Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Beauty and complexity in the forests of the Jura 020
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Micro topography inducing thermal variation at the landscape scale. How will this influence the thermal sensitivity of soil enzymes? 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Beautiful 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. 020
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Remnants of woodland in NW Lancs offer calm and cool in the recent extreme heat. More connectivity and open access would benefit all 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Some alpine delights from obergurgl this week @bsbibotany.bsky.social 080
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Collecting lichens to explore their role in degrading plant litter whilst on the branch @britishlichensociety.org.uk 151
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Arrived ready for a week of lovely alpine fun @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social Obergurgl. 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Arrived ready for a week of lovely alpine fun @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social Obergurgl. 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025More path-side loveliness as we snake through the German countryside 000
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Thin soils in urban environments provide sharp hydrological gradients, and create large biodiversity potential over small spaces @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social 091
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Short breaks whilst the world passes by 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Enroute to Obergurgl to the wonderful @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social university centre for week-long alpine ecosystem field course. First stage crossing the sea… 030
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025iris blanc dressé battu par un vent soudain pétales de tissu 011
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Heritage potatoes doing well! All prep for the lab fondue later in the year 🤓 000
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Lovely 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? 150
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Turn up for seal sounds. On first year 140
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025A 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… 0311
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Beautiful! Here is a companion to yours 110
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Moon before sunrise. Lancaster, UK. @astronomy.bsky.social 051
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Being 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 030
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Fen, grassland, bracken, wood-pasture, lake, river, forest, bog, heath, snowbed, scree, boulders… and all manner of ecotonal systems… 040
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Wood pasture delivers incredible habitat diversity, sometimes where we don’t first look 030
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Collecting epiphytic lichens to continue our enzymology work. Beautiful microsystems 0252
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Same thing yesterday 140
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Agree that agroforestry systems can be hugely beneficial at driving biodiversity. A lot if this is also cryptogams on the ground, which are frequently overlooked. 010
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Overlooked habitat in many systems; the cool, damp flushes can often be the biodiversity hotspots 020
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Lovely weather to meet @rspb.bsky.social Dove Stones to talk about peat, scrub, and all things functional ecology 000
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 25/02/2025End the day splicing different challenges 😊 100
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Outrageous 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. 041
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Today 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… 030
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Quite lucky to have this crisp weather fall on a weekend for once! 030
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Beautiful Frullania growing on a fraxinus twig amongst the many mosses in the cool, moist microclimate of the Swiss Jura forests 020
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Letharia 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? 263
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 15/12/2024And 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! 080
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024You just have to love lichens! 040
Functional Ecology Lab at Uni. York, UK @func-ecol-lab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Arrived! Time to meet up with chums old and new 020