Lorinda Bullington
@lorindabee.bsky.social
Systems Ecology Ph.D. Interested in plant-fungi / fungi-beetle 🌲🍄🟫🪲symbioses in forest ecosystems.
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Bark beetle–fungi symbioses reshape nutrient dynamics, fungal decomposer succession, and decay rates in ponderosa pine
Bark beetles introduce fungi into trees, shaping both beetle fitness and tree physiology. However, the impact of these symbioses on fungal endophytes, the succession of fungal communities, and downs...
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We have a new paper out! :)
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
We have a new paper out! :)
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Bark beetle–fungi symbioses reshape nutrient dynamics, fungal decomposer succession, and decay rates in ponderosa pine
Bark beetles introduce fungi into trees, shaping both beetle fitness and tree physiology. However, the impact of these symbioses on fungal endophytes, the succession of fungal communities, and downs...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We have a new paper out! :)
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Our study reveals how bark beetles and their fungal symbionts actively transform the tree’s internal nutrient landscape supporting beetle nutrition, with major implications for forest carbon and nutrient dynamics.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Ancient fossil reveals how plants and fungi first developed on land | Natural History Museum
A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Earlier on the expedition we found the most beautiful flower, and here, my friends, is the biggest: Rafflesia arnoldi seen in full bloom today in the Sumatran jungle. This is the largest flower on earth and one of the greatest wonders of the natural world.
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Earlier on the expedition we found the most beautiful flower, and here, my friends, is the biggest: Rafflesia arnoldi seen in full bloom today in the Sumatran jungle. This is the largest flower on earth and one of the greatest wonders of the natural world.
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who helped to keep pandemics at bay.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who helped to keep pandemics at bay.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
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Around 14 million Americans are set to lose their insurance over the next 10 years. And out of the 10 hardest-hit states, 7 voted for Trump.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Around 14 million Americans are set to lose their insurance over the next 10 years. And out of the 10 hardest-hit states, 7 voted for Trump.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
New review out in Biological Reviews! 🌲
We synthesize over a century of research on the complex ecological web linking tree-killing bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, and host trees.
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
#ForestEcology #BarkBeetles #FungalEcology #Symbiosis #BiologicalReviews
We synthesize over a century of research on the complex ecological web linking tree-killing bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, and host trees.
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
#ForestEcology #BarkBeetles #FungalEcology #Symbiosis #BiologicalReviews
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New review out in Biological Reviews! 🌲
We synthesize over a century of research on the complex ecological web linking tree-killing bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, and host trees.
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
#ForestEcology #BarkBeetles #FungalEcology #Symbiosis #BiologicalReviews
We synthesize over a century of research on the complex ecological web linking tree-killing bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, and host trees.
Open access 👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
#ForestEcology #BarkBeetles #FungalEcology #Symbiosis #BiologicalReviews
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library 😁WE HAVE A NEW ONE OUT. Two years in the making. Give it a look!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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 1:59 PM
From beginning to end: the synecology of tree‐killing bark beetles, fungi, and trees - Six - Biological Reviews - Wiley Online Library 😁WE HAVE A NEW ONE OUT. Two years in the making. Give it a look!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Plants have pathogens. One of the most important for the Ponderosa pine are pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae) that bore into bark to feed on phloem.
The plant responds with a chemical immune system: terpene-rich resin that flows through resin ducts, flushing out or drowning the beetle.
The plant responds with a chemical immune system: terpene-rich resin that flows through resin ducts, flushing out or drowning the beetle.
Mountain Pine Beetle - Profile | Invasive Species Centre
The mountain pine beetle is native to western Canada, but has expanded and could become invasive, due to climate change and past forest management programs.
www.invasivespeciescentre.ca
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Plants have pathogens. One of the most important for the Ponderosa pine are pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae) that bore into bark to feed on phloem.
The plant responds with a chemical immune system: terpene-rich resin that flows through resin ducts, flushing out or drowning the beetle.
The plant responds with a chemical immune system: terpene-rich resin that flows through resin ducts, flushing out or drowning the beetle.
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
#Viewpoint: A critical reassessment of the novel weapons hypothesis and allelopathy as an adaptive strategy that facilitates #PlantInvasion
Robert Colautti & Pedro Madeira Antunes
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Robert Colautti & Pedro Madeira Antunes
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
#Viewpoint: A critical reassessment of the novel weapons hypothesis and allelopathy as an adaptive strategy that facilitates #PlantInvasion
Robert Colautti & Pedro Madeira Antunes
👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Robert Colautti & Pedro Madeira Antunes
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📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) The path towards a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) The path towards a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/6) The path towards a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/6) The path towards a unified trait space: synthesizing plant functional diversity
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
Fungi are just as enigmatic as extraordinary!!!
You MUST watch this ❤️ 🍄
#fungifriends #microbiology #visualarts #sciart #phd #postdoc #biodiversity #moulds #endophytes
You MUST watch this ❤️ 🍄
#fungifriends #microbiology #visualarts #sciart #phd #postdoc #biodiversity #moulds #endophytes
The Symbiotic Universe (2025)
YouTube video by Fungal Galaxies
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Fungi are just as enigmatic as extraordinary!!!
You MUST watch this ❤️ 🍄
#fungifriends #microbiology #visualarts #sciart #phd #postdoc #biodiversity #moulds #endophytes
You MUST watch this ❤️ 🍄
#fungifriends #microbiology #visualarts #sciart #phd #postdoc #biodiversity #moulds #endophytes
Had an amazing time in Estonia last week, talking plant-fungal-bark beetle interactions at the New Phytologist Symposium. Recorded talks to follow soon!🌲🪲🍄🟫
July 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Had an amazing time in Estonia last week, talking plant-fungal-bark beetle interactions at the New Phytologist Symposium. Recorded talks to follow soon!🌲🪲🍄🟫
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
🍃New research shows that leaf traits and floral resources are closely linked, primarily determined by environmental selection, with pollinators playing a secondary role. These findings emphasise the interconnectedness of vegetative and reproductive traits in plant strategies.🌼 buff.ly/ueQtHkj
July 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🍃New research shows that leaf traits and floral resources are closely linked, primarily determined by environmental selection, with pollinators playing a secondary role. These findings emphasise the interconnectedness of vegetative and reproductive traits in plant strategies.🌼 buff.ly/ueQtHkj
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Soil fungi influence the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality
manipulating plant species richness/soil fungal diversity in 190 plant communities => measuring 10 ecosystem functions
-in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
manipulating plant species richness/soil fungal diversity in 190 plant communities => measuring 10 ecosystem functions
-in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Soil fungi influence the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality - Nature Communications
Fungal diversity is critical for ecosystem functioning, yet its role in mediating the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality remains unclear. This study finds that funga...
www.nature.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Soil fungi influence the relationship between plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality
manipulating plant species richness/soil fungal diversity in 190 plant communities => measuring 10 ecosystem functions
-in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
manipulating plant species richness/soil fungal diversity in 190 plant communities => measuring 10 ecosystem functions
-in @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
Bernie Sanders:
“It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.”
“It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.”
June 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bernie Sanders:
“It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.”
“It is obscene to give tax breaks to the top 1% by throwing more than 16 million people off health care, cutting nutrition for hungry kids and making it harder for working class young people to go to college.
That is exactly what Trump's budget reconciliation bill does.”
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
#Viewpoint: Progress and future directions of biogeographical comparisons of #plant–fungal #interactions in invasion contexts
Arpad Thoma, Ylva Lekberg, Dávid Nagy, Min Sheng, Erik Welk & Christoph Rosche 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Arpad Thoma, Ylva Lekberg, Dávid Nagy, Min Sheng, Erik Welk & Christoph Rosche 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
June 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#Viewpoint: Progress and future directions of biogeographical comparisons of #plant–fungal #interactions in invasion contexts
Arpad Thoma, Ylva Lekberg, Dávid Nagy, Min Sheng, Erik Welk & Christoph Rosche 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Arpad Thoma, Ylva Lekberg, Dávid Nagy, Min Sheng, Erik Welk & Christoph Rosche 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#LatestIssue #PlantScience
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🌊🛍️ Bag bans work
A new study shows that plastic bag bans and fees cut shoreline litter by up to 47% in the US. Citizen-science data from 45,000+ cleanups confirm: fewer bags, fewer risks to wildlife.
Simple policies, real impact
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #PlasticPollution 🧪
A new study shows that plastic bag bans and fees cut shoreline litter by up to 47% in the US. Citizen-science data from 45,000+ cleanups confirm: fewer bags, fewer risks to wildlife.
Simple policies, real impact
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #PlasticPollution 🧪
Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines
Plastic pollution threatens marine and freshwater ecosystems and the services they provide. Although plastic bag bans and taxes are increasingly implemented worldwide, their effectiveness in reducing ...
www.science.org
June 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🌊🛍️ Bag bans work
A new study shows that plastic bag bans and fees cut shoreline litter by up to 47% in the US. Citizen-science data from 45,000+ cleanups confirm: fewer bags, fewer risks to wildlife.
Simple policies, real impact
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #PlasticPollution 🧪
A new study shows that plastic bag bans and fees cut shoreline litter by up to 47% in the US. Citizen-science data from 45,000+ cleanups confirm: fewer bags, fewer risks to wildlife.
Simple policies, real impact
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm #PlasticPollution 🧪
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There's a chemical trick fireflies perform that allows them to flash without burning.
My dad studied that trick all his life.
Now he's 92, and darkness is closing in.
For Father's Day, I did my best to illuminate his work, his life, and the fleeting wonder of it all.
thewalrus.ca/a-son-a-scie...
My dad studied that trick all his life.
Now he's 92, and darkness is closing in.
For Father's Day, I did my best to illuminate his work, his life, and the fleeting wonder of it all.
thewalrus.ca/a-son-a-scie...
A Son, a Scientist, and the Secret of Bioluminescence | The Walrus
My father spent a career decoding how fireflies make light. Now, as dementia sets in, he is grappling with life’s final mystery
thewalrus.ca
June 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There's a chemical trick fireflies perform that allows them to flash without burning.
My dad studied that trick all his life.
Now he's 92, and darkness is closing in.
For Father's Day, I did my best to illuminate his work, his life, and the fleeting wonder of it all.
thewalrus.ca/a-son-a-scie...
My dad studied that trick all his life.
Now he's 92, and darkness is closing in.
For Father's Day, I did my best to illuminate his work, his life, and the fleeting wonder of it all.
thewalrus.ca/a-son-a-scie...
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
Fungal diversity, decomposition, substrate chemistry, and all their interconnections to understand how the environment shapes fungal communities and wood decay - led by the very talented @zhiyuanxu.bsky.social 🪵🍄🍄🟫
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me
June 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Fungal diversity, decomposition, substrate chemistry, and all their interconnections to understand how the environment shapes fungal communities and wood decay - led by the very talented @zhiyuanxu.bsky.social 🪵🍄🍄🟫
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
Happy #Pride month! This #FungiFriday we are going on a fungal foray through the pride flag. There have been many iterations since its original conception in 1978, including the Intersex-Inclusive flag by Valentino Vecchietti – which we have recreated in fungal fashion for the LGBTQ myco-maniacs
June 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Happy #Pride month! This #FungiFriday we are going on a fungal foray through the pride flag. There have been many iterations since its original conception in 1978, including the Intersex-Inclusive flag by Valentino Vecchietti – which we have recreated in fungal fashion for the LGBTQ myco-maniacs
Reposted by Lorinda Bullington
“…that's the cool thing about basic science: you just don't know what information or knowledge it will generate in the future”
Our new open mycorrhizal fungal trait database is published! Read about our science journey:
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/05...
Our new open mycorrhizal fungal trait database is published! Read about our science journey:
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/05...
Dartmouth Team Launches Public Database on Soil Fungi | Faculty of Arts and Sciences
fas.dartmouth.edu
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“…that's the cool thing about basic science: you just don't know what information or knowledge it will generate in the future”
Our new open mycorrhizal fungal trait database is published! Read about our science journey:
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/05...
Our new open mycorrhizal fungal trait database is published! Read about our science journey:
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/05...