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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 13d

We’re hiring! 📣

DEEP at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social is looking for a tenured Associate Professor in Plant Ecology. Join a vibrant research & teaching community in the heart of Sweden’s capital.

Learn more and apply below by 16 Nov.👇

DEEP seeks Associate Professor in Plant Ecology – apply now! - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 14d

New in @oikosjournal.bsky.social! 📃

The study, led by Peter Hambäck at DEEP, explores how interactions between hosts and enemies shape biodiversity. Results show that bottom–up and top–down diversification don’t work the same way, and that parasitoids often adapt faster than their hosts.👇

Bottom–up and top–down diversification: asymmetric processes over space and time

Coevolution in trophic interactions is often considered as a major factor underlying diversification in interacting species. Most focus hitherto has however been on bottom–up processes where host-ass...

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 19d

Sommarens illa omtyckta #cyanobakterieblomningar kanske inte är helt igenom dåliga trots allt – de kan ha avgörande betydelse för strömmingsyngel, som hade haft sämre förutsättningar för att växa sig stora utan dem. 🦠🌊

Läs mer nedan!

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Cyanobakterier räddar strömmingar - Stockholms universitets Östersjöcentrum

Sommarens cyanobakterieblomningar kan ha avgörande betydelse för strömmingsyngel – utan blomningen hade de haft sämre förutsättningar för att växa sig stora.

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 22d

New study by Group Winder at DEEP reveals limited diet overlap among small pelagic fish in the Baltic Sea. 🐟

Does this mean that flexible feeding habits may boost the ecosystem’s resilience in a changing climate?🤔 Find out more below.

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New study reveals limited diet overlap among small pelagic fish in the Baltic Sea - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 28d

Newly published in @isme-microbes.bsky.social's journal by Group Foster at DEEP.👇

A diatom’s cyanobacterial partner keeps a key bicarbonate transporter, helping sustain photosynthesis in low-CO₂ oceans. Discover how this shapes carbon cycling in the open sea below. 🌊🦠

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Retention of a SulP-family bicarbonate transporter in a periplasmic N2-fixing cyanobacterial endosymbiont of an open ocean diatom

Abstract. Symbioses between diatoms and the N2-fixing, heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium Richelia spp. are widespread and contribute to primary production.

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 28d

📣Join us at DEEP! We have several open positions at the moment:
- Postdoc Fellow in Evolutionary Genomics
- PhD student in Fungal Evolutionary Biology
- PhD student in Fungal Biology
- Research engineer in Fungal Biology

Help us spread the word! 🗣️
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Work with us - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 29d

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · 29d

New study in @heredityjournal.bsky.social shows how leaf beetles evolve defence genes to fight off a shared parasitoid wasp. 🪲🦟

Co-authored by researchers at DEEP, this study reveals lineage-specific targets of positive selection, offering fresh insights into host–parasite coevolution. 👇

Lineage-specific targets of positive selection in three leaf beetles correspond with defence capacity against their shared parasitoid wasp - Heredity

Heredity - Lineage-specific targets of positive selection in three leaf beetles correspond with defence capacity against their shared parasitoid wasp

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Vesna Grujcic @vesnagrujcic.bsky.social · Aug 30

How do microbes become permanent partners? 🌊🔬🦠 Check out our new study published in Current Biology showing how cyanobacterial genomes evolve step-by-step into endosymbionts of diatoms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tiny partners, big insights! 💡

A new study led by researchers at DEEP unveils a microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria; offering rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and become increasingly dependent on their hosts. 🦠

Curious to learn more? Read the press release below.

Tiny ocean partnership reveals secrets of evolution - Stockholm University

The microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. This is shown by a new study led by research...

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · Sep 1

The microscopic alliance between algae & bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. New study led by Rachel Foster @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social
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Tiny ocean partnership reveals secrets of evolution - Stockholm University

The microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. This is shown by a new study led by research...

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Sep 1

A study co-authored by Prof. Hambäck at DEEP shows that wild bee diversity drives apple seed set much more than managed honeybees. Functional diversity makes the biggest difference.

The takeaway: healthy, diverse wild pollinator communities are key for productive orchards. 🐝🍎

Access it here:

Global synthesis of apple pollination research highlights general pollen limitation and positive contributions of wild bees compared to honeybees

Our study highlights that pollen limitation is common in this global crop. While managed honeybees are dominant pollinators, a diverse community of wild bees contributes significantly to apple pollin...

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Aug 12

Planerna på at utvinna mineraler från Östersjöns havsbotten innebär stora miljörisker, och det kan ta lång tid för den känsliga miljön att återhämta sig.

Läs mer om @nascimentofj.bsky.social's forskning om hur havsbotten påverkas av gruvprojekt som dessa, i @dagensnyheter.bsky.social.👇

Forskare varnar för miljörisker när gruvprojekt på Östersjöns botten tar steg framåt

Preliminära forskningsresultat visar att det kan ta lång tid innan ekosystemet på Östersjöns botten återhämtar sig efter mineralutvinning.

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Aug 8

DEEPs Rasmus Erlandsson collects spiders in the Vindelfjällen mountains with the help of a “spider vacuum,” to find out what spiders eat and how their diet is affected by a warming climate.🕷️

Curious to know more about the project? Listen to the interview in #Naturmorgon from 2 August (in Swedish).👇

Fångar spindlar med lövblås och nylonstrumpor - Naturmorgon

Med hjälp av en "spindelsug" – en lövblås som körs baklänges – samlar ekologen Rasmus Erlandsson in spindlar i Vindelfjällen, nära Ammarnäs.Under två år ...

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Aug 6

New paper out now!

Curious about what happens with the mushrooms after a dry summer? 🍄🤔 Irena Koelemeijer et al. are providing you with the answers in this new study, published in @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Fungal Ecology.

Effects of rainfall exclusion on soil fungi in a boreal forest landscape

Due to climate change, droughts are increasingly frequent and intense. Yet, their impact on boreal forest fungal communities remains unclear, especial…

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Jun 18

Big congratulations to Prof. Hanna Johannesson who was just awarded the ERC Advanced Grant by @erc.europa.eu! 👏🎉

The project ”The early sequestered germline of fungi – spatial distribution, mechanism and generality across the kingdom” is preliminary granted almost 2.5 million euros over 5 years.

Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · Jun 17

Professors Martin Jastroch, Hanna Johannesson and David Drew at Stockholm University are awarded Advanced Grants by the EU Research Council ERC @erc.europa.eu In total, it is about SEK 86 million for research in evolutionary biology, biochemistry and molecular bioscience.
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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · May 22

Kom och fira biologiska mångfaldens dag idag med oss på DEEP! 🪻🪷

Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · May 9

Vad är grejen med våtmarker? 🤔

Välkommen till en workshop och guidad visning av våtmarken i Bergianska trädgården på biologiska mångfaldens dag den 22 maj! Guidar gör Peter Hambäck och David Åhlén från DEEP.

Registrera dig till workshopen här: bit.ly/3GIhWgR

Läs mer om den guidade vandringen 👇

Vad är grejen med våtmarker? - Stockholms universitet

På biologiska mångfaldens dag 22 maj, ger Statens fastighetsverk och Stockholms universitet en guidad visning av våtmarken i Bergianska trädgården.

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Kristoffer Hylander @kristofferhylander.bsky.social · May 20

In my first post here, I just want to draw your attention to my labs homepage where you can find descriptions on current projects and publications. I will not be super active on this platform, but plan to share important milestones. @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social
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Hylander Ecology Lab

Our lab consists of people curious about how biodiversity is distributed and maintained in both natural and human modified systems.

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · May 19

Hi colleagues! 👋 Great opportunity here at DEEP — help us spread the word!

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Jan Hackel @janhackel.bsky.social · May 19

Join us in Stockholm! PhD student position on Madagascar’s biome history & plant phylogenetics @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social. You will join my new evolutionary plant biogeography group. 4-year job with salary & benefits. Contact me for questions – infos & application here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

PhD student in Plant systematics

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Research spans a broad range of biological sub

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · May 14

Fresh off the press!📃🔥

New paper led by DEEP researchers broadens the understanding of how behavioral and biological mechanisms influence microbial transmission, stability, and diversity through insect life cycles.

Access the publication below👇
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Microbial transfer through fecal strings on eggs affects leaf beetle microbiome dynamics

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · May 9

Vad är grejen med våtmarker? 🤔

Välkommen till en workshop och guidad visning av våtmarken i Bergianska trädgården på biologiska mångfaldens dag den 22 maj! Guidar gör Peter Hambäck och David Åhlén från DEEP.

Registrera dig till workshopen här: bit.ly/3GIhWgR

Läs mer om den guidade vandringen 👇

Vad är grejen med våtmarker? - Stockholms universitet

På biologiska mångfaldens dag 22 maj, ger Statens fastighetsverk och Stockholms universitet en guidad visning av våtmarken i Bergianska trädgården.

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Bolin Centre for Climate Research @bolincentre.bsky.social · Apr 16

Don't miss today's lunch seminar organized by @researchersdesk.bsky.social! At 12:00 CEST, Peter Hambäck from @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social will talk wetlands. 👇

Researchers' Desk @researchersdesk.bsky.social · Apr 14

On Wednesday at 12 noon, we welcome Peter Hambäck from Stockholm University. The title of his talk is ”Våtmarker: vår tids räddningsplanka - är målen kompatibla?” The talk will be in Swedish.

The Zoom link is: us02web.zoom.us/j/6639856178

April 16, kl 12-13, Peter Hambäck, Våtmarker: vår tids räddningsplanka - är målen kompatibla?

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Dep. of Ecology, Environment & Plant Sciences @deepsthlmuni.bsky.social · Apr 10

🗣️Forskarkollegor – stå upp för vetenskapen!

@researchersdesk.bsky.social samlar underskrifter till en debattartikel som kräver att politikerna tar forskningen på allvar. Vi vill gärna ha så många underskrifter som möjlig för att visa att detta är en ödesfråga.

Intresserad? Skicka DM för länk!🔗

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Researchers' Desk @researchersdesk.bsky.social · Apr 4

För den här debattartikeln vänder vi oss till forskande och/eller undervisande doktorander, post-docs, forskare, lektorer, professorer med flera som är verksamma vid svenska universitet, högskolor och forskningsinstitut.

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Researchers' Desk @researchersdesk.bsky.social · Apr 4

Forskarkollegor – stå upp för vetenskapen!
Vi samlar underskrifter till en debattartikel som kräver att politikerna tar forskningen på allvar. Vi vill gärna ha så många underskrifter som möjlig för att visa att detta är en ödesfråga. Intresserad av att skriva på? Skicka DM så skickar vi en länk!

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