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Sandra Varga

@sandravarga.bsky.social

Evolutionary ecologist. Associate Professor at the University of Lincoln, UK. #Plants | #Soil | #Mycorrhizal #Fungi | #SustainableFoodProduction | #NetZero https://sites.google.com/site/sandravargaes/home

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These little gestures always make my day, week, or even month! Tell your lecturers/tutors/colleagues when they are doing a good job, especially these days with so much going on... And yes, this little plant has found a home! #ilovemyjob

30.07.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This dog politely asked for a musician's drumstick in the middle of their performance. Always excited to find a fellow stick lover. 12/10

15.05.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 42218    πŸ” 6949    πŸ’¬ 614    πŸ“Œ 720
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There's a full-time position as Ecologist (with botanical skills) and Field survey co-ordinator advertised here at @ukceh.bsky.social. Full details here: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca...

06.02.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Emotional intelligence is so underrated... it should be taught from kindergarten until you can demonstrate proficiency as a functional adult.

18.01.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a green shirt is surrounded by a bunch of stuffed animals ALT: a man in a green shirt is surrounded by a bunch of stuffed animals

When you look at the garden and realize that the 8 varieties and 80 broccoli and cauliflower plants you chose with maturation dates to come in over two months have plasticity. And this year the plasticity means they are coming all at once because it never really got cold.

11.01.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just another amazing sunset...!

24.12.2024 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Talking to friends about this, I realised the big difference between cycling in the UK and NL is the mental load.

In the UK, I’m constantly alert, looking in every direction, navigating bad junctions, expecting drivers to put me at risk.

In NL, I can assume I am largely safe and just cycle.

14.12.2024 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3
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Lucy Waruingi of the African Conservation Centre is a fabulous choice as plenary at #BES2024.

12.12.2024 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hmmm... not sure how this fire exit door should be used... #lemmings game style?

12.12.2024 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And have I mentioned the manuscript rejected today as well? #RejectionIsTheRule

10.12.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come and find me by our poster to know more about the effects of #arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungi and a novel low C emission fertiliser on potato crops. #BES2024

10.12.2024 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University

Three positions as assistant professor in #Biodiversity
You could become my colleague. I'll be at the #BES2024 conference from tomorrow Wednesday if you want to chat about it.
Maximum 7 years since phd . Excellent package comes with the positions
#stockholmUniversity 🌍πŸ§ͺ

www.su.se/english/news...

10.12.2024 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 We need to raise the profile of #bryophyte ecological research 🌿 (and also a bryophyte emoji!)

In this opinion piece, we as a group of #ECRs outline barriers in bryophyte research and provide recommendations to overcome them across institutional levels & disciplines.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

09.12.2024 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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We're thrilled to welcome you to #BES2024! πŸŽ‰

Connect with fellow ecologists, and celebrate the innovations that come out of this week 🌿

Don’t forget to tag us and share your favourite moments from the Annual Meeting. We can't wait to see what inspires you! ✨

10.12.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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This year I always had my camera and a small photo box to hand when I was gardening. My children are always finding caterpillars outside, and I wanted to document that a bit this year. With the exception of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), they all came from my garden.

09.12.2024 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 5

I am looking forward to travelling to Liverpool for the #BES2024. It's time to catch up with old friends and make new ones! And talk about #mycorrizal #fungi, of course.

09.12.2024 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So lovely to start the week with a grant rejection... #RejectionIsTheRule.

09.12.2024 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Drosera is cool from roots to flowers. Just look at this beauty! #plants #science #studentproject

08.12.2024 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Habitat Changes at the Local Scale Have Major Impacts on Waterfowl Populations Across a Migratory Flyway Migratory waterbirds are declining worldwide due to habitat loss, but not much is known about how the loss of specific wetlands can affect waterbird populations at the biogeographical scale. To inves...

No. What happens in DoΓ±ana DOES NOT STAY in DoΓ±ana.

After more than two years of work, we’ve published an article demonstrating that the poor condition of DoΓ±ana negatively affects waterbirds across the ENTIRE continent!

Thread below! 🧡
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

03.12.2024 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 13
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Good news, Altmetric has now started watching BlueSky for mentions of publications. And by the way, provides an easy comparison between this and the old site for a recent preprint of mine which I posted simultaneousl at both. Numbers speak by themselves !

02.12.2024 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 848    πŸ” 222    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 19
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Calling all myconauts. Excited to have joined BlueSky to share our work on the structure, trade & nutrient flows of mycorrhizal networks.

Video time lapse of root (red) & mycorrhizal network (light blue) over 300hrs

02.12.2024 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please do not use fake Ai-generated photos as a front cover photo when there are so many excellent real photos to chose from for illustrating pollinating insects doing their job.

02.12.2024 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.

It’s not rocket science.

02.12.2024 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 142189    πŸ” 12888    πŸ’¬ 2940    πŸ“Œ 678
A photo of a mountain road covered in snow with a rock wall on the right side and tall conifer trees on both side of the road. A bright orange sunset is in the background of the photo. Taken on Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains above the city of Tucson, Arizona.

A photo of a mountain road covered in snow with a rock wall on the right side and tall conifer trees on both side of the road. A bright orange sunset is in the background of the photo. Taken on Mt. Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains above the city of Tucson, Arizona.

πŸ§ͺ Join us in Tucson! We will begin reviewing applications on December 9 for our tenure track faculty position on the genomics of resilience @uofa-eeb.bsky.social! Apply here: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

02.12.2024 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .

We need a #RealBanNow

01.12.2024 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1688    πŸ” 678    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 49
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On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate it.

01.12.2024 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10806    πŸ” 1207    πŸ’¬ 228    πŸ“Œ 121
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The pitchers are starting to get very crowded! Once they reach a certain mass, these plants really take off. This is an exceptionally vigorous cross of parva EH x pulchella. 🌱πŸ₯°πŸ§‘

#heliamphora #carnivorousplants #pitcherplants #houseplants #botany #horticulture #nature #gardening

30.11.2024 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I be added please? Thank you!

30.11.2024 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take a look at this excellent array of PhD projects in plant and soil science that are nowopen for applications! Please share with potential students 🀩

29.11.2024 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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