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Dr. Jeroen H. T. Zethof @jhtzethof.bsky.social · 20d

Had the great opportunity of sharing our work, as part of the C-arouNd consortium, on C (& N) dynamics at the German soil science meeting @soilsdbg.bsky.social in Tübingen.

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Avni Malhotra @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social · Jul 1

Excited to see this paper out! We used NEON data to explore the relationship between fine root and soil carbon stocks. With @sr-weino.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social @aaberhe.com @josephtumber.bsky.social @mingzhenlu.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Fine root and soil carbon stocks are positively related in grasslands but not in forests - Communications Earth & Environment

A positive relationship between fine root carbon and soil organic carbon stocks is well established in grasslands, particularly at greater depths, but the relationship varies across forests, based on ...

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Apr 25

📢 New pub: Defining #soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs, in Soil Science Society of America Journal doi.org/10.1002/saj2...
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications

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Michaela A. Dippold @michaeladippold.bsky.social · Apr 25

@Soil Scientist & Soil Lovers: Early bird deadline of the #DBG2025 @unituebingen.bsky.social is approaching: 4th May. Check our exciting programm about #HealthySoilsClimateProtection at www.dbg2025.de/en/programme... + many offered excursions www.dbg2025.de/en/excursion... by @soilsdbg.bsky.social

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Marcus Schiedung @mschiedung.bsky.social · Apr 25

Are you at #EGU25 next week?

Join our soil sessions and meet us there 😊

I will also present our first German Agricultural Soil Inventory results.

See you soon and I am looking forward to all the discussions.

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Ana Bastos @anabastos.bsky.social · Apr 24

Attending #EGU @egu.eu & care about mental health & diversity in academia? Join our Union Symposium Monday, 16:15–18:00 in Room E1. Co-organized with @polarocean.bsky.social @geocarolina.bsky.social Sabine Hörnig and Anita Di Chiara. Read more on @lucialayr.bsky.social blog post @egubg.bsky.social

Highlighted event: Opening up about Mental Health across Career Stages in the Geosciences

EGU 2025 is almost upon us! While a highlight of the year for many scientists, a big conference like this can also come with feelings of stress or anxiety for many. (If that’s you – you are not alone!...

blogs.egu.eu

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Julia Schroeder @juliaschroeder.bsky.social · Apr 24

I am looking forward #EGU25!

Join us on "Soil Carbon and Global Change" - Tue meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Discuss respiration rate pitfalls X4.191 - Wed meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Meet the editors! - Thu meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · Apr 16

About two years ago I made a series of three videos about toxic workplaces in academia.

Consider the possibility that you might end up in such a place as real, plan accordingly, and do your research to avoid getting into such a situation.

Hope this helps someone...

youtu.be/VUXz9EJMAbo

Toxic labs: what are they and why you should avoid them. #phdlife #academia #mentalhealth

YouTube video by Life in academia

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Michaela A. Dippold @michaeladippold.bsky.social · Apr 15

Finally, managed to get my bsky account online: looking forward to sharing exiting news - from cool publications and projects of our #GeoBioInt group @unituebingen.bsky.social up to the upcoming #DBG2025 of the @soilsdbg.bsky.social, taking place @unituebingen.bsky.social in Sept 25. Stay tuned!

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Marcus Schiedung @mschiedung.bsky.social · Apr 16

Willkommen Michaela!

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Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social · Apr 15

DWD-Fakten zur aktuellen #Trockenheit in #Deutschland: Noch nie seit Beginn der Auswertung 1931 war es in Deutschland im Zeitraum von Anfang Februar bis Mitte April so trocken wie 2025. Mehr Details auch zu #Europa in der heutigen Pressemitteilung unter www.dwd.de/presse

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Paolo Benettin @pbenettin.bsky.social · Apr 15

Congratulations to Xavier Dupla, Ph.D. candidate in our institute, for successfully defending his thesis and coming up with the sentence "Soil fertility is like love: everyone knows what it means but no one can define what it is"

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Marcus Schiedung @mschiedung.bsky.social · Apr 4

Yesterday was future day and it was great fun to show our work at @thuenen-som.bsky.social to the future generation of scientists.

We explored soil respiration before we went to a soil pit for soil characterisation. Finally, we counted our most important soil engineers, earthworms. 🪱🪱🪱

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Mar 27

NEW – Global soil moisture in ‘irreversible’ decline due to climate change, study says | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/rFU8bL3

Barley growing on ground suffering from drought, with cracks in the soil. Credit: Wayne Hutchinson / Alamy Stock Photo

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Marcus Schiedung @mschiedung.bsky.social · Mar 12

I joined with @sebdoetterl.bsky.social the AfroGrow kick-off meeting in Nairobi.

Exciting work on sustainable agroforestry in Africa to come. I am looking forward to being partially part of this after starting this adventure during my time at @eth-soilres.bsky.social

afrogrow-project.eu

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Soil Resources ETH Zurich @eth-soilres.bsky.social · Feb 13

✨Meet the Soil Resources group! ⛏️✨
We study soil biogeochemical cycling in remote regions, the effects of enhanced rock weathering on soil health and impacts of management on soil functioning and crop production.
#SoilResourcesETH #ETHZurich #EnvironmentalSciences #SoilScience #Biogeochemistry

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Jerome Juilleret @subsolum.bsky.social · Feb 12

It's #DarwinDay. He was a father of #soilscience #pedology, by combining his knowledge of #geology and #biology, he published “The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms.” In this book you can see one of the first #soilhorizon designation A,B,C.

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ThünenPeat @thuenenpeat.bsky.social · Feb 12

We are still looking for a #peatland researcher with experise at the interface of #GHG exchange, vegetation & remote sensing:
👉 literatur.thuenen.de/stellenmarkt...

Collaboration with @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social and the Thünen Earth Observation Group (www.thuenen.de/en/thuenen-i...)

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Feb 3

We're recruiting a 10 month PDRA in spatial (GIS) modelling of soil carbon and water quality at the UK scale: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Environmental Modelling:Whiteknights Reading UK

jobs.reading.ac.uk

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Ashish Malik @ashish-malik.bsky.social · Feb 3

Job Available: Knowledge Transfer Associate in soil carbon analysis and accounting at Uni Edinburgh and Plan Vivo

To build a tool that combines model estimates and field data, provides outputs, and quantifies uncertainty in the voluntary carbon market.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Knowledge Transfer Associate in soil carbon analysis and accounting

We are seeking a highly talented, independent and motivated candidate for a 21-month fixed term position. You will work as part of a team to build a simple but effective tool that combines model estim...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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ManzoniLab @manzonilab.bsky.social · Jan 24

📢workshop “Molecular modeling in soil science – achievements and perspectives”
Registration (by 07/18/25): members.cecam.org/workshops/pa...
Website: www.cecam.org/workshop-det...

CECAM-Members

members.cecam.org

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Marcus Schiedung @mschiedung.bsky.social · Jan 24

Thanks for posting our study and your opinion, Andrew.

I am not sure what the angry comments mean….

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Carsten W. Müller @cwmsoils.bsky.social · Nov 28

New Perspective: Tree planting is no climate solution at northern high latitudes - led by Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen @jeep4x4.bsky.social of @aarhusuni.bsky.social #soilcarbonstorage #climatecrisis #Arctic #naturebasedsolutions #herbivory #Permafrost
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tree planting is no climate solution at northern high latitudes - Nature Geoscience

Planting trees in high-latitude regions can be counterproductive to climate change mitigation, according to a synthesis of the biophysical and ecological impacts of planting trees.

www.nature.com

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Andrew McGuire @agronomistag.bsky.social · Jan 23

Highlights of recent paper:
1. Compost (here) and manure benefit soils. How many times do we need to show this?
2. Soil health matters, but is not a major yield factor. Organic farming often shows better soil health but lower yields, -21% here. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002...

Figure C from paper showing Grain yield vs soil health index. R2=0.01, p=0.219

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Thuenenaktuell @thuenen.de · Jan 15

Wir trauern um unseren Präsidenten Prof. Dr. Folkhard Isermeyer.
Der langjährige Präsident des Thünen-Instituts verstarb am 14. Januar 2025. Wir sind sehr traurig. Unser Mitgefühl gilt seiner Familie.

Hier finden Sie unseren Nachruf sowie ein digitales Kondolenzbuch.
thuenen.de/Nachruf-Isermeyer

Schwarz-Weiß-Porträt von Folkhard Isermeyer in einem formellen Anzug mit Krawatte. Er trägt eine Brille mit dunklem Rahmen und hat kurzes Haar. Er lächelt dezent in die Kamera und hat eine professionelle, selbstbewusste und freundliche Ausstrahlung.
Im Hintergrund ist ein abstraktes Kunstwerk zu sehen, das aus dunklen und hellen Flächen besteht. In der unteren linken Ecke befindet sich der Hinweis „Foto: Klaus G. Kohn, BS

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