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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

☀️The April issue is out now! 👉️ buff.ly/AvJpNdr 🌱 The image shows "DRI-Grass rainfall manipulation experiment, Western Sydney, Australia." Image credit: Sally Power. Read the article by Canarini et al. 👉️ buff.ly/5cqQ0wn

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📩 Interested candidates should contact us with a CV (alberto.canarini2@unibo.it) We will evaluate applications and support one selected candidate.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🚀 What we offer Complementary expertise and field experimental platforms for drought research Strong track record in nitrogen cycling, ecosystem ecology, and isotope biogeochemistry A tenure-track position at the University of Bologna within 3 years after the fellowship

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🌍 Fellowship structure 2 years outgoing phase (USA) 1 year return phase at the University of Bologna

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

✔️ Eligibility (MSCA Global Fellowship) PhD awarded by the call deadline Maximum 8 years of research experience (post-PhD) Compliance with the mobility rule European nationals or long-term residents (MSCA Global Fellowship eligibility)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This fellowship will be jointly supported by myself (www.unibo.it/sitoweb/albe...) and @petehomyak.bsky.social . We bring complementary expertise and both manage field-based drought experiments, providing a strong platform for ambitious research.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢 Call for Expression of Interest – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellowship (MSCA PF) We are looking for a candidate to develop a proposal on: Nitrogen cycling in arid and/or drought-affected ecosystems, with a focus on soil microbial processes (including fungi).

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Looking forward to speaking at the EGU Soil System Science Campfire: Soils under change on March 25. I’ll present “Living dry: microbial physiology under drought”, sharing insights from climate manipulation experiment on how soil microbes reorganize under drought. Join us online: lnkd.in/dw8UisRn

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

New co-author paper out in New Phytologist, collaboration with many wonderful people from the University of Vienna and more, lead by Kian Jenab and Christina Kaiser. We explored long-term nutrient deficiency on arbuscular mycorrhizal communities. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal families and exploration‐based guilds exhibit distinct responses to long‐term N, P and K deficiencies and imbalances

Many agroecosystems face nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K) deficiencies due to imbalanced or insufficient nutrient replenishment after biomass harvest. How this affects the symbiosis bet.....

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

— my post doc Arun Kumar Devarajan received a Marie Curie Fellowship! Science really moves forward through people and collaboration. Thanks to everyone involved. #SoilEcology #MicrobialEcology #AcademicCommunity

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Feeling very grateful for an incredible month in the lab at the University of Bologna. We had the pleasure of hosting @petehomyak.bsky.social, organized inspiring Winter School lectures by @andreasrichter.bsky.social and Francesca Cotrufo, celebrated a newly accepted paper, and — most excitingly

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Last days to join the winter school at The University of Bologna on Plant-soil microbe functionality under climate change (February 2026). I will present with @andreasrichter.bsky.social , Francesca Cotrufo and many others. Please join ( PhD students and early career) site.unibo.it/acws-2026/en

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AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY WINTER SCHOOL - 2026

The 2026 Agricultural Chemistry Winter School (ACWS 2026) will focus on the interconnected challenges of climate change, anthropogenic activities, and the need to sustain a growing global population t...

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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I'm happy & proud to announce that @li-xiankun.bsky.social has successfully defended his PhD thesis last Friday--congratulations Dr. Li! 🎉🎊 Thanks to @albertocanarini.bsky.social (opponent), @edithhammer.bsky.social, @paulkardol.bsky.social, Katharina Keiblinger (examiners) for your feedback!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Conveners: Qing-Fang Bi (Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry) Alberto Canarini (University of Bologna) Xiuli Hao (Huazhong Agricultural University) Ke-Qing Xiao (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, CAS) Yuting Liang (Institute of Soil Science, CAS)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Abstract deadline: November 30th, 2025 Conference: 23rd World Congress of Soil Science, Nanjing, China — June 7–12, 2026 🔗 23wcss.org.cn

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Travel awards are available for early-career scientists!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We welcome contributions from researchers studying soil microbial processes at any scale — from molecules to ecosystems. Methodological developments, mechanistic insights, and integrative frameworks are particularly encouraged.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This session will explore how microbial activity, dormancy, and mortality shape soil carbon cycling — from methodological innovations to manipulative experiments, long-term monitoring, synthesis, and modeling approaches.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Call for Abstracts – 23rd World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS 2026, Nanjing, China) June 7–12, 2026 I’m excited to co-convene Session 409110: “Soil microbial life and death: impacts on soil organic carbon dynamics under global change.” With Qingfang Bi & others, see details🔽

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

If you’re excited by: Soil microbial responses to climate extremes and Aerobic methane oxidation in terrestrial ecosystems we’d love to hear from you! We're currently forming a proposal team and planning for this or next year calls.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We're open to applicants who: Already have a research idea they'd like to refine OR Are excited to co-develop a strong, original project concept together with us The final proposal will be tailored to the fellow’s expertise and career goals, within our shared research interests.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We are initiating a collaboration focused on and how their activity and community dynamics shift under repeated drought and rewetting conditions. We already have well-established field sites in Italy and pure culture collections in Norway.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Postdoc Opportunity – Methanotrophs and Drought Resilience Are you interested or working on microbial ecology and methane ? We’re looking for a motivated postdoc or final-year PhD interested in submitting a Marie Skłodowska-Curie or HFSP proposal with us (in Italy and/or Norway).

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🌍 International applicants welcome 🕒 Position starts: November 2025 / Deadline: 1st July 2025 📩 More info & how to apply: www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

✅ MSc in Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Environmental Sciences or related ✅ Experience with molecular or microbial lab work or soil biogeochemistry ✅ Strong interest in soil-plant-microbe interactions ✅ Good teamwork and communication skills (English)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Main Responsibilities • Conduct soil and plant sampling in field experiments • Analyze microbial communities (amplicon sequencing, PLFA, enzyme assays) • Investigate microbial traits and C/N cycling under drought • Collaborate in data analysis and publication writing

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

About the Project Join the ERC-funded EcoMEMO project exploring how repeated droughts shape soil microbial communities, their traits, and ecosystem functions. The work combines field experiments, molecular biology, stable isotope tracing, and microbial trait analyses.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We’re hiring a PhD student! Project: Effects of recurrent drought events on soil microbial communities 📍 University of Bologna | ERC-funded | PhD in Ecology / Microbial Ecology Apply your passion for microbes, ecosystems & climate resilience!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

One month left to apply for a PhD position in my group on the ERC funded project EcoMEMO. Link to the PhD course and application: unibo.it/en/study/phd... Please contact me if you need more info on the project, the group and life in Italy in general. More info below⬇️

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

If you are interested in the PLFA method and his interpretation, plese have a look at our recent perspective lead by a fantastic researcher, Stefan Gorka, and in collaboration with my dear colleagues @christinakaiser.bsky.social and Hannes Schmidt www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Soil bacterial neutral lipid fatty acids: Markers for carbon storage or necromass?

Intracellular carbon storage is a common strategy of soil microbes to cope with resource fluctuations. While fungal neutral lipid fatty acids (NLFAs) …

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I was recently interviewed in a podcast (in Italian) discussing the role of fungi in soil science and climate change. If you are interested here is the link: open.spotify.com/episode/01CB...

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Funghi nel suolo (Puntata Centonovantacinque)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Do you study soil microbes and their response to climate change? Consider presenting your research at #EGU25 at our session SSS4.5, which is in its 5th year. I hope to see you in Vienna!

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Daniel Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I am trying to do exactly this going forwards, including prioritising who I do reviews for. Some lovely people at Montpellier created a database of non-profit and society journals in eco evo: dafnee.isem-evolution.fr

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DAFNEE, a Database of Academia Friendly jourNals in Ecology and Evolution

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

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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Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This was a short-term experiment, but what we really need in ecology is long-term experiments that test these mechanisms in the field. In the current academic system this is pretty much impossible. (11/x)

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I think also a great thank you to the reviewers, especially reviewer number 2 (what a cliché), as they pointed out many things that needed improvement for the publication! Can't wait for all the other things that are still coming out from this method!

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Furthermore Fungi increase incredibly their investment into storage compounds. While they have always been pointed as drought resistant this is the first time that their growth rates are quantified in drought conditions and in a field experiment.

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This latest paper instead allows us to quantify growth rates via PLFA, both at the community level and group specific. We found that whole community level and bacteria growth rates drop by half, while fungi do not decrease and even increase their growth rates

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

The vapor method is this onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc… And an exceptional student (now post doc) Dennis Metze ran the whole qSIP business nature.com/articles/s4146

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

The study started in 2020 when we put together a great idea with @loutsi.bsky.social @joergschnecker.bsky.social @andreasrichter.bsky.social, to expand the vapor method to qSIP and deuterium in PLFA, sampling an incredible multifactorial experiment called ClimGrass

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Alberto Canarini @albertocanarini.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

First some shameless job advertising: bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/assegn… Postdoc working on drought and soil microbes with me in Bologna, and many other collaborators (Italy, Austria, Norway, Japan) on drought and soil microbes. Deadline 5th of December

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