Smriti Pehim Limbu, Ph.D.

Overview of key data of the ‘Mycorrhiza’ database.

Research landscape of experiments on #GlobalChange effects on #mycorrhizas

A #Letter by Lehmann et al. 👇

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16.10.2025 22:17 — 👍 11    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity As droughts become longer and more intense, impacts on terrestrial primary productivity are expected to increase progressively. Yet, some ecosystems appear to acclimate to multiyear drought, with cons...

The latest DroughtNet paper is out in Science today! Using coordinated experiments across six continents and 74 sites, the International Drought Experiment found differences between the effects of extreme droughts and more typical droughts... (1/3) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

16.10.2025 20:46 — 👍 41    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 2

Check my #YouTube interview with @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social from the @balachaudhary.bsky.social Lab at #Dartmouth College, on this wonderful @pnas.org paper, for the @southmycorrhiza vlog / @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social Newsl.

#fungi #soil #mycorrhiza #traits #ecology

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16.10.2025 12:12 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Research site showing the mesocosm study to assess the effect of genotypic richness, drought and mycorrhizal association in Andropogon gerardii.

There were significant interactions between genotype and drought treatment (a), and between genotype and genotypic richness (b) on the above-ground biomass of Andropogon gerardii in 2012.

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Effect of genotypic richness, drought and mycorrhizal associations on productivity and functional traits of a dominant #C4Grass

#TallgrassPrairie | #AndropogonGerardii | #GeneticDiversity| #Mutualism

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23.06.2025 14:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

How Climate Influences the Characteristics of Soil Fungi In the vast and complex web of terrestrial ecosystems, soil microbes play an invisible yet foundational role in sustaining plant life and, by extension, the health of the entire planet. Among these

Environmental studies professor @balachaudhary.bsky.social and postdoctoral fellow @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social discuss their research on the influence of climate on soil fungi, via Scienmag.

06.08.2025 14:09 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

How climate shapes soil fungal traits Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients and water and assist in stress tolerance such as during drought and to defend against pathogens. One such group...

Our new global study led by @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social is now out in @pnas.org. TLDR: Certain spore traits were linked to climate AND species range sizes! YES we can use traits to gain insight into env adaptations for microbes.

#mycorrhizas #spores #NSFfunded
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29.07.2025 18:43 — 👍 41    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 1

Linking fungal traits to climate This study investigates an important group of soil fungi called arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which associate with the roots of most land plants. These fungi help with plant nutrient uptake and s...

Featured in PNAS showcase.
"Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits"
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17.07.2025 14:29 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits | PNAS Climate-driven variation in traits is crucial for predicting ecological responses to environmental change, yet global patterns and drivers of micro...

Climate-driven patterns of fungal spore traits!
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16.07.2025 11:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits | PNAS Climate-driven variation in traits is crucial for predicting ecological responses to environmental change, yet global patterns and drivers of micro...

Fungal spores reveal a global climate footprint on microbes' traits!
Incorporating microbial traits improves predictions of biogeographic shifts.
Fun project w @balachaudhary.bsky.social @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social @sturmer.bsky.social @aguilart.bsky.social
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15.07.2025 18:56 — 👍 35    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1

ecoevojobs.net 2024-25

The ecoevo job list for 2024-2025 is out. This is for those who are looking for a faculty position or postdoc in ecology, evolutionary biology, etc

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06.08.2024 16:24 — 👍 35    🔁 38    💬 0    📌 1

Elevated CO2 and drought modify plant–plant and plant–mycorrhizal interactions in two codominant grasses You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

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18.03.2025 12:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0