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New paper out in the American Journal of Botany with some of my science role models, @michalaphillips.bsky.social @ecology-awesome.bsky.social @kristinayoung.bsky.social and also Cara Lauria and Ana Giraldo-Silva.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Navigating the possibilities and pitfalls of biocrust recovery in a changing climate
Biological soil crusts are complex communities composed of lichens, mosses, bacteria, and cyanobacteria that create a living skin on the soil surface across drylands worldwide. Although small in size...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
New paper out in the American Journal of Botany with some of my science role models, @michalaphillips.bsky.social @ecology-awesome.bsky.social @kristinayoung.bsky.social and also Cara Lauria and Ana Giraldo-Silva.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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At 10:30 "Science as a Catalyst for Hope" w/ @NewPhyt keynoter Sasha Reed @ecology_awesome from @USGSAZ events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #ESA2025
August 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
At 10:30 "Science as a Catalyst for Hope" w/ @NewPhyt keynoter Sasha Reed @ecology_awesome from @USGSAZ events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #ESA2025
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We look forward to reconnecting at ESA this week! See you soon.
August 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We look forward to reconnecting at ESA this week! See you soon.
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Are you attending ESA this year? Are you a biocrust lover?
Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project.
#esa2025
@womeninsoileco.bsky.social
Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project.
#esa2025
@womeninsoileco.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Are you attending ESA this year? Are you a biocrust lover?
Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project.
#esa2025
@womeninsoileco.bsky.social
Come to COS 011 on Monday 1:30 pm to learn all about CrustNet and biological soil crusts. We are excited to recruit new collaborators and new sites for this project.
#esa2025
@womeninsoileco.bsky.social
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#Biocrusts are vital to dryland health—but can they recover after being disturbed? 🤔A new review in @botsocamerica.bsky.social #AmJBot by @michalaphillips.bsky.social & al explores biocrust recovery timelines, climate impacts & restoration potential bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Navigating the possibilities and pitfalls of biocrust recovery in a changing climate
Biological soil crusts are complex communities composed of lichens, mosses, bacteria, and cyanobacteria that create a living skin on the soil surface across drylands worldwide. Although small in size...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#Biocrusts are vital to dryland health—but can they recover after being disturbed? 🤔A new review in @botsocamerica.bsky.social #AmJBot by @michalaphillips.bsky.social & al explores biocrust recovery timelines, climate impacts & restoration potential bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Our new review is out led by @michalaphillips.bsky.social examining #biocrust recovery amidst climate change 👇
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Navigating the possibilities and pitfalls of biocrust recovery in a changing climate
Biological soil crusts are complex communities composed of lichens, mosses, bacteria, and cyanobacteria that create a living skin on the soil surface across drylands worldwide. Although small in size...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Our new review is out led by @michalaphillips.bsky.social examining #biocrust recovery amidst climate change 👇
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Nice new paper out by @kristinayoung.bsky.social This was one of her dissertation chapters and some offshoot work from our fungal loop project.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Biocrust Mosses and Cyanobacteria Exhibit Distinct Carbon Uptake Responses to Variations in Precipitation Amount and Frequency
This study investigates carbon uptake in biological soil crusts (biocrusts) under varying precipitation regimes, testing pulse-response strategies in moss- and cyanobacteria-dominated crusts. The res...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Nice new paper out by @kristinayoung.bsky.social This was one of her dissertation chapters and some offshoot work from our fungal loop project.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Congratulations to two amazing women in Biogeochemistry — @ecology-awesome.bsky.social and Francesca Cotrufo — who were honored at #AGU24
December 12, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Congratulations to two amazing women in Biogeochemistry — @ecology-awesome.bsky.social and Francesca Cotrufo — who were honored at #AGU24
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Excited to announce the next International Biocrust Reading Group Meeting! 🪴🌍 We'll meet on January 7th at 17:00 GMT to discuss the latest in biocrust research. Interested in joining? Send me a message! #Biocrust #Ecology #ScienceCommunity @michalaphillips.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Excited to announce the next International Biocrust Reading Group Meeting! 🪴🌍 We'll meet on January 7th at 17:00 GMT to discuss the latest in biocrust research. Interested in joining? Send me a message! #Biocrust #Ecology #ScienceCommunity @michalaphillips.bsky.social
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Fire ecology/remote sensing post-doc opening at Northern Arizona University to work on a number of projects evaluating fuel treatment effectiveness in Southwest US with USGS, BLM, USFWS, USFS, BIA, and DoD
Search for position number 608172 in this link: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta...
Search for position number 608172 in this link: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta...
December 3, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Fire ecology/remote sensing post-doc opening at Northern Arizona University to work on a number of projects evaluating fuel treatment effectiveness in Southwest US with USGS, BLM, USFWS, USFS, BIA, and DoD
Search for position number 608172 in this link: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta...
Search for position number 608172 in this link: hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta...
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#COP16Riyadh happening now. #Restoration and #winderosion are being represented by many attendees, including the USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range. Live streaming is available for many of the sessions.
Land restoration is at the core of addressing #climate change, #biodiversity loss, #poverty, and #food insecurity
As UNCCD Parties gather for #COP16Riyadh, we take a deep dive into the global effort to restore the land that keeps us alive
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/articles/uni...
#land #desertification
As UNCCD Parties gather for #COP16Riyadh, we take a deep dive into the global effort to restore the land that keeps us alive
Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/articles/uni...
#land #desertification
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Land degradation is not just an environmental problem. It increases risks to human health and the spread of new diseases. It is a driver of forced migration and conflicts over scarce resources. It is ...
enb.iisd.org
December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
#COP16Riyadh happening now. #Restoration and #winderosion are being represented by many attendees, including the USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range. Live streaming is available for many of the sessions.
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For anyone attending #AGU2024, consider coming to our town hall on Wednesday the 11th 12:30-1:30 where we will be presenting about “A Community Effort: Publishing Guidelines for Indigenous Data Sovereignty and the CARE Principles.”
December 2, 2024 at 2:33 PM
For anyone attending #AGU2024, consider coming to our town hall on Wednesday the 11th 12:30-1:30 where we will be presenting about “A Community Effort: Publishing Guidelines for Indigenous Data Sovereignty and the CARE Principles.”
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It's great to see early work that I was involved in with Tim Wertin and @ecology-awesome.bsky.social being cited in the below chapter as one of the few studies examining the controls of CO2 exchange in global drylands.
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...
November 22, 2024 at 10:49 PM
It's great to see early work that I was involved in with Tim Wertin and @ecology-awesome.bsky.social being cited in the below chapter as one of the few studies examining the controls of CO2 exchange in global drylands.
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...
www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...
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Thrilled and proud to share our paper, Plant community composition and traits modulate the impacts of drought intensity on soil microbial community composition and function, now out in Soil Biology and Biochemistry: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Thrilled and proud to share our paper, Plant community composition and traits modulate the impacts of drought intensity on soil microbial community composition and function, now out in Soil Biology and Biochemistry: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new paper examining recovery of Piñon and Juniper after fire as well as the impacts of forest thinning is out today in
Global Change Biology! I greatly enjoyed working with this awesome team in one of my favorite ecosystems!
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Global Change Biology! I greatly enjoyed working with this awesome team in one of my favorite ecosystems!
t.co/7zgfDGjtm1
February 12, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Our new paper examining recovery of Piñon and Juniper after fire as well as the impacts of forest thinning is out today in
Global Change Biology! I greatly enjoyed working with this awesome team in one of my favorite ecosystems!
t.co/7zgfDGjtm1
Global Change Biology! I greatly enjoyed working with this awesome team in one of my favorite ecosystems!
t.co/7zgfDGjtm1