Call for manuscripts - joint special Issue #Geoderma / #GeodermaRegional - "Tropical Soil Science: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Biogeochemistry, Plant-Soil Interactions and Climate change Mitigation" Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan photos: Sebastian Doetterl

Protect young secondary forests for optimum carbon removal @natclimate.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

2 Postdoc Positions in Soil Biogeochemistry: Carbon Sequestration via Rhizodeposits in France Two fully funded postdoctoral positions are now open in France to study the fate of rhizodeposits in carbon sequestration. Join ECOTRON or CEREGE to work on cutting-edge soil biogeochemistry research.

🎉New publication led by Guusje Koorneef with authors from our group, Soil Chemistry group, NIOO and France. "Understanding the effects of organic versus conventional farming on soil organic carbon characteristics – a chronosequence study". Enjoy the read! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New in Geoderma: "Soil fauna promote litter mixture effects on nitrogen release but not carbon or phosphorus during decomposition in a subtropical forest" by Pengpeng Dou & Dunmei Lin. buff.ly/rRS5Wgx

Carbon #sequestration in #agroforestry 🌳 🌽 🥑 🐄 is a hot topic. Here we provide #openaccess guidelines to improve the quantification & reporting of carbon stocks in #soils & #biomass & additional #carbon storage in agroforestry systems, and to maximize manuscript acceptance. doi.org/10.1007/s104...

Check out our report on climate smart cocoa production systems and how we plan to develop a partnership between UK, Brazil, and West Africa to address the challenges: iuk-business-connect.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Sam Lovat, Elad Noor, Ron Milo run the numbers on #VerticalFarming to get ⚡️ cost ≈$10/kg dry plant matter. Which explains why it's viable only for high-value 🥬 ('fru-fru baby lettuce') Vertical farming limitations & potential demonstrated by back-of-the-envelope calculations doi.org/10.1093/plph...

"We infer that the earliest aerobic bacteria emerged in the Archaean, predating the GOE by 900 million years." Oxygen tolerance may have been a prerequisite for, rather than a consequence of, the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

***DID YOU MISS THIS PAPER?*** #openaccess The organic carbon-to-clay ratio as an indicator of #soil structure vulnerability, a metric focused on the condition of soil structure Sauzet, Johannes, Deluz, Dupla, Matter, Baveye & Boivin #soilscience @ejsoilscience.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social

Project Researcher Job in Peatland and Soil Ecology at The University of Eastern Finland Project Researcher Job in Peatland and Soil Ecology at The University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland: The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Project Researcher in Peatland and…

📣⚠️ New article on Planetary Pedology ! We examine existing soil taxonomies and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 to support moon #soil mapping. 🚀🌕 📖 read more 👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... #LunarGeology #Astropedology #Moon #ISRU #Regolith #Pedology #Mapping

How do we decide how long to run experiments....and about dreaming about experimental designs.... open.substack.com/pub/matthias...

Happy eid mubarak to all my dearest mutuals who celebrating. Wish you a joyful and blessed Eid-ul Fitr!

Hi Bluesky! I'm Fabien, I'm an agronomist and soil scientist at INRAE. My current research digs into the impacts of agricultural systems on soil carbon storage. I like combining experimental and modelling approaches. Here, I'll mainly share news on my research. More info ⬇️ orcid.org/0000-0002-20...

Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature! Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

***DID YOU MISS THIS PAPER?*** #OpenAccess Are soil carbon credits empty promises? Shortcomings of current #soil #carbon quantification methodologies and improvement avenues. Dupla, Bonvin, Deluz, Lugassy et al. #soilscience @ejsoilscience.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/sum....

Please sign up for our free course...students will gain practical experience in collecting, modelling, managing, analysing, storing and visualising hydrological data and more. We invite participants from across the globe to take part in this exciting opportunity. @ukceh.bsky.social

Postgraduate Research Associate (PhD Position) in Soil Physics and Rural Water Management Institute at BOKU University, Vienna Postgraduate Research Associate (PhD Position) in Soil Physics and Rural Water Management Institute at BOKU University, Vienna: The Department of Landscape, Water and…

Phd opportunity on soil health in Portugal. Can vouch for the PI. 🪱 🌍 🦠

Fact brief #23: Q: "Can CO2 be ignored because it’s just a trace gas?" A: "No - While carbon dioxide is a small part of the atmosphere, it has a large impact on climate as a greenhouse gas. [...]" sks.to/gfb-trace?ut... Full list of fact briefs: sks.to/gfb?utm-sour...

New in Geoderma Regional: "The carbon credit conundrum: Which analytical method should be used for determining soil organic carbon content in South Africa?" by Willie Herman Cloete, Gerhard du Preez, and George Munnik Van Zijl buff.ly/ZrUPW7Z

New in Geoderma: "The influence of fine fraction content on storage and retention of soil organic carbon in Vertisols of subtropical Australia" by Meghan Barnard, Ram C Dalal [...] Peter M Kopittke. buff.ly/gEnVJsY @UQ_New Uni of Adelaide @UniofAdelaide @TU_Muenchen

About the importance of writing and how to do it; nice, short article in Nature Biotechnology, and not just for graduate students. rdcu.be/ee4Vt

📢 🪱 Earthworms enthusiasts 😁 : The official website for the 13th Symposium on Earthworm Ecology is now live! ✨ 🪱 📅 SAVE THE DATE: August 23-28, 2026 in Wageningen, the Netherlands 🔗 Check it out and stay tuned for updates! event.wur.nl/isee13/home-2 📸Amazing pictures @frankashwood.bsky.social

Soil organic carbon is at risk in a large part of European agricultural 🧑‍🌾🌱🌿 land. The topsoil organic carbon pool is at high risk in 43 to 83 million hectares of EU and UK🧪🔬. A new study published by @naturecomms.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

***NEW*** #openaccess Erosion impact of cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) stands established with and without nurse crop Auerswald, Oberneder, Wiesmeier, Ebertseder & Fritz #soil #soilscience doi.org/10.1111/sum....

📣 Our paper on the effect of microplastics on decomposition is out in Applied Soil Ecology: "No short-term response of microbial or isopod-driven litter decomposition to microplastics". ​ ⚠️ Spoiler: We do not report any significant effect, and yes it matters. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Meeting with the coworkers who keep the soil rich in nutrients for home gardening.

Bolivia. Day 4. Soil erosion in urban gardens. Tropical rainfall induces high erosion rates in bare soils. Soil degradation as a consequence is soil erosion.

My last PhD thesis chapter is published after three years of revisions, and reframing, to make it clear that it's not a soil science paper; it's not an animal community paper; it's BOTH. Excited for you all to read it! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#JustOut #openaccess 2nd PhD paper of R. Nyawasha 👏 ! A nice study about SOC stocks in a smallholder communal area of 🇿🇼 and how they are impacted by land use, soil type & historical management. Also includes a comparison w\ predicted SOC stocks from AfSIS @cirad.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ca...

Myriapod Meet Up 2025 — 25 March, 8AM - 5PM (EDT). This online event will include short talks, and a chance to share and discuss research about myriapods (and other multipedes, e.g. Onychophora). Anyone may participate in this free event (no need to give a talk).

please share: I am recruiting for a PhD student to join my lab for fall 2025. I am interested in finding someone who is passionate about applying models to study plant ecology. Potential study systems include urban environments, sagebrush steppe, and tropical forest. caughlinlab.com/join-the-lab/

ICYMI Organic Research Centre have produced new free online tool. It allows growers or policy makers or researchers to model agroecosystem and look at impacts of pesticide use and how might be reduced while minimising impacts on crop yield. Link www.organicresearchcentre.com/resources/to...

New in Geoderma: "Effects of tree fall on soil Collembola: Disentangling the role of gap formation and deadwood addition" by Yan Zhang, Zhou Zheng, André Junggebauer, Melanie M. Pollierer & Stefan Scheu. https://buff.ly/4gXkIej

New paper's out ! We describe a new species from Jura, France: Avelona yvesi. Together with Avelona zicsii comb. nov., they belong to the same genus as the bioluminescent Avelona ligra... but are not bioluminescent. Northeast of France seems like an interesting center of endemism for earthworms !

Interested in #forest restoration and #carbon sequestration? 🚨 In our new study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social we show that 🌳 Tree diversity 🌲 increases carbon stocks and fluxes in a tropical forest experiment. #TreeDivNet, @uni-freiburg.de onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Today is a good day for these millipedes. #diplopoda

Just out: Schaller et al. The importance of reactive silica for maintaining soil health link.springer.com/article/10.1...

PERSPECTIVE Dilemmas in Linking Microbial Carbon Use Efficiency With Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics 📄 https://buff.ly/40R5fGC #climatechange

Native tree colonisation of carbon-rich soils did not capture carbon after 25 years, as soil carbon losses equalled carbon gains in trees 💭 @nchousego.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

New in Geoderma Regional: “Transformation of Chernozem by increasing land use intensity in suburban Hajdúság, Eastern Hungary” by Tibor József Novák, Áron Béni, Rita Kremper, Evelin Juhász, Ida Kincses, Zsolt Sándor, Magdolna Tállai, Andrea B. Kovács. https://buff.ly/42WZBFD

Soil erosion in the Andes!!!!! Great research with great colleagues. Effects of climate, land cover and topography on soil erosion risk in a semiarid basin of the Andes PA Ochoa, A Fries, D Mejía, JI Burneo, JD Ruíz-Sinoga, A Cerdà Catena 140, 31-42, 2016 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Drop everything and read this brilliant @charlescmann.bsky.social essay on how modern agriculture feeds the world. Fertilizer, irrigation, and genetics! www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...

‼️ OPEN ACCESS: Extreme event attribution (EEA) studies are considerably affected by 'data injustice' and therefore may not be suitable to inform loss and damage fund allocation, find Fezzigna et al. @marthewens.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social Read more👇

It's #DarwinDay. He was a father of #soilscience #pedology, by combining his knowledge of #geology and #biology, he published “The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms.” In this book you can see one of the first #soilhorizon designation A,B,C.

How are researchers using AI? Survey reveals pros and cons for science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

New paper out ! We call here for better integration of earthworms—a taxon extensively studied for its functions—into conservation biology, by highlighting gaps in earthworm ecology and proposing approaches to achieve this goal. in Open access ! doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...