Jim Dalling
@dallingjim.bsky.social
Professor of tropical forest ecology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Tropical soils, seeds and fungal interactions. Mostly Panama, mostly montane.
Tropical soils, seeds and fungal interactions. Mostly Panama, mostly montane.
We are coming up on the closing date for an Assistant Professor of Mycology/Plant-fungal Interactions in the Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois - apply before November 1st!
See the link below for more details:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
See the link below for more details:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We are coming up on the closing date for an Assistant Professor of Mycology/Plant-fungal Interactions in the Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois - apply before November 1st!
See the link below for more details:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
See the link below for more details:
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
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The New Phytologist Foundation offers its condolences to family, friends, and colleagues of Prof. Steve Long.
Steve was a regular contributor to New Phytologist. His contribution to plant biology and publishing was enormous and he will be sadly missed.
portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...
Steve was a regular contributor to New Phytologist. His contribution to plant biology and publishing was enormous and he will be sadly missed.
portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The New Phytologist Foundation offers its condolences to family, friends, and colleagues of Prof. Steve Long.
Steve was a regular contributor to New Phytologist. His contribution to plant biology and publishing was enormous and he will be sadly missed.
portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...
Steve was a regular contributor to New Phytologist. His contribution to plant biology and publishing was enormous and he will be sadly missed.
portal.lancaster.ac.uk/intranet/new...
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The situation is dire for coral reefs worldwide. We need to stop Carbon emissions NOW! 🧪🪸🌎🌐🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...
Corals Won’t Survive a Warmer Planet, a New Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The situation is dire for coral reefs worldwide. We need to stop Carbon emissions NOW! 🧪🪸🌎🌐🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...
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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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Ever sampled frozen soil before? 🧊
SPUN's Michael Van Nuland and Jinsu Elhance, with local collaborator @mmuscarella.bsky.social explored the coastal tundra plain before traveling to higher elevations in the Arctic foothill tundra finding new flowers, fungi & wildlife with the changing terrain.
SPUN's Michael Van Nuland and Jinsu Elhance, with local collaborator @mmuscarella.bsky.social explored the coastal tundra plain before traveling to higher elevations in the Arctic foothill tundra finding new flowers, fungi & wildlife with the changing terrain.
September 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ever sampled frozen soil before? 🧊
SPUN's Michael Van Nuland and Jinsu Elhance, with local collaborator @mmuscarella.bsky.social explored the coastal tundra plain before traveling to higher elevations in the Arctic foothill tundra finding new flowers, fungi & wildlife with the changing terrain.
SPUN's Michael Van Nuland and Jinsu Elhance, with local collaborator @mmuscarella.bsky.social explored the coastal tundra plain before traveling to higher elevations in the Arctic foothill tundra finding new flowers, fungi & wildlife with the changing terrain.
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My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology
Duties & Responsibilities
illinois.csod.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!
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Thunderstorms are a major — and growing — threat to tropical trees, reports a new analysis in Ecology Letters led by Cary’s @evangora.bsky.social. Insights are critical to guiding decisions about forest restoration and conservation www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
Thunderstorms are a major driver of tree death in tropical forests
Trees in tropical forests are dying at an increased rate, with consequences for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the global climate. While deforestation is the primary cause of forest loss, intact fo...
www.caryinstitute.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thunderstorms are a major — and growing — threat to tropical trees, reports a new analysis in Ecology Letters led by Cary’s @evangora.bsky.social. Insights are critical to guiding decisions about forest restoration and conservation www.caryinstitute.org/news-insight...
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
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Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts
Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...
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We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join an exciting project investigating the effects of bat seed dispersal on plant microbiomes and pathogen dynamics in tropical ecosystems. With @morceglo.bsky.social. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/postdoct...
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat.
In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. scim.ag/44cSw3Z
In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. scim.ag/44cSw3Z
June 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat.
In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. scim.ag/44cSw3Z
In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. scim.ag/44cSw3Z
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Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...
The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi
In this review, van Galen et al. use global soil metabarcoding databases to evaluate
current estimates of the total number of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal species on Earth,
outline the current state o...
www.cell.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...
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🚨🚨 Friday night news drop from National Science Foundation!! 🧪
NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people**
🧵 on some highlights...
NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people**
🧵 on some highlights...
May 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
🚨🚨 Friday night news drop from National Science Foundation!! 🧪
NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people**
🧵 on some highlights...
NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people**
🧵 on some highlights...
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see link for public comment in the article on the proposed policy open until 23 May…“the purpose of Schedule F is to permanently instill the degree of political control over science fueling the sense of fear that pervades those agencies now” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Institutionalizing politicized science
The opening months of the Trump administration represent a historic disruption to America’s scientific agencies. Staff have been fired or reassigned in the name of efficiency, resulting in chaos. Gran...
www.science.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
see link for public comment in the article on the proposed policy open until 23 May…“the purpose of Schedule F is to permanently instill the degree of political control over science fueling the sense of fear that pervades those agencies now” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."
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In my latest interview for @botany.one, @adricorrales.bsky.social reminds us that plants are not alone; they thrive in association with many other organisms such as fungi and bacteria. #SciComm #PlantScience #Botany 🧪🍄 botany.one/2025/04/adri...
Adriana Corrales: Plants Are Not Alone
Botany One interviews Dr Adriana Corrales, a researcher fascinated with the intricate relationships between plants and fungi.
botany.one
April 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
In my latest interview for @botany.one, @adricorrales.bsky.social reminds us that plants are not alone; they thrive in association with many other organisms such as fungi and bacteria. #SciComm #PlantScience #Botany 🧪🍄 botany.one/2025/04/adri...
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These trees are into getting shocked.
Dipteryx oleifera towers above the rest of Panama’s rainforest — arboreal lightning rods. They’re more likely to survive ⚡ than their neighbors, giving them a competitive edge.
Read more at: @nytscience.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/s...
Dipteryx oleifera towers above the rest of Panama’s rainforest — arboreal lightning rods. They’re more likely to survive ⚡ than their neighbors, giving them a competitive edge.
Read more at: @nytscience.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/s...
This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning
Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
These trees are into getting shocked.
Dipteryx oleifera towers above the rest of Panama’s rainforest — arboreal lightning rods. They’re more likely to survive ⚡ than their neighbors, giving them a competitive edge.
Read more at: @nytscience.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/s...
Dipteryx oleifera towers above the rest of Panama’s rainforest — arboreal lightning rods. They’re more likely to survive ⚡ than their neighbors, giving them a competitive edge.
Read more at: @nytscience.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/s...
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Changes to nutrient availability in tropical forests can alter the outcome of competition between ectomycorrhizal fungi and free-living saprotrophs with implications for decomposition and plant nutrient acquisition.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Nitrogen addition alters interactions between ectomycorrhizal host trees and fungal communities in a mixed mycorrhizal tropical rainforest - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Interactions among ectomycorrhizal (ECM) trees, fungal communities and ecosystem-scale N availability can drive carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling at the tree scale, but these mec...
link.springer.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Changes to nutrient availability in tropical forests can alter the outcome of competition between ectomycorrhizal fungi and free-living saprotrophs with implications for decomposition and plant nutrient acquisition.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Are tropical forests in the Americas changing as adaptation to ongoing climate change? Yes, they are!
Are these changes enough to track their suitable climate?
Not quite! Check out our paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... to see more of what our network has been working on!
Are these changes enough to track their suitable climate?
Not quite! Check out our paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... to see more of what our network has been working on!
Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change
Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-b...
www.science.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Are tropical forests in the Americas changing as adaptation to ongoing climate change? Yes, they are!
Are these changes enough to track their suitable climate?
Not quite! Check out our paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... to see more of what our network has been working on!
Are these changes enough to track their suitable climate?
Not quite! Check out our paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... to see more of what our network has been working on!
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OPEN CALL FOR EDITORIAL SERVICE AT BIOTROPICA
Please consider serving on the Biotropica Editorial Board... we have an open call for service here. forms.gle/F9Lf2qWAB8rv...
All ctenosaurs agree, Biotropica is a great place to publish tropical ecology, evolution, and conservation research!
Please consider serving on the Biotropica Editorial Board... we have an open call for service here. forms.gle/F9Lf2qWAB8rv...
All ctenosaurs agree, Biotropica is a great place to publish tropical ecology, evolution, and conservation research!
February 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
OPEN CALL FOR EDITORIAL SERVICE AT BIOTROPICA
Please consider serving on the Biotropica Editorial Board... we have an open call for service here. forms.gle/F9Lf2qWAB8rv...
All ctenosaurs agree, Biotropica is a great place to publish tropical ecology, evolution, and conservation research!
Please consider serving on the Biotropica Editorial Board... we have an open call for service here. forms.gle/F9Lf2qWAB8rv...
All ctenosaurs agree, Biotropica is a great place to publish tropical ecology, evolution, and conservation research!
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📰Published📰 Being genetically identical to your neighbors does not increase your risks of disease and predation but reduces your ability to mate
https://buff.ly/4hbIULb
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Being genetically identical to your neighbors does not increase your risks of disease and predation but reduces your ability to mate
Eloisa Lasso, Marta Vargas, Andrea Paz This is a Plain Language Summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Did you know that the reason why organisms have sex is stil…
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January 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📰Published📰 Being genetically identical to your neighbors does not increase your risks of disease and predation but reduces your ability to mate
https://buff.ly/4hbIULb
🧪🌍
https://buff.ly/4hbIULb
🧪🌍
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Check out our new study led by Abbey Yatsko, we made the most of a fire break clearing to look at the inside of trees on Cape York! We show that termites love to munch on the inside of trees and their largest influence on hollowing is in the bottom of trees! #carbon #termites
January 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Faster than expected: release of nitrogen and phosphorus from decomposing woody litter https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20362
December 26, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Faster than expected: release of nitrogen and phosphorus from decomposing woody litter https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.20362