Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

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Scherber, C.; Mwangi, P. N.; Schmitz, M.; Scherer-Lorenzen, M.; Bessler, H.; Engels, C.; Eisenhauer, N.; Migunova, V. D.; Scheu, S.; Weisser, W. W. et al.; Schulze, E. D.; Schmid, B.: Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. Journal of Plant Ecology 3 (2), pp. 99 - 108 (2010)

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Mwangi, P. N.; Schmitz, M.; Scherber, C.; Roscher, C.; Schumacher, J.; Scherer-Lorenzen, M.; Weisser, W. W.; Schmid, B.: Niche pre-emption increases with species richness in experimental plant communities. Journal of Ecology 95 (1), pp. 65 - 78 (2007)

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First nationwide citizen science project GartenDiv launched

May 20, 2025

The Germany-wide citizen science project GartenDiv will research plant diversity in Germany's gardens for the first time. A one-year pilot project will provide an overview of which plants thrive in gardens across the country.

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What exactly is a species?

August 23, 2024

From the Greek philosopher Aristotle to Charles Darwin to the present day, scientists have dealt with this fundamental question of biology. Contrary to public perception, however, it is still largely unresolved. Scientists have now presented a new approach for the identification and delimitation of species using artificial intelligence (AI).

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How a plant app helps to identify the consequences of climate change

July 09, 2024

A research team led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University has developed an algorithm that analyses observational data from the Flora Incognita app. The novel can be used to derive ecological patterns that could provide valuable information about the effects of climate change on plants.