#GSB4

A photo of a reg-legged mite walking on a moss-covered log

This week is #GSB4 #GSB2026, the highlight of the soil biodiversity calendar!

Sadly I couldn't make it this time (the joys of being a new father), so I guess I'll just contribute some photos instead... starting with this beautiful red-legged mite traversing a moss-covered log.

#SoilBiodiversity 🧪

Currently at my first @gsb2026.bsky.social conference! Loving this discussion about QUALITY over quantity - we need more [funding for] fundamental science, b/c that’s what populates our databases that *so*much* microbial eco is based off now.
#GSB2026 #GSB4

At the Global Soil Biodiversity conference in Victoria?

I’m presenting new global maps of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, tracing how plant carbon builds hyphae and spores belowground.

Poster 16, come by if you’re around on Monday (today!)

#GSB2026 #GSB4

Spores/hyphae by @vkokkoris.bsky.social

Soil Microbes and Grassland Restoration — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Dr. Jennifer Bell, University of Wyoming (United States)

🚨New Blog Alert🚨

Continuing the GSB4 ECR series, Dr. Jennifer Bell reflects on her path to restoration ecology, the role of aboveground diversity in shaping soil communities, and mine reclamation!

📣 Check out Dr. Bell's talk at the #GSB4 conference!

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...

Sweet words for soil biodiversity under sugarcane plantations in Africa — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative Juliette Chassain, University of Cape Town (South Africa)

🎉 Start 2026 off strong with some light soil biodiversity reading 😎

Dr. Juliette Chassain offers novel insight into the life beneath sugarcane fields across southern Africa

📣 Don't miss Dr. Chassain's talk at the upcoming #GSB4 conference!

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...

Why Do Thousands of Animal Species Thrive in a Single Patch of Soil? — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative By Dr. Ting-Wen Chen, The University of Göttingen (Germany) and National Chung Hsing University (Taiwan)

🚨New Blog Alert🚨

Dr. Ting-Wen Chen introduces a new framework to investigate soil biodiversity through the lens of biogeography, functional traits, and phylogenies.

📢Don't miss Dr. Chen's talk at the upcoming #GSB4 conference!

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...

Australian soils are rapidly expanding the known RNA virosphere — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative by sabrina sadiq, the university of sydney (australia) Soils and sediments harbour extraordinary biodiversity, with up to 10¹⁰ microbes per gram of soil. As RNA viruses likely infect all forms of lif...

🚨Check out the first blog of our GSB4 ECR series!🚨

Dr. Sabrina Sadiq discusses the path to discovering a vast diversity of viruses in Australian soils, and why we must know more!

📢Be sure to check out the talk at the #GSB4 conference in April!

www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/blog-beneath...