Nicolas Gross
@nicolas-p-gross.bsky.social
Community ecologist interested in the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship
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Thresholds of functional trait diversity driven by land use intensification - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Land use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change and ecosystem functioning. Here the authors identify thresholds of grassland plant community structure and stability in response to la...
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Our new paper is out to day in Nature Ecology and Evolution!
It is called: Thresholds of functional trait diversity driven by land use intensification
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#FunctionalTraits 🌐 ➕📏
@inrae-france.bsky.social @urep.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @bexplo.bsky.social
It is called: Thresholds of functional trait diversity driven by land use intensification
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#FunctionalTraits 🌐 ➕📏
@inrae-france.bsky.social @urep.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @bexplo.bsky.social
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[ #VeilleESR #CancelCulture ] Suite à des pressions politiques, dont un message du Ministre sur X (le réseau de désinformation du suprémaciste Elon Musk), le Collège de France a été contraint d'annuler un colloque sur la Palestine.
Le Collège de France annule un colloque sur la Palestine « en réaction à la polémique entourant » l’événement
Le Collège de France « ne prône, ni n’encourage, ni ne soutient aucune forme de militantisme », a affirmé l’établissement qui assure de sa « stricte neutralité (…) au regard des questions de nature po...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
[ #VeilleESR #CancelCulture ] Suite à des pressions politiques, dont un message du Ministre sur X (le réseau de désinformation du suprémaciste Elon Musk), le Collège de France a été contraint d'annuler un colloque sur la Palestine.
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Je pense que tout le monde devrait écouter cette prise de parole et mesurer ce qui vient de se produire avec cette tentative d'annulation, validée en haut lieu, d'un colloque scientifique au Collège de France
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Je pense que tout le monde devrait écouter cette prise de parole et mesurer ce qui vient de se produire avec cette tentative d'annulation, validée en haut lieu, d'un colloque scientifique au Collège de France
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Un document concis et clair du @hc-climat.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Un document concis et clair du @hc-climat.bsky.social
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Rapid attribution study by @climameter.bsky.social @davifaranda.bsky.social of hurricane #melissa
More at climameter.org
More at climameter.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rapid attribution study by @climameter.bsky.social @davifaranda.bsky.social of hurricane #melissa
More at climameter.org
More at climameter.org
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Happy to announce a short perspective piece as part of a SynCom @helmholtz.de working group. Discussing the breadth of biodiversity indicators, we encourage to differentiate better between multidimensional diagnosis, leading steering & actionable management indicators
dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688... 🧪
dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688... 🧪
Operational perspectives for biodiversity indicators
To understand, measure and mitigate biodiversity change, science and policy need to differentiate between diagnostic indicators that capture as many different biodiversity facets as needed, outcome-o...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy to announce a short perspective piece as part of a SynCom @helmholtz.de working group. Discussing the breadth of biodiversity indicators, we encourage to differentiate better between multidimensional diagnosis, leading steering & actionable management indicators
dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688... 🧪
dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688... 🧪
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The latest DroughtNet paper is out in Science today! Using coordinated experiments across six continents and 74 sites, the International Drought Experiment found differences between the effects of extreme droughts and more typical droughts... (1/3) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity
As droughts become longer and more intense, impacts on terrestrial primary productivity are expected to increase progressively. Yet, some ecosystems appear to acclimate to multiyear drought, with cons...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The latest DroughtNet paper is out in Science today! Using coordinated experiments across six continents and 74 sites, the International Drought Experiment found differences between the effects of extreme droughts and more typical droughts... (1/3) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Ces écosystèmes accueillent une riche biodiversité, piègent du carbone, filtrent l’eau, permettent de nourrir des animaux d’élevage… mais ils sont menacés par une utilisation de plus en plus intensive.
Aujourd’hui, nous allons parler des prairies !
Aujourd’hui, nous allons parler des prairies !
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ces écosystèmes accueillent une riche biodiversité, piègent du carbone, filtrent l’eau, permettent de nourrir des animaux d’élevage… mais ils sont menacés par une utilisation de plus en plus intensive.
Aujourd’hui, nous allons parler des prairies !
Aujourd’hui, nous allons parler des prairies !
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Unlocking the hidden biodiversity of Europe’s villages | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
July 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Unlocking the hidden biodiversity of Europe’s villages | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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L’agroécologie : une alliée pour la nature, le climat et l’agriculture en Europe
Une méta-analyse de 170 études, dans 21 pays, montre que les systèmes agroécologiques favorisent la biodiversité & le stockage du C dans les sols 👉 www.inrae.fr/actualites/l...
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Une méta-analyse de 170 études, dans 21 pays, montre que les systèmes agroécologiques favorisent la biodiversité & le stockage du C dans les sols 👉 www.inrae.fr/actualites/l...
@agroscope.bsky.social @urep.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
L’agroécologie : une alliée pour la nature, le climat et l’agriculture en Europe
Une méta-analyse de 170 études, dans 21 pays, montre que les systèmes agroécologiques favorisent la biodiversité & le stockage du C dans les sols 👉 www.inrae.fr/actualites/l...
@agroscope.bsky.social @urep.bsky.social
Une méta-analyse de 170 études, dans 21 pays, montre que les systèmes agroécologiques favorisent la biodiversité & le stockage du C dans les sols 👉 www.inrae.fr/actualites/l...
@agroscope.bsky.social @urep.bsky.social
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Highly interesting research by Tamsin Lockwood and colleagues now published in a paper titled
"Semi-natural grasslands as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation: An assessment of carbon and plant communities across age gradients"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Semi-natural grasslands as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation: An assessment of carbon and plant communities across age gradients"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Highly interesting research by Tamsin Lockwood and colleagues now published in a paper titled
"Semi-natural grasslands as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation: An assessment of carbon and plant communities across age gradients"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Semi-natural grasslands as a nature-based solution for climate change mitigation: An assessment of carbon and plant communities across age gradients"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Read the story behind this paper in the @springernature.com Earth & Environment community:
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Decadal warming depletes topsoil nitrogen stocks in a Tibetan permafrost ecosystem
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September 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Read the story behind this paper in the @springernature.com Earth & Environment community:
communities.springernature.com/posts/decada...
communities.springernature.com/posts/decada...
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📰Published📰Phosphorus recycling: how plants on nutrient poor soils make ends meet🌱
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Phosphorus recycling: how plants on nutrient poor soils make ends meet
Sushmita Dhakal, Kazi R Mehnaz, Erin I E Rogers, Ian J Wright, David S Ellsworth This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Phosphorus is an …
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September 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📰Published📰Phosphorus recycling: how plants on nutrient poor soils make ends meet🌱
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📣 🪲 Check out this paper led by @tperrot.bsky.social, which provides a clear demonstration that the intensive use of pesticides can be more detrimental than beneficial for crop production due to their negative impacts on natural pest control.
New publication in Proceedings B: urlr.me/qZ39CJ. We show that the use of insecticides reduces rapeseed yields beyond a threshold of 36g/ha. The reason is that insecticides reduce natural regulation, leading to an increase in insect pests and weeds!
Crop yield loss under high insecticide regime driven by reduction in natural pest control | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Current agricultural pest management mainly relies on the use of synthetic insecticides
with strong adverse impacts on the environment or humans. Decreasing crop productivity
in the case of pesticide-...
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August 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
📣 🪲 Check out this paper led by @tperrot.bsky.social, which provides a clear demonstration that the intensive use of pesticides can be more detrimental than beneficial for crop production due to their negative impacts on natural pest control.
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Reading in journal club:
Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself
@plosbiology.org @briannosek.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself
@plosbiology.org @briannosek.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself
What happens when the greatest strengths of science, such as openness, humility, self-criticism and self-correction, are exploited for political gain? This Perspective calls for scientists to affirm t...
journals.plos.org
August 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Reading in journal club:
Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself
@plosbiology.org @briannosek.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Science becomes trustworthy by constantly questioning itself
@plosbiology.org @briannosek.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
August 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST
Mitigating vegetation fragmentation in drylands requires promoting plant–soil facilitation, especially under high grazing pressure.
For more see our new paper in #GEB 🌐
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another great outcomes from the #biodesert survey led by
Yanchuang Zhao!
For more see our new paper in #GEB 🌐
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another great outcomes from the #biodesert survey led by
Yanchuang Zhao!
The Relationship Between Grazing Pressure and Environmental Factors Drives Vegetation Fragmentation Across Global Drylands
Aim To evaluate how grazing pressure, a key land-use factor, interacts with climatic, vegetation, and soil variables to shape the fragmentation of perennial vegetation across drylands globally. Lo...
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August 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Mitigating vegetation fragmentation in drylands requires promoting plant–soil facilitation, especially under high grazing pressure.
For more see our new paper in #GEB 🌐
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another great outcomes from the #biodesert survey led by
Yanchuang Zhao!
For more see our new paper in #GEB 🌐
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another great outcomes from the #biodesert survey led by
Yanchuang Zhao!
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One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
August 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
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Nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be traced back to just 45 researchers who served as editors at the journal
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go.nature.com/4frnv04
Exclusive: retraction-prone editors identified at megajournal PLoS ONE
Nature - Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Nearly one-third of all retracted papers at PLoS ONE can be traced back to just 45 researchers who served as editors at the journal
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go.nature.com/4frnv04
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doi.org/10.1007/s105...
"Life on Earth is not confined by our imagined political boundaries between one country and the next, between one state and the next... "
"Life on Earth is not confined by our imagined political boundaries between one country and the next, between one state and the next... "
Brave new world 2.0 - Biogeochemistry
Biogeochemistry -
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August 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
doi.org/10.1007/s105...
"Life on Earth is not confined by our imagined political boundaries between one country and the next, between one state and the next... "
"Life on Earth is not confined by our imagined political boundaries between one country and the next, between one state and the next... "
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New on the Belowground blog: plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/c...
Context matters: Plant diversity affects soil carbon storage differently across ecosystems
News and commentary by Gerrit Angst and Šáarka Angst from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Soil Biology & Biogeochemistry. The photo above is of the Jena Experi…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New on the Belowground blog: plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/c...
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Plastics are plan B for the fossil fuel industry.
'Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary health. Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible for health-related economic losses exceeding US$1·5 trillion annually.'
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics
Plastics are a grave, growing, and under-recognised danger to human and planetary
health. Plastics cause disease and death from infancy to old age and are responsible
for health-related economic losse...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Plastics are plan B for the fossil fuel industry.
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New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reconsidering space-for-time substitution in climate change ecology - Nature Climate Change
Ecologists often leverage patterns observed across spatial climate gradients to predict the impacts of climate change (space-for-time substitution). We highlight evidence that this can be misleading n...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
New paper out on the dangers of using patterns across spatial climate gradients to predict what will happen with changing climate. That includes species distribution modeling. Space-for-time substitution can be misleading in sign, not just the magnitude of effects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...