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Klara Mrak

@mrakklara.bsky.social

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I like plants and I like jokes. Researching soil & nutrients in mixed forests with @enricounigoe.bsky.social #douglasfir

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · 18d

It seems that everything i know about fungi is wrong

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Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · 21d

On watching logs rot 🫠

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 22d

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see

He’s Spent 40 Years Studying Dead Trees—Here’s What He’s Found

Forest ecologist Mark Harmon has been exhaustively examining dead logs for 40 years, and he’s found a complex world few people see

www.scientificamerican.com

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Matt Betts @mattbetts42.bsky.social · 21d

Old-growth Douglas-fir / western hemlock forest, Pyramids, Oregon

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Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · 24d

The second talk is by me, tune in on Tuesday 10:30 🙃

Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · Sep 2

Online seminar series: Forest Resilience: Science and Practice

Of interest to students and researchers in forest sciences and related disciplines. Experts share their career journeys and latest research: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/701005.html

Everyone interested welcome to join, so why not swing by?

Image on left hand side showing researcher (Sharath S Paligi) in harnesses, swinging through the tree tops as part of the research. To the right of the image, there is text which states that the talk is called "Climbing tree canopies and crossing ecosystems: my scientific quest to understand plant water relations). It also states that the talk is on 9 September from 10:30.

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Patrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

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Michela Audisio @michela-audisio.bsky.social · Aug 23

Pleased to invite you to the online seminar series "Forest Resilience: Science and Practice" by the #CompetenceCentreLandscapeResilience. We'll hear about exiting research and inspiring insights from the experts career journeys 🧭🌳🌲

🗓 Program & registration: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/701005.html

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EnriCo - Uni Goettingen @enricounigoe.bsky.social · Aug 18

Join us for a walk to learn about forest resilience and more!
Begleite uns auf einem Waldspaziergang und erfahre Spannendes über die Widerstandskraft des Waldes und mehr!
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/699412.html
#forestecol #wald #goettingen

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Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · Jun 16

What is meant by "fake research", is it research including AI-generated data?

Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · May 14

We know eachother already! :)

Klara Mrak @mrakklara.bsky.social · Dec 19

Thats whats up, am dr mama

EnriCo - Uni Goettingen @enricounigoe.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hi Bluesky! It's EnriCo.
This week we celebrated Klara Mrak's successful defense
@mrakklara.bsky.social

Congratulations on your insightful work on tree functional traits driving nitrogen & water cycling in pure & mixed forests 🌲🌳

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