Julia Koricheva

@juliakoricheva.bsky.social

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Professor of Ecology at Royal Holloway University of London | Forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning | Plant-herbivore interactions | Methods and applications of meta-analysis in ecology

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Julia Koricheva is an ecologist in the UK. She is professor of ecology at Royal Holloway, University of London and she researches ecosystem services in forests, the interactions between insects and plants and is an expert in meta-analysis. .. more

Environmental science 43%

Agriculture 21%

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · 8d

Escaliante et al. Effects of tree diversity on oak litter VOC emissions link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Effects of tree diversity on oak litter VOC emissions - Chemoecology

Leaf metabolites are important drivers of biotic interactions. Leaf metabolic profiles are changing over ontogeny and in response to biotic and abiotic conditions. Additionally, plant species diversit...

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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 8d

Our #OA meta-analysis on ecological predictors of plant responses to sequential herbivory is out in @newphyt.bsky.social. It was an enjoyable collaboration with Zoë Delamore & Erik Poelman from @w-u-r.bsky.social and Zoë did a great job leading the project nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 10d

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.

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International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · 10d

📢Save the date and submit your abstracts!

⚡️The Call for Abstracts is now open until 1 February 2026!

🌲International Boreal Forest Research Association 2026 Conference🌳
🗓️24-27 Aug 2026; 📍Quebec City, Canada

➡️ www.ibfra2026.org/callforabstr...

#ForestScience #ForestResearch #BorealForests

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Andrea Fuller @andreafuller.bsky.social · 11d

How to write a constructive peer review - see our new editorial, led by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social

With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social

Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews

Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des

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Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo @castretis.bsky.social · 15d

In trees, intraspecific and intraindividual leaf trait variability decrease along a gradient of tree species richness and are an important part of functional diversity in forest stands,
Our new paper is already out in @natcomms.nature.com

doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Want to know more about it? 🧵

Intraspecific and intraindividual trait variability decrease with tree richness in a subtropical tree biodiversity experiment - Nature Communications

In forests, trait expression is influenced by tree-tree interactions. Castro Sánchez-Bermejo et al. show how phenotypic variability of tree species decreases with tree diversity and contributes import...

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 17d

More diverse forests have greater productivity, but do they use more water? A new meta-analysis by Shovon et al. in @journalofecology.bsky.social suggests not. 🌐🌏🧪 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Figure 4 from Shovon et al. (2025). Influence of diversity on transpiration as described by Hedges' g effect size as a function of species richness and water limitations at the (a–c) community level and (b–d) species level. Upper panels assess the influence of drought stress by comparing drought versus no drought conditions, defined through self-reported information. Lower panels assess the influence of regional aridity by comparing humid climates (aridity index >0.65) and dry climates (aridity index ≤0.65). Circles represent observed effect sizes; lines represent posterior mean trends, and shaded areas represent the 95% credible intervals.

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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 18d

Volatile organic compounds diversity mediates tree diversity–insect herbivory relationships @oikosjournal.bsky.social #TreeDivNet nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Andrew Hacket-Pain @andrewhacket-pain.bsky.social · 21d

University of Birmingham, UK, are advertising a permanant position (Assistant or Associate Professor) in *Forests under Global Change*. A wide net has been cast - ecology, physiology, modelling, remote sensing, functioning, biodiversity, management... 🌲🌱🌳🌳🦌🌳🛰️🐿️🌲🔬🌳
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...

Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · 23d

Some parasites like it hot, some don’t. Nice commentary in @pnas.org by Jukka Jokela (illustrated by @dorotdesigns.bsky.social) on our recent meta-analysis on the relationship between climate and parasitism
Commentary: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Original meta-analysis: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Journal of Forestry Research @forestryjfr.bsky.social · 24d

🌧️ Mixed forests keep soil life thriving, even when rainfall shifts!
A JFR study shows that plant species mixtures boost springtail abundance and diversity, especially in drier conditions.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#JFR #ForestryResearch #SoilEcology #Biodiversity 🍁🌺🌱🌿

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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · 24d

📢 Over 90% of local insect biomass decline in German grasslands is explained by species loss.

“By the end of the study period, species loss, regardless of rarity or size, had become the main driver of decline”, says @bmwildermuth.bsky.social of #iDiv and @uni-jena.de

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Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss

A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.

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Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social · 28d

Registration for the #BE20Conference is now open.
We’re celebrating 20 years of the Biodiversity Exploratories with our first international conference. ✨
We appreciate when the news circulates in the community.
www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/de/be20/

See you there. 🙂

@dfg.de @sgn.one

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Pete Manning @peteecology.bsky.social · Nov 26

The joint meeting of NSO and GFÖ, September 2026, Odense, Denmark (for which I'm leading the science programming group) is now open for workshop and thematic session proposals! Please share. Details here: nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/nordic...

Nordic Oikos 2026 | Nordic Society Oikos

Join us for one of Europe’s leading ecological conferences, where scientists, students, and professionals from across the Nordic countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland come together to explore t...

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Nov 24

We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪

If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · Nov 21

Good discussions today at the stakeholder kick-off meeting in Pori about our case study on diversifying Finnish forests in @trees4adapt.bsky.social project. Heading back to the UK now. Many thanks to @mdpashkevich.bsky.social, @albrichk.bsky.social and @luke.fi team for organizing the meeting! 🌲🌳❄️

Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · Nov 20

An eventful day in winter wonderland! It was a pleasure to show Satakunta forest diversity experiments to colleagues from @trees4adapt.bsky.social project

Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · Nov 19

Really enjoying the kick off meeting of @trees4adapt.bsky.social project in Helsinki - fantastically organised by @luke.fi team, great group of people and inspiring discussions. Looking forward to 'team building sauna' tonight!

Trees4Adapt @trees4adapt.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Trees4Adapt team is in Helsinki for our kick-off meeting! Two days of planning, good discussions, a cold ferry to Suomenlinna, and a sauna ahead. A strong start to a Horizon Europe project on tree-based solutions 🌱

#Trees4adapt
#TreeBasedSolution #MissionClimateAdapt
#EUproject
#KickingOff

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Kent Wildlife Trust @kentwildlife.bsky.social · Nov 19

The results from this year's Bugs Matter survey (with Buglife) show that the number of flying insects sampled on vehicle number plates across the UK has fallen by a staggering 59%, corresponding to an average annual decline of 19%.

👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/get-involved/our-projects/bugs-matter

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Trees4Adapt @trees4adapt.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Boris Rewald @borisrewald.bsky.social · Nov 18

🚨New paper in Geoderma🚨 Across 9 #TreeDivNet 🧪experiments in Europe, we show that mixed-species 🍁 #forests 🌳🌲store ~9% more #soilcarbon than monocultures. Gains are strongest on cool, #climate stable sites, and linked to >fungal richness. #soilcarbon 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Fig. 3. Standardized effects of climatic, edaphic, and vegetation variables on the net diversity effect on topsoil C stocks (NDE C) across nine sites (n = 110) on a logarithmic scale (first y-axis; left) and natural scale (second y-axis; right). Error bars denote standard errors. Climatic variables include mean annual temperature (MAT), mean annual precipitation (MAP), as well as variability in temperature and precipitation (interannual CV). Edaphic variables include the inverted first principal component axis for soil pH and C:N ratio (Fertility index) as well as soil texture (based on clay content). Effects of standing stock is represented by basal area per hectare (BA ha-1). Significant effects on NDE C are indicated as *** = p 0.05, n.s. = not significant. Values below 0 indicate negative correlation between NDE C and predictors.

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Werner R, Jensen J, Fransson P, Baum C, Sandén H, Rewald B, Godbold DL, Mayer M, Guillemot J, Robin A, Brancalion PHS, Koricheva J, Ponette Q, Muys B, Verheyen K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Bauhus J, Beyer F, Hajek P, Jactel H, Weih M (2025) Effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity in European planted mixed forests are modulated by environmental conditions. Geoderma 464:117591. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117591

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Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · Nov 18

New OA #TreeDivNet paper is out in @geoderma.bsky.social and it is focussed on effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Julia Koricheva @juliakoricheva.bsky.social · Nov 6

Thank you! 😀

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Elina Mäntylä @elinamantyla.bsky.social · Nov 6

Zhu et al. Volatile‐Mediated Plant Defense Networks: Field Evidence for Isoprene as a Short‐Distance Immune Signal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Volatile‐Mediated Plant Defense Networks: Field Evidence for Isoprene as a Short‐Distance Immune Signal

Transgenic silver birch (Betula pendula) with altered isoprene emission capacities enhanced pathogen resistance in neighboring Arabidopsis thaliana through a jasmonate-independent, salicylate-depende...

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Matt Grainger @drmattg.bsky.social · Nov 3

Dynamic meta-analysis tools promise transparency by letting users explore evidence by species, region or outcome — but each filter is a new test. My new post argues that without safeguards, transparency can become multiplicity.
🔗 drmattg.github.io/Uncertain_Ec...

Dynamic Meta-analysis: When Transparency Meets Multiplicity

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