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Dario Martin-Benito
@dendroecologist.bsky.social
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Functional Ecology of Forests and Trees, and dendroecology @csic.es @INIA_es Madrid 🇪🇺
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@BeetleBark in the X Bird site for now

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Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 4d
Job opportunity: Join ETH Zurich as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Sustainable Plant Nutrition.
Application deadline: 28th February 2026.
Explore more details at the link. #PlantSciJobs

ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition
The Department of Environmental Systems Science (www.usys.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.
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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Sabina Burrascano, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Tommaso Jucker @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social · 4d
You won't want to miss this! Keep your calendars free and hopefully see you in Switzerland in October 🌳🍁🌐🧪

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Benjamin I. Cook , and 2 more

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 4d
We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Technician III, Tree Ring Laboratory
Duties and Responsibilities:Assisting with the meticulous preparation of samples for radiocarbon analysis following established protocols. This includ...
arizona.csod.com

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila @josephtumber.bsky.social · 5d
The Tumber-Dávila Lab, Dartmouth College Dept. of Environmental Science, is seeking a full-time lab manager/research assistant to contribute to research on belowground ecosystems response to global change.

COME JOIN US! 🧪🌳🌲🌎

searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/84449
Research Assistant I
Full-time Research Assistant for the Tumber-Dávila lab. The RA’s duties (outlined in detail in the Key accountabilities) include: 1) lab management, 2) field work and research travel, 3) lab work and ...
searchjobs.dartmouth.edu

Reposted by John K. Pinnegar, Benjamin I. Cook, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 6d
We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.

If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!

And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders

vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science School of Environmental Sciences Lecturer in Physical Oceano...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk

Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Chronology Of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies and Territories @contactproject.bsky.social · 8d
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CONTACT Project | Chronology of the Norse TransAtlantic Expansion
Chronology of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies and Territories (CONTACT), is a 5-year project hosted by the University of Groningen and funded by the European Research Council. CONTACT will be explori...
www.contact-project.org

Reposted by Antonio J. Pérez‐Luque

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Dario Martin-Benito @dendroecologist.bsky.social · 9d
Perfect weather for snowshoeing @harvardforest.bsky.social

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Neil Pederson, Peter Brown , and 2 more

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Steve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · 14d
Led by Roel Brienen, our paper in @natcomms.nature.com "Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms" is finally out and formatted.

Other bluesky folks contributing to the paper were @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social and @rmtrr.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms - Nature Communications
Tree longevity is thought to increase in harsh environments, but global evidence of drivers is lacking. Here, the authors find two different pathways for tree longevity: slow growth in resource limite...
www.nature.com

Reposted by Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Antonio J. Pérez‐Luque, Drew Peltier , and 1 more

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Dario Martin-Benito @dendroecologist.bsky.social · 17d
PostDoc position in #dendrochronology at U of Giessen (Germany) to work on medieval climate and societal changes in the Caucasus. Dream position: a great international team to work with, super research topic and amazing field sites. www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns... #PostdocJobs #AcademicJobs

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Antonio J. Pérez‐Luque, Darío Martin‐Benito , and 2 more

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Nadine Ruehr @nadineruehr.bsky.social · 19d
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍

📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?

Come and join us at KIT!

Application details: t1p.de/qctj7

Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Aliénor Lavergne @alielave.bsky.social · 27d
🌳🌲Excited to share my latest research on how declining C4 vegetation impacts the carbon isotope composition of CO₂! After 4+ years of juggling work and maternity leave, it’s finally out!

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

see also blog on the paper 👇

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Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito, Freddie C. Draper

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Belen Fadrique @belenfadrique.bsky.social · 28d
Apply for this fully funded PhD studentship in Tropical mountain forest ecology! Join us at University of Liverpool to carry out research on plant range shifts in the cloud forests. With: @fdraper.bsky.social @funkyant.bsky.social @jhomeier.bsky.social. Applications due Jan 21. tinyurl.com/23ary845

Reposted by Rob Marchant, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 28d
Gentle reminder to fill in the survey on forest disturbance change (below). We have *a lot* of great responses already (thank you!) covering all continents and biomes, but the survey will be open for a few more days! Thanks for making the time, your disturbance expertise is highly appreciated!
rupertseidl.bsky.social Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Dec 9
Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 9
Real-world testing of the #isohydrocity concept

Matthias Arend, et al.

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#PlantScience
Conceptual presentation of the Ψpd vs Ψmd dehydration trajectory based on current theory (Hartmann et al., 2021).

Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Antonio J. Pérez-Luque @ajpelu.bsky.social · Jan 9
🌍 ¿Sabías que los drones pueden ayudar a proteger los bosques?

El 11-Enero contaremos cómo usamos drones para afrontar retos reales de conservación

📍 #MUNCYT Alcobendas + online
🎟️ Entrada libre

👉 www.muncyt.es/actividades/...

#UAV #Forest #CienciaEnPrimeraPersona

@csicdivulga.bsky.social

Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jan 8
Patterns and drivers of post-disturbance forest recovery differ considerably across the Alps: Warmer temperatures relax thermal limitations and facilitate recovery in the C and E Alps, but inhibit recovery in the SW Alps. Led by @lisa-mandl.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Reposted by Pierre Mariotte, Darío Martin‐Benito, Shan Kothari

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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · Jan 7
🌳PhD Opportunity in plant ecophysiology🌡️ Join EPFL (Switzerland) for fully-funded 4yr PhD on tree responses to air drought and heat. Climate chamber + long-term experiments to uncover physiological thresholds under climate change. www.epfl.ch/labs/perl/pe...
PhD Position: Tree Physiological Responses to Atmospheric Drought
We invite applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, with a planned start date in June 2026. The selected candidate wil...
www.epfl.ch

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Richard Betts , and 7 more

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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · Jan 6
New research from our group: A pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent - driven by rising temperatures
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Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent
Nature Plants - Eight decades of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forest biomes driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as...
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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Benjamin I. Cook, Neil Pederson , and 1 more

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · Jan 5
The deadline for graduate student applications for paleoCAMP 2026 (Paleoclimate Training in Climate Archives, Models, and Proxies) summer school is this Friday, January 9th! paleoCAMP is completely free for all students selected to attend paleoclimate.camp/apply
Application — paleoCAMP
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Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez @frodsan.bsky.social · Dec 23
Interesting new #ecopubs @pnas.org

Seed production failures are more spatially synchronized than mast peaks across temperate tree species

But local synchrony among species is low, so generalist seed consumers unlikely to experience coordinated starvation–satiation

doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Geography of masting creates greater synchrony in seed scarcity than in seed abundance Interannually highly variable and synchronized production of large seed crops by perennial plants, called masting, drives resource pulses and famines with cascading effects on food webs. While the spatial scale of masting synchrony is well documented, it remains unclear how synchrony differs between years of seed abundance and failure, and how such dynamics extend across species and space. These gaps are important to resolve, as they determine the magnitude and spatial extent of masting effects on food webs. Using a 36-y dataset from 431 sites spanning seven dominant tree species in temperate Europe, we provide evidence that seed failures are more spatially synchronized than mast peaks, indicating that regional coherence in seed production is structured primarily by reproductive failure. Among-species synchrony was localized. This suggests that in temperate forests, mobile seed consumers are unlikely to experience coordinated starvation–satiation cycles, in contrast to highly synchronous tropical dipterocarp systems. From an applied perspective, failure years affect seed availability over broad regions, limiting sourcing options for afforestation and restoration, and underscoring the value of spatially explicit masting forecasting. Because mast peaks and failures differ fundamentally in their food web consequences, our findings highlight the need to better understand and anticipate the ecological impacts of synchronized seed scarcity.

Reposted by Antonio J. Pérez‐Luque

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Dario Martin-Benito @dendroecologist.bsky.social · Dec 22
Today, we had to do some necessary winter maintenance at one of our forest monitoring sites in central Spain. It was great to see some snow there (compared to most recent years)

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Darío Martin‐Benito, Joan Dudney , and 3 more

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Florian Schnabel @mixedforests.bsky.social · Dec 22
Just before the Xmas break🎉

In @journalofecology.bsky.social and led by Anvar Sanaei, we provide insight into #trait coordination across 90 common and future European #tree species👇

doi.org/10.1111/1365...

@agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
Above‐ and below‐ground trait coordination across 90 angiosperm and gymnosperm tree species in a common garden experiment
This research highlights the significance of elucidating the mechanisms behind above-and below-ground organs. The varying trait coordination across clades indicates different resource acquisition str...
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Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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CREAF @creaf.cat · Dec 22
¿Cómo puede algo tan pequeño como un hongo... cuidar algo tan grande como un #bosque? 🍄🌲

Los #hongos del suelo son clave✅: alimentan árboles, regulan nutrientes y ayudan a resistir #sequías.

¡Nuestra investigadora @terefigimeno.bsky.social te lo cuenta en este vídeo!🤩▶️

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · Dec 20
At #AGU25, tree ring scientist Caroline Leland of LDEO shared her research on dshared research on climate sensitivity of wood from Siberian Pine and Larch in North-central Mongolia to improve or build upon reconstructions of long-term climate. ➡️ Lamont at AGU25: https://lamont.columbia.edu/agu25
Caroline Leland at AGU: Temperature Signals of Siberian Pine and Larch in North-central Mongolia
YouTube video by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
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Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Darío Martin‐Benito, Karl Andraczek , and 1 more

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Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila @josephtumber.bsky.social · Dec 20
Recruiting a postdoc through Dartmouth's Society of Fellows Program co-mentored with Michael Cox with specialization in forest carbon dynamics, climate policy, and nature-based solutions

Apply by January 4th!
apply.interfolio.com/176741

🌳🌎🧪

Reposted by Antonio J. Pérez‐Luque, Darío Martin‐Benito, Antoine Cabon

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Dec 20
#TansleyInsight | Distal to proximal: a continuum of drivers shaping tree growth and carbon partitioning

@acabon.bsky.social 👇

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#LatestIssue #PlantScience #TansleyMedal
Fig. 3 Resource (here C and water) uptake, transport, and consumption shape resource distribution along the leaf-to-root axis, influencing C partitioning and plant functional traits under changing environmental conditions.

Reposted by Catherine J. Frieman, Darío Martin‐Benito

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Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social · Dec 19
As 2025 comes to a close, my university (Dalhousie U in Halifax, Canada) is recruiting faculty, including outstanding early career researchers, and Canada Research Chairs. Applications are due January 19 2026 (was just notified today!). Please repost.
Dalhousie University is recruiting up to 30 tenure and tenure-track faculty positions
Backed by the Government of Canada’s $1.7 billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative, Dalhousie University is undertaking one of the most ambitious research-leader recruitment efforts in its hi...
www.dal.ca

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Dec 19
'It still amazes me that invisible overlooked organisms under our feet can influence plant biology, community diversity and biogeography.'

In Profile: 2025 New Phytologist #TansleyMedal winner @camilledelavaux.bsky.social 👇

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#LatestIssue #PlantScience
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Reposted by Darío Martin‐Benito

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Antonio J. Pérez-Luque @ajpelu.bsky.social · Dec 16
5/5 This work was done during a #postdoctoral fellowship at #ICIFOR @csic.es with G.Gea, @dendroecologist.bsky.social and R. Zamora (@universidadgranada.bsky.social)

For a plain-summary language visit appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/12/15/h... from @jappliedecology.bsky.social
How climate change affects carbon storage in Mediterranean pine forests
Reforestation is widely promoted as a way to mitigate climate change by capturing carbon from the atmosphere. However, its real success depends on how trees invest (allocate) the carbon they captur…
appliedecologistsblog.com

Reposted by Tommaso Jucker, Darío Martin‐Benito, Julen Astigarraga

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Antonio J. Pérez-Luque @ajpelu.bsky.social · Dec 16
🧵 1/5 New paper out at @jappliedecology.bsky.social

We evaluate how #carbon allocation strategies determine the long-term carbon sink potential of large-scale pine reforestations under climate change. We combined #RemoteSensing and #dendrochronological plots

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