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Camille Delavaux

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Lead scientist at ETH Zurich focused on plant-microbe interactions and drivers of microbial and plant biogeography and ecology

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Jul 18

I am so excited to share that I will be joining the Terrestrial Ecology Department at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) as a tenure track senior scientist this Fall! Impossible without the unwavering support and mentorship of Jim Bever, Peggy Schutlz, Evan Gora, and Maggie Wagner.

Terrestrial Ecology

The department of Terrestrial Ecology studies species, communities & ecosystems in a rapidly changing world.

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 5d

the forecast seems like >1 week. stay strong!

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 6d

Top find of the day in Wageningen 🤩

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 8d

Here we go. First night train as we move to Wageningen, Netherlands! @dancoviello.bsky.social 🐈🐈‍⬛ 🚆

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 16d

You and your early mornings ☀️

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 18d

Last Swiss mountain trip a success! @dancoviello.bsky.social

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 20d

After almost 5 years, we are leaving Zurich🇨🇭for Wageningen 🇳🇱 T-2 weeks! @dancoviello.bsky.social

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 22d

Seems better to spend time thanking people and institutions that do support you ❤️

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 23d

Ever since my InfoFlora course last week, I'm spotting neophytes all over Zurich 🌱 Fun, but also not...

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INVAM @invam.bsky.social · 26d

Thrilled to see the INVAM fungal collection—and our dedicated curators—featured in the Fall issue of @sierramagazine.bsky.social Preserving the world’s largest library of mycorrhizal fungi to power ecosystem restoration, science, and sustainable ag. 🦠🌱🌍

🔗 digital.sierramagazine.org/publication/...

Sierra Magazine Fall 2025: The Library of Spores

Behind the effort to grow mycorrhizal fungi for ecosystem restoration Photos by Arin Yoon Share This Article NESTLED AMID KANSAS’S rolling hills and …

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · 29d

Great! @invam.bsky.social - this could be interesting!

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Sep 9

Do you mean living?

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is only for conserved specimens, not live culture collections, or would those be considered?

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Sep 8

What a beautiful exhibit by the Lausanne botanical garden on peat bogs, with some ericaceous plants and even mention of their mycorrhizal fungi! 🍄‍🟫

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Sep 1

Huge congratulations to my final @ethz.ch Master's student Linda Muller for completing her thesis! Across three research groups, two cantons, and a lot of bureaucracy, she tested mycorrhizal colonization in three invasive plant species. Spoiler - it is higher in invaded compared to native soils. 🌱🍄

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank goodness this is off my bookmarked tabs list ✨ but such a great resource!

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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · Aug 18

My new paper is out! 🧪🦠

Seven years later: native AMF inoculation improves grassland restoration successional stage, floristic quality index, and diversity, while suppressing weeds: academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...

Why microbes matter in restoration 🧵

Seven years later: native AMF inoculation improves grassland successional stage, floristic quality index, and diversity, while suppressing weeds

Native mycorrhizal fungi enhance prairie restoration by boosting native plant diversity, supporting late-successional species, and reducing invasive plants

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 16

I am somehow finding myself applying for 4 grants simultaneously. Wish me luck 🌱🍄

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 13

Check out our paper "Ericoid mycorrhizal growth response is influenced by host plant phylogeny", now out in Mycorrhiza! Led by Alice Neves, a former Master's student in our group. And amazing cross-european collaborations with @ibotcz.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social and several others!

Ericoid mycorrhizal growth response is influenced by host plant phylogeny - Mycorrhiza

Ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) fungi (ErMF) are crucial for the establishment of thousands of ericaceous species in heathlands and wetlands by increasing their tolerance to harsh conditions and improving n...

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 13

Bever/Schultz lab micro-reunion at ESA! 🤓 @invam.bsky.social

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 9

So excited that my Tansley Insight "On the role of mutualisms in plant biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion" is out today!! @newphyt.bsky.social

On the role of mutualisms in plant biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion

Most plant species world-wide depend on one or more mutualisms – beneficial associations with other species. Evidence is emerging that these biotic mutualisms shape plant biogeography (i.e. distribut....

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 9

Off to @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social in Baltimore, Maryland! Join me at my talk on Wednesday afternoon to see what we have learned about drivers of plant diversification on islands worldwide!

COS 116 - COS - Biodiversity 1 - Details

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The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute @westerdijkinst.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫!
The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is offering two specialised courses for professionals and researchers in food safety, microbiology, and related sectors.

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
https://wi.knaw.nl/courses

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Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks Europe, for making two week vacations the norm. 🇫🇷

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 5

Almost 2 years in the making (plus half a dozen collaborators, just as many student projects, working across other ETH groups, and an ETH career seed grant), but we will soon submit our mesocosm study manipulating plant and ericoid fungal diversity! 🌱🍄 🤓

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 2

I always show my students my early drafts.. this is so true!

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