Sofia Ocampo
@sofiaocampo.bsky.social
Plant Ecology | Mycorrhizae enthusiast | 🌴🏳️🌈 (She/Her)
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Summer calendars fill up fast—so it’s time to save the date!
#Botany2026 is headed to Tucson, AZ, August 1–5. 🌵
The conference website is live at www.botanyconference.org with symposia and colloquia, workshops, hotel info, and more.
Start planning now—we can’t wait to see you in Tucson!
#Botany2026 is headed to Tucson, AZ, August 1–5. 🌵
The conference website is live at www.botanyconference.org with symposia and colloquia, workshops, hotel info, and more.
Start planning now—we can’t wait to see you in Tucson!
January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Summer calendars fill up fast—so it’s time to save the date!
#Botany2026 is headed to Tucson, AZ, August 1–5. 🌵
The conference website is live at www.botanyconference.org with symposia and colloquia, workshops, hotel info, and more.
Start planning now—we can’t wait to see you in Tucson!
#Botany2026 is headed to Tucson, AZ, August 1–5. 🌵
The conference website is live at www.botanyconference.org with symposia and colloquia, workshops, hotel info, and more.
Start planning now—we can’t wait to see you in Tucson!
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Just a reminder - if you run/recruit or have anything to do with an ecology & evolutionary biology PhD program, check out our database and update your departments salary here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
September 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Just a reminder - if you run/recruit or have anything to do with an ecology & evolutionary biology PhD program, check out our database and update your departments salary here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
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📰Published📰 An army beneath the roots: how native diversity, nutrients, and invader density shape microbial defenses against plant invasion🌱
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An army beneath the roots: how native diversity, nutrients, and invader density shape microbial defenses against plant invasion
Haokun Li, Yizhuo Deng, Shuwei Zhang, Jeremy Greenberg, Danli Chen, Xiulin Song, Xinze Geng, Yanhui Zhuge, Chongwei Li, Guangyan Ni, Yuping Hou This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecol…
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August 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📰Published📰 An army beneath the roots: how native diversity, nutrients, and invader density shape microbial defenses against plant invasion🌱
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Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
July 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
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📣 GSBI's latest blog has just been published 🎉
In this blog, Dr. Laura Van Galen discusses the mystery of dark taxa in ectomycorrhizal fungi 🍄
Read it here 👇
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...
In this blog, Dr. Laura Van Galen discusses the mystery of dark taxa in ectomycorrhizal fungi 🍄
Read it here 👇
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...
The problem of “dark taxa” in ectomycorrhizal fungal conservation and research — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
Laura van Galen, ETH Zürich (Switzerland) & SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks)
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📣 GSBI's latest blog has just been published 🎉
In this blog, Dr. Laura Van Galen discusses the mystery of dark taxa in ectomycorrhizal fungi 🍄
Read it here 👇
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...
In this blog, Dr. Laura Van Galen discusses the mystery of dark taxa in ectomycorrhizal fungi 🍄
Read it here 👇
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...
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New paper out in SBB:
Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework
Nice collaboration with the lab of Baodong Chen, including first author and current postdoc in our group in Berlin, Wei.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework
Nice collaboration with the lab of Baodong Chen, including first author and current postdoc in our group in Berlin, Wei.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework
Harnessing plant-beneficial microbes, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, holds great potential as a nature-based solution for ecological resto…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New paper out in SBB:
Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework
Nice collaboration with the lab of Baodong Chen, including first author and current postdoc in our group in Berlin, Wei.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Harnessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities for ecological restoration: a conceptual framework
Nice collaboration with the lab of Baodong Chen, including first author and current postdoc in our group in Berlin, Wei.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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June 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Special Issue: #Mycorrhizal research now
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
December 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Special Issue: #Mycorrhizal research now
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
By integrating molecular, physiological, and ecological perspectives, this collection untangles interactions between #plants and #fungi and their effects on terrestrial ecosystems.
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137/2024/242/4
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So excited to see this published! Congratulations @laura-vangalen.bsky.social and all coauthors! Link to paper here www.cell.com/current-biol...
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
So excited to see this published! Congratulations @laura-vangalen.bsky.social and all coauthors! Link to paper here www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Help BSA raise funds to support the PLANTS program! NSF terminated our award, but our community is stepping up!
Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists!
#SupportPLANTS
botany.org/.../plants-g...
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists!
#SupportPLANTS
botany.org/.../plants-g...
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
May 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Help BSA raise funds to support the PLANTS program! NSF terminated our award, but our community is stepping up!
Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists!
#SupportPLANTS
botany.org/.../plants-g...
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists!
#SupportPLANTS
botany.org/.../plants-g...
crm.botany.org/makeadonation
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Great paper out differences among ECM systems just out besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Functional traits of ectomycorrhizal trees influence surrounding soil organic matter properties
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Great paper out differences among ECM systems just out besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New paper from the lab-Plant pathogens, microbiomes, and soil health
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Homogenised microbial systems are susceptible to pathogen
Current & future global distributions of pathogens
Integrated approach to monitor & manage
#microsky 🌐
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Homogenised microbial systems are susceptible to pathogen
Current & future global distributions of pathogens
Integrated approach to monitor & manage
#microsky 🌐
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
April 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
New paper from the lab-Plant pathogens, microbiomes, and soil health
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Homogenised microbial systems are susceptible to pathogen
Current & future global distributions of pathogens
Integrated approach to monitor & manage
#microsky 🌐
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
@cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
Homogenised microbial systems are susceptible to pathogen
Current & future global distributions of pathogens
Integrated approach to monitor & manage
#microsky 🌐
www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Should we move beyond categorical traits in ectomycorrhizal fungal ecology? Fifth and final publication from my PhD is just out in @newphyt.bsky.social:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A trait spectrum linking nitrogen acquisition and carbon use of ectomycorrhizal fungi
Trait spectra have been used in various branches of ecology to explain and predict patterns of species distributions. Several categorical and continuous traits have been proposed as relevant for ecto...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Should we move beyond categorical traits in ectomycorrhizal fungal ecology? Fifth and final publication from my PhD is just out in @newphyt.bsky.social:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Community #phylogenetics of North American #conifers through the lens of fire-adapted traits
By Daniel Turck, Aaron Sparks, Jack Sullivan & David Tank
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
Community #phylogenetics of North American #conifers through the lens of fire-adapted traits
By Daniel Turck, Aaron Sparks, Jack Sullivan & David Tank
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
April 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Community #phylogenetics of North American #conifers through the lens of fire-adapted traits
By Daniel Turck, Aaron Sparks, Jack Sullivan & David Tank
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
Community #phylogenetics of North American #conifers through the lens of fire-adapted traits
By Daniel Turck, Aaron Sparks, Jack Sullivan & David Tank
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
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Stipules can be defensive: The stipules of Neltuma odorata (1st photo) are modified into spines, but those of an unidentified Vachellia from western Mexico (2nd photo) go one better: they’re also filled with ants that defend their home when disturbed. 🐜 #Fabaceae #stipule #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
April 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Has your universities minimum Biology PhD stipend changed since 2022?
Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
April 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Has your universities minimum Biology PhD stipend changed since 2022?
Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
Make sure our database stays up-to-date and submit any raises here: rhettrautsaw.app/shiny/Biolog...
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Fungal waves! Our research is on the cover of @nature.com.
The study explores how mycorrhizal #fungi construct lace-like networks that move carbon outward from plant roots in a wave-like formation.
Led by Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN, AMOLF.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The study explores how mycorrhizal #fungi construct lace-like networks that move carbon outward from plant roots in a wave-like formation.
Led by Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN, AMOLF.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fungal waves! Our research is on the cover of @nature.com.
The study explores how mycorrhizal #fungi construct lace-like networks that move carbon outward from plant roots in a wave-like formation.
Led by Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN, AMOLF.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The study explores how mycorrhizal #fungi construct lace-like networks that move carbon outward from plant roots in a wave-like formation.
Led by Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN, AMOLF.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We built a robot to track how plants and fungi exchange resources with remarkable efficiency.
Happy to have contributed to this recent research in Nature, led by Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Corentin Bistot (cbisot.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy to have contributed to this recent research in Nature, led by Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Corentin Bistot (cbisot.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We built a robot to track how plants and fungi exchange resources with remarkable efficiency.
Happy to have contributed to this recent research in Nature, led by Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Corentin Bistot (cbisot.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Happy to have contributed to this recent research in Nature, led by Loreto Oyarte Galvez and Corentin Bistot (cbisot.bsky.social)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🔬🍄 Celebrating women breaking new ground in fungal research.
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet some of the many dedicated to exploring and protecting the invisible world beneath our feet.
@bethanfmanley.bsky.social @carolibe1.bsky.social tobykiers.bsky.social #womeninSTEM
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet some of the many dedicated to exploring and protecting the invisible world beneath our feet.
@bethanfmanley.bsky.social @carolibe1.bsky.social tobykiers.bsky.social #womeninSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🔬🍄 Celebrating women breaking new ground in fungal research.
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet some of the many dedicated to exploring and protecting the invisible world beneath our feet.
@bethanfmanley.bsky.social @carolibe1.bsky.social tobykiers.bsky.social #womeninSTEM
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, meet some of the many dedicated to exploring and protecting the invisible world beneath our feet.
@bethanfmanley.bsky.social @carolibe1.bsky.social tobykiers.bsky.social #womeninSTEM
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The first description of mycorrhizae was published in 1885, where A.B. Frank first coined the term. His study, commissioned by the Kingdom of Prussia, explored the potential for truffle cultivation. Despite it's age, it's insightful to anyone interested in the subject.
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The first description of mycorrhizae was published in 1885, where A.B. Frank first coined the term. His study, commissioned by the Kingdom of Prussia, explored the potential for truffle cultivation. Despite it's age, it's insightful to anyone interested in the subject.
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank
Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank