Seminar & events

Terrestrial ecology, seminar and journal club

Teaching module on KSL: 2153-HS2025-0
Seminar schedule on ILIAS with PDF's

The Terrestrial Ecology (TERR) seminar series takes place only during the Fall Semesters. The TERR seminar mainly consists of talks given by the members of TERR. Through this seminar, we aim to provide students with an overview of our ongoing research centred on investigating global change effects on terrestrial biodiversity. As a participant in this seminar, a student will have to actively participate in the discussion and will be evaluated based on how often they engage in the discussion through asking questions and sharing their views. The final exam is writing an essay by connecting two different talks.

Time: unless specified otherwise, every Tuesday, at 14:15
Place: In Hasli Building
Contact: Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur

Below is the list of forthcoming events.


Date	Title
16.09.2025	Prof. Dr. Madhav P. Thakur (Maddy), University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Introduction to TERR Seminar of Fall 2025
23.09.2025	Dr. Zachary M. Bailey (Zach), University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland How heat extremes and predations shape bacterial coexistence.
30.09.2025	Moderated by Zach, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Student presentations and discussion
07.10.2025	Jingjing Shi, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland How do fungal-bacterial interactions help understand microbial responses to climate extremes? Loraine Hablützel, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland How ecological interactions shape evolutionary trajectories
14.10.2025	Moderated by Jingjing & Loraine, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Student presentations and discussion
21.10.2025	Nicolò Tartini (Nico), University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Role of plant intraspecific variation in the recovery strategies from extreme drought Dr. Caroline Daniel, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Soil legacy effects after drought impact plant species interactions and drive interspecific shifts in their abundances
28.10.2025	Moderated by Nico & Caroline, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Student presentations and discussion
04.11.2025	Itzel Lopez Montoya, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Post-drought recovery of soil microbial diversity, composition and activity under constant or pulse warming events Dr. Nicholas O. Ofiti, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Exploring the hidden world of soil in a changing climate
11.11.2025	Moderated by Itzel & Nicholas, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Student presentations and discussion
18.11.2025	Anouk Gremion, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Reproductive Costs Increase With Longer Extreme Heat Events in Collembola Gerard Martínez-De León, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Ecological consequences of heat extremes: what can we learn from soil invertebrates?
25.11.2025	Moderated by Gerard, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Student presentations and discussion
02.12.2025	Moderated by Maddy, University of Bern, IEE, Switzerland Ecology across scales in a changing world