Michala L. Phillips

Michala Phillips

@michalaphillips.bsky.social

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Michala Phillips @michalaphillips.bsky.social · Aug 22

So fun to work on this with you!!!

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy, Michala L. Phillips

Sierra Jech @sierrajech.bsky.social · Aug 21

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.

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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...

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Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · Aug 11

At 10:30 "Science as a Catalyst for Hope" w/ @NewPhyt keynoter Sasha Reed @ecology_awesome from @USGSAZ events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Det... #ESA2025

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Drew Peltier, Michala L. Phillips

Sierra Jech @sierrajech.bsky.social · Aug 10

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

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Michala L. Phillips

Women In Soil Ecology @womeninsoileco.bsky.social · Aug 10

We look forward to reconnecting at ESA this week! See you soon.

Michala Phillips @michalaphillips.bsky.social · Jul 23

Bring me!!!

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Kristina Young @kristinayoung.bsky.social · Jul 23

Who is doing #biocrust work in the alpine in North America? Let's talk! I want more field sites here 👇🤩

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Fernando T. Maestre @ftmaestre.bsky.social · Jun 24

#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

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Kristina Young @kristinayoung.bsky.social · Jun 20

Our new review is out led by @michalaphillips.bsky.social examining #biocrust recovery amidst climate change 👇

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Navigating the possibilities and pitfalls of biocrust recovery in a changing climate

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by Fernando T. Maestre, Shawn W. Salley, Michala L. Phillips

Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi @adarrouzetnardi.bsky.social · May 16

Nice new paper out by @kristinayoung.bsky.social This was one of her dissertation chapters and some offshoot work from our fungal loop project.

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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...

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Michala Phillips @michalaphillips.bsky.social · Feb 26

Please add me, thanks!

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Kristina Young @kristinayoung.bsky.social · Dec 13

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

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Dec 12

Congratulations to two amazing women in Biogeochemistry — @ecology-awesome.bsky.social and Francesca Cotrufo — who were honored at #AGU24

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Seth Munson @smmunson.bsky.social · Dec 3

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...

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · Dec 2

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.”

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Nov 29

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

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 ...

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Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Kristina Young @kristinayoung.bsky.social · Nov 22

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/...

Reposted by Michala L. Phillips

Natalie Oram @nataliejoram.bsky.social · Nov 17

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...

Michala Phillips @michalaphillips.bsky.social · Feb 12

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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