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Looking for simple mathematical descriptions of complex ecohydrological and biogeochemical dynamics

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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Always wondered what the Gaia hypothesis is about but never really had time to look into that? Check out this article @tellusjournal.bsky.social ⤵️
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
With Lorenzo Menichetti @luke.fi leading the project, you can expect an exciting blend of math and Bayesian statistics 😀
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
... if you don't know about Q-model, it's a continuous-quality decomposition model tracking C and N dynamics, with analytical solutions for single cohorts (doi.org/10.1016/0038... ) and steady state (doi.org/10.2307/1939... ), applied to thermal responses etc. (doi.org/10.1016/S003... )
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢 new #PhD position @luke.fi (apply by 09/23): few soil carbon models have foundations as solid and elegant as the Q model, and as underused; this #PhD puts that theoretical capital to work on EU-scale forest data with data-intensive Bayesian assimilation valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/rese...
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Research Scientist, Doctoral Researcher, soil carbon modeling - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Open job: Research Scientist, Doctoral Researcher, soil carbon modeling, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The article posted below is just one of a collection revisiting seminal papers published in @tellusjournal.bsky.social and highlighting new research advances in Earth Sciences. Full collection: tellusjournal.org/collections/...
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Tellus 75th Jubilee Special Collection: Celebrating Legacy and Shaping the Future of Earth System Science | Tellus
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Tellus @tellusjournal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New article in Tellus: tellusjournal.org/articles/10....
New article in Tellus Journal
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
📢#PhD position on soil microbial resilience and resistance to drought @rousklab.bsky.social @lunduniversity.bsky.social. Apply by September 18 here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Doctoral student in Biology with a specialisation in Microbial Ecology
Description of the workplace You will work within the Microbial Biogeochemistry in Lund (MBLU) environment, hosted at the department of Biology, at Lund University ( Microbial Biogeochemistry in Lund
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
📢 #postdoc on terrestrial #carbon cycle under global change. Topic: interactions of ecological, biogeochemical, and physical processes that drive C cycle responses to global change Where: Department of Soil & Environment, SLU 🇸🇪 Apply by: September 10 www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Postdoc on terrestrial carbon cycle under global change | slu.se
SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
After a fantastic time at the Department of Physical Geography @stockholm-uni.bsky.social next year I'll move to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Dept. Soil & Environment). This change opens up an opportunity to hire a postdoc--see next post!
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Marleen Pallandt @mpalla.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
(1/4) So proud of this group effort from the @manzonilab.bsky.social! @danielaguasconi.bsky.social and I co-led a book chapter on "Soil moisture controls on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics" The book is out now and completely open access 🤩: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...
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Routledge Handbook of Terrestrial Ecohydrology
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of terrestrial ecohydrology, a rapidly evolving discipline focusing on the interactions of biota and water. Understanding these interactions is especial...
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Erik Schwarz @erikschwarz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New paper out in Soil Biology and Biochemistry! “Eco-evolutionary controls of microbial extracellular enzyme production in soils” doi.org/10.1016/j.so... Work on this paper began 5 years ago when I first started my PhD and it has taken many turns since then. Very happy to see it out eventually! 😊
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
- Postdoc in modeling thermokarst processes: urls.fr/Wsk7PV - Postdoc in simulating greenhouse gases after abrupt warming: urls.fr/5hXdqC - Postdoc in simulating non-CO2 greenhouse gases: urls.fr/PWZOwY - Research Software Engineer on integration of developments in ORCHIDEE model: urls.fr/GBpYXQ
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2026_peatland_modeling_position_abrupt changes_LSCE.docx
Post-doctoral research fellow on modeling the response of northern peatlands to warming The Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE) is part of the CLIMPEAT ERC Synergy project...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📢 Multiple #postdocs @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social on modeling #permafrost and #peatland greenhouse gas emissions and abrupt changes (deadline: July 10) Positions are funded by @erc.europa.eu project: Northern Peatlands in the face of climate warming and abrupt changes (CLIMPEAT)
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The moisture optimum of microbial respiration is higher in intact than in sieved soils often used for model calibration. As a consequence, our models can under- (over-)estimate respiration in wet (dry) climates--see Elsa Coucheney's paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Thanks @benbondlamberty.bsky.social for spreading the news! @li-xiankun.bsky.social @arjunchakrawal.bsky.social @manzonilab.bsky.social and Gustaf Hugelius show that temperature sensitivity of soil respiration varies with temperature and differs during drying vs. rewetting
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Is the temperature-dependence of soil respiration Q10 similar during soil drying and rewetting? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thanks @majasiegenthaler.bsky.social, Samia Ghersheen, Björn Lindahl and Marie Spohn for your contributions; and to many colleagues who published or shared with us unpublished litter decomposition data!
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
... and speaking of @tellusjournal.bsky.social , I am happy our first article in Tellus was just published: tellusjournal.org/articles/10.... Here we use stoichiometric models to show that litter decomposers can compensate nutrient imbalances by recycling nitrogen--no need to lower CUE
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More Efficient Nitrogen Recycling or Less Efficient Carbon Use to Decompose Nitrogen-Poor Residues? | Tellus
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Tellus @tellusjournal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Our Editorial Board gathered at #EGU26! Proof that behind every careful review, thoughtful decision, and late-night manuscript discussion, there are actual smiling humans (yes, really 😄). We are for scientists, by scientists — and occasionally with coffee, laughter, and a group photo to prove it.
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'll present work by @majasiegenthaler.bsky.social and @mariafaticov.bsky.social et al. on coupling of soil and plant responses to precipitation changes meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... ... and debate on what is missing in models meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
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Abstract EGU26-14070
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
- Metabolic theory for soils meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... by @rebeccamayvarney.bsky.social - Microbial thermal responses meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... by @danielaguasconi.bsky.social
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Abstract EGU26-13129
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
If your #EGU26 schedule is not full yet, have a look at these presentations from our group: - Eco-evolutionary models meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... by @erikschwarz.bsky.social - C-N stoichiometry meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... by @majasiegenthaler.bsky.social
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Abstract EGU26-3995
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Tellus @tellusjournal.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A new era for Tellus! 🌍 The re-launched journal presents the first scientific publications — spanning atmospheric processes, ocean change, and emerging climate research. Read more below.
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Tellus relaunches with first publications spanning atmospheric processes, ocean change, and climate research - Stockholms universitet
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Best way to start your #EGU26 week? Monday 8:30 ➡️ BG1.11 “Functional diversity in motion” chaired by @elsa-abs.bsky.social, @bopplaurent.bsky.social @lisawingate.bsky.social, @manzonilab.bsky.social
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Publishing in Tellus is also an ethical choice--not for profit, diamond open access, independent of big publishers. Have a look at our editorial and be inspired--we are waiting for your best research 😀
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Since last year, Ilona Riipinen and I @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social have been working with an amazing team of senior editors to re-launch the journal Tellus @tellusjournal.bsky.social. We are making it our dream journal to publish fundamental science on any of the 🌍 spheres.
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Daniela Guasconi @danielaguasconi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Happy to see that our paper on the role of microbial community composition on decomposition rates in forest soils is finally out! Written with @mpalla.bsky.social, @tijanamartin.bsky.social and @manzonilab.bsky.social for @holisoils.bsky.social 💛 available here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Integrating microbial community composition with abiotic drivers enhances prediction of soil respiration in managed Scots pine forests
Carbon (C) turnover in forest soils is jointly controlled by abiotic factors, such as temperature, soil moisture, and soil properties, as well as micr…
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#PhD student: mapping permafrost landforms and soils su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: April 23
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Postdoktor i digital kartering av nordliga torvmarker
Institutionen för naturgeografi är en av de större institutionerna inom Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, med ca 100 anställda och ca 1 000 studenter per läsår. Vi undervisar och forskar i naturgeo
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#postdoc in Digital soil mapping in the permafrost region su.varbi.com/what:job/job... #postdoc in Paleomapping of northern peatlands su.varbi.com/what:job/job... #postdoc in Digital mapping of northern peatlands su.varbi.com/what:job/job... Deadline: April 10
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Postdoktor i digital markkartering i permafrostregionen
Institutionen för naturgeografi är en av de större institutionerna inom Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, med ca 100 anställda och ca 1 000 studenter per läsår. Vi undervisar och forskar i naturgeo
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
📢 3 #postdoc and 1 #PhD positions with Gustaf Hugelius @stockholm-uni.bsky.social (Department of Physical Geography) on permafrost and peatland mapping, funded via two new exciting collaborative projects, offering a chance to work with great international teams. See links below:
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
📢postdoc (18 months renewable) on modeling carbon dynamics in the soil-plant system, with a focus on grasslands emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - Evaluation of the capacity of soil plant models to simulate carbon stock variations in permanent and temporary grasselands (M/F)
CNRS on the web
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Finally, a look at spatial heterogeneities using scale transition theory--if microbes are far from their substrate, decomposition rates slow down (case study on pesticide degradation): doi.org/10.1021/acs....
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Spatial Control of Microbial Pesticide Degradation in Soil: A Model-Based Scenario Analysis
Microbial pesticide degraders are heterogeneously distributed in soil. Their spatial aggregation at the millimeter scale reduces the frequency of degrader–pesticide encounter and can introduce transpo...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
While applying eco-evolutionary optimization, Erik also found that positive feedbacks in microbial models can cause microbial extinction. You can check if your model fulfills mathematical criteria for stable behavior here: doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
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When and why microbial-explicit soil organic carbon models can be unstable
Abstract. Microbial-explicit soil organic carbon (SOC) cycling models are increasingly being recognized for their advantages over linear models in describing SOC dynamics. These models are known to ex...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In his thesis, Erik studied how eco-evolutionary processes can be included in soil carbon cycling models, and how microbial interactions modulate such processes. For a synthesis of current approaches including theory and pedagogic examples: doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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Eco‐Evolutionary Optimality in Soil Organic Matter Models
Optimization approaches based on fundamental eco-evolutionary principles (EEO approaches) can increase the realism and generality of microbial-explicit soil organic matter (SOM) models—yet, these app....
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Happy to post the news that @erikschwarz.bsky.social has successfully defended his PhD thesis “Microbial ecology in soil carbon models". Opponent: Sergey Blagodatsky; evaluators: Nadja Ray, Katharina Meurer, Jan Bengtsson. Congratulations Dr. Schwarz! 🎉🎊 (photo by Abigail Robinson)
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Main conclusion: "Our analysis shows no trade-off between functionally rich rotations and food production or agricultural land expansion." Study led by Giulia Vico and her team at SLU, using >34,500 yield observations from 16 long-term experiments across Europe
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Crop rotations have been around for 1000s of years--great for sustainability and climate adaptation, but can they deliver all the food we need? In short, yes! and even more calories, proteins and fats than cereal monocultures: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Functionally rich crop rotations increase calorie and macronutrient outputs across Europe - Nature Food
While the benefits of crop diversity are known, doubts remain as to whether replacing cereals in rotations reduces nutrient production. A comparison of 16 long-term field experiments across Europe sho...
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Ana Bastos @anabastos.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The @egubg.bsky.social Early Career Scientists team invited me to share my thoughts about #AcademicMentalHealth and what to do about the ongoing crisis. Some folks wonder: I am an Earth System scientist, why do I keep talking about mental health? @egu.eu m.youtube.com/watch?v=KYea...
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EGU WEBINARS: Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion
YouTube video by European Geosciences Union
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Katie Rocci, PhD @katie-rocci.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
One month left to submit a comment to NSF about their threat to dismantle NCAR. AGU has a great tool, below. This was easy to do and you can help flood the NSF inbox with messages about how important is it to keep NCAR together! agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
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Share your comments on NCAR with NSF
Tell NSF the future that you want for NCAR by 13 March
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Also thanks to @luizdomeignoz.bsky.social for placing our work in a broader context in his commentary: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Discrepancies between observations and models highlight how to improve predictions - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Integrating observational datasets and model simulations of soil organic carbon reveals not only that growth rate outperforms carbon use efficiency as a microbial predictor, but also that models under...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Thanks Xianjin He for leading this work within the calipsovesri.org project. Contributions by @rebeccamayvarney.bsky.social @erikschwarz.bsky.social @ultracricket.bsky.social @elsa-abs.bsky.social and others @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social and all over the 🌏
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Carbon Loss In Plants, Soils and Oceans
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Soil microbes grow, respire, die. Because their biomass eventually becomes necromass, and necromass can be stabilized in soil, growth rate emerges as a powerful predictor of soil carbon: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Microbial growth rate is a stronger predictor of soil organic carbon than carbon use efficiency - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Microbial carbon use efficiency is a strong predictor of soil organic carbon stocks. Here the authors reveal that the microbial growth rate is a more reliable and informative predictor, and that model...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If your research questions long-standing paradigms in Earth Science, there are a few days left to submit an abstract to our #EGU26 session www.egu26.eu/session/57516 (conveners: Ilona Riipinen, Claire Ansberque, @elsa-abs.bsky.social, @manzonilab.bsky.social)
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Session ITS5.2/BG10.2
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Elsa Abs @elsa-abs.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Happy New Year! 🎉 Just a quick reminder about our EGU26 session on eco-evolutionary drivers of biogeochemistry — we’d love to see your abstracts! ⏰ Deadline: Jan 15 Co-organizers: Elisa Bruni, @manzonilab.bsky.social, @bopplaurent.bsky.social, Colin Prentice
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Erik Schwarz @erikschwarz.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
A great (pre-)christmas gift: our synthesis paper in Ecology Letters just got published! 😊 Thanks, @elsa-abs.bsky.social, @arjunchakrawal.bsky.social, @lucianachr.bsky.social, Pierre Quévreux, and @manzonilab.bsky.social for the great collaboration!! Open access article: doi.org/10.1111/ele.70278
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Eco‐Evolutionary Optimality in Soil Organic Matter Models
Optimization approaches based on fundamental eco-evolutionary principles (EEO approaches) can increase the realism and generality of microbial-explicit soil organic matter (SOM) models—yet, these app....
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Elsa Abs @elsa-abs.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📣 EGU26 – Call for abstracts Session: Functional diversity in motion: Eco-evolutionary drivers of biogeochemical processes across terrestrial & aquatic systems. 🎤 Solicited speakers: Jaideep Joshi & Boris Sauterey 🗓 Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 🔗 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Conveners: Ilona Riipinen, Claire Ansberque, @elsa-abs.bsky.social, @manzonilab.bsky.social. Invited speakers: Julia Pongratz (new ideas on land use and carbon cycling) and Ulrich Pöschl (new ideas on atmospheric chemistry)
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
How do scientific ideas evolve and which paradigms in Earth system science deserve a fresh look? We welcome submissions to address these questions in our #EGU26 session “Re-examining Seminal Ideas in Earth System Science” www.egu26.eu/session/57516
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
📢Assistant Prof in "Modeling in Environmental Systems" at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota: cse.umn.edu/cege/news/we...
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We are Hiring! Faculty position available in Modeling in Environmental Systems
The Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota is seeking applications for a faculty position in the broad area of Modeling in Environmental Systems. The po...
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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Efficiencies are sometimes tricky to interpret. Here we show how the observed increase in efficiency of water use (iWUE) by trees does not necessarily translate into higher tree growth--drier air or drier soil limit growth despite high iWUE. Thanks Quan Zhang for leading this project!
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