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🌷Study finds the fitness of alpine plants would be decreased by earlier reproduction under climate warming, & #alpine #plants tend to maintain stable #seed size in response to #climatechange: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Science of Fungi in Grapevine: New Open Sccess Book 🍇 The reference book on fungal diseases of the #grapevine has been comprehensively updated. It is currently available in English free of charge through open access ➡️ agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/en/h…

On the blog🔎 @CarlaVzquezGon1 discusses how insularity shapes #plant-#herbivore-predator interactions: jecologyblog.com/2024/11/19/how…

The intensification of #agriculture has greatly changed Europe's agroecosystems, with major implications for #biodiversity. An overview study by Agroscope and the Swiss Ornithological Institute identifies the most important areas for future research. ➡️bit.ly/4fHXg59

Very interesting article on #biocrust global distribution & factors influencing it in SOIL Journal by former lab member Ning Chen & collaborators soil.copernicus.org/articles/10/76…

Publishing in nature is a great moment for every researcher! Unique research on how soil microbes respond to climate extremes is now published! Great collaboration across Europe! Amazing leadership by Prof. Franciska de Vries 🦠🍄🪱🌱🍂🌍. With Chris Knight and many others. nature.com/articles/s4158…

PhPosition: Exploring Ancient Microbiomes for a Sustainable Agriculture. Interested to explore how microbes influence plant growth and whether we can learn something from ancient microbiomes. Please apply (start Spring 2025). jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/… This position is part of

#WorldSoilDay 2024 ✅ Join the online event « Healthy Soil, Healthy Lives -Uniting Science, Policy & Community » with Save Soil & EU Soil Observatory! Register ➡️ bit.ly/3Z5uAvF #SaveSoil #MissionSoil #SaveSoilSecureFuture Conscious Planet #SaveSoil European Commission Panos Panagos

Microclimatic variation regulates #seed #germination #phenology in #alpine #plant communities, with an average germination delay of 52 days in the snowy extreme of the gradient, as a response to accumulated small microclimatic differences of 2-3 ºC a week besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

⚠️ Job offer: Head of Forage Production and Grassland Systems Research Group Agroscope jobs.admin.ch/offene-stellen…

📢Call for proposals! Submit your manuscript proposal for our upcoming Special Feature: The importance of #tree regeneration for maintaining mountain #forest #ecosystem services under global change ⏰17-Feb 🔗Full details & how to submit: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13…

A frugivorous bird's eye-view of Pleistocene landscapes: the way #birds disperse #seeds in fragmented anthropogenic landscapes is congruent with an ecological & evolutionary history with open vegetation created & maintained by megaherbivores Universidad de Cádiz besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Fire regimes in Mediterranean climates are shifting towards more frequent/severe events. This study shows strong links between fire, #plant traits & community response. 🔥impacts traits like #seed mass, #leaf area, & wood density at the community level besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

On the blog🔎 Above-ground disturbances & below-ground litter decomposition. Will #forests maintain their role as carbon sinks, or could they transition to becoming carbon sources? jecologyblog.com/2024/12/10/abo…

On the blog🔎 Understanding edge effects on #seed production. Katherine Hulting discusses her recent article: habitat edges decrease plant reproductive output in fragmented landscapes jecologyblog.com/2024/12/16/und…

📢Call for proposals! Submit your manuscript proposal for our upcoming Special Feature: The importance of #tree regeneration for maintaining mountain #forest #ecosystem services under global change ⏰17-Feb 👇Full details: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/13…