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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · 1d

Our new study by Ťupek et al (doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...) found that N fertilization lowers soil microbial respiration sensitivity to moisture slowing C loss & enhancing soil C storage in boreal forests. N fertilization enhances tree growth and reduces soil GHG emissions @luke.fi @holisoils.bsky.social

Long-term nitrogen fertilization alters microbial respiration sensitivity to temperature and moisture, potentially enhancing soil carbon retention in a boreal Scots pine forest

Abstract. Nutrient availability affects microbial respiration kinetics; their sensitivities to environmental conditions; and, thus, the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. We examined long-term nitrogen...

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 12d

🌱 Don't miss the upcoming sessions of the #HoliSoils webinar series on why mineral & peatland forest soils require specific monitoring:

📣 8 October
Monitoring of mineral forest soils
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📣 15 October
Monitoring of peatland forest soils
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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 9d

📣 Are you following the #HoliSoils webinar series? Don’t miss the session on monitoring of peatland forest soils (15 October | 14:00–15:00 CEST)!

🌱 Peatland soils pose unique challenges for monitoring and greenhouse gas reporting!

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HoliSoils Webinar Series - Monitoring of peatland forest soils - HoliSoils

Learn why monitoring peatland forest soils is essential for assessing management effects in the HoliSoils webinar on 15 October (14:00–15:00 CEST).

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 3d

🌱 Explore peatlands & soil biodiversity with the #HoliSoils webinar series!

📣 20 October 2025 | 13:00–13:45 CEST
Ditch methane emissions from drained peatlands
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📣 22 October 2025 | 14:00–15:00 CEST
Why forest soil biodiversity matters
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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 You are still in time to watch the final minutes of the final #HoliSoils policy event!
👉 youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

Excited to know more? Explore the project policy materials:

🔸 Synthesis reports 👉 holisoils.eu/synthesis-re...
🔸 Policy briefs 👉 holisoils.eu/policy-briefs/

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HoliSoils Policy Event: Forest soils for a climate-smart future - 10 October 2025

YouTube video by European Forest Institute

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 2d

If the discussion made you curious to learn more, have a look at #HoliSoils' policy materials:

🔸 Synthesis reports for policy makers 👉 holisoils.eu/synthesis-re...
🔸 Policy briefs 👉 holisoils.eu/policy-briefs/

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 We’re live! Join us now for the final #HoliSoils Policy Event: Forest soils for a climate-smart future 🌍 Explore how healthy forest soils support sustainable management, the #EUGreenDeal & the #SoilMonitoringLaw.

📺 Watch live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/1zQrVez...

HoliSoils Policy Event: Forest soils for a climate-smart future - 10 October 2025

YouTube video by European Forest Institute

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 13d

Discover the upcoming sessions of the webinar series #HoliSoils is hosting this autumn:

🌱 Mineral forest soils monitoring (8/10)
🌱 Peatland forest soils monitoring (15/10)
🌱 Ditch methane emissions (20/10)
🌱 Forest soil biodiversity monitoring (22/10)

Read more ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-la...

HoliSoils launches webinar series in autumn - HoliSoils

HoliSoils is hosting an autumn webinar series addressing soils and climate. Sessions will highlight new approaches to monitoring, biodiversity, peatlands and microbial processes, with opportunities fo...

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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · 17d

yle.fi/a/74-20183806 avohakkuiden välttäminen kuusivaltaisilla turvemailla vähentäisi ojien kunnostustarvetta, vesistökuormitusta ja ilmastopäästöjä. Kiertoajan jatkaminen harventamalla ja poimintahakkuin on taloudellisesti kannattavin vaihtoehto, jos metsä on terve ja siellä on eri kokoisia puita.

Ympäri Suomea hakataan matalaksi metsää, jota ei pitäisi — katso tilanne omalla alueellasi

Osa metsänomistajista on joko rahan tai ilmaston takia lopettanut avohakkuut runsasravinteisissa suometsissä. Tilastojen mukaan suurin osa silti hakkaa nämäkin metsät surutta.

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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · 18d

Pasilassa. Kohta valmiina haastatteluun klo 20.30 alkavassa uutislähetyksessä.

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Sep 10

This autumn, don't miss the #HoliSoils webinar series 🌱

This six-part series will explore cutting-edge approaches to #SoilHealth, monitoring, #biodiversity, peatlands & microbial processes, with expert presentations and space for discussion!

Find out more & register ➡️ holisoils.eu/holisoils-la...

HoliSoils launches webinar series in autumn - HoliSoils

HoliSoils is hosting an autumn webinar series addressing soils and climate. Sessions will highlight new approaches to monitoring, biodiversity, peatlands and microbial processes, with opportunities fo...

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 23d

📢 One week to go! Join us for the second session of the #HoliSoils webinar series: How biochemistry may support microbiology?

📅 23 September, 11:00 – 11:45 CEST
Open to researchers, policy-makers, & anyone interested in #SoilHealth, #forests, & climate resilience!

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HoliSoils Webinar Series - How biochemistry may support microbiology? New tools and perspectives - HoliSoils

Join us on 23 September 2025 (12:00–12:45 EEST) for the second session of the HoliSoils webinar series, featuring Dr. Bartosz Adamczyk from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · 20d

Do not miss the second session of the #HoliSoils webinar series tomorrow!

🔬 How biochemistry may support microbiology? New tools and perspectives
🎙️ Speaker: Bartosz Adamczyk from @luke.fi
📅 23 September, 11:00 – 11:45 CEST

Find out more about this event ⬇️
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HoliSoils Webinar Series - How biochemistry may support microbiology? New tools and perspectives - HoliSoils

Join us on 23 September 2025 (12:00–12:45 EEST) for the second session of the HoliSoils webinar series, featuring Dr. Bartosz Adamczyk from the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).

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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · 25d

See you soon online. This exciting webinar on Challenges in modelling microbial interactions in decomposition will kick-off webinar series of the HoliSoils project. Full program for Sept-Oct holisoils.eu/webinars/

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 5

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While the findings are not from the #HoliSoils project, we are proud to see one of our partners, Petr Baldrian (from the Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences), among the co-authors of this study 🔎🗺️🍄‍🟫

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 5

The global distribution of mycorrhizal fungal #biodiversity is largely unknown 🔎🗺️🍄‍🟫

Now, a groundbreaking study that indicates less than 10% of predicted mycorrhizal richness hotspots currently exist in protected areas!

Read the full publication ⬇️
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Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected - Nature

Machine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots a...

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌲Thinning is a common #ForestManagement practice, but how does it impact #carbon dynamics across different #forest types?

A recent #HoliSoils study explores this question in an upland forest on mineral #soil and a drained peatland forest 🔎🌱🏞️

📖 Find out more ⬇️
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How does thinning affect forest carbon? A look at an upland and a drained peatland forest - HoliSoils

Thinning, the practice of removing some trees to help others grow better, changes how much carbon a forest stores or releases. We studied this effect in two

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 18

Mixed #forests outperform spruce plantations in carbon fight!🌲

A 24-year field study, led by M. Bosela and peers at Technical University Zvolen, part of #HoliSoils, finds that Norway spruce plantations are more vulnerable than neighbouring mixed forests.

Full story ➡️ holisoils.eu/mixed-forest...

Mixed forests outperform spruce plantations in carbon fight - HoliSoils

A 24-year field experiment in Slovakia finds that Norway spruce plantations are more vulnerable to drought, pest outbreaks and soil carbon losses than

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 19

📅 Mark your calendars for the first session of the #HoliSoils webinar series:

📣 On 17 September discuss microbial communities and soil carbon modeling with @manzonilab.bsky.social, Elisa Bruni, and Erik Schwarz!

Discover more ⬇️
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HoliSoils Webinar Series - Challenges in modelling microbial interaction in SOC decomposition - HoliSoils

Join us on 17 September 2025 (14:00–15:30 CEST) for the first session of the HoliSoils webinar series, organised in collaboration with the IUFRO Task Force T58.

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌞 Happy to be featured in @efimedfacility.bsky.social’s #EFIWildfirePrevention campaign!

At #HoliSoils we have investigated how fire affect #soil health 🌱🔥

Dive into our work ⬇️
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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 25

#HoliSoils is collaborating with @iufro.bsky.social Task Force T58 to host the first session of a new webinar series in September!

🔬 Challenges in modelling microbial interaction in SOC decomposition
📅 When? 17 September, 14:00–15:30 CEST
📍 Where? Online

Join us ⬇️
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HoliSoils Webinar Series - Challenges in modelling microbial interaction in SOC decomposition - HoliSoils

Join us on 17 September 2025 (14:00–15:30 CEST) for the first session of the HoliSoils webinar series, organised in collaboration with the IUFRO Task Force T58.

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 26

🌲🌱💚 Can nitrogen fertilisation help fight #ClimateChange?

A new #HoliSoils study led by @luke.fi explores how nitrogen fertilisation of #ForestSoils can enhance #soil organic carbon pools, offering a promising strategy for climate change #mitigation!

Find out more ⬇️
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Nitrogen fertilisation boosts soil carbon storage in Scots pine forests - HoliSoils

Forests play a vital role in global carbon storage, with most of this carbon held belowground. New HoliSoils research by the Natural Research Institute

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great to see #HoliSoils featured in the new #CORDIS Results Pack on Microbiomes and Holobiomes for a Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy 🔎📰🌱

Discover how our work on climate-smart #ForestSoil management is helping build healthier and more resilient ecosystems ➡️ cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

Monitoring and climate-smart management of European forest soils

A wealth of data on European forest soil organisms and soil processes, together with validated forest management practices, will support...

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Jul 7

#NowReading a new study led by #HoliSoils researchers exploring the long-term consequences of clear-cutting on #soil carbon 🌲🪓

🔎 Find out more ⬇️
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HoliSoils research explores the long-term impacts of clear-cutting on soil carbon - HoliSoils

Clear-cutting as a forest management practice is often criticized for its environmental impacts, but the practice and its consequences are actively debated.

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Raisa Mäkipää @raisamakipaa.bsky.social · Jul 5

Regeneration with seedlings, no such soil preparation that change rate of decomposition of SOC. Stand development was simulated with MOTTI forest simulator. This was a simulation study. Our team is also working on experimental soil data from clearcut. Consistent results. Publication coming...

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