Wildfire smoke has an unexpected effect on the #Amazon rainforest 🌳🔥 A ✨NEW STUDY led by @globalecounit.bsky.social published in @natgeosci.nature.com shows that smoke from tropical fires carries phosphorus—a key nutrient—that fertilizes intact forests and boosts tree growth ⤵️

El fum dels incendis aporta un fertilitzant inesperat a la selva amazònica www.creaf.cat/ca/articles/... Smoke from wildfires provides an unexpected fertilizer to the Amazon rainforest www.creaf.cat/en/articles/...

Nuevo estudio: la gravedad del fuego en un bosque afecta más a su recuperación que el clima tras el incendio @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat theconversation.com/nuevo-estudi...

@jpreixach.bsky.social top ranked inthe #ScholarGPS's Highly Ranked Scholar lists. Congrats boss!! @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat scholargps.com/scholars/658...

🚨 Roads cut through South America’s protected areas: 830,000 km fragment habitats into 25,500 patches. But restoring connectivity can save biodiversity! 🌳🛣️ Santiago A. Schauman @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Big differences in estimating plant carbon‑use efficiency could affect how we track land C 🌱🌍 But understanding the role of temperature brings us closer to better predictions and smarter climate action Lei He @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🍃 A quiet phosphorus decline is starving plants and cutting their carbon absorption — a warning that we may need stronger climate action to compensate. Songhan Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

High-altitude barley could expand with human-driven adaptation — boosting food security🌾🏔️, we must also safeguard the sustainability of fragile mountain ecosystems Yujie Liu @jpreixach.bsky.social @ceabcsic.bsky.social @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Trees face a trade-off: many narrow vessels or few wide ones. This choice shapes how efficiently they move water and how well they survive drought 🌿🌳 #PlantScience #Ecology Xiaoping Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Humans have been reshaping Earth’s ecosystems for thousands of years — even most of the planet 11,000+ years ago. Understanding that long history helps us care for the planet today. 🌍 @sandranogue.bsky.social @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🌱 Tropical forest soils in French Guiana exchange terpenes with the air. Adding N or P changes this: more emissions in wet season, less uptake in dry. Could affect ecosystems & the atmosphere! Kaijun Yang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

To grasp how ecosystems respond to climate change, we must look beyond visible events like leaf‑out and flowering—tracking hidden traits and processes gives the full picture 🌱🔬 Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40905545/ Lei Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

🌿 Plant light signals reveal gas emissions that shape air & climate, helping scientists better predict air quality and climate feedbacks — a leap for Earth monitoring 📡🌍 Chao Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Richer soils make bacteria grow faster but do less—boosting crops but lowering microbial functions. 🌱🌾 Balancing fertility and diversity is key for healthy soil. 🌍 Yuanyuan Yan @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌳Young forests are stronger C sinks, because trees grow fast but also because soil microbes are ⬆️active fixing CO₂ 🔄Restoring or maintaining areas in different growth stages could balance C storage & fixation Shu-Yi-Dan Zhou @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

🌍💧 #Rivers breathe! 🌿 A global study of 224 rivers found clear patterns in how they make & use energy — shaped by climate and 🏞️ landscape 💡 Helps predict and protect river health #Ecology Qiao Yang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iecb.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌳 Mixed forests = healthier soils & smarter🌱 Forests with N-fixing trees host richer microbes & better P use—stronger soils, healthier ecosystems. #SoilHealth #Ecology Senbao Lu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tibetan Plateau permafrost now absorbs methane, but warming could turn it into a source — adding to climate change. ❄️🌍 Strong climate action can help keep them absorbing methane🌍💚 Luyao Huang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iecb.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌵🔥 16 years of human impact (fires, floods, harvesting) drained carbon from desert soils, even deep down ⬇️ carbon = ⬇️ climate protection Smart management can help them recover!💨🌍 #SoilHealth Yanju Gao @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

L’ecòleg Yadvinder Malhi participa en la nova edició del Fòrum Ramon Margalef a la Facultat de Biologia - Actualitat - Universitat de Barcelona web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

Greenhouse farming reduces rare soil protists by ~40%, harming soil multifunctionality by ~18%. Even tiny creatures matter for thriving soils! 🧫🧬🌍 Yuanyuan Yan @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s43...

🌿 Tree roots—not fungi—are the main source of soil C in tropical forests (≈4× more). This means protecting root systems is key for carbon storage & climate resilience. 🌎 #SoilCarbon #ClimateAction Xiaolin Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40955670/

🍃🌍 Falling N in forest leaves? Not a crisis — an upgrade. Rising CO₂ lets trees 🌲 photosynthesize more efficiently, needing less N. Nature’s optimization in action ⚙️ #ClimateScience #Forests Maoya Bassiouni @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Nature’s Clock Is Falling Out of Sync: Plants and Animals Respond Differently to Climate Change globalecology.creaf.cat?p=10306 @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

Soils have a heat limit: when temperatures rise above ~16 °C, vital functions like nutrient cycling and carbon storage decline sharply—potentially a 21% global loss by 2100. 🌍🌡️ #ClimateChange #SoilHealth Tiancai Zhou @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congrats @jpreixach.bsky.social!! ranked 557th among scientists worldwide and 4th in Spain. In the field of Ecology and Evolution, he ranks 5th globally and 1st in Spain, according to the Best Scientists in the World 2025🎉🎊 @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat research.com/u/josep-penu...

🌾 Optimizing rice soils: Managing Fe/Al complexes, microbial balance, and fertilization can boost carbon storage, reduce CO₂ emissions, and help climate-smart agriculture. #ClimateAction #Agroecology Ning Hou @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 Plants emit more than we thought! New study finds heavy compounds called diterpenes form aerosols, meaning plant emissions may play a bigger hidden role in air and climate. #climate #airquality Ana M Yáñez-Serrano @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Les sequeres llargues i extremes posen en perill la capacitat de pastures i matollars per a emmagatzemar carboni, amb el Mediterrani entre les regions més vulnerables www.creaf.cat/ca/articles/... Timothy Ohlert @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es Romà Ogaya www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Long, extreme droughts threaten the carbon storage capacity of grasslands and shrublands, with the Mediterranean among the most vulnerable regions www.creaf.cat/en/articles/... Timothy Ohlert @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es Romà Ogaya www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🌿 Following up on #mangrove studies: restoring coastal ponds naturally 🌱 boosts soil carbon 160–212 tC/km² 💚 — a huge C sink 🌎 Conserving these ecosystems is key for climate and biodiversity Ning Hou @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iecb.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845660/

🪴#Mangroves' leaves with thin, nutrient-rich traits recycle N & P ⬆️efficiently, while root traits have little effect Implication: better use efficient leaf recyclers to restore nutrient-poor coasts Dalong Jiang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14...

Long-term no-tillage farming with reused plastic film ♻️ reshapes soil bacterial communities, affecting nutrient cycling 🌱 & overall soil health 🌿 — a step toward more sustainable agriculture Ya-nan Han @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iecb.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

As forests mature, their root-to-shoot ratio drops — but plantations 🌲 shift growth strategies while natural forests 🌳 stay stable. This shapes carbon storage and drought resilience 💧 Wenjing Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌍 Human-impacted natural ecosystems are crucial for climate change mitigation. Prioritizing their restoration enhances carbon storage, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience Ülo Mander @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌱 Turning abandoned or farmed land into forests boosts soil microbes & nutrients (C +72%, N +80%, P +77%) Consequences: faster ecosyst recovery, ⬆️C storage & better restoration planning Lei Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌱 Compared to natural forests, long-term Eucalyptus monocultures reduce soil health and biodiversity, which can threaten overall ecosystem stability. 🌿 Yukun Lu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌱 Each grassland plant has a unique “biogeochemical niche” — its own elemental mix shaping growth. Knowing this helps predict ecosystem responses to change 🌿🌎 Chao Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Lista de los mayores de 65 años más influyentes 2025: SOSTENIBILIDAD @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.65ymas.com/comite-exper...

@jpreixach.bsky.social guardonat amb la Medalla Mrgarita Salas a la millor trajectòria en supervisió i formació d'estudiants www.creaf.cat/ca/articles/... @jpreixach.bsky.social awarded the Mrgarita Salas Medal for the best career in student supervision & training www.creaf.cat/en/articles/... #csic

🌱 Turning degraded land into grassland boosts soil carbon, thanks to microbes and dissolved organic carbon — a simple way to fight climate change. #SoilHealth #ClimateAction #SustainableLandUse Zi-Qiang Yuan @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌾 Flooding rice fields can unlock “legacy phosphorus,” cutting fertilizer use without lowering yields — saving money and reducing pollution #SustainableFarming #SoilHealth #SoilHealth Yu Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 Deforestation in subtropical ecosyst disrupts soil microbes that cycle P, reducing plant productivity and ecosyst health Conserving soil nutrient processes is key for sustainable land management 🌱🌍 Xinjing Qu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s43...

🌱💧🌿Root nitrogen reallocation (RNR) helps plants cope with acidification, supports shoot regrowth, and boosts species diversity—key for smarter ecosystem management! 🌍🌾 #PlantResearch #Ecology Ying Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌲 New study shows that temp extremes set the survival limits for trees at alpine treelines 🏔️ Understanding these limits helps predict how forests may move and change as the climate warms #Forests #PNAS Yuyang Xie @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

In arid regions, ⬆️elevations bring cooler, wetter climates and more vegetation, boosting soil C. Fungal necromass contributes more than bacteria, especially at higher altitudes #SoilSci #C_Storage Mengfei Cong @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📡 Scientists developed MIPA a new way to measure atmosph's boundary layer height using lidar data By turning readings into 2D images, it tracks atmosph changes more accurately across sensors & wavelengths Yiming Qu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat 📖https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/16/2758

🌱 Shrub planting in drylands boosts soil microbes & carbon storage 🌾💨 💪 A nature-based way to fight desertification & improve land health 🌍✨ Mengfei Cong @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat 📖 Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Forests, savannas and scrublands are becoming more complex and responding more unpredictably to global change