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Mariana Verdonen

@verdonenm.bsky.social
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Geographer | NordBorN Postdoc at the Agricultural University of Iceland 💚 Periglacial geomorphology; Remote Sensing; Tundra ecosystem changes; Greening & Browning of the Arctic; Permafrost; Arctic Socio-Ecological Systems (she/her)

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Arctic Science Journal @arcticsciencej.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Arctic fieldwork meets climate science. Dr. Isabel C Barrio, Co-EIC, discusses discoveries, challenges, and collaboration in the North. Read more on #CSPBlog 💡▶️ ow.ly/cOYH50YipcW #ArcticResearch #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience
Researcher standing in colorful Arctic tundra with mountains in the background during fieldwork for climate studies.
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EGU Geodynamics Division @egu-gd.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This week's blog reflects on the peer-review process in academia, and speculates how the future of peer-review can be improved! blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd...
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The courage to be disliked: reflections on peer-review processes
Although often daunting and discouraging, every academic must navigate the inevitable process of peer review. In this week’s post, Jean-Baptiste Koehl, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Osl...
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Three #PhD positions related to projects on #tundra and #permafrost peatland changes are currently open at one of our partner institutions! Application DL: 15.2.2026 #remotesensing #carbonfluxes #arcticvegetation #palsamire 🌱 nordborn.lbhi.is?p=524
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PhD positions open at UEF - The Nordic Borealization Network
The Department of Geographical and Historical Studies at the University of Eastern Finland is seeking three motivated PhD researchers for projects on tundra and permafrost peatland changes in northern...
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Over two years already! 😮 Time really does fly when you’re enjoying your work and have great colleagues. Feeling proud of what we’ve accomplished and confident that NordBorN will continue in good hands. This isn’t a goodbye, though 😉
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Happy to start the new year with this work officially published! 🎉 Big thanks to everyone involved! 😊💚
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Herbivory Network @herbivoryn.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Do you want to do ecosystem research in the Arctic? This job with the Norwegian Polar Institute might be for you! Apply by Jan 5, 2026! herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/12/04/j...
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Job opportunity with the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø and Svalbard – The Herbivory Network
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Heather Reese @heatherreese.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
📢 Do you want to do a #PhD using #hyperspectral satellite data to observe climate influences on tundra vegetation in Sweden? With me and @robertgbjork.bsky.social at U of Gothenburg. Apply by 19 Jan 2026. bit.ly/44duvJI
Abisko Sweden looking over Torneträsk
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Time to share some happy news! 😊 After my position in Iceland ends in the spring, I will continue working on permafrost peatlands and bridging the gap between Fennoscandian and Icelandic research on palsa mires. Thank you, Nessling Foundation for the support!
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Brendan O’Neill @permafrostee.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
IT’S ALIVE! The Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering is released and available to all for free! Spread the news! You can download it here: canadianpermafrostassociation.ca/glossary-of-...
Dr Toni Lewkowicz launching the glossary!
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Please spread the word about this great opportunity! 😊
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Herbivory Network @herbivoryn.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Do you have a background in vegetation mapping from satellite and drone images and you have experience conducting fieldwork in the Arctic? Apply for this amazing position with #GINR by June 9! 🌿🗺️https://herbivory.lbhi.is/2025/06/05/job-opportunities-with-ginr/
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Job opportunities with GINR – The Herbivory Network
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Two Marianas talking about #borealization at #VistÍs2025 🤩 @verdonenm.bsky.social @nanitundra.bsky.social
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Dr. Mariana García Criado @nanitundra.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🦌 Emerging priorities in Arctic #herbivory research 🦌 Our horizon scan highlights priority areas for Arctic herbivory management and research. Wonderfully led (as always) by @icbarrio.bsky.social and in collaboration with >70 interdisciplinary authors. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic
Herbivores are an integral part of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems, driving ecosystem functioning and sustaining local livelihoods. In the context of accelerated climate warming and land use changes, un...
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Will you be the next #NordBorN #PhD student? Join the #NTNU University museum team to study the genomics of #Arctic plant invasions! Deadline to apply is May 9 nordborn.lbhi.is?p=406
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PhD position on the genomics of Arctic invasion at NTNU University Museum, Trondheim - The Nordic Borealization Network
Deadline: May 9, 2025 The NTNU University Museum is seeking a highly qualified, ambitious, and motivated PhD candidate for a project focusing on genomics of Arctic alien plants. A warming climate, cha...
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Long days and a lot of science and coffee. #NordBorN researchers had a very busy week at #EGU25! nordborn.lbhi.is?p=409 #NordForsk
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Busy week at EGU 2025 - The Nordic Borealization Network
This last week (April 27- May 2) several NordBorN researchers attended the European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna. Mariana and Elias co-convened the session Global change imp...
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Robert G. Björk @robertgbjork.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
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Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science At the Department of Earth Sciences, we
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US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS) @usapecs.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
USAPECS’s 9th Annual International Polar Film Festival (PFF) is live from March 17-21, 2025 at www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f.... This online event showcases some of the best recent films about polar & alpine regions. Register here for roundtable filmmaker discussion (3/21): forms.gle/Do92aMcMohjG...
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Peter Griffith @carboncyclist.org · 07/02/2025
I updated an old #scicomm template from @xkcd.com that I once posted in what's now the bad place. Check it out if you like #carbon & #peat & #boreal #forest & #beavers
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Permafrost Pathways @permafrostpathways.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🧊🔥 New paper @natclimchange.bsky.social: After millennia as a carbon deep-freezer for the planet, a third of the Arctic-boreal zone is now a CO2 source to the atmosphere. The int’l research team was led by @annvirkk.bsky.social ⬇️ Learn more: permafrost.woodwellclimate.org/after-millen...
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Heather Reese @heatherreese.bsky.social · 09/05/2024
📢 Do you want to do a #PhD using #hyperspectral satellite data to observe climate influences on tundra vegetation in Sweden? With me and @robertgbjork at U of Gothenburg. Apply by 9 June - more info here: tinyurl.com/4m7s57ua
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PhD position in Natural Sciences, specializing in Physical Geography
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we have ca 80 employees (10 are PhD students)
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Does your research focus on the shift in the distribution of temperate or boreal species into tundra ecosystems? 🌱🌲🦊🦫 If YES, there’s still time to submit your abstract for our session BG3.20 on tundra borealization! Abstract submission is open until 15 Jan 2025, 13:00 CET!
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Niels Martin Schmidt @nmschmidt.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The #Arctic flora and fauna are not only responding to #climate change - they also modulate the way ecosystems feed back to the climate system. Read more about how here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/env... @beestfloris.bsky.social @larsholst.bsky.social @jeep4x4.bsky.social @nordborn.bsky.social
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Mathilde is formally the first #PhD student to graduate in the #NordBorN consortium! Don't miss her PhD defence next week! (Teams link will be shared later)
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 10/12/2024
The #Arctic has undergone dramatic changes in just a few decades. The 2024 Arctic Report Card, compiled by a team of 97 scientists, highlights alarming trends in snow, ice, wildfires, and more. buff.ly/41tc17I 🌎 @ciresnews.bsky.social @colorado.edu
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Arctic has changed dramatically in just a couple of decades – 2024 report card shows worrying trends in snow, ice, wildfire and more
Rapid changes underway in the Arctic affect the region’s people and wildlife, and the entire planet.
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NordBorN @nordborn.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Tree-planting in the Arctic can accelerate rather than decelerate climate warming 🌲 Check out our recent paper in Nature Geoscience superbly led by @jeep4x4.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/s41... (figure credit @laurabp.bsky.social)
tree-planting in tundra can accelerate rather than decelerate climate warming
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Anne Bjorkman @annebeejay.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Postdoc position in Arctic carbon cycling here at the University of Gothenburg 🇸🇪 with my very awesome 😎 colleague Mats Björkman: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #Arctic #postdoc #job
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Postdoc position in biogeochemistry focusing on the Arctic carbon balance in a warmer climate
Biogeochemistry with focus on carbon dynamics, climate change ecology, remote sensing, quantitative ecology.  At the Department of
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Mariana Verdonen @verdonenm.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
📢 New EGU session alert! Submit your abstract by 15 January 2025! Or December 2nd, if you want to apply for travel support! 🌱 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
Picture advertising the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 session entitled "Borealization of tundra ecosystems". Text in the picture: Are you planning to join EGU 2025? If your research focuses on the northward or upward shift in the distribution of temperate or boreal species, we’d love to see your abstract for our session BG3.20!
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