Matthias C. Rillig
@mrillig.bsky.social
Professor, ecology, FU Berlin, own views, book author
Global change, soil, fungi, environment, microplastic, biodiversity 🧪
https://www.youtube.com/@mrillig
https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinthesoil
rilliglab.org
https://matthiasrillig.substack.com
Global change, soil, fungi, environment, microplastic, biodiversity 🧪
https://www.youtube.com/@mrillig
https://www.youtube.com/@lifeinthesoil
rilliglab.org
https://matthiasrillig.substack.com
Thanks to everybody who finds our lab's work interesting enough to cite it!
I'm proud to be #HighlyCited in three different fields this year. My awesome lab and collaborators made it possible, thanks so much!
I'm proud to be #HighlyCited in three different fields this year. My awesome lab and collaborators made it possible, thanks so much!
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thanks to everybody who finds our lab's work interesting enough to cite it!
I'm proud to be #HighlyCited in three different fields this year. My awesome lab and collaborators made it possible, thanks so much!
I'm proud to be #HighlyCited in three different fields this year. My awesome lab and collaborators made it possible, thanks so much!
Enjoyed the presentation 'Chrysalis. Artists in Labs' today as part of Berlin Science Week.
Up on the stage also the lab's @alvarordr.bsky.social and artist Helena Nikonole, who gave a presentation on their planned interaction.
Organized by our friends at Art Laboratory Berlin.
Up on the stage also the lab's @alvarordr.bsky.social and artist Helena Nikonole, who gave a presentation on their planned interaction.
Organized by our friends at Art Laboratory Berlin.
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Enjoyed the presentation 'Chrysalis. Artists in Labs' today as part of Berlin Science Week.
Up on the stage also the lab's @alvarordr.bsky.social and artist Helena Nikonole, who gave a presentation on their planned interaction.
Organized by our friends at Art Laboratory Berlin.
Up on the stage also the lab's @alvarordr.bsky.social and artist Helena Nikonole, who gave a presentation on their planned interaction.
Organized by our friends at Art Laboratory Berlin.
Final version out:
Li et al.
Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Li et al.
Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Final version out:
Li et al.
Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Li et al.
Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Final version published:
Lehmann et al.
Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Lehmann et al.
Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Final version published:
Lehmann et al.
Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Lehmann et al.
Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great to see my book "Mutter Erde" in the bookshop around the corner from where I live...especially since the ecology/ environment section is quite small.
October 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Great to see my book "Mutter Erde" in the bookshop around the corner from where I live...especially since the ecology/ environment section is quite small.
Nice walk in the Botanical Garden at dusk...to get away from email.
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Nice walk in the Botanical Garden at dusk...to get away from email.
Enjoyed the fall colors in the Berlin Botanical Garden today...
October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Enjoyed the fall colors in the Berlin Botanical Garden today...
Very happy that two PhD students successfully defended their dissertations today!
Congratulations to Yanjie Zhu and to Yaqi Xu for a job very well done!!! 🍾🥳
Congratulations to Yanjie Zhu and to Yaqi Xu for a job very well done!!! 🍾🥳
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Very happy that two PhD students successfully defended their dissertations today!
Congratulations to Yanjie Zhu and to Yaqi Xu for a job very well done!!! 🍾🥳
Congratulations to Yanjie Zhu and to Yaqi Xu for a job very well done!!! 🍾🥳
Harvest of the Berlin global change experiment complete. Some rain in the beginning, but then with the help of a lot of lab members we got it finished! 😅
October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Harvest of the Berlin global change experiment complete. Some rain in the beginning, but then with the help of a lot of lab members we got it finished! 😅
Back home in Berlin after an exciting 4 weeks in China, and very happy to hold my book in my hands for the first time.
October 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Back home in Berlin after an exciting 4 weeks in China, and very happy to hold my book in my hands for the first time.
I was very happy to be able to address the National Mycorrhiza Meeting, talking about our recent work on common mycorrhizal networks.
Pics by B. Chen.
Pics by B. Chen.
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I was very happy to be able to address the National Mycorrhiza Meeting, talking about our recent work on common mycorrhizal networks.
Pics by B. Chen.
Pics by B. Chen.
Today, I gave a presentation on our work on multiple global change factors at Northwest A & F University, hosted by Quan Wang.
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Today, I gave a presentation on our work on multiple global change factors at Northwest A & F University, hosted by Quan Wang.
Looking forward to giving a seminar at Tsinghua University tomorrow (and to a visit to the wonderful art museum there).
September 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Looking forward to giving a seminar at Tsinghua University tomorrow (and to a visit to the wonderful art museum there).
Morgen (am 25.9.25) erscheint mein Buch "Mutter Erde", geschrieben gemeinsam mit dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten Jörg Blech. Im Buch schildere ich auch den wissenschaftlichen Prozess der Erforschung des Bodens und seiner Ökologie.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Morgen (am 25.9.25) erscheint mein Buch "Mutter Erde", geschrieben gemeinsam mit dem Wissenschaftsjournalisten Jörg Blech. Im Buch schildere ich auch den wissenschaftlichen Prozess der Erforschung des Bodens und seiner Ökologie.
At China Agricultural University, I am giving several lectures on soil ecology and also on other topics, such as creativity.
This is my 4th year teaching at CAU.
This is my 4th year teaching at CAU.
September 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
At China Agricultural University, I am giving several lectures on soil ecology and also on other topics, such as creativity.
This is my 4th year teaching at CAU.
This is my 4th year teaching at CAU.
Visited amazing exhibit in the Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing.
Chiharu Shiota 'Silent Emptiness'.
Chiharu Shiota 'Silent Emptiness'.
September 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Visited amazing exhibit in the Red Brick Art Museum in Beijing.
Chiharu Shiota 'Silent Emptiness'.
Chiharu Shiota 'Silent Emptiness'.
Very much enjoyed my visit to Beijing Normal University yesterday, delivering a talk on multi-factor global change and talking with researchers there.
September 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Very much enjoyed my visit to Beijing Normal University yesterday, delivering a talk on multi-factor global change and talking with researchers there.
I have been enjoying my stay at China Agricultural University, hosted by my friend Gaowen Yang, where I teach graduate students about soil ecology and global change.
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I have been enjoying my stay at China Agricultural University, hosted by my friend Gaowen Yang, where I teach graduate students about soil ecology and global change.
Pleased to share our new article in Cell Host & Microbe, a collaboration with the group of Zhong Wei at NJAU
Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnTD6t8JE...
Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnTD6t8JE...
September 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Pleased to share our new article in Cell Host & Microbe, a collaboration with the group of Zhong Wei at NJAU
Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnTD6t8JE...
Common mycorrhizal networks facilitate plant disease resistance by altering rhizosphere microbiome assembly
Free share link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lnTD6t8JE...
Enjoyed my visit today to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Beautiful new campus near a lake and mountains. Great to meet Prof. Yanfen Wang and colleagues.
September 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Enjoyed my visit today to the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. Beautiful new campus near a lake and mountains. Great to meet Prof. Yanfen Wang and colleagues.
Happy to give a talk at the RCEES of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, this year on our recent work on common mycorrhizal fungal networks.
Thanks to Baodong Chen for hosting me.
Thanks to Baodong Chen for hosting me.
September 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Happy to give a talk at the RCEES of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, this year on our recent work on common mycorrhizal fungal networks.
Thanks to Baodong Chen for hosting me.
Thanks to Baodong Chen for hosting me.
Enjoyed giving a talk atvthe Institute of Urban Ecology, CAS in Xiamen, followed by nice discussions and fabulous seafood.
September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Enjoyed giving a talk atvthe Institute of Urban Ecology, CAS in Xiamen, followed by nice discussions and fabulous seafood.
Arrived in beautiful Xiamen today and spent the day with the group of Xin Sun at the IUE CAS.
September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Arrived in beautiful Xiamen today and spent the day with the group of Xin Sun at the IUE CAS.
Enjoyed giving talks and participating in stimulating workshops at Nanjing Agricultural University and at Fudan University in Shanghai these last few days.
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Enjoyed giving talks and participating in stimulating workshops at Nanjing Agricultural University and at Fudan University in Shanghai these last few days.
Happy to visit with Evgenios Agathokleous at NUIST in Nanjing, giving a lecture and meeting other faculty.
September 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Happy to visit with Evgenios Agathokleous at NUIST in Nanjing, giving a lecture and meeting other faculty.