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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Sep 9

New outreach video from our work on pyrogenic carbon in tropical savannahs.

timeforgeography.co.uk/videos-conta...

Video: Do wildfires play a role in the long-term carbon cycle?

Time for Geography brings together the geography and geoscience community to develop award-winning, open-access educational videos, inspiring more students to take the subject further in their edu...

timeforgeography.co.uk

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Dr Scott J. Davidson @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · Aug 20

If you’re a ECR and are keen to be part of the peatlands and wetlands community in the UK (and beyond!) - please think about joining our committee and helping us grow!

We have momentum now but we need it to continue!

BES - Peatlands and Wetlands group @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social · Aug 20

Interested in #wetlands and #peatlands? Want to be part of a growing network to help promote these ecosystems?

We are looking for new ECR committee members

Email for more information (in link below):

www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/peat...

@britishecologicalsociety.org

Peatlands and Wetlands Group - British Ecological Society

Providing a forum to unite researchers working across all aspects of peatland and wetland science.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jul 3

The survey is part of the SAFE (SustainableAqua4Future) project projectsafe.eu which aims to close nutrient cycles in aquaculture practices to reduce environmental impact.

Frontpage - SAFE - SmartAqua4FuturE

projectsafe.eu

Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jul 3

Survey to better understand public perceptions of freshwater fish and the sustainability of aquaculture. We would like to hear particularly from people not connected to the aquaculture sector. Available in multiple languages (🇬🇧🇫🇮🇵🇱🇸🇪🇵🇹🇪🇸). Please share! www.susaquastirling.net/safe-consume...

SAFE Consumer Survey — Sustainable Aquaculture @ Stirling

Consumer survey on freshwater aquaculture products

www.susaquastirling.net

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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · May 13

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The new Global Methane Budget is now published, open access.

essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · May 7

⚒️ Article: Soils may release more CO2 under warming when increases in plant productivity mine nitrogen from soil organic matter

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A schematic illustration showing a nitrogen-driven framework for predicting soil organic carbon dynamics in response to warming and plant productivity increase

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Dr Scott J. Davidson @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · Mar 12

Join us in London for an exciting workshop looking at #peatland resilience

More information in the link below. Any questions just reach out.

BES - Peatlands and Wetlands group @bes-peatlandsgroup.bsky.social · Mar 12

Join us for a workshop: #Peatland Resilience Under a Changing Climate: Place, Policy and Practice!

🗓️: May 6 2025 10:00-17:00
📍: @britishecologicalsociety.org HQ in London
💻: online attendance available

More details and tickets here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/peat...

Please RT!

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Mar 9

Nearly forgot the Stirling Orchestra concert tonight. Programme of Nordic composers, and they were very good So glad I remembered!

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · Feb 17

Have you contributed to the public consultation on how biodiversity quantification could be applied in #NatureMarkets under the #WoodlandCarbonCode and #PeatlandCode? Today (11.00 pm) is the last opportunity to add your thoughts bit.ly/40DlYyy

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · Feb 17

I just learned about the Congo Basin Science Initiative to increase research capacity in the Congo Basin. They're recruiting students from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon or Republic of the Congo for a bunch of relevant graduate studies scholarships and projects! 🧪🌍

List of projects | Congo Basin Science Initiative

Explore a full list of CBSI Scholarship projects, across different institutons and countries in the Congo Basin region.

congobasinscience.net

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Heather Price @drheatherprice.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨 New competitively funded PhD opportunity! 🚨

Applications are open for a 3 year funded PhD on indoor air quality, behaviour change and health.

🔬 Find out more here: www.stir.ac.uk/research/res...

#airquality #airpollution #behaviourchange

Improving indoor air quality and health through data-supported behaviour changes | Research | University of Stirling

Explore a co-funded PhD opportunity in Improving indoor air quality and health through data-supported behaviour changes.

www.stir.ac.uk

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Feb 9

I lucked out there.

Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Feb 8

Panoramic view from Beinn Eich today.

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jan 31

Yeah, whatever.

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · Jan 24

Check out our website for details of upcoming online and in person #Peatland #Events for the month of January, from #Workshops and #Webinars to #LiveScreenings
👉 bit.ly/3BLJHmB

Image showing a picture of a group of people on a site visit. Also shows graphics of a calendar, the date January 2025, and a web address for details of events.

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · Jan 22

Did you know? Just before Christmas, we launched a new module in the 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆: freshwaterblog.net/2024/12/18/m...

MERLIN Academy launches free course on freshwater restoration

The EU MERLIN project has today launched a new, open-access learning module on implementing freshwater restoration. Across 62 lessons, the module – hosted on the MERLIN Academy – guides visitors th…

freshwaterblog.net

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jan 22

Yep, it's springing! Found these last weekend near Roslyn.

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jan 20

Thanks for leading this work, @fxjoly.bsky.social! Important implications for how we calculate C budgets and projections of forest plantations, and more work to be done on understanding the mechanisms!

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François-Xavier Joly @fxjoly.bsky.social · Jan 20

📣 Our paper on soil carbon response to tree planting is out in J. of Env. Management:

🌲 Temperate grassland conversion to conifer forest destabilises mineral soil carbon stocks

Open access ➡️ tinyurl.com/3krerb92

A short thread ⤵️

Conceptual diagram representing hypothesised mechanisms leading to observed differences in SOM pools between grasslands and coniferous forests. Differences in flux sizes are represented by varying arrow widths. Differences in the size of functionally distinct litter and SOM pools are represented by varying icon numbers.

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Jens-Arne Subke @jasubke.bsky.social · Jan 14

Frustrating how all journalistic oxygen goes to Reform. The title should say "Young voters more likely to vote Green than Tory or Reform".

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Gavin Foster @thefosterlab.bsky.social · Jan 14

Do you have a burning question about Earth Sciences? Well Nature reviews earth and environment just launched "Ask and Expert": www.nature.com/articles/s43.... Just fill in this form forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... 🧪⚒️🌊

Introducing ‘Ask an Expert’ - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment is pleased to launch a new article type — Ask an Expert — that offers the public an opportunity to have their burning questions about Earth science answered.

www.nature.com

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Kaizad Patel @kaizadp.bsky.social · Jan 9

‼️EGU 2025 - ABSTRACTS‼️
Heterogeneous soil processes and their influence on Biogeochemical cycles.

Interested in #soils and #biogeochemistry? Submit to our #EGU25 session!

tinyurl.com/mr3af83n

@soiltycoon.bsky.social @eurogeosciences.bsky.social

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Johannes Quaas @jquaas.bsky.social · Jan 9

We have an exciting postdoc scientist opportunity in Leipzig: synthesis between economics, climate and biodiversity in terms of natural commons in our research training group "Economics of connected natural commons". See details here: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/e...

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d/x)

uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers

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Gerald Jurasinski @terhorab.bsky.social · Jan 8

Don’t forget to apply. Deadline for submitting your application ends soon!

Gerald Jurasinski @terhorab.bsky.social · Dec 16

Come, work with us. This is an exciting 9 year fully funded scientist position. For details see www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · Jan 7

Join us in Vienna for EGU with this special session on mycorrhizal fungi!

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