🎉 Huge congrats to PhD student @cristinaglima.bsky.social a finalist in UPorto’s 3MT!
She presented her research on the complex relationships between Acacia dealbata and fire, all in just 3 minutes 🔥🌱

🔗 Read her paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

#invasivespecies #wildfireecology #acaciadealbata #3MT

Research Highlights: - Wildfire increased soil pH and phenol levels, while reducing nitrogen and fungi. - Bacteria and actinomycetes thrived in burned soils, but fungi were heat-sensitive. - Catalase activity increased after the fire, reflecting microbial stress responses.

How do wildfires reshape soil biodiversity and chemistry? 🌱🔥
Published in JFR, this study explores the complex impacts of the 2021 Aspromonte fire on soil microbes, enzymes, & nutrient dynamics.

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Read more:
doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#SoilScience #WildfireEcology #Forestry

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: How Wildfires Reshape Landscapes Wildfires reshape landscapes, both to the benefit and detriment of impacted areas. After the smoke clears, they can continue to cause hazards like flooding and erosion, while also promoting ecosystem ...

🔥🌍 Wildfires reshape landscapes—destroying, renewing, and transforming ecosystems. 📖 Read more: www.usgs.gov/news/feature... #WildfireEcology #FireScience #SIGScience

Spent a wonderful flagstaff morning at Mt. Elden collecting soil from areas of high burn severity, low burn severity, and unburned. Had some help from my awesome undergrads #ecology #soil #wildfireecology #phdstudentlife #PhDlife #NAU #northernarizonauniversity #LCE #labofconservationecology

Ready to do some field work tomorrow and collect some soil! #NAU #wildfireecology #phdstudent #phdstudentlife

Shrubs play a dual role in forest recovery following wildfires Explore how shrubs help or hinder forest recovery after wildfires and the best strategies for reforestation.

Shrubs play a dual role in forest recovery following wildfires: Explore how shrubs help or hinder forest recovery after wildfires and the best strategies for reforestation.

#ShrubDynamics #ForestRecovery #WildfireEcology #ReforestationStrategies #PlantCompetition #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth