Vitek Latzel
@vtec.bsky.social
researcher, ecological epigenetics, father, husband, etc. Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences Posts in English and Czech
Anthony Ricciardi@ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 7d agoThe authors calculated average impact severity of invasions for each country and found that it is higher in the Global South despite a reporting bias for the Global North. "Weak governance and limited management capacity are the main drivers of high impact severity." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I’m looking to recruit a postdoc to join my research group at University of Iowa to work on disturbance ecology and biodiversity! Start date flexible, lots of opportunity for skill development, collaboration, and mentorship. Will review applicants in mid-August! Link: gavinmjones.com/opportunities/
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BIG NEWS! The Jones Lab will be relocating to the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) at the University of Iowa in Fall 2026. Our work on disturbance ecology and conservation sc…
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Dnešní svět je hrozně negativistickej. Když zemře nějaká významná osobnost, je toho plnej internet, zprávy, média… A když se nějaká slavná osobnost narodí, tak VŮBEC NIC, ticho po pěšině. Pak si má člověk udržovat nějakej optimismus.
We had a very productive workshop day yesterday :) @drclrichards.bsky.social gave a cool plenary talk on epigenetics. We could not help but we saw a few reminiscences of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam.
At 100, Sir David Attenborough continues to inspire the world to protect nature and understand the vital role of plants and ecosystems. In @forbes.com our botanist J. Klimešová shares how his work shaped her view of the living world. 🌿 #DavidAttenborough100
How does a global #weed decide between #seeds and tubers? In #Cyperus esculentus #reproduction depends on #plant size, with low-resources shifting investment toward underground #tubers that secure #persistence and #regrowth. #GoBelowground #ExFuMo more ▶️ 1url.cz/zeGzI
🌲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
You are an ambitious young scientist, on the verge to independence, in a research field related to our Cluster of Excellence @cmfi.bsky.social “Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections”? Join our vibrant, interactive scientific community in Tubingen. Repost and apply! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Independent Junior Research Group Leaders (m/f/d) - Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg (DE) job with Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen | 12858473
The Cluster of Excellence EXC 2124 “Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections” (CMFI) at the University of Tübingen invites applications for Indepen...
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🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) Lectures, hands-on field, lab training 🔬🪴⛏️ 1url.cz/2ziQz #clonality #budbank #belowground #mophology #roots #traits #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #functional
#TansleyReview: Epigenetic regulation of mycorrhizal symbioses: from plastic responses to transgenerational legacies Sammarco et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience @irissammarco.bsky.social @stephane-maury.bsky.social @vtec.bsky.social
Our new review asks a simple question with big implications: can mycorrhizal symbiosis leave an epigenetic “memory” in plants? 🧬🌱https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70982 One key message: reproduction matters.
Biodiverzita není luxus, ale základ fungující krajiny i společnosti. Jak připomíná dnešní text Ekolistu (ekolist.cz/cz/publicist...), o rozmanitosti života se stále učíme, o to víc ji musíme chránit. I proto Botanický ústav AV ČR koordinuje program Krize biodiverzity. #BotanickyUstav #biodiverzita
Minulost a budoucnost biodiverzity. Je druhů kolem nás méně nebo více? - Ekolist.cz
Mluvíme o šestém masovém vymírání, ale současně každý rok přibývá kolem patnácti tisíc nově popsaných druhů. Jsme tedy svědky kolapsu biodiverzity, anebo spíš žijeme v období nebývalého poznávání života na Zemi? Čísla nabízejí zajímavější a méně černobílý obraz, než by se mohlo zdát.
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Our blog "Plant Life Belowground" celebrates two years anniversary. Thanks Curtis Lubbe, the editor! Read and share, ecologists need to learn more about belowground!
Jitka Klimesova@jitkaklimesova.bsky.social · 4mo agoNew on the Belowground blog: What can root architecture tell us about fine root traits? plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/w...
🇨🇿 Currently in the Czech Republic a large demonstration is taking place in Prague under Slogan "Let's not let our future be stolen" Czechs, please describe the situation more specifically in the comments 👀
iDiv Biodiversity Research@idiv-research.bsky.social · 5mo ago📣 Plant communities are responding differently to climate change. Cold‑adapted mountain species🏔️are declining fastest, while forests🌲and grasslands change more slowly. Across all ecosystems, plant communities lag behind the pace of warming.📈 #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/europes-ecos... @nature.com
It shouldn’t surprise me anymore, but I still find myself forgetting that the British media regularly uses the word “expat” to describe mostly White middle/upper class Brits in Dubai while mostly non-White working class non-Brits coming to the UK are called migrants They’re all migrants.
We couldn’t agree more. Queen guitarist/astronomer Brian May and astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson talked with us about their new stereoscopic book of galaxies, that combines art and science to give people a 3D perspective of the universe. Listen to the full podcast episode now: buff.ly/LkdXS62
We are looking for a new PhD student: Parallel Evolution of Clonality in Angiosperms www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Graduate Student Position (M/F) 0204
Graduate Student Position (M/F) in Parallel Evolution of Clonality in Angiosperms...
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🚨 PhD Position in Plant Molecular Biology 🌱 We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join our team to study root protective barriers. If you are interested in confocal microscopy, cell wall biology, and plant development, this project might be for you! Please share! #PlantScience #PlantSciJob
A study published in Nature Communications reports higher cancer mortality rates in U.S. counties closer to operational nuclear power plants, with the strongest relative risks observed in older adults. 🧪
National analysis of cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants in the United States - Nature Communications
‘Populations residing near nuclear power plants may experience low-level chronic exposure to ionizing radiation through environmental release pathways. In here the authors find higher cancer mortality rates in U.S. counties closer to operational nuclear power plants, with the strongest relative risks observed in older adults.’
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Botanospol - Czech Botanical Society@botanospol.bsky.social · 5mo ago1/2 V pondělí můžete, ať již osobně nebo virtuálně, zavítat na přednášku věnovanou podzemním orgánům rostlin. Do světa pod povrchem nás pomyslně zavede @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social z Botanického ústavu AV ČR ( @ibotcz.bsky.social )
Czech PM Andrej Babiš built his fortune making fertilizer. But that’s just one part of his vast business network. A POLITICO examination maps the quieter pillar of his business empire — and the regulatory blind spots surrounding it 👇 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/fert...
Getting ready for “Plant Bioinformatics” 🌱 Big data, command line, cloud computing & reproducible research — plus replicating published studies. Materials: github.com/bpucker/Plan... Study in Bonn: www.biologie.uni-bonn.de/de/studium/b... #Bioinformatics #OpenEducation @puckerlab.bsky.social
