🌿 Last year’s rainfall can shape this year’s plant growth! Accounting for these lagged effects improves predictions of productivity, C storage & ecosystem responses to climate change. #PlantProductivity Lei He @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌱 In snowy subalpine forests, root chemistry strongly shapes decomposition by affecting nutrients, microbes & enzymes 🧩Key insight: root traits are central to carbon cycling #CarbonCycle #SoilEcology Yuzhi Ren @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 Plants emit sesquiterpenes (BVOCs) that shape our atmosphere 🌬️☁️. New study shows climate change is changing how temperature controls these emissions Efstratios Bourtsoukidis @jpreixach.bsky.social @creaf.cat @csic.es @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌱 Spring is starting earlier with climate change. Scientists thought this meant plants would pull more carbon from the air. But new research says: not so fast 🧵 #ClimateChange #CarbonCycle www.nature.com/articles/s43... Zunchi Liu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

💧 Under nitrogen addition, plants’ access to water across soil depths determines which species dominate in #Grasslands. Understanding this can help predict #Biodiversity shifts under nutrient enrichment. #NitrogenEffects Fu-Qiang Huang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

🌾 7-year study in N China finds drought shifts C:N:P in plants, litter & soil microbes, reducing productivity and ecosyst resilience. Plant traits like leaf N, C, and height influence these effects #NutrientCycling #AridEcosystems Zhaobin Song @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

🌊 New research proposes a method to quantify health risks from cyanobacterial blooms in lakes (integrating environmental conditions, toxin potentials & human exposure) #WaterMonitoring #BloomControl Hang Hu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @invaculture.net

🌲 Tree rings reveal how Earth's systems are interconnected This research shows that tree growth patterns can help us understand climate, ecosyst & environmental changes #ClimateScience #Dendrochronology Shan Gao @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39477785/

🌲 As pine forests get older, they run low on P — a key nutrient. This study improves the mechanistic understanding of the medium- to long-term effects of reforestation on soil P fractions Liehua Tie @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌲🪵 New study shows that decaying logs + forest gaps shape soil bacterial diversity on the Tibetan Plateau Mid-to-late decay logs in gap centers boost biodiversity—key for sustainable forest management 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122070 Qin Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

Global Ecology Unit @GlobalEcoUnit 🌊 Coastal wetlands are key “blue carbon” sinks, storing huge amounts of carbon in their soils. But with sea levels rising, they face more saltwater intrusion & flooding. Maoquan Ge @jpreixach.bsky.social @creaf.cat @creaf.cat @iec.cat

Enhorabuena!!! @jpreixach.bsky.social premio Medalla Margarita Salas en su 3a edición a la mejor trayectoria en supervisión de personal investigador 2025. Enhorabona Josep! @csic.es @csic.cat @creaf.cat @iec.cat

🔥 Europa està patint onades de calor rècord: el canvi climàtic és real i ja és aquí. Però la ciència ens mostra que petites accions poden marcar la diferència. Descobrim com els ecosistemes, els cultius i la creativitat humana ajuden a construir un futur sostenible Fil 🧵 💧🌳📖

🔥 Europe is sweltering under record heat waves—climate change is real and happening now. But science shows small actions can make a difference. Let’s explore how ecosystems, crops, and human ingenuity are helping build a sustainable future. A thread 🧵 💧🌳 and 📖

Shifting to healthier diets with ⬆️ aquatic foods 🐟 & ⬇️ meat could cut C , water, land & N footprints by up to ~23% & advance to Zero Hunger, Climate Action & Life on Land #Sustainability Jie Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🌱Nitrogen makes soils store more carbon… but often in 💨unstable forms ⚗️ Acidification can flip the script, locking more stable carbon. 📉 pH = hidden key to 🌍 carbon stability! Xinsheng Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌱🌾🪱⚖️ New research: Balancing C, N & P in farm soils boosts carbon storage 🌍, powers microbes 💪, and saves fertilizer 💰—a win for crops 🌽 and climate ☀️. #SoilHealth #climateaction2025 Lei Luo @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌱🌿 When plants get extra P, they shift gears—sending more growth aboveground (leaves & stems) and less to roots Why? To grab more sunlight when nutrients are plentiful. Nan Yang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And today, 2 more read suggestions for the weekend: 🌳 Liu et al map previously undetected trees, revealing overlooked changes in pan-tropical tree cover 💧 Jin et al show how climate and human activities control toxic metal concentrations in global inland waters Thread below ⬇️

Mangroves & reeds boost carbon storage in wetland soils 🌱🦠 Fungi break down plant litter, locking more C underground. Nature’s teamwork! #Wetlands #SoilCarbon #ClimateNatureAsk Junma Chen @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40614314/

Don't miss this paper showing leaf spectroscopy can accurately predict how forest plants use phosphorus — a breakthrough for monitoring plant health at scale! 📡🌳 #PlantScience #RemoteSensing Tingting Don @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Shrublands worldwide are changing fast 🌡️ Warming ↑ biomass 🌧️ Rain helps, drought hurts 💨 Nitrogen boosts growth but cuts diversity 💧 Water availability is key @daijunliu.bsky.social @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat 🔗 DOI:10.1111/nph.70235

🌳🌱 Planting trees changes soil microbes, helping lock more carbon in the ground. A win for forests & climate! 🔬💚 #Afforestation #SoilCarbon Mengfei Cong @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

☀️ Global Ecology unit (GEU) never sleeps — even in August! 🌴📖 Keep an eye out for new papers, events, and news! 🗞️🔍 #GEU #Research #ScienceNews

🌱🌍 How can cover crops help fight erosion, boost yields & store more carbon? A new global study shows the way — and this post breaks it down clearly: Optimizing cover crop practices for global benefitsa 👇 🔗 globalecology.creaf.cat?p=10191 #ClimateAction globalecology.creaf.cat?p=10191

🚁🌽 NUsing drones and machine learning, researchers can now estimate maize yield and water use with high accuracy—making it easier to boost crop water productivity and support smarter farming💧 Minghan Cheng @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌱 🌳 Forest restoration helps soil store more carbon—thanks to microbes and nutrients! 🧪 Boosting nutrient availability supports microbial diversity & complex organic matter🌍 Jing Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Yak grazing shifts Tibetan meadow plants from fungal reliance to self-sufficient roots, altering soil–plant interactions and deepening insights into plant responses to human impact🌱🐂 Haiyang Gong @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌳 Mixing tree species boosts soil carbon! Better litter + diverse microbes = more microbial necromass, key for restoring degraded soils. 🧫🌱 #SoilHealth #ClimateAction Cui Deng @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122918

Forest streams release ~10% of forests’ captured carbon as dissolved organic carbon (DOC). A hidden flow in the global carbon cycle. 🌍💧 #CarbonCycle #Ecology Siyi Tan @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat the-innovation.org/article/doi/...

🌾 Rising #CO2 may boost crop yields—but at a cost. This review warns of reduced food quality, ➕ arsenic in rice & growing health risks Urgent action is needed to protect global #FoodSecurity Dongming Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🪱 Earthworms increase CO₂ (+13.5%) & N₂O (+27.4%) but cut CH₄ (–22.5%). They also boost microbes. Big impact belowground! 🌍 Yiqing Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Global warming is fueling the rise of antibiotic resistance in soils — especially in colder regions A hidden consequence of climate change with major health implications #ClimateCrisis #AntibioticResistance Da Lin @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great and inspiring work by @saramaranonjimenez.bsky.social @d_bjarni @jpreixach.bsky.social and the whole team behind this. Well done! @csic @CREAF_ecologia @iec.cat @globalchangebio.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/SoRQqFu

🐼 Giant panda bamboos adapt in two ways: some grow tough, long-lasting leaves in moist habitats, others grow fast with nutrient-rich leaves in sunny areas 🌿 This helps guide smarter panda conservation! doi.org/10.3390/f160... Xiong Liu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

Drones + AI can now measure leaf angles fast and accurately A big step for understanding photosynthesis, forest structure, and climate impacts! 🌿📡🤖 #UAV #AI #Ecology #PlantScience Zhe Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Nitrogen pollution reduces soil nematode diversity 🪱 Impacts are strongest in dry, cold regions and linked to soil acidification. 🌱 #SoilHealth #Nitrogen #biodiversity Weibo Kong @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Drought slows the early arrival of spring due to rising temperatures www.creaf.cat/en/articles/...

Per què la sequera frena l'avançament de la primavera? | Impacte naciodigital.cat/impacte/terr...

🌍 A global roadmap to net-zero by 2040? New study in Nat Comm shows it's possible—by smartly deploying 🌞& wind across 192 countries 📢 Read the press release 👉 globalecology.creaf.cat?p=10134 #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement Yijing Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat

🌱Mangroves trap more carbon than salt marshes—emitting 72% less CO₂ thanks to special microbes. But they’re more sensitive to warming Protecting these “blue carbon” ecosystems is vital in the climate fight Lin Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

🌳 New research🚨Tree traits & soil microbes together shape how forests deliver key ecosyst services—from 💧retention to productivity Smart spp selection=better forest restoration! 🌱 Jianqing Wang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌳 Tree roots reveal species’ nutrient “fingerprints” shaped by evolution, supporting the biogeochemical niche theory. #Ecology #plantscience Mingyan Hu @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌿 Leymus chinensis adjusts its leaf area to manage different drought types—protecting photosynthesis but reducing growth Smart survival, under climate stress! #Drought #PlantAdaptation Jiatao Zhang @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌱 Biochar improves soil carbon storage, stability, and pH—especially without chemical fertilizers. A low-input strategy for climate-smart farming. Xiaoying Ren @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌲 Mixing Schima superba and Pinus massoniana changes soil microbes—but not tree growth. Stand age plays the bigger role. Smarter forest planning starts here! 🌱 #Forestry #Ecology Shushu Yao @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🌵 New study reveals how 3 desert plants manage C, N & P! Desert plants have smart nutrient strategies! Shrubs store more above, herbs go deep. Most nutrients stay in the soil🌍 Guangxing Zhao @JosepPenuelas @CSIC @CREAF_ecologia @iec 📖 www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14...

🌳💧 Drought slows down wood decay in subtropical forests—not just by drying things out, but by shifting microbial life. Fungi are the key drivers, and they suffer most when water vanishes Shuxian Jia @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat doi.org/10.1111/ele....

🧪🌋 New study tracks 2,000 years of ecosystem change in Azores lakes using elementome trajectories — revealing climate & human impacts over time. J de la Casa @sandranogue.bsky.social ‪@spr-bcn.bsky.social @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 Soil microbes are often limited by P— more than N— especially in the tropics. New global study reveals widespread nutrient stress with big implications for climate and soil health. 🧫🌱 Yongxing Cui @jpreixach.bsky.social @csic.es @creaf.cat @iec.cat www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...