📰Published📰Turning up the heat: How alpine plants rewire their survival strategies in a warmer world🏔️ buff.ly/zzZbUdy 🧪🌍️

Turning up the heat: How alpine plants rewire their survival strategies in a warmer world

Zhiwei Yan, Feipeng Ren, Haocun Zhao, Baoyang Sun, Hao Li, Jinquan Huang, Jigen Liu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. As global temp…

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Fascinating paper on the progression of women in academia. 👩🏻‍🔬 ⚛️ 🧪 #AcademicSky docs.iza.org/dp18477.pdf?... Here's an excerpt from the conclusion:

Faster growing and more functionally diverse: global change alters functional trait composition of mountain plant communities in the European Alps vist.ly/5ctvx #Diversity #Elevation #GlobalChange

📰Published📰Seeds can travel through space or wait through time but rarely excel at both ⏳️ buff.ly/RudoPEa 🧪🌍️

Seeds can travel through space or wait through time but rarely excel at both

Marina L. LaForgia, Susan P. Harrison, Michal J. Borton, Pierre-Olivier Cheptou, Lauren M. Hallett, Jennifer R. Gremer This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article whic…

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👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Elena Tello-García discusses how shrub encroachment reshapes root traits and mycorrhizal partnerships in mountain grasslands, the seemingly endless root washing required in the field, and the benefits of a good humored team!🏔️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/aSEPlrg 🧪🌍️

Elena Tello-García | Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhization in subalpine grasslands

In this ‘Behind the Paper blog post, author Elena Tello-García – a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Innsbruck – discusses “Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhiz…

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But what if we had a system that was designed to train and support new profs in their jobs rather than assume everyone must have terrible early years on the tenure track? Think of who survives those terrible years, and who is more likely to get pushed out by the system.

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"You feel stretched to the point of breaking. The waves of emotions are rolling over you. I am here, your future self, to tell you that you are enough. You don’t break. You put one foot in front of the other, and you not only make it through, but you have fun." https://scim.ag/3SWodeP

⛰️ New paper out! We show that alpine biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in the Neotropics. A fantastic piece of work led by @lottaschultz.bsky.social Check it out! 🌿 🦎 🐦‍⬛🦉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Opening the final day of #IAVS2026 with a keynote about tundra vegetation

🌿 Day 5 Forecast: ☕ Coffee reserves running low 🤝 Last-minute networking opportunities expected throughout the day 🎤 Plenary conditions remain strong with talks from Mariana G. Criado (8.50) and Glenda Mendieta (9.40) Thank you for making #IAVS2026 such a memorable week!

🌿 Day 5 Plenary Speakers | 68th IAVS Symposium 🌱 Plenary Speaker: Mariana G. Criado (8:50-9:40) 🌳 Plenary Speaker: Glenda Mendieta (9:40-10:30) 📅 26 June 2026 📍 Plenary Hall 🔗 Learn more: 2026gijon.iavs-meeting.org/program/ #IAVS2026

@geovegub.bsky.social is at #IAVS2026 this week with four talks and a poster on mire, snowbed and tundra vegetation!🌱🌾🪻🏔️ (1/4)

🌱🔥 New paper published in New Phytologist! @newphyt.bsky.social We test local adaptation to soil temperature at very small spatial scales using a geothermal system in #Iceland. 🌡️Natural gradients generate >20 °C differences over a few meters: a natural experiment of microgeographic adaptation! 👇

{duckplyr} is amazing. Retrieve records from a large online database with several million rows in 1 second duckplyr.tidyverse.org #Rstats

Artículos con ejemplos sencillos y reales para aprender estadística. Si hubiéramos hecho esto en la carrera... #biotapas smallpondscience.com...

Articles with simple statistics that are good examples for teaching

I taught biostatistics for several years. You know what was one of bigger challenges of teaching that class? Finding articles to use in class that had straightforward application of the statistical…

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5 days left to apply for PhD and Postdoc positions in a cool project about herbaria, plants and digitization!🌿😎 Postdoc: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9... PhD: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/c... More info: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... #Jobs #HPBio #HistSci #DigitalHumanities #PhilSci

ROTO Research Group@roto-rub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Interested in herbaria, plants and digitization? Come work with us! 3 PhD & Postdoc Positions in History & Phil. of Biology & Digital Humanities! #ERC Project BOTLEG; @ruhr-uni-bochum.de! Deadline: 25 May '26 #HistSci #PhilSci #HPBio #EnvHist #DigitalHumanities #AcademicSky #PhDSky Details below 👇

New paper out on island sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) by Xaali O'Reilly-Berkeley, @patrickweigelt.bsky.social, @biogeokreft.bsky.social, @sandranogue.bsky.social and others! We show how sedaDNA can unlock past island ecosystem dynamics and open new opportunities for island palaeoecology.

The potential of sedimentary ancient DNA to increase our understanding of island ecosystem dynamics

Recent advances in sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) are transforming palaeoecological research and offer new opportunities to study biodiversity change on islands. We assess the potential of sedaDNA ...

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🎉 Great news! The paper ‘Grazing mediates microclimate effects on lichen performance near its warm-range margin’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Sonia Merinero and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/9) 👉 doi.org/hb3tdp @aliciavaldesr.bsky.social @linegreis.bsky.social @imibasturias.bsky.social

UVic is hiring a Terrestrial Plant Ecologist Assistant Professor! Come join our department! We're nice and Victoria is awesome. www.uvic.ca/science/biol...

Faculty Position in Terrestrial Plant Ecology - University of Victoria

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El proper dimarts dia 19 de maig, rebrem la visita de la Mariana García Criado (CREAF), qui ens farà una xerrada sobre "Dinámicas de diversidad en plantas árticas y antárticas bajo el cambio climático” 📍 Aula A5 de la Facultat de Biologia 🕐 13 h Us hi esperem! @irbio-ub.bsky.social

🏔️ European mountains get shrubbier 🏔️ In this Research Highlight @globalchangebio.bsky.social, Sarah Elmendorf and myself discuss Vanneste et al. (2026)'s wonderful paper, who found extensive alpine shrubification based on data from the GLORIA network. dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... 🌐🧪🌱🌍

We are launching the Biodiversity Futures Working Groups. The call supports small, focused synthesis groups addressing frontier questions in biodiversity science. We welcome proposals from researchers at any career stage. Deadline: 30 June 2026, 23:00 CET www.maraujolab.eu/2026/05/09/2...

2026 Announcement - Biodiversity Futures Working Groups -

At a glance Up to €10,000 in catalytic support per working group Two in-person meetings (3-5 days each) […]

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We’re hiring! We invite applications for an Ecological Statistician to join our team. Work at the interface of cutting-edge biodiversity science and statistics. DL 27 May @jarnovanhatalo.bsky.social @rececochange.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Ecological Statistician

Ecological Statistician

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💬«La ciència a l’Àrtic s’orienta cada vegada més als residents de la tundra, sobretot en el context d’un canvi climàtic accelerat». Així es va proclamar la nostra investigadora Mariana, @nanitundra.bsky.social, en una entrevista amb RECERCAT sobre el projecte BIPOLAR❄️ Llegiu-la a➡️ buff.ly/jJh0jYi

Mariana García Criado (CREAF): «La ciència a l’Àrtic s’orienta cada vegada més als residents de la tundra, sobretot en el context d’un canvi climàtic accelerat»

Entrevista amb RECERCAT

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On my way to #EGU26, perfect time to drop a new post! 🗺️ Something I've been wanting to write about: Mercator projections still showing up in high-profile journals. So here it is: projections you should stop using (for most things) 👇 #gis #rstats #dataviz dominicroye.github.io/blog/map-pro...

Map projections: a practical guide to common mistakes and how to fix them

Researcher in climate science at MBG-CSIC

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📰Published📰Long-term climate warming is causing an important Arctic lichen to bleach🌡️ buff.ly/TQ85IUT 🧪🌍️

Long-term climate warming is causing an important Arctic lichen to bleach

Jiří Šubrt, Mariana García Criado, Kevin K. Newsham, Claudia Colesie This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Climate warming can disrupt n…

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🚨New paper coming out of our hearts! With @selenebaez.bsky.social Ten simple rules for postdoctoral mums to stay competitive in academia. It is not a simple issue! It requires changes across academia, but hopefully these pointers help a bit. journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Open positions! PhD and postdoc projects on RS, snow modelling, arctic-alpine hydrology & ecology ❄️🌿🌡️💧 3-yr positions with assistant prof @niittynen.bsky.social @oulu.fi ! See links below and apply by 3.5.2026. oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/fi/what:job/... oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/fi/what:job/...

Doctoral Researcher, Arctic-alpine hydrology and ecology

We are now looking for a Doctoral Researcher in Arctic-alpine hydrology and ecology for a 3-year fixed-term position to join us in the Faculty of Technology, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineerin

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🍄 Lichen bleaching as a response to Arctic warming 🍄 Our new paper @funecology.bsky.social led by Jiří Šubrt shows striking lichen bleaching & symbiosis breakdown due to experimental warming in Svalbard. I'm an incredibly proud supervisor of Jiří's MSc/PhD work! doi.org/10.1111/1365... 🌐🧪🌱🌍

Lichen bleaching as a response to long‐term experimental warming in the High Arctic

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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❄️ Adventures in Antarctica (and a bit of science) ❄️ Here's a summary of our expedition to King George Island this February, featuring penguins, lichens, mosses, and of course, the pink hula hoop! Thanks to funders @ec.europa.eu via POLARIN, #MSCActions and NERC @ukri.org for making it possible.

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🚨 New TEB Lab blog post alert! 📣 Mariana García Criado @nanitundra.bsky.social tells us about her recent field work in Antarctica! ❄️🐧 www.temporalecology.com/post/adventu...

Genetic diversity matters for species on the move in response to climate change ⬇️ We found that genetic diversity interacts w/ the velocity of climate change to explain the velocity at which species shift their range positions over time shorturl.at/682E3

Genetic Diversity Impacts Climate‐Induced Species Range Shifts

Genetic diversity may buffer species against climate-driven range contractions and facilitate expansions, but its role at a global scale remains unclear. Using 4673 range shift estimates for 1888 spe....

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