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Smriti Pehim Limbu, Ph.D.
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EEES Postdoctoral fellow at Dartmouth College|I study plant and plant-symbiotic microbial communities
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Research landscape of experiments on #GlobalChange effects on #mycorrhizas

A #Letter by Lehmann et al. 👇

📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#LatestIssue #PlantScience
Overview of key data of the ‘Mycorrhiza’ database.
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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droughtnet.bsky.social
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
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Check my #YouTube interview with @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social from the @balachaudhary.bsky.social Lab at #Dartmouth College, on this wonderful @pnas.org paper, for the @southmycorrhiza vlog / @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social Newsl.

#fungi #soil #mycorrhiza #traits #ecology

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October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
Effect of genotypic richness, drought and mycorrhizal associations on productivity and functional traits of a dominant #C4Grass

#TallgrassPrairie | #AndropogonGerardii | #GeneticDiversity| #Mutualism

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Research site showing the mesocosm study to assess the effect of genotypic richness, drought and mycorrhizal association in Andropogon gerardii. There were significant interactions between genotype and drought treatment (a), and between genotype and genotypic richness (b) on the above-ground biomass of Andropogon gerardii in 2012.
June 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Environmental studies professor @balachaudhary.bsky.social and postdoctoral fellow @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social discuss their research on the influence of climate on soil fungi, via Scienmag.
How Climate Influences the Characteristics of Soil Fungi
In the vast and complex web of terrestrial ecosystems, soil microbes play an invisible yet foundational role in sustaining plant life and, by extension, the health of the entire planet. Among these
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August 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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balachaudhary.bsky.social
Our new global study led by @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social is now out in @pnas.org. TLDR: Certain spore traits were linked to climate AND species range sizes! YES we can use traits to gain insight into env adaptations for microbes.

#mycorrhizas #spores #NSFfunded
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How climate shapes soil fungal traits
Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients and water and assist in stress tolerance such as during drought and to defend against pathogens. One such group...
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July 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Featured in PNAS showcase.
"Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits"
Read Linking fungal traits to climate on Kudos: www.growkudos.com/publications...
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Linking fungal traits to climate
This study investigates an important group of soil fungi called arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which associate with the roots of most land plants. These fungi help with plant nutrient uptake and s...
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July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Climate-driven patterns of fungal spore traits!
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Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits | PNAS
Climate-driven variation in traits is crucial for predicting ecological responses to environmental change, yet global patterns and drivers of micro...
www.pnas.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Fungal spores reveal a global climate footprint on microbes' traits!
Incorporating microbial traits improves predictions of biogeographic shifts.
Fun project w @balachaudhary.bsky.social @smriti-pehim-limbu.bsky.social @sturmer.bsky.social @aguilart.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Climate-linked biogeography of mycorrhizal fungal spore traits | PNAS
Climate-driven variation in traits is crucial for predicting ecological responses to environmental change, yet global patterns and drivers of micro...
www.pnas.org
July 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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naturalselection.bsky.social
The ecoevo job list for 2024-2025 is out. This is for those who are looking for a faculty position or postdoc in ecology, evolutionary biology, etc

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ecoevojobs.net 2024-25
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August 6, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Elevated CO2 and drought modify plant–plant and plant–mycorrhizal interactions in two codominant grasses
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March 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM