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Interested in ecological/environmental #stats? Join us at the EnvEcoStats conference at Lancaster Uni 1-3 July 2025 envecostats.wordpress.com 14 days left to submit an abstract - come on ecologists! @bes-quantitative.bsky.social @besmacro.bsky.social @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social #RStats

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Great to spend the day at another IRTA centre today - Mas Badia - for a meeting of the Catalan working group on #soil carbon and seeing the current experiments on regenerative agriculture.

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In the literature of domestication and microbiomes there seems to be the expectation that: domestication should lead to the loss of microbiome diversity and host-control. Alejandra Hernandez-Teran and I were both skeptical of both, so we decided to see what we know so far (1/6) shorturl.at/FHY9H

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The first plants are growing happily in the greenhouse. So far we have cereals and legumes, but many more to come. First photosynthesis measurements later this week!

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New publication: Domesticated #rice alters the #rhizosphere #microbiome, reducing #nitrogen fixation and increasing nitrous oxide emissions. #agroecology #sustainability #microbialecology doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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If you want to see what we get up to at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, in Catalunya) & the beautiful locations of the different centres, they've just published a series of short videos about some of the common methods we use...

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Are you a postdoc interested in soil biodiversity and ecosystem functioning? Have you applied for a MSCA in the 2023 or 2024 call and obtained a high (>85%) score? Josep Peñuelas and I are open to endorse applicants to these postdoc positions @creaf.cat creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/...

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Great #postdoc opportunities for ecological research 🌳🐝🧪🦠🌍 @creaf.cat based near Barcelona in a vibrant and friendly research centre. 📣'ERC recruitment program' for people planning to apply for @erc.europa.eu Starting or Consolidator grants: creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/... [1/2]

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No us imaginaríeu mai el que acabem de descobrir... Els bacteris i fongs del desert nord-africà han aparegut al Montseny!!!🦠✨ El viatge el fan sobretot amb la pols sahariana, però no només. Us expliquem aquesta història fascinant.

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We will be hosting the 1st International Symposium on Volatile Interactions in Ecosystems in Copenhagen in May 2025. This symposium will bring together scientists working with #Biogeochemistry, #ChemicalEcology and #Ecosystem-atmosphereInteractions related to VOCs, volatile S and N. Welcome! 1/3

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The first experiment of the WILD-ROOTS project is getting up and running 🥳 We'll be looking at how domestication affects the roots of 20 different crops - exudation, VOCs, rhizosphere and more!

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Last few days to apply for this 4-year PhD contract at @creaf.cat (#Barcelona) about Spatial and temporal dynamics of biodiversity in Mediterranean spring ecosystems Apply here: creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/... Deadline 23rd February 2025. Please RT!

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How are researchers using AI? Survey reveals pros and cons for science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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For International Day of Women & Girls in Science, here's a throwback to summer 2022 and me and my daughter working on an experiment at the greenhouse 👩‍🔬🌼

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🧪Highly recommended if you're looking for an ecology PhD! Two very different topics on offer @creaf.cat (Barcelona) with @burriach.bsky.social For more info about his group check out @edmlab.bsky.social

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New paper in @science.org ! Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245

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Great to have these summaries in different languages (here in English, Castellano, and Català).

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Welcome to the ICOS page on BlueSky! 👋 We are happy to see you here. Follow this page to stay updated on ICOS #greenhousegas data and the latest news in #climate and #carboncycle science! 🌍 Learn more about ICOS: 🔗 www.icos-cp.eu

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Highly recommend this PhD opportunity with a wonderful supervisor at an excellent research centre (near Barcelona!)

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A new study finds ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence. Learn more: scim.ag/4h2K0ID

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The third video in the 'Life in the Soil' channel is out, and it deals with soils under threat, specifically the effects of microplastic pollution. Hope you find it useful, please share it in your networks! :) youtu.be/jCSLB2X-HNQ

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#Agroecology and #SustainableIntensification A new study in Nature Sustainability reveals how fundamentally different worldviews and assumptions shape these two leading approaches to #SustainableAgriculture 🧵 /1 #OpenAccess www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Back to work after the Christmas break with some new pictures for the office walls 😊

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Do you want to study roots? We released RhizoVision Explorer 3 years ago and now have 12,500+ downloads. RVE is free, open-source software for analyzing root images. The website covers common reproducible imaging approaches. Feel free to ask any questions! Version 2 coming! www.rhizovision.com

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Please share 📢 "Go Belowground!" 2025 is here! 14 – 20 September 2025 The course covers the theoretical background and practical assessment of #plant #functional #traits found in #belowground plant organs in #temperate #herbs 🪴🌱 Application info: 1url.cz/2ziQz #clonality #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

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This year we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the climate simulation facility at @HelmholtzMunich.social.sky One of the oldest & still modern & highly valuable facility for #PlantScience plant & #climate research. Stay tuned; as an open platform, we look forward to cooperating with you....

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A new Science and Retraction Watch investigation finds AI-generated commentary articles flood the literature with poor-quality publications and casts doubt on metrics of scholarly output and impact. scim.ag/4gJmD6O

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The WILD-ROOTS project is based at IRTA (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology) in Cabrils (Catalonia, Spain) which was looking lovely in the winter sunshine today.

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#PlantScience @cragenomica.bsky.social welcomes scientists interested in becoming Junior PIs through the Ramon y Cajal program (shorturl.at/UxXQb), If interested, get in touch first with our director Maria Lois , help us spread the word, please!

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A view from Sant Miquel del Fai yesterday. First time visiting for me, and while it's not got as much water as it used to have, at least it wasn't completely dry!

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📢Postdoc position open in WILD-ROOTS. Looking for a plant or soil ecologist with experience in omics analysis. Based at Cabrils, near Barcelona. borsatreball.irta.cat/enlace_ofert... Contact [email protected] for more details.

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I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Have you wondered why fungi could have more resilience during environmental conditions? They can produce storage compounds which may help them to remain active! Thanks to all the team, esp. Alberto Canarini and Jörg Schnecker for conducting this experiment during challenging lockdowns!

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📣Join our team! We looking for a root microbiome and phenotyping technician to join our Roots2Resilience root2res.eu team @teagasc Wexford. Mixture of lab and fieldwork.Further details and application here topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job.... Closing date 2nd Jan. 🥔🦠🌱

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New hope for microplastic removal? Although only in water - different challenges in soils. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Viburnum tinus (marfull) flowers and berries looking vibrant today.

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📢Today, on #WorldSoilDay2024 I'd like to introduce my new project 'WILD-ROOTS', funded with an ERC Consolidator grant, where we'll be studying the impact of root domestication on drought tolerance during the next 5 years. 🌱🌾🌞🚱🦠 Follow @wild-roots.bsky.social for more details and project updates.

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Happy #WorldSoilDay2024 ! Soil is the foundation of our experiments and our food! And here's a video from the @fao.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd9t...

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I'm already getting jealous of all those attending #BES2024 next week. Enjoy! It was always my favourite conference! Hopefully I'll be able to go again..when I have more time, when the kids are older, etc. etc...

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Soils are the key to solve food security🍎, climate change 🌍and biodiversity loss🪱, but how do we know whether they are healthy? #worldsoilday @creaf.cat www.creaf.cat/ca/articles/...

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Interested to hear your opinions (beyond "all unmeasured traits" & teacher like textbook answers🧐): What does Phylogenetic diversity represents? See new study www.idiv.de/ecosystems-n...

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No. What happens in Doñana DOES NOT STAY in Doñana. After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of Doñana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent! Thread below! 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Insert something poetic about the sun setting on my maternity leave as I go back to work this week...😉 My ERC Consolidator grant WILD-ROOTS is properly beginning! More info to come.

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Great news! Two of my research projects got the funding. Two new openings (1 PhD and 1 Post doc) will be advertised in early 2025 and if you are interested in soil biogeochemistry and nutrient cycling in arid ecosystems, reach out. Please share! :)

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It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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🌳A girdling experiment in a subtropical #forest revealed that ⬇️root C allocation can impact #plant litter decomposition. The outcome is primarily influenced by litter type & #soil moisture, rather than #mycorrhizal type or living root traits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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