Elsa Matthus
@elsaelsam.bsky.social
Plant roots and membranes and fungi and soil. And Ultimate Frisbee.
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@camplantsci.bsky.social here in Cambridge is wonderful place to work. Great colleagues. Some very good science and a vibrant city. If you are a world-leading crop scientist wanting to lead a thriving centre, we would like you to join us
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
The Board of Electors to the Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to
www.cam.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
@camplantsci.bsky.social here in Cambridge is wonderful place to work. Great colleagues. Some very good science and a vibrant city. If you are a world-leading crop scientist wanting to lead a thriving centre, we would like you to join us
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
Dear #amf hive mind, look at this stained Plantago root. Can these little plushy structures really be arbuscules? I mean, "tree-like" describes it quite well, but I have never seen it like that. You??
@jpausch.bsky.social
@joanabergmann.bsky.social
@katiefield4.bsky.social
@mrillig.bsky.social
@jpausch.bsky.social
@joanabergmann.bsky.social
@katiefield4.bsky.social
@mrillig.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Dear #amf hive mind, look at this stained Plantago root. Can these little plushy structures really be arbuscules? I mean, "tree-like" describes it quite well, but I have never seen it like that. You??
@jpausch.bsky.social
@joanabergmann.bsky.social
@katiefield4.bsky.social
@mrillig.bsky.social
@jpausch.bsky.social
@joanabergmann.bsky.social
@katiefield4.bsky.social
@mrillig.bsky.social
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My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL
The BHL Image Explorer — A search tool for public domain biodiversity images
YouTube video by Tiago Lubiana
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL
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#TansleyReview: Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#TansleyReview: Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Dini-Andreote, et al.
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Dear #plantscience bubble, could somebody please point me towards a collection of nice scientific illustrations/icons etc for making sweet scientific figures? The websites I tried focus on human/animal icons... #root #research #plantsci #ecology @joanabergmann.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Dear #plantscience bubble, could somebody please point me towards a collection of nice scientific illustrations/icons etc for making sweet scientific figures? The websites I tried focus on human/animal icons... #root #research #plantsci #ecology @joanabergmann.bsky.social
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We did a #SustainableGrasslandSystems group internal mini conference last week. It was super interesting and fun and I am just deeply grateful to work with such amazing people!
among others are @elsaelsam.bsky.social @azmisheriff.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social
among others are @elsaelsam.bsky.social @azmisheriff.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We did a #SustainableGrasslandSystems group internal mini conference last week. It was super interesting and fun and I am just deeply grateful to work with such amazing people!
among others are @elsaelsam.bsky.social @azmisheriff.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social
among others are @elsaelsam.bsky.social @azmisheriff.bsky.social @milosbielcik.bsky.social
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Intense farming weighs heavily on soil quality! 🌱
Meet arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF)🍄, symbionts that help plants acquire nutrients.
Rog et al. explore which soils benefit most from AMF in #FEMSMicrobiolLett.
@idorog.bsky.social @steffilutz.bsky.social @sfbender.bsky.social
buff.ly/tblsBb1
Meet arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF)🍄, symbionts that help plants acquire nutrients.
Rog et al. explore which soils benefit most from AMF in #FEMSMicrobiolLett.
@idorog.bsky.social @steffilutz.bsky.social @sfbender.bsky.social
buff.ly/tblsBb1
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Intense farming weighs heavily on soil quality! 🌱
Meet arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF)🍄, symbionts that help plants acquire nutrients.
Rog et al. explore which soils benefit most from AMF in #FEMSMicrobiolLett.
@idorog.bsky.social @steffilutz.bsky.social @sfbender.bsky.social
buff.ly/tblsBb1
Meet arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi (AMF)🍄, symbionts that help plants acquire nutrients.
Rog et al. explore which soils benefit most from AMF in #FEMSMicrobiolLett.
@idorog.bsky.social @steffilutz.bsky.social @sfbender.bsky.social
buff.ly/tblsBb1
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What else are people using for public engagement with mycorrhiza? Would be keen to hear other ideas 😁
June 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
What else are people using for public engagement with mycorrhiza? Would be keen to hear other ideas 😁
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How to teach kids (+ parents) the concept of mycorrhizal symbiosis? Here's a thread of things that we use @paszkowskilab.bsky.social 🧵
#outreach #fungi #plant #science
#outreach #fungi #plant #science
Festival of Plants 2025: great atmosphere, lots of visitors, and so much enthusiasm for mycorrhiza!
Next in the outreach calendar: the Fungi Field Day, 4th October, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens. Save the date! 🍄🍄🍄
Next in the outreach calendar: the Fungi Field Day, 4th October, Cambridge University Botanic Gardens. Save the date! 🍄🍄🍄
June 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
How to teach kids (+ parents) the concept of mycorrhizal symbiosis? Here's a thread of things that we use @paszkowskilab.bsky.social 🧵
#outreach #fungi #plant #science
#outreach #fungi #plant #science
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🌾🌡️ #Soja aus Niedersachsen: wenn Weizenernten durch den #Klimawandel geringer ausfallen, können Landwirtschaftsbetriebe auf die Sojabohne setzen. Ein breites Anbauportfolio hilft, Erträge zu stabilisieren. Prof. Claas Nendel (ZALF) im Interview mit dem ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/vide...
July 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🌾🌡️ #Soja aus Niedersachsen: wenn Weizenernten durch den #Klimawandel geringer ausfallen, können Landwirtschaftsbetriebe auf die Sojabohne setzen. Ein breites Anbauportfolio hilft, Erträge zu stabilisieren. Prof. Claas Nendel (ZALF) im Interview mit dem ZDF: www.zdfheute.de/vide...
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Die Abkühlung bis zur nächsten Hitzewelle könnt ihr u.a. dazu nutzen, die Studie zum Sicherheitsrisiko #Klimakrise zu lesen.
Die Eckdaten sind nicht neu.
Aber der Zusammenhang, in den sie hier gestellt werden, erweitert das oft von Rechten missbrauchte Thema #Sicherheit auf spannende Weise.
Die Eckdaten sind nicht neu.
Aber der Zusammenhang, in den sie hier gestellt werden, erweitert das oft von Rechten missbrauchte Thema #Sicherheit auf spannende Weise.
Nationale Interdisziplinäre Klimarisiko-Einschätzung
Dieser Bericht zeigt Risiken des Klimawandels für die nationale Sicherheit Deutschlands bis ins Jahr 2040 auf.
metis.unibw.de
July 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Die Abkühlung bis zur nächsten Hitzewelle könnt ihr u.a. dazu nutzen, die Studie zum Sicherheitsrisiko #Klimakrise zu lesen.
Die Eckdaten sind nicht neu.
Aber der Zusammenhang, in den sie hier gestellt werden, erweitert das oft von Rechten missbrauchte Thema #Sicherheit auf spannende Weise.
Die Eckdaten sind nicht neu.
Aber der Zusammenhang, in den sie hier gestellt werden, erweitert das oft von Rechten missbrauchte Thema #Sicherheit auf spannende Weise.
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Humans can know intuitively when biodiversity is suffering, study finds
In our nature
People can accurately judge biodiversity through sight and sound.
theecologist.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Humans can know intuitively when biodiversity is suffering, study finds
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this is a HUGE loss for anyone trying to track changes in species distributions as the climate changes- if you need to know "hey were [insert species] in [place] in the mid-1800s", the odds are good your only info is a random book published back then. i've used it extensively!
In an unconscionable decision, the Smithsonian Institute has decided to no longer support the Biodiversity Heritage Library from 1 Jan 2026. Please someone step up and take it over.
Foundations: please step up and take over the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). This is an absolutely essential scanned archive of all of the old journals and books from the 1500s to about 1920. Has been indispensable for my research.
about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup...
about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup...
July 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
this is a HUGE loss for anyone trying to track changes in species distributions as the climate changes- if you need to know "hey were [insert species] in [place] in the mid-1800s", the odds are good your only info is a random book published back then. i've used it extensively!
@loutsi.bsky.social just talked about tropical tree species, and how knowing the belowground can help restoration efforts. Sweet talk, pretty venue at #rhizosphere6
June 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
@loutsi.bsky.social just talked about tropical tree species, and how knowing the belowground can help restoration efforts. Sweet talk, pretty venue at #rhizosphere6
Day2 of #rhizosphere6 conference. Just listened to such an engaging talk by @katiefield4.bsky.social that I even forgot to take a photo. Great science uncovering the role of fine root endophytes, the #mycoromycotina. #MFRE, let's go!
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Day2 of #rhizosphere6 conference. Just listened to such an engaging talk by @katiefield4.bsky.social that I even forgot to take a photo. Great science uncovering the role of fine root endophytes, the #mycoromycotina. #MFRE, let's go!
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Great start of #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh today with many exciting talks (e.g., by @elsaelsam.bsky.social, @khatababdalla.bsky.social, and so many more)...and nice discussions at my poster on two experiments investigating #root #exudation for #phosphorus mobilization in #intercropping. 🤩
Today marks the first day of the #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh. We look forward to a week of engaging presentations and discussions on the latest advances in root-soil-microbe interactions.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Great start of #Rhizosphere6 conference in Edinburgh today with many exciting talks (e.g., by @elsaelsam.bsky.social, @khatababdalla.bsky.social, and so many more)...and nice discussions at my poster on two experiments investigating #root #exudation for #phosphorus mobilization in #intercropping. 🤩
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Next up at #rhizosphere6: @elsaelsam.bsky.social takes us on a journey about the extensions of the Root Economics Space! 🤩
June 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Next up at #rhizosphere6: @elsaelsam.bsky.social takes us on a journey about the extensions of the Root Economics Space! 🤩
Reposted by Elsa Matthus
If you are at #rhizosphere6 and interested in fine root functional traits, go talk to @elsaelsam.bsky.social from @zalf.bsky.social. If you (like me - tearfully) miss out on this event, check out the paper in the thread below 😉
Next up at #rhizosphere6: @elsaelsam.bsky.social takes us on a journey about the extensions of the Root Economics Space! 🤩
June 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you are at #rhizosphere6 and interested in fine root functional traits, go talk to @elsaelsam.bsky.social from @zalf.bsky.social. If you (like me - tearfully) miss out on this event, check out the paper in the thread below 😉
Reposted by Elsa Matthus
🎉Happy 5th Birthday to the Root Economics Space!🌱
This fun blog from our colleagues @joanabergmann.bsky.social and Elsa Matthus at the @zalf.bsky.social celebrates 5 years of the Root Economics Space-a framework that describes the diverse root strategies to grow and survive belowgrond.
#Ecology
This fun blog from our colleagues @joanabergmann.bsky.social and Elsa Matthus at the @zalf.bsky.social celebrates 5 years of the Root Economics Space-a framework that describes the diverse root strategies to grow and survive belowgrond.
#Ecology
April 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🎉Happy 5th Birthday to the Root Economics Space!🌱
This fun blog from our colleagues @joanabergmann.bsky.social and Elsa Matthus at the @zalf.bsky.social celebrates 5 years of the Root Economics Space-a framework that describes the diverse root strategies to grow and survive belowgrond.
#Ecology
This fun blog from our colleagues @joanabergmann.bsky.social and Elsa Matthus at the @zalf.bsky.social celebrates 5 years of the Root Economics Space-a framework that describes the diverse root strategies to grow and survive belowgrond.
#Ecology
Our latest review about the #root #economics #space made it into the lovely blog of plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com:
🚩Throwing a birthday party for a five-year old – and what that tells us about root functioning
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1url.cz/3JzAd
Root Economics Space was born! 🎉
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #root #functional #ecology #concept #spectrum #strategy #plant
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1url.cz/3JzAd
Root Economics Space was born! 🎉
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #root #functional #ecology #concept #spectrum #strategy #plant
April 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Our latest review about the #root #economics #space made it into the lovely blog of plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com:
Reposted by Elsa Matthus
Super useful video library to liven up your presentations …
Looking for high quality free videos?🎥 Introducing: Open Planet! 🧪🌍
A rich free-to-use video library to help storytellers create impactful content for our planet.
Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿
openplanet.org #ForNature
A rich free-to-use video library to help storytellers create impactful content for our planet.
Find world-class footage to tell your stories about #biodiversity & nature ⤵️🌿
openplanet.org #ForNature
Discover world-class footage of our changing planet.
Open Planet is a global library of high-quality climate and nature footage. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.
openplanet.org
April 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Super useful video library to liven up your presentations …
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Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
March 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
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Nur um den Stand der Grundinventarisierung bei der Biodiversität in 2025 einmal aufzuzeigen und als artenreichstes Beispiel die heimischen Insekten zu nehmen: Es existiert bis heute bei keiner Bundesbehörde eine (angestrebt) vollständige Datenbank bzw. Referenzliste mit den bei uns bekannten Arten.
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Nur um den Stand der Grundinventarisierung bei der Biodiversität in 2025 einmal aufzuzeigen und als artenreichstes Beispiel die heimischen Insekten zu nehmen: Es existiert bis heute bei keiner Bundesbehörde eine (angestrebt) vollständige Datenbank bzw. Referenzliste mit den bei uns bekannten Arten.
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🌊🧪 So our P atom makes 100 round trips of 1000 years each during its stay in the ocean. It then becomes part of the sediment, where it remains for about 100 million years until it is uplifted and exposed again to continental erosion. The life of a typical P atom is, by human standards, indeed
March 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
🌊🧪 So our P atom makes 100 round trips of 1000 years each during its stay in the ocean. It then becomes part of the sediment, where it remains for about 100 million years until it is uplifted and exposed again to continental erosion. The life of a typical P atom is, by human standards, indeed