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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK

@func-ecol-lab.bsky.social
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Research group at the University of York, UK, focussing on functional ecology of terrestrial systems. Working on soil microbial and mesofaunal ecology, biogeochemistry, and the ecology of cryptogams, mainly in alpine, wetland, and forest ecosystems

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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Beauty and complexity in the forests of the Jura
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Micro topography inducing thermal variation at the landscape scale. How will this influence the thermal sensitivity of soil enzymes?
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Beautiful bog woodlands of the Cairngorms. New surveys and experiments to reveal the functional diversity of these special places is now under way. We urgently need to better value these habitats and understand their sensitivity to climate change.
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Remnants of woodland in NW Lancs offer calm and cool in the recent extreme heat. More connectivity and open access would benefit all
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Some alpine delights from obergurgl this week @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Morgen!
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Collecting lichens to explore their role in degrading plant litter whilst on the branch @britishlichensociety.org.uk
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Arrived ready for a week of lovely alpine fun @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social Obergurgl.
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Arrived ready for a week of lovely alpine fun @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social Obergurgl.
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
More path-side loveliness as we snake through the German countryside
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Thin soils in urban environments provide sharp hydrological gradients, and create large biodiversity potential over small spaces @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Short breaks whilst the world passes by
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Enroute to Obergurgl to the wonderful @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social university centre for week-long alpine ecosystem field course. First stage crossing the sea…
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
iris blanc dressé battu par un vent soudain pétales de tissu
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Heritage potatoes doing well! All prep for the lab fondue later in the year 🤓
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Lovely couple of days in the field at peak-drought for the driest spring in 100 years… what will the soil microbes be upto? How will they respond when the rains come?
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Snap!
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Turn up for seal sounds. On first year
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
A few of my one-year olds are showing. They’ll be potted on in early summer, and planted out this winter to bolster local woodlands and start done anew…
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Beautiful! Here is a companion to yours
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Moon before sunrise. Lancaster, UK. @astronomy.bsky.social
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Being in the presence of huge organisms is humbling… as is the thought of how many organisms I can’t see, that are part of this story
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Fen, grassland, bracken, wood-pasture, lake, river, forest, bog, heath, snowbed, scree, boulders… and all manner of ecotonal systems…
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Wood pasture delivers incredible habitat diversity, sometimes where we don’t first look
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Collecting epiphytic lichens to continue our enzymology work. Beautiful microsystems
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Same thing yesterday
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Agree that agroforestry systems can be hugely beneficial at driving biodiversity. A lot if this is also cryptogams on the ground, which are frequently overlooked.
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Overlooked habitat in many systems; the cool, damp flushes can often be the biodiversity hotspots
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Lovely weather to meet @rspb.bsky.social Dove Stones to talk about peat, scrub, and all things functional ecology
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
End the day splicing different challenges 😊
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Outrageous sunrise from Arnside this morning. Lovely to see standing water and forest telling us where the deep fen soils, and the thin calcareous soils are to be found.
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Today working with a farmer to select study locations in his forest. We will explore the functional ecology of the bryophytes and lichens in this beautiful wood. Especially interested in ‘off season’ C fixation…
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Quite lucky to have this crisp weather fall on a weekend for once!
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Beautiful Frullania growing on a fraxinus twig amongst the many mosses in the cool, moist microclimate of the Swiss Jura forests
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Letharia vulpina. We’ve found lots of oxidative enzyme activity here, and keen to search for generalisation of this. Do you have it growing in a place you work? Able to collect some and post it to us?
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
And you have to love lichen and moss together 😊 a focus of our group is exploring the holobiont system in these contrasting cryptogams, and figuring out what they’re upto. Such a fascinating little world right there!
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
You just have to love lichens!
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Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Arrived! Time to meet up with chums old and new
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