Julia Koricheva
@juliakoricheva.bsky.social
Professor of Ecology at Royal Holloway University of London | Forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning | Plant-herbivore interactions | Methods and applications of meta-analysis in ecology
Lovely yellow bird's nest (Monotropa hypopitys) spotted by @conorboakes.bsky.social today near Joutsijärvi in Satakunta, Finland. It lacks chlorophyll and parasitizes on mycorrhizal fungi #wildflowerhour
It has been a slow start of mushroom season in Finland, but things are improving and we were very excited to find black trumpets (Craterellus cornucopioides) today
A bit delayed start of the mushroom season in Satakunta, Finland, but chanterelles and wood hedgehogs are now abundant and hopefully the boletes will follow soon
Creeping lady's tresses (Goodyera repens) and heath spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata) seen with @conorboakes.bsky.social at Seitseman National Park, Finland
Spent a lovely day in Seitseminen National Park, Finland admiring old-growth forests there and imagining what our Satakunta forest diversity experiment might look like in 200+ years
Monk's hood lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) looks equally attractive on birch and pine bark in the Satakunta forest diversity experiment, Finland
Exobasidium vaccinii, fungal gall on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Seen a lot of it in Satakunta, Finland this year
Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests. New paper led by Takehiro Sasaki is out in @natecoevo.nature.com and it includes data from our Satakunta forest diversity experiment www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new #OA paper on importance of risk of bias assessment for ecology and evolutionary biology is out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social. It was great to be part of this project brilliantly led by @anticac.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
What do ecologists do on their day off? Explore the local bog, of course! Lots of cloudberries, cranberries and sundews and other cool stuff. Hopefully more luck with arctic grayling next time @conorboakes.bsky.social
So glad to be back to my happy place, Satakunta forest diversity experiment in Finland (www.sataforestdiversity.org) for @trees4adapt.eu project's fieldwork with a lovely team of ECRs
Good day at Ash Link local nature reserve with @rhulbiology.bsky.social practical field ecology class and @elisaffueyo.bsky.social doing woodland surveys and sampling benthic inverts in the river. Many thanks to Leanne Yeung for demonstrating and for the photos
Nice visit today to @rowantnnr.bsky.social with @rhulbiology.bsky.social practical field ecology class. Did vegetation and lichen surveys and seen some lovely greater butterfly orchids as well
Orchids and opera go well together! Four species spotted so far at Glyndebourne: pyramidal, common spotted, bee and common twayblade #wildflowerhour #orchidchallenge
Exciting times at @royalholloway.bsky.social Peregrines livestream! First chick has arrived (11.25) and now second is on its way (12.49) 🐣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDv_...
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Our new meta-analysis on effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests led by @malintalle.bsky.social is out in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution from a temperate forest landscape in Germany shows that a single year of tree responses to intense insect herbivory can counteract a decade of environmentally driven shifts in spring phenology. go.nature.com/4uASGMU 🌍🧪
#TansleyReview: Shaping future forests: how can ecophysiology support climate-smart forest management? Gessler et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue @wslresearch.bsky.social; @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social; @annekempel.bsky.social; @josegruenzweig.bsky.social
This looks like a great job. Forestry England are recruiting for a Senior Specialist - Natural Grazing and Herbivory. Deadline for applications is Sunday 31 May. More information here: careers.forestryengland.uk/jobs/job/Sen...
Senior Specialist - Natural Grazing and Herbivory | 31 May, 2026 | Jobs and careers with Forestry England
Jobs and careers with Forestry England - We are Forestry England.We live and breathe forests. Job title – Senior Specialist - Natural Grazing and HerbivorySalary – £40,388 - £43,482Contract type – Per...
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🌲A global analysis of 6,550 observations shows that mixed-species plantations increase soil carbon and water holding capacity by about 10.5%. The greatest gains occur in conifer broadleaf mixtures in warm, wet climates through better soil structure 👉️ buff.ly/U3sA2l4
Nice morning with @rhulbiology.bsky.social students on Box Hill exploring chalk grassland vegetation
A chapter from Juri Felix's thesis (co-supervised with @philstevenson.bsky.social) on effects of tree species diversity on growth and leaf traits in Scots pine and Norway spruce is now published #OA in @oikosjournal.bsky.social May issue dx.doi.org/10.1002/oik....
Just some of the 49 species of orchids we have seen last week at @mariposanature.bsky.social Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula tour + lots of fab insects, birds and reptiles. Many thanks to our wonderful guides @dunnjons.bsky.social & Andrea Corso for sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm with us!
Mediterranean conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) on pyramidal orchid seen @mariposanature.bsky.social Orchids of Gargano tour today 😍
A new version (5.0-1) of the metafor package has been released on CRAN. It includes some smaller updates, including more ways to visualize prediction intervals / distributions. Further details here: www.metafor-project.org/doku.php/new... #Rstats #MetaAnalysis
