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Nerea Ubierna

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Plant ecophysiologist interested in understanding the mechanisms of plants and ecosystem responses to climate change

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Nick Smith @nickgregsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am hiring a Postdoc on Plant Ecophysiology to join our new group at U Nebraska. The link below has the full ad and instructions for applying. Please share widely! #botany #botanyjobs #ecophysiology #ecophysjobs #globalchange employment.unl.edu/postings/102...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Ecophysiology
A postdoctoral position examining plant physiological responses to environmental variability is available in the lab of Dr. Nick Smith in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebrask...
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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
EucFACE is looking for a new technical engineer! Please share with skilled engineers interested in working at our flagship forest free-air CO2 enrichment experiment in Western Sydney @westsyduhie.bsky.social jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...
View of a Free-Air CO2 Enrichment ring in a eucalypt canopy, with crane above. Beautiful blue sky. A fantastic work environment!
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 26/07/2026
🌱 International Day for Mangrove Conservation! Can mangroves survive another strong EL Niño? Good news: after decades of decline, #mangroves are growing back in some places. Bad news: places like the Niger Delta are still losing them fast⚠️. 🧵 : egu.eu/0M2YDG 📸: Joern Behrens on imaggeo.egu.eu
Image description:  Mangrove tree stands in the water. Text reads: '' International Day for Mangrove Conservation!''
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PlantEcophys @plantecophys.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🌿 Featured cover article in Plant Ecophysiology! “C₂ #Photosynthesis across Scales” reveals C₂ species as evolutionary intermediates, stable states & hybrids between C₃–C₄. 🧬🔬 👉 www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla... #PlantScience #C₂ #PlantEcophys
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Luke Gregory @lukemgregory.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Berkley is a great PI and mentor (look how much fun we’re having). If you’re on the fence or have any questions about the lab, feel free to reach out by message or email!
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
🌱🔬 Simplifying C4 photosynthesis modeling. An updated C4 model with Excel fitting tools for A/Ci and A/I curves estimates Vpmax, Vcmax, Jmax, and quantum yield. Designed to lower barriers for researchers at any level. #plantscience @jxbotany.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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Fitting photosynthetic carbon dioxide and irradiance response curves for C4 leaves
Abstract. Gas exchange measurements provide crucial insights into the complex mechanisms of photosynthesis. Responses of CO2 assimilation rate (A) to inter
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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The forests we establish today will experience the climate of the second half of the century. This should be guided by physiological understanding within an ecological context. @waldwissen.bsky.social (English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano): www.waldwissen.net/en/forestry/...
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Climate-friendly forest management based on tree physiology
Forest management based on ecophysiology is not a prescribed formula, but a way of thinking: if we understand why trees are dying from heat and drought, we can tailor management measures specifically ...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world.
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Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/04/2026
What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”
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U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities
Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Soil phosphorus drives subcontinental patterns of carbon-isotope discrimination across Australia Alam et al. @awcheesman.bsky.social @mdekauwe.bsky.social @ianjwright.bsky.social @lucascernusak.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Sampling site locations and transects across Australia included in this study.
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Dave Onorato @onorato.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our research team was awarded a National Geographic American Keystone Species Grant to conduct research on the process of population expansion by endangered Florida panthers. Understanding range expansion has implications for conservation and recovery. news.nationalgeographic.org/american-key...
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National Geographic Society Launches American Keystones Initiative to Protect Our Living Icons
Reflecting on 250 years as a nation, the Society launches a yearlong effort to protect America’s iconic species and landscapes through 20 new conservation grants across the United States
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 08/03/2026
Happy International Women's Day to all women in geoscience🤍✨ ! At #EGU, we celebrate and recognise your dedication as researchers, educators, volunteers, leaders, and more. Keep up the great work🙌! 📸: By Sebastian Breitenbach, Gabriel Sigmund, Filippo Dallosso, Ole Zeising on imaggeo.egu.eu
Image description: Collage photo of  4 researchers in various fieldwork activities. Text reads:''Happy International Women's Day!''
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Wildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 08/03/2026
Some superheroes wear field boots, lab coats, or binoculars. This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate women in conservation. No challenge too daunting. These real-life protagonists are helping write the next chapter for wildlife and wild places, for people and the planet. 🌎 💪
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Carbon uptake, storage, and allocation patterns contribute to blurring of annual 14C signals in tree rings 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #TansleyReview by Hessl et al. @WIleyPlantSci #PlantScience
The path of 14C from cosmic rays to cellulose.
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IsoCamp at UNM @isocampunm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We are now accepting applications for #IsoCamp2026! Join us in beautiful New Mexico June 15th-26th to learn about stable isotopes from expert instructors and get hands-on instrument training. The application deadline is February 28th. For more information, or to apply, go to isocamp.org. Pls share!
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IsoCamp – two-week short-course with hands-on training in the application of stable isotopes to the biological, geological, and anthropological sciences.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Improving iWUE in C₄ Crops Under Climate Stress 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #TansleyReview by Oula Ghannoum, Yazen M. Al-Salman and Francisco Javier Cano @WileyPlantSci Image credit: Schuepp, 1993; Pan et al., 2022
Impact of leaf width in a grass leaf on leaf anatomy and boundary layer
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svcaemmerer.bsky.social @svcaemmerer.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Pleased to see our perspective on the C3 model of photosynthesis published. It was fun revisiting the science behind it. aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs
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Global Change Biology @globalchangebio.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We mourn the passing of our Editor-in-Chief Steve Long. His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..
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Megan McDonald @mcdonaldmeganc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Very excited to have our small contribution to the growing Starship field now published @mbio.bsky.social, as always a great peer review process with one of my favorite society journals
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 26/07/2025
Did you know that nearly 800 billion fish and invertebrates depend on mangroves every year? On this International Day for Mangrove Conservation, it's time for action to protect these amazing ecosystems. As Asmae Ourkiya says in this GeoLog post:egu.eu/8R6TN6 📷Anirban Mukhopadhyay on imaggeo.egu.eu
Image description: A mangrove tree with exposed roots standing in coastal waters. Text read: International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26th."
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Happy #WorldMangroveDay m.youtube.com/watch?v=psJ_...
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Life at the Extremes: Mangroves | EcolClips
YouTube video by EcolClips
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Ben Long @botbml.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A perspective: some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves (Planta 153, 376–387) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A perspective: some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves (Planta 153, 376–387) - Planta
The Planta paper “Some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves” explored the relationship between gas exchange measurements of CO2 assimilation rate and...
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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Preprint with @lucascernusak.bsky.social, @florianabusch.bsky.social and Graham Farquhar! We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🌱 The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out! Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way. A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work. Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...
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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Great to see a focus in @science.org on impacts of heat on forest systems. Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope?
Scientists are pushing plants beyond their comfort zone to test their resilience to warming
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Dave Onorato @onorato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
It's a privilege to be a part of a paper on tiger conservation. All the hard work was done by Saneer and highlights the successes of research and management in Nepal that have resulted in impressive gains for wild tigers. 🐅🧪🐯 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 05/06/2025
🌾📉 Climate change is already hitting global crop yields A new study shows climate trends over the past 50 years have cut yields by 10% (wheat), 4% (maize), and 13% (barley). 🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #SciComm #ClimateChange #Agriculture #FoodSecurity 🧪
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A half-century of climate change in major agricultural regions: Trends, impacts, and surprises | PNAS
Efforts to anticipate and adapt to future climate can benefit from historical experiences. We examine agroclimatic conditions over the past 50 y fo...
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UCDavisPlants @ucdavisplants.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌱 From Methods in Ecology and Evolution: TinyCO2 enables low-cost, precise CO₂ enrichment for short plants in the field—broadening global access to climate change research. (Paige V. Kouba, Matthew E. Gilbert, Tom N. Buckley, Andrew M. Latimer) ▶️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Measured (numbers) and interpolated (coloured squares) CO2 elevation for a single plot. The black circle shows the enclosing screen (79 cm diameter).
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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Tracing Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signals From Water Sources to Tree‐Ring Compounds - Diao et al. - Plant, Cell & Environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Tracing Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signals From Water Sources to Tree‐Ring Compounds
Stable oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δ2H) isotope compositions of tree-ring compounds preserve information about environmental waters; however, our understanding of their isotopic relationships is hamp...
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Nerea Ubierna @nereaubierna.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Come work with me at the beautiful Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve! We seek a candidate to help monitor habitat change and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems. jobs.myflorida.com/job-invite/8... rookerybay.org/learn/
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OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 37940294
OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 37940294
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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
For those with an interest in year to year changes in the global carbon cycle, the latest assessment is just out. @anuagrifood.bsky.social essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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Global Carbon Budget 2024
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
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Nerea Ubierna @nereaubierna.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Learn more about the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR) (NOAA/states partnership). The NERRS do a fantastic job integrating long‐term and short term research for resilient coastal ecosystems. You can find me at Rookery Bay NERR in FL. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Lisa Wingate @lisawingate.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
If you are working on 'omics' datasets to understand biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem function on a changing planet then come and join as at 8:30 Monday morning ITS1.7/BG0.3 for Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to advance Earth system science #EGU25 @egubg.bsky.social
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
As you're making your #EGU25 schedule please consider my Wednesday talk! "An ecosystem-scale flooding experiment to disentangle mechanisms of coastal forest resilience and vulnerability to extreme flooding events" doi.org/10.5194/egus...
The title slide that the post is about, showing a diverse group of scientists doing field, lab, and computational work as part of the COMPASS-FME project
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Tina Schreier @tinaschreier.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🌿 Excited to share our latest preprint! We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity. Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊 #PlantScience
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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Global warming drives a threefold increase in persistence and 1 °C rise in intensity of marine heatwaves | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Global warming drives a threefold increase in persistence and 1 °C rise in intensity of marine heatwaves | PNAS
Marine heatwaves are extreme climatic events consisting of persistent periods of warm ocean waters that have profound impacts on marine life. These...
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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Great to work with Bruhn et al. on an article on RQ's (i.e. respiratory CO2 efflux:O2 uptake ratio) in plants. Typically we assume the fluxes to be in balance, but in many cases, they are not, with implications for C modeling. @pplplantarum.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Importance of the leaf respiratory quotient
Rates of leaf respiratory CO2-release (RCO2) are important for terrestrial biosphere models that estimate carbon exchange between plants and the atmosphere. Hitherto, models of RCO2 have primarily be...
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Dario Martin-Benito @dendroecologist.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
#ATRAE2025 program. The Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) is offering grants to bring top international talent into its research ecosystem. Up to 1M € or 1.2 M per project if based in the US 5+ years. 🔗 www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem... #ResearchFunding #SpainScience
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Nerea Ubierna @nereaubierna.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day Mother Earth 🌍! Our gift to you is 430 ppm of CO2. If you would like it to be warmer I am sure we can deliver next year
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 16/04/2025
Last one for Tax Day – NOAA 🌊 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.
A powerful ocean scene shows waves crashing against a row of buildings under a dark, stormy sky. Overlaid in bold white text: “How much would you pay to protect your coast?”A square graphic with an aerial view of swirling ocean currents in teal and blue. Bold white text reads: “Only $21/year from the average taxpayer helps fund NOAA.”A square infographic with a dark stormy ocean background. The white header text reads: “Your $21 funds these essential services.” Below are six dark blue boxes, each with a white icon and label:
	1.	Coastal Mapping – Detailed charts of shorelines, navigation hazards, and more
	2.	Weather Monitoring – Vital data for tracking storms, extreme heat, and drought
	3.	Marine Resource Management – Conservation of ocean life and sustainable fisheries
	4.	Coastal Resilience – Infrastructure that withstands storms and rising seas
	5.	Storm Research – Studies of severe weather patterns and impacts

The graphic uses clean lines, oceanic tones, and emphasizes the small taxpayer cost for these vital environmental services.
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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Our study is based on the finding that leaf air spaces aren't always saturated with water vapour, especially under high VPD conditions. This might dramatically impact how aquaporins regulate both water and CO2 transport in plants. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Unsaturation of Leaf Air Spaces Sheds New Light on the Role of Aquaporins
Aquaporins have long been known to facilitate water transport across membranes inside leaves. However, their role in regulating the water potential (ψ) difference between the cytosol and cell wall ha...
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Marjorie Lundgren @marjorielundgren.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Check out an exciting diversity of research, reviews, and opinion articles in our @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social special collection on *Agricultural Biotechnology*. 🧪 🌱 With @cavycavs.bsky.social & Phil Macnaghten nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Agricultural biotechnology: potential, challenges, and debate: PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET
<em>PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET</em> is an interdisciplinary plant journal of the New Phytologist Foundation publishing research at the interface of plants, society, and the planet.
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Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) Project @ripeproject.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Tracy Lawson's fascination with plants started as a child on an English farm & recently brought the globally recognized expert in plant biology across the pond to Illinois! Tracy talks about her research & what she's looking forward to most in this new feature! bit.ly/4jfguQQ
A woman in a lab coat smiles while taking a measurement of leaves with a device.
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 06/04/2025
The #EGU25Programme launched a couple of weeks ago, but still unsure how can you create your personal programme? 🔗 Check out our recent #GeoLog to learn more : egu.eu/3WNV6C
Image description: Person reading the daily program at the EGU (European Geosciences Union) event. With text reading: " Making a plan: using your EGU25 personal programme". Read Now.
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Christiane Werner @chriswernerlab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Please RT: 2 PhD position @uni-freiburg.de investigating #reccurent #drought in #forest using in-situ #stableisotopes in #ecohydrology
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Nina Buchmann @nbuchmann.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Interested to work on a less-studied greenhouse gas, namely COS exchange of a forest with the atmosphere? We have an open 4-yr PhD position in our international group. at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. 🧪 More details here: 🧪 jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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Doctoral student in ecosystem COS exchange
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Ben Long @botbml.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Increased Rubisco for better C4 photosynthesis www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @ripeproject.bsky.social
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Adapting C4 photosynthesis to atmospheric change and increasing productivity by elevating Rubisco content in sorghum and sugarcane | PNAS
Meta-analyses and theory show that with rising atmospheric [CO2], Rubisco has become the greatest limitation to light-saturated leaf CO2 assimilati...
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