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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Sep 12

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PhD position in Plant Ecology available at Tübingen University investigating the effects of drought and microplastic on soil and plant communities: see link below for more details!

PhD student/ doctoral candidate in Plant Ecology (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 65%)

uni-tuebingen.de

Oikos @oikosjournal.bsky.social · Jun 25

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John D. Parker @johndparker.bsky.social · Jun 2

led by Cathy Fahey, we used #metabolomics in the #BiodiversiTREE experiment to show that chemically mediated plant–enemy interactions promote positive biodiversity effects on young tree growth - Journal of Ecology #treedivnet besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Chemically mediated plant–enemy interactions promote positive biodiversity effects on young tree growth

A large-scale tree diversity experiment reveals that early growth of trees is influenced by phytochemically mediated trophic interactions. Specifically, foliar chemical diversity is higher for trees ...

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · May 30

Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years:

Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data

#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org

🧵👇

Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · May 19

Online now: Plant–soil microbial interactions as modulators of species coexistence and productivity

Plant–soil microbial interactions as modulators of species coexistence and productivity

Plant coexistence and diversity–productivity relationships are often studied separately, yet both are shaped by the same biotic interactions. Here we focus on how host-specificity among soil pathogens and mutualists alters niche and fitness differences among plant species, subsequently modifying biodiversity effects on productivity. Specialist pathogens can generate niche differences through density-dependent processes, thereby stabilizing plant coexistence and enhancing complementarity effects. Specialist mutualists can instead destabilize coexistence and lead to variable effects on productivity. The effects of generalist microbes are less predictable, depending on relationships between plant traits determining microbial interactions (e.g., defense traits) and those determining competitive ability and biomass production. This review underscores the significance of plant–microbial interactions in bridging the mechanisms underlying species coexistence and biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships.

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Feb 13

I’m no expert, but the advice I received when I was doing scicomm was 1. show max 2 graphs for a 20 min talk, 2. open the talk with a story/example relatable for everyone on the public, 3. If applicable add photos and anecdotes. Your topic sounds super interesting!!! All the best!

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Jan 20

Really enjoyed reading this!

A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification - Nature Communications

Although co-occurring species may differ widely in their response traits, coordinated functional trait shifts may emerge at the community level in response to environmental factors. Here, the authors ...

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Dec 20

Open rank position alert (share away):

The Dept. of Biology at the U of Maryland, College Park invites applications from individuals studying fundamental questions in ecology and evolutionary biology using microbial systems for a tenure-track or tenured position at any rank

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Open Rank - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Job Description Summary Organization Summary Statement The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), invites applications from individuals studying fundamental questions...

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 20

Exploring the effects of light stress on plant microbiome.
Super interesting!

Harnessing microbes as sun cream against high light stress

Plants rely on solar energy for growth through photosynthesis, yet excessive light intensity can induce physiological damage. Despite the considerable harm, inadequate attention has been directed tow....

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 11

Soil properties mediate the effects of microplastic on plants. This is also what we saw in several studies and it is super important to consider! Nice to see this accounted for in more studies!

Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · Dec 11

Final version published:

Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils

Hongyu Chen et al. in Plants, People, Planet

@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #microplastics
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils

Winter wheat is one of the most important crops in the world. Microplastics, as an emerging pollutant, are widespread in agricultural soils due to various modern agricultural practices and can have a....

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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · Dec 11

Final version published:

Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils

Hongyu Chen et al. in Plants, People, Planet

@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #microplastics
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils

Winter wheat is one of the most important crops in the world. Microplastics, as an emerging pollutant, are widespread in agricultural soils due to various modern agricultural practices and can have a....

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 10

Fantastic! Thank you for putting this together! Could you add me please? 🙏🏻

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 9

How phenological trait syndromes contribute to the stability of plant communities ⬇️
#communityecology #plantecology

Plant phenology predicts the stability of primary production in three ecosystems of the northern Chihuahuan Desert

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 6

I always recommend your book and also use that to provide a blueprint for students who approach writing projects for the first time.

Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · Dec 6

Yesterday, two different people emailed me gracious notes about how they'd used some of my course materials to teach Scientific Writing. I'm happy to have made some folks' jobs a bit easier! And if you'd like my course materials too, here you go:

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Steal this (updated) syllabus for Scientific Writing

I’ve just finished the 3rd go-around of my Scientific Writing course. When I first signed up to teach it, I was very scared, but now that I’ve been through it a few times, I’m quite pleased with h…

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 6

Another interesting talk by visiting researcher Bismark Ofosu Bamfo on measuring the health of Ghana forests using tree and liana phenology #plantecology

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 6

Great talk by Ramona Irimia from the Plant Evolutionary Ecology Group at Tübingen University on Japanese knotweed and a large reciprocal transplant experiment conducted with @bossdorf.bsky.social and many other collaborators

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 6

To trait or not to trait.
That is the question.
Or is it?
#ecology #trait-basedecology

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Trait‐based ecology, trait‐free ecology, and in between

Trait-based ecology has become a popular phrase. But all species have traits, and their contributions to ecological processes are governed by those traits. So then, is not all ecology trait-based? Ac...

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 3

Love this cover photo in ecology, and truly fascinated by this study ❤️

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 2

This is what one of my dream projects would look like (if I managed to get the funding for it..): combining theory, modelling and field experiments to test fundamental ecological questions.

Ecography @ecography.bsky.social · Dec 2

Measuring the evolution of n-dimensional environmental niches https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07285 #SDM #Niche #Birds

Ecography @ecography.bsky.social · Dec 2

Measuring the evolution of n-dimensional environmental niches https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07285 #SDM #Niche #Birds

James Orr @jamesaorr.bsky.social · Dec 2

New paper that may be of interest to ecologists studying global change, disturbances, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, or response diversity: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Variability of functional and biodiversity responses to perturbations is predictable and informative - Nature Communications

Measures of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning show variable responses to perturbations, complicating the prediction of responses to global change. This study shows that the variability of communi...

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The Research Whisperer @therealrw.bsky.social · Dec 1

"Overall, Black and Hispanic faculty received 7% more negative votes from college committees and were 44% less likely to receive unanimous “yes” votes than their white and Asian colleagues." - Kate Langin, Science

www.science.org/content/arti... #AcademicSky #PhDsky

Racial bias can taint the academic tenure process—at one particular point

Black and Hispanic professors fare worse when voters include colleagues who are less familiar with their work, new study finds

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 1

Fascinating results on #plant-soil feedback in a changing world: „…any disruption of the established plant-soil-climate interactions may lead to the release of plants from negative PSF, potentially destabilizing plant communities.“

Inspiring research!

Climate‐driven shifts in plant–soil feedback of a perennial grass species

We conducted a growth-chamber experiment to examine possible climate-driven shifts in plant-soil feedback (PSF) of a perennial grass, Festuca rubra, originating from two climatically distinct sites, ...

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Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Dec 1

Hi, this is a great resource. Thank you! could add me please?

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Nov 29

Great thread on the incredible amount of work and time hiding behind huge milestones such as this

Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Nov 28

Science takes time - a lot of time. Time that is more and more difficult to make available because of increased workloads. Time that exceeds the temporary contracts of postdocs and PhDs.

I'll illustrate this using our paper published in Nature yesterday. 🧵 (1/x)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

www.nature.com

Sara Tomiolo @saratomiolo.bsky.social · Nov 28

What an excellent talk on #plant-soilfeedback by Marina Semchenko at Tübingen University. The perfect conclusion to two days of inspiring conversations about plants, soil fungi, land use, and lots of cake. #ecology #evolution #plants

Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Nov 28

Science takes time - a lot of time. Time that is more and more difficult to make available because of increased workloads. Time that exceeds the temporary contracts of postdocs and PhDs.

I'll illustrate this using our paper published in Nature yesterday. 🧵 (1/x)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

www.nature.com

Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · Nov 27

It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

www.nature.com

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