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Towards a global understanding of tree mortality - out in @newphyt.bsky.social a collaboration between 113 of our members exploring the potential to better understand tree death globally nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Nice community meeting last week!
@danielanemetschek.bsky.social gave us a sneak peak into the metadatabase (we cover >14.000 dendrometers already!), while @daniellecreek.bsky.social led the discussion on ongoing activities and priorities.
Happy to see the community getting involved.
@danielanemetschek.bsky.social gave us a sneak peak into the metadatabase (we cover >14.000 dendrometers already!), while @daniellecreek.bsky.social led the discussion on ongoing activities and priorities.
Happy to see the community getting involved.
September 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Nice community meeting last week!
@danielanemetschek.bsky.social gave us a sneak peak into the metadatabase (we cover >14.000 dendrometers already!), while @daniellecreek.bsky.social led the discussion on ongoing activities and priorities.
Happy to see the community getting involved.
@danielanemetschek.bsky.social gave us a sneak peak into the metadatabase (we cover >14.000 dendrometers already!), while @daniellecreek.bsky.social led the discussion on ongoing activities and priorities.
Happy to see the community getting involved.
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📢 Where can we find and secure/preserve historical #forest inventory/ #biodiversity data—and how can we make it usable for tomorrow's #research? 🌲🌳🌴🦋🦜🪲
I´m honored to be serving as the collection´s Guest Editor (along with my wonderful colleague Sheila Ward).
We´re eager to read your submission!
I´m honored to be serving as the collection´s Guest Editor (along with my wonderful colleague Sheila Ward).
We´re eager to read your submission!
📢 Call for Papers: 🌳Discover Forests @springernature.com Special Issue "Legacy Forest Data – Curation, Digitization, and Use for Long-Term Forest Research"
Guest Editors: @hjboehmer.bsky.social & Sheila Ward |
🔗 link.springer.com/collections/...
#AcademicSky #EcoEvo #ForestScience #OpenScience
Guest Editors: @hjboehmer.bsky.social & Sheila Ward |
🔗 link.springer.com/collections/...
#AcademicSky #EcoEvo #ForestScience #OpenScience
September 14, 2026 at 12:19 PM
📢 Where can we find and secure/preserve historical #forest inventory/ #biodiversity data—and how can we make it usable for tomorrow's #research? 🌲🌳🌴🦋🦜🪲
I´m honored to be serving as the collection´s Guest Editor (along with my wonderful colleague Sheila Ward).
We´re eager to read your submission!
I´m honored to be serving as the collection´s Guest Editor (along with my wonderful colleague Sheila Ward).
We´re eager to read your submission!
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Early defoliation, leaf browning and wilting and shedding of green leaves in Switzerland (Jura) and Southern Germany (Black Forest) - beech but also cherry and maple affected - heat and drought stress - and no rain forecasted for the next weeks. This is not unexpected - this is climate change!
July 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Early defoliation, leaf browning and wilting and shedding of green leaves in Switzerland (Jura) and Southern Germany (Black Forest) - beech but also cherry and maple affected - heat and drought stress - and no rain forecasted for the next weeks. This is not unexpected - this is climate change!
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In Japan, valuable trees are relocated instead of cut down during development. Arborists use nemawashi, a technique combining horticultural knowledge and modern engineering, to prepare the trees for relocation.
Japan does not cut down centuries-old trees for development. Instead, experts spend months preparing their roots and relocating them
When roads, railways or new buildings are planned, centuries-old trees are often among the first casualties of development. In Japan, however, some of the country's most valuable trees are given a sec...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
July 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
In Japan, valuable trees are relocated instead of cut down during development. Arborists use nemawashi, a technique combining horticultural knowledge and modern engineering, to prepare the trees for relocation.
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🌳 Tree mortality in 🇫🇷 France rose 1.5–4× (2015–2023). 500k+ trees analysed; warmer winters & springs are top drivers. Even wet springs increase mortality risk via 'structural overshoot'. Seasonal climate combos matter more than single extremes. #forests #climatechange www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
🌳 Tree mortality in 🇫🇷 France rose 1.5–4× (2015–2023). 500k+ trees analysed; warmer winters & springs are top drivers. Even wet springs increase mortality risk via 'structural overshoot'. Seasonal climate combos matter more than single extremes. #forests #climatechange www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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ITMN Seminar #32 with Dr. Paulo Bernardino
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more on dryland vegetation shift!
🧑💻Webinar #32 with Dr. Paulo Bernardino
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
🌲by the International Tree Mortality Network ITMN
🗓️June 16, 2026 at 🕒15:00 CEST
✍️Register here:
🔗 ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
🌲by the International Tree Mortality Network ITMN
🗓️June 16, 2026 at 🕒15:00 CEST
✍️Register here:
🔗 ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more on dryland vegetation shift!
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Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.
go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw
go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw
First and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journals
Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.
go.nature.com
June 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.
go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw
go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw
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A successful meeting at #EGU26 conference!
Thank you everyone for joining and contributing your experiences and ideas.
We have proudly launched our website: globaldendro.org, including the global metadata call targeting all #dendrometer users.
Check it out and spread the word 🌐
Thank you everyone for joining and contributing your experiences and ideas.
We have proudly launched our website: globaldendro.org, including the global metadata call targeting all #dendrometer users.
Check it out and spread the word 🌐
May 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM
A successful meeting at #EGU26 conference!
Thank you everyone for joining and contributing your experiences and ideas.
We have proudly launched our website: globaldendro.org, including the global metadata call targeting all #dendrometer users.
Check it out and spread the word 🌐
Thank you everyone for joining and contributing your experiences and ideas.
We have proudly launched our website: globaldendro.org, including the global metadata call targeting all #dendrometer users.
Check it out and spread the word 🌐
ITMN Seminar #32 with Dr. Paulo Bernardino
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 31, 2026 at 12:41 PM
ITMN Seminar #32 with Dr. Paulo Bernardino
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 16, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Uncovering shifts in dryland vegetation dynamics using satellites
Register here: ethz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Tree Mortality Seminar tomorrow Tuesday 12th May with
Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo
presenting
The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries
Register here:
tu-dresden.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo
presenting
The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries
Register here:
tu-dresden.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ITMN seminar #31 with Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo: The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries. After registering, you will receive a confirma...
ITMN seminar #31 with Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo: The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries
tu-dresden.zoom.us
May 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Tree Mortality Seminar tomorrow Tuesday 12th May with
Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo
presenting
The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries
Register here:
tu-dresden.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Kimberly Novick & Jessica Guo
presenting
The PSInet Database of plant water potential timeseries
Register here:
tu-dresden.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us today for this exciting online seminar!
ITMN Seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Join us today for this exciting online seminar!
We are looking forward to ITMN seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu to learn about tree mortality in Australian forests 🌳 🌲 🌏
Come and join us!
👇🏽
Come and join us!
👇🏽
ITMN Seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
We are looking forward to ITMN seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu to learn about tree mortality in Australian forests 🌳 🌲 🌏
Come and join us!
👇🏽
Come and join us!
👇🏽
ITMN Seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
ITMN Seminar #30 with Ruiling Lu
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2026 at 15:00 (CEST)
👉Rising tree mortality across Australian forests
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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😢Missed the webinar on 'Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality'?
😊Do not worry, here's the 📽️video recording:
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2JtIeaBwI
#TreeMortality #ForestScience #ForestResearch #drought #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
😊Do not worry, here's the 📽️video recording:
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2JtIeaBwI
#TreeMortality #ForestScience #ForestResearch #drought #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
☀️Hotter and drier conditions under ongoing climate change are causing tree mortality events and altering forest dynamics worldwide.
🧑💻Learn more in the webinar:
☀️Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality
🗓️24 March 2026; 🕓4:00 pm CET
🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🧑💻Learn more in the webinar:
☀️Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality
🗓️24 March 2026; 🕓4:00 pm CET
🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
😢Missed the webinar on 'Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality'?
😊Do not worry, here's the 📽️video recording:
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2JtIeaBwI
#TreeMortality #ForestScience #ForestResearch #drought #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
😊Do not worry, here's the 📽️video recording:
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2JtIeaBwI
#TreeMortality #ForestScience #ForestResearch #drought #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
We relaunch our seminar series!
Jordi Martinez-Vilalta will talk on the
‘Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality’
24 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC
www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/
Jordi Martinez-Vilalta will talk on the
‘Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality’
24 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC
www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/
March 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
We relaunch our seminar series!
Jordi Martinez-Vilalta will talk on the
‘Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality’
24 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC
www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/
Jordi Martinez-Vilalta will talk on the
‘Limits and opportunities in predicting drought-induced forest mortality’
24 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC
www.tree-mortality.net/seminars/
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The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread.
Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.
New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.
New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...
March 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread.
Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.
New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.
New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
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Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.
What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6
What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6
October 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in timber value, damaging infrastructure and ramping up wildfire danger.
What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6
What is Douglas fir dieback? Where is it happening? What is being done? tinyurl.com/5n9amvx6
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Australia’s trees are dying faster — not from fire, but from the stress of a warming, drying climate, weakening their role as vital carbon sinks.
🔗 theconversation.com/yes-forest-t... @bmedlyn.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social
🔗 theconversation.com/yes-forest-t... @bmedlyn.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social
Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster
The warming climate is killing Australia’s forest trees at a faster rate. This offers a glimpse of what may lie ahead for forests globally.
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Australia’s trees are dying faster — not from fire, but from the stress of a warming, drying climate, weakening their role as vital carbon sinks.
🔗 theconversation.com/yes-forest-t... @bmedlyn.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social
🔗 theconversation.com/yes-forest-t... @bmedlyn.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @profchoat.bsky.social
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New research from our group: A pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent - driven by rising temperatures
rdcu.be/eXSa7
rdcu.be/eXSa7
Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent
Nature Plants - Eight decades of forest plot monitoring show a pervasive increase in tree mortality across Australia’s forest biomes driven by climate change, jeopardizing their role as...
rdcu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New research from our group: A pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent - driven by rising temperatures
rdcu.be/eXSa7
rdcu.be/eXSa7
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Working with dendrometers or curious about dendrometer research? 🌱🌐🍁🌳
🚨 Join the Global Dendrometer Network 🚨
We’re building a global community using dendrometers to study plant growth, stress, phenology & more.
Sign up for updates on meetings, data calls & more 👇
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🚨 Join the Global Dendrometer Network 🚨
We’re building a global community using dendrometers to study plant growth, stress, phenology & more.
Sign up for updates on meetings, data calls & more 👇
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December 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Working with dendrometers or curious about dendrometer research? 🌱🌐🍁🌳
🚨 Join the Global Dendrometer Network 🚨
We’re building a global community using dendrometers to study plant growth, stress, phenology & more.
Sign up for updates on meetings, data calls & more 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🚨 Join the Global Dendrometer Network 🚨
We’re building a global community using dendrometers to study plant growth, stress, phenology & more.
Sign up for updates on meetings, data calls & more 👇
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Consider getting more actively involved in the Tree Mortality Network?
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
We’re opening the doors for community meetings. Your chance to influence our next steps & get more involved in the network.
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
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🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
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🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
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Join one of our upcoming sessions:
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December 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Consider getting more actively involved in the Tree Mortality Network?
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
Consider getting more actively involved in the Tree Mortality Network?
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
We’re opening the doors for community meetings. Your chance to influence our next steps & get more involved in the network.
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
t1p.de/xaxsu
🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
t1p.de/c4icd
Help guide where ITMN goes next! 🚀
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
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December 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Consider getting more actively involved in the Tree Mortality Network?
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
Register now for one of our online meetings starting tomorrow.
We’re opening the doors for community meetings. Your chance to influence our next steps & get more involved in the network.
Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
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🗓 Dec 5 — 13:00 UTC
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November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Join one of our upcoming sessions:
🗓 Dec 4 — 06:00 UTC
t1p.de/m3gty
🗓 Dec 4 — 18:00 UTC
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t1p.de/c4icd
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Join one of our upcoming sessions:
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