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Michela Audisio @michela-audisio.bsky.social · 13d

@rschwutke.bsky.social took participants into the canopy to measure stomatal conductance (=how much water exits leaves through stomata). Trees limit water loss by regulating their stomata - some tree species are more conservative with their water and close their stomata earlier than others

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EnriCo - Uni Goettingen @enricounigoe.bsky.social · 28d

Our mini-conference "Complex models in a complex environment" was a huge success!
We had the pleasure of welcoming researchers who offered a statistical and modeling-driven perspective on forests.
A big thanks to all the speakers and attendees for a stimulating and insightful event! 🌳🌲📊
#EnriCo

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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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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 29d

More pictures from theDay 2 for the PEPG 2025 workshop

Many thanks to Mengjie Fan for an impressive video

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SEBiology @sebiology.bsky.social · 29d

Day 1 of the #PEPGWorkshop kicked off with inspiring talks on leaf gas exchange, fluorescence, water relations, roots & soil, and ecosystems 🌱✨
Afternoon = hands-on + networking!

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wildflower drawing class with Dr. Hinam!

Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interested in learning how to draw wildflowers? There are still a few spaces available in my online course starting next Wednesday, September 10th. We will spend five weeks exploring different species and shapes to create realistic drawings. You can register here: www.mcnallyrobinson.com/classes

A pencil drawing of a five-petalled Canada anemone flower. There are two open blossoms and several large leaves. One real leaf sits on the page for reference.

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Terrestrial Ecology Research Group - TUM @terrecolgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our Chair returned from an engaging week of ecology, discussion, and fun at #GfÖ2025. We were well-represented this year, with many PhD, postdoc and senior colleagues presenting their work on urban ecology, artificial light, grasslands, forests, biodiversity, chemodiversity, modeling, and lots more.

We unfortunately failed to get a complete group picture. Pictured are most of our attending group members, with a few members sadly missing due to other commitments.

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Helena Vallicrosa @vallicrosah.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sampling success at the @arnoldarboretum.bsky.social with @alyssakullberg.bsky.social and Thibaut. What an amazing place to work! If you have temperature thresholds data and want to join forces, let us know! You'll make us and @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social happy.

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 6

A bit nervous, but mostly excited about the @sebiology.bsky.social Plant Environmental Physiology Group Field Techniques workshop next week! Reading the required literature in the train right now 📑📚

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EnriCo - Uni Goettingen @enricounigoe.bsky.social · Sep 5

EnriCos represent at #gfoe2025! Did you hear one of our talks or see one of our posters?
@rschwutke.bsky.social @mrakklara.bsky.social @bmwildermuth.bsky.social @michela-audisio.bsky.social @alice4science.bsky.social @sharathpaligi.bsky.social

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Uni Göttingen @uni-goettingen.de · Sep 5

Exkursion (kostenlos) für alle Interessierten – auch mit Kindern: Wie untersuchen Forschende Wälder im Kontext des Klimawandels? Beim Spaziergang im Göttinger Wald geben sie am 20.9. spannende Einblicke – Mitmachaktionen & Picknick inklusive. Bis 15.9. anmelden: www.uni-goettingen.de/de/701004.html

Plakat der Aktion mit dem Titel „Waldexkursion. Resilienz der Wälder: Wissenschaft und Praxis“ mit folgenden Informationen: Datum: 20. September 2025, Standort: Göttinger Wald, Uhrzeit: 10 bis 13 Uhr, Treffpunkt: Experimenteller Botanischer Garten (Grisebachstraße 1 in 37077 Göttingen), Shuttlebus vom Bahnhof auf Anfrage verfügbar, Programmpunkte: 1. Spaziergang im Wald: aus nächster Nähe erfahren, wie Forschende Wälder im Kontext des Klimawandels untersuchen, 2. Forschende treffen: Picknick mit Brötchen, Getränken und gemütlichem Austausch mit Expert*innen; kostenlose Anmeldung bis zum 15. September, Fragen und weitere Informationen per Mail: michela.audisio@uni-goettingen.de

Plakat mit den beteiligten Forschenden: Rebecca Schwutke, Christina Hackmann, Klara Mrak, Thalea Stuckenberg und Michela Audisio

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René Schneider @schneiderlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌿 Women in Science Day :: organized by the Collaborative Research Center CRC1644 on Phenotypic Plant Plasticity 🌿

📅 21 November 2025
📍 University of Potsdam, Campus Golm

Welcoming participants of all gender identities.

📌 Register now 👉 www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ppp/news-...

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Stephen Heard @stephenbheard.bsky.social · Sep 4

Do you mentor scientific writing, or use written assignments in the science courses you teach? Do you find mentoring/teaching writing hard, or time consuming? (Because it is!) Our new book can help, and it's getting close to being in your hands.

Owls, blurbs, and a cover – oh my! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” is getting close

We (that’s Bethann Garramon Merkle and I) are getting very excited about our new book, Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences: An Evidence-Based Approach. Over the last few months, we’ve be…

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Aug 20

New PhD position in Plant Ecophysiology🌳 Study how atmospheric & soil drought shape tree carbon & water relations at the VPDrought experiment in Switzerland. Start Jan 2026. Apply here: m.refline.ch/273855/1759/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 4

The keynote by Zuzana Buřivalová at #gfoe2025 was amazing, and I was so delighted to see it also featured the beautiful artworks of Sarah Heuzeroth, perhaps slightly more famous for the Gemüsevögel or Vegetable Birds. Go SciArt!

Presentation title slide with the name "Listening to nature" with colorful artwork of three birds singing, their song stylized as combining into a forest soundscape entering an audio monitoring device.

Presentation slide with title "Deep listening and creativity needed to reconcile global and local conservation challenges equitably" featuring a fluffy, long tailed monkey silhouette filled with jungle plants and animals.

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Christian Hof @christianhof.bsky.social · Sep 4

Amazing keynote by Zuzana Burivalova at #gfoe2025 on soundscapes, African tropical forests, and conservation. www.soundforestlab.org/soundscapeba...

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Aug 23

Another page of birds is done. Some punks. And for today's I dared to try a new position. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration #progressoverperfection

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Fully funded PhD in #Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver! 🍁 Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, and more. Start Sept 2026/Jan 2027. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh whoops, typo in the time! As the image days, 14:45 or 02:45 PM is the correct time :)

Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 2

here's hoping #gfoe2025 has a speedy pipe repair

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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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Daniel Rieker @dan-rie.bsky.social · Sep 1

First day at this years #gfoe2025 was a blast!

See you at the deadwood session on Wednesday which I am hosting with my colleague Julia Moll.
Talks will cover different species groups 🍄🦠🪲🐜 and processes in temperate and tropical forest. See you there!! @gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Julia Rothacher @juliarothacher.bsky.social · Sep 1

Truly fascinating combination: the wonderful shots by @jan-haft.bsky.social beautifully accompanied by live music of "Orchester des Wandels" 🎶 - what a highlight at the #gfoe2025 Ice Breaker tonight! 🧊🥂
@gfoesoc.bsky.social

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · Sep 1

Are you at #gfoe2025 and curious about how sensitive Central European trees are to high temperatures? Come see my talk on Wednesday, September 3rd in Room 2.007 at 14:25!

Picture of a smiling scientist next to the room label for room 2.007.

54th GfÖ Annual Meeting, Wednesday September 03, 2025 / 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM, "33-08 - Plasticity in thermotolerance in Central European timber species"

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