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evelynjlamb.bsky.social
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like:
beans
thrifting
Shostakovich string quartets
La Croix tangerine seltzer
oolong tea
silk scarves
the smell of autumn leaves
postcards
biocrust
quail chicks
cmuirmath.bsky.social Carrie Muir @cmuirmath.bsky.social · 15h
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(I challenged myself not to say math…)
frogs
Earl Grey tea
classic horror movies
marigolds
eclectic earrings
Star Trek: The Original Series
beaches
the Granada Sherlock Holmes series
The Beatles
black cardigans
cupcakegoth.bsky.social Goth Auntie @cupcakegoth.bsky.social · 17h
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like:

Fancy teacups
Red pandas
Sushi
Vintage gothic romance paperbacks
Moonstones and labradorite
Peonies
Bright fuchsia eyeshadow
My Chemical Romance
Goth magazines and clothing catalogs from the 20s - early 00s
Top hats
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
billbbillb.bsky.social
“Now THAT’s a biocrust” - my wife
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Computer vision species identification of lichens and bryophytes from biocrusts in Australian drylands

New in #AppsPlantSci by Lawler, @anschmidtlebuhn.bsky.social, Cargill & Gueidan

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #lichen #bryophyte #biocrust #MachineLearning #ComputerVision
The image shows a photograph of various species of the thalloid liverwort Riccia and other cryptogams such as mosses and lichens growing on soil. The photograph was taken in Charleville Rock Pools (Queensland, Australia) by Rosemary Purdie.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social
Manuel on the importance of soil biodiversity

Now on how to use microbes for ecosystem services, e.g. biocrust protecting the Great Wall of China from erosion

#PMS2025
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
kristinayoung.bsky.social
Grateful to see this beautiful #biocrust on a trip through Canyonlands National Park in the Maze District. It is always a gift to see such intact crust in these remote places
October 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
clappertonranch.bsky.social
I will have to drum up more interest then!🤣 perhaps through the avenue of lichens in soil biocrust and their pivotal role in the semi arid ecosystem...lots of interest in ecology
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
cyanotrans.bsky.social
Unlocking the potential of biocrust microorganisms in agriculture: cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria with plant growth-promoting properties www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
Frontiers | Unlocking the potential of biocrust microorganisms in agriculture: cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria with plant growth-promoting properties
IntroductionDrylands are subject to multiple overlapping stresses, including high temperatures, drought, and salinity, along with soils that are low in organ...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
cyanotrans.bsky.social
Clay-microbe synergy for biocrust development: field evidence from sepiolite-assisted inoculation with natural biocrusts and cultured cyanobacteria www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Clay-microbe synergy for biocrust development: field evidence from sepiolite-assisted inoculation with natural biocrusts and cultured cyanobacteria
Biocrusts are essential for soil stabilization and nutrient cycling in arid ecosystems, yet their formation is often limited by coarse texture, low fe…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
resiliencesci.bsky.social
A boost for integrative rethinking of resilience in water-driven transitional ecosystems
Hurtado+
doi.org/10.1093/bios...

rethinking resilience of water-driven transitional ecosystems
"characterized by experiencing periodic and reversible alternations of aquatic-terrestrial transitional states"
Figure 2. Assembly disassembly dynamics of biological covers in water-driven transitional ecosystems. Historically, biodiversity assessmentshave primarily been focused on the ability of aquatic biofilms (in light green) to resist and recover from drying, overlooking the compensatoryeffects provided by terrestrial organisms. However, during the terrestrial phase, aquatic species must acclimate or emigrate, favoring organismswith rapid life cycles and specific adaptations for survival during the terrestrial phase (biocrusts in brown). Within an integrative approach,biological covers (in blue) are a cornerstone community, embracing both biofilm and biocrust dynamic ensembles that better represent thebiodiversity changes associated with fluctuating water availability. WDTE refers to water-driven transitional ecosystem.
October 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
Cultivation and genomic characterisation of novel methanogens from a desert biocrust https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.22.677810v1
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
Cultivation and genomic characterisation of novel methanogens from a desert biocrust https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.22.677810v1
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
melinaguene.bsky.social
Biological soil crust sampling with a view in Nunavik

Do not judge my field cooler #corona 🍺

#biocrust #tundra
September 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
adarrouzetnardi.bsky.social
Recruiting a fully funded PhD student (Fall 2026) for the CrustNet project at UTEP. Fieldwork in the Chihuahuan Desert + opportunities to work with a global network of biocrust researchers. Please pass along to strong students who might be a fit. Info: anthony.darrouzet-nardi.net
Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi
anthony.darrouzet-nardi.net
September 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
christoptomus.bsky.social
Do you know about biocrust? Fascinating.
August 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
func-ecol-lab.bsky.social
Not attending, but interested. Do you want some European alpine biocrust sites to add to the network? This theme will grow over the next years for us, so happy to be involved.
August 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
sierrajech.bsky.social
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
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
antara-poster.bsky.social
Ilmuwan China ungkap pola distribusi biocrust lahan kering - https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5014045/ilmuwan-china-ungkap-pola-distribusi-biocrust-lahan-kering
Ilmuwan China ungkap pola distribusi biocrust lahan kering
Tim ilmuwan China baru-baru ini berhasil mengungkap pola distribusi biocrust lahan kering, yang kerap dideskripsikan sebagai "kulit" tanah atau ...
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August 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
kristinayoung.bsky.social
Who is doing #biocrust work in the alpine in North America? Let's talk! I want more field sites here 👇🤩
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
kristinayoung.bsky.social
When we tell people that #biocrust can be a dominant form of ground cover in drylands, it can be hard to picture. Here's a perfect example from Canyonlands National Park in Utah showing how extensive biocrust cover can be!
July 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
kjzz.org
Biocrust — a thin layer of different organisms found in the top few centimeters of soil — plays a big role in its ecology.
This thin layer of living organisms is holding our desert soil together. Try not to step on it
A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and inhabited by a bunch of different organisms — including lichen, moss and algae.
www.kjzz.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
jvegsci.bsky.social
Is biocrust community structure predicted by vascular plant species? Which vascular plant traits influence biocrust community structure? Find out more in the new paper by Bustos et al.!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Vascular Plant Traits Shape Biocrust Community Structure in a Diverse Arid Shrubland
Plants and biocrusts are the main ground cover in drylands. We evaluated the biodiversity and cover of biocrusts across plant species and asked which plant traits influence biocrust community structu...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
restorecal.bsky.social
From farm to field: testing different #biocrust cultivation approaches and application techniques in the Sonoran Desert: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
From farm to field: testing different biocrust cultivation approaches and application techniques in the Sonoran Desert
Drylands are among the most degraded ecosystems globally and are difficult to restore due to limited water availability. Biocrusts are a key component of maintaining soil stability and function in th...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
ftmaestre.bsky.social
#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
vibriosoup.bsky.social
What grows in the dry crust of the Earth? Find out at the #AES Track hub at 4:00 PM for AES-TT-304 Biocrust Microbiomes - the guardians of drylands.
June 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
drylandlab.bsky.social
[Inaugural Blue Sky post!]

New paper out on #biocrust- plant interactions led by recent lab alumnus MS student John Bacovcin.

Morphological seed traits structure relationships between biocrusts and plant emergence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
June 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM