Soil organic N can be bioavailable N! Our new conceptual model unites biological (#plant, #microbe) & #mineral controls on bioavailable N cycling @AndreaJilling @bowleslab @BuchowskiR @seritafrey @cynthiakallenba @MariaMooshammer @jpschimel @sgrandysoil

#icanhazpdf of Sokol et al. 2022 Nature Rev Ecol? "Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry" @NoahSokol.

. and arrangements in this whole.".Both quotations from Looijen 2012, "Holism and Reductionism in Biology and Ecology" 4/4.

Broad 1925: Emergence is. "the theory that the characteristic behavior of the whole could not, even in theory, be deduced from the most complete knowledge of the behavior of its components, taken separately or in other combinations, and of their proportions. 3/4.

Mayr 1982: "Systems almost always have the peculiarity that the characteristics of the whole could not (even in theory) be deduced from the most complete knowledge of the components, taken separately or in other partial combinations." 2/3.

Stumbled across an old plagiarism! Mayr's 1982 definition of emergence is a near-verbatim quote of Broad 1925, but without attribution. See thread below. @sgrandysoil was shocked. @jwadeexperience was like, guess that's what folks could get away with before Google! 1/3.

Seems like a great idea to be clear and communicative about how we can reciprocate research/academic help at the time we ask for it. Especially if the ask is directed at someone upon whom society tends to impose more expectations of free labor (incl. women, POC).

Grad students & postdocs who want to connect for informal hangings-out at #SES2022 please comment or DM! I am already in Richland and excited to see y’all! @soilecol.

RT @WomenInSoilEco: Excited for @soilecol conference next week?! We'll be there in person! Join us for a mixer/hangout next Tues the 17th 5….

RT @soilecol: Pls tag tweets from the 2022 Soil Ecology Society conference with #SES2022.

RT @soilecol: We will also have a featured presentation by our 2021 Early Career Award Winner, @AndreaJilling. You don't want to miss eithe….

RT @EmilyDWhalen: Excited to share that the first chapter of my PhD work is now published in SBB! Root control of fungal communities and so….

RT @TheaWhitman: We're recruiting a lab technician/manager! Come join our lab in @DepartmentSoil, @UWMadisonCALS to work on projects relate….

RT @anthonydn: We have another posdoctoral position available with our dryland critical zone project, focusing on one of the greatest of su….

Highly recommend to UNH grad students, WIS is one of the best grad-oriented, grad-student-run professional development and support networks on campus, esp for women and enby folks!.

Someone get on this ASAP, it's gonna be a great position. We at the @sgrandysoil lab are excited to work with whomever is hired alongside @AndreaJilling and @KeiluweitL 's team!.

RT @sgrandysoil: Looking for a grad opportunity? I have a couple openings for students to work on soil nitrogen. Below is one of the positi….

RT @queenofpeat: Maybe this will help someone today. I’ve had an amazing career & attribute a lot to one fact I read long ago. Men apply fo….

They go all wonky in ziploc bags and sometimes 100-place cardboard trays way exceed the space needed per project.

Hey #sciencetwitter who has clever space-saving ways to store 20 mL scint vials and 50 mL centrifuge tubes in the freezer? I'm thinking shrink wrap? Nose-to-tail style 3D geometry hacks??.

RT @sgrandysoil: All manuscripts are hard to write and some are harder than others, but then there are those that almost break us. A story….