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Bridget Murphy

@botanywithbee.bsky.social
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Plant ecophysiologist blending bioinformatics and xylem microscopy | PhD candidate, Ensminger Lab @ UofT | Way Lab aluma | Science mom scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&…

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My hot take on AI and climate change is that I would not like to be killed by either of them
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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🌏🌲Do trees produce more #wood as a result of #globalwarming? Not necessarily, according to a new study led by the WSL and published in @science.org. Annual wood production depends more on growth rate than on duration of growth – with implications for carbon storage. www.wsl.ch/en/news/more...
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More time for trees to grow doesn’t always mean more wood
Although climate warming extends growing season for trees, the rate of growth is the main driving factor when it comes to wood formation.
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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Very excited to see our new paper in @Nature! Conifers introduced to the Southern Hemisphere grew up to 4× faster than in their native ranges and were also more resistant and resilient to drought. I’m honored to have been part of this fantastic international team.
pines grow faster in the southern hemisphere
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The fires in Ontario - like so many others - demonstrating viscerally how climate change perpetuates the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, who have least contributed to emissions and over and over again put their bodies on the line to prevent fossil fuel development.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Climate change will kill ∼250,000 extra people every year from 2030-2050,WHO Heat deaths in Europe up 49.9% This is with 1.2°C warming. Imagine 2.5°C. Growth-at-all-costs = death-at-scale.
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Submitting a paper using my phone’s hotspot while my husband drives us to the cottage feels like peak academia
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Nicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Excited to share our new @ThePlantCell Perspective on training plant scientists in the era of #GenAI 🌱🤖 A practical framework for research, teaching & mentorship across career stages. Open access + actionable ideas—please share! "Read the article" (academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...)
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Reimagining plant science training in the era of generative artificial intelligence: a global perspective
Abstract. In recent years, a deluge of big and diverse datasets from hundreds of plant species, coupled with spectacular innovations in artificial intellig
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 09/05/2024
In our latest paper in PNAS, we ask: How can scientific progress be accelerated to meet the urgent challenges of the Anthropocene? We point to significant barriers in forecasting & prediction efforts for the biosphere 🧵👇 🧪🌎🦋 1/n www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Cambial viability is reduced in water-stressed conifer saplings A #PriorityReport by Meek, Salladay & Pittermann 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience
Fig. 1 Experimental protocol shown in both treatment (drought-stressed to P50 and P88) and control Sequoia sempervirens saplings over time.
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
What a gorgeous figure 🌱
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Ecophysiology for climate-smart forest management #TansleyReview by Gessler et al. @wslresearch.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social @annekempel.bsky.social @josegruenzweig.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience
Conceptual model of the expected role of dryland mechanisms along a climatic gradient from cool and moist towards hot and dry conditions, and their relevance for climate-smart forestry.
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Letters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 12/02/2026
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The fourth chapter of my PhD thesis has been informally sponsored by Alani Nu energy drinks, vibes, and spite
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Steve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Led by Roel Brienen, our paper in @natcomms.nature.com "Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms" is finally out and formatted. Other bluesky folks contributing to the paper were @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social and @rmtrr.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms - Nature Communications
Tree longevity is thought to increase in harsh environments, but global evidence of drivers is lacking. Here, the authors find two different pathways for tree longevity: slow growth in resource limite...
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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
New paper - Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration We argue expanded trait coverage will enhance species selection and performance monitoring, improving restoration and species stabilization in a changing climate. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration
Plant physiological traits can offer key insights into plant performance under climate change, calling for their increased use to inform restoration via species selection and monitoring. Increased co...
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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Congrats to @bposch.bsky.social for leading the writing of the New Phytologist Tansley Review on High‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plants. @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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High‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plants
The effect of high temperature on plant performance and survival is a topic of great interest given the ongoing rise in global heatwave frequency, duration, and intensity. The temperature at which ph...
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Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Legend says the ancient Babylonians once tried to sequence and annotate God's own genome, and for their ambition and hubris they were forever cursed to have different annotation formats and standards so they could never do genomics with ease again.
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The first chapter of my PhD thesis is officially published. If you're into conifers, climate change or cold acclimation then this paper is for you 🌿❄️ academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... As I wrap up my PhD this year, I'm also beginning the search for postdoc opportunities so keep me in mind
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Contrasting effects of warming and drought on autumn phenology of photosynthesis and growth in white spruce
Warming delays the autumn downregulation of photosynthesis in white spruce; however, local adaptation to photoperiod constrains the timing of growth cessat
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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Poster printed and set for #AGU2024 🌱 Catch me Thursday afternoon at the Forest Ecophysiology Poster Session (B43C) from 1:40pm to 5:30pm
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Plant Ecophysiology starter pack go.bsky.app/Pbq39H7
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Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Happy to have found a new home to keep up with the latest in plant biology and climate change science as we move away from the cursed site 🌱
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