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alex-ecology.bsky.social
Ecologist studying the impact of global changes on ecosystems. Views are my own.
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*New paper* Denialism campaigns are growing in attempts to discredit science, scientists, and the scientific process generally. Biodiversity loss denial is a new phenomenon that needs our attention. -With @alexanderlees.bsky.social + Eliza Grames! #CommSky 🧪🌏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 7 days ago • 18 comments

📣Teaming up with @cbiogeo.bsky.social for a #Macrocosms experiment on algae-based #biochar & #basalt for enhanced weathering in a realistic #controlled-environment setup. #ecotron @anaeefrance.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social Lysimeters ready! Reach out if you have ideas to collaborate!

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

*Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems* I am so glad to share our latest paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social led by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social and the @mebnetwork.bsky.social. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

submitted 68 days ago • 3 comments

#AnaEE France, Montpellier #Ecotron and CEREEP Ecotron are present at the "5th National Meeting on Research into Polluted Sites and Soils, Paris", organized by #ADEME. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need controlled environment facilities for your experiments!

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Running an #agroecology - related project ? @agroserv.bsky.social offers #transnational access to cutting-edge research facilities—covering costs for your project, including access to state-of-the-art #experimental platforms @ #Montpellier European #Ecotron (@ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social). #ecology

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

You have until March 26 to apply for free access to research services from #AnaEE and 10 other networks. Open for everyone: application criteria, videos of succesful applicants and much more: agroserv.eu #ResearchFunding @agtransect.bsky.social #AgroEcology @agroserv.bsky.social @envri.bsky.social

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. And a cheating one on top of everything. Imagine being the richest guy in the world and still feeling the need to lie about your gaming skills 🤣🤣🤣 #ellonisaduck

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

📣 Our paper on soil carbon response to tree planting is out in J. of Env. Management: 🌲 Temperate grassland conversion to conifer forest destabilises mineral soil carbon stocks Open access ➡️ tinyurl.com/3krerb92 A short thread ⤵️

submitted 34 days ago • 6 comments

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Here's what his win means for science: https://go.nature.com/4hpvQRJ

submitted 34 days ago • 13 comments

New to @bsky.app, a quick intro: #Montpellier #Ecotron of CNRS's Institute of Ecology & Environment has 3 experimental ( #Macrocosms, #Mesocosms, #Microcosms) & 1 gas fluxes & stable isotopes (IsoFlux) platforms open to international research teams in #ecology, #agronomy & environmental sciences.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Interesting article in Science: As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

New @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social article describing: "A multiplexing system for quantifying oxygen fractionation factors in closed chambers" egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20... #ecotron #closedsystems

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

New paper out! 🌳 🌲 (and this one is very special to me) ➡️ Diversity boosts forest productivity also (and especially?) through its effect on the number of trees within forests besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @journalofecology.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social More ⬇️ 1/7

submitted 48 days ago • 4 comments

Quick reminder that there is an #ecotron and #lysimeter session at the coming #EGU25. Submission until January 15 2025 13:00 CET, here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Finally ditched X! You'll hear more of me here now.... #QuittingX #JoinBlueSky

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

So long, X—at least for now! Formerly @EcotronCNRS on X we are now joining @bsky.app for a less politicized platform. #GoodbyeX #HelloBlueSky Montpellier European Ecotron: an advanced controlled environment facility for ecosystem research. #ecotron www.ecotron.cnrs.fr @cnrs.bsky.social

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments