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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see this paper out!📰

Fifty shades of fade: linking transmittance loss to cellular death during leaf dehydration 🌿🔬

@irnase.bsky.social

Marylou Mantova @maryloumantova.bsky.social · 2d

Just published by Gonzalez et al. in @newphyt.bsky.social:

Fifty shades of fade: linking transmittance loss to cellular death during leaf dehydration 🌳🔬

Check out our new way to follow cellular mortality using cavicams at: doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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Luiza Aparecido @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social · 7d

Hi all! If you are a PhD or soon to be PhD looking for a postdoc in plant thermotolerance, I would love to discuss project ideas for the University of Utah Wilkes Center Postdoc Fellowship, app due late Jan 2026!
Msg me if there is interest. Tnx!

wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-oppo...

Wilkes Center Postdoctoral Program - The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy

Apply to become a postdoctoral scholar! This postdoctoral scholar program will help create the next generation of leaders in climate science and policy. It endeavors...

wilkescenter.utah.edu

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Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología @irnase.bsky.social · 7d

Recently published article by @irnase.bsky.social IPE_CSIC and EEZA_CSIC, now available in our institutional repository, Digital CSIC @torresruizjm.bsky.social
Título: Xylem Pit Anatomy and Minimum Leaf Conductance Drive ...
Autor: Camarero, Jesús Julio et al...
hdl.handle.net/10261/401352

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · 7d

📰New paper out:

Xylem Pit Anatomy and Minimum Leaf Conductance Drive Drought #Mortality in Pinus pinaster🌳

Lunk: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social

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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...

euraxess.ec.europa.eu

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Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología @irnase.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our article @irnase.bsky.social @creaf.cat and INIA_CSIC has been published and is now available in our institutional repository Digital CSIC @torresruizjm.bsky.social
Título: Limited plastic responses in safety traits...
Autor: Ramírez-Valiente, José Alberto eta al...
hdl.handle.net/10261/398641

Limited plastic responses in safety traits support greater hydraulic risk under drier conditions | DIGITAL.CSIC

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · Aug 25

🌳Plants adjust #hydraulics under #drought, but not enough.

📰New paper out in @natecoevo.nature.com led by @ramirezval.bsky.social

"Limited plastic responses in safety traits support greater hydraulic risk under drier conditions"
🔗👉http://t.ly/K-vdy

@irnase.bsky.social

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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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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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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...

media.sciltp.com

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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

EU Funding & Tenders Portal

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · Apr 10

If reaching 10 MPa when measuring water potential with the #Scholander chamber ever scared you 👉🏼meet this double-manometer version—capable of reaching 15 MPa!!!!! ⚠️.

#Mediterranean vegetation can be very demanding. 🌿☀️

(Housed at Faculty of #Biology, Seville)

@leonorac.bsky.social

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Apr 8

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌿How you measure heat tolerance matters! We tested 3 species under different methods & durations to find their thermal limits.
@a-gthy.bsky.social @kateplantphys.bsky.social @philippschuler.bsky.social

Leaf Excision and Exposure Duration Alter the Estimates of the Irreversible Photosynthetic Thermal Thresholds

Our study highlights the importance of assessing thermal thresholds using consistent exposure duration and plant material type when comparing studies, as well as their relationship to functional re...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · Apr 1

📣Matriculado en un grado universitario o máster oficial? Te interesan las plantas🌿 y su respuesta al cambio climático🔆? Solicita una JAE Intro ICU de 5 meses con nosotros
+info:
Refer. PLAN: IRNAS-08 (fila 554) de este Excel sede.csic.gob.es/sites/defaul...

Requisitos: t.ly/j4GqW

Te esperamos!!!😉

sede.csic.gob.es

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Evan Gora @evangora.bsky.social · Mar 31

Come work with us on hydraulics and the mortality of giant trees!

ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · Mar 31

INPA procura candidato(a) para pós-doutorado no Projeto “Integrando a hidrologia do solo e características hidráulicas para entender os riscos de mortalidade às secas das árvores gigantes” com o projeto “GIGANTE” (www.caryinstitute.org/science/rese...).
@treeco-db.bsky.social @evangora.bsky.social

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brodersenlab.bsky.social @brodersenlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our new paper describing a novel method for measuring plant cell turgor is now online at PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We demonstrate how nucleating microbubbles inside plant cells and studying their growth and dissolution dynamics allows us to estimate turgor pressure.

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

www.pnas.org

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Mar 26

🌿🔥How heat and VPD shape tree survival? We tested how acclimation to high temperature & VPD impacts drought mortality. While heat speeds up death via leaf area expansion, VPD acclimation slows it down by enhancing stomatal control - balancing mortality timing. doi.org/10.1111/PCE....

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Instituto de Investigación en Cambio Global @iicg-urjc.bsky.social · Mar 26

🚨¡Oferta de 5 plazas para ayudante doctor!🚨

Biodiversos URJC @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social · Mar 25

¡¡¡Oferta de #TRABAJO!!! Publicadas 5 plazas de AYUDANTE DOCTOR para en nuestro departamento. Para investigadores que quieran formar parte de nuestro departamento, plazas de ecología, botánica, zoología y bio celular.

Bases de la convocatoria⏬⏬⏬⏬⏬
sede.urjc.es/en_GB/tablon...

¡¡Dadle difusión!!

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Marylou Mantova @maryloumantova.bsky.social · Mar 20

And that’s a wrap on the amazing XIM6! 🌲🌳🌴
A lot of great science and fun in Seville, Spain. 💃
Many thanks to Celia and @torresruizjm.bsky.social 👏🏻 @xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social

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ICT International @ictinternational.bsky.social · Mar 14

We'll be there - and delivering some workshops around Europe afterwards.

If you're based in Europe and want to catch up with our team, let us know in comments or chat.

xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social @xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social · Mar 13

📢Everything is set for #XIM6! !📢

It will surely be a great and intense week, reuniting with many colleagues in #Seville 👥

🤩The program is really exciting:
👇👇👇
xim6.csic.es/programme/

We’re looking forward to seeing you in #Seville!☀️

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José M. Torres-Ruiz @torresruizjm.bsky.social · Mar 13

Can’t wait for the rock and roll to start next week at #XIM6 in Seville!!

xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social @xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social · Mar 13

📢Everything is set for #XIM6! !📢

It will surely be a great and intense week, reuniting with many colleagues in #Seville 👥

🤩The program is really exciting:
👇👇👇
xim6.csic.es/programme/

We’re looking forward to seeing you in #Seville!☀️

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Camille Ziegler @csziegler.bsky.social · Mar 12

Residual leaf water loss changes during drought, impacting on future predicted plant mortality

Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Minimum leaf conductance during drought: unravelling its variability and impact on plant survival

Leaf water loss after stomatal closure is key to understanding the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation. It is therefore important to accurately quantify such water losses to improve physiolog...

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Luiza Aparecido @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social · Mar 11

Excited to share our detailed and comprehensive protocol on leaf clearing that has been developed throughout the years and across institutions. Enjoy! :)

Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Mar 11

A comprehensive illustrated protocol for clearing, mounting, and imaging leaf venation networks

New in #AppsPlantSci by Niewiadomski, @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social, Blonder, et al

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #plantscience #herbaria #PlantEvolution #PlantEcology

A cleared leaf image of Rinorea crenata (Violaceae) prepared using the protocol described in Niewiadomski et al. The image shows a leaf with its veins colored with a red stain.

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Jose A Ramirez-Valiente @ramirezval.bsky.social · Mar 11

Strong intraspecific variation🌳and coordination of growth, gas exchange and hydraulics as a result of adaptation to temperature and precipitation gradients. Check out our new paper👇 @smatesanz.bsky.social @albaanadon.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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profchoat.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social · Mar 11

New PhD scholarship available to work with us at Western Sydney University.

Determining the functional diversity of stress tolerance in eucalypts

Link for online application below.

Please contact me by email if you are interested in applying

www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...

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