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Fernando T. Maestre
@ftmaestre.bsky.social
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Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering #KAUST Husband, father, dryland ecologist & runner. PI #Maestrelab

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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 2d
@manudelbaq.bsky.social Miguel Berdugo. Many congratulations to all the authors for this outstanding interdisciplinary work that beautifully bridges ecology, physics, and mathematics to reveal the hidden order of nature.
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 2d
In #drylands, plants don’t grow randomly — they self-organize into disordered hyperuniform patterns that help them use water wisely & endure extreme aridity. A beautiful hidden logic of nature, revealed in a new @pnas.org study doi.org/10.1073/pnas... including #Maestrelab alumni
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 4d
New study in @universitypress.cambridge.org #CambridgePrismsDrylands reveals how landscape- & patch-scale processes shape the “fertile island effect” in the Chihuahuan Desert, illustrating the importance of spatial heterogeneity in drylands doi.org/10.1017/dry.... 📷by Patricia Zumsteg @unsplash.com
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 24d
Powerful piece by @darmenteras.bsky.social in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature Global science won’t be equitable until it goes beyond diversity optics & truly shares power, credit & leadership. A must-read for anyone committed to promote a more fair and just science www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending
Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system.
www.nature.com
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Amigas de la Tierra @amigasdelatierra.bsky.social · 26d
🔥Más de 400.000 hectáreas han ardido solo este año, otro año más.

🗣️Nuestro compañero @migueldiazcarro.bsky.social echa la mirada hacia adelante en este problema y hacia el futuro, en la restauración, con la miranda en lo comunitario y escuchando a la ciencia

🔗 www.elsaltodiario.com/incendios-fo...
El calor que quedará después de los incendios
El calor y los incendios no son una anomalía, son la consecuencia de un modelo económico que ha saqueado las entrañas de la tierra y ha quemado sistemáticamente su sangre y su piel.
www.elsaltodiario.com
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 27d
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · 27d
🌍 We’re excited to host the Future Food Systems Conference (FFS2026) at #KAUST with #PlantACT!
📅 Apr 13–15, 2026 | Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
A global gathering to reimagine how to feed the world without eating the planet
👉 Free registration & info: kaust.edu.sa/events/ffs26/
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Sep 5
This work is part of the @erc.europa.eu funded BIODESERT global survey and was led by Luna Mgill who did a great job leading this collaboration with @manudelbaq.bsky.social @cesarplaza.bsky.social & @pablogarciapal.bsky.social
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Sep 5
Our findings suggest that the loss of particulate & mineral-associated organic carbon with aridification threatens not only soil C storage but also essential ecosystem services.
➡️ Protecting SOC fractions is critical to sustain dryland resilience under climate change.
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Sep 5
🔎 We analyzed 251 dryland ecosystems worldwide and found that:
✔️ POC & MAOC are linked to carbon storage, nutrient cycling, water regulation & biomass production.
✔️ Their role depends on vegetation type & aridity.
✔️ Links weaken sharply under high aridity (>0.8).
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Sep 5
Our new article is out in @geoderma.bsky.social! Drylands, which cover 40% of Earth’s land, store ~30% of global soil organic carbon. But how do different carbon fractions support ecosystem services under rising aridity? 🏜️
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Aug 19
As stated by this press release from @unccd.bsky.social we must overhaul global food systems to avert worsening land crisis unccd.int/news-stories... Read the @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature Review here rdcu.be/eBlid
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Aug 17
y hay comisiones en q un evaluador puede evaluar unas 180-200 solicitudes. Dime quien puede leerse > 1000 papers para evaluar su contenido objetivamente...
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Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Aug 17
En que hay cambiar calidad por cantidad estamos todos de acuerdo. El problema es cómo hacerlo bien. Si para evaluar CVs a partir de ahora se cuentan solo 5 papers por candidato/a es factible en muchos casos. Pero piensa que convocatorias como los sexenios tienen más de 10000 solicitudes al año
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