The final version is now available #AmJBot bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Most major theories in ecology assume some sort of equilibrium, but only ~half of empirical tests acknowledge it & even fewer observed it in their system. Does this matter? How did the idea become so pervasive in ecology anyway? Find out in our new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Monday was spent scouting for new field sites when we stumbled upon this beauty 😍 Dipodium roseum - a saprophytic orchid that does not produce chlorophyll but rather relies on carbon from decaying matter near eucalypt trees.

Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

[email protected] and 127 co-authors present a global call to strengthen national #SoilBiodiversity action, in an #OpenLetter to policymakers at 27th meeting of the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social SBSTTA taking place in Panamá City this week. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #SBSTTA27

📢 Over 120 researchers have issued a major call to action for a coordinated approach to studying soil biodiversity! 📢 This letter urges policymakers, scientists, and others to recognize the importance of soil biodiversity and harmonize efforts. 🪱 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

128 authors - 1 message: Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization - Marín - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Thanks @cmarin.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social for leading!

Here goes a bit of shameless self-promotion: If you missed my National Science Week online webinar, it is now available via YouTube. Friends with benefits or frenemies: The role of soil biota in shaping plant responses. youtu.be/B_hnTfg10TM?...

The October intake of our free mentoring for early career ecologists is now open for registration! 🦇 You've got questions and they've got the answers! (They'll try their best 😅) Jump online to apply and check out the range of mentors available: tinyurl.com/bderjjxj #mentoring #mentor #ecology

In the first half of 2025, renewables became the biggest source of global electricity for the first time, as wind & solar growth exceeded global demand growth Shocking that it's China & India leading - EU & USA have fossil power growing ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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

Loyalty and nutrient trade… University of Western Australia researchers show how plants and fungi keep their partnerships alive—even in the face of cheating 🍃 ❤️ 🍄 #Mycorrhiza #Evolution

The world needs more of Jane Goodalls and alike. Dr Goodall was such an inspiration. I was fortunate enough to see her speak and meet at Tulane University speaking tour in 2016-2017, she came across so humble and gentle yet firm in her opinions and of course, very wise. RIP, legend 💫

Started my Friday with this lovely E-Mail: "Well I also happened to watch your interview on YouTube today and I must say you are truly an amazing person both inspiring and insightful." ☺️ So, I went and checked the above-mentioned interview, a talk actually, and it has 1.1 k views on YouTube! 🤯

What do leaf endophytes and koalas have in common? They co-occur in our native ecosystems! If you are keen to learn more or come and study with us, check out our programs 👇 unisq.edu.au/study/degree... 📷@unisq.bsky.social Master of Research student Fiona Stone captured this fab footage 💚

“Nature conservation is not working unless it protects entire ecosystems with all their interacting members—big and small” Fantastic opinion piece on advancing nature conservation to the next level by applying existing microorganism strategies to microbes.

Assistant Professor (Quantitative Microbe-Plant-Environment Interactions), Dept of Microbiology, Fall 2026 apply.interfolio.com/173345 at University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Position is part of a faculty cluster hire in Bioinformatics, Genomics and Quantitative-based Solutions for Food Security.

Tiny organisms - big impact: microbes are finally receiving the attention they deserve 👏👏👏 www.monash.edu/news/article...

Love getting emails from my students: "Dear Professor Birnbaum, My name's X and I've just completed the course REN3302 - Sustainable Resource Use with you this trimester. I loved the course and found it very engaging [...]." Also, Professor Birnbaum has a good ring to it 🤓 #teaching #academia

Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink! Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back. https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 25 Sep, 12pm AEST/2pm NZST Our September seminar will feature Eric Asare from @EdithCowanUni on fungal pathogens of peppermint! Free registration (donations welcome) @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @plant-pathogens.bsky.social www.australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/septemb...

📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/

It’s #3MT season, and #PhDstudent Abby talks about this important little mouse and its impact on the world. Head to the link to watch and vote (by simply liking the video on YouTube) to help raise awareness about the tiny mouse and help Abby win! youtube.com/watch?v=L1NLxg-inQA

Super excited about this new Open Rank tenure-track faculty search for the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. We successfully hired two excellent new faculty in our last search and we are hoping to build on that success with this search. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

Please share with your big picture colleagues. Join us @umontreal.ca as an Assistant Professor of Global Change Biology. rh-carriere-dmz-eng.synchro.umontreal.ca/psc/rhprpr9_...

Great way to end the EMAPI 2025 conference with a field trip to Ōtamahua/Quail island - such a beautiful place 🤩

Catching up on the latest plant invasion ecology science at EMAPI2025 this week in Lincoln, NZ - great talks and even greater reunions with old colleagues! #conference #weeds

📖Published📖 In this review paper, Ferrante and Lövei propose a standardised set of methods to monitor ecosystem functions that underpin ecosystem services and disservices 🌱 🌍 🧪 Read the article here 👇 buff.ly/2rAeHgq

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Global Review of Blue Carbon Ecosystem Microbial Communities - Birnbaum - 2025 - Environmental Microbiology - Wiley Online Library enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I don't particularly like Mondays (who does?!) but I like a Monday when a mammoth paper with fantastic colleagues as co-authors gets accepted for publication!!! This paper has been in the works (on/off) since 2020! Stay tuned for more details soon... #academia

Join @alittlebitmeg.bsky.social in August for our National Science Week webinars as she talks about the wildlife you might find in your neighbourhood, and how to identify them! Join here: unisq.zoom.us/j/88291112520

Join @christinabirnbaum.bsky.social in August for our National Science Week webinars as she talks about the role soil biota plays in shaping plant responses in variety of ecosystems. Join here: unisq.zoom.us/j/85618797119

The database of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Australia is out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... You can access data summaries via the website www.ausamf.com We have data from 610 sites with data from another 500 locations to be added by the end of the year! Thanks to all collaborators

Great to see this mammoth effort by @frewecologist.bsky.social et al finally published! AusAMF: The Database of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Australia - Frew - 2025 - Global Ecology and Biogeography - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

UniSQ Ravensbourne field station is not only an active teaching space but also a site for important long-term global research 🧐 Today our group was out in the field sampling for a worldwide project that will reveal global soil biodiversity patterns - what a day to be outside!🦠🧬

"A lot of science that seems frivolous at first is later proven to be powerfully useful. Discovery is a crooked road." In defense of silly science | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It’s World Environment Day! We are at the Toowoomba event all day at Lake Annand

📢We have a new initiative! 📢 Ecological Society of Australia Plant–Soil Ecology: ECR Spotlight series Are you an ECR working on plant-soil ecology across diverse ecosystems in Australia – from seagrass beds to deserts? Fill in the form below to be featured in our series! forms.gle/YDfqXvnFEzMxju…

Pint of Science is back this year! CSAS researcher Meg Edwards @alittlebitmeg.bsky.social will talk about "Studying the underloved and underappreciated wildlife". Tix are selling fast! Get yours here: pintofscience.com.au/event/tiny-t...

Reading student feedback on my 2nd year ecology course: "As a result of this course I am analysing my environment, noticing more interactions in nature and taking a more interested approach to bush walks and nature play with my children." My job's done here, guys!🥲 #teaching #academia #ecology

📣New paper 📣 We analysed papers on soil microbial diversity spanning 23 years in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands. Most studies assessed soil bacterial communities using culture-based methods in agriculture. Less info on unmodified peatlands - baseline? scholar.google.com.au/citations?view…

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

Invisible losses: thousands of plant species are missing from places they could thrive – and humans are the reason theconversation.com/invisible-lo...

Mycorrhizal fungi promote native & suppress invasive plants & help prevent soil erosion Why don't (fed or state) governments monitor fungi? Soil biology, generally, is not included in biodiversity assessments. Yet soil contains 59% of biodiversity? Madness. theconversation.com/from-trading...

📣 Calling all change-makers 📣 We are now welcoming proposals for symposia at our ESA2025 conference later this year! Theme- Biodiversity on the brink: Bold actions for a resilient future 🌳🦇 Take this chance to shape discussions and drive real change Apply via esa2025.org.au #ecology #ESAus2025

New paper alert! A bit of a blast from the past as this project started as part of my postdoc with @emilycfarrer.bsky.social @tulaneu.bsky.social 🤓 Great memories working in the coastal wetland systems of Louisiana 🫶 academic.oup.com/femsle/artic...