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Petr Baldrian @pbaldrian.bsky.social · Jul 26

Biodiversity hotspots of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are located in other parts of the world: at low and high latitudes. And these important symbiotic partners of crops and trees deserve more protection! See nature.com/articles/s4158… and https://globalfungi.com

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Apr 8

Clear-cutting of #forests decreases #soil organic carbon for decades!

A new study compiled and harmonised #SoilData from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Canada 🔎🌱🗺️

#HoliSoils coordinator @aleksileh.bsky.social (@luke.fi) is among the co-authors!

Read more ➡️ www.nina.no/english/Abou...

Clear-cutting of forests decreases soil organic carbon for decades

Photo credit: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson Nearly half of all the carbon stored on land is found in forests, as both trees and soil act as powerful carbon sinks. Forest management approaches affect forest...

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Apr 1

🔎 Have a look at this post on the HoliSoils website describing the process of developing these maps ➡️ holisoils.eu/soil-propert...

@niels-batjes.bsky.social | #SoilHealth | #SoilMapping

Soil property maps for Europe at 100 m resolution will inform forest management and policies - HoliSoils

Forest soils provide important ecosystem services, such as biodiversity support, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, water regulation and erosion control.

holisoils.eu

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Ecology of Soil Microorganisms @esmmicrobes.bsky.social · Mar 25

We received nearly 300 excellent abstracts and are now making the final touches to the scientific program 🤩 The only difficult task is to select the oral presentations from all the interesting topics.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Mar 25

Calls for papers from FEMS Microbiology Ecology: Thematic Issue on Ecology of Soil Microorganisms

Editors:
@pbaldrian.bsky.social
@jennihultman.bsky.social
Petr Kohout
Minna Männistö
@tainapennanen.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/femsec/pages...

Submission deadline: 28 November 2025

Calls for papers from FEMS Microbiology Ecology

FEMS Microbiology Ecology, publishing leading research in the microbial ecology community, publishes a variety of thematic issues covering a diverse range of to

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today is #IntlForestDay!

Let’s take the occasion to celebrate these ecosystems and the ground where they grow since there would be no #forest without the #soil beneath the trees 🌳🌱

Learn more about #ForestSoils and the work #HoliSoils is making for them on our website ➡️ holisoils.eu

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Natural Resources Institute Finland / Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke) @luke.fi · Mar 19

Engaging with policymakers & #soil experts in Brussels to discuss actions for healthier forest soils. Together, we aim to mitigate #ClimateChange & ensure measures reach those who matter most - European forest owners & managers. #Sustainability #Forests.

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Mar 18

Have a look to this fresh #HoliSoils' policy brief published by the project coordinator @luke.fi!

Learn more about how we can address critical #ForestSoil challenges in Europe through enhanced #ForestManagement and monitoring 🔎🌱🌲
➡️ jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024...

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Petr Baldrian @pbaldrian.bsky.social · Mar 6

The GlobalFungi team is happy to announce that data downloads are now available from GlobalFungi (globalfungi.com). No matter if you are interested in fungal genera, species or species hypotheses, you can now get their sequence counts in all samples at once.

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Ecology of Soil Microorganisms @esmmicrobes.bsky.social · Feb 13

Time to submit those abstracts! Abstract deadline is in less than 2 weeks on Feb 24th, more information www.luke.fi/esm2025!

Also news from FEMS: we are pleased to inform a thematic issue for “Ecology of Soil Microorganisms” in FEMS Microbiology Ecology academic.oup.com/femsec/pages...

Calls for papers from FEMS Microbiology Ecology

FEMS Microbiology Ecology, publishing leading research in the microbial ecology community, publishes a variety of thematic issues covering a diverse range of to

academic.oup.com

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Aleksi Lehtonen @aleksileh.bsky.social · Feb 15

This is the last year of @holisoils.bsky.social stay tuned. Lot of results coming. Check our news on forest management: www.luke.fi/en/news/unhe... and holisoils.eu

Unhealthy soils in the EU: a call for improved forest management

www.luke.fi

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Feb 20

📢 Join the HoliSoils session at #INTECOL Wetlands 2025 in Tartu, #Estonia! 🌍 Explore CO₂, CH₄ & N₂O emissions in forested peatlands & their role in climate mitigation.

Submit your abstract for the conference before 15 March! 📅 More info & registrations: holisoils.eu/holisoils-se... #HorizonEU

HoliSoils session at INTECOL Wetlands 2025 conference - HoliSoils

The EU-funded HoliSoils project will organise the session ‘Drivers and processes of soil CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O emissions in forested peatlands’ at the INTECOL

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Petr Baldrian @pbaldrian.bsky.social · Feb 21

Deadline for abstract submission for the Ecology of Soil Microorganisms meeting in Helsinki is coming soon (www.lyyti.fi/p/Ecology_of...). Looking forward to meeting you there!