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Léa Beaumelle @leabeaumelle.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Cool study showing that soil animals' feeding preferences depend more on taxonomic identity than forest type 🌳🪱🕷️🍄🦠 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ecology #biodiversity #soil

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The use of plant, bacterial and fungal resources in soil food webs of ecto‐ and arbuscular mycorrhiza‐dominated deciduous forests

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) @ieep.eu · 01/08/2025

🎴 Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes. Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social 👇

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How can we reduce depopulation-driven desertification? Policy recommendations | TERRASAFE

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AgroConect @hqube.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This is how the biodegradable soil sensors work 🚜 #agritech #soil #sensors

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Quite late to respond but I reckon it would be cold up there!

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It is a great honour to be part of the Editorial Board @sumjournal.bsky.social and taking on a larger role in the British Soil Science Societies Journal. @pdhallett.bsky.social

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Connections Puzzle #669 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟪🟪🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 This was supposed to be easy! Glad you're with me.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Connections Puzzle #651 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟨 On the right track but ran out of guesses. Had to happen at some point.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We collected cores, installed shallow groundwater monitoring wells, and installed IRIS films at one wetland site today. The site is mapped as the Osage series (fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Epiaquerts) on land enrolled in the Wetland Reserve Program. #wetlands #hydric #soil #redox

A soil scientist collecting a soil core using a gas-powered corer that drives a steel tube into the ground.

A shallow well made from PVC with a yellow cap surrounded by a cage with plastic IRIS films sticking out of the ground in a circle around the well. The well and films are in a clearing with trees in the background.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Wordle 1,370 X/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 Oh well, on 144. Complacency set in.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Connections Puzzle #648 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Connections Puzzle #644 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟪🟩🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 A few dead ends but got there in the end. Not ... card

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Connections Puzzle #637 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I did look at the clue but agree with your summation

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Connections Puzzle #636 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I had to share this result!

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williamzhope.bsky.social @williamzhope.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

How to characterise the SOC fractions (the particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon ) compositionally and identify important organic and inorganic functional groups that differed by fraction simultaneously? Here is our solution. 🧪🌏#Soil www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Deep learning of the particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon fractions using a compositional transform and mid-infrared spectroscopy

We need soil organic carbon (SOC) and the SOC fractions, the particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon (POC, MAOC), to understand SOC dynamics…

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KBS LTER @kbslter.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Upcoming Iowa Learning Farms webinar will feature @kbslter.bsky.social scientist, @sprunger.bsky.social and her lab's work on beneficial nematodes and what they can tell us about #soilhealth. For more details and to register, check out the story here! www.morningagclips.com/iowa-learnin...

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Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Soil Health and Nematode Linkages

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place Feb. 19 at noon CST will feature Christine Sprunger, associate professor of soil health, Michigan State University....

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Connections Puzzle #616 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟪🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got stuck a few times

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Anna Krzywoszynska @annakspeaking.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Environmental change is social change, so social sciences, humanities and the arts (SSHA) should be equal in #soil research. How to achieve that? What are SSHA anyway? See my report written on behalf of the Advisory Board of Horizon Mission Soil mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/resource-lib...

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Social sciences, humanities, and the arts in the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” | Mission Soil Platform

With this document, the main aim of the Mission Soil Board is to enhance understanding of the relevance of social sciences, humanities, and the arts (SSHA) in soil research. It seeks to review the int...

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Sustainable Soils Alliance @sustainablesoils.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of The Week In Soil. This edition includes news on the Wales’ farming budget 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, the extension of Scotland’s sustainable farming incentive 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, hedgerows and soil carbon 🌳, and more! Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/42UNiJW #TheWeekInSoil

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Connections Puzzle #614 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Get excited when I get purple first

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Connections Puzzle #615 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Living in suburbia doesn't mean you don't host wildlife, Brush-tailed possum leaving the chimney they reside in for the night! #wildlifephotography #possum Magic.

Possum walking on a power line and stationary while a photo taken at night

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Haven't posted for a while. But a recent article in NATURE talking about invertebrates as ecosystem engineers caught my eye, given the small orange square in the SW of Western Australia was where I did my PhD research on ants and bioturbation. rdcu.be/d9NVa #ants #soil

global map showing where research on ants, termites and earthworms and soil modification

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Farming & Water Scotland @farmwaterscot.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

From 1 January 2025, new cross-compliance requirements under Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC 6 – Maintenance of #Soil Organic Matter) came into effect, focusing on #peatlands and #wetlands. Find out what you need to know.

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New Cross-Compliance Rules for Peatlands and Wetlands in Scotland - Farming and Water Scotland

January 2025 introduced new cross compliance requirements focusing on peatlands and wetlands. So what do you need to know?

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Soil Acoustics Ltd @soilacoustics.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

BIG NEWS!!!! We're pleased to announce that we've been granted a UK patent (GB 2 623 382) for our Soil Acoustic Meter (SAM), with EU and other world-wide patents pending. Find out more: bakerconsultants.co.uk/news/patent-... #soilacoustics #soilhealth #livingsoils #ecoacoustics #savesoil #regenag

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Patent Granted for World-First Soil Acoustic Meter | Baker Consultants

Our sister company, Soil Acoustics Ltd., has been granted a UK patent for its pioneering Soil Acoustic Meter (SAM).

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Connections Puzzle #606 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Like it when I get a hard one first.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Connections Puzzle #605 🟨🟦🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Farming & Water Scotland @farmwaterscot.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🎧 #Organic matter, why is it important, what benefits does it bring to the #soil? Listen to our latest podcast episode to find out more with #Scottish Agronomy's Zach Reilly and Wull Dryburgh, SEPA.

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Organic matter - why is it important? - Farming and Water Scotland

In this podcast we discuss soil organic matter, from what it is, to the benefits that can be gained from improving the quantity in your soil.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #599 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Not too bad. Commiserations.

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Jeff Conner @jeffreykconner.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Kellogg Biological Station is searching for a new Director! KBS is unique in its ability to integrate lab and field research, as well as integrating fundamental research in ecology and evolution with applications to environmental problems. Questions to me or the search chairs. Please apply!

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Institute/Center Director-Management - Hickory Corners, Michigan, United States

Position Summary Questions regarding this position may be directed to the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Richard Kobe (kobe@msu.edu) and Dr. Andrea Case (caseand4@msu.edu). The position will remain o...

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #596 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 No surprise twist?

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #590 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Before blue so that's okay.

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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Very exciting week upcoming: Looking forward to discussing Sculptures and Soil with @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social as part of @LancasterArts *LAND Residency* #SurfaceStudies #Soil_Imaginaries

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Have you calculated the area the hedgerows occupy? How old are they too?

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #589 🟨🟩🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Yellow is almost my undoing!

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #588 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Yellow was my Achilles heal yesterday

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Diana Vieira @dicasivi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Our #SoilErosion session looks very promising! 🤯 My friends & colleagues @matfran.bsky.social @pborrelli.bsky.social @panospanagos.bsky.social have a huge capacity to reach out. If you want be part of this community let us know, join us at the #EGU25 or send out your work until tomorrow (12hCET).

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CA4SH_Global @ca4sh.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The results of this pilot will inform the future scaling of Soil information systems across the African continent. It's a significant step towards sustainable agriculture and improved #soilhealth in the region. Secure your spot: lnkd.in/dcctcBVS #Youth4Soil #SoilHealth

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Soil Use and Management @sumjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

***NEW*** Microplastics pollution modulating #soil biological health – A review Kumar, Kumar, Sharma, Mukherjee, Bolan, Shrivastav, Hettiarachchi, Siddique & Bolan #soilscience #soils doi.org/10.1111/sum....

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Wordle 1,308 3/6 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky I guess

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #585 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Success

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Canadian Society of Soil Science @cssssoils.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Soils are now recognized as the most biodiverse habitat on Earth. Some biota in the #soil can be seen, like ants and earthworms. Others can only be seen using a microscope. Learn more in this #GroundedInSoils blog: bit.ly/3gzuiuH

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Connections Puzzle #584 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Needed the clues

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

No, unfortunately, a family visit to Fremantle, and a trip out to my PhD sites north of Kellerberrin. A walk down memory lane.

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Dr Lisa Lobry de Bruyn @lisalobry.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

#art by Brenton See in York, WA, Australia. My first viewing IRL. @pfgblue.bsky.social

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