📢 Nous cherchons un Stagiaire de Master 2 (6 mois, 2027, Angers) sur le sujet: Influence of seed functional traits on seed microbiota assembly across 40 crop species 🫘 Compétences : Interactions plante-microbe, écologie/physio végétale @irhs-angers.bsky.social 📆 Deadline 30 Sept, plus d'infos 👇

Very nice paper out, efficiently led by Morgane Dendoncker! Bit daunting to think about that large intraspecific variation: how many individuals do we have to sample to say something reliable about their roots?

Functional Ecology@funecology.bsky.social · 2w ago

📰Published📰Tree seedling roots vary widely—even within species: a key to surviving environmental change?💡 buff.ly/24nvW0x 🧪🌍️

Such a great couple days of soil ecology! Thank you to everyone for joining and sharing your research :)

Soil Ecology Group@bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social · 3w ago

(1/2) Lastly, we want to say a huge thank you to every single one of you who attended our first conference and made it such a massive success. We couldn’t have carried this off without you or our incredible committee who gave up so much of their free time to put on this fantastic event!

We had a brilliant time attending the #SoilEcologyInPractice conference in Stirling this week! 🌱 We ran a workshop on 'How to achieve real-world impact' alongside Dina in 't Zandt & Tom Parker, and overall had a great time meeting lots of different soil ecologists 🤝 @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social

In our (totally unbiased) opinion this is the perfect way to end a conference. #SoilEcologyInPractice delegates either hiked to the summit of Dumyat Hill, Stirling or took part in a fungal foray. Which would you choose? Drop any photos from today in the comments below ⬇️🍄⬇️

Here are the photos from this afternoon’s workshops! Thank you to everyone who contributed to thoughtful discussion and idea generation. #SoilEcologyInPractice

For the final talk in our ‘Conservation and Soil Functional Ecology at Scale’ session Tim Lukins, Forest Research, speaks on Mesoscanner as a tool to complement taxonomic identification of micro-arthropods. All of this mornings speakers then joined our panel discussion! #SoilEcologyInPractice

Next up Olivia Azevedo, Forest Research, shows that considering the belowground component is important in tree planting decision making. #SoilEcologyInPractice

For our final talk before coffee Louis Mielke, University of Stirling, speaks on quantifying the C losses from rhizosphere priming due to shifting vegetation in arctic ecosystems.

For our ‘Conservation and Soil Functional Ecology at Scale’ session Carole Schöpfer (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, WSL) combines machine learning and field ecology to understand how micro-arthropods respond to warming and aboveground biodiversity losses.

Mary Kate Doherty, University College Dublin: Using 15N bait lamina strips can tell us about resource flow in soil food webs. #SoilEcologyInPractice

Alexandre Robin-Soriano, University of Tartu, finds that grazing abandonment significantly restructures fungal communties and interaction networks. #SoilEcologyInPractice

To kick of the second day of our Soil Ecology in Practice Conference and our third session ‘Conservation and Soil Functional Ecology at Scale’ Nikki Baggaley from the James Hutton Institue helps us realise how we can better bridge the gap between soil science and policy. #SoilEcologyInPractice

Such a great first day at #SoilEcologyInPractice! Excellent talks and loads of cool soil ecology research going on :)

Soil Ecology Group@bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social · 3w ago

Welcome to the inaugural #SoilEcologyInPractice conference! We kicked off yesterday with some 10 pin bowling and drinks and all delegates are now registered. We will be sharing everything we get up to over the coming days here on BlueSky and on our Linkedin page!

🪱Last chance to register🪱 BES Soil Ecology Group is hosting a three-day conference on cutting-edge soil ecology research at the policy-practice nexus.

⏰ Don't miss out! Registration for our inaugural Soil Ecology in Practice conference closes tomorrow, 14th August 2026 17:00 BST ⏰ www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/soil...

🚨New paper out from a really cool joint experiment we did in Manchester 🎉 Check it out! Soil, plant genetic diversity, fungi, root exudates, enzymes, isotopes... a bit of everything 😀🌱🍄

New Phytologist@newphyt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New study on how intraspecific variability changes plant-soil responses to simulated grazing @irene-cordero.bsky.social, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Summary also available in Spanish. @plantecoevout.bsky.social #PlantScience

A small reminder that there is only one week remaining until the 14th August when registration for the Soil Ecology in Practice conference closes. If you consider yourself a soil ecologist we want to see you there! 🏃‍♀️ shorturl.at/ZB2PS

Ahead of our conference in Stirling this September, we have secured a limited number of rooms at the University at a discounted rate. As availability is limited, please contact soileco@britishecologicalsociety.org as soon as possible to request a discount code and reserve your accommodation.

👀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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Would you still like to submit your abstract? Good news – there’s still a chance because due to other commitments our committee will now review them next week. So, if you missed the deadline please do submit before 9 AM BST Monday 6 July: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/soil...

Curious what I've been up to so far in my sabbatical? Tomorrow I will give a talk in the @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social seminar - you can register here and join online! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/the-...

Come join us on the editorial board of @jappliedecology.bsky.social! We're looking for a Commissioning Editor to seek Reviews, Perspectives, Practitioner's Perspectives and Policy Directions. The role comes with a small stipend. Please share! apply.workable.com/britishecolo...

Commissioning Editor - Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the direction of one of the leading journals in applied ecology. Contract: 3 years (Initial term of 1 year)Stipend: £1500 per yearLocation: Remote, anyw...

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There is a LOT of attention for soil health, especially in agricultural systems, but there is very little awareness of the value of intact, undisturbed, native soils. Here, I argue that applying the old-growth concept to soils will help their protection. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our first study from the Hasli Outdoor Mesocosm Experiment (HOME) is out!! Here we focus on plant responses to extreme heat and drought during the first two years of the experiment, and we found that fast- and slow-growing plants fully recovered to drought onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Convergent Post‐Drought Recovery of Biomass and Functional Traits Under Constant and Periodic Warming in Slow‐ and Fast‐Growing Plants

In a 2-year outdoor mesocosm experiment, slow- and fast-growing grassland plants exhibit biomass-trait decoupling 1 month after drought, particularly under warmed conditions. This decoupling disappea....

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🚨 There is less than one month to go until abstract submissions close! 🚨 Where do you think the biggest gaps in soil ecology policy lie at the moment? At this conference we aim to bring together practitioners and academics to discuss and influence soil ecology policy. shorturl.at/L4ehi

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

Department: Biology                 &am...

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Very nice to revive my collaboration with Paolina Garbeva from @niooknaw.bsky.social and, together with Yan Chen (陈晏), write an opinion paper on the pathways of soil chemical legacies in plant-soil feedbacks, out now in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social. Hope to follow this up with some experiments!

Trends in Microbiology@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The legacy of soil chemistry: a hidden manipulator driving plant–soil feedbacks

New study published in Conservation Letters led by @claraqin.bsky.social shows areas that help wildlife often do little for the soil fungi that plants depend on. Research here: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Press release here: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Ethiopia’s protected areas are working — and that is worth celebrating. Our new paper in @natecoevo.nature.com looks at what Ethiopia’s experience can teach us about the challenges in turning global conservation targets into effective and equitable national action. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Trade-offs between nature and people in Ethiopia’s protected areas demonstrate challenges in translating global conservation targets into national realities - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Quasi-experimental analysis of the effects of Ethiopia’s protected areas on environmental and human wellbeing is combined with surveys of conservation professionals to explore why improving protected ...

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