Brianne Palmer
@briecology.bsky.social
Postdoc at Uni Bonn 🇩🇪 studying 🦠+🌿= fossil? | Previously PhD at SDSU and UCD studying biocrust 🦠+ 🔥= ☠️??
Cat mom | messy baker | hiker
Cat mom | messy baker | hiker
Feed cleanser!
There’s a lot of bad news on here but I’m happy to announce that the product I’ve been incubating for 40 weeks is ready for his next stage.
There’s a lot of bad news on here but I’m happy to announce that the product I’ve been incubating for 40 weeks is ready for his next stage.
February 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Feed cleanser!
There’s a lot of bad news on here but I’m happy to announce that the product I’ve been incubating for 40 weeks is ready for his next stage.
There’s a lot of bad news on here but I’m happy to announce that the product I’ve been incubating for 40 weeks is ready for his next stage.
I used my first day of maternity leave cleaning out the guest room and making a Yule log cake.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I used my first day of maternity leave cleaning out the guest room and making a Yule log cake.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Hey since it seems like everyone is migrating over here, it’s time for another intro post.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Uni Bonn studying the role of biofilms in fossilization and currently applying for grants to continue my PhD research on biocrusts 😍
Here’s a picture of my cat.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Uni Bonn studying the role of biofilms in fossilization and currently applying for grants to continue my PhD research on biocrusts 😍
Here’s a picture of my cat.
November 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Hey since it seems like everyone is migrating over here, it’s time for another intro post.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Uni Bonn studying the role of biofilms in fossilization and currently applying for grants to continue my PhD research on biocrusts 😍
Here’s a picture of my cat.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Uni Bonn studying the role of biofilms in fossilization and currently applying for grants to continue my PhD research on biocrusts 😍
Here’s a picture of my cat.
I use my vacation days to travel to faraway places which often leaves me more tired when I get back than when I left but I love it.
Please enjoy these iphone+bino photos of Rhinoceros Hornbills in Borneo. We saw other wildlife too but I am now obsessed with this bird
Please enjoy these iphone+bino photos of Rhinoceros Hornbills in Borneo. We saw other wildlife too but I am now obsessed with this bird
March 11, 2024 at 5:04 PM
I use my vacation days to travel to faraway places which often leaves me more tired when I get back than when I left but I love it.
Please enjoy these iphone+bino photos of Rhinoceros Hornbills in Borneo. We saw other wildlife too but I am now obsessed with this bird
Please enjoy these iphone+bino photos of Rhinoceros Hornbills in Borneo. We saw other wildlife too but I am now obsessed with this bird
And another because she is too cute
December 26, 2023 at 5:59 PM
And another because she is too cute
Happy Boxing Day 😻
December 26, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Happy Boxing Day 😻
This weekend we went to the International Plant Taphonomy workshop in Thallichtenberg.
I enjoyed learning more about the field (I am still a novice) but more importantly, my first Masters student gave her first talk and killed it.
I enjoyed learning more about the field (I am still a novice) but more importantly, my first Masters student gave her first talk and killed it.
November 5, 2023 at 11:50 AM
This weekend we went to the International Plant Taphonomy workshop in Thallichtenberg.
I enjoyed learning more about the field (I am still a novice) but more importantly, my first Masters student gave her first talk and killed it.
I enjoyed learning more about the field (I am still a novice) but more importantly, my first Masters student gave her first talk and killed it.
October is my favorite time of year in Bonn — less rain + sun + changing leaves.
To celebrate the season, we’re doing a new experiment looking the correlation between plant pigments and biofilm microbial communities. I have no idea what to expect but it’s very enjoyable sample collection.
To celebrate the season, we’re doing a new experiment looking the correlation between plant pigments and biofilm microbial communities. I have no idea what to expect but it’s very enjoyable sample collection.
October 10, 2023 at 2:26 PM
October is my favorite time of year in Bonn — less rain + sun + changing leaves.
To celebrate the season, we’re doing a new experiment looking the correlation between plant pigments and biofilm microbial communities. I have no idea what to expect but it’s very enjoyable sample collection.
To celebrate the season, we’re doing a new experiment looking the correlation between plant pigments and biofilm microbial communities. I have no idea what to expect but it’s very enjoyable sample collection.
Day 10 was really special because I finally got to see the trees my boss has been talking about since I met her at Escalante Petrified Forest State Park.
The trees are in the Morrison (Upper Jurassic?) and are fossil logs. The largest, named Goliath, is 1.7m in diameter! 🧪
The trees are in the Morrison (Upper Jurassic?) and are fossil logs. The largest, named Goliath, is 1.7m in diameter! 🧪
September 10, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Day 10 was really special because I finally got to see the trees my boss has been talking about since I met her at Escalante Petrified Forest State Park.
The trees are in the Morrison (Upper Jurassic?) and are fossil logs. The largest, named Goliath, is 1.7m in diameter! 🧪
The trees are in the Morrison (Upper Jurassic?) and are fossil logs. The largest, named Goliath, is 1.7m in diameter! 🧪
Day 9 was dino-lite but heavy on geology and driving. We drove up and down layers of rock from Blanding to Capitol Reef to Escalante. We stopped for a couple hikes and peach picking in the national park.
The waterpocket fold that created Capitol Reef is a geological wonder! 🧪
The waterpocket fold that created Capitol Reef is a geological wonder! 🧪
September 9, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Day 9 was dino-lite but heavy on geology and driving. We drove up and down layers of rock from Blanding to Capitol Reef to Escalante. We stopped for a couple hikes and peach picking in the national park.
The waterpocket fold that created Capitol Reef is a geological wonder! 🧪
The waterpocket fold that created Capitol Reef is a geological wonder! 🧪
Day 8 was another great day! We saw newspaper rock then drove up Shay Canyon to a track site with an incredibly diverse extant plant community. We ended with a tour of Edge of the Cedars museum to learn about the Ancient Pueblos from the area and about the Native Americans who live here today. 🧪
September 8, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Day 8 was another great day! We saw newspaper rock then drove up Shay Canyon to a track site with an incredibly diverse extant plant community. We ended with a tour of Edge of the Cedars museum to learn about the Ancient Pueblos from the area and about the Native Americans who live here today. 🧪
Day 7, half way though.
We spent all day in the hot sun looking for fossils at a new spot, so I won’t share the exact details. But we found lots of plants and more undisturbed biocrust.
My rare-plant-botany training is useful for paleontology because poachers are a problem in both.
🧪
We spent all day in the hot sun looking for fossils at a new spot, so I won’t share the exact details. But we found lots of plants and more undisturbed biocrust.
My rare-plant-botany training is useful for paleontology because poachers are a problem in both.
🧪
September 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Day 7, half way though.
We spent all day in the hot sun looking for fossils at a new spot, so I won’t share the exact details. But we found lots of plants and more undisturbed biocrust.
My rare-plant-botany training is useful for paleontology because poachers are a problem in both.
🧪
We spent all day in the hot sun looking for fossils at a new spot, so I won’t share the exact details. But we found lots of plants and more undisturbed biocrust.
My rare-plant-botany training is useful for paleontology because poachers are a problem in both.
🧪
When biocrusts are disturbed, we lose these ecosystem functions. Common types of disturbance are:
Trampling (human or animal)
Off-road vehicles
Climate change
Fire (my PhD focus)
So please stay on the trails!
Don’t bust the crust! Tip-toe on the crypto!
Trampling (human or animal)
Off-road vehicles
Climate change
Fire (my PhD focus)
So please stay on the trails!
Don’t bust the crust! Tip-toe on the crypto!
September 6, 2023 at 1:08 PM
When biocrusts are disturbed, we lose these ecosystem functions. Common types of disturbance are:
Trampling (human or animal)
Off-road vehicles
Climate change
Fire (my PhD focus)
So please stay on the trails!
Don’t bust the crust! Tip-toe on the crypto!
Trampling (human or animal)
Off-road vehicles
Climate change
Fire (my PhD focus)
So please stay on the trails!
Don’t bust the crust! Tip-toe on the crypto!
In the Colorado Plateau, biocrusts are incredibly diverse and provide many different ecosystem functions including:
N-fixation
Photosynthesis
Runoff reduction
Erosion reduction
Without biocrust, the desert would be dustier and the plants would have less water.
N-fixation
Photosynthesis
Runoff reduction
Erosion reduction
Without biocrust, the desert would be dustier and the plants would have less water.
September 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM
In the Colorado Plateau, biocrusts are incredibly diverse and provide many different ecosystem functions including:
N-fixation
Photosynthesis
Runoff reduction
Erosion reduction
Without biocrust, the desert would be dustier and the plants would have less water.
N-fixation
Photosynthesis
Runoff reduction
Erosion reduction
Without biocrust, the desert would be dustier and the plants would have less water.
Day 6 we explored one of my favorite places in the world…Moab, UT. It was a dino-lite day but we saw tracks preserved in algae. Today was focused on my area of expertise…biocrust.
Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, lichens, and mosses growing on the soil surface. See comments for more!
Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, lichens, and mosses growing on the soil surface. See comments for more!
September 6, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Day 6 we explored one of my favorite places in the world…Moab, UT. It was a dino-lite day but we saw tracks preserved in algae. Today was focused on my area of expertise…biocrust.
Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, lichens, and mosses growing on the soil surface. See comments for more!
Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, lichens, and mosses growing on the soil surface. See comments for more!
Day 5 we looked at some dinos in my home state at the Fruita Paleontological Area and Mygatt-Moore.
We found snails, bone fragments, and plant hash. At MMQ, we saw a preserved Camarasaurus on its side.
We ended with a dip in the Colorado river
We found snails, bone fragments, and plant hash. At MMQ, we saw a preserved Camarasaurus on its side.
We ended with a dip in the Colorado river
September 5, 2023 at 12:45 PM
Day 5 we looked at some dinos in my home state at the Fruita Paleontological Area and Mygatt-Moore.
We found snails, bone fragments, and plant hash. At MMQ, we saw a preserved Camarasaurus on its side.
We ended with a dip in the Colorado river
We found snails, bone fragments, and plant hash. At MMQ, we saw a preserved Camarasaurus on its side.
We ended with a dip in the Colorado river
Day 4 was our first (and my first!) fossil dig. We smashed some shale from the Eocene green river formation. We found plants and invertebrates.
I am still a „extant things“ biologist but this was really fun. 🧪
I am still a „extant things“ biologist but this was really fun. 🧪
September 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM
Day 4 was our first (and my first!) fossil dig. We smashed some shale from the Eocene green river formation. We found plants and invertebrates.
I am still a „extant things“ biologist but this was really fun. 🧪
I am still a „extant things“ biologist but this was really fun. 🧪
Day 3 started with a tour of the Field House in Vernal, UT. Then, we saw fossils in the wild at Dinosaur National Monument with some Utah botany sprinkled in. 🦕🦖
My favorite question of the day was about how whether tiny stegosaurus bones were from a baby or a dwarf species. 🧪
My favorite question of the day was about how whether tiny stegosaurus bones were from a baby or a dwarf species. 🧪
September 3, 2023 at 12:18 PM
Day 3 started with a tour of the Field House in Vernal, UT. Then, we saw fossils in the wild at Dinosaur National Monument with some Utah botany sprinkled in. 🦕🦖
My favorite question of the day was about how whether tiny stegosaurus bones were from a baby or a dwarf species. 🧪
My favorite question of the day was about how whether tiny stegosaurus bones were from a baby or a dwarf species. 🧪
Today we went to the Natural History Museum of Utah. It was a great introduction to the ecology, natural history, and paleontology of Utah. The wall of skulls was a crowd favorite. 🧪
September 1, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Today we went to the Natural History Museum of Utah. It was a great introduction to the ecology, natural history, and paleontology of Utah. The wall of skulls was a crowd favorite. 🧪
Hello hello 🎤 is this thing on?
I’m a microbial ecologist at Universität Bonn 🇩🇪 studying leaf biofilms.
My PhD was on biocrust microbes response to fire in California.
My research ❤️are microbes, plants, and restoration.
My life ❤️ are my cat, traveling, and baking.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Universität Bonn 🇩🇪 studying leaf biofilms.
My PhD was on biocrust microbes response to fire in California.
My research ❤️are microbes, plants, and restoration.
My life ❤️ are my cat, traveling, and baking.
August 20, 2023 at 6:18 AM
Hello hello 🎤 is this thing on?
I’m a microbial ecologist at Universität Bonn 🇩🇪 studying leaf biofilms.
My PhD was on biocrust microbes response to fire in California.
My research ❤️are microbes, plants, and restoration.
My life ❤️ are my cat, traveling, and baking.
I’m a microbial ecologist at Universität Bonn 🇩🇪 studying leaf biofilms.
My PhD was on biocrust microbes response to fire in California.
My research ❤️are microbes, plants, and restoration.
My life ❤️ are my cat, traveling, and baking.