#soil

@greenflorence.bsky.social

3 hours ago

Before you take your leaves to the green waste, read this and use the precious resource that leaves are.

Lots of good info for #being #sustainable on @learndirt.bsky.social thank you 🪱🙏

#regeneration #lovesoils #soil #planetcare #EarthCare

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Meanwhile on Earth

@meanwhileearth.bsky.social

4 hours ago

Meanwhile, on Earth:
Decomposition accelerates in the March heat. Armies of bacteria break down last year's leaves into fertile soil.

#soil #bacteria #ecology

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

8 hours ago

Dry soils lose more carbon when warm Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript...

Dry soils lose more carbon when warm
->Nature | More on "Soil carbon loss climate warming" at BigEarthData.ai | #Soil

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Ecofriendly Beer Drinker

@ecofriendlybeer.bsky.social

9 hours ago

"Here’s the new game plan in a nutshell: increase photosynthesis and transform dirt back to #soil. Properly plant native #trees. Help them attain a long, healthy life. Preserve existing trees. Get rid of lawns for native #meadows planted from seed. Stop using fertilizers and harmful chemicals."

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Hugo

@nonviolence.bsky.social

15 hours ago

#Soil is a bacterial digestive byproduct. Oxygen is a bacterial waste product (via chloroplasts). #bacteria are the only primary primary producers on Earth. Plant & animal cells have evolved around #bacteria to serve them. Seeds carry all the bacteria in- & outside that fix #nitrogen & produce soil.

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Yakov Kuzyakov

@ykuzyakov.bsky.social

16 hours ago

Contrasting fine root-induced rhizosphere priming effects between coniferous and broadleaved trees - Biology and Fertility of Soils The rhizosphere priming effects (RPE) influence soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition at the root-soil interface. However, whether different tree species affect the direction and intensity of RPE ha...

NEW in Biology and Fertility of Soils
Contrasting fine #root induced #rhizosphere priming effects between coniferous and broadleaved #trees
doi.org/10.1007/s003...

#SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #primingeffect #CO2 #microbialbiomass #carbon #isotopes

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Hugo

@nonviolence.bsky.social

18 hours ago

Inbred (or GMO cloned) mono crops, fertliser & pesticides can be efficient in terms of short term yield since we ignore the cost of killing the microbiome #soil. Smoking helps with weight loss. But only one #flood and we loose all the #food.

Growth vs Survival

Efficiency vs Resilience

#Extinction

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Kylie Lang at Life in Rural France

@lifeinruralfrance.bsky.social

23 hours ago

Plants That Are Hard to Kill So Perfect For the Lazy Gardener (It's Low Maintenance Gardening at Its Best) | Flipboard yourlifestylelibrary.com - Fresh herbs, homegrown veggies, and ripe berries shouldn’t require back-breaking work or endless hours outside to grow fresh food for your family. …

flip.it/diTR_S Whether you’ve got a balcony, a small yard, or raised beds, you can grow a productive edible garden, even if you forget to water occasionally. #gardening #plants #soil #composting #herbs #flipboardusergroup #vegetableplot #homegrown #growyourown

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 day ago

Finland's President Responds to Debate Over Hosting Nuclear Weapons on Finnish Soil

Finland's President Responds to Debate Over Hosting Nuclear Weapons on Finnish Soil
->UNITED24 Media | More on "Finland nuclear weapons hosting debate" at BigEarthData.ai | #Soil #NuclearWeapon

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 day ago

Importance of Managing Agricultural Soils: Key to the Future of 95% of Food The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has highlighted the critical importance of properly managing agricultural soils to ensure the future of the countryside and maintain the productivity of farms in Spain. During the IV Iberian Congress of Rural Estates, Planas emphasized that agricultural lands should be considered a “living asset” that requires management based on science, technology, and sustainability. Planas underlined the vital role of rural soil, as 95% of food depends on soil quality and fertility. Therefore, it is essential to protect this resource against factors such as degradation and improper use. He also highlighted the soil’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide, which has attracted the interest of both agri-food professionals and investors. The minister warned about the underutilization of land, which poses a risk for forest fires and the proliferation of pests. Agricultural Soils At the event, Planas highlighted that up to 41% of rural soil faces degradation issues and stressed the importance of recovering abandoned lands. He expressed confidence in the Spanish agricultural sector, describing it as a global power, and reaffirmed the need to adopt responsible measures to move forward. Planas recalled President Pedro Sánchez‘s announcement about the platform Tierra Joven, which seeks...

Importance of Managing Agricultural Soils: Key to the Future of 95% of Food
->Noticias Ambientales | More on "Agricultural soil management food security" at BigEarthData.ai | #Agricultural #Food #Soil

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michael

@proseandpassion.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

1 day ago

Study finds function–evolution trade-off in urban park soil microbes A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences made a systematic comparison of soil microbiomes in urban parks and natural forests. The results reveal that urbanization profoundly reconfigures microbial community composition, functional capacity, and evolutionary trajectories, based on.

11-Mar-2026
Study finds function–#evolution trade-off in #urban park #soil #microbes

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119869

#science #ecology #microbiology #urbanEcology #urbanEvolution

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 day ago

The critical role of soil moisture in compound hazards Seneviratne, S. I. et al. Investigating soil moisture–climate interactions in a changing climate: a review. Earth Sci. Rev. 99, 125–161 (2010). Mishra, A. et al. Drought monitoring with soil moisture active passive (SMAP) measurements. J. Hydrol. 552, 620–632 (2017). Klein, C. & Taylor, C. M. Dry soils can intensify mesoscale convective systems. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 117, 21132–21137 (2020). Wicki, A. et al. Assessing the potential of soil moisture measurements for regional landslide early warning. Landslides 17, 1881–1896 (2020). Krueger, E. S. et al. Using soil moisture information to better understand and predict wildfire danger: a review of recent developments and outstanding questions. Int. J. Wildland Fire 32, 111–132 (2022). Krishnamurthy R, P. K. et al. Anticipating drought-related food security changes. Nat. Sustain. 5, 956–964 (2022). Christensen, S. A. et al. The role of drought as a determinant of hemorrhagic disease in the eastern United States. Global Change Biol. 26, 3799–3808 (2020). Zscheischler, J. et al. A typology of compound weather and climate events. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 1, 333–347 (2020). Dirmeyer, P. A. et al. Land-atmosphere interactions exacerbated the drought and heatwave over Northern Europe during Summer 2018. AGU Adv. 2, e2020AV000283 (2021). Goulden, M. L. & Bales,...

The critical role of soil moisture in compound hazards
->Nature | More on "Soil moisture climate compound risks" at BigEarthData.ai | #Soil

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RubénFC

@rubenfc82.bsky.social

1 day ago

🚜Apertura de perfiles para la caracterización edafológica de #suelos🔍.
@usaloficial.bsky.social @secs-spain.bsky.social @egu.eu @tragsa.bsky.social #soil #science #ciencia #Geochemistry #forest

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

1 day ago

Drought amplifies warming-induced soil carbon loss in a decade-long experiment García-Palacios, P. et al. Evidence for large microbial-mediated losses of soil carbon under anthropogenic warming. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 2, 507–517 (2021). Bossio, D. A. et al. The role of soil carbon in natural climate solutions. Nat. Sustain. 3, 391–398 (2020). IPCC. Climate Change 2021—The Physical Science Basis (eds Masson-Delmotte, V. et al.) (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023). Zhou, J. et al. Microbial mediation of carbon-cycle feedbacks to climate warming. Nat. Clim. Change 2, 106–110 (2012). Luo, Y. Terrestrial carbon-cycle feedback to climate warming. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. System. 38, 683–712 (2007). Friedlingstein, P. et al. Uncertainties in CMIP5 climate projections due to carbon cycle feedbacks. J. Clim. 27, 511–526 (2014). Cox, P. M., Betts, R. A., Jones, C. D., Spall, S. A. & Totterdell, I. J. Acceleration of global warming due to carbon-cycle feedbacks in a coupled climate model. Nature 408, 184–187 (2000). Crowther, T. W. et al. Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming. Nature 540, 104–108 (2016). Liu, W., Zhang, Z. H. E. & Wan, S. Predominant role of water in regulating soil and microbial respiration and their responses to climate change in a semiarid grassland. Glob. Change Biol. 15, 184–195 (2009). Zhang, Z. et al...

Drought amplifies warming-induced soil carbon loss in a decade-long experiment
->Nature | More on "Warming drought accelerates soil carbon loss" at BigEarthData.ai | #Climate #Drought #Soil #Water

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Sustainable Soils Alliance

@sustainablesoils.bsky.social

1 day ago

Stay up to date with this week’s #soil news with the latest edition of #TheWeekinSoil. This edition includes concerns about SFI 🌿the effects of microplastics on soil carbon 🚯 forever chemicals in soil ⚠️ & much more.

Read it here ➡️ www.sustainablesoils.org/week-in-soil...

#SFI #PFAS #microplastics

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Jennifer Alford

@jenniferalford.bsky.social

1 day ago

Morning walk to my tree. Fields sodden once again.

#scape #tree #clouds #morning #landscape #land #photography #reflections #Scotland #Spring #eastcoastkin #landscapephotography #Scotland #silhouette #soil #earth #landmarks

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

2 days ago

Why GNSS-R Soil Moisture Retrieval Has Relied on Reference Products--and How a Physics-Based Approach Is Changing That Newswise — For decades, global soil moisture monitoring from space has depended on reference datasets. Satellite observations, while indispensable, are rarely used alone; instead, their retrieval algorithms are typically calibrated or constrained using external soil moisture products derived from other satellites, models, or reanalysis systems. This practice has helped stabilize retrievals, but it has also introduced fundamental limitations—reducing transparency, constraining transferability across regions, and complicating long-term consistency as reference products evolve. A growing question in Earth observation is whether this dependence is truly unavoidable. In a study published (DOI: 10.34133/remotesensing.0939) on January 7, 2026, in the Journal of Remote Sensing, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, and the China Meteorological Administration present PHYsics-based Soil rEflectivity Retrieval (PHYSER)—a physics-based framework for spaceborne GNSS-R soil moisture retrieval. The study demonstrates that global soil moisture can be retrieved independently, without relying on any external soil moisture referenSatellite Observationce products. A long-standing constraint in satellite soil moisture retrieval Soil moisture governs the exchange of water, energy, and carbon between the land surface and the atmosphere, influencing droughts, floods, ecosystem functioning, and agricultural productivity. Satellite remote sensing has become essential for monitoring soil moisture at regional to global scales, yet existing approaches...

Why GNSS-R Soil Moisture Retrieval Has Relied on Reference Products--and How a Physics-Based Approach Is Changing That
->Newswise | More on "Satellite soil moisture physics retrieval" at BigEarthData.ai | #Soil

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

2 days ago

White House Flips Out Over FBI Warning of Iran Attack on U.S. Soil White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is demanding that ABC News retract reporting on a potential Iranian retaliatory attack on California because it was based on an “unverified” tip—even though the FBI alerted law enforcement to it in the first place. “This post and story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people,” Leavitt wrote on X on Thursday. “They wrote this based on one email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single, unverified tip. The email even states the tip was based on *unverified* intelligence. Yet ABC News left out this critical fact in their story! WHY? TO BE CLEAR: No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did.” But if the tip was as inconsequential and unreliable as Leavitt claims it to be, why did the FBI even pass it on in the first place? “We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the...

White House Flips Out Over FBI Warning of Iran Attack on U.S. Soil
->The New Republic | More on "Iran threat FBI White House" at BigEarthData.ai | #Iran #Soil

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Áine ☽𖤐☾

@whoa-magic.lol

2 days ago

Long Overlooked as Crucial to Life, Fungi Start to Get Their Due Fungi create soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international scient...

" #Fungi create #soil, sequester vast amounts of carbon, and contribute $55 trillion to the global economy, but knowledge about them is scarce. Now, mycologists are pushing to get the international scientific community to recognize fungi on the same level as #plants and #animals." #science

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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

3 days ago

Interactive effects of biochar and microbial biofertilizers on sandy soil fertility and cowpea ... The results in the uploaded (Fig. 1) reveal significant findings on the impact of biochar combined with S. cerevisiae (yeast) and B. amyloliquefaciens on microbial count and dehydrogenase enzyme activity in soil across two seasons. These treatments were evaluated for their effects on bacterial and yeast counts, as well as soil dehydrogenase enzyme activity, to understand their roles in enhancing soil fertility and microbial ecosystem health. Microbial count The microbial count increased significantly under treatments involving biochar combined with microbial inoculants compared to the control. In the first season, the combination of S. cerevisiae, B. amyloliquefaciens, and biochar achieved the highest bacterial count (27 log cfu/g soil), representing a 170% increase compared with the control (10 log cfu/g soil). A similar trend was observed in the second season, with slightly higher microbial counts across all treatments, indicating sustained enhancement of microbial growth and soil microbial fertility (Fig. 1A–B). This trend was mirrored in the second season, albeit with slightly higher microbial counts across all treatments, signifying a persistent enhancement of microbial growth due to the applied treatments. Soil dehydrogenase activity Dehydrogenase enzyme activity also increased significantly under biochar + microbial inoculant treatments. In the first season, the combined treatment (S...

Interactive effects of biochar and microbial biofertilizers on sandy soil fertility and cowpea ...
->Nature | More on "Biochar microbial soil fertility enhancement" at BigEarthData.ai | #Soil

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It's Me

@me-nancy.bsky.social

3 days ago

What are the bottlenecks for regenerative ag? The Peter Byck Show with Jon Lundgren YouTube video by Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)

The industrial food system has led the U.S. away from #nature, increased illness/disease, killed the #soil & bankrupted #farmers. There is a better way... #regenerativeag #workingwithnature
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8g...

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Vladimir Mikryukov

@vmikk.bsky.social

3 days ago

Sampling Design and Sample Processing Affect Soil Biodiversity Assessments Biodiversity surveys require an appropriate sampling design for optimal performance and comparability across space and time and across studies. Based on PacBio and Illumina amplicon sequencing of ani...

Manuscript link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #soil #eDNA #metabarcoding @myco-microbio.bsky.social

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Meanwhile on Earth

@meanwhileearth.bsky.social

3 days ago

Meanwhile, on Earth:
As the ground thaws, earthworms return to the surface, their skin secreting microscopic mucus to glide through the dirt.

#earthworms #soil #biology

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Kylie Lang at Life in Rural France

@lifeinruralfrance.bsky.social

3 days ago

9 Plants That Can Survive a Drought That You Only Need to Water Once a Month (Perfect for Busy Gardeners) | Flipboard yourlifestylelibrary.com - Do you fall into the category of overenthusiastic gardener? I know I certainly have in the past, and have even managed to kill the odd succulent due …

flip.it/HlMZKW If you’re like me, a bit handy with the watering can, don’t beat yourself up. Most plants die from neglect, but the opposite holds true for these 9 plants. #plants #gardening #succulents #houseplants #home&garden #flipboardusergroup #flowers #soil #garden #gardentips #gardener

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