Muhammad Saleem Arif

Just published today in the Toxics Journal, led by PhD student Komal. How #polystyrene #microplastics of different #shapes and #concentrations manipulate the growth response of #wheat.
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Happy New Year Everyone. A great start to 2025, 🔥Hot off the Press with a nice collaboration - A review article -Digging into the degradation of #microplastics and the impact on #soilnutrients and #planthealth. 50 days free access to the article. authors.elsevier.com/c/1kMNp8Mw7o...

Scientific Manager in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science - Novo Nordisk Foundation Scientific Manager in Biodiversity and Ecosystem ScienceThe Novo Nordisk Foundation is seeking a Scientific Manager with a background in biodiversity, landscape ecology, environmental- or ecosystem sc...

A new position has been created at the Novo Nordisk Foundation- Scientific Manager in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science.

This is a great opportunity to shape the future research support for the discipline. Please apply.

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Postdoctoral position, Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER.
The postdoc will analyze existing long-term (25 y) data sets on plants and invertebrates at ten sites collected by the GCE-LTER.
gce-lter.marsci.uga.edu/public/app/a...

Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries.

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Introducing the soil mineral carbon pump - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment Microorganisms and minerals both contribute to organic carbon preservation and accumulation in soil. The soil microbial carbon pump describes the microbial processes, but a separate soil mineral carbo...

Reading in journal club

Ke-Qing Xiao et al. in Nature Rev Earth & Environment

Introducing the soil mineral carbon pump

#soil

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Does the effect of forest development on biodiversity vary with elevation? New insights across bacteria, fungi, plants, arthropods, and vertebrates from #BerchtesgadenNationalPark www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Organic and conventional cropping systems modulate the response of nitrogen-cycling microbial guilds to drought with potential implications for plant nutrition. Thrilled to share the 2nd publication from the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social project @microservices.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Trees in an upland valley in Scotland, UK

I am offering a PhD opportunity at University of Edinburgh as part of the E5 DTP. CASE partner: Forest Research

On the microbial mechanisms of soil carbon cycling in tree-planted upland soils. Application deadline: 6th Jan. Please share with your network.

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Microplastics alter soil structural stability as quantified by high-energy moisture characteristics Microplastics (MiPs) can potentially influence soil structural stability, with impacts likely dependent on their chemistry, concentration, size, and d…

Published a couple months back before joining this platform. Microplastics = micropores, which may boost physical stability but also provide a microbial habitat where it’s probably bad news. We just started a new @ukri.org project to explore more. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pakistan's glaciers in peril: unveiling the casuality of #climatechange
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Agroecology promotes biodiversity at all levels—genetic, species, and ecosystem. Scientifically, this diversity enhances ecosystem resilience, nutrient cycling, and pest regulation.

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

In agroecology, knowledge is co-created through collaboration between farmers, scientists, and indigenous communities. Socially, this emphasizes equity, recognizing farmers’ traditional knowledge alongside scientific research

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology

Agroecological systems focus on creating synergies between different species and ecosystem services to improve productivity and sustainability.

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

Agroecology aims to optimize the use of natural resources and reduce reliance on external inputs like chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

Resilience is central to agroecology, focusing on the ability of farming systems to withstand shocks such as climate change, pests, and economic volatility

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

Recycling in agroecology involves the reuse of nutrients, water, and organic matter within the farming system

What is Agroecology?
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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #agrarökologie

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Deeply honored and humbled to have received this wonderful award from @journalofecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... It means a lot to me, many thanks to the Editors for this recognition and to my family, mentors & colleagues for their support over the years!!

Keeping the global consumption within the planetary boundaries - Nature An analysis of the environmental footprints of consumption finds that planetary boundary transgressions can be mitigated by following an effective mitigation pathway focused on the food and services s...

"By following an effective mitigation pathway, the global top 20% of consumers could adopt the consumption levels and patterns that have the lowest environmental impacts within their quintile, yielding a reduction of 25–53% in environmental pressure." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Microplastics accumulate in agricultural #soils where urban waste #composts are used as amendment. #Waste treatment won't solve the global threat of #plastic pollution. Need to reduce the amount of plastic in our waste by reducing the plastic production and use
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Issues for international graduate students to note

I recently gave a talk on grad school applications (a lot less comprehensive than what you have on the website), but I had a slide specifically for international students that might come in handy for your webinar.

Assistant Professor of Soil-Water Interactions APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

Tenure track job in Soil Water Interactions at Penn State, Department of Ecosystem Science & Management. Awesome group in an awesome place. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Root System Architecture Reorganization Under Decreasing Soil Phosphorus Lowers Root System Conductance of Zea mays AbstractBackground and Aims. The global supply of phosphorus is decreasing. At the same time, climate change reduces the availability of water in most regi

New paper alert ! doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

Felix Bauer et al showed that decreasing soil #phosphorus availability in maize leads to a reorganisation of the #root system, itself leading to a potential decrease in the root system capacity to take up water

Human excreta can be a sustainable fertilizer for food production, but context matters. A review of suitability, environmental impact and societal acceptance. doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

Hi everyone -I look forward to being part of a vibrant bluesky community and connecting with people of science and research #soilhealth #nutrientcycling #rhizosphereecology #sustainableagriculture