Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila

If you want to check out the project we won for, the manuscript can be visited here, where we used Forest Service and NOAA data to model hurricanes and the forest to understand the impact of hurricanes on forest carbon
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It was such an honor to share the stage with fellow winners who were all from the EEEES and Environmental Studies program including colleague @balachaudhary.bsky.social

Last week we received an OSCARR (Open Scholarship Commitment Award for Reproducible Research) for our research together with collaborators at @harvardforest.bsky.social on New England hurricanes and forest carbon stocks

Thanks to Jo Ridgeway @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social for giving an amazing lecture @harvardforest.bsky.social on their research on winter climate change and impacts on soil carbon! ❄️🌳

What a beautiful day to explore Harvard Forest during the winter (and only my second time ever using snow shoes!)

Enabling Fieldwork for All (EFFA) Framework: Supporting physical, social, financial, and psychological safety in the field Comprehensive review of fieldwork safety literature across disciplines yields synthesized recommendations.

Excited to share a new paper written by a AAAS Policy Fellow I mentor, Dr. Lisa Walsh.

“This review synthesizes literature on fieldwork safety across scientific disciplines, highlighting four facets of safety for leaders and researchers to address: physical, social, financial, and psychological.”

What better way to celebrate a lab birthday than a wetland methane inspired cake?

(also, quite shocked that they had this cake in the grab-and-go display case at the grocery store)

New paper out!
Lead by @camilletruong.bsky.social & with @spun.earth #FungiFoundation in Biod Conserv:

“Large-diameter trees disproportionately contribute to soil fungal diversity in a coniferous forest with one of oldest living trees on Earth”.

@tobykiers.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1007/s105...

What are some words you can never spell right, no matter what?

For me it is:
relevance &
persistence

(The location of "a" and "e" get's screwed-up in my brain)

Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.

important tools to help you spot fraudulent papers and Ai generated text

A screenshot showing the "Friends don't let friends make bad graphs" repo has 7000 stars and 284 forks on GitHub.

"Friends don't let friends make bad graphs" repo has reached 7000 stars on GitHub! When I created it back in 2022, I'd never imagine it will become this popular. #DataVis

github.com/cxli233/Frie...

CON-CIENCIA EN LAS AMÉRICAS-Agroecología: resiliencia y transformación de ecosistemas productivos YouTube video by Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter ESA

Happening now!!
www.youtube.com/live/LtW7-tN...

I’m truly excited and honored to moderate this conversation with two scientists I deeply admire, whose work has profoundly shaped my research journey. 📢Join us tomorrow!

@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social @esalatamcarib.bsky.social #ciencialatina

Coming up this week!
🧪🌳🌎

🌱 Participe do nosso próximo webinar Con-Ciência nas Américas!

Descubra como a agroecologia pode restaurar nossos ecossistemas, promovendo resiliência e transformação diante das mudanças climáticas.

🗓️ 25 de fevereiro | ⏰ 12:00 PM (EST)
Mais info: forms.gle/sPP8W78j8ioy...

🌱 Join our upcoming webinar Con-Ciencia in the Americas!

Discover how agroecology can restore our ecosystems, promoting resilience and transformation in the face of climate change.

🗓️February 25 | ⏰ 12:00 PM (EST)
More info: forms.gle/sPP8W78j8ioy...

🌱 ¡Únete a nuestro próximo webinar de Con-Ciencia en las Américas!

Descubre cómo la agroecología puede restaurar nuestros ecosistemas, promoviendo resiliencia y transformación frente al cambio climático.

🗓️ 25 de febrero \ ⏰ 12:00 pm (EST)
Más info: forms.gle/sPP8W78j8ioy...

Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide
doi.org/10.1111/2041...

Our February issue--now live--is deeply rooted in exciting new microbiology!

On the cover: Microbial communities associated with semi-mature oak trees are remarkably resilient in the face of environmental challenges.
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Delighted to see our work on the impact of drought on the oak microbiome featured on the cover of @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social
Link to the article below this post 👇🏻

About to become the most insufferable human, as everyone that asks me about the half time show will be forced to hear a dissertation about the symbolism behind a performance that expresses love for community, oneself, and home in its many forms ❤️🇵🇷

wow, the disrespect to cut to commercial right when Puerto Rico was called for the Winter Olympics Opening ceremony....

Some tropical land may experience stronger-than-expected warming under climate change A sediment record millions of years old revealed that the tropical Andes heated up dramatically when atmospheric CO2 levels were similar to today’s.

🌡️ A sediment record millions of years old revealed that the tropical Andes heated up dramatically when atmospheric CO2 levels were similar to today’s www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

Lina Pérez-Angel (now at Brown U) & Julio Sepúlveda led the team.

Great, thank you, we will certainly reach out!

A randomization method for efficiently and accurately processing fine roots, and separating them from debris, in the laboratory - Plant and Soil Background and Aims We developed a method for processing roots from soil cores and monoliths in the laboratory to reduce the time and cost devoted to separating roots from debris and improve the accur...

We developed a lab method for sub sampling root soil cores. Was costing tens of thousand $$ in labor with brute force sampling

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great, thank you so much, will definitely look into this!

For undergrads interested in an ecology REU, the deadline to apply has now been pushed back to Monday 2/9 for all NSF REU programs!

A great opportunity to dive deep into forest ecology, roots, lab work, mentoring, in a highly collaborative and buzzing group!
(We work hard, have fun, and care deeply about fostering opportunities for all)
sites.dartmouth.edu/tumberdavila...

Come join the Tumber-Dávila Lab as our next Lab manager!
We have been fortunate to have Grady Welsh for the last two years, but he will soon be off to bigger and better things pursuing a PhD. While we could never replace Grady, we are eager to hire someone new to help support our ever-growing lab!

Any advice or experience with coring forested wetlands for root biomass?
We've been struggling with a protocol/design, as I have done most of my previous work on dry land!

The lab manager would be responsible for coordinating and conducting field and lab work and have opportunities for independent research. Bachelor's degree and one-year relevant experience required. Apply by February 15. Position ideally starts in March or April. To apply, submit cover letter/resume.