Haozhi Ma
haozhima.bsky.social
Haozhi Ma
@haozhima.bsky.social
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🌴Since my undergraduate time, I wanted to see the tropical alpine biome with its "giant rosette" species. On our #biome project fieldtrip in #Ecuador, I finally met #Espeletia picnophylla spp. angelensis, in El Angel. So happy! Magic!
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Exploring the tropical cloud forests of #Guacamayos. 🔎 Foggy, rain-soaked and mild temperatures: #cloudforests are some of the most species- and endemism-rich biomes on Earth. Despite covering only 0.4% of global land, they host 3,700 #species of birds, mammals, amphibians and tree ferns. 🌧️🌳🌿
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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🌎 Our BIOME project team has just begun a 3.5-week research expedition in Ecuador! 🇪🇨 They’ll be conducting fieldwork across diverse landscapes to study how biomes have evolved and how to define them. 🔎🌿🏔️ Stay tuned for field updates! ✨
👉BIOME project: shorturl.at/RLQPw
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The BIOME team explored the high-altitude city of #Quito (2,850 m) before heading deep into the Amazon rainforest for fieldwork. 🌳🌿
November 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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A breathtaking sunrise with a view of the #Antisana volcano on the road from Quito to Yasuní National Park.☀️🌋
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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🌿Fieldwork in the #Yasuni National Park, #Ecuador.🦜
Our researchers are studying the structural and functional properties of #rainforests to better understand and define #biomes.🌳🔎
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Elena Plekhanova gave an excellent talk on "SeCo-Eco: Global multiband seasonal pre-training dataset and self-supervised model for ecological applications" at the #EGU25. 🌍🛰️

🔗More information & presentation slides are available here:
plekhanovaelena.github.io/ssl4eco/
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Mountain species are at risk of extinction as global temperatures rise—but how these risks will manifest remains unclear. 🌱🏔️ Bert Wuyts's research sheds light on this by exploring how habitats become fragmented & isolated as populations shift to higher elevations. He presented his results at #EGU25.
May 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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@clechartre.bsky.social held a session on "HP computing for mechanistic prediction of biome distribution" at #EGU25. She presented BIOME4.jl—a hi-res #Julia reimplementation of #BIOME4 to improve performance, modularity & scalability, enabling the simulation of biome dynamics in complex terrains.🌍🖥️
May 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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What drives the iconic buttress roots in tropical forests—mechanics or nutrients?🌳 At #EGU25, @haozhima.bsky.social presented his research on “The biogeography & functional understanding of buttress roots in tropical forests”. He’s part of our SNSF Advanced Grant project "BIOME.cc"🌎: rb.gy/r8vy1l
May 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Come and chat with me at #EGU25!
Thrilled to share that we will be participating in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 #EGU25 in #Vienna — with four sessions led by our scientists!🚀 Don’t miss the chance to join their talks and meet them in person for insightful discussions & future collaborations!💡🌱
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Stay tuned!!
🌳Why are buttress roots almost exclusively found in tropical rainforests? Is it mechanical suppport or nutrient competition? Dr. Haozhi Ma is delving into these fascinating questions to uncover patterns and evolutionary advantages tied to buttress roots.🌎✨ shorturl.at/TtakH
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM