Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
SoilTemp is now MEB!
Over the past six years, I’ve poured my heart into SoilTemp. What started as a vision for a global soil temperature database quickly grew into something much more: a living, breathing community of …
the3dlab.org
May 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
🚨 To all #microclimate aficionados, this is a major update of the #SoilTemp initiative which has just metamorphosed into the beautiful #MEB network for #microclimate #ecology & #biogeography #network
The #SoilTemp initiative 🐛 turns to #MEB network 🦋
⬇️ Check it out ⬇️
The #SoilTemp initiative 🐛 turns to #MEB network 🦋
⬇️ Check it out ⬇️
The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
SoilTemp is now MEB!
Over the past six years, I’ve poured my heart into SoilTemp. What started as a vision for a global soil temperature database quickly grew into something much more: a living, breathing community of …
the3dlab.org
May 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨 To all #microclimate aficionados, this is a major update of the #SoilTemp initiative which has just metamorphosed into the beautiful #MEB network for #microclimate #ecology & #biogeography #network
The #SoilTemp initiative 🐛 turns to #MEB network 🦋
⬇️ Check it out ⬇️
The #SoilTemp initiative 🐛 turns to #MEB network 🦋
⬇️ Check it out ⬇️
The word is out officially, now: SoilTemp has finished its transformation into 'The MEB-network' - a fully-fledged research network that goes far beyond just being a database. And boy, does that make me proud!
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
Let me show you all the ways you can get involved here:
the3dlab.org/2025/05/31/s...
SoilTemp is now MEB!
Over the past six years, I’ve poured my heart into SoilTemp. What started as a vision for a global soil temperature database quickly grew into something much more: a living, breathing community of …
the3dlab.org
May 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I just casually added 3500 (!) unique locations to our
SoilTemp worldmap. Much more to come!
Want to work with this data? Still a few days left to apply for our postdoc (or pre-doc) SoilTemp database-position!
---> www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
SoilTemp worldmap. Much more to come!
Want to work with this data? Still a few days left to apply for our postdoc (or pre-doc) SoilTemp database-position!
---> www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
January 11, 2024 at 8:54 AM
I just casually added 3500 (!) unique locations to our
SoilTemp worldmap. Much more to come!
Want to work with this data? Still a few days left to apply for our postdoc (or pre-doc) SoilTemp database-position!
---> www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
SoilTemp worldmap. Much more to come!
Want to work with this data? Still a few days left to apply for our postdoc (or pre-doc) SoilTemp database-position!
---> www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
🚨🐜!!! Check out our new paper where we investigate the impact of a soil level (SoilTemp) dataset on niche shifts of introduced ant species globally — using soil temperatures often lessens the extent of niche shifts between native and introduced ranges! 🐜 🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
April 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🚨🐜!!! Check out our new paper where we investigate the impact of a soil level (SoilTemp) dataset on niche shifts of introduced ant species globally — using soil temperatures often lessens the extent of niche shifts between native and introduced ranges! 🐜 🐜 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hi Bluesky'ers!
Put on my best new SoilTemp shirt to give this app a new try!
Ready to talk microclimate, species distributions, citizen science and Ecological Scaling with me?
Put on my best new SoilTemp shirt to give this app a new try!
Ready to talk microclimate, species distributions, citizen science and Ecological Scaling with me?
November 12, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Hi Bluesky'ers!
Put on my best new SoilTemp shirt to give this app a new try!
Ready to talk microclimate, species distributions, citizen science and Ecological Scaling with me?
Put on my best new SoilTemp shirt to give this app a new try!
Ready to talk microclimate, species distributions, citizen science and Ecological Scaling with me?
The top 10 stories of 2024 from The 3D Lab!
#4 - Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography
A publication highlight of the year! This milestone from the SoilTemp community, driven by those united at the MEB conference, showcases why the era of global microclimate research is here
#4 - Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography
A publication highlight of the year! This milestone from the SoilTemp community, driven by those united at the MEB conference, showcases why the era of global microclimate research is here
Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography
From the first days of SoilTemp, we had the ambition to turn this project into more than ‘just a database’. SoilTemp could become the much-needed glue to stick together microclimate eco…
the3dlab.org
December 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM
The top 10 stories of 2024 from The 3D Lab!
#4 - Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography
A publication highlight of the year! This milestone from the SoilTemp community, driven by those united at the MEB conference, showcases why the era of global microclimate research is here
#4 - Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography
A publication highlight of the year! This milestone from the SoilTemp community, driven by those united at the MEB conference, showcases why the era of global microclimate research is here
The moment you've all been waiting for! "Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems".
Our #OA paper now out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social led by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social and #SoilTemp core group
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our #OA paper now out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social led by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social and #SoilTemp core group
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems
Most biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem processes on land take place in microclimates that are decoupled from the climate as measured by standardised weather stations in open, unshaded locations....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:11 AM
The moment you've all been waiting for! "Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems".
Our #OA paper now out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social led by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social and #SoilTemp core group
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our #OA paper now out in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social led by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social and #SoilTemp core group
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this last days of a #GoldenAutumn, I did some readouts of our #SoilTemp sensors that are installed high up in the Southtyrolean #mountains.
Ready to be sent to @jlembrechts.bsky.social and colleagues 😎
#EuracResearch #LTSERMatsch #Vinschgau #AlpSoil_Lab #SouthTyrol #SoilScience #Südtirol
Ready to be sent to @jlembrechts.bsky.social and colleagues 😎
#EuracResearch #LTSERMatsch #Vinschgau #AlpSoil_Lab #SouthTyrol #SoilScience #Südtirol
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
In this last days of a #GoldenAutumn, I did some readouts of our #SoilTemp sensors that are installed high up in the Southtyrolean #mountains.
Ready to be sent to @jlembrechts.bsky.social and colleagues 😎
#EuracResearch #LTSERMatsch #Vinschgau #AlpSoil_Lab #SouthTyrol #SoilScience #Südtirol
Ready to be sent to @jlembrechts.bsky.social and colleagues 😎
#EuracResearch #LTSERMatsch #Vinschgau #AlpSoil_Lab #SouthTyrol #SoilScience #Südtirol
We paired #microclimate with #LiDAR to create 5m resolution temperature grids for the #BohemianForestEcosystem (NP Šumava and NP Bavarian Forest)🍁
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
We paired #microclimate with #LiDAR to create 5m resolution temperature grids for the #BohemianForestEcosystem (NP Šumava and NP Bavarian Forest)🍁
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Beside large microclimatic variability, our data reveals also systematic differences from #SoilTemp, #ForestTemp and #ERA5-Land
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
NEW PAPER out, and one of my personal favourites! We bring you ten practical guidelines for microclimate research, and it is the methodological rulebook you have all been waiting for!
I walk you through it here ⬇️
the3dlab.org/2024/12/17/t...
I walk you through it here ⬇️
the3dlab.org/2024/12/17/t...
Ten practical guidelines
One of the biggest dreams when we started the SoilTemp project was not only to bring together all available microclimate data into a single, unified database but also to align how we think about an…
the3dlab.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
NEW PAPER out, and one of my personal favourites! We bring you ten practical guidelines for microclimate research, and it is the methodological rulebook you have all been waiting for!
I walk you through it here ⬇️
the3dlab.org/2024/12/17/t...
I walk you through it here ⬇️
the3dlab.org/2024/12/17/t...
#SoilTemp related end-of-year present: we are currently finalizing the tiny details of a beautiful manuscript about our equally beautiful database!
All those 1000+ who ever submitted data to the database should expect an email in their mailbox in the first weeks of the new year!
#majormilestone
All those 1000+ who ever submitted data to the database should expect an email in their mailbox in the first weeks of the new year!
#majormilestone
December 27, 2024 at 1:11 PM
#SoilTemp related end-of-year present: we are currently finalizing the tiny details of a beautiful manuscript about our equally beautiful database!
All those 1000+ who ever submitted data to the database should expect an email in their mailbox in the first weeks of the new year!
#majormilestone
All those 1000+ who ever submitted data to the database should expect an email in their mailbox in the first weeks of the new year!
#majormilestone
For sure, a new dataset coming for #soiltemp @jlembrechts.bsky.social @remybeugnon.bsky.social @sandraslowinska.bsky.social @jonlen.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
For sure, a new dataset coming for #soiltemp @jlembrechts.bsky.social @remybeugnon.bsky.social @sandraslowinska.bsky.social @jonlen.bsky.social
Some good news for the @mebnetwork.bsky.social (former #SoilTemp). 🌡️
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in #alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social, as part of my #BEN-EAF project on alpine soil fauna at the @hutton.ac.uk.
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in #alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social, as part of my #BEN-EAF project on alpine soil fauna at the @hutton.ac.uk.
June 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Some good news for the @mebnetwork.bsky.social (former #SoilTemp). 🌡️
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in #alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social, as part of my #BEN-EAF project on alpine soil fauna at the @hutton.ac.uk.
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in #alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the @cairngormsnews.bsky.social, as part of my #BEN-EAF project on alpine soil fauna at the @hutton.ac.uk.
And additionally some @mebnetwork.bsky.social soil temperature data readout (former #SoilTemp) at 3000m sites at our #LTSERmatsch/ #LTSERmazia outdoor lab.
Quite some snow left this year, also in this dry inner-Alpine valley.
#SouthTyrol #Vinschgau #EuracResearch #MEB #SoilBON #SoilBONfoodweb
Quite some snow left this year, also in this dry inner-Alpine valley.
#SouthTyrol #Vinschgau #EuracResearch #MEB #SoilBON #SoilBONfoodweb
June 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And additionally some @mebnetwork.bsky.social soil temperature data readout (former #SoilTemp) at 3000m sites at our #LTSERmatsch/ #LTSERmazia outdoor lab.
Quite some snow left this year, also in this dry inner-Alpine valley.
#SouthTyrol #Vinschgau #EuracResearch #MEB #SoilBON #SoilBONfoodweb
Quite some snow left this year, also in this dry inner-Alpine valley.
#SouthTyrol #Vinschgau #EuracResearch #MEB #SoilBON #SoilBONfoodweb
The top 10 stories of 2024 on The 3D Lab
#2 Global maps of tropical understory temperature
Showcasing our SoilTemp paper in which we for the 1st time map tropical forest understory temperatures at a high resolution!
Ismaeel et al. 2024 in @naturecomms.bsky.social
the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
#2 Global maps of tropical understory temperature
Showcasing our SoilTemp paper in which we for the 1st time map tropical forest understory temperatures at a high resolution!
Ismaeel et al. 2024 in @naturecomms.bsky.social
the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Tropical forest understory temperatures
New paper in Nature Communications: Ismaeel et al. (2024) Patterns of tropical forest understory temperatures. It’s a thing we do at SoilTemp: create microclimate maps over large extents for …
the3dlab.org
December 15, 2024 at 7:32 PM
The top 10 stories of 2024 on The 3D Lab
#2 Global maps of tropical understory temperature
Showcasing our SoilTemp paper in which we for the 1st time map tropical forest understory temperatures at a high resolution!
Ismaeel et al. 2024 in @naturecomms.bsky.social
the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
#2 Global maps of tropical understory temperature
Showcasing our SoilTemp paper in which we for the 1st time map tropical forest understory temperatures at a high resolution!
Ismaeel et al. 2024 in @naturecomms.bsky.social
the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Last field work day for 2024 🤠
Snowy, not too cold but very nice view over the #LTSER area Matschertal/Val Mazia.
Replaced a #SoilTemp logger at 2500m that was destroyed by cows...
No metal cage resists a cow's rage 🐄
Further, checked one of @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's meteo station at 2400m.
Snowy, not too cold but very nice view over the #LTSER area Matschertal/Val Mazia.
Replaced a #SoilTemp logger at 2500m that was destroyed by cows...
No metal cage resists a cow's rage 🐄
Further, checked one of @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's meteo station at 2400m.
December 2, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Last field work day for 2024 🤠
Snowy, not too cold but very nice view over the #LTSER area Matschertal/Val Mazia.
Replaced a #SoilTemp logger at 2500m that was destroyed by cows...
No metal cage resists a cow's rage 🐄
Further, checked one of @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's meteo station at 2400m.
Snowy, not too cold but very nice view over the #LTSER area Matschertal/Val Mazia.
Replaced a #SoilTemp logger at 2500m that was destroyed by cows...
No metal cage resists a cow's rage 🐄
Further, checked one of @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's meteo station at 2400m.
#AlpSoil_Lab field work day 🤠
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
May 30, 2024 at 6:23 PM
#AlpSoil_Lab field work day 🤠
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
Despite a rainy start, the weather was quite friendly up at 2500m at @euracalpenv.bsky.social 's #LTSER site Matsch/Mazia in #Vinschgau, #SouthTyrol, #Italy
Checked some #SoilTemp loggers for fresh #alpine soil temperature data from our (dry) grassland spots.
What would you say about maps of tropical(!) forest understory microclimate at a 30 m resolution?
New global SoilTemp-paper out in Nature Communications, delivering just that!
Find my summary of the main patterns here: the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Expertly led by Ali Ismaeel and Eduardo Maeda
New global SoilTemp-paper out in Nature Communications, delivering just that!
Find my summary of the main patterns here: the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Expertly led by Ali Ismaeel and Eduardo Maeda
Tropical forest understory temperatures
New paper in Nature Communications: Ismaeel et al. (2024) Patterns of tropical forest understory temperatures. It's a thing we do at SoilTemp: create microclimate maps over large extents for all to us...
the3dlab.org
January 23, 2024 at 12:14 PM
What would you say about maps of tropical(!) forest understory microclimate at a 30 m resolution?
New global SoilTemp-paper out in Nature Communications, delivering just that!
Find my summary of the main patterns here: the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Expertly led by Ali Ismaeel and Eduardo Maeda
New global SoilTemp-paper out in Nature Communications, delivering just that!
Find my summary of the main patterns here: the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/t...
Expertly led by Ali Ismaeel and Eduardo Maeda
NEW: we'll be organizing virtual SoilTemp Regional Symposia, to improve interactions in the microclimate community, and provide networking opportunities.
Interested to discuss microclimate research from your own region? Sign up to be invited: forms.gle/ZNEVs2VXK4qk...
Please share!
Interested to discuss microclimate research from your own region? Sign up to be invited: forms.gle/ZNEVs2VXK4qk...
Please share!
January 18, 2024 at 8:38 PM
NEW: we'll be organizing virtual SoilTemp Regional Symposia, to improve interactions in the microclimate community, and provide networking opportunities.
Interested to discuss microclimate research from your own region? Sign up to be invited: forms.gle/ZNEVs2VXK4qk...
Please share!
Interested to discuss microclimate research from your own region? Sign up to be invited: forms.gle/ZNEVs2VXK4qk...
Please share!
Soil temps are one of the clearest signals it’s time to plant - and it’s changing fast this time of year. MDA’s Six-Inch Soil Temperature Network provides real-time data from locations across MN to help guide your timing. 🚜
Check your area at www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/soilprotection/soiltemp
Check your area at www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/soilprotection/soiltemp
April 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Soil temps are one of the clearest signals it’s time to plant - and it’s changing fast this time of year. MDA’s Six-Inch Soil Temperature Network provides real-time data from locations across MN to help guide your timing. 🚜
Check your area at www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/soilprotection/soiltemp
Check your area at www.mda.state.mn.us/protecting/soilprotection/soiltemp
Blockchain and biodiversity, an unlikely marriage? In 'ForestWeb 3.0', our new BiodivERsA-project, we aim to show you it's not!
Find out all about the how's and what's in this blogpost!
Spoiler: it involves opening a call soon to hire a data manager for SoilTemp!
the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
Find out all about the how's and what's in this blogpost!
Spoiler: it involves opening a call soon to hire a data manager for SoilTemp!
the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
December 11, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Blockchain and biodiversity, an unlikely marriage? In 'ForestWeb 3.0', our new BiodivERsA-project, we aim to show you it's not!
Find out all about the how's and what's in this blogpost!
Spoiler: it involves opening a call soon to hire a data manager for SoilTemp!
the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
Find out all about the how's and what's in this blogpost!
Spoiler: it involves opening a call soon to hire a data manager for SoilTemp!
the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
Apply and/or share widely: we are HIRING!
A database manager for SoilTemp, in the framework of Biodiversa+-project ForestWeb 3.0.
1,5 year, postdoc level (or experienced master). At the UAntwerp, under my supervision
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
More details here: the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
A database manager for SoilTemp, in the framework of Biodiversa+-project ForestWeb 3.0.
1,5 year, postdoc level (or experienced master). At the UAntwerp, under my supervision
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
More details here: the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
Senior researcher microclimate ecology | Universiteit Antwerpen
YUFE vacature
www.uantwerpen.be
December 20, 2023 at 10:53 AM
Apply and/or share widely: we are HIRING!
A database manager for SoilTemp, in the framework of Biodiversa+-project ForestWeb 3.0.
1,5 year, postdoc level (or experienced master). At the UAntwerp, under my supervision
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
More details here: the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
A database manager for SoilTemp, in the framework of Biodiversa+-project ForestWeb 3.0.
1,5 year, postdoc level (or experienced master). At the UAntwerp, under my supervision
www.uantwerpen.be/nl/jobs/vaca...
More details here: the3dlab.org/2023/12/11/b...
6. A correction and a warning that struck a nerve in September: our SoilTemp-maps had contained a stupid modelling error and were now officially corrected: the3dlab.org/2023/09/07/a.... The warning? This correction doesn't mean that the maps are now perfect!
December 18, 2023 at 2:07 PM
6. A correction and a warning that struck a nerve in September: our SoilTemp-maps had contained a stupid modelling error and were now officially corrected: the3dlab.org/2023/09/07/a.... The warning? This correction doesn't mean that the maps are now perfect!