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Robert G. Björk@robertgbjork.bsky.social |
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Arctic ecologist in APE@GU with focus on plant-soil interactions. Professor in Ecosystem Science at University of Gothenburg.
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Robert G. Björk
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Suddenly it happens! New turbocharger and exhaust mixing elbow and I considered myself totally ignorant of engines😄. Finally time for launching🚤.
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Robert G. Björk
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A great weekend in Tällberg is coming to an end. Yesterday was a fantastic evening with "We will rock you" the musical at Dalhalla, an old lime quarry rebuilt to a incredible stage.
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Robert G. Björk
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Ensamheten låter dock mycket trevligare än Mörkret 😉
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Published in @oikosjournal.bsky.social
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Robert G. Björk
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📢New Paper🚨A great lead by Juan-Ignacio, where ungrazed plots showed higher biodiversity relevance, indicating more plant-host interactions. However, forbs declined faster without herbivores, stressing their role in preserving plant diversity.
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Robert G. Björk
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Finally up running with our #ReindeerFlux project. Two long days and luckily I have a very dedicated postdoc and MSc-students measuring GHG and BVOCs, as well as flying drones. Great collaboration with @heatherreese.bsky.social, @riikkarinnan.bsky.social and the @voltcenter.bsky.social.
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Arrived in Ritsem and started with a test run of all equiment to make sure it's ready to go tomorrow. MSc-students Maja and Malin fully occupied under supervision of Cole.
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Robert G. Björk
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Fully packed for this year's field season. Looking forward to starting up the trace gas measurements in our exclosure experiment.
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NordBorN
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Check out featured publications related to #borealization on our website! Our first highlight is the recent paper by Fredrik Lagergren, @robertgbjork.bsky.social and collaborators in Biogeosciences nordborn.lbhi.is?p=295
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Christopher Madan
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"A random half of panelists were shown a CV and only a one-paragraph summary of the proposed research, while the other half were shown a CV and a full proposal. We find that withholding proposal texts from panelists did not detectibly impact their proposal rankings"
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Robert G. Björk
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A windy day at Långfjället for downloading and installing TOMST loggers, but this must been the most flowering Phyllodoce caerulea I experienced.
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Robert G. Björk
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A must read once I'm back from field work!
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Helmut Hillebrand
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We have 5 postdoc positions open at @hifmb.bsky.social about tipping points in marine ecosystems. This one jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/17... deals with #biodiversity change in paleoecological time series in cooperation with @marumunibremen.bsky.social. 3 years funding, 😎 interdisciplinary team.
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Robert G. Björk
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The TBI project did though recommend not to use other tea types for k and S calculations. Don't know why Lipton stopped producing the green tea, it must have been a best sellar 😄.
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Robert G. Björk
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Robert G. Björk
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Lucky you Anne, we were about to do tea study on reindeer grazing and relate it to GHG emissions, and found out that Lipton stopped producing the Green tea 😞. Do you now where to find it?🙏
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Robert G. Björk
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Today, my wife and I celebrated our mothers and had a lovely day at Kinnekulle. Some orhids (Cypripedium calceolus and Orchis mascula) and ramson (Allium ursinum) in all its glory. We also found a troll nest under a rock in the forest🤫😄.
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Robert G. Björk
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📢New paper out!🚨Another #ITEX collaboration using genetic data of Cassiope to reveal multiple independent Pleistocene refugia across Arctic, challenging a recent expansion out of a single Beringian refuge and highlighting recent gene flow in northern Canada. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Robert G. Björk
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🚨A fully financed PhD studentship with @heatherreese.bsky.social and me. Please apply or repost✍️🦌🌿🏔.
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Klimatgranskaren
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Har du klimatångest? Du verkar vara i gott sällskap. Många av forskarna i FN:s klimatpanel ser en ”halvdystopisk” framtid framför sig – och den behöver inte vara långt borta.
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Robert G. Björk
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Congratulations @thissideofthearctic.org, so well deserved!
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CO2.Earth
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Today, Scripps reported its largest one year jump of 4.7 ppm in monthly average CO2 at Mauna Loa (Mar 24 v Mar 23). Dr Ralph Keeling commented that climate ”stabilization will require that CO2 levels start to fall. Instead, CO2 is rising faster than ever.” buff.ly/4dvZYKg
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Jonathan Chase
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🧪🌎 super important post from Brian McGill.
➡️We know academic publishing is broken;
➡️We know for profit publishers are driving us to a breaking point;
➡️We know we’re publishing too much;
➡️We are complicit!
dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2024/04/29/t...
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Robert G. Björk
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...and last week there were reports of mass bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. It's not looking good 🤒!
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Functional Ecology
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🚨Vacancy!🚨
Functional Ecology is looking for a new blog #editor, with a broad interest in #animal #ecology, to help us continue delivering high-quality content on our #blog💻
We welcome applicants from any career stage, anywhere in the world!🌍
DL: 17/05/2024⏰
Full details👇
buff.ly/3Q8vR1q
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Robert G. Björk
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🚨Yet again we use the incredible #ITEX experiment to increase knowledge about warming effects on tundra ecosystems. Despite a moderate 1.4 °C increase in air temperature, we see a persistent increase ecosystem respiration (CO2) by 30%. Read the full story here: disq.us/t/4o1y0d1
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Robert G. Björk
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Ikväll ska jag test något nytt! Vetenskapsfestivalen arrangerar en Pecha Kucha där flera forskare presenterar sin forskning med 20 bilder som var och en visas i 20 sekunder. Min presentation kommer att handla om ”Arktiska ekosystem under förändring”. www.vetenskapsfestivalen.se/for-alla/pec...
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Robert G. Björk
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Two fun days where we tried to figure out how to better represent cryptogams in DGVMs. Some really interesting discussions and a route forward for our #BECC action group.
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Robert G. Björk
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At the Vancouver #ITEX meeting we also had world premier for our #Latnjajaure ITEX 30 years anniversary movie. Well done Jonas Stenström at Untamed Science!
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Robert G. Björk
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Intense and fun days at the Vancouver #ITEX meeting, and always nice to catch up with all ITEX friends. So much going on and interesting results to come out coming yrs. ITEX is truly a leading Arctic scientific networks. Also fun to see how influencial the Swedes are in @nhlcanucks.com.
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Herbivory Network
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is looking for an Assoc. Prof. in Arctic Botany! More info: tinyurl.com/yf4frx5h
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Robert G. Björk
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An occasion that also deserves this beautiful monk's brew, a Westvleteren Zes!
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A good feeling when you turn off the computer for today just after recieving an acceptance decision from Nature.
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🚨New paper out🚨 Using the newest SMHI high-resolution (3 km) climate scenario we investigate how climate change can alter the vegetation composition, biodiversity and availability of suitable reindeer forage in the Scandes.
bg.copernicus.org/articles/21/...
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Robert G. Björk
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Not planned at all, but you need to take the chance when it comes. Great two days in London with my son.
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Robert G. Björk
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Looking forward to this new project and collaboration. We will soon announce a PhD studentship to study climate change effects on tundra vegetation through the satellites.
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Robert G. Björk
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A really interesting year to come, and also looking forward to wrap up ongoing projects with some super interesting data.
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Robert G. Björk
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Fifth, together with Paul Miller and Alexandra Pongrácz start to explore how to incorporate mosses and lichens in the DGVM LPJ-GUESS and further develop the reindeer herbivory parts of the model. Funded through a BECC action group we will also arrange a workshop on this topic. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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Fourth, continue the ”Community regulation and trophic network structures in the Arctic” project, which took me to Eastern Greenland last summer. With new funding coming to Fredrik Dalerum via the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, we will continue to explore remote areas in the Arctic. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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Third, to start up a new collaboration with dendrochronologist Kristina Seftigen and Jesper Björklund within our Formas funded project “The shrubification of the Swedish tundra” it is led by Kristina and also involves @annebeejay.bsky.social and Mats Björkman. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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Second, bridging to the herbivory also start up our new Swedish National Space Agency project “Hyperspectral data detect climate impact on tundra vegetation” lead by @heatherreese.bsky.social with a new collaboration with Alison Beamish at @gfz.bsky.social. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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First, I’m really looking forward to starting up our new project “Reindeer-mediated climate feedbacks in a changing tundra landscape” funded by the Swedish Research Council in collaboration with @heatherreese.bsky.social, @riikkarinnan.bsky.social , and the @voltcenter.bsky.social. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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Now when the new year is starting to settle in with a great start of Cole Brachmann defending his thesis in a fantastic way, it is time to look forward what this year may have to offer. ->
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Robert G. Björk
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🚨Great to see this preprint now being accepted, and to receive some BECC action group funding to keep developing the LPJ-GUESS model for Arctic ecosystems and reindeer herbivory. bg.copernicus.org/preprints/bg...
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Anne Bjorkman
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Two PhD positions in Arctic plant 🌱 ecology/environmental science. Fully funded for four years, or 5 years if you want to teach too. Please share and/or apply! Deadline Jan 26. Ecology position: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... Environmental science position: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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Robert G. Björk
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Congratulations Dr. ColeBrachmann to a fantastic defense, you were brilliant. A big thanks to Sari Stark being an excellent opponent, and Håkan Wallander, @paulkardol.bsky.social and Margareta Johansson for excellent committee questions. You all made it a very memorable day.
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Heather Reese
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It's time for the 2nd Swedish Climate Symposium #SCS24, 17-19 May in Norrköping. Abstract deadline is 18 January.
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Supported by BECC, SMHI, & Bolin Center
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Nordic Society Oikos
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Now is the time to make true on your New Year's Resolution to share your fantastic research with more scientists! The Nordic Oikos 2024 conference is the perfect forum for this and you still have until tomorrow 12th January to register your abstract! nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/80737/...
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Robert G. Björk
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Sweden 🇸🇪 reclaim second place
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Robert G. Björk
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Great to see Göteborgs-Posten acknowledge my colleague Deliang Chen, professor in physical meteorology, as one of Gothenburg most influencial persons 2023, www.gp.se/nyheter/gote...
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