Carlos Barreto

GSB4 Conference — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

Hey #soil #taxonomists! Have you described a species in the last 5 years? Tell us about in our Free + Open Submission event Name Drop! New species unveiled faster than you can say Linnaeus www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4 #soilbiodiversity @thegsbi.bsky.social

Combining science and policy for a unified global soil biodiversity observatory - Nature Ecology & Evolution The effective conservation of soil biodiversity and ecosystem services in the face of global-change threats requires improvements in national monitoring. We outline the Global Soil Biodiversity Observ...

🤝🏾 Combining science and policy for a unified global soil biodiversity observatory

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Are you an early career researcher (ECR) with exciting soil biodiversity work to share? This is your global stage! Submit your abstract for #GSB2026. Check the box for ECR and you might be profiled at the conference! globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

Accommodations - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 Accommodations Stay with Us: Conference Hotels for #GSB2026 The #GSB2026 Local Organizing Committee is excited to partner with four outstanding hotels, all within walking distance of the Victoria Conf...

🏨 By booking your stay at one of our designated conference hotels, you’re directly supporting the success of GSB2026—these hotels have offered our delegates competitive rates, and a portion of each booking helps fund the conference. Opens soon!
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❗ Will you need a visa to attend the conference? Check out more information about Travel & Visa: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/travel-amp-v...

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First Timer’s Guide to Victoria | Destination Greater Victoria

Getting excited to Welcome the Global Soil Biodiversity community to my hometown of Victoria, Canada! @thegsbi.bsky.social
@carlosbarreto.bsky.social
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🔊 Are you looking for graduate student positions in soil food web modelling or soil carbon? Say no more:

Dr. Robert Buchkowski is looking for new students (PhD and MSc) at @westernu.bsky.social to join his lab in 2026!

Please contact him directly.

📢The Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 abstract submission portal is NOW OPEN 🐛🐜🕷️🦠🪱

Abstracts are due July 15th 23:59 PDT ‼️

Submit an abstract 👇

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

🔊 Stay tuned for the #GSB2026 abstract submission opening soon! globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org

Meanwhile, these are our Oral presentation and Poster session themes:

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Names, positions and pictures of the nine members of the Local Organizing Committee for the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference. GSB2026

🔊 We are excited to share the composition of our Local Organizing Committee #GSB2026

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We have extended the deadline to March 31st!

Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 Knowledge and data on the current function, future threats, and benefits of peatlands in Canada are required to support evidence-based decision-making to ensure they continue to provide critical ecosy...

📰 New paper led by Kara Webster: Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada - with @scootjd.bsky.social @wetland-ghg.bsky.social @lornaharris.bsky.social and many more.

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GSB4 Conference — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

📢Announcing the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 call for symposia proposals.

Deadline is February 28, 2025 🦠🍄🐛🪱

Apply here 👇

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4

Peat Depth and Carbon Storage of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada We use stacking, an ensemble learning technique designed to mitigate overfitting, to estimate peat depth in the Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) The average peat depth of HBL is 184 (±48) cm with 90% of...

📰 Our new paper led by a great undergrad student: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

#carbon #peat

❗ Happy to announce our keynote speakers:

Dr. César Marín, Dr. Janet Jansson and Dr. Maria Briones

See announcement at www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/gsb4

Conference website: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org

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Please share!

A Carex fen in October! It was not really winter yet, but look at that ☃️❄️

Very happy with your move back here :) Congrats!

Hey Lee - Thanks for reminding me of this study! Cheers

Lichen-Associated Oribatid Mites in the Taiga Zone of Northeast European Russia: Taxonomical Composition and Geographical Distribution of Species We examined 35 species of ground and epiphytic lichens, including fruticose, foliose, and crustose lichen, as habitats of oribatid mites. Observations were carried out in the taiga forests of northeas...

Hi Brett, thank you. - I do not, but have come across these: doi.org/10.3390/d150...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...
and "Arboreal Mite Communities on Epiphytic Lichens of the
Adirondack Mountains of New York" - Heather T. Roo Gregory G. McGee and Roy A. Norton 2007

Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from peatlands in the United States with notes on oribatid mites from a bog in Minnesota | Zootaxa

📰 Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from peatlands in the United States with notes on oribatid mites from a bog in Minnesota - with
@lindolab.bsky.social

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🧐 Are you ready for three days of everything Soil Biodiversity? Check the program at a glance available now:

globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/program/

Please share and follow @gsb2026.bsky.social

Want to learn more about the wonderful world of soil biodiversity? Well then here's the starter pack for you!

If I've accidentally missed anyone off the list then please let me know in the comments.

Also check out @msteinwandter.bsky.social who has been working on one too!

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I've hopefully captured all the wetlands and peatland people I follow in this starter pack - apologies if I missed you out. I think I can edit if need be.

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Save the date for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from April 12-15, 2026! We hope to see you there 🤎🪱🐜🦠