BioFunLab

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Lab. The BioFunLab, led by @ManuDelBaq, aims to advance our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

[BioFunLab @BioFunLab]

Great news!!

@biofunlab alumni @TadeoSaez just received the award for the best doctoral thesis @pablodeolavide !!

@IRNAS_CSIC

[Tadeo Saez @TadeoSaez]

I am thrilled to receive the award for the best doctoral thesis @pablodeolavide. I could not be there in person, but there is no one better than my mother to receive it🙌🏻 And many thanks to my supervisors #AntonioGallardo and @ManuDelBaq, the best anyone could have!

[Journal of Ecology @JEcology]

🌱 Delve deeper into the ecology of soil with "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems", a fascinating new book release from our Executive Editor Richard Bardgett!

🪱 Read more: https://t.co/9HDZ1Zeo50

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @NatureComms @BioFunLab

Global-scale prevalence of low nutrient use efficiency across major crops

https://t.co/q3Y6xe3rHg

Led by Ji Liu w/ @biofunlab @GuiyaoZhou @JosepPenuelas and more!

@IRNAS_CSIC

[BioFunLab @BioFunLab]

Congrats @Prof_Braj_Singh !!

[Prof Brajesh Singh @Prof_Braj_Singh]

A productive meeting today with NSW Premier Hon. @ChrisMinnsMP . I thank him for awarding me a Premier science prize. Also discussed opportunities for NSW to lead Australia & globally in Bioeconomy & food industries. Thank you Premier for supporting research & innovations in NSW!

[Prof Brajesh Singh @Prof_Braj_Singh]

New paper from lab in @SoilBiolBiochem on 'Plant functional groups shape microbial colonization and decomposition dynamics in grassland soils' led by @Ramesha_HJ

With this, Ramesha has published all four chapters of his PhD thesis. Congratulations

https://t.co/1fO9gGKw8b

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New art in @BioFunLab

Coexistence of biocrusts with vascular plants shapes semiarid dryland multifunctionality

https://t.co/7RdvRi0ehW

Led by Weiqiang Dou & Bo Xiao w/@biofunlab @GuiyaoZhou #CameliaAlgora

@IRNAS_CSIC

[Daniel Revillini @Dr_Hypervolume]

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Important new analysis @Ecology_Letters led by Luna Medrano, with many @BioFunLab members @mrillig @ManuDelBaq +more!

We highlight the value of synergistic practices for promoting both food security and ecosystem resilience in agroecosystems.

https://t.co/7opkooaDmc

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @Ecology_Letters @BioFunLab

Multiple Sustainable Practices Are Crucial for Enhancing the Provisioning of Agroecosystem Services Worldwide

https://t.co/xxgK5mhvjc

Led by @biofunlab PhD Luna Medrano w/@mrillig @GuiyaoZhou
@SOILBIO_suelos @FBiodiversidad

@IRNAS_CSIC

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @CommsBio @BioFunLab

The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars

https://t.co/aQsZEmUmmQ

Led by @ClaudiaColeine!

@IRNAS_CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @GlobalChangeBio in the @BioFunLab

Warming Amplifies Responses of Soil Organic Carbon to Multiple Global Change Drivers

https://t.co/dWiCCUzoeQ

Led by Yuan Sun w/ Honghua Ruan, @c_terrer & +!

@IRNAS_CSIC

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @NatRevBiodiv in the @Biofunlab!

Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity

https://t.co/Zz76OEhDzq

Led by @Prof_Braj_Singh w/@TadeoSaez, @PankajTri29 and +!

@csic @IRNAS_CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @NewPhyt in the @BioFunLab

Tree evenness sustains multiple ecosystem services in boreal–temperate ecotone

https://t.co/YKmkONFezd

Led by CSC @BioFunLab student Tao Zhou w/ Zhenghu Zhou, Peter Reich @GuiyaoZhou and +!

@IRNAS_CSIC

[Guiyao Zhou @GuiyaoZhou]

New article in the @BioFunLab @IRNAS_CSIC @Geoderma_Jrnl
Our study highlights mycorrhizal-associated belowground economic spectrum mediate microbial life-history strategies.
https://t.co/kigihZn9I2
Led by Ruiqiang Liu/with @KaiyanZhai @frewecologist

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @OneEarth_CP in the @BioFunLab !

Long-term climate warming substantially reduces global soil microbial richness

https://t.co/FT7dvgS89J

Link https://t.co/iqg0sTjpjn

@IRNAS_CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem @CSIC

w/ Pengfei Dang, Ji Chen, @EisenhauerLab, @tedersoo and +!

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New in the @BioFunLab

Native earthworms maintain their environmental functionality following deforestation

https://t.co/RzW8DY7mLB

https://t.co/3P5bPQyA9g

Led by Tangjun Xu & long-term collaborator Honghua Ruan

@IRNAS_CSIC

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @Ecology_Letters in the @BioFunLab

Neighbourhood Tree Competition Promotes Microbial Diversity in Phyllosphere

https://t.co/9qgd49XEJI

Led Anqi Lu and former @BioFunLab CSC student @LiuShengen ! w/@GuiyaoZhou and +!

@IRNAS_CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

Thrilled & honored to be included in the @Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher List 2025! 🚀

Huge thanks to my collaborators and the present & past members of the @BioFunLab #HighlyCited2025

Proud to contribute to the international visibility of @IRNAS_CSIC & @csic

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

New @NaturePlants! @BioFunLab

Highly protected areas buffer against aridity thresholds in global drylands

https://t.co/lscsHafv0E

w/@DJ_Eldridge @Guirado_e Youzhi Feng & Jianwei Zhang

@IRNAS_CSIC @CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

El @BioFunLab @IRNAS_CSIC dentro del marco del proyecto @SOILBIO_suelos -@Upa_Federal- de la @FBiodiversidad participa en la elaboración de:

LA GUÍA PRÁCTICA SOBRE LA GESTIÓN DEL SUELO Y SU SALUD de @UPA_Federal

https://t.co/mrqBCOjc8A

@IRNAS_CSIC @CSICAndalExtrem

[ManuDelgadoBaquerizo @ManuDelBaq]

@IRNAS_CSIC