The Jena Experiment

jena-experiment.bsky.social

21 September 2026 16:13

Belated update from the Ecotron ResCUE experiment 🌱 The first sampling after 6 weeks of drought is completed 🌞, now we're waiting for 6 weeks of recovery to sample again. 🌧️ Let's see how plant functional diversity shapes the communities' resistance! 📏🏋️‍♂️

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

pnas.org

27 August 2026 18:18

Old-growth grasslands are slow to recover once destroyed. Characteristic plants of such grasslands are shorter and have smaller leaves with less nitrogen than plants in secondary grasslands, which are resource-acquisitive and more competitive. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/zOl950ZFVFu

Jacquelyn Gill

jacquelyngill.bsky.social

08 June 2026 21:01

For those about to submit a semester’s worth of travel expense reports so we can leave for vacation free from the burden of anxiety, pray for us.

Eyliana II UrskogSaga

urskogsaga.bsky.social

06 June 2026 05:28

Progress on the new Trumpet of the Dead. 50 shades of grey is getting a new meaning! #fungifriends #watercolor #mushroom

A L I E N Cerny

alancerny.bsky.social

05 June 2026 20:56

Some good news on the homefront - my daughter got a full-time position at the library after working there part-time for a few years. So she gets insurance, retirement, vacation/sick days... these days that's truly a blessing.