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Gerhard Schmied
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Forest ecologist with deep interest in plant ecophysiology and wood anatomy | Tree growth, drought impacts & mortality | PhD student at TUM

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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 17d
The US government lost more than 10,000 STEM PhDs last year, according to an analysis by Science of newly released OPM data, with 11 departures for every hire. And many OPM calls "voluntary" separations were probably pushed. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org

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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 19d
Great postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
Post doctor (3 years) within mountain plant community and ecosystem processes across a globally distributed experiment
www.umu.se

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Nadine Ruehr @nadineruehr.bsky.social · 22d
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍

📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?

Come and join us at KIT!

Application details: t1p.de/qctj7

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Nature @nature.com · Jan 7
Some researchers are now studying ecology without touching a single plant

go.nature.com/3NaS1Bs
‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.
go.nature.com

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Dec 25
Season's greetings from all of us at New Phytologist and The New Phytologist Foundation!

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Dec 15
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
A comic called Animals with Misleading Names. There's an electric eel labeled "not an eel". There's a mountain goat labeled "not a goat." There's a maned wolf labeled "not a wolf." There's a king cobra labeled "not a cobra. Also, snakes are typically self-governing." There's a peacock mantis shrimp labeled "Not a peacock. Not a mantis. Also, not a shrimp." There's a horny toad labeled "Not a toad. Only thinks of you as a friend." There's a mayfly labeled "active through the spring and summer." There's an eastern kingbird labeled "found in the west. Many birds do not recognize its authority."

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Gerhard Schmied @gerhardschmied.bsky.social · Dec 14
Fieldwork flashback from the Kamniška Alps 🇸🇮
Fire-scarred black pines (Pinus nigra), some over 400 years old. Fire has been a frequent and long-standing process in these forests over the past centuries.

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Dec 9
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

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Gerhard Schmied @gerhardschmied.bsky.social · Nov 1
Finally out in @natcomms.nature.com !
Drawing on one of the world’s oldest forest research trials, we found that trees growing faster also accumulate more somatic epimutations, supporting the idea that longevity and slow growth help preserve genomic fidelity. 🌳
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Accelerated growth increases the somatic epimutation rate in trees - Nature Communications
Trees live centuries by slowing growth to protect their DNA. This study shows that faster growth increases the epimutation rate in European beech trees, supporting the idea that slow growth helps main...
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Gerhard Schmied @gerhardschmied.bsky.social · Oct 20
Currently analyzing QSM models of declining beech trees in northern Bavaria. Despite more favorable conditions in recent years, many continue to deteriorate due to the long-term impacts of severe drought stress. Fascinating to see how the structure reveals their struggle.

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Gerhard Schmied @gerhardschmied.bsky.social · Sep 26
The next phase of mushroom season has officially begun here in Bavaria 🍄

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Gerhard Schmied @gerhardschmied.bsky.social · Sep 3
We've launched our first large dendrometer monitoring sites as part of WestWARD! 🌲Excited to gain deeper insights into forest dynamics under climate stress - with 80+ dendrometers per site continuously tracking tree growth and water use. Learn more: www.lss.ls.tum.de/tgw/projects...