Josefine Just

Generalized plant–pollinator phenological climate‐driven advances still lead to a decline in phenological overlap Climate change is altering the phenology of interacting species, potentially leading to mismatches in the timing of their interactions. This may affect the delivery of key ecosystem services such as ...

My 1st thesis chapter is out in #EcologicalMonographs! 🎉
With @curromolina.bsky.social @ibartomeus.bsky.social
How is #climatechange reshaping plant–pollinator timing (phenological overlap) in Mediterranean ecosystems? Can #biodiversity buffer mismatches?
Find out here👇
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

YouTube video by Museum of Science Biodiversity in Indigenous Homelands

Why is biodiversity collapsing globally, but thriving on Indigenous lands? 🌱🧪

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer points to a striking pattern in global biodiversity reports: Indigenous territories are defying the widespread ecological decline.

This is a great paper that EVERY field biologist should read. www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....

YouTube video by Museum of Science Robin Wall Kimmerer on What Nature Teaches Us About Giving Back

Watch the full interview with renowned author and botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChdC...

Instead, she invites us to see the natural world as a gift, something to care for and not control. This mindset shift, grounded in both Indigenous science and environmental ethics, fosters a sense of moral responsibility toward all living systems.

What if the Earth isn’t something we own, but something we owe? 🌏

Robin Wall Kimmerer, renowned botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, explores how the dominant view of the Earth as property has led to ecological harm.

Limonium narbonense can tolerate salty conditions by pushing excess salt out its’ leaves. This allows it to inhabit environments many other plants are unable to. I absolutely love this plants’ way of tolerating harsh conditions by creating little salt crystals!

Late / still bloomer update from my balcony. Please don’t overlook the matching colors of my shoes and sweater with the flowers 😌✨ so glad I get to live with these wonderful plants!

#LateBloomer #bloom #flowers #fall #autumn #chrysanthemum #calendula #balcony #nature #plants

Some of my favorite images of trees. Grateful I had the chance to sit among them.

#trees #tree #AmongTheTrees

✨Book recommendation! ✨

Old books sometimes get a strange "vanilla" smell... 🤔👃

That scent comes from the breakdown of paper and ink — releasing hundreds of volatile organic compounds, including vanillin, aldehydes, and acids.

So that cozy library smell? It’s literally the odor of books slowly decaying...📚

Correction: Mosses and a Liverwort.

Some of my favorite images I took of Mosses. Aren’t they wonderful?

#moss #mosses #nature #bryophytes

Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.

Very important paper and resource. Bryophyte genomes expanded by one order of magnitude. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Seagrass meadows are vital but vanishing.

Join Dr Richard Lilley on 30 Sept for a FREE webinar on restoring seagrass across Europe through collaboration, innovation & community.

More info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1407810311...

#Seagrass #GenerationRestoration @projectseagrass.bsky.social

Work with seagrass? 🌱

We're often asked by the public: “What can I do to reduce seagrass loss?”

We’re running a survey to identify the everyday actions people can take to support seagrass conservation and we’d love your insights!

🕒 Takes just 10–15 minutes
fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

‘Our Ancestors the Fish’, a course by Prof. @neilshubin.bsky.social, Univ of Chicago, invited Prof @college-de-france.fr. in Paris @psl-univ.bsky.social. Four conferences, free access, open to everyone, with Tiktaalik as a guest star. Friends, colleagues and fossils in Paris and around, please RT🥁

May you have someone in your life that looks at you the way I look at moss 🥰

When we view nature through a lens of relationship, not ownership, we begin to cultivate sustainability from the inside out.

#GiftEconomy #WomeninSTEM #RobinWallKimmerer #Ecosystem #Botany #Education

Robin Wall Kimmerer, botanist and author of “Braiding Sweetgrass”, shares how Indigenous science teaches that gratitude and reciprocity are not only cultural values, but regenerative ecological strategies.

YouTube video by Museum of Science Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Gift Economy

What if nature isn’t a resource to extract, but a gift to honor? 🌿🧪

Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkj...

Soapberry bugs changes their body shape and reproductive strategy depending on nutrient. @aphanotus.bsky.social @colbycollege.bsky.social is revealing how these traits have evolved! #PASEDB2025 #polyphenism #soapberrybug #nutrient

The Sycamore Trees close to my parents’ apartment. They have known me my whole life.

its_just_fini | Fini Just | Substack Master's student in Ecology and Ecosystems. In awe with the natural world and grateful to get to know it better. Sharing reflections on life, loss, and wonder. Mostly poetry. Click to read its_just_fi...

I started a substack to share my writing!
finijust.substack.com

It will probably be mostly poetry as that is the language I feel most at home in. But every now and then, I will likely also share some longer-form pieces. The writing will be reflections on my life and experiences.

go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV

Great resource to connect early career folks with more senior scientists looking to hire postdocs! 🧪

Are you a PI in a biology field looking for students to join your lab as a PhD student? I made a Starter Pack to help PIs and potential PhD students connect! If you would like to be added to this pack, please let me know! go.bsky.app/EFj87fi

I am making a Starter Pack for people who are looking for PHD STUDENT POSITIONS in the biological sciences! If you wish to be added, please respond directly to this post saying you want to be added. I need at least 5 people to create the pack. Please share widely!

dreams coming true 😊

Happy pride from my mom and me! 🌈

I am lucky to have grown up with supportive, inclusive parents and am grateful to all the people before me who have worked hard to make this world a safer place 🌻

I know these are scary, heartbreaking times in the world and my heart goes out to all of you!! 🫶