A new project on the role of soil microbes in forest dieback & restoration, one plant root at a time (partners: CSIRO, Greening Aust, Landcare, ANU)
Southern NSW, Australia
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Proud to announce a new collaborative research project, which aims to untangle the role of soil microbes (particularly mycorrhizae) in forest dieback across sthrn NSW, in partnership with CSIRO, ANU, Greening Aust, Landcare.
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Paper out @NewPhyt❕
🌱🐛 Plant herbivore protection by arbuscular mycorrhizas: A role for fungal diversity? 🌱🐛
with @1pantunes @dunkie_c @profSueHartley @ScottJohnsonLab @mrillig @bennett_lab
#mycorrhiza #biodiversity #fungi #soil #insect
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
ALT Section of figure that outlines two (of many) potential outcomes from applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculants. One scenario is where the introduced fungal taxon persists and promotes defenses of plants and thus benefits plant communities. The second scenario is where the introduced fungal taxon does not persist in the environment (possible it is not suited to it, or is outcompeted by the resident fungi already present) and there is no defense-benefit for plants.
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In our "Meet the Scientist" series, we are introducing the 'who's who' in plant-soil research 🌱🧫🦠🧬
Who they are? What do they research? What fascinates them about plant-soil ecology?
We'll kick off the first few with our steering committee. . .
@EcolSocAus @ch_birnbaum
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Our new study demonstrates that organic farming and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality.
We assessed 43 agroecosystem properties and determined overall performance including economic, environmental and agronomic variables.
advances.sciencemag.org/cont…
ALT Ecosystem multifunctionality in organic and conventional arable farming systems with tillage, with reduced tillage or without tillage (no tillage). This graphs shows the overall average response of 43 agroecosystem properties including yield, soil quality, soil erosion, soil structure, various biodiversity measures, income per hectare, air pollution (climate warming potential on a hectare basis), ecotoxicity and eutrophication potential. The results were obtained from the FArming Systems and Tillage (FAST) Experiment in Switzerland. Results of the first crop rotation (6 years). See Wittwer et al. 2021.
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🎉 Congrats to the NT’s Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation for winning the 2021 National Coastcare Award! 🌊🐢🐬
👉 Find out more about their work: bit.ly/3jCT3Ul
#Coastcare #LandcareConf21
Hey soil fungi experts, do you know how mycorrhizae (re)form relationships with ephemeral desert plants that may have lain dormant in the seed bank before germinating after favourable rainfall events? Do the fungi also simply lay dormant as spores in the soil? For how long?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....and in the case of these native wildflowers how could you see anything BUT beauty!
Carpets of Everlastings are currently blanketing our Charles Darwin Reserve on Badimia country, WA.
Thanks to Reserve Manager @J_Stingemore for the pics
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Tonight my mentor, friend and mentor was inducted into the Western Australian Science Hall of Fame. Inspiring effort Richard! @consecology @TEricksonSeed @lmhallett @nanshack @john_m_dwyer @DrSarahClement @ – at Perth, Western Australia
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I can't believe that I got an ARC DECRA!
Thank you so much to those who helped me get to here. @USQ @SamanthaFRose @ScottJohnsonLab @jsoilecol @jodinprice and many others.
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Opportunity for new Post Docs to join the group! A bunch of new projects about to come online, so come join a great group of people helping to solve environmental challenges! If you have skills in any of the following, we'd love to hear form you!
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We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Soil Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functions. The candidate will work in partnership with @EisenhauerLab & Prof Peter Reich (Minnesota Uni). If interested, pl get in touch. More info-
seek.com.au/job/52485728
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I was really looking forward to attending first in-person conference in 2 years, but #melbournelockdown2021.
But better virtual (conference) than none, so you can catch me talking about our #alpine #peatland #microbial work at #2021ASM @AUSSOCMIC this Thursday morning!
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Hello world (second call)! A 2-year postdoctoral position is available in my group @mpipz_cologne
to work on « Cross-kingdom metabolic interactions in the root microbiome »
jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting….
Deadline: May 31st. Please RT. #PlantSciJobs #Microbes.
Picture: @rtnakano_lab
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Had an interesting day sampling the microbiome of Bioreceptive walls in a London schoolyard today. Amazing bio-integrated designs by @UCL_Bio_ID bringing nature to our desolate urban surfaces. Imagine if most of the surface area in our cities was rich in #biodiversity
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Introducing the Mangrove Microbiome Initiative: Identifying Microbial Research Priorities and Approaches To Better Understand, Protect, and Rehabilitate Mangrove Ecosystems msystems.asm.org/content/5/5…
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Key dates for the #2021APPS Biennial conference
12 May - Abstracts close
16 Jun - Abs notifications sent & Bursary App. open
16 Jul - Bursary App. close
11 Aug - Bursary notifications sent
15 Sept - Early Bird Rego closes
23 – 26 Nov - Online conference
appsconference.com.au/
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Our latest @ConversationUK article is about the #biodiversity that we can’t see with the naked eye – the secret life of the air we breathe, and why it's important for our health.
theconversation.com/how-the-…
#Microbiome #InvisibleNature @LandscapeSheff @SheffSocScience
This was such a wonderful read!!! We are indeed undertaking a similar study. I look forward to hearing about your results
Did you know that there are more organisms in 1 teaspoon of soil than there are people on the planet? 🌎
If your answer is "No!”, you are not alone.
Read the recent blog by @Flinders PhD candidate @peddleshawn about his work on the soil microbiome bit.ly/3ofRJsy
Oh my gosh - now this was a joyful read; thanks @BerondaM... amazing that plants can recognise 'kin' and regulate sugar exchange via fungal networks" theconversation.com/plants-t…
Plants and fungi - a "match made underground", disrupted by catastrophic fires. How do plant-mycorrhizal networks recover following fire? This @ConversationEDU article is a perennial favourite, written by @frewecologist and colleagues. theconversation.com/how-fung…
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Proud to host the 11th #IndigenousEcologicalKnowledge (IEK) Symposium at #ESAus21, Darwin, 22-26 Nov. All IEK symposium presenters eligible for @BushHeritageAus Right Way Science Award. Travel grants available.
esa2021.org.au
ecolsoc.org.au/awards/confer…
📷: Georgie Kamaris
