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Alex Webb Lab @alexwebblab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

@camplantsci.bsky.social here in Cambridge is wonderful place to work. Great colleagues. Some very good science and a vibrant city. If you are a world-leading crop scientist wanting to lead a thriving centre, we would like you to join us www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...

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Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science

The Board of Electors to the Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Dear #amf hive mind, look at this stained Plantago root. Can these little plushy structures really be arbuscules? I mean, "tree-like" describes it quite well, but I have never seen it like that. You?? @jpausch.bsky.social @joanabergmann.bsky.social @katiefield4.bsky.social @mrillig.bsky.social

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Siobhan Leachman @siobhanleachman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL

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The BHL Image Explorer — A search tool for public domain biodiversity images

YouTube video by Tiago Lubiana

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

#TansleyReview: Microbial drivers of root plasticity Dini-Andreote, et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

Schematic representation of plant–microbe interactions and microbial metabolism that influence root development and nutrient uptake.

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Dear #plantscience bubble, could somebody please point me towards a collection of nice scientific illustrations/icons etc for making sweet scientific figures? The websites I tried focus on human/animal icons... #root #research #plantsci #ecology @joanabergmann.bsky.social

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

We did a #SustainableGrasslandSystems group internal mini conference last week. It was super interesting and fun and I am just deeply grateful to work with such amazing people! among others are @elsaelsam.bsky.social @azmisheriff.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social

group picture of the sustainable grassland systems group at Zalf

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FEMS Journals @femsjournals.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Intense farming weighs heavily on soil quality! 🌱 Meet arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF)🍄, symbionts that help plants acquire nutrients. Rog et al. explore which soils benefit most from AMF in #FEMSMicrobiolLett. @idorog.bsky.social @steffilutz.bsky.social @sfbender.bsky.social buff.ly/tblsBb1

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Jen McGaley @jenmcgaley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

What else are people using for public engagement with mycorrhiza? Would be keen to hear other ideas 😁

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Jen McGaley @jenmcgaley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

How to teach kids (+ parents) the concept of mycorrhizal symbiosis? Here's a thread of things that we use @paszkowskilab.bsky.social 🧵 #outreach #fungi #plant #science

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Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF) @zalf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🌾🌡️ #Soja aus Niedersachsen: wenn Weizenernten durch den #Klimawandel geringer ausfallen, können Landwirtschaftsbetriebe auf die Sojabohne setzen. Ein breites Anbauportfolio hilft, Erträge zu stabilisieren. Prof. Claas Nendel (ZALF) im Interview mit dem ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/vide...

Prof. Claas Nendel (ZALF)

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Jürgen Döschner @jdoeschner.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Die Abkühlung bis zur nächsten Hitzewelle könnt ihr u.a. dazu nutzen, die Studie zum Sicherheitsrisiko #Klimakrise zu lesen. Die Eckdaten sind nicht neu. Aber der Zusammenhang, in den sie hier gestellt werden, erweitert das oft von Rechten missbrauchte Thema #Sicherheit auf spannende Weise.

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Nationale Interdisziplinäre Klimarisiko-Einschätzung

Dieser Bericht zeigt Risiken des Klimawandels für die nationale Sicherheit Deutschlands bis ins Jahr 2040 auf.

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The Ecologist @theecologist.org · 09/07/2025

Humans can know intuitively when biodiversity is suffering, study finds

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In our nature

People can accurately judge biodiversity through sight and sound.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

this is a HUGE loss for anyone trying to track changes in species distributions as the climate changes- if you need to know "hey were [insert species] in [place] in the mid-1800s", the odds are good your only info is a random book published back then. i've used it extensively!

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

@loutsi.bsky.social just talked about tropical tree species, and how knowing the belowground can help restoration efforts. Sweet talk, pretty venue at #rhizosphere6

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Day2 of #rhizosphere6 conference. Just listened to such an engaging talk by @katiefield4.bsky.social that I even forgot to take a photo. Great science uncovering the role of fine root endophytes, the #mycoromycotina. #MFRE, let's go!

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Uli Schwerdtner @schwerdtneruli.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Great start of #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh today with many exciting talks (e.g., by @elsaelsam.bsky.social, @khatababdalla.bsky.social, and so many more)...and nice discussions at my poster on two experiments investigating #root #exudation for #phosphorus mobilization in #intercropping. 🤩

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International Society of Root Research @rootscientists.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Next up at #rhizosphere6: @elsaelsam.bsky.social takes us on a journey about the extensions of the Root Economics Space! 🤩

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

If you are at #rhizosphere6 and interested in fine root functional traits, go talk to @elsaelsam.bsky.social from @zalf.bsky.social. If you (like me - tearfully) miss out on this event, check out the paper in the thread below 😉

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Wirth-Weigelt Research Group @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🎉Happy 5th Birthday to the Root Economics Space!🌱 This fun blog from our colleagues @joanabergmann.bsky.social and Elsa Matthus at the @zalf.bsky.social celebrates 5 years of the Root Economics Space-a framework that describes the diverse root strategies to grow and survive belowgrond. #Ecology

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Our latest review about the #root #economics #space made it into the lovely blog of plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com:

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Yadvinder Malhi @ymalhi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Super useful video library to liven up your presentations …

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Sebastian Schornack @dromius.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon] www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/

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Thomas Hörren @thoerren.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Nur um den Stand der Grundinventarisierung bei der Biodiversität in 2025 einmal aufzuzeigen und als artenreichstes Beispiel die heimischen Insekten zu nehmen: Es existiert bis heute bei keiner Bundesbehörde eine (angestrebt) vollständige Datenbank bzw. Referenzliste mit den bei uns bekannten Arten.

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Out of Context Tracers in the Sea @tracers-in-the-sea.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🌊🧪 So our P atom makes 100 round trips of 1000 years each during its stay in the ocean. It then becomes part of the sediment, where it remains for about 100 million years until it is uplifted and exposed again to continental erosion. The life of a typical P atom is, by human standards, indeed

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Anne-Laure D 🌿 @aldpaleo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

If you are a paleobotanist or botanist interested in doing a postdoc on fossil plants with me in Montpellier, I'm happy to help prepare a proposal for this year's #MSCA Postdoc Fellowship call (deadline Sept. 10). marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... 1/3 #paleobotany #botany

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Postdoctoral Fellowships

The information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them.

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Francois Keck @francoiskeck.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature! Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Colin Averill @colinaverill.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

We're hiring an early career data scientist at Funga @funga-pbc.bsky.social! Austin TX based. We use ML to integrate forestry observations and fungal microbiome datasets, to better understand how to restore forest fungal biodiversity. job-boards.greenhouse.io/funga/jobs/4...

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Ecological Data Scientist

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Pedro Madeira Antunes @1pantunes.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

New #preprint w/ Nicolas Corradi, @vkokkoris.bsky.social , and Cathy Fahey, on the adaptive capacity of these fascinating fungi. We'll be digging deeper over the next few years. Stay tuned for what’s ahead. #FungiResearch #Collaboration #mycorrhiza www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...

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Elsa Matthus @elsaelsam.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Hey y'all, who is interested in the #root #economics #space, and looking for an overview article? I've got something for you, fresh out of the press. I hope you'll enjoy it. @joanabergmann.bsky.social lab. Thanks to all the co-authors for such a nice experience 🌱💖

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Dr Scott J. Davidson @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · 29/12/2024

Photographs are still coming in from the Tracking the Colour of #Peatlands project over the last week Cors Fochno - Wales Torronsuo - Finland Blawhorn Moss - Scotland Bogong High Plains - Australia I have loved sharing the project this year - here's to 2025 and more photos! #PeatSky #PeatColours

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Paul Kardol @paulkardol.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Two cool post-doc positions available at Umeå Uni to work on David Wardle's unique long-term experiments on lake islands in N-Sweden! One position focuses on microbial communities, the other on above-belowground linkages. Please, share! 🧬🦠🌲🍂 www.umu.se/en/work-with... www.umu.se/en/work-with...

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Toby Kiers @tobykiers.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Are plants more likely to be ‘eavesdroppers’ than altruists when tapped into fungal networks? Read our new theory paper out today in @pnas.org w/ @stuwest.bsky.social @tomwscott.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... (photo T. Munita)

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Sadly, this might be a helpful resource in the coming weeks and months...

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Justus Hennecke @henneckejustus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

How is everyone dealing with issues of Web of Science making completely false links of citations or associating authorship to completely unrelated authors? I am trying to link one of my papers to my profile but WoS insists that it was actually 'Juliane' instead of me co-authoring the paper?

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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Very happy to share a new paper, just out in New Phytologist: Concurrent common fungal networks formed by different guilds of fungi Open access 🧪 @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

📢Call for proposals: Biodiversity Exploratories (2026-2029)! Exciting news! The @dfgpublic.bsky.social has announced the call for proposals for the next phase of the BE! 📝Details & Application Info: www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles... www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/participa... Please share the news!

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It was an absolute pleasure to be part of the thematic session at #BES2024 lead by @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social and @kaaze7.bsky.social. I presented work on holistic belowground functioning by the #sUnderfoot group including results from @josephtumber.bsky.social and @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social

Joana Bergmann presenting at the BES conference in front of the acknowledgement slide which displays the co-authors from the sUnderfoot working group

Panel discussion of the thematic session

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It's this time of the year again... 🎄 what a pleasure to party, play and glitter with my wonderful colleagues from #SustainableGrasslandSystems group @zalf.bsky.social in the cozy new lab in #Paulinenaue. And look at this belowground Christmas tree! @elsaelsam.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social

Celebrating with Christmas decoration and happy people

drawing of a belowground Christmas tree - roots carry little mushrooms resembling tree balls

lab members wearing Christmas decoration items gather around a table and play a fun music game called Hitster

Lab members wearing silly Christmas items on their head enjoy welcoming the newborn of a colleague

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Thanks for sharing @tcamenzind.bsky.social ! And thanks as well to @milosbielcik.bsky.social and Tilo Henning @zalf.bsky.social in #Paulinenaue!

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