Florian Busch
@florianabusch.bsky.social
Plant physiologist interested in all things photosynthesis. Born at 329 ppm | Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham School of Biosciences and BIFoR (he/him)
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This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This cartoon of his lives rent free in my brain.
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📘 Most cited PlantEcophys paper in 2025📈
by @dmarquez.bsky.social, @annaagardner.bsky.social, and @florianabusch.bsky.social
#plantstress | #cuticularconductance | #stomatalpatchiness | #unsaturation | #abaxial | #adaxial | #leafgasexchange
by @dmarquez.bsky.social, @annaagardner.bsky.social, and @florianabusch.bsky.social
#plantstress | #cuticularconductance | #stomatalpatchiness | #unsaturation | #abaxial | #adaxial | #leafgasexchange
Excited to share our paper with Anna Gardner and @florianabusch.bsky.social in Plant Ecophysiology!🌿
We review challenges in interpreting plant stress responses using gas exchange data, offer solutions to improve accuracy and discuss gaps in our current knowledge.
www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla...
We review challenges in interpreting plant stress responses using gas exchange data, offer solutions to improve accuracy and discuss gaps in our current knowledge.
www.sciltp.com/journals/Pla...
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 AM
📘 Most cited PlantEcophys paper in 2025📈
by @dmarquez.bsky.social, @annaagardner.bsky.social, and @florianabusch.bsky.social
#plantstress | #cuticularconductance | #stomatalpatchiness | #unsaturation | #abaxial | #adaxial | #leafgasexchange
by @dmarquez.bsky.social, @annaagardner.bsky.social, and @florianabusch.bsky.social
#plantstress | #cuticularconductance | #stomatalpatchiness | #unsaturation | #abaxial | #adaxial | #leafgasexchange
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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If journalism becomes a crime, fascism isn’t coming. It’s already here.
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If journalism becomes a crime, fascism isn’t coming. It’s already here.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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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
📍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
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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
📍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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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Es sollte langsam auch dem letzten klar sein: Trumps Regime arbeitet nicht gegen „die da oben“ oder die „Fremden“. Sie erschießen unschuldige Bürger auf offener Straße und lügen darüber.
In other News: Die AfD fordert Trumps ICE als Vorbild für Deutschland zu nehmen.
In other News: Die AfD fordert Trumps ICE als Vorbild für Deutschland zu nehmen.
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Es sollte langsam auch dem letzten klar sein: Trumps Regime arbeitet nicht gegen „die da oben“ oder die „Fremden“. Sie erschießen unschuldige Bürger auf offener Straße und lügen darüber.
In other News: Die AfD fordert Trumps ICE als Vorbild für Deutschland zu nehmen.
In other News: Die AfD fordert Trumps ICE als Vorbild für Deutschland zu nehmen.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated!
jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated!
jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
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People with power in the city I live decided that this is an acceptable place for other people's children to cross the road.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
People with power in the city I live decided that this is an acceptable place for other people's children to cross the road.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
Infrastructure is an announcement of official values.
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share:
“Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.”
(link below)
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches
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Man Exiting From 7 Lane Highway Can't Believe Entitled Cyclists Riding Two Abreast.
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Man Exiting From 7 Lane Highway Can't Believe Entitled Cyclists Riding Two Abreast.
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This was announced 12 days ago and really ought to have received more attention.
The UK & other rich countries just gifted U.S. corporations’ a major exemption from int'l tax rules.
The UK was already haemorrhaging an estimated $9 billion a year to tax-cheating US megacorps.
🧵Here’s what the latest capitulation to Trump’s bullying means... 1/9
The UK was already haemorrhaging an estimated $9 billion a year to tax-cheating US megacorps.
🧵Here’s what the latest capitulation to Trump’s bullying means... 1/9
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
This was announced 12 days ago and really ought to have received more attention.
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An interesting bit of history:
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland.
The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland.
The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
An interesting bit of history:
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland.
The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the US. You may know of them as the US Virgin Islands. As part of this sale, the US recognized Danish authority over Greenland.
The text of the complete, ratified agreement is here: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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How to identify American fascists as stated by our own US government in March of 1945.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
How to identify American fascists as stated by our own US government in March of 1945.
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