Now in GEB Journal: Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography 💧☀️🌡️ Paper led by me & Jonas Lembrechts Koenraad Van Meerbeek Pieter De Frenne and collaboratively written by 97 participants of #MEB2022 - thank you! And see you at MEB2024 in August in Finland!

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📢The deadline for application is tomorrow. Don't miss your chance!

Whether you are microbe or a dinosaur, you better be on time!!⏲️Read all about priority effects in our new sDiv paper and in James T. Stroud's thread below:

💡 Did you know that nematodes are little worms highly abundant in forests, grasslands, and agricultural soils? In fact, they are among the most numerous soil organisms, with densities reaching up to 3 to 4 million per square meter. 🪱

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PhD student wanted for investigating fungal ecology in boreal forests! The candidate will investigate the roles of ectomycorrhizal and ericoid mycorrhizal fungal communities for tree seedling performance and soil dynamics.
Read more and apply here: slu.se/en/about-slu/w…

Swedish forests are beautiful! Only ten days left to apply for this postdoc position. Looking forward to applications from all corners of the world! 🌲🍄🦠🪱

📢Two really cool PhD positions on plant ecology and ecosystem processes in the beautiful ecosystems of northern Sweden. With David Wardle and others!
umu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID…

Are you interested in ecology and looking for an internship in the Swiss Mountains? We are looking for a motivated candidate to explore with us the effects of novel plant consumers on plant communities, and work with us in the BugNet in Davos. m.refline.ch/273855/1613/pu…

Curious how plant species imprint into soil microbiome? And how this changes with succession? Check out the last paper of Lenka Mészárošová! rdcu.be/dwTMg
Great work, Lenka! And I am grateful I could be part of the team with Petr Baldrian Petr Kohout Zuzana Münzbergová

📣Less than a week left to apply for this PhD position working with Michael Gundale, Marie-Charlotte Nilsson, and me! Deadline = Jan. 31

Congratulations Dr. Cole Brachmann to a fantastic defense, you were brilliant. A big thanks to Sari Stark being an excellent opponent, and Håkan Wallander, Paul Kardol and Margareta Johansson for excellent committee questions. You all made it a very memorable day.

Deadline extended to Jan 26 🥳

Please retweet!! We’re recruiting a 4-year PhD student to investigate sources of biological nitrogen fixation in boreal forests. You'll work in beautiful northern Sweden and be based SLU in Umeå. See link for more details!🦠🌲🌳🍃🍂slu.se/en/about-slu/w…

One day left to apply! 2024 can be your year to join our international team as doctoral researcher in biodiversity and trait-based plant ecology. idiv.de/fileadmin/cont…

🌱Looking back at 2023, we had a great year launching #SOB4ES , meeting the team, and starting our research. Now a short break before continuing our mission to unfold #SoilBiodiversity next year.

🎁Happy Holidays from the #SOB4ES team, and stay tuned for updates!

#MissionSoil

📣TWO four-year PhD positions in Arctic plant 🌱 ecology/environmental science (with me and APE@GU). Please share and/or apply! Deadline Jan 19. web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/… 📷: Kai Sattler, of our field site 😍

If I were looking for a PhD position, I would definitely apply! 🌲