Avni Malhotra
@avnimalh0tra.bsky.social
Food and science (but not food science). Views my own.
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Ideas and Perspectives: Potentially large but highly uncertain carbon dioxide emissions resulting from peat erosion bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Ideas and Perspectives: Potentially large but highly uncertain carbon dioxide emissions resulting from peat erosion
Abstract. Peatland erosion and resulting particulate organic carbon (POC) flux is an international problem that is causing loss of peat carbon to the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. Pea...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ideas and Perspectives: Potentially large but highly uncertain carbon dioxide emissions resulting from peat erosion bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
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Do conservative leaf traits drive biomass allocation strategies that optimise root-zone water storage and help maintain transpiration under highly seasonal precipitation? Not sure we answer this in this paper, but at least we have results to start discussing it... doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Global Assessment of Environmental and Plant‐Trait Influences on Root: Shoot Biomass Ratios
We assembled a large global dataset by combining several previous compilations to test eco-evolutionary optimality (EEO) hypotheses about how plants allocate carbon above- and below-ground (root: sho...
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Do conservative leaf traits drive biomass allocation strategies that optimise root-zone water storage and help maintain transpiration under highly seasonal precipitation? Not sure we answer this in this paper, but at least we have results to start discussing it... doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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We discovered that green leaf phenology varies significantly by #peatland type and vegetation community:
• Bogs reach peak greenness about 10 days later than fens.
• Vegetation type and local energy balance strongly influence #phenology
• Bogs reach peak greenness about 10 days later than fens.
• Vegetation type and local energy balance strongly influence #phenology
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We discovered that green leaf phenology varies significantly by #peatland type and vegetation community:
• Bogs reach peak greenness about 10 days later than fens.
• Vegetation type and local energy balance strongly influence #phenology
• Bogs reach peak greenness about 10 days later than fens.
• Vegetation type and local energy balance strongly influence #phenology
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We had:
📸 > 3700 photos collected every 1–2 weeks across 2021–2022
Across
📍27 sites and 10 countries 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇳🇴🏴🇮🇪🇦🇺🇨🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪
📸 > 3700 photos collected every 1–2 weeks across 2021–2022
Across
📍27 sites and 10 countries 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇳🇴🏴🇮🇪🇦🇺🇨🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We had:
📸 > 3700 photos collected every 1–2 weeks across 2021–2022
Across
📍27 sites and 10 countries 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇳🇴🏴🇮🇪🇦🇺🇨🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪
📸 > 3700 photos collected every 1–2 weeks across 2021–2022
Across
📍27 sites and 10 countries 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇳🇴🏴🇮🇪🇦🇺🇨🇱🇸🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪
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🚨New Paper 🚨
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨New Paper 🚨
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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The PeatPic Project makes peatland phenology research easier: low-cost, open, and ready to support future studies
Big thank you to all my co-authors - especially to co-lead @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social
Big thank you to all my co-authors - especially to co-lead @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The PeatPic Project makes peatland phenology research easier: low-cost, open, and ready to support future studies
Big thank you to all my co-authors - especially to co-lead @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social
Big thank you to all my co-authors - especially to co-lead @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social
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ETH Zurich climate scientist @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation.
Congratulations for receiving this award for outstanding research!
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Congratulations for receiving this award for outstanding research!
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Great honour for ETH climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne
ETH Professor Sonia Seneviratne is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation. The climate researcher shares ...
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September 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
ETH Zurich climate scientist @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social is the first Swiss citizen to receive the prestigious German Environmental Award bestowed by the German Federal Environmental Foundation.
Congratulations for receiving this award for outstanding research!
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Congratulations for receiving this award for outstanding research!
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
It’s hard to post about papers these days but I’ll try. Better slow than never. Here’s a blog post about our recently published paper. communities.springernature.com/posts/gettin...
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It’s hard to post about papers these days but I’ll try. Better slow than never. Here’s a blog post about our recently published paper. communities.springernature.com/posts/gettin...
A great essay from a beloved colleague! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Reflecting on the Tenure Track From Mid‐Career
I offer advice and reflections on research, teaching, and service in a tenure-track position I provide advice for the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant program I suggest ways to say ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A great essay from a beloved colleague! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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🚨🌍Are you attending #AGU25? Are you working on soil stabilization and change? Than this session is for you:
Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change (B081)
With @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @katie-rocci.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social Sam Weintraub-Leff
Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change (B081)
With @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @katie-rocci.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social Sam Weintraub-Leff
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July 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨🌍Are you attending #AGU25? Are you working on soil stabilization and change? Than this session is for you:
Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change (B081)
With @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @katie-rocci.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social Sam Weintraub-Leff
Soils in the Anthropocene: Cross-scale Mechanisms of Stabilization and Change (B081)
With @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @katie-rocci.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social Sam Weintraub-Leff
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@ INTECOL Wetlands conference, Datu Prof Lulie Melling of TROPI Sarawak giving plenary talk on research and outreach in tropical
July 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@ INTECOL Wetlands conference, Datu Prof Lulie Melling of TROPI Sarawak giving plenary talk on research and outreach in tropical
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Today, I presented a study based on GHG and related #microbiome in Réunion Island #peatland forests at the 12th #INTECOL Wetlands Conference, Tartu, #Estonia
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today, I presented a study based on GHG and related #microbiome in Réunion Island #peatland forests at the 12th #INTECOL Wetlands Conference, Tartu, #Estonia
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
#peatlandN2O #erc @emlabtartu.bsky.social
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Really interesting paper from some great folks! Love to see us learning more about root effects on soil C!
Excited to see this paper out! We used NEON data to explore the relationship between fine root and soil carbon stocks. With @sr-weino.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social @aaberhe.com @josephtumber.bsky.social @mingzhenlu.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Fine root and soil carbon stocks are positively related in grasslands but not in forests - Communications Earth & Environment
A positive relationship between fine root carbon and soil organic carbon stocks is well established in grasslands, particularly at greater depths, but the relationship varies across forests, based on ...
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Really interesting paper from some great folks! Love to see us learning more about root effects on soil C!
Excited to see this paper out! We used NEON data to explore the relationship between fine root and soil carbon stocks. With @sr-weino.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social @aaberhe.com @josephtumber.bsky.social @mingzhenlu.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Fine root and soil carbon stocks are positively related in grasslands but not in forests - Communications Earth & Environment
A positive relationship between fine root carbon and soil organic carbon stocks is well established in grasslands, particularly at greater depths, but the relationship varies across forests, based on ...
doi.org
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Excited to see this paper out! We used NEON data to explore the relationship between fine root and soil carbon stocks. With @sr-weino.bsky.social @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social @aaberhe.com @josephtumber.bsky.social @mingzhenlu.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1038/s432...
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INTECOL Wetlands Conference officially kicked off in Tartu! A week of exciting meetings and discussions on the future of marshes, swamps and peat bogs ahead! @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @monicapalta.bsky.social @luke.fi @mikkespenberg.bsky.social @etechlab.bsky.social #ÜloManderHappy
June 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
INTECOL Wetlands Conference officially kicked off in Tartu! A week of exciting meetings and discussions on the future of marshes, swamps and peat bogs ahead! @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social @monicapalta.bsky.social @luke.fi @mikkespenberg.bsky.social @etechlab.bsky.social #ÜloManderHappy
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Very excited to see this massive effort out that was led by Mingzhen Lu that showed widespread rooting bimodality across NEON sites 🧪🌎🌳
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A continental scale analysis reveals widespread root bimodality - Nature Communications
This study shows that many plants form a second, deeper root layer underground, enabling access to nutrient-rich deep soil. This previously unnoticed rooting pattern adds to the growing recognition th...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Very excited to see this massive effort out that was led by Mingzhen Lu that showed widespread rooting bimodality across NEON sites 🧪🌎🌳
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Now online: "Permafrost, Peatland, and Cropland Regions Are Key to Reconciling North American Carbon Sink Estimates" by Kelsey Foster et al., including @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social w/ Stanford, PNNL, NAU, and NRC colleagues agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Permafrost, Peatland, and Cropland Regions Are Key to Reconciling North American Carbon Sink Estimates
Additional sink inferred by inversions in just 16% of North America accounts for the discrepancy between top-down and bottom-up estimates Statistically significant differences between top-down an...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Now online: "Permafrost, Peatland, and Cropland Regions Are Key to Reconciling North American Carbon Sink Estimates" by Kelsey Foster et al., including @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social w/ Stanford, PNNL, NAU, and NRC colleagues agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Monday afternoon at #EGU25
"Soils and Environmental Change" - session BG3.49 convened by @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and colleagues 28 Apr 16:15–18:00 in room E2 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
"Soils and Environmental Change" - session BG3.49 convened by @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and colleagues 28 Apr 16:15–18:00 in room E2 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
Session BG3.49
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org
April 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Monday afternoon at #EGU25
"Soils and Environmental Change" - session BG3.49 convened by @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and colleagues 28 Apr 16:15–18:00 in room E2 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
"Soils and Environmental Change" - session BG3.49 convened by @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and colleagues 28 Apr 16:15–18:00 in room E2 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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The problem is that some people will use this as personal justification for submitting a review written solely by LLMs
(&even then I have issues with the article's message)
I've already seen this happen
its frustrating & time consuming as an author to deal with these useless LLM generated reviews
(&even then I have issues with the article's message)
I've already seen this happen
its frustrating & time consuming as an author to deal with these useless LLM generated reviews
Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail.
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Three AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer review
Tired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help.
www.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The problem is that some people will use this as personal justification for submitting a review written solely by LLMs
(&even then I have issues with the article's message)
I've already seen this happen
its frustrating & time consuming as an author to deal with these useless LLM generated reviews
(&even then I have issues with the article's message)
I've already seen this happen
its frustrating & time consuming as an author to deal with these useless LLM generated reviews
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"AquaMEND: Reconciling multiple impacts of salinization on soil carbon biogeochemistry" by my colleague Jianqiu Zheng @vlbailey.bsky.social et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
AquaMEND: Reconciling multiple impacts of salinization on soil carbon biogeochemistry
Soil salinization, exacerbated by climate change, poses a global threat to coastal ecosystems and soil function. Salinity affects soil carbon cycling …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"AquaMEND: Reconciling multiple impacts of salinization on soil carbon biogeochemistry" by my colleague Jianqiu Zheng @vlbailey.bsky.social et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow: @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social Special Collection on Emerging Scientists" - spotlighting research from emerging biogeoscientists acknowledged by their peers as future leaders in their field. Nominations are open!
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Call for Papers: Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow
<em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences</em> is an AGU journal publishing papers on the biogeosciences of the Earth system and the extension of this research to planetary studies.
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January 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Biogeosciences Leaders of Tomorrow: @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social Special Collection on Emerging Scientists" - spotlighting research from emerging biogeoscientists acknowledged by their peers as future leaders in their field. Nominations are open!
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Excited for our new collaborative chapter in the new book How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/how...
December 20, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Excited for our new collaborative chapter in the new book How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/how...
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JGR:Biogeosciences is on Bluesky! 🎉 Follow at @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 3:23 PM
JGR:Biogeosciences is on Bluesky! 🎉 Follow at @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social
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🥼 #ScienceToAction @ #AGU24🥼
We have planned so many fantastic events: bit.ly/SRAGU24
@srti.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social @theclimatevote.bsky.social @csldf.org @climatepsychol.bsky.social @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Please join us ✊🌎❤️🔥
To help us reimburse volunteers: chuffed.org/project/mobi...
We have planned so many fantastic events: bit.ly/SRAGU24
@srti.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social @theclimatevote.bsky.social @csldf.org @climatepsychol.bsky.social @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Please join us ✊🌎❤️🔥
To help us reimburse volunteers: chuffed.org/project/mobi...
Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island at AGU24 – Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island
Activists from Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island (SRTI) are working with load of fantastic groups to plan heaps of programming for the American Geophysical Union conference in Washington D.C. Dec 8-13...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:42 PM
🥼 #ScienceToAction @ #AGU24🥼
We have planned so many fantastic events: bit.ly/SRAGU24
@srti.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social @theclimatevote.bsky.social @csldf.org @climatepsychol.bsky.social @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Please join us ✊🌎❤️🔥
To help us reimburse volunteers: chuffed.org/project/mobi...
We have planned so many fantastic events: bit.ly/SRAGU24
@srti.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social @theclimatevote.bsky.social @csldf.org @climatepsychol.bsky.social @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Please join us ✊🌎❤️🔥
To help us reimburse volunteers: chuffed.org/project/mobi...