Sofia van Moorsel
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social
Ecologist interested in biodiversity and the impacts of global change.
In love with plants. Mother of two small humans. Group leader @uzh_geo
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In love with plants. Mother of two small humans. Group leader @uzh_geo
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Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social! We aim to unite researchers working on tree genomics in natural and experimental populations and on strategies for monitoring forest genetic diversity! @spatialgenetics.bsky.social @domcoqetc.bsky.social Submit your abstract here: eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
🌳Interested in using genomics, metabolomics and/or remote sensing to study the drought tolerance of a majestic tree species? Apply for the PhD position in my group! Deadline: 8 December 2025. 🌳 @spatialgenetics.bsky.social jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
UZH: PhD position – Drought Tolerance of European beech
We invite applications for a 4-year PhD position working on drought tolerance of European beech using a variety of methodological approaches from remote sensing to genomics and metabolomics.
jobs.uzh.ch
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🌳Interested in using genomics, metabolomics and/or remote sensing to study the drought tolerance of a majestic tree species? Apply for the PhD position in my group! Deadline: 8 December 2025. 🌳 @spatialgenetics.bsky.social jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...
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A new small beech biodiversity experiment is starting today @Irchel :-)
190 4-year old beech saplings growing in two contrasting genetic diversity levels.
Although it was very muddy and snowy at times, we are happy to finally have the little trees in the ground.
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social
190 4-year old beech saplings growing in two contrasting genetic diversity levels.
Although it was very muddy and snowy at times, we are happy to finally have the little trees in the ground.
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A new small beech biodiversity experiment is starting today @Irchel :-)
190 4-year old beech saplings growing in two contrasting genetic diversity levels.
Although it was very muddy and snowy at times, we are happy to finally have the little trees in the ground.
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social
190 4-year old beech saplings growing in two contrasting genetic diversity levels.
Although it was very muddy and snowy at times, we are happy to finally have the little trees in the ground.
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social
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@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social at the Basque Center of Climate Change (BC3) in Bilbao (ES) presenting our research on Intraspecific Variation in Drought Responses in European Beech 🌍🌳
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
@sofiavanmoorsel.bsky.social at the Basque Center of Climate Change (BC3) in Bilbao (ES) presenting our research on Intraspecific Variation in Drought Responses in European Beech 🌍🌳
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Netanyahu announced full occupation of Gaza — while people starve, are displaced and killed.
This is genocide.
EU must act now:
- Impose a full arms embargo
- Suspend the EU-Israel Agreement
- Move to recognise Palestine
Stop the war. Ceasefire and humanitarian aid — now!
This is genocide.
EU must act now:
- Impose a full arms embargo
- Suspend the EU-Israel Agreement
- Move to recognise Palestine
Stop the war. Ceasefire and humanitarian aid — now!
August 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Netanyahu announced full occupation of Gaza — while people starve, are displaced and killed.
This is genocide.
EU must act now:
- Impose a full arms embargo
- Suspend the EU-Israel Agreement
- Move to recognise Palestine
Stop the war. Ceasefire and humanitarian aid — now!
This is genocide.
EU must act now:
- Impose a full arms embargo
- Suspend the EU-Israel Agreement
- Move to recognise Palestine
Stop the war. Ceasefire and humanitarian aid — now!
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This is a really unique and exciting opportunity for a full professorship in Vienna. Come be my colleague @ter-cemess.bsky.social and join a fantastic group of scientists!
CeMESS is hiring!
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
Join us at the Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research (@ter-cemess.bsky.social) as Full Professor of SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND GLOBAL CHANGE. Collaborate across a leading institution in microbiome science and environmental research.
🔗 Learn more: cemess.univie.ac.at/news/detail-...
We are hiring: Full Professor of Soil Ecosystems and Global Change
Soil ecosystems form the foundation of planetary health and play a critical role in climate feedback mechanisms. However, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of global change.
cemess.univie.ac.at
July 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is a really unique and exciting opportunity for a full professorship in Vienna. Come be my colleague @ter-cemess.bsky.social and join a fantastic group of scientists!
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🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we
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March 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
Abstract submission has been extended to 5 May 2025!
Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social! We aim to unite researchers working on tree genomics in natural and experimental populations and on strategies for monitoring forest genetic diversity! @spatialgenetics.bsky.social @domcoqetc.bsky.social Submit your abstract here: eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
April 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Abstract submission has been extended to 5 May 2025!
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📢 ONE WEEK LEFT for abstract submission!
Don’t miss the chance to tell #Barcelona and the field of #EvolutionaryBiology all about your amazing work!
📝 Select from 51 approved symposia to submit your #Abstract: https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
Don’t miss the chance to tell #Barcelona and the field of #EvolutionaryBiology all about your amazing work!
📝 Select from 51 approved symposia to submit your #Abstract: https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
April 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
📢 ONE WEEK LEFT for abstract submission!
Don’t miss the chance to tell #Barcelona and the field of #EvolutionaryBiology all about your amazing work!
📝 Select from 51 approved symposia to submit your #Abstract: https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
Don’t miss the chance to tell #Barcelona and the field of #EvolutionaryBiology all about your amazing work!
📝 Select from 51 approved symposia to submit your #Abstract: https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
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After a successful workshop in Zurich! I am pleased to co-organize a symposium during the ESEB Barcelona on 17-22 August 2025.
If you are interested in discussing your research about adaptation and tree genomics you can submit your abstract before the 25th of April to eseb2025.com/list-of-symp...
If you are interested in discussing your research about adaptation and tree genomics you can submit your abstract before the 25th of April to eseb2025.com/list-of-symp...
April 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
After a successful workshop in Zurich! I am pleased to co-organize a symposium during the ESEB Barcelona on 17-22 August 2025.
If you are interested in discussing your research about adaptation and tree genomics you can submit your abstract before the 25th of April to eseb2025.com/list-of-symp...
If you are interested in discussing your research about adaptation and tree genomics you can submit your abstract before the 25th of April to eseb2025.com/list-of-symp...
Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social! We aim to unite researchers working on tree genomics in natural and experimental populations and on strategies for monitoring forest genetic diversity! @spatialgenetics.bsky.social @domcoqetc.bsky.social Submit your abstract here: eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social! We aim to unite researchers working on tree genomics in natural and experimental populations and on strategies for monitoring forest genetic diversity! @spatialgenetics.bsky.social @domcoqetc.bsky.social Submit your abstract here: eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
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New paper from our group! We used remote sensing to identify subtle seasonal differences between closely related beech species and developed models that accurately distinguish them at assisted gene flow sites.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Leveraging remote sensing to distinguish closely related beech species in assisted gene flow scenarios
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests are suffering under increasingly severe and frequent drought. Closely related beech species from Bulgaria,…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
New paper from our group! We used remote sensing to identify subtle seasonal differences between closely related beech species and developed models that accurately distinguish them at assisted gene flow sites.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our findings suggest that the growth and associated ecosystem services of species-rich mixtures in afforestation projects can be optimized by artificially selecting seed families with high mixture performance in biodiversity experiments.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Identifying seed families with high mixture performance in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment
Afforestation projects using species mixtures are expected to better support ecosystem services than monoculture plantations. While grassland studies have shown natural selection favoring high-perfo...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our findings suggest that the growth and associated ecosystem services of species-rich mixtures in afforestation projects can be optimized by artificially selecting seed families with high mixture performance in biodiversity experiments.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌳 Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social in Barcelona in August! The abstract submission deadline is 25 April 2025. 🌳https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
April 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🌳 Join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social in Barcelona in August! The abstract submission deadline is 25 April 2025. 🌳https://eseb2025.com/call-for-abstracts/
Abstract and registration deadline is tomorrow 23 March!
We're organizing a thematic workshop on "Beech genomes for the future". Registration and abstract submission can be done via this link swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an.... We hope to interact with many people interested in finding a way to keep this forest species around!
Thematic workshop 2025
swissforestlab.wsl.ch
March 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Abstract and registration deadline is tomorrow 23 March!
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📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar!
🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Joint EUFORGEN-OptFORESTS webinar: Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest
EUFORGEN & OptFORESTS webinar – Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest: consequences for climate change adaptation strategies
11 April 2025. 11:00 - 12:00 CET. ...
www.optforests.eu
March 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar!
🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest"
🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST
How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
Join us for this! We would like to bring together as many people as possible who work on beech genomics. You can submit abstracts to present your work either as a talk or a poster, or just join for discussions and exchange. 🌳
I am pleased to co-organize the "Beech Genomes for the Future" workshop on April 4th at the University of Zürich! 🌳
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
March 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Join us for this! We would like to bring together as many people as possible who work on beech genomics. You can submit abstracts to present your work either as a talk or a poster, or just join for discussions and exchange. 🌳
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I am pleased to co-organize the "Beech Genomes for the Future" workshop on April 4th at the University of Zürich! 🌳
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
March 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I am pleased to co-organize the "Beech Genomes for the Future" workshop on April 4th at the University of Zürich! 🌳
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
Are you working on or interested in beech genomics? Take a look and join us for this one-day workshop!
swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an...
We're organizing a thematic workshop on "Beech genomes for the future". Registration and abstract submission can be done via this link swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an.... We hope to interact with many people interested in finding a way to keep this forest species around!
Thematic workshop 2025
swissforestlab.wsl.ch
March 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We're organizing a thematic workshop on "Beech genomes for the future". Registration and abstract submission can be done via this link swissforestlab.wsl.ch/en/events-an.... We hope to interact with many people interested in finding a way to keep this forest species around!
Reposted by Sofia van Moorsel
Structural diversity is an important predictor of forest productivity responses to drought 🌲🧪
Productivity losses related to drought increased with greater structural diversity & decreased with functional identities characterized by conservative resource strategies 📊 🌏
🔗 https://buff.ly/40JUKEY
Productivity losses related to drought increased with greater structural diversity & decreased with functional identities characterized by conservative resource strategies 📊 🌏
🔗 https://buff.ly/40JUKEY
February 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Structural diversity is an important predictor of forest productivity responses to drought 🌲🧪
Productivity losses related to drought increased with greater structural diversity & decreased with functional identities characterized by conservative resource strategies 📊 🌏
🔗 https://buff.ly/40JUKEY
Productivity losses related to drought increased with greater structural diversity & decreased with functional identities characterized by conservative resource strategies 📊 🌏
🔗 https://buff.ly/40JUKEY
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✒️ New Paper Alert!
#Sustainability #ImpactAssessments of #trade agreements tend to mute or belittle impacts on #biodiversity. Check out our suggestions for more inclusive, inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements: rdcu.be/d9oHk
#Sustainability #ImpactAssessments of #trade agreements tend to mute or belittle impacts on #biodiversity. Check out our suggestions for more inclusive, inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements: rdcu.be/d9oHk
February 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
✒️ New Paper Alert!
#Sustainability #ImpactAssessments of #trade agreements tend to mute or belittle impacts on #biodiversity. Check out our suggestions for more inclusive, inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements: rdcu.be/d9oHk
#Sustainability #ImpactAssessments of #trade agreements tend to mute or belittle impacts on #biodiversity. Check out our suggestions for more inclusive, inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability impact assessments of trade agreements: rdcu.be/d9oHk
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Happy to share our latest work towards monitoring functional diversity using #Sentinel-2 time series at @esa.int's #BIOSPACE25 conference in Frascati, Italy. Visit our poster and talk to our team from @spatialgenetics.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social! 😊
February 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy to share our latest work towards monitoring functional diversity using #Sentinel-2 time series at @esa.int's #BIOSPACE25 conference in Frascati, Italy. Visit our poster and talk to our team from @spatialgenetics.bsky.social and @wslresearch.bsky.social! 😊
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via @twisteddoodles.bsky.social in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science -
February 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
via @twisteddoodles.bsky.social in honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science -
Sustainability and environmental impact assessments of trade and investment agreements need to address biodiversity more effectively! enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10....
Unmute biodiversity risks of free trade? The EFTA–Mercosur Agreement (Swiss) case study - Environmental Sciences Europe
Sustainability and environmental impact assessments of trade and investment agreements need to address biodiversity more effectively. To showcase this, we examined a report, commissioned by Switzerlan...
enveurope.springeropen.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Sustainability and environmental impact assessments of trade and investment agreements need to address biodiversity more effectively! enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10....
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🚀 The Genes from Space team recently hosted a workshop in Bern with over 100 participants (!!) joining to learn about our new monitoring tool. It enables users to use space-based Earth observation data to assess habitat suitability and estimate key genetic diversity metrics worldwide🌍
February 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🚀 The Genes from Space team recently hosted a workshop in Bern with over 100 participants (!!) joining to learn about our new monitoring tool. It enables users to use space-based Earth observation data to assess habitat suitability and estimate key genetic diversity metrics worldwide🌍
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🌍🌳 Using Sentinel 2- data, we showed that Swiss forests with higher functional diversity resist & recover better from drought! A step toward scaling BEF insights to real-world forests! Check out our new publication in GCB by @helfenstein.earth et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Satellite Observations Reveal a Positive Relationship Between Trait‐Based Diversity and Drought Response in Temperate Forests
The relationship between functional diversity (richness, evenness) and drought response (resistance, recovery, resilience) during the severe 2018 drought in Switzerland was analyzed using satellite-d...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🌍🌳 Using Sentinel 2- data, we showed that Swiss forests with higher functional diversity resist & recover better from drought! A step toward scaling BEF insights to real-world forests! Check out our new publication in GCB by @helfenstein.earth et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...