ESA Plant-Soil Ecology

Large-diameter trees disproportionately contribute to soil fungal diversity in a coniferous forest with one of oldest living trees on Earth - Biodiversity and Conservation Soil fungi play major roles in ecosystem functioning and plant resilience to environmental stresses. However, they are often overlooked in ecosystem restoration plans. In the Coastal Range of southern...

So many trees and so many fungi to study!
Next one on Australian conifers?

We found more #fungi in the rhizosphere of large trees, with many unique taxa beneath the millennial Alerce Abuelo, the Grandfather

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ℹ️Plan ahead for travel to Australia
🛂ALL non-Australian citizens must have a visa
⏰Visa app's should be made 6-8 weeks before travel

🌴Cairns is a popular holiday destination in July
🛌Book accommodation early

icom2026.org/visa/
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February 2026 AMS virtual seminar: Sydney I. Glassman - wildfires and fungal succession! We invite you to attend our upcoming AMS virtual seminar. This month, we're delighted to feature Sydney I. Glassman, an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at the University of Cal...

Save the date!
🗓️ Thu 26 February 10 am (AEDT) / 12 pm (NZDT)

Our February seminar will feature Prof Sydney Glassman from the University of California, Riverside, on the effect of fire on fungi!

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2026 Field Training dates scheduled for SA

The Training will be held 12-13 May in Lobethal, South Australia as part of the Soil Management Training course offered by Soil Science Australia (SSA).

For more information or to enrol visit:
www.soilscienceaustralia.org.au/training

‼️The deadline for these awards has been extended!

👉New deadline: Friday 20th February

New from researchers at @westsyduhie.bsky.social: Soil protist diversity shapes ecosystem multifunctionality, especially under drought

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🌱 NEW at #ICOM2026!
For the first time, we’re hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium 🧫✨

📅 12 July 2026 | 📍 Cairns
🎤 Talks, panels, networking & awards

📝 Abstracts now open for students & ECRs (≤7 yrs post-degree)
👉 icom2026.org/ecr/

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ℹ️ Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is OPEN!

🦘 Deadline is 28th February, 2026

💻 Submissions here 👇
icom2026.org/abstract/

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Over 20 years of scat analyses reveal how truffle-like fungi respond to climate change.

First paper of PHD student Emily McIntyre from @unimelb.edu.au
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Show us your #SoilScience! The call for abstracts for the 2026 Soil Science Australia National Conference is now open and will close 24 April 2026. The submission process is simple. conference.soilscienceaustralia.org.au

IMS Research Awards 2026 – Nominations open!

🏆 Eminent & Mid-Career Awards
🗓 Deadline: 15 March 2026

🏆 Early-Career & Student Awards (Publication)
🗓 Deadline: 31 March 2026

🏅 Awards presented at ICOM
👉 mycorrhizas.org

#IMS #Mycorrhiza @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

📢 ISME20 – Call for Abstracts
Submit your research to ISME20, the premier conference in microbial ecology, taking place in Auckland from 16 to 21 August 2026.

Abstract deadline for oral and poster presentations is 15 February
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#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology

Call for Roundtable Proposals | ISME20
Microbial ecologists are invited to propose dynamic Roundtable Sessions for ISME20. Topics should address hot or emerging ideas in microbial ecology.
🗓 Deadline: 7 Feb 2026
📍 Sessions: 17 Aug 2026
👉 Guidelines on ISME20 website
#ISME20 #MicrobialEcology

The deadline is coming up soon - Submit your abstract now!

ℹ️ Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is now OPEN!

🦘 Deadline is 28th February, 2026

💻 Submissions here 👇
icom2026.org/abstract/

@mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

🌱 NEW at #ICOM2026!
For the first time, we’re hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium 🧫✨

📅 12 July 2026 | 📍 Cairns
🎤 Talks, panels, networking & awards

📝 Abstracts now open for students & ECRs (≤7 yrs post-degree)
👉 icom2026.org/ecr/

#Mycorrhiza #ICOM2026 @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

🌍🍄Host the future of mycorrhizal science
The IMS invites bids to host ICOM15 (2030).

📄 Guidelines 👉 mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/u...

🗓 Proposal deadline: May 29, 2026
📣 Host announced: July 17, 2026

#ICOM15 #IMS #Mycorrhiza @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is now OPEN!

Deadline is 28th February, 2026

Submissions here 👇
icom2026.org/abstract/

@mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

ICOM2026 – Registration Registration Early-bird Registration is Open Register now. Early-bird registration closes23:59 AEST April 12, 2026 All-Inclusive Registration includes: Access to all plenary and parallel symposia d…

Come to Cairn next July for #ICOM2026
Registration is now open!!‪

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icom2026.org/register/

New contribution to the study of post-fire fungi in Australia
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www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/ajt/papers/o...

Don’t forget – abstracts for #ASM2026 are open! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...

- Luke Florence (La Trobe University) for their talk "Underground allies under threat: How nitrogen and drought shape mycorrhizal fungal communities"

- Lachlan Curran (UQ) for their talk "The S.A.T.E. Framework of phosphorus cycling by soil bacteria and archaea"

- Wing Man (Winnie) Siu (@unimelb.bsky.social) for their talk "The unseen intermediary: soil microbes influence interactions among native annuals"

Congratulations to the winners from the Plant-Soil Symposium at the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference last
week generously sponsored by the @britishecologicalsociety.org.
Thank you for supporting the fantastic research being led by these student researchers in plant–soil ecology in Australia!
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👏Congratulations @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
researcher @chaoxiong.bsky.social
- awarded $475K #DECRA to boost crop resilience against climate extremes & pathogens. 🌱
🔗 Read more: westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/n...
#ARC #Innovation #ClimateResilience #SustainableAgriculture 🌏

Meet @icom2026.bsky.social

Plenary speakers!

Dr Claire Veneault-Fourrey - from INRAE (Nancy, France) - will be opening the session "Genomic pathways and regulatory networks: molecular foundations of mycorrhizal adaptation and host interactions"

#ICOM2026

icom2026.org/speakers/

The 17 Newsletter is now available:

mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/u...

It includes @YouTube interviews with @mrillig #BeaBock #SmritiPehim (@BalaChaudhary lab).
Tools by #CamilleDelavaux & @ManjuMGupta Top 10 mycorrhizal papers. @ICOM2026 info & more!
Thanks @cesarmarin203 for this 🤗

✨ It was a pleasure to have @manjeet786.bsky.social from @westsyduhie.bsky.social join our symposium, presenting both a poster and a speed talk. He shared fascinating insights into how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can—and cannot—support sorghum in the fight against charcoal rot.

#ESA2025

Fascinating talk by Jiahoa Wen (@westsyduhie.bsky.social) on the differential response of plants to distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal communities

#ESA2025