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Your source for news and updates about Critical Zone science in action all around the world. Curated by the NSF-funded AccelNet Design: Accelerating Critical Zone Science with an International Network of Networks team.
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benrlee.com
Saturday site visit today at Abram's Falls with @ryanbstephens.bsky.social, beautiful fall weather, and the onset of fall colors in southern Appalachia 🍁🍂
Water cascades down a shallow creek over large slate rocks. Yellow and orange leaves mix with some still green in front of a pale blue sky Two men leaning on hiking sticks are deep in conversation standing at the base of a large waterfall. Leaves in the foreground are starting to transition from green to the yellows and oranges of fall. Deeply variegated leaves of wild ginger with pale green patterns overlying a dark mint green stick out against the browns of the forest floor Pale purple aster flowers pop next to leaves in the midst of fall colors change
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esalatamcarib.bsky.social
🌿 The Plant Interactions Ecology Lab @UTEP is recruiting 1–2 grad students (PhD or MS) to start Fall 2026! Work on species interactions, diversity, and coexistence in arid grasslands
🌵Strong R skills a plus! Email: [email protected]
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Global connections for project collaborations. That's the mission of the Critical Zone Network of Networks project. Find out more, read their latest newsletter, and contact the PIs to become a partner on the project: bit.ly/CZ_NoN_main 🌐🧪
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natureandspace.bsky.social
OnlineFirst - "Dying to breathe: Caste, law and the urban political ecology of manual scavenging in India" by Ambarish Karamchedu:

#caste #sanitation #India #urbanpoliticalecology #law

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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westsuffolkcouncil.bsky.social
Looking for your next career move? Check out the new and exciting opportunities available in our Strategic Planning team!

- Landscape Architect
- Urban Design Officer
- Senior Landscape and Ecology Officer

Make sure you apply before Sunday 9 November 2025.

Visit: https://orlo.uk/14gIg
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sciencex.bsky.social
Soil microbes release glutathione during competition, enhancing plant growth under sulfur deficiency but reducing their own fitness—a trade-off that could inform sustainable crop management strategies. doi.org/g96bk4
Researchers uncover hidden plant-microbe strategy that boosts crop growth under nutrient stress
Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy plants use to thrive when an essential nutrient—sulfur—is in short supply.
phys.org
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conservationjobs.bsky.social
JOB OPENING: Watershed Restoration Program Manager: Watershed Restoration Program Manager
$47.48 - $49.85 per hour -- Sonoma Resource Conservation District
Watershed Restoration Program Manager
Watershed Restoration Program Manager $47.48 - $49.85 per hour -- Sonoma Resource Conservation District
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dezene.me
Jasper is Canada’s 🇨🇦 best national park. And the fact it’s a dark sky preserve makes it even better

Last night, at Pyramid Lake.

Dark sky: parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/jas...
Moon over a peaceful lake. Some stars. Mountains. Fog rolling in. Nighttime.
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microbiologysociety.org
Introducing our Microbes of the Month for October, Cyberlindnera hibernica and Barnettozyma discipulorum!

The two novel yeast species were discovered from forest soil samples collected in County Cork, Ireland, by students at University College Dublin.
A forest in Ireland. Text reads “Microbe of the Month – Selected from IJSEM” and “ Cyberlindnera hibernica and Barnettozyma discipulorum.” A caption below explains how the two novel yeast species were isolated by students at University College Dublin.
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🌱 Compared to natural forests, long-term Eucalyptus monocultures reduce soil health and biodiversity, which can threaten overall ecosystem stability. 🌿
Yukun Lu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“There was a real feeling of validation that Indigenous knowledge could contribute in a very meaningful way to revitalization efforts. And this spread to most people that have been working on the project – those doing the planting or the engineering hydrology,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
www.theguardian.com
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unbcgeographyensc.bsky.social
💦 Last Saturday’s QRRC Open House went very well! Our colleague Dr. Phil Owens shares that 50+ people attended, with about 30 of those being community members including Xatsull First Nation and Williams Lake Indian Band members.

#QRRC #rivers #salmon #hydrology #researchmatters #UNBCInTheField
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Understanding how drought impacts tree growth is crucial for predicting forest futures. New study in China's Western Tianshan Mountains shows varying recovery based on elevation and drought intensity.🌲
#drought #forest
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Explore more👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🚨 New paper out! 🚨
We studied who contributes to data rescue citizen science projects and why. From retired data pros to environmentally engaged volunteers, discover what drives participation in #citizenscience projects in the field of #hydrology. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Help shape the future of UK Flood Hydrology and play an active role delivering the UK's Flood Hydrology Roadmap - join the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG).

Details: www.hydrology.org.uk/assets/UK%20...
UK Flood hydrology roadmap. Be part of the change. Join the scientific and technical advisory group. Apply now by October 17th. Link in post.
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egu.eu
📰Record-breaking 2024 #Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and #ecosystem degradation.
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades.

🧵Read more here: egu.eu/9DQY14
Image description: A forest fire with text that reads: 'Press release Record-breaking 2024 Amazon fires drive unprecedented carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which triggered record-breaking carbon emissions and exposed the region’s growing ecological fragility despite a slowing trend in deforestation. www.egu.eu '
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We publish in Ecology 30 years of Arctic wildlife monitoring on Bylot Island (Nunavut, Canada)! Our long-term dataset tracks 35 species across 400 km² of tundra, providing rare insights into community dynamics, food webs, and climate responses. Open data for all at bitly.cx/OnOI2 🌍🦊🦉🦑 🧪🌿🌐
Arctic fox on Bylot Island (Nunavut, Canada). Picture by Louis-Pierre Ouellet.
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#CriticalZone at #AGU25
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📢We are excited to announce that our lab members will present their latest research at #AGU25!
We look forward to sharing our recent findings with the community and welcome everyone to attend our sessions. See you at NOLA! #AGU25
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🚨 Last chance to enter to win an #AGU25 pelican!

➡️ Propose your name for the #AGU25 mascot by Friday, 10 October: buff.ly/7c5fEe3