Laura Louise Turner
@lauraloubio.bsky.social
Researcher at Stockholm U, interested in plant roots, traits and belowground dynamics in Arctic, alpine and permafrost environments. PhD at U Nottingham. 🏔️❄️🌲🍄🔎
🏳️🌈 she/they #firstgen #adhdbrain
Also love music, ice hockey, and vegan food
Posting for besmacro
🏳️🌈 she/they #firstgen #adhdbrain
Also love music, ice hockey, and vegan food
Posting for besmacro
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A beautiful day out on the famous Mer Bleue bog
October 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A beautiful day out on the famous Mer Bleue bog
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Extended deadline! Submissions welcomed until 1st December to the npj biodiversity collection: Impacts of Global Change on Polar Terrestrial Biodiversity 🐻❄️🐧 Edited by: @annebeejay.bsky.social, Daly Noll Vergara, Luis Pertierra and me www.nature.com/collections/...
Impacts of Global Change on Polar Terrestrial Biodiversity
This collection examines how human activities and global change stressors are transforming the composition and functioning of terrestrial Arctic and Antarctic ...
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Extended deadline! Submissions welcomed until 1st December to the npj biodiversity collection: Impacts of Global Change on Polar Terrestrial Biodiversity 🐻❄️🐧 Edited by: @annebeejay.bsky.social, Daly Noll Vergara, Luis Pertierra and me www.nature.com/collections/...
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How do we measure #CO2 and #CH4 exchanges from alpine-Arctic #tundra #ecosystems...
... when the weather changes so fast? ⛅
Here is how, in a control plot and a passively warmed plot of a dry heath at #Latnjajaure field station, 100m a.s.l. near Abisko, Northern Sweden, on July 26th, 2025.
... when the weather changes so fast? ⛅
Here is how, in a control plot and a passively warmed plot of a dry heath at #Latnjajaure field station, 100m a.s.l. near Abisko, Northern Sweden, on July 26th, 2025.
October 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
How do we measure #CO2 and #CH4 exchanges from alpine-Arctic #tundra #ecosystems...
... when the weather changes so fast? ⛅
Here is how, in a control plot and a passively warmed plot of a dry heath at #Latnjajaure field station, 100m a.s.l. near Abisko, Northern Sweden, on July 26th, 2025.
... when the weather changes so fast? ⛅
Here is how, in a control plot and a passively warmed plot of a dry heath at #Latnjajaure field station, 100m a.s.l. near Abisko, Northern Sweden, on July 26th, 2025.
Excited to get started! ☺️
Tag me/ @besmacro.bsky.social if you have info to share with the @britishecologicalsociety.org macro ecology community!
Tag me/ @besmacro.bsky.social if you have info to share with the @britishecologicalsociety.org macro ecology community!
We have a new SIG social media secretary! Please welcome @lauraloubio.bsky.social to this account; she'll be taking over from a very grateful @sheardcat.bsky.social .
As always, if you have anything you'd like us to repost that's of plausible interest to the SIG members, please do tag us!
As always, if you have anything you'd like us to repost that's of plausible interest to the SIG members, please do tag us!
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Excited to get started! ☺️
Tag me/ @besmacro.bsky.social if you have info to share with the @britishecologicalsociety.org macro ecology community!
Tag me/ @besmacro.bsky.social if you have info to share with the @britishecologicalsociety.org macro ecology community!
Finally feeling recovered after the field and lab crash! Our field sites cover different vegetation types in the tundra, and we have been sampling to see what’s going on below the ground. We’ve been in the lab processing some samples since we got back; I’m excited to get on with the analysis now…
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Finally feeling recovered after the field and lab crash! Our field sites cover different vegetation types in the tundra, and we have been sampling to see what’s going on below the ground. We’ve been in the lab processing some samples since we got back; I’m excited to get on with the analysis now…
It’s been a month since I started working with the Wild lab at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and we are heading out to the field! We’re heading up to Inuvik to see what’s going on under the tundra 👀🌿🍄🟫 w/
@larissafrey.bsky.social and Lewis!
@larissafrey.bsky.social and Lewis!
August 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It’s been a month since I started working with the Wild lab at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and we are heading out to the field! We’re heading up to Inuvik to see what’s going on under the tundra 👀🌿🍄🟫 w/
@larissafrey.bsky.social and Lewis!
@larissafrey.bsky.social and Lewis!
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Our manuscript on #Arctic root exudation of functionally different and dominant #tundra plants is out in SBB!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our manuscript on #Arctic root exudation of functionally different and dominant #tundra plants is out in SBB!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Amazing last day at #rhizosphere6! Some wonderful talks, and I loved this quote from Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social: “Whatever discipline you come from, whichever goddess you relate to, be it physics, biology, poetry… you can be a rhizosphere researcher”.
June 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Amazing last day at #rhizosphere6! Some wonderful talks, and I loved this quote from Jennifer Pett-Ridge @jeffinerca.bsky.social: “Whatever discipline you come from, whichever goddess you relate to, be it physics, biology, poetry… you can be a rhizosphere researcher”.
Craig presenting to #rhizosphere6 some of the fantastic research and facilities here at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social this morning!
June 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Craig presenting to #rhizosphere6 some of the fantastic research and facilities here at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social this morning!
Presenting some data from multiple field sites and multiple bits of my thesis, looking how root traits vary within and across Arctic and alpine sites and with methodologies. Come say hi! #rhizosphere6
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Presenting some data from multiple field sites and multiple bits of my thesis, looking how root traits vary within and across Arctic and alpine sites and with methodologies. Come say hi! #rhizosphere6
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School’s out and I’m at #Rhizosphere6 in Edinburgh! Excited to hear some exciting research!
June 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
School’s out and I’m at #Rhizosphere6 in Edinburgh! Excited to hear some exciting research!
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First look at preprint of the AMAP Arctic Climate Change Update 2024 report www.amap.no/documents/do... and Chapter 4 on #Arctic & high-latitude #wildfires with thanks to co-authors @jmccartygeo.bsky.social Juha Aalto @morganahcrowley.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social & @mikeflannigan.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
First look at preprint of the AMAP Arctic Climate Change Update 2024 report www.amap.no/documents/do... and Chapter 4 on #Arctic & high-latitude #wildfires with thanks to co-authors @jmccartygeo.bsky.social Juha Aalto @morganahcrowley.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social & @mikeflannigan.bsky.social
Personally I am disappooffed
The 24 hour emotional cycle of working on climate issues:
a friend of mine shared this ai-generated "emotion wheel" and unfortunately i have been laughing my ass off at it for like 15 minutes now. today i am feeling Fnliinneon
June 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Personally I am disappooffed
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I want to connect with and highlight more trans voices working with plants, wildlife, and the natural environment so I've created a starter pack!
If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
June 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I want to connect with and highlight more trans voices working with plants, wildlife, and the natural environment so I've created a starter pack!
If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️⚧️
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You can’t learn #rstats just by reading books or watching videos of other people writing R code. You will learn faster if you find some data that you are curious about and use your new coding skills to answer a question about it.
How to find fun data to play with....
How to find fun data to play with....
How to find fun data
Learn about 3 different ways to find datasets to play with
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
You can’t learn #rstats just by reading books or watching videos of other people writing R code. You will learn faster if you find some data that you are curious about and use your new coding skills to answer a question about it.
How to find fun data to play with....
How to find fun data to play with....
I was feeling pretty rubbish this morning (my hockey teams both lost last night and I have killer hay-fever), but I read a really great essay from one of my tutees that engaged in all the things we’ve discussed this term, and it’s genuinely made my day! ☺️😌 feels like a rare teaching win #academicsky
May 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I was feeling pretty rubbish this morning (my hockey teams both lost last night and I have killer hay-fever), but I read a really great essay from one of my tutees that engaged in all the things we’ve discussed this term, and it’s genuinely made my day! ☺️😌 feels like a rare teaching win #academicsky
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Of course.
Special shoutout to my colleagues who thought "diversity had gone too far," especially the ones who pretended that diversity statements were oppression.
Special shoutout to my colleagues who thought "diversity had gone too far," especially the ones who pretended that diversity statements were oppression.
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
May 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Of course.
Special shoutout to my colleagues who thought "diversity had gone too far," especially the ones who pretended that diversity statements were oppression.
Special shoutout to my colleagues who thought "diversity had gone too far," especially the ones who pretended that diversity statements were oppression.
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Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The #RainbowMap 2025 is live! Find out how 49 European countries rank on LGBTI human rights and see which ones are leading, or falling behind. Check it out now! rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org
May 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary
The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy
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In tundra ecosystems, roots don’t stop growing when the leaves do — they keep growing late into the season. We found that plant community type drives these below-ground patterns. Graminoids especially show a big late-season growth pulse 🌱 Check our our new GCB paper!
#Phenology #Roots #ArcticEcology
#Phenology #Roots #ArcticEcology
Tundra Vegetation Community Type, Not Microclimate, Controls Asynchrony of Above‐ and Below‐Ground Phenology
In tundra ecosystems, plant roots continue growing well beyond the above-ground growing season productivity peak. We found that plant community type, rather than microclimate, plays a key role in det...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In tundra ecosystems, roots don’t stop growing when the leaves do — they keep growing late into the season. We found that plant community type drives these below-ground patterns. Graminoids especially show a big late-season growth pulse 🌱 Check our our new GCB paper!
#Phenology #Roots #ArcticEcology
#Phenology #Roots #ArcticEcology
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Do you want to be part of our team this season, maintaining and sampling field experiments in which we test the effect of extreme weather on grassland C storage?
We have a 6-month technician position available - apply here before May 23rd!
Please RT or forward!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We have a 6-month technician position available - apply here before May 23rd!
Please RT or forward!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
May 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Do you want to be part of our team this season, maintaining and sampling field experiments in which we test the effect of extreme weather on grassland C storage?
We have a 6-month technician position available - apply here before May 23rd!
Please RT or forward!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
We have a 6-month technician position available - apply here before May 23rd!
Please RT or forward!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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🚨 PhD alert.
PhD opportunity studying how nutrient availability impacts the ability of ecosystems to absorb more CO2 as CO2 levels rise.
With Catriona MacDonald and Ben Smith at Western Sydney University and myself here @sheffieldpps.bsky.social Sheffield
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD opportunity studying how nutrient availability impacts the ability of ecosystems to absorb more CO2 as CO2 levels rise.
With Catriona MacDonald and Ben Smith at Western Sydney University and myself here @sheffieldpps.bsky.social Sheffield
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂ at Western Sydney University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂ at Western Sydney University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🚨 PhD alert.
PhD opportunity studying how nutrient availability impacts the ability of ecosystems to absorb more CO2 as CO2 levels rise.
With Catriona MacDonald and Ben Smith at Western Sydney University and myself here @sheffieldpps.bsky.social Sheffield
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD opportunity studying how nutrient availability impacts the ability of ecosystems to absorb more CO2 as CO2 levels rise.
With Catriona MacDonald and Ben Smith at Western Sydney University and myself here @sheffieldpps.bsky.social Sheffield
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Back to book pitching, so here I am caring about the # of followers I have 🤦♀️
HELLO! I'm a 🦑 scientist on a mission to get people to take action to protect earth's biodiversity.
Alongside others, I use street art, zines, photography, collabs, & more to encourage action.
Tell ur friends 😅
HELLO! I'm a 🦑 scientist on a mission to get people to take action to protect earth's biodiversity.
Alongside others, I use street art, zines, photography, collabs, & more to encourage action.
Tell ur friends 😅
May 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Back to book pitching, so here I am caring about the # of followers I have 🤦♀️
HELLO! I'm a 🦑 scientist on a mission to get people to take action to protect earth's biodiversity.
Alongside others, I use street art, zines, photography, collabs, & more to encourage action.
Tell ur friends 😅
HELLO! I'm a 🦑 scientist on a mission to get people to take action to protect earth's biodiversity.
Alongside others, I use street art, zines, photography, collabs, & more to encourage action.
Tell ur friends 😅
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The BES CASCADE network aims to be a bridge between science and taking action
We are a community to ecologists in their journeys as advocates and activists
Our first newsletter soon - sign up by following the link below
mailchi.mp/f9261900f1d8...
We are a community to ecologists in their journeys as advocates and activists
Our first newsletter soon - sign up by following the link below
mailchi.mp/f9261900f1d8...
May 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The BES CASCADE network aims to be a bridge between science and taking action
We are a community to ecologists in their journeys as advocates and activists
Our first newsletter soon - sign up by following the link below
mailchi.mp/f9261900f1d8...
We are a community to ecologists in their journeys as advocates and activists
Our first newsletter soon - sign up by following the link below
mailchi.mp/f9261900f1d8...
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🚨 Don’t forget your photo ID (and suncream! ☀️) when going to vote today.
May 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨 Don’t forget your photo ID (and suncream! ☀️) when going to vote today.