iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Link to the paper: lnkd.in/eJy_Jrgb Read more about the PANTROP project: pantrop-eu.com

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

3) While forest structure and diversity increased consistently over time, reflecting a deterministic component of succession, functional composition and biotic interactions varied more strongly with forest type, highlighting the role of environmental filtering

110

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

2) Successional trajectories exhibited large variation in forest attributes both across and within the six landscapes, indicating that succession is shaped by local variations such as landscape context, local land-use intensity, and priority effects

110

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

1) Start and speed of forest recovery increased with less intense previous land-use, suggesting that biological legacies shaped by previous land-use practices determine early successional recovery

110

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The first pantropical paper of the PANTROP project pantrop-eu.com is a fact! In a study led by Tomonari Matsuo published in Global Change Biology lnkd.in/eJy_Jrgb we show that (see below)

173

Reposted by Iris Hordijk

New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Even evenness is important: the direct and mediating effects of species abundances for ecosystem services nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Commentary by Iris Hordijk highlighting the recent work by Zhou et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/SYWZIF... @iris-hordijk.bsky.social

Schematic overview of how the two components of biodiversity – species richness and community evenness – have a direct effect and mediating effect on ecosystem services.

084

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We are looking for a PhD candidate in the field of tropical ecology, with a passion for both science and its application for restoration. @jenteo.bsky.social @lourenspoorter.bsky.social @Jorge Arturo Meave del Castillo @Miguel Martínez Ramos

000

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

There is a PhD position available at @w-u-r.bsky.social on seed dispersal and succession! You will be based at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and conduct fieldwork in tropical forests in Mexico on plant-animal interactions. Deadline to apply: 3rd of December shorturl.at/sLVOU

shorturl.at

PhD position on 'Seed dispersal shapes tropical forest succession' (Seeds 4 Success)

157

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

@joe-wan.bsky.social thank you for including me in this project. I enjoyed the afternoons at @ethz.ch were we developed our conceptual thinking and discussed the conceptual framework. Congratulations with this nice manuscript!

010

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

We show that when applying this framework to data, relationships between niche, fitness, and function also predict community multifunctionality. By bringing coexistence theory & functional ecology together, functional coexistence theory advances both theoretical ecology and its applied relevance.

110

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Is it possible to link modern coexistence theory with functional ecology? @joe-wan.bsky.social shows that it is! Functional coexistence theory provides an avenue toward mechanistic and predictive understanding of community–ecosystem feedbacks @esajournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70033

1194

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Therefore, climate change driven global temperature rise may have a strong effect on trait differences between dominant and rare tree species and may lead to changes in species abundances and therefore strong community reassembly.

020

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The difference between traits of dominant and rare species is more strongly driven by temperature compared to water availability, as temperature might affect a larger number of traits.

120

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

We found three consistent trait differences between locally dominant and rare species across all biomes; dominant species are taller, have softer wood and higher loading on the multivariate stem strategy axis (related to narrow tracheids and thick bark).

150

Reposted by Iris Hordijk

Amanda Taylor 🇳🇿 🇳🇱 @amandataylor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We are hiring 2 PhD candidates working on resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes. Daily supervision by myself, @dominic-martin.bsky.social @iris-hordijk.bsky.social @lucianachr.bsky.social and Merel Hofmeijer. Details & application here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

wur.nl

PhD position - Resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across landscapes

02230

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In the early phase of succession it is determined if succession is arrested or if forest recovers quickly. Our study shows that mainly soil characteristics and connectivity of forest in the landscape affects growth form replacement in early succession. Stay tuned for the final results!

000

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Last month I presented #ECTE2025 a study from the #PANTROP project (pantrop-eu.com) on growth form replacement in early succession. The succes of natural forest recovery is not only determined by the arrival or regrowth of trees, but also the competition with growth forms such as grasses and ferns.

130

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Happy to have contributed to this interesting study on landscape diversity! Thank you for the lead Sarah Mayor & Pascal Niklaus and being persistent to get it published @simonsaysenjoy.bsky.social

010

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Interested in a PhD position where you contribute to innovative transdisciplinary research on forest recovery? We have a position available with fieldwork in Mexico @w-u-r.bsky.social More info & how to apply: tinyurl.com/3bpy65xs

tinyurl.com

Restoration towards resilient landscapes: social-ecological processes along a forest recovery trajectory

021

Iris Hordijk @iris-hordijk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Interested in a PhD position where you contribute to forest restoration in a biodiversity hotspot? We have a position available with fieldwork in Madagascar @w-u-r.bsky.social More info & how to apply: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd-position-tree-based-restoration-in-biodiversity-hotspot-madagascar.htm

wur.nl

PhD position - Tree-based restoration in biodiversity hotspot Madagascar

25039