Decided a while ago to ditch X, but I'm finally doing it now. I'll be active on @alex-ecology.bsky.social from now on.

Farewell, X— at least for now! We’ve migrated to @bsky.app, seeking a less politicized platform. See you at @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social for further news about the #ecotron research. #GoodbyeX #HelloBlueSky

@EctronCNRS at the @AnaEE_EU scientific meeting on "Ecosystems under pressure". @alex_milcu discussing the trade-offs of simplified versus realistic experiments in controlled environments. #ecotron https://t.co/wDqVSPktdW

Deep in the trenches of #lysimeter prep for the #Ademe-Sybio Project (12 macrocosms) and #ANR BioCyPlast (2 mesocosms)! It’s long, tedious, and has zero glamour - basically the paradise for soil experimentalists🌱@EcotronCNRS #ecotron

#AcademicChatter #AcademicX

Find the #Ecotron Le Pôle Universitaire Innovation (PUI) de Montpellier https://t.co/7nEd9ksTf3 via @YouTube

📢#JobOpportunity 🌿 H/F Technicien-ne en expérimentation et production végétales We are looking for a technician to help filling up the #Macrocosms #lysimeters ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/3Guf1Ya6VC

We are hiring! 🌱 Seeking a dynamic Assistant Engineer to support the setup of #Ecotron Macrocosm & Mesocosm experiments @EcotronCNRS Apply here: https://t.co/9zf00KGAz2 *Note: Image generated by AI; the actual Ecotron looks "slightly" different.

New @EcotronCNRS article by Nicolas Honvalut et al. now available in Applied Geochemistry (@IAGeoChemistry) showing additive effects of #basalt and #biochar co-application for soil carbon sequestration: https://t.co/M3L1pUO0nh #ecotron @AnaeeFrance @CNRSecologie

New @EcotronCNRS article in @elife that used all 12 Microcosms chambers to elevate atmospheric CO2: Natural genetic variation underlying the negative effect of elevated CO2 on ionome composition in Arabidopsis thaliana https://t.co/Qab8ZSBLqq #ecotron @AnaeeFrance @CNRSecologie

@CNRSecologie is at #EGU24 presenting the two CNRS ecotrons (@EcotronCNRS & @CEREEP_Ecotron) available to the national and international community. A dedicated session on #ecotron and #lysimeter research is also taking place today: https://t.co/KXW2Thjwcp

Are you at #EGU2024 and looking to catch up? Drop me a message or visit me at the @EcotronCNRS & @CEREEP_Ecotron stand #11. And if you're interested in #ecotron & lysimeters, don’t miss our dedicated session tomorrow! https://t.co/fuFf6fQed1

Timely article by @BeugnonRemy et all on the role of #plantdiversity for #microclimate modulation/ buffering ...with the idea of a potential #ecotron project @EcotronCNRS emerging behind the scene....

OUT NOW Microclimate modulation: An overlooked mechanism influencing the impact of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning 📄 https://t.co/6P3SbVk6yR @BeugnonRemy @EkoLogIt @JeremyPuissant @alex_milcu @XavierMorinCEFE @cefemontpellier @CNRSecologie

Microclimate modulation matters at all organisational levels, from enzymatic activity to ecosystem functioning ⬇️ So glad to be part of this important paper led by @RemyBeugnon & freshly published in open access @GlobalChangeBio https://t.co/8AXmyyarAm

🚨I am so happy to see our latest Opinion paper published in @GlobalChangeBio today!🚨 We explored how diverse plant communities can mitigate climate change effects on ecosystem functioning by modulating microclimate. https://t.co/ePZoV2pI7R

I'm not sure this gets the attention it deserves within academic space! A must-read for everyone, not just ECRs! #publishOrperish @PostdocVoice @PostDocsForum @AcademicChatter @TweeterAcademic @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie

These might be the most terrifying graphs I have seen in my 20+years as a climate activist. 🌍 https://t.co/jYftstX87y

In more specialized soil-focusing journals both papers suffered from reviews excelling in asymmetric attention and confirmation bias for the simple reason that they challenged something that was considered as established knowledge.🧵2/2

Kudos @GanaultPierre formerly @cefemontpellier for his persistence with this @PLOSONE paper reinforcing the results from the @EcotronCNRS experiment published @SciReports: https://t.co/F8jHL7Oc6r. It's not by chance that they ended up in generalist open-access journals🧵1/2