We did field work last week in the large area affected by the Västmanland wildfire that happened 12 years ago. Lots of deciduous regeneration and a thick Polytrichum moss layer!

We're searching for a postdoc fellow to conduct research on biological nitrogen fixation in boreal forests! The postdoc will join a dynamic and fun research group in Umeå. Deadline Aug 27th. Reach out if you have any questions! www.slu.se/en/about-slu... @michael-gundale.bsky.social

Excited to share our new paper on how tree community resource economics shape soil food web multifunctionality across European forests! 🌲🌍 We quantified how energy flows through microbes, fungi, detritivores, herbivores and predators beneath the forest floor. rdcu.be/fhmF2

Tree community resource economics control soil food web multifunctionality

Nature - Plant community properties affect ecosystem functioning via energy fluxes in food webs, with the leaf and root resource economics of dominant tree species controlling soil food web...

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Nature research paper: Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests go.nature.com/3Op1Hca

Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests - Nature

Nitrogen isotope tree-ring chronologies show that rising atmospheric CO2 has reduced nitrogen availability in boreal forests in Sweden, suggesting that elevated atmospheric CO2 is causing oligotrophication in boreal forests.

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I am really excited to share our new paper, published today in Nature. We show that rising atmospheric CO2 is linked to decling nutrient availability in boreal forest, with implications for the future carbon sink. Kudos to lead author @kelleyrbassett.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests - Nature

Nitrogen isotope tree-ring chronologies show that rising atmospheric CO2 has reduced nitrogen availability in boreal forests in Sweden, suggesting that elevated atmospheric CO2 is causing oligotrophic...

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Rising CO2 is reducing nitrogen availability in boreal forests. Check out our new paper in Nature, led by @kelleyrbassett.bsky.social! 👇

Kelley R. Bassett@kelleyrbassett.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Exciting news! Our paper, "Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests” is out today in @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com @stefhupperts.bsky.social @rootsofthenorth.bsky.social @michael-gundale.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐 www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Post doctor (3 years) within mountain plant community and ecosystem processes across a globally distributed experiment

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Please spread widely!!! The whole world needs to see this, especially communities in the USA. iceout.org

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I'm recruiting a #PhDstudent ! Deadline Feb 10th! Explore how forest management shapes peatlands, riparian zones, streams and the #biodiversity that depends on them. www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

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Mark A. Anthony@anthomycota.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Who runs the forest? Microbes. Our new paper shows soil microbiomes outweigh the effects of elevated CO2 on Scots pine growth, and differences in soil microbiomes influence how plants grow and respond to elevated CO2. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Explore how soil food webs withstand droughts and heatwaves, and what this means for tree regeneration in Swedish forests! 🌲🪱🌳🍄Become a PhD student in the WIFORCE Research School and work with us at SLU-Uppsala @mycopat.bsky.social #climate #forest #microbes #nematodes www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

New paper alert: Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth System Models. Outstanding work by lead author Sian Kou-Giesbrecht 👇👇👇👇👇👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Check out our new paper about birch seedlings, traits, nutrient acquisition and warming in subarctics! 👀⚠️🌳 Just now coming out in Oikos :) doi.org/10.1002/oik.... Many thanks to Maja Sundqvist and the whole amazing team 🤩 @stefhupperts.bsky.social @michael-gundale.bsky.social @aclassen.bsky.social

Whole‐seedling trait adjustments of mountain birch under contrasting environmental conditions

Warming temperatures can promote arctic tree seedling establishment and growth, but these effects depend on the environmental context and the seedlings' capacity to acquire limiting resources. Here, ....

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A Meta‐Regression of 18 Wildfire Chronosequences Reveals Key Environmental Drivers and Knowledge Gaps in the Boreal Nitrogen Balance 🔗 buff.ly/IgjGnD0 @stefhupperts.bsky.social @michael-gundale.bsky.social

I had a few people at #ESA2025 say that it was hard to find where to apply for jobs in Sweden. If you want to check jobs at university, here's the website: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #forests #restorationecology #forestry #silviculture

Not from the EU and looking to come to Sweden to do reseach? There is a grant for that! Applications taken through December 2025. www.vr.se/english/appl...

Currently doing field work in interior Alaska, where black spruce reigns supreme 👑

I'm so excited to share our new paper in Global Change Biology: A network of 18 wildfire chronosequences reveals key environmental drivers and knowledge gaps in the boreal nitrogen balance, with @michael-gundale.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Are you in the USA, interesting in greater stability, and looking for a postdoc with excellent funding? Write me to discuss this opportunity to come to Austria under the APART-USA program from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Uni Wien. stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/fellowshi...

In beautiful Vienna for #EGU25! Looking forward to a fun week. Check out my poster on Wednesday morning for some boreal nitrogen excitement 🌳🌲

New paper out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social ! We studied carry-over effects of nitrogen fertilization in Swedish production forests. 🌲🧪🌍 🧵(1/7) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper alert. We compared foliar fungal communities in native and introduced populations for a pine species (Spoiler alert: fewer pathogens in exotic populations). Shout out to an excellent international network of collaborators. 👇👇👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Distinct foliar fungal communities in Pinus contorta across native and introduced ranges: evidence for context dependency of pathogen release - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Distinct foliar fungal communities in Pinus contorta across native and introduced ranges: evidence for context dependency of pathogen release

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The 2023 wildfire season was unlike anything Canada had seen before. What drove such extreme fire activity, and what can we learn for the future? A new CJFR collection explores these questions through expert perspectives and key research ▶️ ow.ly/2QFL50UY6ti

Check the add below for an exciting PhD opportunity! FYI, Sweden is a great place for PhD studies (full workers rights!) and less chaotic than some other places at the moment.

Paul Kardol@paulkardol.bsky.social · 2y ago

Curious how forest microclimate and soil microbes drive carbon cycling in a changing climate? 🌡️🌳🍄We're offering a 4-year PhD position at @mycopat.bsky.social, SLU-Uppsala. A cool new project in collaboration with @linegreis.bsky.social Apply now or help spread the word! www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

📰Published📰 Fertilizing an aspen forest with nitrogen for 13 years has little detectable effect on fungal tissue in soil https://buff.ly/4aekIVq 🧪🌍

Fertilizing an aspen forest with nitrogen for 13 years has little detectable effect on fungal tissue in soil

Stefan F. Hupperts, Jean C. Rodriguez-Ramos, Guncha Ishangulyyeva, Josh Wasyliw, Joseph D. Birch, James Franklin, Jin-Hyeob Kwak, Scott X. Chang, Nadir Erbilgin, Justine Karst This is a plain langu…

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Check out our new paper where we zoom in to the boreal forests to investigate aboveground and belowground trait coordination across a large number of species. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Aboveground and belowground trait coordination across twelve boreal forest tree species - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Aboveground and belowground trait coordination across twelve boreal forest tree species

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besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Interesting question addressed by the group of @j-karst.bsky.social

Soil fungal necromass in deciduous‐dominated boreal forest after 13 years of inorganic nitrogen addition

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Every expt is humbling—I learn how much I don’t know about forests. This latest expt was no exception. In response to 13 yrs of N addition, we measured fungal mass (dead/alive), chitin conc, root tannin conc, and potential genetic capacity of EcM fungi. No trt effects detected!

Soil fungal necromass in deciduous‐dominated boreal forest after 13 years of inorganic nitrogen addition

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Stefan Hupperts 🌲🍄🦠🏳️‍🌈@stefhupperts.bsky.social · 2y ago

In their 2021 study, @j-karst.bsky.social et al found that 13 years of N addition in boreal aspen forests was linked with more "high biomass" ectomycorrhizas. Does that translate to more fungal necromass in the soil?...

In their 2021 study, @j-karst.bsky.social et al found that 13 years of N addition in boreal aspen forests was linked with more "high biomass" ectomycorrhizas. Does that translate to more fungal necromass in the soil?...

Happy new year! Soon back to the office after a break filled with skiing, family, and cozy evenings.