Julia Koricheva

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Volatile‐Mediated Plant Defense Networks: Field Evidence for Isoprene as a Short‐Distance Immune Signal Transgenic silver birch (Betula pendula) with altered isoprene emission capacities enhanced pathogen resistance in neighboring Arabidopsis thaliana through a jasmonate-independent, salicylate-depende...

Zhu et al. Volatile‐Mediated Plant Defense Networks: Field Evidence for Isoprene as a Short‐Distance Immune Signal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Dynamic meta-analysis tools promise transparency by letting users explore evidence by species, region or outcome — but each filter is a new test. My new post argues that without safeguards, transparency can become multiplicity.
🔗 drmattg.github.io/Uncertain_Ec...

Crimped Gill fungus (Plicatura crispa) on a birch log

Autumn in Windsor Great Park

Congratulations Alfredo! Exciting new chapter for you, and Coimbra is such a lovely place

A cartoon/ digital drawing summarising the findings of the paper "Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs" by T. Nishino et al published in 2025. On the top left, a female Megymenum gracilicorne bug shows off symbiotic organs on the hind legs where she carries Ascomycota fungi. These were previously assumed to be Tympanal organs in these bugs but only females had them?; that didnt make a whole lot of sense to the authors...To the right of the bug is a row of eggs lying side by side. The paper shows that the bugs deposit the symbiotic fungi on the egg surface after egg-laying. Next on the image, fungal conidia grow on the egg surface. The eggs are pinkish in colour. A few fungi wear sunglasses like they are body guards. The paper shows that they protect the eggs from Trissolcus brevinotaulus, a parasitoid wasp, that likes to lay its eggs inside the developing bug's eggs. There are two wasps in this cartoon "eyeing" the fungi and looking frustrated. Eggs turn from whitish to pinkish within 10-days because they are reflecting the body colour of the nymph within the eggs.

Had to draw a cartoon for this fascinating finding!
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky

Green islands on beech leaves with Stigmella tityrella mines and galls caused by Hartigiola annulipes

I have a PhD opportunity with @juliakoricheva.bsky.social at @rhulbiology.bsky.social and @rbgkew.bsky.social to research the effect of forest diversification on understory forage provision for pollinators in an experimental mixed forest in Finland. www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff... please share

🚨Application deadline has been extended to 1 December 2025!

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#ForestScience #ForestResearch #entomology

Humans perceive but animals don’t: pitfalls in using plasticine models for assessing biotic interactions buff.ly/7hcLYXx | #ProcB #Ecology

Green pathways to mental health: Relationships between treescapes and well‐being and distress Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

Green pathways to mental health: relationships between treescapes and well-being and distress @peopleandnature.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📣 Excited to advertise a new @treesdla.bsky.social CASE PhD project exploring the effects of forest diversity on soil fauna with ecoacoustics. Supervised by me, @evolecollab.bsky.social and Carlos Abrahams @soilacoustics.bsky.social. Apply by December 17th! 🌳🌲🐜🎧🎤 www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/nov...

Love @royalholloway.bsky.social campus! Short walk around my office building provided sufficient material to demonstrate green islands phenmenon at today's lectures on herbivory simonleather.wordpress.com/tag/green-is...

YouTube video by TreE PlaNat Integrating natural processes into woodland creation

Another nice output from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social: a video on integrating natural processes into woodland creation has just been released www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0N2...

Tree Supply Report Analysis of tree sapling supply in Great Britain 2022/2023.

sorry, not really my area of expertise, but I think the summary of this report contains some answers www.gov.uk/government/p...

Woodland creation strategies reshaped by Stirling-led research | About | University of Stirling Woodland creation strategies reshaped by Stirling-led research

See press release here: www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Provenance trials of native tree species - Forest Research Project page about Genetic conservation in forestry.This project also considers various aspects of the genetic diversity of forest dwelling species.

yes, see e.g. www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-re...

thanks Ros!

Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain Natural colonisation can successfully create structurally diverse, locally adapted woodlands in Britain, but the outcomes of this process can vary considerably. Combining natural colonisation and tre...

New OA publication from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

That was great fun!

This is so cool!

Plant chemistry diversity drives insect community patterns Lina Ojeda-Prieto, Eliecer L. Moreno, Robin Heinen, Wolfgang W. Weisser This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Plants interact with insec…

📰Published📰Plant chemistry diversity drives insect community patterns🐛

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📢 Our meta-analysis examining effects of experimental inoculation of plants with soil rhizobacteria on insect herbivores is now online.
📜Inoculated plants reduce insect fitness and alter host-choice behaviours, promising effects also on recruiting natural enemies.
✔️ Open access at bit.ly/49cMX8v

PhD applications are now open @treesdla.bsky.social for 2026 intake. Have a look at a project on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators that we advertise with @philstevenson.bsky.social. Do apply/get in touch if you are interested! www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...

📢 PhD opportunity! 📢 Join me, @ejduncan.bsky.social, Tom Sloan + the wider #GairWood team to investigate climate-resilient woodlands in the UK 🌳 with @yes-dtn.bsky.social @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social

New research from #RSOS: Harnessing meta-analyses' insights in ecology and evolution research buff.ly/KgahjlP | #Ecology #Evolution #ImpactFactor

Shaggy ink cap aka lawyer's wig (Coprinus comatus) spotted yesterday at Glyndebourne

Science Magazine - Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs Tympanal organs have repeatedly evolved in diverse insects and were thought to be required for auditory perception (1).

New biology: stink bugs inoculate their eggs with a fungus that protects them from parasitoids

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Variation in artificial light at night (ALAN) affects ecosystem functions: An experimental approach using plasticine caterpillar predation in an urban environment Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is changing our nocturnal landscape. Recent research reveals the negative impacts on biodiversity, including individu…

Heinen et al. Variation in artificial light at night (ALAN) affects ecosystem functions: An experimental approach using plasticine caterpillar predation in an urban environment www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...