Nerea Ubierna
@nereaubierna.bsky.social
Plant ecophysiologist interested in understanding the mechanisms of plants and ecosystem responses to climate change
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Improving iWUE in C₄ Crops Under Climate Stress
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#TansleyReview by Oula Ghannoum, Yazen M. Al-Salman and Francisco Javier Cano
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Image credit: Schuepp, 1993; Pan et al., 2022
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#TansleyReview by Oula Ghannoum, Yazen M. Al-Salman and Francisco Javier Cano
@WileyPlantSci
Image credit: Schuepp, 1993; Pan et al., 2022
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Improving iWUE in C₄ Crops Under Climate Stress
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#TansleyReview by Oula Ghannoum, Yazen M. Al-Salman and Francisco Javier Cano
@WileyPlantSci
Image credit: Schuepp, 1993; Pan et al., 2022
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#TansleyReview by Oula Ghannoum, Yazen M. Al-Salman and Francisco Javier Cano
@WileyPlantSci
Image credit: Schuepp, 1993; Pan et al., 2022
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Pleased to see our perspective on the C3 model of photosynthesis published. It was fun revisiting the science behind it.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Pleased to see our perspective on the C3 model of photosynthesis published. It was fun revisiting the science behind it.
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We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs
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We mourn the passing of our Editor-in-Chief Steve Long.
His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..
His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..
September 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We mourn the passing of our Editor-in-Chief Steve Long.
His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..
His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology and ecosystems are not simply victims of global change..
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Very excited to have our small contribution to the growing Starship field now published @mbio.bsky.social, as always a great peer review process with one of my favorite society journals
Delighted that our work on the Sanctuary Starship #transposon is now published! A big thanks to all co-authors, especially to the ever-amazing @mcdonaldmeganc.bsky.social for her mentorship!
doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
doi.org/10.1128/mbio...
Sanctuary: a Starship transposon facilitating the movement of the virulence factor ToxA in fungal wheat pathogens | mBio
The work presented here expands our understanding of a novel group of mobile genetic
elements called Starships that facilitate the horizontal exchange of numerous genes between fungal pathogens.
Our a...
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September 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Very excited to have our small contribution to the growing Starship field now published @mbio.bsky.social, as always a great peer review process with one of my favorite society journals
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Did you know that nearly 800 billion fish and invertebrates depend on mangroves every year?
On this International Day for Mangrove Conservation, it's time for action to protect these amazing ecosystems.
As Asmae Ourkiya says in this GeoLog post:egu.eu/8R6TN6
📷Anirban Mukhopadhyay on imaggeo.egu.eu
On this International Day for Mangrove Conservation, it's time for action to protect these amazing ecosystems.
As Asmae Ourkiya says in this GeoLog post:egu.eu/8R6TN6
📷Anirban Mukhopadhyay on imaggeo.egu.eu
July 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Did you know that nearly 800 billion fish and invertebrates depend on mangroves every year?
On this International Day for Mangrove Conservation, it's time for action to protect these amazing ecosystems.
As Asmae Ourkiya says in this GeoLog post:egu.eu/8R6TN6
📷Anirban Mukhopadhyay on imaggeo.egu.eu
On this International Day for Mangrove Conservation, it's time for action to protect these amazing ecosystems.
As Asmae Ourkiya says in this GeoLog post:egu.eu/8R6TN6
📷Anirban Mukhopadhyay on imaggeo.egu.eu
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A perspective: some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves (Planta 153, 376–387)
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A perspective: some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves (Planta 153, 376–387) - Planta
The Planta paper “Some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves” explored the relationship between gas exchange measurements of CO2 assimilation rate and...
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July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A perspective: some relationships between the biochemistry of photosynthesis and the gas exchange of leaves (Planta 153, 376–387)
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My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
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Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
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July 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
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Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
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Preprint with @lucascernusak.bsky.social, @florianabusch.bsky.social and Graham Farquhar!
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
July 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Preprint with @lucascernusak.bsky.social, @florianabusch.bsky.social and Graham Farquhar!
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
We show that mesophyll cell water status is the key signal regulating non-stomatal control of transpiration. We introduce a mechanistic model linking plant hydraulics and gas exchange.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!
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Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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June 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!
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🌱 The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out!
Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.
A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.
Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...
Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.
A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.
Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...
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June 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🌱 The first issue of Plant Ecophysiology is out!
Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.
A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.
Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...
Chief Editor Jaume Flexas shares his vision for the future of plant science publishing—and how Plant-Environment Interactions is leading the way.
A standout feature? Reviewers are paid for their work.
Editorial: media.sciltp.com/articles/250...
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Great to see a focus in @science.org on impacts of heat on forest systems.
Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope?
Scientists are pushing plants beyond their comfort zone to test their resilience to warming
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June 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Great to see a focus in @science.org on impacts of heat on forest systems.
Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Tropical forests are heating up. Can they cope? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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It's a privilege to be a part of a paper on tiger conservation. All the hard work was done by Saneer and highlights the successes of research and management in Nepal that have resulted in impressive gains for wild tigers. 🐅🧪🐯
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June 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
It's a privilege to be a part of a paper on tiger conservation. All the hard work was done by Saneer and highlights the successes of research and management in Nepal that have resulted in impressive gains for wild tigers. 🐅🧪🐯
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🌾📉 Climate change is already hitting global crop yields
A new study shows climate trends over the past 50 years have cut yields by 10% (wheat), 4% (maize), and 13% (barley).
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#SciComm #ClimateChange #Agriculture #FoodSecurity 🧪
A new study shows climate trends over the past 50 years have cut yields by 10% (wheat), 4% (maize), and 13% (barley).
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#SciComm #ClimateChange #Agriculture #FoodSecurity 🧪
A half-century of climate change in major agricultural regions: Trends, impacts, and surprises | PNAS
Efforts to anticipate and adapt to future climate can benefit from historical experiences.
We examine agroclimatic conditions over the past 50 y fo...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🌾📉 Climate change is already hitting global crop yields
A new study shows climate trends over the past 50 years have cut yields by 10% (wheat), 4% (maize), and 13% (barley).
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#SciComm #ClimateChange #Agriculture #FoodSecurity 🧪
A new study shows climate trends over the past 50 years have cut yields by 10% (wheat), 4% (maize), and 13% (barley).
🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#SciComm #ClimateChange #Agriculture #FoodSecurity 🧪
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🌱 From Methods in Ecology and Evolution: TinyCO2 enables low-cost, precise CO₂ enrichment for short plants in the field—broadening global access to climate change research. (Paige V. Kouba, Matthew E. Gilbert, Tom N. Buckley, Andrew M. Latimer)
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June 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🌱 From Methods in Ecology and Evolution: TinyCO2 enables low-cost, precise CO₂ enrichment for short plants in the field—broadening global access to climate change research. (Paige V. Kouba, Matthew E. Gilbert, Tom N. Buckley, Andrew M. Latimer)
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Tracing Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signals From Water Sources to Tree‐Ring Compounds - Diao et al. - Plant, Cell & Environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Tracing Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signals From Water Sources to Tree‐Ring Compounds
Stable oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δ2H) isotope compositions of tree-ring compounds preserve information about environmental waters; however, our understanding of their isotopic relationships is hamp...
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May 31, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Tracing Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signals From Water Sources to Tree‐Ring Compounds - Diao et al. - Plant, Cell & Environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Come work with me at the beautiful Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve! We seek a candidate to help monitor habitat change and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems.
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OPS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 37940294
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May 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Come work with me at the beautiful Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve! We seek a candidate to help monitor habitat change and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems.
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For those with an interest in year to year changes in the global carbon cycle, the latest assessment is just out.
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Global Carbon Budget 2024
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
For those with an interest in year to year changes in the global carbon cycle, the latest assessment is just out.
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Learn more about the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR) (NOAA/states partnership). The NERRS do a fantastic job integrating long‐term and short term research for resilient coastal ecosystems. You can find me at Rookery Bay NERR in FL.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Learn more about the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR) (NOAA/states partnership). The NERRS do a fantastic job integrating long‐term and short term research for resilient coastal ecosystems. You can find me at Rookery Bay NERR in FL.
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If you are working on 'omics' datasets to understand biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem function on a changing planet then come and join as at 8:30 Monday morning ITS1.7/BG0.3 for
Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to advance Earth system science #EGU25 @egubg.bsky.social
Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to advance Earth system science #EGU25 @egubg.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you are working on 'omics' datasets to understand biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem function on a changing planet then come and join as at 8:30 Monday morning ITS1.7/BG0.3 for
Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to advance Earth system science #EGU25 @egubg.bsky.social
Eco-Omics: Harnessing meta-omics to advance Earth system science #EGU25 @egubg.bsky.social
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As you're making your #EGU25 schedule please consider my Wednesday talk! "An ecosystem-scale flooding experiment to disentangle mechanisms of coastal forest resilience and vulnerability to extreme flooding events" doi.org/10.5194/egus...
April 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As you're making your #EGU25 schedule please consider my Wednesday talk! "An ecosystem-scale flooding experiment to disentangle mechanisms of coastal forest resilience and vulnerability to extreme flooding events" doi.org/10.5194/egus...
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🌿 Excited to share our latest preprint!
We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity.
Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊
#PlantScience
We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity.
Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊
#PlantScience
Stepwise increase in plasmodesmata during C4 evolution in Flaveria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.18.649591v1
April 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🌿 Excited to share our latest preprint!
We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity.
Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊
#PlantScience
We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity.
Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊
#PlantScience
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Global warming drives a threefold increase in persistence and 1 °C rise in intensity of marine heatwaves | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Global warming drives a threefold increase in persistence and 1 °C rise in intensity of marine heatwaves | PNAS
Marine heatwaves are extreme climatic events consisting of persistent periods of warm
ocean waters that have profound impacts on marine life. These...
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April 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Global warming drives a threefold increase in persistence and 1 °C rise in intensity of marine heatwaves | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Great to work with Bruhn et al. on an article on RQ's (i.e. respiratory CO2 efflux:O2 uptake ratio) in plants. Typically we assume the fluxes to be in balance, but in many cases, they are not, with implications for C modeling.
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Importance of the leaf respiratory quotient
Rates of leaf respiratory CO2-release (RCO2) are important for terrestrial biosphere models that estimate carbon exchange between plants and the atmosphere. Hitherto, models of RCO2 have primarily be...
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April 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great to work with Bruhn et al. on an article on RQ's (i.e. respiratory CO2 efflux:O2 uptake ratio) in plants. Typically we assume the fluxes to be in balance, but in many cases, they are not, with implications for C modeling.
@pplplantarum.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@pplplantarum.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...