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Posts by Julien Ponchart

Photograph of a leaf with the GBIF France logo

Photograph of a leaf with the GBIF France logo

💙🤍❤️ Le GBIF France lance une enquête auprès de ses partenaires et utilisateurs.

L’objectif est de faire un bilan des usages, des attentes et des besoins vis-à-vis des données et outils proposés par le GBIF.

⏰ Réponses souhaitées avant le 15 mai 2026.

🔗 gbif.link/gbif.fr-su...

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❄️Visual Omics Series 15❄️ Out now! Comparative genomics of 129 plant-associated fungi focusing on Antarctic endophytes. Visuals styled after Edward Wilson's Terra Nova Expedition. @fmartin54.bsky.social @mycocoroom.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social 👉 shorturl.at/5IM8A 🧪🧬🖥️ #Genomics #Fungi #DataViz 🍄

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A conceptual figure showing positive and negative interactions between native plants, pollinators and Impatiens glandulifera depending on traits and trait similarity.

A conceptual figure showing positive and negative interactions between native plants, pollinators and Impatiens glandulifera depending on traits and trait similarity.

Check out this new #AJB essay!

Fitness consequences of trait-mediated plant–pollinator interactions

By Christine Sheppard, Frank Schurr & Ingo Grass

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscence #Impatiens #pollinators

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Forest soils are running short of nutrients as CO2 emissions rise Analyses of a Swedish tree-ring archive suggest that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has lowered soil-nitrogen supply, which could cap carbon storage by land ecosystems.

Forest soils are running short of nutrients as CO2 emissions rise www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Honeybee DNA Barcoding for Subspecies Identification Discover how BeeCode Berlin used Bento Lab to empower high school students in DNA barcoding honeybees, uncovering Berlin’s bee genetic diversity. Learn about honeybee subspecies and hands-on citizen s...

BeeCode Berlin, a pioneering citizen science project, helped high school students learn PCR by DNA barcoding honeybees:

🐝 Community centre labs using Bento Lab
🐝 DNA hackathons and poster event
🐝 Subspecies & genetic resilience insights

🔗 Find out more: bento.bio/story/dna-ba...

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Illustration showing a person examining a plant with text about the scarcity of plant taxonomists worldwide.

Illustration showing a person examining a plant with text about the scarcity of plant taxonomists worldwide.

Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂

Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.

Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa

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Champignons : lumière sur un règne encore trop méconnu et aux fascinants pouvoirs Longtemps rapprochés, à tort, des végétaux, les champignons forment un règne extrêmement diversifié dont la majeure partie demeure insoupçonnée. Ces organismes représentent pourtant des modèles passio...

Pour connaître les études faites sur les #champignons @univparissaclay.bsky.social
#fungi
www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/actualites/c...

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Pollinator contribution to crop production: a temporal and economic assessment in Portugal - Regional Environmental Change Pollination is a key ecosystem service that supports agriculture and food security, with significant economic relevance. Yet, national-scale assessments remain scarce, despite their critical role in i...

🐝 Pollinators are worth billions. A new study from the FLOWer Lab shows they secure over €2B/year for PT agriculture, with €1.1B coming from wild pollinators. Protecting them is essential for our food, economy and future.

Read it: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

News: www.uc.pt/fctuc/notici...

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Final version published:

Lehmann et al.
Research landscape of experiments on global change effects on mycorrhizas

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

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Honeybee DNA Barcoding for Subspecies Identification Discover how BeeCode Berlin used Bento Lab to empower high school students in DNA barcoding honeybees, uncovering Berlin’s bee genetic diversity. Learn about honeybee subspecies and hands-on citizen s...

What if classrooms could generate biodiversity data? BeeCode Berlin helped students study honeybees using Bento Lab:

🐝 Insights into honeybee subspecies
🐝 The role of genetic diversity in resilience
🐝 DNA hackathons and poster event

🔗 Find out more: bento.bio/story/dna-ba...

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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Reviewing published and grey literature in local European languages to supplement existing databases on floral resource traits We collected data on plant phenology, density of flowers and production of floral resources in European countries, using published and grey literature written in 11 local languages. The collection co...

Academic and grey literature searches in 11 European languages identified over 2,000 records of floral resource traits, complementing existing databases. #languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1002/2688...

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Record-breaking French petition aims to thwart return of 'bee killer' pesticide A French petition calling for the repeal of a controversial bill that allows the reintroduction of a banned pesticide known to damage ecosystems garnered more than 1,000,000 signatures in a matter of…

A French petition calling for the repeal of a controversial bill that allows the reintroduction of a banned pesticide known to damage ecosystems has reached over 1,000,000 signatures in a matter of days.

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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NEW RESEARCH!
Europe's cultural landscapes are under threat and so are the people who’ve long cared for them. 👇🧵 1/3

Read the full paper: https://f.mtr.cool/evgcudbtqh

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The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi In this review, van Galen et al. use global soil metabarcoding databases to evaluate current estimates of the total number of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal species on Earth, outline the current state o...

Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Et voici la version complète de l'article 🦅🐦🏔🌍🌐🧪

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Diagram showing how degraded plastics release microplastics that affect honey bee health. Plastics like polyethene and polystyrene break down, leading to bee exposure. Effects on bees include impaired immunity, gene expression changes, reduced gut microbiota, cognitive issues, respiratory failure, and higher mortality.

Diagram showing how degraded plastics release microplastics that affect honey bee health. Plastics like polyethene and polystyrene break down, leading to bee exposure. Effects on bees include impaired immunity, gene expression changes, reduced gut microbiota, cognitive issues, respiratory failure, and higher mortality.

Latest research from the Journal of Applied Ecology highlights the impact of microplastics on honey bee health and honey quality. These tiny pollutants, introduced through the environment and beekeeping equipment, can disrupt honey bee immunity and alter honey composition 🍯

🌍🧪

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📣The Soil Cluster is participating to the Biodiversity challenge organized by WUR to share its enthusiasm about soil biodiversity 🪱🦠🌱

Where: Wageningen market square
When: Saturday 24th April from 9 am till 15!

For more information check: www.wur.nl/en/research-...

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Pollinisateurs : le pouvoir des prairies dans les parcs | Info | Radio-Canada Des chercheurs de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique ont observé que de simples petits changements dans les espaces verts urbains peuvent faire une grande différence pour les pollinisateurs.

A three-year study on urban pollinators in 18 parks in Vancouver. 🌳 🌸 🐝

🌎 🧪 🪳 🪲

ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/...

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Adding to Wide Body of Science, Study Finds Pesticide Residues Threaten Health of Soil Microbiome - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog The declining soil health noted with pesticide residues threatens both ecosystem and human health, as well as crop productivity.

A study in Environmental Pollution examines ecological and health risks in farmland soil with pesticide contamination. Study finds that pesticides threaten the health of the soil microbiome.
#microbiome #organic #pesticides #health #soil #agriculture
Blog Post: ow.ly/1RA450VRUiE

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*Great part-time role for a Scottish tree enthusiast* 👇

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A wren perched on a branch, singing with its beak open.

A wren perched on a branch, singing with its beak open.

🐦🎶 Tomorrow is #DawnChorusDay - a perfect opportunity to wake up early and enjoy the beauty of early morning birdsong. As dawn emerges, songbirds start singing to attract a mate and mark their territory.

Top tip 💡 Use the Merlin Bird ID app to improve your bird ID skills!

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Help shape the future of plant metabarcoding with METAPLANTCODE's stakeholder survey The METAPLANTCODE project is inviting those involved in plant metabarcoding to take part in their newly launched Stakeholder Survey. This initiative aims to better understand the perspectives, in...

Help shape the future of plant metabarcoding with METAPLANTCODE's stakeholder survey!

mbmg.pensoft.net/news/807

@biodiversaplus.bsky.social

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Cladonia, a lichen, grows in a white puff only a few inches above a carpet of a moss called Pleurozium. Like the iconic black spruce (Picea) of the boreal belt, they harbor diverse endophytic fungi that live symbiotically within their healthy tissues.

Cladonia, a lichen, grows in a white puff only a few inches above a carpet of a moss called Pleurozium. Like the iconic black spruce (Picea) of the boreal belt, they harbor diverse endophytic fungi that live symbiotically within their healthy tissues.

“To be a plant is to live in a fungal world”

~Betsy Arnold

'The future is fungal': Research finds fungi that live in healthy plants are sensitive to climate change: news.arizona.edu/news/future-...

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Novel #soilhealth methods like microbiometers and eDNA are being tested through #AI4SoilHealth 🔬

Fatemeh Hateffard explains how these methods could provide a more holistic understanding of our soils at #SoilHealthNow!

Read more in her recent blog: ai4soilhealth.eu/new-in-situ-me…

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Our policy work - British Ecological Society We support governments with policy recommendations backed by the best ecological evidence.

There is strong evidence that soil health and biodiversity can improve under #RegenerativeAgricultural practices according to a new @britishecologicalsociety.org report

But to achieve the best results, multiple practices should be used together

www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/our-...

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Castors, les dents de la rivière En tant qu’espèce ingénieur, le castor joue depuis des millions d’années un rôle majeur dans la formation de très nombreuses zones humides, contribuant à façonner les paysages. Longtemps considéré com...

Le castor fait barrage à la crise de la biodiversité ! 🦫✊

🎙️ Rémi Luglia, président de la SNPN, était sur @franceculture.fr dans La Science, CQFD. Un épisode résolument positif qui présente les bienfaits de la présence du castor dans nos cours d'eau et rivières.

📻 www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

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#history #botany #art 🌱
Reynoutria japonica / Fallopia japonica - Japanese Knotweed

A botanical horror story. c1880, the worlds most invasive #plants are cool and trendy & appear in gardening magazines.

Unintended consequences...

powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...

www.cabi.org/invasivespec...

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Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions

www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🍁

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End of ‘beaver bombing’ as wild beavers legally return to England Four beavers released and this will be the first official, legal release of these creatures into the wild in England, in four centuries  - as opposed to the releases into fenced areas.

Wild beavers have legally returned to English waterways for the first time in four centuries.

Alex Thomson explains why the release of these remarkable engineers into the wetlands of Purbeck in Dorset is so important.

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