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Phenology changes for the Japanese cherry tree (Prunus jamasakura) in Kyoto. Left: Day of the year of the flowering peak for the period between 812 and 2024. Right: Relation between March mean air temperature (°C) in Kyoto and the day of the year of the Japanese cherry tree peak flowering for the period between 1890 and 2024. https://jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2025/06/11/134-years-of-climate-warming-effects/

Climate warming is not a recent phenomenon; it has had detectable impacts on plants for at least 134 years!

The onset of phenological plant response to climate warming @newphyt.bsky.social
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🧪🌎🌿🌐🌳 🍁 #PlantBiology @cideinvestiga.bsky.social @csic.es

You’re probably why it takes so long for your paper to get reviewed and your excuses are bad A weird thing happened in scientific publishing during COVID. And it hasn’t gone away. Publications went up 30-50%. And responses to requests to review went down 30-50%. I know the actual statistic…

You’re probably why it takes so long for your paper to get reviewed and your excuses are bad dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y... 🧪

Avian+island biology postdoc alert! We are looking for a postdoc to study biogeography, genomics and conservation of birds on land-bridge islands, with a focus on the tropical island of Bioko. Please share! 🐦🏝️🐤🦉🧬 www.naturalis.nl/en/about-us/...

PhD candidate in Dendroecology and Ecophysiology The project involves fieldwork, lab analyses and manipulative experiments. The research sites are located in the Alps (Switzerland), Pyrenees (Spain), and Carpathians (Romania), and the experimental study will be conducted in Switzerland. You will apply dendroecological techniques to measure and analyse carbon and oxygen isotope ratios in the cellulose of tree rings as proxies of physiological changes. Additionally, you will participate in an experimental study on saplings growing along an elevational transect in the Alps, examining their morphological, physiological, and phenological responses to climate stressors (heat, drought, and frost). Ultimately, the goal is to rank species by their sensitivity to recent and future climatic stressors, helping forest managers select the most resilient species for each elevation zone. You hold a Master’s degree in forest ecology, ecology, plant physiology, environmental science, or a related field. Ideally, you already have experience with tree-ring analysis, ecophysiology, or climate data analysis. You have a good command of English, enjoy working collaboratively, and are comfortable using statistical software, preferably R. You are in good physical condition so that you can move safely over rough terrain. In addition, you are independent, self-motivated, and eager to take on a challenging project that will contribute to a deeper understanding of how climate change affects forest ecosystems. This position offers an exciting opportunity for those seeking a career in dendroecology, ecophysiology, or climate change science. You will work in an international research environment with access to cutting-edge methods and collaboration opportunities in Spain and Romania. Working place will be at WSL in Birmensdorf (approx. 20 min outside of Zurich); PhD enrolment will be at University of Bern.

🌲🖥️ #PhDAlert! MSc in a #natural #science & experience with #tree-ring analysis and statistical software (R)? Fluent in English and ready for #fieldwork? Our #forest dynamics #research unit is looking for a #PhD candidate in #dendroecology and #ecophysiology! apply.refline.ch/273855/1736/...

I'm hiring a postdoc! Searching for a candidate interested in the process of speciation to come join me at Georgia Tech in Atlanta -- an exciting place with a growing core of eco-evolutionary researchers. Various skill sets will be applicable. Please share!

POSTDOCTORAL DATA SCIENTIST IN MACROECOLOGY AND MACROEVOLUTION (2+ YEARS IN PRAGUE) at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in Prague, CZECHIA May 12, 2025 | We invite applications for a full-time, two-year data scientist postdoctoralposition (with potential for an extension) spanning large-scale... | NEW JOB

We’re hiring a postdoc (2+ years) in macroecology and macroevolution in my new lab at CZU Prague: www.researchgate.net/job/1021667_...

This also means that all international postdocs were just fired.

Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change at University of Leeds.
We welcome dynamic applicants from across the world to join our team of tropical ecology and global change scientists.
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I have two open postdoc positions in my lab that include opportunities to collaborate with @alecaborsuk.bsky.social and researchers at the Salk Harnessing Plants Initiative.

If you’re interesting root system architecture or photosynthesis modeling see below:

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"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

New article out with fellow plant ecologist 🌱 @stressedbranch.bsky.social on what it is like being #DisabledInSTEM in eco-evo fields as part of @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social's TrendsTalk disability series. 🧪

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Image promotionnelle de Pint of Science France montrant une carte de France en bleu turquoise avec des points orange marquant les villes participantes. À droite, le titre 'PINT OF SCIENCE' en lettres majuscules noires avec les dates '19-21 MAI'. La mascotte emblématique du festival, Barney - une pinte avec des lunettes et un cerveau rose - est accompagnée du texte 'le tour de France en 61 étapes' en noir. Le design est sur un fond blanc avec des motifs de carte gris clairs. 'Programme et billets sur pintofscience.fr ' indiqué en bas de l'image

À 1 semaine du festival, Barney vous présente son Tour de France #pint25✨

61 villes/villages, aux 4 coins de la France métropolitaine et d'outre-mer, se préparent à accueillir la science près de chez vous🗺️

Découvrez toutes les étapes sur cette carte et en thread⬇️ www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n

Grassland scene near Boulder, CO

📣We're recruiting! 📣 Katie Suding and I are looking for a postdoc interested in modelling grassland fire and fuels to contribute to an ongoing project on evaluating how grassland management and variation in fuels can impact wildfire risk around Boulder, CO. See the link below for more information.

Excited to see this out!! In this thought-provoking review led by @davidperis.bsky.social and Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente we further demonstrate that insect #pollination was once widespread among #gymnosperms and existed long before the origin of #angiosperms

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Seized, settled, let: how Airbnb and Booking.com help Israelis make money from stolen Palestinian land As Israel deploys tanks in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, we reveal how two of the world’s biggest travel companies are helping settlers commercialise stolen land

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I enjoyed teaming with Garima, Francesco and Marnix to write this piece for @newphyt.bsky.social ...

Breaking into nature's secret medicine cabinet: lichens – a biochemical goldmine ready for discovery
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I am happy to announce that I will be starting an Emmy Noether group in March at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, working on the macroevolution and biogeography of fossil plants. I am already looking for a doctoral student (ad below!) and will be looking for another one soon, so stay tuned!

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At least 3 recent papers have generated considerable debate on the interpretation of research on common mycorrhizal networks (Karst et al., Henriksson et al., Robinson et al.). They stirred questions on our relationship with epistemology, our understanding of forest functioning,

HOUSE NEEDED! 📣📣📣
Just throwing it out there. Anybody has an apartment 🏠 to rent in Paris 🇫🇷? I have to move there shortly with my family for work. I tried everything but the real estate bureaucracy is brutal, especially for foreigners! Social media, do some magic 🪄🧙‍♀️!

Last chance to apply for an Associate Professor position in our Plant Biology Department at SLU. Deadline Jan 20th. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!

Postdoc jobs in the Gaut lab! Brandon isn't on here, so I can be frank: he is fantastic. I did my postdoc with him and he is not only an amazing scientist but one of my favorite humans. I would have happily stayed in his lab forever if that was feasible. recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08999 #plantscijobs

The Missouri Botanical Garden is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to design ex situ plant collections for conservation. Applications open until filled; salary based on experience. More details: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/mbg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/3813 #postdoc

Fire in the tree: The origin and distribution of fire–adapted traits within conifers and their influence on speciation rates across the conifer phylogeny Premise Considering rapidly changing fire regimes due to anthropogenic disturbances to climate and fuel loads, it is crucial to understand the underpinnings driving fire-adapted trait evolution. Amo...

Cool paper on conifer evolution / diversification and fire adaptations 🤓

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Please forward: 2-year post-doc position in the lab Evo-Eco-Paleo (Lille, France) to work on plant self-incompatibility & evolution - email me if interested!

We are hiring a postdoc in my lab @colorado.edu to work on this NSF CAREER proposal (tinyurl.com/cak8dkza) to quantify how and when global change (drought, warming) alters the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. Job here: colorado.avature.net/searchhub/Jo... 1/2

We are very excited about our new Felsenstein Review, by Rosana Zenil-Ferguson and Lee Hsiang Liow, is now out! Check out the full article here 👉 https://buff.ly/41hpKym

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High heat tolerance, evaporative cooling, and stomatal decoupling regulate canopy temperature and their safety margins in three European oak species Heatwaves and soil droughts are increasing in frequency and intensity, leading many tree species to exceed their thermal thresholds, and driving wide-scale forest mortality. In this article, we inves...

And our runner-up:

High heat tolerance, evaporative cooling, and stomatal decoupling regulate canopy temperature and their safety margins in three European oak species
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Congrats @a-gthy.bsky.social @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social et al for this elegant work!