Dong Ning

Our global soil predictions at 30 m for 5 and 2 year periods (2000-2022+) are now available for viewing from world.soils.app; paper has just been published at @ESSD_journal (doi.org/10.5194/essd-1…). You can download GeoTIFFs (open data license) with 5-year predictions of soil carbon content, soil carbon density (kg/m3), soil pH, soil texture fractions, bulk density and USDA subgroup soil types. We are working on a systematic update and on adding more soil variables + getting a better estimate of organic soils. Stay tuned for updates and new data releases. With many thanks to the reviewers and comments; funding from @landcarbonlab and @REA_research funded @EarthMonitorOrg and @AI4SoilHealth projects. Also many thanks to all organizations sharing and maintaining soil (field) laboratory data without this work would not have been possible: USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center, the Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS), the European Soil Data Center, ISRIC – World Soil Information and many others. Many thanks to all co-authors also for helping collate the biggest predictive soil mapping project to the date. Paper: doi.org/10.5194/essd-1… Data: github.com/openlandmap/so… Webinar: youtu.be/443HBf1GIGI?si… Join some of our upcoming events to learn about this data, how to access and use it, and how to potentially extend and improve it: earthmonitor.org/global-worksho…. It took me almost 8 years to move from 250 m to 30 m resolution. Next update should take exponentially less time hopefully.

Abstract submission and registration for the #47NPS Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life, are open! 2–5 June 2026 Travel grant, selected speaker application deadline: 2 February 2026 Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026 Full details at newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity. 2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain. @NewPhyt newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

Field campaign from 800m to 3000m in shenlongjia region at hubei province, China! Not easy during this period with many rainy days.

📢🌿Available PhD position in my research group, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/

📢 New publication 'A thinner jacket for frosty and windy climates? Global patterns in #leaf #cuticle thickness and its environmental associations' by Xin'e Liet al. in @NewPhyt 🍃 doi.org/10.1111/nph.70…

@dandavis101 Congrats Dan!

Humbled, honoured and absolutely thrilled, to receive an MBE for 'services to science communication'. Thanks so much everyone who has helped me. Especially my family.

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#pdra #postdoc Research Fellow in Tropical American Forest Dynamics. We are looking for a scientist with strong quantitative skills focused on forests to lead ecological change analyses with a global team including RAINFOR, PPBio + other networks. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

@Lemontree_UofR @EvanPerkowski Congrats, nice work!

🌿 New blog post! How does nitrogen shape plant responses to rising CO₂? In short: leaf-level responses are driven by nitrogen demand, while whole-plant growth is constrained by nitrogen supply. Read more: 🔗 research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/how-… @EvanPerkowski

@ryuyr77 @Lemontree_UofR @Yulin47136385 @NaturePlants @DechantBenjamin @ChongyaJiang Congrats 🙌

Huge congratulations @Yulin47136385! Our former PhD student made this important paper @NaturePlants which revealed crucial roles of plant traits on regulating light use efficiency ☘️ Co-authors include our multiple alumni including @DechantBenjamin @ChongyaJiang Bolun Li & Qu Sai 💐

♻️Development and application of an inexpensive open-source dendrometer for detecting xylem water potential and radial stem growth at high spatial and temporal resolution by Sean M Gleason and co-authors Full #openaccess 👉 doi.org/10.1093/aobpla… #PlantScience

🌿 One not to miss! Our latest blog by Prof. Colin Prentice dives into the P-model, exploring the challenges we face and our plans to address them. Discover how we're refining this powerful tool for predicting plant photosynthesis. 🌎🌱 🔗 Read more: research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/the-…

I'm happy to share this review on C-N cycling. It was a fun one to work on and will hopefully help move the field forward. Great work by @SteniBocker and the @Lemontree_UofR team!

It's out! 🚨 A new Tansley Review by @SteniBocker et al. in @NewPhyt on carbon and nitrogen cycles 🌍 Essential reading- add it to your must reads! Check it out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… @karinrebel @Hugo_deBoer @EvanPerkowski @biodning @nick_greg_smith @huiying_xu @WangHanSci

Happy to share that our new paper, titled "Symbiotic nitrogen fixation reduces belowground biomass carbon costs of nitrogen acquisition under low, but not high, nitrogen availability", is now out in @AoB_PLANTS! academic.oup.com/aobpla/advance…

@NewPhyt @ShubhamSChhajed @ianjwright1 @operezpriego Congratulations, Shubham!

Theory and tests for coordination among hydraulic and photosynthetic traits in co-occurring woody species Chhajed et al. @shubhamschhajed @ianjwright1 @operezpriego 📖 ow.ly/x8TA50SIZOv

Jeong et al's 2nd paper in Remote Sensing of Environment reveals a persistent global greening trend over the last 4 decades using refined NDVI and NIRv datasets. This contrasts with previous studies showing a decline in global greening. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @ryuyr77

Jeong et al.'s new paper in Remote Sensing of the Environment explores how SIF from new satellites enhances our understanding of ecosystem dynamics. Key findings include diurnal SIF depression & vapour-pressure deficit's role over temperature. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @ryuyr77

Going to AGU this December? Consider submitting your abstract to our session "Vegetation canopies: physiology, structure, function" This is the 9th year in a row for the session! It's always fun and full of great science! Read more and submit here: agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prel…