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Alice Gauthey @a-gthy.bsky.social · 7d

New PhD position in tree ecophysiology at BiFoR-FACE (Uni of Birmingham) 🌳 Looking at tree carbon and water dynamics under elevated CO2 and warming 🌡️
Start Jan 2026. See more info here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376950

Doctoral Research Fellow - FutureForests - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 106218 - Grade 7

Position Details School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Fixed salary of £49,747 additional allowances may be applicable depe...

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · 21d

Up in the canopies! 🌲
Nice to be in #Pfynwald helping Giovanni Bortolami assess Scots pine trees' responses to vpd and drought in the amazing #VPDrought field site! Looking forward to seeing the results!

More info about the project here: www.wsl.ch/it/progetti/...

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Helena Vallicrosa @vallicrosah.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sampling success at the @arnoldarboretum.bsky.social with @alyssakullberg.bsky.social and Thibaut. What an amazing place to work! If you have temperature thresholds data and want to join forces, let us know! You'll make us and @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social happy.

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Are you at #gfoe2025 and curious about how sensitive Central European trees are to high temperatures? Come see my talk on Wednesday, September 3rd in Room 2.007 at 14:25!

Picture of a smiling scientist next to the room label for room 2.007.

54th GfÖ Annual Meeting, Wednesday September 03, 2025 / 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM, "33-08 - Plasticity in thermotolerance in Central European timber species"

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Aug 20

New PhD position in Plant Ecophysiology🌳 Study how atmospheric & soil drought shape tree carbon & water relations at the VPDrought experiment in Switzerland. Start Jan 2026. Apply here: m.refline.ch/273855/1759/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Aug 14

🌳🔥Out now: Our review on compound droughts and forest responses - from leaf to ecosystem. Featuring a stunning 20-yr map of canopy temperatures variation across European forests. @chriswernerlab.bsky.social @simonhaber.bsky.social @vallicrosah.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Impact of emerging compound droughts on forests: A water supply and demand perspective

This review examines the physiological and ecological responses of trees to emerging compound droughts from a water demand and supply perspective, as well as the role of acclimation and consequences ...

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Jun 23

🌳Étonnante découverte: les platanes évaporent beaucoup d'eau même par forte chaleur, à plus de 39 °C. Ils rafraîchissent plus qu'on ne le pensait, ce qui remet en question les prévisions de répartition de la chaleur en ville. www.wsl.ch/fr/news/les-... #climaturbain #adaptation au climat #arbres

Les arbres urbains restent cool même par canicule

Les arbres urbains transpirent bien plus que prévu au-dessus de 39°C, ce qui remet en question les hypothèses sur la régulation thermique.

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Dr Pierre Mariotte @pierremariotte.bsky.social · May 27

🎉 Congratulations to my PhD student Julie Botzas-Coluni who won the prize for the best poster at the Swiss Animal Nutrition Conference 2025 @ethz.ch
#AgroForageTreeProject @snsf.ch @agroscope.bsky.social

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Florian Schnabel @mixedforests.bsky.social · May 6

⏰Call for Abstracts - FoWiTa 2025⏰

29.09-02.10 @uni-freiburg.de

We look forward to your contributions to our session👇

🌳 Biodiversity friendly forest management - from concepts to practices.🌳

ℹ️ Session info: shorturl.at/OO2i9
✍Call for abstracts: shorturl.at/qSdj5

Deadline is 20 May.

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 30

Can beech and oak saplings adjust to prolonged periods of warmer temperatures🌡and soil drought? 🏜
Come find it out at my presentation at @egu.eu!
Looking forward to this experience as a first attendee!

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 24

Géniale la BD! 😊

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 23

If you never heard about broad-leaved conifers, you absolutely need to read this amazing viewpoint! 🌲🌳
They describe how trees are just too awesome to be put in only two categories and how the misuse of terms can have important implications for our research! 😉

Helena Vallicrosa @vallicrosah.bsky.social · Apr 23

Did you ever wonder when to use "conifer", "gymnosperm", "needleleaf", "angiosperms" and "broadleaves"? Us too so we transformed the discussion into this viewpoint. I hope you enjoy the reading as much as we enjoyed the writing! @kateplantphys.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modelling

In plant science research and modelling, particularly from the northern hemisphere, the terms ‘needle-leaved’ and ‘conifer’ along with ‘broad-leaved’ and ‘angiosperm’ are often used synonymously, cre...

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 16

Congrats Helena! 🎉

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Helena Vallicrosa @vallicrosah.bsky.social · Apr 16

Our manuscript esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... got awarded #TopViewedArticle! Have you had the chance to learn about nutrients in tropical forests yet? Here we found evidence of some interesting nitrogen-phosphorus links!

Phosphorus scarcity contributes to nitrogen limitation in lowland tropical rainforests

There is increasing evidence to suggest that soil nutrient availability can limit the carbon sink capacity of forests, a particularly relevant issue considering today's changing climate. This questio...

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WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · Apr 14

#Sciencejob Alert! Scientific career, experience in leading #research projects & international network? Strong expertise in #forest #ecology and/or #soil #processes and/or #tree functions? 🌳 We are looking for a new head of the forest and soil ecology research unit: apply.refline.ch/273855/1726/...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards.

Due to retirement, WSL invites for applications for the position as

Head of Research Unit Forest and Soil Ecology 90-100% (f/m/d)
You will lead and inspire an internationally recognized Research Unit comprising seven well-established, strong Research Groups and approximately 100 collaborators from around 20 countries. As a distinguished ecologist, you will play an important role in national and international projects focusing on forest or soil science. In the unit, you will integrate diverse research fields, while facilitating and promoting the scientific and strategic development of the research groups. By your extensive experience you will align the unit with WSL’s vision of fostering research for people and the environment in a changing world. You will engage with key forest authorities and expert organizations, ensuring impactful collaborations, and optimizing the knowledge transfer.
You are at an advanced stage of your scientific career, experienced in leading research teams and managing large projects. You possess a strong record as a Principal Investigator of significant initiatives, an outstanding publication portfolio, and a well-established international network. Deep expertise in forest ecology and/or soil processes and/or tree functions is assumed. You exemplify initiative, integration, and commitment, with proven skills in leadership, communication, and negotiation. Fluency in English and proficiency in at least one Swiss national language are required.

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 10

Many thanks to the @newphyt.bsky.social team for giving me the opportunity to publish in their journal and for their great work and availability!

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Apr 8

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🌿How you measure heat tolerance matters! We tested 3 species under different methods & durations to find their thermal limits.
@a-gthy.bsky.social @kateplantphys.bsky.social @philippschuler.bsky.social

Leaf Excision and Exposure Duration Alter the Estimates of the Irreversible Photosynthetic Thermal Thresholds

Our study highlights the importance of assessing thermal thresholds using consistent exposure duration and plant material type when comparing studies, as well as their relationship to functional re...

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thank you!

Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Apr 3

My first paper is out! We investigated how #photosynthetic and #respiratory #thermal #acclimation 🌡️ and #canopy size 🌳 shape tree net #carbon uptake under prolonged warming and drought. Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Mar 26

This should work :) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Acclimation to High Vapor Pressure Deficit in Warmer Air Can Reduce Tree Vulnerability to Drought‐Induced Mortality

Trees of the European tree species Prunus mahaleb, Quercus robur, and Populus nigra demonstrated both favourable and unfavourable acclimation mechanisms to high vapour pressure deficit and temperatur...

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Mar 26

🌿🔥How heat and VPD shape tree survival? We tested how acclimation to high temperature & VPD impacts drought mortality. While heat speeds up death via leaf area expansion, VPD acclimation slows it down by enhancing stomatal control - balancing mortality timing. doi.org/10.1111/PCE....

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Janisse Deluigi @janissedeluigi.bsky.social · Mar 25

What a view from my "new office"!☀️ My 3 months visit to the Chair of Silviculture in #Freiburg (DE) has just started. Profiting from their immense knowledge, I will try to better understand the characteristics and distribution of #mixed beech-oak #forests in Europe. 🌳 Looking forward to the results!

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Jan 30

🌿 Join us for a workshop at our unique VPDrought field site in Switzerland on Aug 21-22, 2025! The event will feature a field site tour & presentations from experts studying VPD impacts on forests worldwide. Don’t miss the chance to connect & collaborate! www.wsl.ch/en/events-an...

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