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bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
I have funding to host a Master student interested in #CitizenScience, #forest and #biosecurity for a 6 months internship in Bordeaux, as part of @forsaid.eu project

Where: Bordeaux (SW France)
When: from January 2026
Grant: ~600 € / month
Who: intesrest in ecology, skills in programming, R
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
theconversation.com/souffrez-vou...

Cécité botanique ? Oui (moi aussi, un peu) mais ça se soigne ! @theconversation.com
Souffrez-vous de cécité botanique ?
C’est un mal dont nous sommes nombreux à être victime. L’incapacité de voir les plantes qui nous entourent. Et cela a de multiples répercussions.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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alainpaquette.bsky.social
New #IDENT and @paqlab.bsky.social publication!
Resolving the effects of functional traits on tree growth rates.
From @meganedeziel.bsky.social and many IDENT members, just published in Journal of Ecology. 👇🧵
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@cef-cfr.bsky.social @biologieuqam.bsky.social @sciences.uqam.ca
IDENT Montreal from above
September 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
📖Published📖

In this review paper, Ferrante and Lövei propose a standardised set of methods to monitor ecosystem functions that underpin ecosystem services and disservices 🌱 🌍 🧪 Read the article here 👇

buff.ly/2rAeHgq
Operational steps to implement the sentinel approach to measure ecosystem function intensities (herbivory and predation) across three habitat types. In the preparation phase, sentinels are produced in a standardised way to ensure consistency across sites and treatments. In the field exposure phase, sentinels are deployed in the selected habitats for a duration appropriate to the targeted ecosystem function (e.g. 2 weeks for herbivory and 24 h for predation). During the retrieval phase, sentinels are collected and assessed to quantify ecosystem function intensities. Finally, the resulting data are interpreted comparatively, allowing for the evaluation of differences in ecosystem function intensities among habitats or treatments. The sentinel approach is designed for relative comparisons rather than for generating absolute measurements.
August 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Mixing cork oak with pine reduces insect herbivory through bottom-up effects but not through greater predation rate in Portugal

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Quercus suber and Pinus pinea mixture alters leaf traits and reduces insect herbivory without affecting predation in a Mediterranean agroforestry system
Understanding how tree species mixtures influence forest resistance and resilience to herbivory is critical in the face of global biodiversity loss an…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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New #TreeDivNet paper shows generally positive relationships between insect herbivory and tree growth & diversity modulated by leaf traits

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments - Nature Ecology & Evolution
It is unclear whether the linkage between tree species richness and insect herbivory is consistent across climates and forest types. Here, the authors analyse data from forest biodiversity experiments...
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Happy to share our last study on #forest résistance to #pest insects.
We show that mixed forests are equally résistant to both native and invasive pests, whatever their feeding habits. Preprint available 👇🏻 www.authorea.com/users/948030...
More diverse temperate forests are more resistant against non-native insect herbivores
In general, trees suffer less damage by insect herbivores when growing in forest mixtures than in tree monocultures. Yet, most current knowledge is based on responses of native herbivores to tree dive...
www.authorea.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Interesting perspective on using ChatGPT et al. in academic writing
Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary
Excess words track LLM usage in biomedical publications.
www.science.org
July 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Ce qu'il se passe si on détecte un ravageur de quarantaine, et ce qui pourrait se passer si l'on ne fait rien :

youtu.be/BbxsJj68Ezc?...

Un bel exemple d'action et de résilience #foret
Lurking in the Trees
YouTube video by Don't Move Firewood
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
🇫🇷 Nous recherchons un.e candidat.e pour un post-doc' sur l'utilisation des sciences participatives pour la surveillance de la santé des forêts (Bordeaux)

🌲🌳👥🔍

🇬🇧 We're looking a post doc to work on citizen science and forest health monitoring
jobs.inrae.fr/ot-25727 (Bordeaux, 🇫🇷)
Post-doctorat – Sciences participatives & santé des forêts
-Vous serez accueilli(e) au sein de l’UMR Biodiversité, Gènes et Communautés (BIOGECO) qui comprend 110 personnes dont 74 titulaires d’INRAE et de l'Université de Bordeaux. Elle étudie la biodiversité...
jobs.inrae.fr
April 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Ce soir nous accueillons 79 "passeurs d'arbres" qui joueront un rôle essentiel dans le développement, la diffusion et l'appropriation des savoirs sur les arbres en ville auprès des habitants de @bordeauxmetropole.bsky.social 🌲🌳🏙️

www.bordeaux-metropole.fr/actualites/s...
Et si vous deveniez un passeur d'arbre du territoire ?
Planter des arbres, c’est préparer l’avenir, alors rejoignez-nous pour végétaliser notre territoire !
www.bordeaux-metropole.fr
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Artificial caterpillars are maybe not 100% ideal to capture predator activity, but they make the job pretty well, ni worse than currently available camera traps @lauraschille.bsky.social et al.

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Camera traps unable to determine whether plasticine models of caterpillars reliably measure bird predation
Sampling methods that are both scientifically rigorous and ethical are cornerstones of any experimental biological research. Since its introduction 30 years ago, the method of using plasticine prey to...
journals.plos.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Et bientôt le lancement de notre réseau de "passeurs d'arbres" @villedebordeaux.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social

www.bordeaux-metropole.fr/actualites/s...
February 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Pourquoi les #arbres sont-ils si importants en #ville, et comment penser la #forêt urbaine ?

S'il ne fallait retenir que 3000 caractères de notre livre sur la forêt urbaine, ce sont ceux-là

theconversation.com/les-arbres-e...
Les arbres en ville : pourquoi il n’y a pas que le nombre qui compte
Combien faut-il d’arbres dans la ville idéale ? À quels endroits les planter ? Quelles espèces choisir ? Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur les arbres en ville sans oser le demander.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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inrae-france.bsky.social
🚀 INRAE recrute 58 Chargés de recherche (F/H) ! 🌱
📢 Les concours sont ouverts du 28 janvier au 4 mars pour les chercheurs en début de carrière, titulaires d’un doctorat.

📅 Dates clés :
▶️ Avril : Pré-sélection s/ dossier
▶️ 2–18 juin : Entretien de sélection

🔗 Postulez dès maintenant : jobs.inrae.fr
January 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
bcastagneyrol.bsky.social
Salle comble aux journées NATURELLEMENT organisées à Rouen par la fédération #BioGée. On parle d'arbres et de forêt
December 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM