Maria (⌐■_■)
@thatecologist.bsky.social
PhD student studying conmycorrhizal density dependence
Currently reading: A Sand County Almanac
Currently reading: A Sand County Almanac
Good morning, it's 51 F in my lab this morning. Will the university ever turn on the heat in my building?
Reporting live from my desk in a parka and knit bonnet
Reporting live from my desk in a parka and knit bonnet
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good morning, it's 51 F in my lab this morning. Will the university ever turn on the heat in my building?
Reporting live from my desk in a parka and knit bonnet
Reporting live from my desk in a parka and knit bonnet
Moths are drinking moose tears? Nature is amazing
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Observations of tear‐drinking by lepidopterans on moose (Alces americanus americanus) in northeastern North America
Lepidoptera have long been known to feed on the tears of vertebrates as a presumed source of minerals or nutrients. While this unusual behavior has been observed in a variety of species, only a singl...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Moths are drinking moose tears? Nature is amazing
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Anyone have a good tip to actually get work done? I cannot bring myself to do another round of revisions on this paper, or work on finals
a cartoon character says i 've been busy procrastinating all day in front of lockers
ALT: a cartoon character says i 've been busy procrastinating all day in front of lockers
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Anyone have a good tip to actually get work done? I cannot bring myself to do another round of revisions on this paper, or work on finals
Very interesting article! Perhaps a pathway to reduce emissions from inorganic fertilizer?
Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta‐analysis on their role as plant growth promoters - Crosby - 2025 - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta‐analysis on their role as plant growth promoters - Crosby - 2025 - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta‐analysis on their role as plant growth promoters
Our meta-analysis highlights the potential of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) as sustainable alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilisers. By promoting plant growth and reducing reliance on agroc...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Very interesting article! Perhaps a pathway to reduce emissions from inorganic fertilizer?
Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta‐analysis on their role as plant growth promoters - Crosby - 2025 - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Harnessing entomopathogenic fungi: A meta‐analysis on their role as plant growth promoters - Crosby - 2025 - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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WE WANT TRAINS!
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
WE WANT TRAINS!
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
The public is sending a message: Amtrak is setting ridership records, carrying 34.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2024-25, while ticket revenue is $2.764 billion.
www.trains.com/pro/passenge...
COP30 takeaways so far: I'm much more hopeful after attending a full day of this. I've heard about so many adaptation and mitigation measures in so many countries that I feel like we can really come together as humans and make the necessary changes to not only save, but lift up vulnerable people
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
COP30 takeaways so far: I'm much more hopeful after attending a full day of this. I've heard about so many adaptation and mitigation measures in so many countries that I feel like we can really come together as humans and make the necessary changes to not only save, but lift up vulnerable people
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
Dean of academics: "We can't cover tuition because the USDA doesn't allow it for non-citizens"
Me and the four other US citizens in the program:
Me and the four other US citizens in the program:
a cartoon chicken with big eyes is being held by a person in a red shirt .
ALT: a cartoon chicken with big eyes is being held by a person in a red shirt .
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November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dean of academics: "We can't cover tuition because the USDA doesn't allow it for non-citizens"
Me and the four other US citizens in the program:
Me and the four other US citizens in the program:
It's 56 F in my lab today and we have a mycorrhizal colonization training so I'm going to freeze until at least 12:30 😭 Why can't facilities turn off the AC???
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's 56 F in my lab today and we have a mycorrhizal colonization training so I'm going to freeze until at least 12:30 😭 Why can't facilities turn off the AC???
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The business cards came in! I'm gonna network up a storm at COP30 😎
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The business cards came in! I'm gonna network up a storm at COP30 😎
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democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
Proud to say I've managed to shoehorn Kernza into yet another class presentation
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Proud to say I've managed to shoehorn Kernza into yet another class presentation
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Today in 1949, A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold was first published.
That book had an enormous impact on how I think about land and helped create the idea of a “land ethic.”
That book had an enormous impact on how I think about land and helped create the idea of a “land ethic.”
October 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today in 1949, A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold was first published.
That book had an enormous impact on how I think about land and helped create the idea of a “land ethic.”
That book had an enormous impact on how I think about land and helped create the idea of a “land ethic.”
Making good slides takes so long, I hope literally anyone in the class appreciates the design and narrative
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Making good slides takes so long, I hope literally anyone in the class appreciates the design and narrative
Someone broke into my dad's car this weekend and stole nothing, not even a bound copy of my thesis. If only they had read "Hardwood Regeneration in Kalmia latifolia Thickets", maybe they would leave the criminal life and become plant-soil feedback researchers instead 😞
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Someone broke into my dad's car this weekend and stole nothing, not even a bound copy of my thesis. If only they had read "Hardwood Regeneration in Kalmia latifolia Thickets", maybe they would leave the criminal life and become plant-soil feedback researchers instead 😞
One thing I've noticed now that I'm in an Ag program is that a lot of my peers know nothing about the natural world. I think including some ecology/environmental science classes in undergrad ag curriculum would help move us towards more sustainable ag in the future
October 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One thing I've noticed now that I'm in an Ag program is that a lot of my peers know nothing about the natural world. I think including some ecology/environmental science classes in undergrad ag curriculum would help move us towards more sustainable ag in the future
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“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...
Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians
“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...
www.americamagazine.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...
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nothing but respect for my Antichrist
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
nothing but respect for my Antichrist
I got badged for four days at COP30 and (against all odds) we got a place to stay! If you'll be there and want to meet for a coffee let me know 😄
October 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I got badged for four days at COP30 and (against all odds) we got a place to stay! If you'll be there and want to meet for a coffee let me know 😄
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I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions
October 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨 Please repost widely!🚨
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions
I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions
Amazing, love to see progress in conservation
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
26 new Biosphere Reserves: UNESCO’s continues unprecedented expansion
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves across 21 countries – the highest number in 20 years. The World Network of Biosphere Reserves now includes 784 sites in 142 countries, with an additional
www.unesco.org
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Amazing, love to see progress in conservation
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
www.unesco.org/en/articles/...
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"Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor for the very thing that affects them the most."
BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
www.bbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor for the very thing that affects them the most."
BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
www.bbc.com/news/article...