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Silvia Caldararu🌿 @scaldararu.bsky.social · 7d

Come work with us - The School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin is looking for a tenure track assistant professor in plant biodiversity and conservation 🧪🌏🌾 my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

Drop me a message if you want to chat about what it's like to work here or live in Ireland.

an old building with climbing plants around the door with purple flowers. The sign above the door says school of botany 1907

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Monique WeemStar @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social · Aug 19

Check it out! Found two postdocs through this list!

José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

docs.google.com

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Joana Bergmann @joanabergmann.bsky.social · Aug 19

Biodiversity Exploratories are coming to town! Save the date for June 2026!

Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢Save the Date!👩‍🔬
Join us in Berlin, June 8–12, 2026 for the #BE20 Conference:
“Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research” 🦋🌱🌳

📍 Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin
🎉 Celebrating 20 years of the #Biodiversity Exploratories!

Please RT and share this news!

#Research #Conference

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Pieter Zuidema @pieterzuidema.bsky.social · Jul 31

Where did we get the data? Where can you find them?

150 scientists contributed 1000s tree-ring data through Tropical Tree-Ring Network. This network unites tree-ring scientists & data. To fill tropical data gap all data are uploaded to International Tree-ring Databank.
tropicaltreeringnetwork.org

Tropical Tree-ring Network Website

Visit the post for more.

tropicaltreeringnetwork.org

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Pieter Zuidema @pieterzuidema.bsky.social · Jul 31

How do tropical #trees deal with droughts? The answer is published today in @science.org

Our pantropical #treering analysis revealed 2.5% growth reduction during #drought years. Yet, growth declined by >10% in 1/4 of 500 study sites, and in hotter & drier regions.

doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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Pantropical tree rings show small effects of drought on stem growth

Increasing drought pressure under anthropogenic climate change may jeopardize the potential of tropical forests to capture carbon in woody biomass and act as a long-term carbon dioxide sink. To evalua...

doi.org

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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · Jul 16

4 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring.

careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...

Current Vacancies

careers.utas.edu.au

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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · Jul 1

Satire van De Speld: Steeds meer Nederlanders hebben klimaatprobleem op hun eigen adres opgelost met airco

www.volkskrant.nl

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Laynara F. Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social · Jun 17

Check out our new publication! bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
This was a cool collaboration between modellers and field experimentalists where we implemented root traits and mycorrhizal fungi into a dynamic vegetation model. Led by the awesome Mateus Dantas de Paula! @tropiroot.bsky.social

The fungal collaboration gradient drives root trait distribution and ecosystem processes in a tropical montane forest

Abstract. Plant roots have a large diversity of form and function, which is also related to their degree of mycorrhizal association. This is known as the fungal collaboration gradient, where thinner r...

bg.copernicus.org

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 28

My quote of the day

Fear has a way of being contagious. We are witnessing that, no doubt. But I say this also, my dear friends, courage is also contagious.

Kamala Harris

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Monique WeemStar @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social · Jun 26

Doing the exact same as we speak!

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Monique WeemStar @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just what I needed!

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · May 26

Lots of different types of microbes live on plant surfaces. How do these microbes cope with challenging circumstances?

We are looking for a PhD candidate to find out more about this.

Vacancy on the NIOO website: nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...

#vacancy #wageningen

Illustration about microbes on plant surface

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Monique WeemStar @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social · May 21

Shout-out to Hans Reijnen for beautiful footage of the @gdfcf.bsky.social, and the EduMedia department @w-u-r.bsky.social who did an amazing job creating a virtual tropical soil environment! Feel free to use to inspire your students! #ecology #roots #tropicalforest #costarica #tdf

Laynara F. Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social · May 20

Please delight yourselves in the magic of belowground research! wur.yuja.com/V/Video?v=89... Amazing video produced by the team of @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social from Wageningen University

Riddles in the Dark

In the dense and biodiverse San Emilio ForestGEO plot of Costa Rica, every tree tells a story. Not just above ground, but deep below the surface. Discover how different trees adapt to their environmen...

wur.yuja.com

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Laynara F. Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social · May 20

Please delight yourselves in the magic of belowground research! wur.yuja.com/V/Video?v=89... Amazing video produced by the team of @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social from Wageningen University

Riddles in the Dark

In the dense and biodiverse San Emilio ForestGEO plot of Costa Rica, every tree tells a story. Not just above ground, but deep below the surface. Discover how different trees adapt to their environmen...

wur.yuja.com

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Tropical Root Trait (TropiRoot) @tropiroot.bsky.social · May 19

🎉 Our collaborative TropiRoot data paper “TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments” is out in Ecology! Explore 8,000+ standardized tropical root trait records from 104 studies across 25 countries. Data are freely available ! 🌿 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #tropiroots

TropiRoot 1.0: Database of tropical root characteristics across environments

Tropical ecosystems contain the world's largest biodiversity of vascular plants. Yet, our understanding of tropical functional diversity and its contribution to global diversity patterns is constrain...

doi.org

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de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · May 18

In één klap snapte ik waarom de pogingen tot een inclusievere wetenschap gedoemd zijn om te mislukken

www.volkskrant.nl

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Plant Evolutionary Ecology lab @plantecoevout.bsky.social · May 8

We are looking for a research fellow to join our group for 2 years! Please share with anyone looking for a new position and interested in 🌱 local adaptation, plant-soil interactions and land use! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/340833

Research Fellow in Plant Evolutionary Ecology (postdoc)

We are looking for a 2-year postdoctoral research fellow within the European Research Council project PlantSoilAdapt - “Eco-evolutionary dynamics in plant-soil interactions during land use transition:...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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Lucia Fuchslueger @loutsi.bsky.social · Apr 14

The AmazonFACE project is offering post doc scholarships, based in Manaus, Brazil!

Laynara F. Lugli @laylugli.bsky.social · Apr 14

@unicampoficial.bsky.social @loutsi.bsky.social @anjarammig.bsky.social spread the word (:

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Monique WeemStar @moniqueweemstra.bsky.social · Apr 17

Congratulations!! 🎉

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Benjamin Delory @benjamindelory.bsky.social · Apr 16

🚨PhD position in Functional Plant Diversity and Community Assembly available in Prof. Vicky Temperton's group (@7toucans.bsky.social) at the Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany).

Deadline: May 4, 2025 🧪🌍

www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

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Soil Science Cluster WUR @soilsclusterwur.bsky.social · Apr 15

📣🎉The SGL group looking for a post-doc to join the team! Would you like to contribute to a resilient and sustainable future for the Dutch sandy soils🏖️? Then please read on!
And otherwise: great if you share the vacancy in your network!
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...