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GunnarKeppel.bsky.social @gunnarkeppel.bsky.social · 19h

Very proud of Donna Fitzgerald. She's also producing top notch research on applying remote sensing to study dieback youtu.be/Gcv5oySYavE?...

Mum turns her love of gardening into stint at NASA | 9 News Australia

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Temporal Ecology Lab @temporalecology.bsky.social · 2d

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

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Zach Urness @oregonoutdoors.bsky.social · 4d

Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.

What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 4d

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

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Alice Gauthey @a-gthy.bsky.social · 8d

New PhD position in tree ecophysiology at BiFoR-FACE (Uni of Birmingham) 🌳 Looking at tree carbon and water dynamics under elevated CO2 and warming 🌡️
Start Jan 2026. See more info here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376950

Doctoral Research Fellow - FutureForests - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 106218 - Grade 7

Position Details School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Fixed salary of £49,747 additional allowances may be applicable depe...

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · 8d

Thick trunk(s) Tuesday

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · 11d

Travel to Japan has inspired a new line of research into causes of mortality in
really small, really old trees…

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · 24d

Hi Bill, we would love to host you at HIE! We have a big plant ecophys and modelling contingent so lots of potential for collaboration. Let know if you’re interested and we can have a chat about specifics.

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Kali Middleby @kalimiddleby.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out our piece in @theconversation.com explaining how intraspecific trait coordination across climatic gradients helps to avoid heat stress in some (but not all) tropical tree species

theconversation.com/some-tropica...

Some tropical trees cool their leaves to survive the heat — but not all species have ways to cope

In full sun, tropical leaves can become much hotter than the surrounding air. Their ability to cope can be a matter of life or death.

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Aug 20

Looking for a postdoc in #Ecophysiology, #ThermalEcology, #GlobalChange, or #ForestEcology,? Apply for a #Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with my group at #UBC in beautiful #Vancouver! Proposals are due Oct 20 - get in touch if interested! www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam...

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Suz Everingham @suzeveringham.bsky.social · Aug 18

PhD opportunity available at @westsyduhie.bsky.social with the brillant Dr Laura Williams - hyperspectral data and process-based modelling of tree diversity 🌳🌲 please share with your networks tinyurl.com/ms6mjz8y

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Aug 7

a cat is standing in front of a flock of pigeons on the sidewalk .

ALT: a cat is standing in front of a flock of pigeons on the sidewalk .

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The International Tree Mortality Network @treemortality.bsky.social · Jul 21

Join us for an exciting ITMN Seminar:
“Tiny leaks with deadly consequences” by Paulo Menezes
July 24th at 3 pm (CEST).
Register here: www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/

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Eucalypt Australia @eucalyptaus.bsky.social · Jul 10

Discover the wildlife that call eucalypt hollows home in this stunning poster series by Paula Peeters! 🌳 Now featuring 4 ecosystems, incl. the new WA Wheatbelt Woodland. Explore + order here: paperbarkwriter.com/12967-2
#LoveAGum #TreeHollowThursday

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Jul 5

That’s shocking. Callitris is one of the toughest genera in the world in terms of resistance to water stress. Is anyone measuring water potential in these systems?

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Jul 4

That’s really dramatic and I bet satellites see this as ‘greening up’ generally.

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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · Jul 1

Do you have a PhD, strong quantitative skills, and experience with trees, forests or climate change? Want to join a dynamic global research team? We are looking for an exceptional data scientist to help us discover how forests are changing.
Apply by 14 July.
-> jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very jealous. I’ll make sure we have some Vegemite sandwiches ready when you make it back to Oz

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Diego A. Márquez @dmarquez.bsky.social · Jun 19

🌱 The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out!

Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.

A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.

Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...

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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · Jun 18

Normalized tree water deficit: an automated dendrometer signal to quantify drought stress in trees

Trees often encounter periods of low soil water availability and high vapor pressure deficit, which induce drought stress and significantly impair their physiological functioning, growth, and surviv...

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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · Jun 17

I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank Kim! Absolutely thrilled about the progress on this campaign and the value of the data to the Blue Mountains Hub for Ecology and Conservation! Looking forward to working through some datasets. A huge thanks to Zane, Wout and Wouter!

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · May 28

Congrats Donna!

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · May 15

📢Interested in plant drought resistance and tree mortality?🌳🌿

👥Join us to explore key physiological mechanisms behind these processes!

👨‍🎓We’re seeking strong candidates to apply for a MSCA #Postdoc Fellowship in our team.

🗓️Deadline: 10 Sept 2025 → t.ly/LmD1P

#PlantScience #Drought #TreeMortality

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · May 8

Great news - we will be searching for a tree physiologist (tenure track) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC Forestry, later this year. Stay tuned! (Please share.)

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