Bioclimatologist Dr. Anne Klosterhalfen has been awarded the European Geosciences Union’s 2026 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award. The award was presented at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna this May. Congratulations!💐 For more information: www.egu.eu/awards-medal... 📷 A. Knohl

Christina Hackmann@christina-hn.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌳🔬 Forschungsduell im Blätterdach: Wer gewinnt das Duell um die Krone? Wasserstress, Nährstoffhaushalt, und mehr - Proben aus der Baumkrone helfen uns, den Zustand unserer Wälder zu verstehen. Aber wie kommt man an die Proben? Teaser hier, ganzer Film auf YouTube: youtu.be/CSGO046Ahqo

We have a new doctor! On Friday Thalea Stuckenberg from the #AnimalEcology Group successfully defended her PhD within the #EnriCo project about the effects of non-native Douglas fir on decomposers and their activity 🪱🦠🍂 Congrats!! 🥳 #phd #phddefence #unigoettingen

🌱🌱🌱Proposals for our special issue on seedling traits and climate change closes 1st Feb. Papers will be due in September. 🌱🌱🌱

Annals of Botany@annbot.bsky.social · 8mo ago

⏳ There’s still time to submit! The call for papers for the Special Issue Seedling Traits and Climate Change remains open until February 1, 2026 🗓 We look forward to your research on how early plant life stages respond to a changing climate 🌱 👉 botany.fyi/htj54e

New paper - Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration We argue expanded trait coverage will enhance species selection and performance monitoring, improving restoration and species stabilization in a changing climate. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration

Plant physiological traits can offer key insights into plant performance under climate change, calling for their increased use to inform restoration via species selection and monitoring. Increased co...

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Shareable link for the paywalled Research Briefing: rdcu.be/eYCtU

In the current issue of NEE, you can find our research on the community assembly mechanisms behind arthropod 🪲🕷️ biomass declines ⚖️📉 both as the original paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... and (new🌟) as research briefing by @ebelingae.bsky.social and myself: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nature Ecology & Evolution@natecoevo.nature.com · 8mo ago

Our January issue is now live: www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on 🧪 🐝 pesticide impacts on wild bees 🪺 population genomics of avian brood parasitism 🌱 the origins of terrestrial herbivory Cover image from Abraham et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨 The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists Interested? Get in touch via direct message careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... #MicroSky 🧪 #PostDoc @univie.ac.at

After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵

Over 2,600🌳 #trees during the 2018–2020 #drought : • Traits disadvantageous in normal years became beneficial under drought • Trees grew better with neighbours whose hydro-functional traits differed from their own 🗞️Paper out now @globalchangebio.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hydro‐Functional Traits and Their Dissimilarity to the Neighbourhood Buffer Tree Growth Against the 2018–2020 Central European Drought

Climate change is putting forests at risk. Our research shows that a tree's water-use strategy largely determines its growth across years: whereas one strategy performs better in normal years, the ot....

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Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity. 2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain. @newphyt.bsky.social www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life

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The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

Nordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society Oikos

Join us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t...

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Our first in-person KI-Recover team meeting in Sankt Oswald! 🌲✨ We were thrilled by the collaborative energy, fresh ideas, and strong alignment during the workshop. The field excursion was a highlight. Excited for what’s next!

Geoinformation in Environmental Planning @ TU Berlin@geo-tub.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our three-day KI-Recover workshop at the Bavarian Forest National Park wrapped up with a snowy, insightful visit to the project sites. We’re already very much looking forward to the next meeting. #KIRecover #ForestRecovery#ReforestationMonitoring #KI

The cover of @jxbotany.bsky.social is my painting of Tulip Poplar, a North-American native & global street tree that was the focus of our paper visualising freezing spread & freeze-thaw embolism in leaves! A lovely way to finish this multi-year mutli-country project 🔗below @brodersenlab.bsky.social

The new #IUCN red list shows that 15% of European butterfly species are now threatened with extinction - and one is already extinct. I'll be sharing butterfly photos on my Instagram (bio_miky) to keep awareness alive 🦋 #conservation #butterflies #redlist

Butterfly Conservation Europe@europebutterfly.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The new European Butterfly Red List shows that butterflies are under increasing threat across Europe, with the number of species at risk of extinction up from 37 to 65 (73%) in the last 10 years. See our Press Release www.bc-europe.eu/documents/68...

Although they seem to be going to sleep, temperate trees are very busy right now. Fine roots are growing, and inside the buds, next years leaves, stems, and flowers are being formed. That means that autumn weather determines some or all of next year's growth. Read about it at Our Trees.

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It is autumn, when the trees go to sleep. Right? Not quite. This time of year is a very busy one in the life of a temperate tree. Yes, they are preparing for the dormant season by carefully moving nu...

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@enricounigoe.bsky.social is hosting a mini conference on October 23rd with a variety of speakers in Göttingen! Please consider registering and joining for this cool opportunity to hear about some great science!

Great news! 🌱 Last week Christine Wallis and Robert Jackisch received funding for KI-Recover, supported by the German Environment Ministry. The project uses AI to boost sustainable forestry — from climate-resilient tree selection to smarter reforestation. 🌳🤖 #AI #ClimateAction #Forests

Happy Birthday to Stephen Hales, born on this day in 1677. He was a parish priest in Teddington, England, but found time to do important experiments on fluid flow in plants and animals. He is the founder of plant physiology, my discipline. Have a look at this story at Our Trees.

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Stephen Hales was born on this day in 1677. He is a towering figure as a scientist, and the founder of plant physiology, my discipline. He applied the principles of Newtonian physics to study fluid f...

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🌳 New Tansley Insight! What really limits tree growth—carbon source or sink? 🤔 I argue it’s not either/or but a distal → proximal continuum: from photosynthesis to transport and cell division, drivers act together to shape C allocation & growth 🌱🌍 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70516

Distal to proximal: a continuum of drivers shaping tree growth and carbon partitioning

The relationship between tree carbon (C) assimilation and growth is central to understanding tree functioning and forecasting forest C sequestration, yet remains unresolved. The long-standing debate ...

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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!

Member of state parliament Pippa Schneider visiting our tower site Göttinger Wald. Great discussions about the projects FoResLab and DIVERSA, forest resilience and climate change, nature conservation and politics. @foreslab.bsky.social‬ @pippaschneider.bsky.social‬

*Job alert* Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell... Please repost! 🌐🧪

Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology

The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...

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Feeling grateful and happy to reach this milestone! 🎓 Thanks all for joining me on this day :) Huge thanks to my supervisors, collaborators, the amazing team at @enricounigoe.bsky.social & Plant Ecology dept 🙏🌳 Proud of what we achieved, excited for what’s next! 🚀

EnriCo - Uni Goettingen@enricounigoe.bsky.social · last yr.

Say hello to Dr. Sharath Paligi! 🎉 We're incredibly proud of your work on the hydraulic efficiency and drought response of Douglas-fir, Norway spruce, and European beech. A truly fantastic piece of work! Huge congratulations, Sharath! 🌳🌲💧 @sharathpaligi.bsky.social #PhDone #Enrico

We all enjoy reading negative book reviews, but there is almost no justification for writing one. You can just choose not to.

Why you should (almost) never write a negative book review

Negative book reviews are great fun to read. There’s a dark delight to be found in a comprehensive take-down of a book, especially if you side with the reviewer. The Schadenfreude is even mor…

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Ever been asked, "Can't we just leave the forest alone?"⁉️ Get ready to hear expert opinions and cutting-edge research results. Join us this Saturday, June 21st, at 7 PM in ZHG 101 for a panel discussion "Mensch und Wald - Zwischen Fakten und Gefühlen" at the Night of Science! See you there! #ndwgoe

🌱 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...

If you're waiting on a reply, a peer review, or other effort from me--please be patient. I urgently left to document a developing forest die-off event more intense than any I've seen. No obvious biotic agents, dead & dying include multiple Pinus & Juniperus, many Quercus, & shrubs. #WhatKillsTrees

Interested in Postdoc Research here in Oxford? Many projects possible using long-term population studies of birds, field & lab experiments with insect consumers, phenology of trees all in Wytham woods & based in new Biology building marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-p...