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Plenary speakers!
Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions"
#ICOM2026
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Plenary speakers!
Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions"
#ICOM2026
icom2026.org/speakers/
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Meet @icom2026.bsky.social
Plenary speakers!
Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions"
#ICOM2026
icom2026.org/speakers/
Plenary speakers!
Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions"
#ICOM2026
icom2026.org/speakers/
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November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Analong chuanjieensis
Increasing Prevalence of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis Across Two Centuries of Environmental Change onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Increasing Prevalence of Plant‐Fungal Symbiosis Across Two Centuries of Environmental Change
This research examines seeds sampled from historic herbarium specimens to look for changes in the presence of beneficial fungal symbionts in response to climate change drivers. These specimens from t...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Increasing Prevalence of Plant-Fungal Symbiosis Across Two Centuries of Environmental Change onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science
Davis and Choisy review how scientific understanding of medicinal plants will be revolutionized
by integrating and synthesizing concepts and methods from the diverse fields of Evolutionary
Ecology, Mo...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Medicinal plants meet modern biodiversity science: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity
Medicinal plants have been integral to human cultures for millennia and have played a central role in the development and expansion of societies.1 The…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Join us!
Online seminar in the Challenges in Forest Ecology series on Nov. 5th at 4:00 pm
Online seminar in the Challenges in Forest Ecology series on Nov. 5th at 4:00 pm
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Join us!
Online seminar in the Challenges in Forest Ecology series on Nov. 5th at 4:00 pm
Online seminar in the Challenges in Forest Ecology series on Nov. 5th at 4:00 pm
It’s nice to meet Prof. Laurent Philippot and Dr. Chunkai Li at the Joint Conference of the 1st ISME Asia Forum and 2025 CAME.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It’s nice to meet Prof. Laurent Philippot and Dr. Chunkai Li at the Joint Conference of the 1st ISME Asia Forum and 2025 CAME.
Floral scent chemodiversity is associated with high floral visitor but low bacterial richness on flowers - Hanusch - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Floral scent chemodiversity is associated with high floral visitor but low bacterial richness on flowers
Floral scents are complex blends of volatile compounds, yet the influence of floral scent chemodiversity, the richness, evenness, and functional disparity of phytochemical compounds in shaping inter.....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Floral scent chemodiversity is associated with high floral visitor but low bacterial richness on flowers - Hanusch - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Beyond phylogeny: phytochemical diversity as a unique metric for biodiversity in the Gentianales - Richard‐Bollans - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Beyond phylogeny: phytochemical diversity as a unique metric for biodiversity in the Gentianales - Richard‐Bollans - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Finally out! 🥳
📖 Soil microorganisms for plant growth promotion and soil health
Check our chapter on #multiomics for sustainable agriculture! 🧬👩💻
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📖 Soil microorganisms for plant growth promotion and soil health
Check our chapter on #multiomics for sustainable agriculture! 🧬👩💻
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
Soil Microorganisms for Plant Growth Promotion and Soil Health
Soil Microorganisms for Plant Growth Promotion and Soil Health provides readers with an overview of plant growth-promoting microorganisms and their...
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October 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Finally out! 🥳
📖 Soil microorganisms for plant growth promotion and soil health
Check our chapter on #multiomics for sustainable agriculture! 🧬👩💻
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
📖 Soil microorganisms for plant growth promotion and soil health
Check our chapter on #multiomics for sustainable agriculture! 🧬👩💻
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
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Weekend read 🤓
"How to harness the effects of exudates and microbes that support beneficial plant–plant interactions for sustainable agriculture"
"How to harness the effects of exudates and microbes that support beneficial plant–plant interactions for sustainable agriculture"
#Intercropping & #CropRotation are ancient #agricultural practices that increase yield & #DiseaseResistance in #crops. This Essay discusses the role of plant-derived metabolites & microbes in these systems and how they can contribute to #SustainableAgriculture @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4op7k6W
October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Weekend read 🤓
"How to harness the effects of exudates and microbes that support beneficial plant–plant interactions for sustainable agriculture"
"How to harness the effects of exudates and microbes that support beneficial plant–plant interactions for sustainable agriculture"
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🚨Symposia application deadline EXTENDED!🚨
The #ICOM2026 organizing committee are now accepting applications for symposia until Friday, the 31st of October.
Form and details here ⬇️
icom2026.org/symposia/
The #ICOM2026 organizing committee are now accepting applications for symposia until Friday, the 31st of October.
Form and details here ⬇️
icom2026.org/symposia/
ICOM2026 – Call for Symposia
Call for Symposia The Call for Symposia at ICOM2026 is open! Download Application Form below Deadline for submission: 15 October 2025 Decision: 1 November 2025 ICOM2026 will host a series of sympos…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨Symposia application deadline EXTENDED!🚨
The #ICOM2026 organizing committee are now accepting applications for symposia until Friday, the 31st of October.
Form and details here ⬇️
icom2026.org/symposia/
The #ICOM2026 organizing committee are now accepting applications for symposia until Friday, the 31st of October.
Form and details here ⬇️
icom2026.org/symposia/
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New paper!!
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Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species
Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species Despite Mixed Effects at Smaller Scales
Aim Mountain ecosystems are experiencing increased invasion of non-native plants. These increases in non-native species put mountains at risk of biotic homogenisation and a reduction of biodiversity...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New paper!!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Global Homogenisation of Plant Communities Along Mountain Roads by Non‐Native Species
Unraveling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions - Afkhami - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Unraveling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions
Plant microbiomes have the potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change, yet both the complexity of climate change and the complexity of plant–microbe interactions make applications and future...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Unraveling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions - Afkhami - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis🌟 I am a guest editor for BMC Genomics. Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCgenomics
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🌟Call for Papers: Genomics of Symbiosis🌟 I am a guest editor for BMC Genomics. Looking forward to your exciting manuscripts on all types of symbiosis on earth including symbiotic fungi and their hosts! 🌿🍄 biomedcentral.com/collections/... #BMCgenomics
Microbiome spatial scaling varies among members, hosts, and environments across model island ecosystems url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
Microbiome spatial scaling varies among members, hosts, and environments across model island ecosystems
Abstract. The species area relationship is a classic ecological law describing the relationship between habitat increase and the number of species. Species
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October 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Microbiome spatial scaling varies among members, hosts, and environments across model island ecosystems url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...
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For the record: science has no official language.
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For the record: science has no official language.
From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees
Over a century of research has revealed an amazing complexity of behaviours and physiological adaptations that allow tiny bark beetles to overcome large trees, sometimes resulting in outbreaks that k...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌿 Excited to share our Primer on fungal endophytes, the elusive members of the fungal kingdom that defy easy classification. Neither pathogens nor symbionts in the strict sense, they challenge how we define ecological guilds. @umr-iam.bsky.social
Fungal endophytes
Organisms are commonly grouped into ecological guilds that reflect their shared resource use and similar ecological roles. The guild concept has been …
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October 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌿 Excited to share our Primer on fungal endophytes, the elusive members of the fungal kingdom that defy easy classification. Neither pathogens nor symbionts in the strict sense, they challenge how we define ecological guilds. @umr-iam.bsky.social
Jiuzhai Valley in Sichuan is amazing.
October 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Jiuzhai Valley in Sichuan is amazing.
Recent vegetation shifts in the French Alps with winners outnumbering losers - Goury - Journal of Ecology - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Recent vegetation shifts in the French Alps with winners outnumbering losers
Analysing 11 million records of 4250 French Alps plant species over 30 years shows that one-third expanded their range, dominated by thermophilic and fast-colonizing species, while 13% declined. Most...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Recent vegetation shifts in the French Alps with winners outnumbering losers - Goury - Journal of Ecology - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gene Family Expansions Provide Molecular Flexibility Required for Context‐Dependent Species Interactions - Hernandez - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gene Family Expansions Provide Molecular Flexibility Required for Context‐Dependent Species Interactions
We explore how the evolution of molecular complexity through gene family expansions is essential for regulating arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in different environmental contexts. Specifically, we ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Gene Family Expansions Provide Molecular Flexibility Required for Context‐Dependent Species Interactions - Hernandez - 2025 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The path toward a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity - Carmona - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The path toward a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
Plant traits capture the remarkable diversity of ecological strategies, yet synthesizing this complexity into coherent frameworks remains challenging. Trait spaces have significantly advanced this ef...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The path toward a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity - Carmona - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A simple plant–mycorrhizal fungal resource trade co‐evolution model explains mutualism stability, extinction and transitory parasitism via fitness feedback - Grasso - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A simple plant–mycorrhizal fungal resource trade co‐evolution model explains mutualism stability, extinction and transitory parasitism via fitness feedback
The mutualism between mycorrhizal fungi and plants has persisted for over 400 million years, despite the mutualism paradox predicting that mutualisms should be evolutionarily unstable due to the fit...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A simple plant–mycorrhizal fungal resource trade co‐evolution model explains mutualism stability, extinction and transitory parasitism via fitness feedback - Grasso - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...