Professor of Forest Vegetation Ecology, working at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. 🇺🇸 + 🇸🇪 https://www.slu.se/en/profilepages/g/michael-gundale/https://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mlnoudzfbs2wNew Paper! We quantify changes in global albedo from 2001. Land surface reflectivity has changed Earth’s albedo for >10% of global land from 2001 to 2020, producing darkening equivalent to 7.0% of CO2-induced warming. Strong tundra and desert signals. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2026EF00806612 May 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnoudzfbs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mlnoh7xdrk2kOur new paper on global albedo change is out. Check it out👇👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnoh7xdrk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mgwx64tdmk2qA new paper on Deadwood fungal diversity out today, lead author @vincentbuness.bsky.social. We show that deadwood quantity, quality, and forest harvesting control deadwood fungal diversity. Old unmanaged forests are very important reservoirs for fungal diversity, especially red listed taxa. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwx64tdmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mfguiyuv4k2eVery nice that KAW shared this, and provided support for the study. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfguiyuv4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mf5hzhy53s2pI am really excited to share our new paper, published today in Nature. We show that rising atmospheric CO2 is linked to decling nutrient availability in boreal forest, with implications for the future carbon sink. Kudos to lead author @kelleyrbassett.bsky.social. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10039-518 Feb 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5hzhy53s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3me7p5oors22wSome serious work happening here at the Forest Vegetation Ecology Lab 🌳 🌳 🌳06 Feb 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7p5oors22whttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3md67dmuvxs2bAs someone who grew up in the Twin Cities, I truly love seeing 10’s of thousands of Minnesotans out in -20C weather protesting fascism. So proud of Minnesota. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3md67dmuvxs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3mc6c4prgas2fPlease spread widely!!! The whole world needs to see this, especially communities in the USA. iceout.org https://iceout.org11 Jan 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6c4prgas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3m6forshol22gNew paper alert: Overestimated natural biological nitrogen fixation translates to an exaggerated CO2 fertilization effect in Earth System Models. Outstanding work by lead author Sian Kou-Giesbrecht 👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.251462812224 Nov 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6forshol22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3m5w4j6vq4c2zGreat paper Eliska! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Nov 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w4j6vq4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3m5eqdcdfmk2hNew paper alert!!! From my FORMAS project, we estimate the surface albedo along a wildfire and forest management chronosequence. These disturbance types have a very effect on albedo development through time. Hats off to lead author Eirik Naesset Ramtvedt. 👇👇 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016819232500543X11 Nov 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eqdcdfmk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3ly6nexrrmc2iThis looks like a great opportunity in a great location! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6nexrrmc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3ly22djinas2sHappy to share a new manuscript, led by Theresa Ibanez: Wildfire, salvage logging and warming: Their interactive effects on boreal conifer reforestation - Ibáñez - Journal of Applied Ecology - Wiley Online Library 👇👇👇 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.7016204 Sep 2025 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly22djinas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lxkvquhujs2z29 Aug 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkvquhujs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lwastj5rb226Looks like a great opportunity in a great location. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2025 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwastj5rb226https://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lvynly65tk26Denali National Park!09 Aug 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvynly65tk26https://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lvws5m5jvc25Field work is underway in Interior Alaska! It is a tough job being an aspen in Alaska. If you escape the moose, then you have to deal with these leaf miners.09 Aug 2025 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvws5m5jvc25https://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lvlhn3tqt226A great paper here by @stefhupperts.bsky.social. This opens the door to new research on other sources of N fixation in boreal forests👇 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70398 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlhn3tqt226https://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lu3uvceupk2oOut today in Nature! We estimated a new global rate of N2-fixation, yielding new relationships between N2-fixation and NPP and ET. Great leadership by Carla Reis and Steve Perakis. 👇 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09201-w.epdf?sharing_token=dMd0_FwONAWGCX-Sx43S89RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NfBnSvggrAsgDOjYkYT1vUCOZ9mmu65TkK8i3L6yH_nLOgLcKfn-v997jA0MwQR9tWzoZrUPr14ndRHb6EGHZGRN_y6f4l5cNBT3uj0EEmQL3Hp3zoqQHtsKwMzewlVNU%3D16 Jul 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3uvceupk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lqwq52l4ec2rMusk versus Trump youtu.be/rFeVfwDvTyM https://youtu.be/rFeVfwDvTyM06 Jun 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwq52l4ec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lqwpxugpec2rLook like a great job opportunity in a very nice city and country. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwpxugpec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/michael-gundale.bsky.social/post/3lnf4hdjebc26Really excited to share the first data-based manuscript from our FORMAS funded project within the special call “The role of Swedish forests in the climate transition.” Here we focus on vegetation diversity, with excellent lead authorship by Vincent Buness. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2025 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:qma7kobljfjgftdgnhm2f4uj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnf4hdjebc26