywhere – between paving stones, in cracks in the asphalt and on the curbs. Today we want to take a…
Media reports on our BfN project “Golf Sustainable” (GolfBiodivers)
NDR and Badische Zeitung have recently published articles about our BfN project Golf Sustainable that started in April 2023. The project is funded within the Federal Programme for Biological Diversity by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with resources from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection. To assess…
52nd annual GfÖ meeting, 12-16 September 2023
I am on my way on to Leipzig to attend the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). My talk entitled “Providing flowering resources to mitigate pesticide effects on plant-pollinator interaction” is scheduled for Friday, 16 September. I look forward to a lively exchange with colleagues. View the entire…
Online lecture series “Biologische Vielfalt im Siedlungsraum”
Discover the fascinating world of urban biodiversity: Join the VHS online lecture series “Biologische Vielfalt im Siedlungraum” in Autumn 2023! Six experts will shed light on the crucial significance of biodiversity in urban areas. As species extinction and climate change redefine the green landscapes of settled regions, the importance of preserving biodiversity in our gardens…
DFG: Movie on biases in review processes
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has made a film to raise awareness about biases in review processes and asked me to participate in this project. I am very excited that the movie is now online: The German Research Foundation (DFG) is one of the most important funding agencies in Germany. The decision on funding is…
Introducing new transdisciplinary EU project RestPoll
In the recently published GfÖ Nachrichtenheft, I introduce our new EU project RestPoll (Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches). The project partners are 23 research institutions, three ministries, three companies, one NGO and one national park from 16 countries. We also plan a lively exchange and close cooperation with…
Online seminar on the diversity of wild bees – video now available
On Wednesday 21.06.2023, I gave an online seminar on the diversity of wild bees (in German). The recording is now available at https://bluehende-naturparke.de/fachseminare/. There are almost 600 species of wild bees in Germany; their diversity is impressive! While they differ in size, the time at which they fly, the way they nest, their food sources…
Open positions at our lab
We are hiring a postdoc, a PhD student and a project coordinator for our new transdisciplinary EU project RestPoll – Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches. The project’s goal is to substantially and permanently restore more habitats and enhance connectivity of wild pollinator habitats in Europe by strengthening society-wide…
27.-28.09.2023 | 9. Forum Agroforstsysteme
On the 28th of September, I will give a talk at the 9. Forum Agroforstsysteme in Freiburg, a conference for actors in agroforestry. Register here, if you would like to participate!