Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Lab. The BioFunLab, led by @ManuDelBaq, aims to advance our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Joined May 2023
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17 Dec 2025
Great news!!
@biofunlab alumni @TadeoSaez just received the award for the best doctoral thesis @pablodeolavide !!
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17 Dec 2025
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!
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11 Dec 2025
🌱 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: buff.ly/6A4abeW
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11 Dec 2025
New @NatureComms @BioFunLab
Global-scale prevalence of low nutrient use efficiency across major crops
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Led by Ji Liu w/ @biofunlab @GuiyaoZhou @JosepPenuelas and more!
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Congrats @Prof_Braj_Singh !!
9 Dec 2025
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!
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11 Dec 2025
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
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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11 Dec 2025
New art in @BioFunLab
Coexistence of biocrusts with vascular plants shapes semiarid dryland multifunctionality
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Led by Weiqiang Dou & Bo Xiao w/@biofunlab @GuiyaoZhou #CameliaAlgora
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2 Dec 2025
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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.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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2 Dec 2025
New @Ecology_Letters @BioFunLab
Multiple Sustainable Practices Are Crucial for Enhancing the Provisioning of Agroecosystem Services Worldwide
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Led by @biofunlab PhD Luna Medrano w/@mrillig @GuiyaoZhou
@SOILBIO_suelos @FBiodiversidad
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18 Nov 2025
New @CommsBio @BioFunLab
The role of extremophile microbiomes in terraforming Mars
nature.com/articles/s42003-0…
Led by @ClaudiaColeine!
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20 Nov 2025
New @GlobalChangeBio in the @BioFunLab
Warming Amplifies Responses of Soil Organic Carbon to Multiple Global Change Drivers
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Led by Yuan Sun w/ Honghua Ruan, @c_terrer & !
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25 Nov 2025
New @NatRevBiodiv in the @Biofunlab!
Building on monitoring and conservation policies for global soil biodiversity
nature.com/articles/s44358-0…
Led by @Prof_Braj_Singh w/@TadeoSaez, @PankajTri29 and !
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27 Nov 2025
New @NewPhyt in the @BioFunLab
Tree evenness sustains multiple ecosystem services in boreal–temperate ecotone
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
Led by CSC @BioFunLab student Tao Zhou w/ Zhenghu Zhou, Peter Reich @GuiyaoZhou and !
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29 Oct 2025
New article in the @BioFunLab @IRNAS_CSIC @Geoderma_Jrnl
Our study highlights mycorrhizal-associated belowground economic spectrum mediate microbial life-history strategies.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Led by Ruiqiang Liu/with @KaiyanZhai @frewecologist
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31 Oct 2025
New @OneEarth_CP in the @BioFunLab !
Long-term climate warming substantially reduces global soil microbial richness
cell.com/one-earth/abstract/…
Link authors.elsevier.com/c/1m0x9…
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w/ Pengfei Dang, Ji Chen, @EisenhauerLab, @tedersoo and !
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31 Oct 2025
New in the @BioFunLab
Native earthworms maintain their environmental functionality following deforestation
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Led by Tangjun Xu & long-term collaborator Honghua Ruan
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3 Nov 2025
New @Ecology_Letters in the @BioFunLab
Neighbourhood Tree Competition Promotes Microbial Diversity in Phyllosphere
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Led Anqi Lu and former @BioFunLab CSC student @LiuShengen ! w/@GuiyaoZhou and !
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14 Nov 2025
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
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9 Sep 2025
New @NaturePlants! @BioFunLab
Highly protected areas buffer against aridity thresholds in global drylands
nature.com/articles/s41477-0…
w/@DJ_Eldridge @Guirado_e Youzhi Feng & Jianwei Zhang
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17 Sep 2025
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
upa.es/upa/noticias-upa/soil…
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17 Sep 2025
17 Sep 2025
NEW @GlobalChangeBio @BioFunLab
Aboveground Productivity Shapes the Active Soil Microbiome Across China
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Led by @biofunlab PhD student Jieying Wang; & Fazhu Zhao w/ @GuiyaoZhou Chengjie Ren & more!
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