Reposted by Johan van den HoogenSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 23/07/2025Who lives underground? Find out now in our new paper published in @nature.com. Key finding: 90% of predicted mycorrhizal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas. Read here: buff.ly/WmDqAP3 🧵 13927
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenFunga PBC @funga-pbc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Ecosystem Engineers at Risk: Underground Maps Reveal 90% of Mycorrhizal Fungal Biodiversity Hotspots Lie Outside Protected Areas Read at: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1248
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenLaura van Galen @laura-vangalen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comThe biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungiIn this review, van Galen et al. use global soil metabarcoding databases to evaluate current estimates of the total number of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal species on Earth, outline the current state o... 49141
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenSociety for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 23/05/2025Wind is the primary force driving fungal spore dispersal, yet it's often overlooked in studies of fungal communities. Read more in this new paper, published in Ecology Letters by Dr. Michael Van Nuland and @claraqin.bsky.social. buff.ly/Edo30cg 053
Reposted by Johan van den Hoogenspencer roberts 🦈 @unpopularscience.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪 8719901285
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenFlorian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Our study ‘The #global #human impact on #biodiversity’ is out in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 Unprecedented synthesis of >2000 studies led by @francoiskeck.bsky.social shows humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🧵1/5 117995
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenMarc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 28/01/2025In memoriam: John McDowell, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Fralin Life Sciences Institute news.vt.edu/articles/202... #PlantScience #Obituarynews.vt.eduIn memoriam: John McDowell, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Fralin Life Sciences InstituteMcDowell, a global leader in the study of plant-pathogen interactions and professor, passed away Dec. 24 after a 19-month battle with cancer. 02010
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenReinier van den Berg @reiniervdberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Investeren met een gezond en zeer hoog rendement? Ga dan voor natuur, is de heldere boodschap. Nu maar hopen dat de huidige coalitie dit ook gaat beseffen en stopt met natuuronvriendelijke zinloze symboolpolitiek die een wooncrisis opleveren voor vogels en vleermuizen. www.change.inc/infra/miljar...change.inc‘Miljardeninvestering in meer natuur levert 8 tot 38 keer zoveel op’ | Change Inc.Iedere euro die Nederland besteedt aan natuur, levert 8 tot 38 keer zoveel economische waarde op, blijkt het rapport Investeringsperspectief Natuurinclusief. 04319
Reposted by Johan van den HoogenFranciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 27/11/2024It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSoil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - NatureSoils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro... 16571164
