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Travelled through #wildfire smog to reach @bccil-uk.bsky.social and survey grassland responses to almost 33 years of #climatechange treatments. #drought #warming additional #precipitation @ect-uk.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
rajwhitlock.bsky.social
Grassland @bccil-uk.bsky.social on the way to drying up in this year's exceptionally warm dry conditions
Species rich limestone grassland showing Sanguisorba minor, other Forbs, grasses and sedges @bccil-uk Species rich limestone grassland showing Sanguisorba minor, helianthemum nummularium, Plantago lanceolata, Lotus corniculatus, Leontodon hispidus and other forbs, grasses and sedges @bccil-uk General view of species rich limestone grassland and drought shelters @bccil-uk General view of species rich limestone grassland and drought shelters @bccil-uk
July 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
rajwhitlock.bsky.social
The delicate umbel of burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga alongside the dense globular seed head of rough hawkbit, Leontodon hispidus @bccil-uk.bsky.social
The delicate umbel of
July 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
rajwhitlock.bsky.social
Plant #genomesize varies hugely, but what drives variation within species? In #Festuca ovina, #genomesize is associated with fine-scale variation in #soil depth—but not #climate —highlighting the importance of edaphic conditions. #BCCIL @ect-uk.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Plant Genome Size Is Associated With Fine‐Scale Spatial Variation in Soil Depth, but Not Climatic Conditions, in the Grass <fi>Festuca ovina</fi>
Intraspecific variation in plant genome size could allow adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Using the world's longest running drought manipulation experiment, we make a long-term experi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 10, 2026 at 9:17 AM
ect-uk.bsky.social
Check out a key publication from Buxton bit.ly/3ematDV & watch a preview #VR of #BCCIL bit.ly/BCCILVR
August 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM