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What 'glomalin', a substance produced by AM fungi, apparently isn't: a protein
New paper from the Ané group describes 'glomalin' as 'glomalose', a polysaccharide
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Multiple, jointly acting global change factors lead to increased antibiotic resistance genes in soil
Metagenomics analysis in a recent paper in Nature Communications
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Survivor bias in academia
Why it's good to be careful about giving and receiving advice
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Pseudoreplication in ecological research, and how to avoid it
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Tiny experiments: a book recommendation
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Why science is hard, or at least one reason why it is difficult
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Generating ideas for research questions in ecology & environmental science
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Why you can't have it all in experiments in ecology
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Soils, soil microbiome and 'mechanistic understanding'
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Managing for the impacts of multiple anthropogenic factors
Some thoughts on management interventions when systems are affected by a large number of factors
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Soil microbial nutrient limitation on a global scale
Soil microbes are very often limited by phosphorus
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Is most harm in academia done unintentionally?
Proposing the idea that many lab working environments are not toxic because of inherently mean-spirited PIs, but because of doing harm unintentionally…
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On staying an apprentice in science
Visiting an art exhibit on Picasso in Hong Kong
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Heterogeneity in experiments with soil pollutants
How do effects on plants differ when microplastics are homogeneously mixed into soil in vs when there are vertical gradients in microplastic…
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Why you should avoid toxic labs
Seems obvious, but maybe it isn't?
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Unproductive categories in ecology (and beyond)?
Can we identify some categories that could be replaced with a more continuous view of things along a gradient?
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The Ecological Mind: ecology, research, creativity
The Ecological Mind: ecology, research, creativity
Ideas and thoughts about ecology, soil, biodiversity, environment, global change. One of the goals to generate opportunities for creativity and collaboration. So if you find a post interesting, let me know and contribute!
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