Garden owners can now use the biodiversity index to test the extent to which their garden contributes to biodiversity. “This is the first test to use scientific findings in a simple, user-friendly format,” explains first author Esther Felgentreff. She conducts her research alongside Markus Bernhardt-Römermann at the University of Jena, iDiv, and the Senckenberg Institute for Plant Form and Function (SIP). “The Garden Biodiversity Index is designed so that even laypeople can carry it ou...| iDiv
Below the forest canopy, it is cooler during heat waves and warmer during cold waves than in the surrounding area. This temperature buffering is all the stronger the more tree species grow in the forest| iDiv
Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria Der Beitrag Chimpanzees are genetically adapted local habitats and infections such as malaria erschien zuerst auf iDiv.| iDiv
The grant will fund the iDiv member’s research project CARBONWEB with around two million euros Der Beitrag Anton Potapov receives ERC Consolidator Grant erschien zuerst auf iDiv.| iDiv
Plant species can fulfil different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. Der Beitrag Ecosystems: new study questions common assumption about biodiversity erschien zuerst auf iDiv.| iDiv
Based on a press release by Ghent University Der Beitrag European forest plants are migrating westwards, nitrogen main cause erschien zuerst auf iDiv.| iDiv
