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Adriano Losso

@adri-losso.bsky.social

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Plant ecophysiologist | Photographer of small critters Researcher at Universität Innsbruck More 📸 www.instagram.com/adri.losso/

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Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Aug 9

@jxbotany.bsky.social reminded me that this is out! Happy to hear feedback 🌲

Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · Aug 6

🪵🌲💡RESEARCH💡🌲🪵

In conifers, optical visualization of xylem embolism is limited to thin, peripheral xylem layers, and vulnerability thresholds may differ from those of thicker samples. Light transmission was decreased in dry xylem.

📝 Losso et al.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

#PlantScience 🧪

Fig. 3.Illuminance measured through different xylem thicknesses. (A) Illuminance (lux) was measured through different xylem thicknesses (µm) of fully saturated branch sections collected from P. abies (black triangles), P. sylvestris (orange squares), and P. cembra (blue circles) (A), and of either fully saturated (black) or dehydrated to 75% of full weight (gray) of branch sections of P. abies (B; triangles), P. sylvestris (C; squares), and P. cembra (D; circles). Solid lines show the mean and shaded areas represent the corresponding 95% confidence interval.

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Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Jun 4

🌺 A flower from the Asteraceae family photographed at a high elevation site in Tasmania, Australia.

#Asteraceae #botany #plantphotography #flower #macrophotography

Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Apr 22

I'm not sure what iirc amps is, but that's very fascinating. I wonder if that's why tadpoles of M. nepenthicola can live and develop inside the pitchers.

Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Apr 18

So cool! I kinda suspected it, also because it rarely has upper pitchers. More like detritivorous than carnivorous!

Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Apr 17

A beautiful pitcher plant from the forests of Borneo:

🌱 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢

This plant is well known for providing shelter for other species, such as one of the smallest frogs, 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢, and the crab spider 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢.

#Carnivorousplant #Nepenthes #pitcherplant #botany

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Rain Hayes @rainhayes.com · Mar 31

Ultraviolet radiation triggers some flowers to produce their own light.

Be like this little kangaroo paw. Live a beautiful life on your own power.

#flowers #photography #macromonday

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Mar 23

Here's a new video I made inspired by #xylem 🤩
youtu.be/Sg0My01Dtb4?...

Donuts in trees EN

YouTube video by Pinus caelestis

youtu.be

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Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Mar 21

Sharing something while waiting for flight connections after the exciting #XIM6

🌺 Closeup of the beautiful flower of an 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘴 sp. orchid from Sardinia (Italy).

#Botany #orchid #anacamptis #flower

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Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Mar 16

I’m no zoologist, but as an amphibian lover, these are extremely sad news and hopefully will boost conservation efforts!

Patrice Pottier @patricepottier.bsky.social · Mar 6

How vulnerable are #amphibians to extreme heat? 🐸🌡️

Our paper in @nature.com shows that many amphibians are already overheating, and many more species will be impacted by climate warming globally.

See the thread below for a digest 🧵

Link to the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#Nature

Photo credit: Peter soltys. Image created by Nicholas Wu.

Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Mar 14

As I enjoy photography as much as science, from time to time I'll share some beautiful plants with you.

🌿 Details of the alpine sundew 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪 (TAS, Australia).

I have more photos on my IG, if you're interested: www.instagram.com/adri.losso/

#carnivorousplants #sundew #drosera #botany

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Adriano Losso @adri-losso.bsky.social · Mar 12

Kicking off this Bluesky action with this recently published paper on mangroves, with @a-gthy.bsky.social and @profchoat.bsky.social

Key findings:
🍃 Foliar water uptake supports water potential recovery
🌊 Tides do not affect xylem sap composition

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pce....

Fascinating organisms!

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