Vegetation ecologist 🌱 Botany, biodiversity, grasslands, conservation. Freie Universität Berlin, Germany & M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, Ukrainehttps://bsky.app/profile/dariiaborovyk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariiaborovyk.bsky.social/post/3lgnkxszjb22aIt was my birthday yesterday, and I spent it visiting beautiful Saale-Unstrut loess steppes in Germany. Even such tiny steppe remnants add a bit of joy and a sense of feeling "like home." I hope to visit the Ukrainian steppes this year, at least for a while.26 Jan 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:5wm7ch57fc272b7o7lruyyxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnkxszjb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dariiaborovyk.bsky.social/post/3lgnkiciizc2aAnother extremely warm winter continues. Yesterday, it was +15, and we observed active winter vegetation and seedling development in grasslands. Walking on a warm day in the middle of winter is nice, but what can such climate change bring in the future?26 Jan 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:5wm7ch57fc272b7o7lruyyxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnkiciizc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dariiaborovyk.bsky.social/post/3lfik63kekk2vHello World! I never became an active twitter/x user... but I hope it will go easier with the @bsky.app :) Photo: Ukrainian feather-grass steppe (Stipa lessingiana), Mykolaiv Region, June 2020.11 Jan 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:5wm7ch57fc272b7o7lruyyxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfik63kekk2v