Gareth Phoenix
@garethphoenix.bsky.social
Scientist. Climate change and ecosystems, Arctic, boreal, uplands, plant ecology, biogeochemistry, biodiversity. I like to run when I'm not injured.
Hi @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social we're keen to reach out to the freshwater community for this. Any chance of a repost? Thanks 🙂
🚨Calling all U.K. Arctic terrestrial scientists.
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
UK Arctic terrestrial science workshop.pdf
drive.google.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Hi @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social we're keen to reach out to the freshwater community for this. Any chance of a repost? Thanks 🙂
🚨Calling all U.K. Arctic terrestrial scientists.
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
UK Arctic terrestrial science workshop.pdf
drive.google.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨Calling all U.K. Arctic terrestrial scientists.
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
"UK Arctic terrestrial science strengths and priorities workshop"
to discuss and then produce a prospectus outlining the UK’s “Strengths & Priorities” in Arctic terrestrial research.
Info and registration link here 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1HV0c...
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If you’re looking for a PhD studentship in some really exciting areas of plant science 🌿 take a look at this year’s Sainsbury PhD studentships - you could come and study orchid mycorrhizas 🌸🍄 with me & @garethphoenix.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
FindAPhD : Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Apply for a PhD: Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation
www.findaphd.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you’re looking for a PhD studentship in some really exciting areas of plant science 🌿 take a look at this year’s Sainsbury PhD studentships - you could come and study orchid mycorrhizas 🌸🍄 with me & @garethphoenix.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Job alert 🚨
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician: Research
Technician: Research
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Job alert 🚨
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
Technician post in soil carbon at the University of Sheffield @sheffieldpps.bsky.social supporting natural capital assessment in South Yorkshire, UK
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
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7. The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂
How much can ecosystems slow climate change? Study how nutrients regulate carbon storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald (HIE)
bit.ly/434xNOd
#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky
How much can ecosystems slow climate change? Study how nutrients regulate carbon storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald (HIE)
bit.ly/434xNOd
#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky
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
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May 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
7. The Importance of Nutrients in Controlling How Much Ecosystems Can Slow the Rate of Rising CO₂
How much can ecosystems slow climate change? Study how nutrients regulate carbon storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald (HIE)
bit.ly/434xNOd
#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky
How much can ecosystems slow climate change? Study how nutrients regulate carbon storage in global ecosystems. Led by Catriona Macdonald (HIE)
bit.ly/434xNOd
#CarbonCycle #EcosystemScience #AcademicSky
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Applications open for our International Dual PhD Awards in Plant & Soil Sciences! Train in world-class labs across @sheffieldpps.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social and spend time at both institutes.
bit.ly/4375M8D #PhDopportunity #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicSky
bit.ly/4375M8D #PhDopportunity #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicSky
World class training - International dual award PhDs in Plant & Soil Science now open
These new studentships offer a unique opportunity to join a vibrant and collaborative research community spanning two world-class institutions in Sheffield, UK and Sydney, Australia.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Applications open for our International Dual PhD Awards in Plant & Soil Sciences! Train in world-class labs across @sheffieldpps.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social and spend time at both institutes.
bit.ly/4375M8D #PhDopportunity #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicSky
bit.ly/4375M8D #PhDopportunity #PlantScience #SoilScience #Sustainability #AcademicSky
🚨 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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Excited to share that our new paper
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science - Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Excited to share that our new paper
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
“Summer 2024 in northern Fennoscandia was very likely the warmest in 2000 years”
has been published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science!
See the open-access paper from doi.org/10.1038/s416...
Short thread 👇
Reposted by Gareth Phoenix
🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🌸Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 🌸
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Our new study @nature.com analysed plant diversity change in >2000 tundra plots over 4 decades. We found that plants changed unevenly, mostly driven by warming and biotic interactions.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵 (1/7) 🌐🧪🌱🌍
Interesting paper:
Increases in Arctic Extreme Climatic Events Are Linked to Negative Fitness Effects on the Local Biota.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Increases in Arctic Extreme Climatic Events Are Linked to Negative Fitness Effects on the Local Biota.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Increases in Arctic Extreme Climatic Events Are Linked to Negative Fitness Effects on the Local Biota
The Arctic harbours uniquely adapted biodiversity and plays an important role in climate regulation. Strong warming trends in the terrestrial Arctic have been linked to an increase in aboveground bio....
doi.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Interesting paper:
Increases in Arctic Extreme Climatic Events Are Linked to Negative Fitness Effects on the Local Biota.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Increases in Arctic Extreme Climatic Events Are Linked to Negative Fitness Effects on the Local Biota.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Interesting paper:
Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
As the authors point out, "These results call into question the dominant dogma that cryptogams will decline with increases in vascular plant abundance" 🤯
Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
As the authors point out, "These results call into question the dominant dogma that cryptogams will decline with increases in vascular plant abundance" 🤯
Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist
Two sites in northern Alaska representative of the circumpolar tundra biome were periodically sampled over more than three decades. Plant canopies both grew taller and increased in complexity while m...
doi.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interesting paper:
Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
As the authors point out, "These results call into question the dominant dogma that cryptogams will decline with increases in vascular plant abundance" 🤯
Tundra Plant Canopies Gradually Close Over Three Decades While Cryptogams Persist
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
As the authors point out, "These results call into question the dominant dogma that cryptogams will decline with increases in vascular plant abundance" 🤯
New paper: The changing face of the Arctic: four decades of greening and implications for tundra ecosystems
www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
April 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New paper: The changing face of the Arctic: four decades of greening and implications for tundra ecosystems
www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...
Interesting paper:
Wildfires offset the increasing but spatially heterogeneous Arctic–boreal CO2 uptake
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wildfires offset the increasing but spatially heterogeneous Arctic–boreal CO2 uptake
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wildfires offset the increasing but spatially heterogeneous Arctic–boreal CO2 uptake - Nature Climate Change
How the carbon stocks of the Arctic–Boreal Zone change with warming is not well understood. Here the authors show that wildfires and large regional differences in net carbon fluxes offset the overall ...
www.nature.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Interesting paper:
Wildfires offset the increasing but spatially heterogeneous Arctic–boreal CO2 uptake
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wildfires offset the increasing but spatially heterogeneous Arctic–boreal CO2 uptake
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An important Starter Pack that could use your support in following, reposting, or by tagging scientists, locals, key stakeholders, and Arctic-centric entities that deserve to be represented. Thank you.
go.bsky.app/KxURBR1
go.bsky.app/KxURBR1
February 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
An important Starter Pack that could use your support in following, reposting, or by tagging scientists, locals, key stakeholders, and Arctic-centric entities that deserve to be represented. Thank you.
go.bsky.app/KxURBR1
go.bsky.app/KxURBR1
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We are looking for a grant-funded doctoral resarcher on a project focusing on how tree and shrub expansion into the tundra impact biodiversity and carbon balance @Department of Geosciences and Geography @helsinkiuni.bsky.social! DM me if you are interested, and please share!
January 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We are looking for a grant-funded doctoral resarcher on a project focusing on how tree and shrub expansion into the tundra impact biodiversity and carbon balance @Department of Geosciences and Geography @helsinkiuni.bsky.social! DM me if you are interested, and please share!
Our review paper “Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: diverse causes with common consequences” is out in @plosclimate.org
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@sheffieldpps.bsky.social, @robertgbjork.bsky.social, @scootjd.bsky.social, @thissideofthearctic.org, @arctic-carolina.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@sheffieldpps.bsky.social, @robertgbjork.bsky.social, @scootjd.bsky.social, @thissideofthearctic.org, @arctic-carolina.bsky.social
journals.plos.org
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our review paper “Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: diverse causes with common consequences” is out in @plosclimate.org
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@sheffieldpps.bsky.social, @robertgbjork.bsky.social, @scootjd.bsky.social, @thissideofthearctic.org, @arctic-carolina.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@sheffieldpps.bsky.social, @robertgbjork.bsky.social, @scootjd.bsky.social, @thissideofthearctic.org, @arctic-carolina.bsky.social
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A new PLOS Climate Review article by @garethphoenix.bsky.social and colleagues brings together understanding of browning events in Arctic ecosystems to compare their impacts and rates of recovery, and likely future changes in frequency and distribution
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Browning events in Arctic ecosystems: Diverse causes with common consequences
Arctic ecosystems are experiencing extreme climatic, biotic and physical disturbance events that can cause substantial loss of plant biomass and productivity, sometimes at scales of >1000 km2. Collect...
journals.plos.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A new PLOS Climate Review article by @garethphoenix.bsky.social and colleagues brings together understanding of browning events in Arctic ecosystems to compare their impacts and rates of recovery, and likely future changes in frequency and distribution
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Interesting paper:
Increasing certainty in projected local extreme precipitation change.
Some regions are going to have big increases in annual maximum daily precipitation, and this is now known with greater certainty.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing certainty in projected local extreme precipitation change.
Some regions are going to have big increases in annual maximum daily precipitation, and this is now known with greater certainty.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing certainty in projected local extreme precipitation change - Nature Communications
This study presents more accurate future extreme precipitation projections at local scales constrained by past warming observations using an adaptative emergent constraint approach.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Interesting paper:
Increasing certainty in projected local extreme precipitation change.
Some regions are going to have big increases in annual maximum daily precipitation, and this is now known with greater certainty.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing certainty in projected local extreme precipitation change.
Some regions are going to have big increases in annual maximum daily precipitation, and this is now known with greater certainty.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interesting paper: Substantial and overlooked greenhouse gas emissions from deep Arctic lake sediment.
Carbon release from deep sediment permafrost thaw (20m in this study) may be much more important for changing climate than thought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbon release from deep sediment permafrost thaw (20m in this study) may be much more important for changing climate than thought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Substantial and overlooked greenhouse gas emissions from deep Arctic lake sediment - Nature Geoscience
Deep permafrost soils produce comparable amounts of greenhouse gases as shallow soils in response to warming, according to incubation experiments of deep Arctic lake sediments.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Interesting paper: Substantial and overlooked greenhouse gas emissions from deep Arctic lake sediment.
Carbon release from deep sediment permafrost thaw (20m in this study) may be much more important for changing climate than thought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Carbon release from deep sediment permafrost thaw (20m in this study) may be much more important for changing climate than thought.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Waning snowfields have transformed into hotspots of greening within the alpine zone"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Waning snowfields have transformed into hotspots of greening within the alpine zone - Nature Climate Change
The authors use multidecadal, high-resolution data to investigate the spatial variability of vegetation greening in European mountains. They show that changes in snow cover duration play a more signif...
www.nature.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Waning snowfields have transformed into hotspots of greening within the alpine zone"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I like this: Regional fire–greening positive feedback loops in Alaskan Arctic tundra
Fire promotes arctic greening by facilitating establishment and growth of larger stature deciduous shrubs and other species. And the more severe fires do this more.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fire promotes arctic greening by facilitating establishment and growth of larger stature deciduous shrubs and other species. And the more severe fires do this more.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Regional fire–greening positive feedback loops in Alaskan Arctic tundra - Nature Plants
Arctic warming has led to widespread greening across the tundra. Utilizing remote-sensing and field data, this study identifies a positive fire–greening feedback loop operating across regional scales ...
www.nature.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I like this: Regional fire–greening positive feedback loops in Alaskan Arctic tundra
Fire promotes arctic greening by facilitating establishment and growth of larger stature deciduous shrubs and other species. And the more severe fires do this more.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fire promotes arctic greening by facilitating establishment and growth of larger stature deciduous shrubs and other species. And the more severe fires do this more.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enhanced warming of European mountain permafrost in the early 21st century
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enhanced warming of European mountain permafrost in the early 21st century - Nature Communications
Permafrost in Europe’s mountains has warmed by more than 1 °C per decade in certain places, matching the levels in Arctic lowlands. The strongest warming occurred at cold bedrock at the highest elevat...
www.nature.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Enhanced warming of European mountain permafrost in the early 21st century
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interesting: Diminishing warming effects on plant phenology over time.
This meta-analysis shows that the rate of change of plant phenology in response to warming declines over time.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This meta-analysis shows that the rate of change of plant phenology in response to warming declines over time.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Diminishing warming effects on plant phenology over time
See also the Commentary on this article by Wang & Niu, 245: 437–439.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Interesting: Diminishing warming effects on plant phenology over time.
This meta-analysis shows that the rate of change of plant phenology in response to warming declines over time.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This meta-analysis shows that the rate of change of plant phenology in response to warming declines over time.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Quote: "One of the beautiful things about science is that it allows us to bumble along, getting it wrong time after time, and feel perfectly fine as long as we learn something each time".
I quite like that 😊
I quite like that 😊
December 14, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Quote: "One of the beautiful things about science is that it allows us to bumble along, getting it wrong time after time, and feel perfectly fine as long as we learn something each time".
I quite like that 😊
I quite like that 😊
Reposted by Gareth Phoenix
Misclassifying Oroarctic areas has led to significant confusion. Risto Virtanen's old paper deserve more attention for clarifying this. The European tundra falls into 3 distinct categories: Arctic, Oroarctic, and Alpine #ClimateScience #Oroarctic #ArcticTundra onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Where do the treeless tundra areas of northern highlands fit in the global biome system: toward an ecologically natural subdivision of the tundra biome
(1) The broad-scale patterns in the distribution and ecology of European tundra have been disputed for long. We attempt solutions by introducing ecologically meaningful and sound guidelines for bioge...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Misclassifying Oroarctic areas has led to significant confusion. Risto Virtanen's old paper deserve more attention for clarifying this. The European tundra falls into 3 distinct categories: Arctic, Oroarctic, and Alpine #ClimateScience #Oroarctic #ArcticTundra onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....