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Monica A. Farfan

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Science Policy Coordinator for soils4europe.eu. Co-coordinator of Soil BON Global. Communications Editor for the journal Soil Organisms @SoilOrganismsJ.bsky.social. Housed at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig, DE.

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πŸ“’ An ✨ONLINE FIRST✨ Call for Collaborators!

Xin Sun & colleagues seek collaborators in #eDNA of #urban #soil

Check out the call HERE ⬇️

soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

03.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’βœ¨ONLINE EXCLUSIVE!✨

✨Check out the SPECIAL ISSUE released TODAY!✨

"Highlights from the International Network on Soil Biodiversity"
Check it out here ⬇️⬇️

soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...

30.09.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out the ✨NEW✨ article by Takafumi Nakano and colleagues on 2 new species of Spiders in the genus Cybaeus from Japan! πŸ•·οΈπŸ•·οΈ

www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...

01.12.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the title and authors of the new review and data call paper on Oniscidae (terrestrial isopods, woodlice) and the new network called 'OniscidBase'.

Screenshot of the title and authors of the new review and data call paper on Oniscidae (terrestrial isopods, woodlice) and the new network called 'OniscidBase'.

Overview of 16 photos of terrestrial isopods (woodlice, Oniscidea) taken from the review on the new network 'OniscidBase'.

Overview of 16 photos of terrestrial isopods (woodlice, Oniscidea) taken from the review on the new network 'OniscidBase'.

Very happy to be part of and to see this review on #Oniscidea (woodlice, terrestrial #Isopoda) published in @soilorganismsj.bsky.social .

Many thanks to Konstantin Gongalsky & Pallieter De Smedt for leading this! 🎊

Read/download the review: doi.org/10.25674/466
Have data? SHARE THEM!

#OniscidBase

01.12.2025 09:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Learn more about the πŸͺ±πŸͺ±πŸͺ± A. caliginosa in this NEW article in SO by Celine Pelosi and colleagues

www.soil-organisms.org/index.php/SO...

02.12.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
OniscidBase: A call for contributions to a global database to advance terrestrial isopod research | Soil Organisms

πŸ“’ Call for Collaborators!

Interested in Isopods? Check out this call in Soil Organisms by Konstantin Gongalsky and colleagues @msteinwandter.bsky.social @soilscholar.bsky.social

soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

09.12.2025 12:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
View of Aporrectodea earthworms respond to salt and organic matter levels in captive and free-choice mesocosms

What are the responded of Aporrectodea earthworms to difference habitat types?

πŸ“’ Cecelia Castleberry and colleagues tell us here! πŸͺ±πŸͺ±πŸͺ±

soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

10.12.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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βœ¨πŸ“’βœ¨Check this out!

Anastasia Striuchkova and Nataliya Kuznetsova delve into the lineagues of the collembolan Parisotoma notabilis in the NEWEST issue of Soil Organisms!

soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

10.12.2025 11:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ ONLINE FIRST! #Collembola lovers 🚨ALERT!!🚨

What makes photographs of soil organisms appealing to the viewer?

Camila Leandro & colleagues @ l'UniversitΓ© Montpellier - Paul ValΓ©ry evaluate viewers' perspectives in this issue of Soil Organisms!

CHECK IT OUT & PLZ REPOST! πŸ‘‡

doi.org/10.25674/477

26.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome call for collaboration in #urban #soilecology!

03.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whaaat? @soilbon.bsky.social has a YouTube channel! I just checked it out and there are really useful videos on field protocols πŸŒ±πŸ„πŸͺ±

Awesome support by @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social!

01.09.2025 09:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out the ✨new✨ paper by Svenja Meyer @fminifera.bsky.social and about her AMAZING WORK 🀩 with soil critters! πŸͺ±πŸœ

06.05.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Co-coordinator Lise Thouvenot @lisethouvenot.bsky.social takes point on all MTAs and lab protocols used in Soil BON! Her work is VITAL to the progress & success of the campaign by making sure samples enter the country legally & abide by soil provider country regulations WE πŸ’š LISE!

04.02.2025 11:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Sure is a bad time to be a person who cares about things.

22.01.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 9461 πŸ” 1294 πŸ’¬ 181 πŸ“Œ 63

Oops! Okay, will find those. 😊

17.01.2025 10:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey soil critter & soil biodiversity enthusiasts! Vote for #BugoftheYear! Our colleague & macrophotographer @frankashwood.bsky.social entered a #GiantSpringtail up for vote! Check it out πŸͺ±πŸœ
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...

#soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety

14.01.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Hey there, Bluesky! Follow us for cool highlights & pertinent information about the Soil BON project & its AWESOME contributors & lab partners! ✨πŸͺ±βœ¨πŸŒ±πŸ€Žβœ¨

17.01.2025 09:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good evening Bluesky! This is the official account for Soil BON Global. We are a global soil monitoring project in it's 4th year looking to grow the community of researchers across the globe to share their sampling, publications, & training experiences from the project. Stay tuned!

08.01.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...

Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations
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02.12.2024 11:23 πŸ‘ 850 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 23
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Hi everyone! My name is Monica Farfan. I work at iDiv in Leipzig, Germany as the Science Policy Coordinator for soils4europe.eu and co-coordinate Soil BON Global. I post about science, policy, and will re-post cool works of others 🌱πŸͺ±πŸ„

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