Projects
Globaler Wandel in ober-unterirdischen multitrophischen Grünland-GemeinschaftenKooperation mit der Global Change Experimental Facility |
| Projektleitung: Malte Jochum |
| Projektlaufzeit: 2023-2026 |
| Finanzierung: DFG Sachbeihilfe an Malte Jochum, 36 Monate, Projektnummer 527384685 |
| MitarbeiterInnen: Hendrik Mohr |
Land-use impacts on above-belowground arthropod food webs, energy flux, and multitrophic ecosystem functioningKooperation mit den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien |
| Projektleitung: Malte Jochum |
| Projektlaufzeit: 2023-2026 |
| MitarbeiterInnen: Ayushi and Rasmus Dam Jensen |
Link: Exploratorien Website |
Untersuchung des Einflusses von Insekten, Mollusken und Pilzen auf ökologische Gemeinschaften.Kooperation mit BugNet |
| Projektleitung: Malte Jochum, Lotte Korell, Nico Eisenhauer, Martin Schädler, Harald Auge |
| Projektlaufzeit: läuft seit 2021 |
| MitarbeiterInnen: Ioannis Constantinou |
Zusammen mit zahlreichen AutorInnen und ÜbersetzerInnen bringen wir Kindern und Jugendlichen aus aller Welt die faszinierende Welt der Bodenbiodiversität näher. |
| Projektleitung: Malte Jochum, Remy Beugnon, Helen Phillips, Elisabeth Bönisch, Romy Zeiss |
| Projektlaufzeit: laufend |
| MitarbeiterInnen: student assistant positions may be advertised |
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bAImo: Bavarian Artificial Intelligence for Insect Monitoring | |
| Project management: | Dr. Eva Katharina Engelhardt, Dr. Maximilian Pichler, Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller |
| Project duration: | 2026-2030 |
| Staff members: | tbd |
| Funding: | Bavarian Network for Climate Research (bayklif) 2.0, Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts |
Project synopsis
Insects play a central role in Bavarian ecosystems, for example in pollination, pest control, and the carbon cycle. At the same time, a significant decline in many insect species and their biomass is being observed worldwide. In order to be able to take effective countermeasures, such changes must be detected early and reliably.
The bAImo project is part of the Bavarian research network bayklif2 and consists of three subprojects, each led by Dr. Eva Katharina Engelhardt (University of Würzburg), Dr. Maximilian Pichler (University of Regensburg), and Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller (University of Würzburg). The aim of the project is to further develop and optimize the existing insect recording system in Bavaria using a model-based approach. To this end, artificial intelligence (AI) methods are being combined with ecological expertise and monitoring and citizen science data.
Subproject 2, based at the Chair of Global Change Ecology at the University of Würzburg, forms the interface between model development and biodiversity monitoring. The aim is to improve the usability of existing monitoring data, identifysuitable indicator species that enable projections for undersampled insect species, and develop possible future scenarios for insects in the study region under global change. In collaboration with the other bAImo subprojects, cost-effective and targeted sampling strategies will be developed based on the results. In this way, bAImo will lay the foundation for a more precise understanding of insect trends and for targeted conservation measures in Bavaria.
