🌿 Juan de la Cierva fellowships🌿 | Apply with us and join our ERC-funded lab at CREAF Barcelona! Research: elemental ecology, biogeochemical cycles, functional traits, bryophytes... PhD 2024-2025 | Deadline: 10 Dec Contact for details! www.aei.gob.es/ca/convocato... #postdoc #ecology #JuanDeLaCierva

How is the plasticity of plant elemental composition along a phosphorus gradient?How does the variation in plant elemental composition influence soil carbon dynamics via root exudations? We are about to find out! @edmlab.bsky.social @erc-stoikos.bsky.social @burriach.bsky.social

Our paper on #intraindividual trait variability is out! We studied #clonal #tundra #shrubs along elevation and latitude gradients to explore the sources of trait variability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Intraindividual Variability as a Large Source of Trait Variation in Clonal Tundra Dwarf Shrubs Along Elevation and Latitude Gradients

Aim Intraindividual trait variability (iITV), which is the variability among repeated architectural units within an individual, may represent a crucial dimension of functional diversity in plant eco.....

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Our new paper led by Yuan in Soil Biology & Biochemistry is out!!! Natural grasslands promote SOC mainly via plant-derived lignin phenols while legume grasslands enhance SOC mainly via microbial residue carbon. Findings highlight legumes as a key strategy to increase SOC sequestration in drylands.

Distinct mechanisms of soil organic carbon formation in natural and legume-based grasslands on the Loess Plateau, China

The conversion of degraded land into grassland, through either abandonment or the introduction of legumes, is recognized as an effective strategy for …

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New paper alert! Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands Congratulations Eleni! This is the result of 6 years of continuous monitoring of animal activity in Montnegre within the Gat Fer project (DSLC-ICHN) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands - Mammalian Biology

Drought frequency and severity have notably increased in the Mediterranean basin throughout the 20th century, thereby impacting freshwater sources and forest regrowth, which are crucial for woodland m...

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New Article: "Global evidence for a positive relationship between tree species richness and ecosystem photosynthesis" rdcu.be/evevg Forests with higher tree species richness show greater photosynthesis: essential role of biodiversity in enhancing carbon uptake.

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This new review aims to summarize recent advancements in understanding the response of forest elementomes to global change and how we can help improving management practices. Don't miss it! @burriach.bsky.social @songxin329.bsky.social @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec rdcu.be/ecSSR

Don’t miss out these two PhD opportunities at CREAF and the EDMlab! Non-linear dynamics and biogeochemical cycles: creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/... Biodiversity dynamics in spring ecosystems: creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/... Please, RT!