Author Archives: WPChef2014

Farewell Sandhya! (M.Sc. Sandhya Magesh)

Our former Senior Editor and Social Media Manager Sandhya Magesh (M.Sc.), is engaging in new challenges in her professional career. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

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Apply now for the Master in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology)

The application for the Master in Environmental Pollution Management (Ecotoxicology) for the winter semester 22/23 at the University Landau is now open. Investigate the potential impact of chemical stressors on ecosystems and how to effectively manage environmental risks.

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Glyphosate spray drift reduces numbers of inflorescences

In this blogpost, Moritz Link reports how spray drift deposition of the herbicide glyphosate on a mixture of perennial non-target terrestrial plants was simulated and measured. Plant cover and number of open, pollen-producing inflorescences were recorded before and after the exposure event to determine sub-lethal herbicide effects.

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Ecotoxicological effect modeller position at BASE SE

BASF SE are looking for an experienced ecotoxicological effect modeller for their Global Ecotoxicology division.

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Insects in nature reserves are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides

In this blog post Carsten Brühl explains the background and findings of their paper on pesticide residues measured on insect samples from nature conservation areas in Germany published in Scientific reports.

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Not using synthetic pesticides in organic farming has multiple benefits?

In this blog post Carsten Brühl provides the background for their letter to Trends in Ecology and Evolution (TREE) entitled The rejection of synthetic pesticides in organic farming has multiple benefits.

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Event: International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution

The International Knowledge Hub Against Plastic Pollution (IKHAPP) is set to see its soft launch online on December 2 at 2:00 PM (GMT).

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Setting the tone – A quick intro to colors for plotting your results

Proper design of your figures is an important step towards successful science communication. In this blogpost, I want to provide you with the basics of colors and how to correctly use colors for plotting your results.

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Setting the scene – An easy template for figures in R (ggplot2)

Creating and exporting figures in R can be tedious for beginners or intermediates. Therefore, I created a ggplot2 template for figures that follows the formatting requirements of the Science Magazine.

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Farewell Ve (Dr. Verena Sesin)

Our former Senior Editor and Social Media Manager Ve, Dr. Verena Sesin, is engaging in new challenges in her professional career. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

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