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Josรฉ M. Torres-Ruiz

@torresruizjm.bsky.social

Plant Ecophysiologist: Plant Hydraulics, Water Relations, Drought, Mortality-๐Ÿ”ฌResearch Scientist @IRNAS_CSIC - ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ผEx-president @SIEF_SCEF - de Sanlรบcar

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#Drought doesnโ€™t follow one script: trees vary in how they close #stomata, lose conductivity, and regulate #aquaporins๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’ง

๐Ÿ“ฐNew paper out in @pplplantarum.bsky.social ๐ŸŒณ

Link to pub-> doi.org/10.1111/ppl....

@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social

04.11.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

06.10.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Available projects for research degrees | University of Tasmania - Discovering the character of trees The project seeks to discover elusive species-specific plant behaviour...

We are still looking for a PhD student to join our lab (Brodribb Lab) working on characterizing and modeling water regulation in trees. For more info please see: www.utas.edu.au/research/deg...

15.10.2025 04:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

25.09.2025 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 225    ๐Ÿ” 175    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Great to see this paper out!๐Ÿ“ฐ

Fifty shades of fade: linking transmittance loss to cellular death during leaf dehydration ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ”ฌ

@irnase.bsky.social

06.10.2025 10:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wilkes Center Postdoctoral Program - The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy Apply to become a postdoctoral scholar! This postdoctoral scholar program will help create the next generation of leaders in climate science and policy. It endeavors...

Hi all! If you are a PhD or soon to be PhD looking for a postdoc in plant thermotolerance, I would love to discuss project ideas for the University of Utah Wilkes Center Postdoc Fellowship, app due late Jan 2026!
Msg me if there is interest. Tnx!

wilkescenter.utah.edu/funding-oppo...

01.10.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recently published article by @irnase.bsky.social IPE_CSIC and EEZA_CSIC, now available in our institutional repository, Digital CSIC @torresruizjm.bsky.social
Tรญtulo: Xylem Pit Anatomy and Minimum Leaf Conductance Drive ...
Autor: Camarero, Jesรบs Julio et al...
hdl.handle.net/10261/401352

01.10.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฐNew paper out:

Xylem Pit Anatomy and Minimum Leaf Conductance Drive Drought #Mortality in Pinus pinaster๐ŸŒณ

Lunk: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@irnase.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social

01.10.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Doctoral Research Fellow - FutureForests - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 106218 - Grade 7 Position Details School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Fixed salary of ยฃ49,747 additional allowances may be applicable depe...

New PhD position in tree ecophysiology at BiFoR-FACE (Uni of Birmingham) ๐ŸŒณ Looking at tree carbon and water dynamics under elevated CO2 and warming ๐ŸŒก๏ธ
Start Jan 2026. See more info here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376950

30.09.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Limited plastic responses in safety traits support greater hydraulic risk under drier conditions | DIGITAL.CSIC WARNING: Items in Digital.CSIC are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Our article @irnase.bsky.social @creaf.cat and INIA_CSIC has been published and is now available in our institutional repository Digital CSIC @torresruizjm.bsky.social
Tรญtulo: Limited plastic responses in safety traits...
Autor: Ramรญrez-Valiente, Josรฉ Alberto eta al...
hdl.handle.net/10261/398641

01.09.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒณPlants adjust #hydraulics under #drought, but not enough.

๐Ÿ“ฐNew paper out in @natecoevo.nature.com led by @ramirezval.bsky.social

"Limited plastic responses in safety traits support greater hydraulic risk under drier conditions"
๐Ÿ”—๐Ÿ‘‰http://t.ly/K-vdy

@irnase.bsky.social

25.08.2025 07:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New PhD position in Plant Ecophysiology๐ŸŒณ Study how atmospheric & soil drought shape tree carbon & water relations at the VPDrought experiment in Switzerland. Start Jan 2026. Apply here: m.refline.ch/273855/1759/... @wslresearch.bsky.social

20.08.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

19.08.2025 07:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 207    ๐Ÿ” 215    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

๐ŸŒฑ The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out!

Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishingโ€”and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.

A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.

Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...

19.06.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
EU Funding & Tenders Portal The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...

๐Ÿ“ขInterested in plant drought resistance and tree mortality?๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ‘ฅJoin us to explore key physiological mechanisms behind these processes!

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽ“Weโ€™re seeking strong candidates to apply for a MSCA #Postdoc Fellowship in our team.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธDeadline: 10 Sept 2025 โ†’ t.ly/LmD1P

#PlantScience #Drought #TreeMortality

15.05.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If reaching 10 MPa when measuring water potential with the #Scholander chamber ever scared you ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผmeet this double-manometer versionโ€”capable of reaching 15 MPa!!!!! โš ๏ธ.

#Mediterranean vegetation can be very demanding. ๐ŸŒฟโ˜€๏ธ

(Housed at Faculty of #Biology, Seville)

@leonorac.bsky.social

10.04.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leaf Excision and Exposure Duration Alter the Estimates of the Irreversible Photosynthetic Thermal Thresholds Our study highlights the importance of assessing thermal thresholds using consistent exposure duration and plant material type when comparing studies, as well as their relationship to functional re...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
๐ŸŒฟHow you measure heat tolerance matters! We tested 3 species under different methods & durations to find their thermal limits.
@a-gthy.bsky.social @kateplantphys.bsky.social @philippschuler.bsky.social

08.04.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ฃMatriculado en un grado universitario o mรกster oficial? Te interesan las plantas๐ŸŒฟ y su respuesta al cambio climรกtico๐Ÿ”†? Solicita una JAE Intro ICU de 5 meses con nosotros
+info:
Refer. PLAN: IRNAS-08 (fila 554) de este Excel sede.csic.gob.es/sites/defaul...

Requisitos: t.ly/j4GqW

Te esperamos!!!๐Ÿ˜‰

01.04.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come work with us on hydraulics and the mortality of giant trees!

31.03.2025 17:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Our new paper describing a novel method for measuring plant cell turgor is now online at PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We demonstrate how nucleating microbubbles inside plant cells and studying their growth and dissolution dynamics allows us to estimate turgor pressure.

26.03.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ”ฅHow heat and VPD shape tree survival? We tested how acclimation to high temperature & VPD impacts drought mortality. While heat speeds up death via leaf area expansion, VPD acclimation slows it down by enhancing stomatal control - balancing mortality timing. doi.org/10.1111/PCE....

26.03.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจยกOferta de 5 plazas para ayudante doctor!๐Ÿšจ

26.03.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And thatโ€™s a wrap on the amazing XIM6! ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒด
A lot of great science and fun in Seville, Spain. ๐Ÿ’ƒ
Many thanks to Celia and @torresruizjm.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป @xylem-int-meeting.bsky.social

20.03.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We'll be there - and delivering some workshops around Europe afterwards.

If you're based in Europe and want to catch up with our team, let us know in comments or chat.

14.03.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Canโ€™t wait for the rock and roll to start next week at #XIM6 in Seville!!

13.03.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Minimum leaf conductance during drought: unravelling its variability and impact on plant survival Leaf water loss after stomatal closure is key to understanding the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation. It is therefore important to accurately quantify such water losses to improve physiolog...

Residual leaf water loss changes during drought, impacting on future predicted plant mortality

Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

12.03.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited to share our detailed and comprehensive protocol on leaf clearing that has been developed throughout the years and across institutions. Enjoy! :)

11.03.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Strong intraspecific variation๐ŸŒณand coordination of growth, gas exchange and hydraulics as a result of adaptation to temperature and precipitation gradients. Check out our new paper๐Ÿ‘‡ @smatesanz.bsky.social @albaanadon.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

11.03.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New PhD scholarship available to work with us at Western Sydney University.

Determining the functional diversity of stress tolerance in eucalypts

Link for online application below.

Please contact me by email if you are interested in applying

www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...

11.03.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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35th European Dendroecological Fieldweek We are pleased to announce the 35th European Dendroecological Fieldweek, taking place from August 29 to September 5. This event will be held in the town of Son (Spain) at the heart of the Catalan Pyre...

I am very happy to announce that the Dendrolabs of @wslresearch.bsky.social and @biologiaub.bsky.social will be co-organizing the 35th European Dendroecological Fieldweek in the Pyrenees! It's the perfect opportunity to learn about dendrochronology and have fun in a beautiful landscape!
Details ๐Ÿ‘‡

05.03.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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