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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 1d

New publication: A #FAIR-compliant #metadata template for #ecosystem digital twins, by @stefanvriend.eurosky.social @mevisser.bsky.social and others. #digitaltwins #biodiversity doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Figure 1 in Rashidi et al. (2026): "Workflow illustrating the iterative process of designing, harmonizing, and validating a FAIR-compliant metadata template to support data integration and ecosystem digital twin applications within the LTER-LIFE research infrastructure (https://lter-life.nl/en)."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 3d

New publication: Endophytic #Flavobacterium promotes #roothair development and enhances #droughttolerance via an ERF–CEP5 hormonal regulatory module, by @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #roots #plants #biodiversity #drought doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Figure 1 in Rahimi et al. (2026): "Flavo98 improves drought tolerance of Arabidopsis and wheat and promotes RH development."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 7d

New publication: Structural Characteristics and Vulnerability Evolution of Global #Corn Trade from a Network Perspective. #agriculture #corntrade doi.org/10.3390/agri...

Figure 2 in He et al. (2026): " Evolution of the community structure of the strongest-link global corn trade network."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 7d

New publication: Environmental stress strengthens #plant–mycorrhizal associations: A novel extension of the stress gradient hypothesis, by @camilledelavaux.bsky.social and others. #trees #forest #abioticstress doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

Figure 1 in Doolittle et al. (2026): "The Stress Gradient Hypothesis (SGH) and expansion. (A) The SGH posits that competitive interactions are more important, more intense, or more frequent in benign, low-stress environments, whereas facilitative interactions are more important, intense, or frequent in harsh, high-stress environments. Here, we expand the SGH to relatively host-specific antagonists and mutualists (B). Relatively host-specific above- and belowground plant–microbe interactions may explain shifts in net conspecific density-dependent feedback and correlated patterns of species diversity across abiotic stress gradients, such as elevation gradients representing nutrient limitation. All else being equal, antagonistic conspecific feedbacks may increase fitness differences under abiotic stress and promote species diversity by preventing competitive dominance of a single species (spatial patterns of species represented by colored circles). Alternatively, relatively host-specific facilitative feedbacks, also generated by root- or leaf-associated microbes, may bolster conspecific performance and erode diversity—particularly under regimes of high abiotic stress. Example Tsuga icon tree was downloaded from PhyloPic, created by Ian Burt (original) and T. Michael Keesey (vectorization), and provided under a Creative Commons Attribute 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Example Pinus tree icon was downloaded from PhyloPic and is provided under a Creative Commons Universal Public Domain license."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 7d

New publication: Acute #heat tolerance (CTmax) of two invasive parasitic #copepods differs across species, life cycle stages and acclimation temperatures, by @antoinegj.bsky.social and others. #climatechange #heatwaves #parasites doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Figure 1 in Jolma et al. (2026): "Mytilicola spp. life cycle. Sexual reproduction occurs in the intestine of mussel hosts, resulting in eggs that hatch into free-living stages. Newly hatched nauplius stages go through another brief uninfectious metanauplius stage before becoming infectious copepodite 1 stages. After entering new hosts, copepodite 1 stages transition through three more copepodite stages (2–4) before becoming adult parasites. The time for completing a life cycle step (from hatching to copepodite 1 among free-living stages and from copepodite 1 to reaching the smallest size at which reproduction starts among parasitic stages) differs much based on temperature and parasite species (Jolma et al., 2024). "

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 7d

New publication: Interdisciplinary insights on climate-smart #rewilding: Lessons from pioneering Dutch river transformations, by @nachomanvillar.bsky.social and others. #riverineforest #biodiversity #climatechange #floodrisk doi.org/10.1007/s132...

Figure 3 in De Kruiff et al. (2026): "Rewilding progress in the Gelderse Poort. Starting from an agricultural grassland-dominated riverine landscape in the 1990s (panel A), Gelderse Poort developed into a landscape dominated by early-stage ecological successional stages in the early 2000s (panel B), to the highly ecologically heterogeneous landscape found today (panel C). Panel D shows how this progress translates to the rewilding score by Torres et al. (2018) after more than three decades of decreasing human inputs and outputs in the ecosystem (y axis) and an increase in ecological integrity (x axis) for the Millingerwaard, the oldest part of the wider Gelderse Poort area. Map developed by Guus Maessen. Updated rewilding score based on responses gathered in Roos (2023)"

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: From #foraging to #decomposition: Large #vertebrates as biotic drivers of trace element cycling across #landscapes. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Figure 1 in Wenting et al. (2026): "Periodic table showing the elements essential for plants and/or animals, or potentially (eco)toxic (Kaspari, 2021; Robinson et al., 2009)."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: The interplay between epigenetic mechanisms and deleterious mutations: implications for #fitness, #evolution and #conservation, by @keesvanoers.bsky.social and others. #epigenetics #genes doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Figure 2 in Chen et al. (2026): "Examples of wild vertebrate species in which one or two aspects of the interplay between genetic variation, epigenetic variation and/or fitness have been empirically investigated, but never all three simultaneously."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: #Fishing pressure induces changes in #DNA methylation in genetically homogeneous marine metapopulations, by @keesvanoers.bsky.social and others. #DNAmethylation #fisheries #geneticdiversity doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Figure 2 in Barcelo-Serra et al. (2026): "Volcano plot showing the distribution of CpG sites after removing age-associated sites. In red, sites that had a difference in DNA methylation between fisheries and no-take marine protected areas larger than 15% and a q-value < 0.05. The labels correspond to the gene annotation that includes the CpG site. One of the CpGs was not included within any known genetic boundary and was annotated as intergenic."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: Ecological #epigenetics at the intersection of #behaviour and life history variation in non-model #animals, by @keesvanoers.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Figure 1 in Jimeno et al. (2026): "Conceptual overview of how epigenetic mechanisms, interacting with genetic background and environmental conditions, shape behavioural and physiological responses and life history strategies across life in non-model animals. The figure integrates the main themes of this theme issue, highlighting how contributions collectively address key stages from early development to population responses under environmental change, and emphasizing the role of epigenetic processes in linking behaviour, life history variation and ecological dynamics. Numbers correspond to the thematic sections of this special issue."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: Let nature organise itself! #biodiversity #conservation doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Adobe Stock: "Dark forest scene. Old mossy fir trees and fern leaves close-up, tree trunks in the background. Ardrishaig, Loch Fyne, Crinan Canal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK"

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: Phylodynamic analyses reveal persistence and extensive intermixing of #Usutuvirus in the Netherlands. #phylodynamics #arbovirus #zoonoses doi.org/10.1093/ve/v...

Figure 4 in Münger et al. (2026): "Discrete phylogeographic reconstruction showing the dispersal patterns of the two main USUV endemic clades in the Netherlands, 2016-2023. Arrows represent inferred lineage transition events between different provinces, while the circles show transitions within the same province. Only transition events associated with a Bayes factor (left) or adjusted Bayes factor (right) support >3 are shown."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 14d

New publication: #Volatile dialogues between #plants and #microorganisms, by @rizal001.bsky.social @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social. #planthealth doi.org/10.1039/d6np...

Visual abstract in Rizaludin et al. (2026): "Volatile organic compounds mediate bidirectional chemical communication between plants and their associated microbiota, shaping plant health, microbial behavior, and ecological interactions."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

New publication: Microbial Functional Gene Abundance-Integrated Modeling of Global #Methane Sinks in Upland #Soils Under Future #ClimateChange. #biodiversity #methanesink doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Figure 1 in Xiao et al. (2026): "Distribution of sampling site from the literature (a), histogram of the global absolute abundance of the pmoA gene in soils (b), and pmoA gene abundance across land-use types (c). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) based on one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc test."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

Integrating indigenous #microorganisms and cover #crops to improve #grapevine nutrition in sustainable #vineyards. #sustainability #agriculture doi.org/10.1002/agj2...

Figure 1 in Ochoa-Hueso et al. (2026): "Study site and experimental design. The experiment is located in the province of Cadiz (dark green area) and within the Municipality of Jerez de la Frontera (light green area). The inoculation and cover crop treatments are indicated based on the color legend."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

New publication: #Spinach Seed #Microbiota Associated with #Globisporangium ultimum Disease Suppression Are Culturable and Prevalent. #seedmicrobiome #plantdisease doi.org/10.1094/PHYT...

Figure 1 in Diakaki et al. (2026): "Visual representation of A, splitting whole seeds into compartment samples true seed and pericarp and B, the entire process from seed lot to whole seed sample, splitting into seed compartment samples, and preparation of microbial cultures."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

New publication: Highly stable active core #microbiomes in #Greenland #cryoconite holes during the bare ice period, by @atejaarsma.bsky.social and others. #icesheet #meltseason doi.org/10.1093/fems...

Figure 1 in Feord et al. (2026): "Cryoconite hole sampling location and description on the Greenland Ice Sheet. (A) Sampling was undertaken during the 2022 melt season (DP22) in W-Greenland near Ilulissat (Image credit: Shunan Feng). (B) Site map (Drone image credit: Shunan Feng) with five sampled cryoconite holes: sites 1 and 2 in dark / light blue, sites 3 and 4 in orange and pink, and site 5 in light green (image credit: Shunan Feng). (C) Pictures labeled with day of year (D209 to D230) show temporal cryoconite hole evolution (using site 4 as an example), associated weather conditions (green), and the presence or not of a lid during the sampling period (red). All cryoconite hole pictures through the melt season are available in SFig. 1. The white board in each picture can be used for scale (∼30 cm width)."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

New publication: Digital twins as a tool for #ecosystem research, by @mevisser.bsky.social @stefanvriend.eurosky.social and others. #digitaltwins #biodiversity #landuse #climatechange doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Figure 1 in Visser et al. (2026): "Digital twins of ecosystems allow for scenario studies to do an in-silico evaluation of different scenarios (here indicated with scenarios A–C), such as planned interventions. For each scenario the digital twin will forcast the effects on the real world ecosystem."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 21d

New publication: Chemical dialogues at the crossroads of host–#bacteria interactions, by @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social @gillesvanwezel.bsky.social and others. #microbiome #eukaryotes doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

Figure 2 in Diab et al. (2026): "Chemical cueing at the host–bacteria interface.
Schematic overview of molecule-mediated interactions between eukaryotic hosts (plants and humans) and associated bacteria. Host-derived molecules are perceived by bacteria as nutrients, attractants, regulatory cues, or elicitors that modulate bacterial physiology, virulence, and specialised metabolite (SM) biosynthesis. In return, bacterial gene expression influences host physiology and health, enabling bidirectional chemical interactions"

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· 28d

New publication: The legacy of #soil chemistry: a hidden manipulator driving plant–soil feedbacks. #belowgroundinteractions #plantperformance #volatilecompounds doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...

Figure 2 in Chen et al. (2026): "Conceptual pathways indicating the involvement of soil chemical legacies in plant–soil feedbacks.
Plant metabolites released by a growing plant, as well as those released during the decomposition of plant litter can: (i) directly affect the roots and performance of a responding plant; (ii) recruit root-associated microbiota that subsequently colonize responding plant roots and alter their performance; (iii) recruit root-associated microbiota that produce secondary metabolites directly influencing responding plant roots; and (iv) support root-associated microbiota that release secondary metabolites attracting or repelling other soil microbes, which indirectly modify the growth and defense of the responding plant."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 24

New publication: Disentangling the importance of microbiological and physico-chemical properties of Ethiopian field soils for the #Striga seed bank and #sorghum infestation, by @eikokuramae.bsky.social and others. doi.org/10.1186/s407...

Figure 5 in Taylor et al. (2026): "Demonstration of Interactive Application. Users can browse through the soil data using an interactive map (A) and get summaries of physio-chemical and microbial compositions for individual sample points (B). Data visualization examples of Striga infestation level and Fungal phyla composition from soil sample E12 are shown in A & B. Users can explore relationships between samples based on user-selected data in analyses such as PCA (C) and generate heatmaps (D). In addition to reproducing figures from the paper, users can investigate other correlations between microbial taxa levels and user-selected soil traits (E). Plots were saved directly from the app, then altered to fit figure panels here"

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 24

New publication: Online pet markets: extent and risks of trade in alien #reptiles and #amphibians. #alienspecies #pettrade #biodiversity doi.org/10.3391/mbi....

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 24

New publication: Harmonizing risk scores for alien freshwater and brackish #molluscs. #alienspecies #aquaticsnails #bivalves doi.org/10.3391/mbi....

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 24

New publication: BatBuddy: An open-source tool to detect #bat feeding buzzes with potential for social call detection. #bioacoustics #batbehaviour #deeplearning #foraging doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Figure 1 in Buddendorf & Spoelstra (2026): "Examples of the three call categories: ‘feeding buzz’, ‘social call’, and ‘other’. The feeding buzz and social call displayed are of the common pipistrelle bat (P. pipistrellus) and calls categorised as ‘other’ include aggregate calls such as insect calls or rain. The white horizontal lines indicate 20 kHz intervals."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 24

New publication: Variations in #soil functioning of #grasslands along a management gradient. #sustainablelanduse #agriculture #sustainableagriculture #soilfunctioning doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

Graphical abstract Boone et al. (2026): "Methodological framework of the study, with the numbers indicating the hypothesis listed in the introduction."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 17

New publication: RdRpCATCH: a unified resource for RNA #virus discovery using viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase profile Hidden Markov models. #virusdiscovery doi.org/10.1093/narg...

Figure 1 in Karapliafis et al. (2026): "The RdRpCATCH workflow."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 17

New publication: Turning rejection into reflection: Exploring factors influencing community acceptance of #FloatingSolarPhotovoltaic systems in the Netherlands. #renewableenergy #sustainability doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

Figure 2 in Tulp et al. (2026): "Locations of floating solar panels projects studied in this paper."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 17

New publication: CHD-18 g-modulated Pseudomonas taxa support #poplar salt tolerance, by @vcarryon.bsky.social and others. #climatechange #salinization #roots #microbiome doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Figure 1 in Liao et al. (2026): "An overview of the experimental workflow for the present study."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 17

New publication: #Soil Microbial Diversity and Network Organization Respond to #LandUse and Agricultural Inputs Worldwide, by @dd10mz.bsky.social and others. #agriculture #sustainability #microbiome #pesticides doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Figure 2 in Saati-Santamaría et al. (2026): "Effects of land use on global soil microbial diversity and composition."

NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW@niooknaw· Jul 17

New publication: Untangling the role of #roots in belowground disease transmission: contact, identity and density, by @raaijmakersjm.bsky.social and others. #plantpathogen #diseaseecology #plants doi.org/10.1007/s111...