Philipp Schuler

Postdoc in plant ecophysiology in the PERL lab @EPFL and @WSL_research
🌴🌳Novel Ecosystems🌱🌺
🏳️‍🌈

[bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv_plants]

PANDA: A simple and affordable chamber system for measuring the whole-plant net CO2 flux https://t.co/WDHtpqSR60 #biorxiv_plants

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

Happy to share the preprint of our latest study on 2H and 18O fractionation, showing the close connection between leaf sugar d2H and the leaf level carbon dynamics. It has improved since it was part of my PhD thesis 😁 I hope you will enjoy reading it!
https://t.co/vJckhCEjwo

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

I really love to collect seeds of rare and/or species that are often not included in studies, so I can grow them by myself and use them in my future Experiments
#plantscience #botany #plantphysiology #oaks #quercus

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

Look at these amazing Quercus infectoria subsp. veneris with huge acorns. Closely related to Quercus pubescens and the other roburoids. Likely having important genes for introgressive adaptation of robur and petreae in Central and Western Europe

[Florian Ederer @florianederer]

Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

While the dutch office failed completely, Obi Switzerland removed and destroyed all remaining plants of the infected batch. At least someone reacted in a responsible way.
#myrtlerust #newdisease #plantpathogens

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

Very bad news for Myrtaceae in Europe: we detected the highly damaging myrtle rust on indoor bonsai, sold in Obi Switzerland. The dutch authorities, responsible for the phytosanitary certificates, however they replied in an incredible bad way (1/3). https://t.co/QjlxGfOYeO

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

Despite being in charge to protect from the potentially highly damaging effect of a dispersal of the pathogen in southern Europe (Myrtus communis, Eucalyptus, etc.), they just replied in a completely plump and rather useless way. At least we know who will be responsible (2/3)

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

I finally managed to find Quercus alnifolia, the endemic oak species of Cyprus. Amazing how similar it is to Quercus chrysolepis from California - oaks are the master of convergent evolution and evolve the same traits over and over again!
#botany #quercus #plantscience

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

Not available in english atm but you can use a translator in case. https://t.co/bJsiCsHkOJ

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

@JanisseDeluigi @snf_ch Thank you Janisse 🥂

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

The SNF just approved my research proposal to visit Todd Dawson's lab at UC Berkeley for two years 🌲☀️🌳 Seems like I will have to do my driving licence after all! 🏞️🏜️🌄
Thank you so much @snf_ch 🥂🎊

[Philipp Schuler @Phischuler]

@KatePlantPhys @snf_ch Thank you Kate ❤️🥂

[فلاح آلياس @FalahElias]

Arabische Medien übertragen die Rettungsaktion in den Kellern von Saidnaya-Gefängnis live, wo tausende Gefangenen noch drin dind.
Deutsche Medien sprechen über Flüchtlinge und ähnliches.
#Syrien

[Dr. Kate Johnson @KatePlantPhys]

Are you in Lausanne, Switzerland next week? Come and hear me (a scientist) and Maja Renn (an artist) discuss Maja’s current piece '[Pheno]plasticity' from scientific & artistic perspectives!
Wednesday, 4 December, 2.45pm – 3.45pm
Salle MED 2 2423 @EPFL_en
@EPFLPavilions (1/4)

[Mana Gharun @ManaGharun]

🌍✨ Submit your abstracts to our #EGU25 session "Novel methods for bridging understanding of carbon, energy, and water fluxes from leaf to continental scales" 🚀

📣 Keynote by: Mirco Migliavacca
🔗 https://t.co/Nxe48kKgUS...
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Jan 2025
@ICOS_RI @CA_Cleanforest

[Global Change Biology @GlobalChangeBio]

Tree drought–mortality risk depends more on intrinsic species resistance than on stand species diversity

📄 https://t.co/LX9CcKVmW6

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

Seedling hydraulics

Beikircher et al.

📖 https://t.co/z1hSs9WUbv

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

‼️It seems the Russian economy is headed towards a collapse in 2025. And Putin knows this.

While the Kremlin likes to pretend that their bloody war economy is doing better than ever, this is far from the truth.

In attempts to stop runaway inflation due to increased defense spending, the Russian Central Bank has increased the interest rate to record high 21% and will “very likely” raise it again in December. It is unclear whether they will be able to stop inflation this way, but this move is likely to bear devastating consequences for Russian businesses, already hurt by Western sanctions.

Many are already reporting a drastic increase in late payments from counterparties – a worrying sign for the economy. Financial experts are expecting a “wave” of bankrupcies to sweep the Russian market over the next several months, and many leading businesses have grim prognoses for 2025.

Russia’s biggest steel manufacturer, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, have enough reserves only for another 6 months and have a “very negative” outlook for 2025.

Samolet group, a major real estate developer is also on the brink of collapse – their sales are down 37%, and one of the biggest shareholders is trying to sell his stake in the company. As a systemic company for the Russian economy, the default of Samolet would likely require a government bailout.

Russia’s Union of Shopping Centers has appealed to the government for support. They are requesting subsidized interest rates of 7-10 percent, debt restructuring, and payment deferrals of 5-10 years. Without these measures, 200 shopping centers risk bankruptcy.

Among other companies that foresee a default in their future are Krial Energo Stroy plant and strategic enterprise “Rosgeologia”, while national restaurant chain “Kuzina” has technically defaulted already.

Even the defense industry is not safe from the effects of the interest rate hike. Sergey Chemezov, the head of the state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec warned, “If we keep operating like this, most of our businesses will go bankrupt. Even arms sales don’t generate enough profit [to service debt at rates above 20 percent].”

If these predictions come to be over the next two quarters, Russia’s economy is in for a major “shakeup” – economic growth will slow and inflation rates will keep growing. Very clear sign that the economy is doing well, right?

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

The Taliban have now BANNED women from hearing each other’s voices in public or private settings.

This is nothing short of vile, inhumane barbarity. It’s not just oppression—it’s a ruthless assault on Afghan women’s very existence.
https://t.co/e0rq5ekw8K