Toby Pennington
@tobypennington.bsky.social
Botanist, biogeographer
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Join us for our last @biogeography.bsky.social Funk seminar of 2025! This month, we will be meeting on Nov 19, 4pm UTC. Dr. Laura Pollock will tackle the issue of the Wallacean gap!
Dr. Laura Pollock will be giving the last Funk Seminar of 2025! Registration and information about this talk can be found on our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/no...
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Join us for our last @biogeography.bsky.social Funk seminar of 2025! This month, we will be meeting on Nov 19, 4pm UTC. Dr. Laura Pollock will tackle the issue of the Wallacean gap!
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Dr. Laura Pollock will be giving the last Funk Seminar of 2025! Registration and information about this talk can be found on our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/no...
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Dr. Laura Pollock will be giving the last Funk Seminar of 2025! Registration and information about this talk can be found on our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/no...
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The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
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unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
Associate Professor & Director of NCBG Herbarium
This is a research, teaching, and public service position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, serving jointly as Herbarium Director at the North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) and as...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...
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Begonia is now up to 2200 accepted species!
padme.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/
padme.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Begonia is now up to 2200 accepted species!
padme.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/
padme.rbge.org.uk/Begonia/
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Two PhD student positions on Fire Resilience of Amazon Forests (Application deadline Nov 26), Wageningen
@masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...
@masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Two PhD student positions on Fire Resilience of Amazon Forests (Application deadline Nov 26), Wageningen
@masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...
@masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...
Important new review paper about the polyploid "continuum"
🌱Check out this new #AJB Review!🌱
The #polyploid continuum & the landscape of polyploid genomic variation
By Alex Twyford, Justin Conover, Jeff Doyle, Annaliese Mason, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis & Jonathan Wendel
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #polyploidy @soltislab.bsky.social
The #polyploid continuum & the landscape of polyploid genomic variation
By Alex Twyford, Justin Conover, Jeff Doyle, Annaliese Mason, Douglas Soltis, Pamela Soltis & Jonathan Wendel
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #polyploidy @soltislab.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Important new review paper about the polyploid "continuum"
Autumn colour gently touching oak savanna in Forest Park. Amazing that this is in the heart of a major US urban area. But perhaps not surprising as St Louis is aiming to be a 21st century Nature City...
strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/making-saint...
@livingearthcollab.bsky.social
strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/making-saint...
@livingearthcollab.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Autumn colour gently touching oak savanna in Forest Park. Amazing that this is in the heart of a major US urban area. But perhaps not surprising as St Louis is aiming to be a 21st century Nature City...
strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/making-saint...
@livingearthcollab.bsky.social
strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/making-saint...
@livingearthcollab.bsky.social
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The deadline is fast approaching!
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The deadline is fast approaching!
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation
universityvacancies.com/trinity-coll...
Deadline: November 14th.
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Our new paper is out! We show that assessing the effects of adding flower patches in cities is complex and their direct benefits for pollinator communities and pollination aren’t always straightforward.
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #openaccess
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #openaccess
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
The effects of flower supplementation on pollinators and pollination along an urbanisation gradient
Enhancing urban greenspaces for pollinator communities by planting flower patches is increasingly common, but their efficacy for different groups of insects (bees, hoverflies and moths) is unclear. O....
doi.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Our new paper is out! We show that assessing the effects of adding flower patches in cities is complex and their direct benefits for pollinator communities and pollination aren’t always straightforward.
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #openaccess
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #openaccess
doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
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How soil and climate interact to control biomass in #Brasil's #Caatinga, the largest dry tropical forest in the Americas.
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Soil–climate interactions drive above-ground biomass in the Caatinga, the largest Neotropical seasonally dry tropical forest - Plant and Soil
Background and aims Soil properties are key drivers of vegetation structure, yet their influence on above-ground woody biomass (AGBW) in seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTFs) remains underexplored, ...
link.springer.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How soil and climate interact to control biomass in #Brasil's #Caatinga, the largest dry tropical forest in the Americas.
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Congratulations to Alexandre Brunello, Tomas Domingues and colleagues for this tour-de-force.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Dr. Brett Scheffers will be giving his Funk lecture this week! Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Dr. Brett Scheffers will be giving his Funk lecture this week! Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...
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Are you planning on coming to @biogeography.bsky.social conference in Aarhus in January, 2026? Consider signing up for one of several great workshops being offered.
Don't forget to check out these fantastic workshops! Learn more here: conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Are you planning on coming to @biogeography.bsky.social conference in Aarhus in January, 2026? Consider signing up for one of several great workshops being offered.
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Here's just one example of a wonderful workshop to be offered by @billurbektas.bsky.social and colleagues during @biogeography.bsky.social conference. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from the experts in the field!
🧊 Did your model freeze in time? Let’s bring it back to life!
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
Join our hands-on workshop “Building Near-Term Iterative Forecasting Workflows” at #TIBS2026 – Aarhus, 6 Jan 2026 🌍
We’ll explore how to turn static predictions into dynamic, self-updating forecasts. @paniw.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here's just one example of a wonderful workshop to be offered by @billurbektas.bsky.social and colleagues during @biogeography.bsky.social conference. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from the experts in the field!
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Jose Luis Marcello (U Jaén, Peru) está liderando los estudios de la dinámica y el impacto del cambio climático en los bosques secos en el Peru - un trabajo muy importante, y con coordinación con ForestPlots.net
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
September 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Jose Luis Marcello (U Jaén, Peru) está liderando los estudios de la dinámica y el impacto del cambio climático en los bosques secos en el Peru - un trabajo muy importante, y con coordinación con ForestPlots.net
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
Descubre mas aqui: fb.watch/CjP0DvNbL0/
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📢📢📢 #YSF2025 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES THIS SATURDAY OCT 25TH 11:59PM GMT+1 📢📢📢
If you are a student or early career researcher working on phylogenetics/taxonomy/systematics, join us online on Nov 14th for this year's (free!) Young Systematists' Forum!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
If you are a student or early career researcher working on phylogenetics/taxonomy/systematics, join us online on Nov 14th for this year's (free!) Young Systematists' Forum!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
YSF2025 Registration Form
Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form.
This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
📢📢📢 #YSF2025 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES THIS SATURDAY OCT 25TH 11:59PM GMT+1 📢📢📢
If you are a student or early career researcher working on phylogenetics/taxonomy/systematics, join us online on Nov 14th for this year's (free!) Young Systematists' Forum!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
If you are a student or early career researcher working on phylogenetics/taxonomy/systematics, join us online on Nov 14th for this year's (free!) Young Systematists' Forum!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
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Just over three weeks left if you are thinking of applying for this amazing job!
Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just over three weeks left if you are thinking of applying for this amazing job!
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Deadlines for travel awards to TIBS 2026 biannual meeting in Aarhus have been extended till Oct 31. If you're an early-career researcher, consider applying!
Deadlines for the Maria Sibylla Merian and Vicki Funk travel awards have been extended to 31 October. We highly encourage early-career researchers from the Global South and all doctoral students to apply!
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
Travel grants
conferences.au.dk
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Deadlines for travel awards to TIBS 2026 biannual meeting in Aarhus have been extended till Oct 31. If you're an early-career researcher, consider applying!
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Just a week left to register for this month's Funk lecture. This time we will hear from Dr. Brett Scheffers. Register and tune in!
Don't forget to register for this month's Funk lecture! Click here to learn more: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just a week left to register for this month's Funk lecture. This time we will hear from Dr. Brett Scheffers. Register and tune in!
Reposted by Toby Pennington
Deadlines for the Maria Sibylla Merian and Vicki Funk travel awards have been extended to 31 October. We highly encourage early-career researchers from the Global South and all doctoral students to apply!
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
Travel grants
conferences.au.dk
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Deadlines for the Maria Sibylla Merian and Vicki Funk travel awards have been extended to 31 October. We highly encourage early-career researchers from the Global South and all doctoral students to apply!
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...
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Important new empirical paper on long distance dispersal in plant biogeography: "Our findings challenge the uncritical assumption that classical dispersal syndromes reliably predict the movement mechanisms driving dispersal" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can
It is widely assumed that adaptations for long-distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us t...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Important new empirical paper on long distance dispersal in plant biogeography: "Our findings challenge the uncritical assumption that classical dispersal syndromes reliably predict the movement mechanisms driving dispersal" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌱 New framework in plant ecology! Researchers propose 6 Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) — classifying plants by woodiness, clonality, and resprouting ability. This whole-plant view reveals how species persist after disturbance and could reshape how we study resilience.
🔗 buff.ly/LgaPglR
(MK)
🔗 buff.ly/LgaPglR
(MK)
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🌱 New framework in plant ecology! Researchers propose 6 Belowground Persistence Types (BPTs) — classifying plants by woodiness, clonality, and resprouting ability. This whole-plant view reveals how species persist after disturbance and could reshape how we study resilience.
🔗 buff.ly/LgaPglR
(MK)
🔗 buff.ly/LgaPglR
(MK)
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Only 4 days left to register for virtual participation at "Understanding Life: Using Large-scale Biodiversity Reference Genomes" 27-29 Oct. 4 half-days full of talks and discussions on biodiversity genomics: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/unders... @eventswcs.bsky.social
Understanding Life: Using Largescale Biodiversity Reference Genomes — 20251027
Understanding life: Using largescale biodiversity reference genomes
coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Only 4 days left to register for virtual participation at "Understanding Life: Using Large-scale Biodiversity Reference Genomes" 27-29 Oct. 4 half-days full of talks and discussions on biodiversity genomics: coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/unders... @eventswcs.bsky.social
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Congratulations to our amazing colleagues in Peru! They just published several lifetimes of work: 236 new plant species collected from Oxapampa Asháninka Yánesha Biosphere Reserve.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
October 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Congratulations to our amazing colleagues in Peru! They just published several lifetimes of work: 236 new plant species collected from Oxapampa Asháninka Yánesha Biosphere Reserve.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
revistas.unsaac.edu.pe/index.php/RQ...
If we are to avoid a 6th mass extinction we have to stop it in the Andes.
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Don't forget to register for this month's Funk lecture! Click here to learn more: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Don't forget to register for this month's Funk lecture! Click here to learn more: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...