Go Belowground!

@ExFuMo1

Go Belowground with us. It is fascinating! Dept. Experimental and Functional Morphology at @IBOTCZ #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

Trebon, Czech Republic

Joined November 2020

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jul 9

🔔A new on our blog: Belowground traits significantly differ between decreasing and increasing plant species in alpine meadows 🌻🌹▶️1url.cz/FJBzX #Alpine #Climatechange #GoBelowground #Traits #Rhizomes #Roots #Abundance #Drought #Stress #Functional #Ecology #ExFuMo

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 🔔A new on our blog: Belowground traits significantly differ between decreasing and increasing plant species in alpine meadows 🌻🌹▶️1url.cz/FJBzX
#Alpine #Climatechange #GoBelowground #Traits #Rhizomes #Roots #Abundance #Drought #Stress #Functional #Ecology #ExFuMo

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jul 8

📢Klimešová et al. (2025) in Trends Plant Sci: Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance - a new classification! ▶️ 1url.cz/FJExZ #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Clonality #BudBank #Resprouting #Disturbance #Storage

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 📢Klimešová et al. (2025) in Trends Plant Sci: Belowground persistence types relevant to severe disturbance - a new classification! ▶️ 1url.cz/FJExZ
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Clonality #BudBank #Resprouting #Disturbance #Storage

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jul 2

📢Research waste in ecology... a new on our blog 1url.cz/cJqmE "Research waste in ecology is not only used paper bags , but also poorly planned, conducted or reported research, the results of which are not traceable, usable, or understandable..." #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 📢Research waste in ecology... a new on our blog 1url.cz/cJqmE
"Research waste in ecology is not only used paper bags , but also poorly planned, conducted or reported research, the results of which are not traceable, usable, or understandable..."
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jun 25

Maybe we are upside down 🙃🙂 A new on the blog! 1url.cz/WJ298 Do we really know the point of view of plants? Maybe their focus is different... #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #storage #plants #upsidedown #whatif @Akademie_ved_CR @IBOTCZ

ExFuMo1's tweet card. Illustration and commentary by F. Curtis Lubbe from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Our view of plants shows us that aboveground parts, like leaves, are at the top and bel…

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jun 18

The Limits of Sharing in Ecology - a new commentary on our blog by @Jitka_Klimesova ▶️1url.cz/lJHkH Let’s look at the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to #share (#resources, #data, or #ideas) in #ecology. #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @IBOTCZ @Akademie_ved_CR

ExFuMo1's tweet image. The Limits of Sharing in Ecology - a new commentary on our blog by @Jitka_Klimesova ▶️1url.cz/lJHkH
Let’s look at the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to #share (#resources, #data, or #ideas) in #ecology.
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo
@IBOTCZ @Akademie_ved_CR

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jun 12

‼️Colours belowground! Although not always as showy as the plant parts aboveground, the belowground can also feature a variety of colours! Read more ▶️1url.cz/6JN3U #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Oxalis @Akademie_ved_CR @IBOTCZ

ExFuMo1's tweet image. ‼️Colours belowground! Although not always as showy as the plant parts aboveground, the belowground can also feature a variety of colours!
Read more ▶️1url.cz/6JN3U
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #Oxalis
@Akademie_ved_CR @IBOTCZ

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Weekday Jokes@weekdayjokes · Jun 4

Why is the shovel so important? It was a ground-breaking invention

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jun 4

These examples are just a fraction of the incredible diversity in belowground storage organs inspired by southern African or North American species, but there are beautiful and inspirational storage organs to be found all over the world! ▶️1url.cz/NJwc0 #GoBelowground

$ExFuMo1's tweet image. These examples are just a fraction of the incredible diversity in belowground storage organs inspired by southern African or North American species, but there are beautiful and inspirational storage organs to be found all over the world! ▶️1url.cz/NJwc0 #GoBelowground$

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jun 4

We are very grateful to @Akademie_ved_CR for supporting our beloved "Go Belowground!" course on plant functional morphology. Your support means a lot to us! 🌱 Let’s Go Belowground to explore plant strategies! 📅 14–20 SEP, Czech Republic #ExFuMo #GoBelowground #happy #clonality

ExFuMo1's tweet image. We are very grateful to @Akademie_ved_CR for supporting our beloved "Go Belowground!" course on plant functional morphology.
Your support means a lot to us! 🌱
Let’s Go Belowground to explore plant strategies!
📅 14–20 SEP, Czech Republic
#ExFuMo #GoBelowground #happy #clonality

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · May 28

When is a plant truly established? Clonal species challenge previous assumptions A new on the blog ▶️1url.cz/hJi3v @IBOTCZ #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #rhizome #establishment

ExFuMo1's tweet image. When is a plant truly established? Clonal species challenge previous assumptions
A new on the blog ▶️1url.cz/hJi3v
@IBOTCZ #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #rhizome #establishment

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · May 21

🚩The pessimistic and optimistic #functional #morphologist 🙂😒 A new on the blog▶️ 1url.cz/wJQSg by @Jitka_Klimesova "I was surprised that other #ecologists had not seen the obvious effect that #belowground organs" #clonality #buds #storage #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 🚩The pessimistic and optimistic #functional #morphologist 🙂😒
A new on the blog▶️ 1url.cz/wJQSg by @Jitka_Klimesova
"I was surprised that other #ecologists had not seen the obvious effect that #belowground organs"
#clonality #buds #storage #GoBelowground #ExFuMo

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · May 13

📢Looking for a plant #anatomist interested in comparative functional anatomy! We’re offering support for the preparation of #MSCA #proposal 1url.cz/yJJVD. Would you like to join us to explore storage and conductive functions during #rhizome development? Let's talk!

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 📢Looking for a plant #anatomist interested in comparative functional anatomy!
We’re offering support for the preparation of #MSCA #proposal 1url.cz/yJJVD. Would you like to join us to explore storage and conductive functions during #rhizome development?
Let's talk!

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · May 7

Sometimes the belowground comes to you! The new on the blog 1url.cz/xJ1rJ "Sometimes #bulbs that should be #belowground come aboveground, giving us a little peek into what lies below" #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #Oxalis @IBOTCZ

ExFuMo1's tweet image. Sometimes the belowground comes to you!
The new on the blog 1url.cz/xJ1rJ
"Sometimes #bulbs that should be #belowground come aboveground, giving us a little peek into what lies below"
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #clonality #Oxalis
@IBOTCZ

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 30

"Go Belowground!" 2025 is here! 14 – 20 September 2025 The course covers the theoretical background and practical assessment of #plant #functional #traits found in #belowground plant organs in #temperate #herbs. Application info: 1url.cz/2ziQz #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

ExFuMo1's tweet image. "Go Belowground!" 2025 is here! 14 – 20 September 2025 The course covers the theoretical background and practical assessment of #plant #functional #traits found in #belowground plant organs in #temperate #herbs. Application info: 1url.cz/2ziQz #ExFuMo #GoBelowground

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Jan 7

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 30

Loss of Rare Plants: The Hidden Crisis Beneath Our Feet 📢A new on our blog! ▶️1url.cz/LJrSb Beneath patch of grassland lies a world of roots, microbes, predators, and chemical dialogues... #soil #ecosystem #functions #GoBelowground

ExFuMo1's tweet image. Loss of Rare Plants: The Hidden Crisis Beneath Our Feet
📢A new on our blog! ▶️1url.cz/LJrSb
Beneath patch of grassland lies a world of roots, microbes, predators, and chemical dialogues...
#soil #ecosystem #functions #GoBelowground

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 23

🚩Throwing a birthday party for a five-year old – and what that tells us about root functioning ▶️1url.cz/3JzAd Root Economics Space was born! 🎉 #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #root #functional #ecology #concept #spectrum #strategy #plant

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 🚩Throwing a birthday party for a five-year old – and what that tells us about root functioning
▶️1url.cz/3JzAd
Root Economics Space was born! 🎉
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #root #functional #ecology #concept #spectrum #strategy #plant

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 16

The beauty of storage ▶️1url.cz/NJMPA Photographs courtesy of artist Beth Galton bethgalton.com #GoBelowground #ExFuMo #art @IBOTCZ @CzechAcademy

ExFuMo1's tweet image. The beauty of storage ▶️1url.cz/NJMPA
Photographs courtesy of artist Beth Galton bethgalton.com
#GoBelowground #ExFuMo #art
@IBOTCZ @CzechAcademy

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Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 11

📢Martínková et al. (2025) The establishment growth and clonal growth organs ▶️1url.cz/4Jtnj "Rhizomatous herbs need at least two years to establish and the definition of establishment growth as the time between germination and flowering is not accurate" #GoBelowground

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 📢Martínková et al. (2025) The establishment growth and clonal growth organs ▶️1url.cz/4Jtnj
"Rhizomatous herbs need at least two years to establish and the definition of establishment growth as the time between germination and flowering is not accurate"
#GoBelowground

Go Belowground!@ExFuMo1 · Apr 9

📢How Recurrent Droughts Impact Grassland Clonal Demographic Traits ▶️1url.cz/XJtTZ #Plant perennating organs that produce new shoots, store #carbohydrates, and enable plants to recover after #stress, are critical for grassland survival #GoBelowground #ExFuMO @IBOTCZ

ExFuMo1's tweet image. 📢How Recurrent Droughts Impact Grassland Clonal Demographic Traits
▶️1url.cz/XJtTZ
#Plant perennating organs that produce new shoots, store #carbohydrates, and enable plants to recover after #stress, are critical for grassland survival
#GoBelowground #ExFuMO @IBOTCZ