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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌾 Understanding these species-specific responses is crucial for predicting community dynamics and for biodiversity conservation efforts in the face of ongoing environmental change 👉️ buff.ly/mWtES5O

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌲 This study provides a mechanistic framework for understanding how forests maintain below-ground nutrient function and species coexistence under shifting environmental conditions 👉️ buff.ly/5YGt6Pf

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📰 On the blog ✍️🌳 "What a plant stores inside its own tissues during the previous autumn may also help determine how early it starts spring growth" - written by author Heng Ge 👉️ buff.ly/mIdni5M 🔍 Article: buff.ly/OkRQbtZ

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24/09/2026

We are so thrilled to announce our 2026 BES Award winners 💫 This year, our awards honour ten distinguished ecologists whose work has benefited the scientific community and society as a whole.

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🍂 This work elucidates when litter promotes—or inhibits—pathogen spread, underscores the consequences of different host biomass growth patterns for plant–pathogen dynamics 👉️ buff.ly/dYWIlKW

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Soil Ecology Group @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In our (totally unbiased) opinion this is the perfect way to end a conference. #SoilEcologyInPractice delegates either hiked to the summit of Dumyat Hill, Stirling or took part in a fungal foray. Which would you choose? Drop any photos from today in the comments below ⬇️🍄⬇️

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📰 On the blog ✍️🌳 "Climate warming doesn’t feel the same for everyone: The contrasted responses of tree saplings to global warming" - read the blog post by author Benjamin Roux 👉 buff.ly/3C9kcPF 🔍 Article: buff.ly/Kny6LUh

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🌷 These findings suggest that different types of defensive traits within a single species may follow different ecological and evolutionary trends 👉️ buff.ly/tv7aa2o

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

📣 We are excited to announce that following our recent open call, we have welcomed 63 new Associate Editors to Journal of Ecology, spanning 18 countries! 🌍️ 📰 Read the blog post to find out more about our new editors! 👉️ buff.ly/pkxtuSr

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Welcome to our new Associate Editors!

Journal of Ecology is delighted to welcome 63 new Associate Editors to the Editorial Board following our latest open call. Spanning 18 countries, they bring valuable expertise that will help us to …

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🪴 Integrating both trait coordination and growth scaling into plant functional frameworks is essential for predicting ecological responses under global environmental change 👉️ buff.ly/HrmndwH

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

❄️ Integrating vegetation–microbe linkages alongside winter climate processes is critical to improving the prediction of non-growing season carbon–nitrogen feedback under climate change 👉️ buff.ly/Q5aolzB

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🌧️ This study provides novel evidence that rainfall variability promotes pairwise species coexistence in a multispecies plant community, driven primarily by the relative nonlinearity in interaction strength 👉️ buff.ly/ocuetxY

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We are looking for a Blog Editor to work on our joint blog with @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social! 💭 This voluntary position provides an excellent opportunity to gain experience commissioning, editing and publishing new content within ecology 🪴 Find out more below 👇 apply.workable.com/britishecolo...

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🐄 Full team setting up another #grazing trial of our fodder tree hedgerows in the #AgroForageTreeProject 🌳 In the background, we can clearly see the impacts of the ongoing extreme #drought event on grassland vegetation but no impacts on the fodder #trees so far! #agroforestry @agroscope.bsky.social

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

⚠️ New paper out in @journalofecology.bsky.social ‘Species turnover drives responses of community fine-root #traits to recurrent #droughts’

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

🏔️High elevation populations of mountain jewelflower show a life stage-dependent adaptational lag. In a high elevation garden, low elevation populations initially outperform high elevation populations but have reduced fitness in their second year 👉️ buff.ly/vUtyN6d

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🍃 The stability of trait–herbivory relationships across environmental gradients suggests that growth–defence trade-offs are conserved across biological scales, suggesting that accounting for within-species trait variation could improve predictions of future ecosystem processes. 👉️ buff.ly/rjSdUuE

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

⛰️ The results of this study highlight the threat that warming and especially drying pose to the regeneration resilience of forests in the Rocky Mountains. 👉️ buff.ly/AOidxkn

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🌳🍃🐄 Grazing trials of our fodder tree hedgerows are starting in the #AgroForageTreeProject Despite the #heatwave and #drought, trees are still green with a lots of leaves (not like the yellowish grassland). So far cows seem to enjoy this green forage #agroforestry @snsf.ch @agroscope.bsky.social

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Full team in the #AgroForageTreeProject to count tree leaves and assess fodder yield before the grazing trials that are coming soon 🌳🍃🐄 #agroforestry @agroscope.bsky.social @snsf.ch

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌳🍃🐄 Our fodder tree #hedgerows are doing well despite the #heat wave and #drought, not like #grasslands that already turned yellow few weeks ago. They are ready to be eaten by cows in the coming weeks. #agroforestry #AgroForageTreeProject @agroscope.bsky.social @snsf.ch

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Excited to share our new paper on leaf scorching. 🔥Early leaf browning during heat and drought is often interpreted as premature leaf senescence - but it may reflect rapid heat damage. Separating these processes is essential. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @wslresearch.bsky.social

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🚨Journal of Ecology is seeking an Associate Editor with data integrity expertise! 📈 join us in improving the clarity, transparency, & accessibility of ecological research. 🌷more information on the role and how to apply can be found here 👉️ buff.ly/R8z4TLe

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🌳🍃🐄 On Wednesday afternoon, Julie Botzas-Coluni and I presented the #AgroForageTreeProject during one excursion of the #EURAF2026 conference in Neuchâtel🇨🇭 Despite the extremely hot weather, we had great discussions and knowledge exchange about fodder trees. @agroscope.bsky.social @snsf.ch

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Prof Braj Singh @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

2 X Scholarships in microbial ecology, soil health and crop disease management are available in our lab @uwanews The University of Western Australia. Both domestic and international candidates can apply More details & how to apply - visit web-link below researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🌽Plants use two strategies under low N: root expansion vs exudate-driven microbial recruitment. In maize, these shape distinct rhizosphere enzyme hotspots, with exudates playing a dominant role in microbiome assembly and N acquisition 👉️ buff.ly/KFoWlKH

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🌧️Plant and soil elemental coupling respond to experimentally altered precipitation and root herbivory in an Australian grassland 👉️ buff.ly/OyDcO2b

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🌳 Woodland landscapes with more edges and heterogeneous plots support higher specialist plant diversity, even when local edge effects are negative. Scale matters in fragmentation research 👉️ buff.ly/PQ3AuPO

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📣 We're recruiting for an Associate Editor with data integrity expertise! 📊 join us in improving the clarity, transparency, & accessibility of ecological research. 🌿 more information on the role and how to apply can be found here 👉️ buff.ly/R8z4TLe

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🌿Using alpine grasslands along broad climatic gradients, it was shown that a shift in plant investment strategy from tall, resource-acquisitive vegetation at warmer, drier sites to short, more conservative vegetation at cold, wetter sites strongly regulates ecosystem C exchange 👉️ buff.ly/caovz0p

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Xiaojuan Liu @xliu225.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

🌳Check Our new study based on ForestGEO and CForBio: Conserving plant diversity is critical for enhancing carbon sequestration and mitigating the effects of climatic conditions, particularly in cold climates and regions facing an increase in arid conditions.

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

😎 Full team to collect samples for leaf functional traits measurements and species sorting in the #DryMountProject 🌱☀️ @emilieroinel.bsky.social

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

🎉 Happy International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today, @emilieroinel.bsky.social presented the findings of her PhD on #drought resistant #forage mixtures to the farmers during the annual Spring Day of the Swiss #Grassland Society with more than 300 participants 🌱🇨🇭 #DryMountProject @agroscope.bsky.social

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🌳🌱Continuying vegetation surveys along the fodder tree hedgerows in the #AgroForageTreeProject @agroscope.bsky.social @snsf.ch #agroforestry

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🌱 Subordinate grassland species enhance drought resistance by increasing belowground C allocation and N uptake, influencing microbial activity and soil functions 👉️ buff.ly/aXPsAfj

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🏆We are excited to announce that the winner of the 2025 Harper prize is Jing Xiao! ⭐In the winning paper, Jing Xiao et al. provides a new tool for analysing biodiversity & advances theoretical understanding of large-scale diversity patterns across environmental gradients (1/4)

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🚨We're accepting proposals for our latest Special Feature, "Mountain Biodiversity in the Anthropocene" joint with @animalecology.bsky.social, @jappliedecology.bsky.social and @funecology.bsky.social! 🏔️Deadline to submit is 17 May. For more info 👉️ buff.ly/iNVgR40

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🌱 Plant dominance can be predicted from soil water flow because root traits are conserved within species 👉️ buff.ly/g6pDmbd

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🌱By surveying 55,311 plants for precise coordinate and height data on the Mongolian Plateau, researchers found the key driver of productivity shifts from species diversity to vertical & finally horizontal structure along the precipitation gradient 👉️ buff.ly/MctlU3J

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌳Climate-driven range shifts in alpine plants require recruitment beyond tree lines. For P. cembra, seed origin & maternal reproductive traits drive seedling establishment, potentially outweighing microclimate & maternal genetics @valgra.bsky.social @aaronkauffeldt.bsky.social 👉️ buff.ly/NyNPcJb

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🍃In a 5-year grassland experiment with >2,000 leaf trait measurements, authors show that fast-growing species destabilize productivity and that trait differences drive species asynchrony in ways that change with species richness 👉️ buff.ly/TTcrmjw

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Geoffrey Mesbahi @geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

🚨 New #agroforestry paper out @inrae-france.bsky.social & FiBL🚨 I am thrilled to share my latest paper "Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species" 🌳🐄 10 years from field to print! Free access 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s104... 🧵 1/n

"Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species". Screenshot from my new article title.

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🌳🌱🍄‍🟫🪲🕷️🐜 This week we are sampling micro, meso and #macrofauna in our fodder #tree #hedgerows and in adjacent grazed #grassland to assess the impact of this #agroforestry system on #soil #biodiversity #AgroForageTreeProject @snsf.ch @agroscope.bsky.social

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