#biocrusts — Public Fediverse posts

(3/4) 🌍 We found that most publications came from Central Europe (mainly the #EuropeanAlps) and Central Asia (#TibetanPlateau).

The research focus on each global mountain region differed: a research hub on alpine soil fauna is found in Central Europe, for #biocrusts also in Northern Europe, and for microbiota in Central Asia.

Most other mountain regions are still underrepresented, and more research should be conducted there to fill crucial knowledge gaps. 🏔️

(3/4) 🌍 We found that most publications came from Central Europe (mainly the #EuropeanAlps) and Central Asia (#TibetanPlateau).

The research focus on each global mountain region differed: a research hub on alpine soil fauna is found in Central Europe, for #biocrusts also in Northern Europe, and for microbiota in Central Asia.

Most other mountain regions are still underrepresented, and more research should be conducted there to fill crucial knowledge gaps. 🏔️

The Dirt on #Biocrusts: Why Scientists Are Working to Save Earth’s Living Skin
https://eos.org/articles/the-dirt-on-biocrusts-why-scientists-are-working-to-save-earths-living-skin

"Under the dry, piercing heat of the #Utah sun, Sasha Reed is growing plots of #plants—and #bacteria, #lichen and #fungi, too. But Reed is no farmer, and at first glance, her fields look to be mostly dirt. She’s an ecologist, and what she is growing is cryptobiotic #soil... These crusts are vital across Earth’s dryland ecosystems"

The Dirt on #Biocrusts: Why Scientists Are Working to Save Earth’s Living Skin
https://eos.org/articles/the-dirt-on-biocrusts-why-scientists-are-working-to-save-earths-living-skin

"Under the dry, piercing heat of the #Utah sun, Sasha Reed is growing plots of #plants—and #bacteria, #lichen and #fungi, too. But Reed is no farmer, and at first glance, her fields look to be mostly dirt. She’s an ecologist, and what she is growing is cryptobiotic #soil... These crusts are vital across Earth’s dryland ecosystems"

Scientists discover how #soil #microbes survive in desert environments
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-soil-microbes-survive-harsh.html

Survival and rapid resuscitation permit limited productivity in desert microbial communities: Stefanie Imminger et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46920-6

"Desert #bacteria endure long periods in dormancy, but are reactivated in rainfall... They uncovered a kind of all-in reactivation strategy in #biocrusts. The bacteria make the most of rainfall—within this narrow window, almost all diversity become active."

Scientists discover how #soil #microbes survive in desert environments
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-soil-microbes-survive-harsh.html

Survival and rapid resuscitation permit limited productivity in desert microbial communities: Stefanie Imminger et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46920-6

"Desert #bacteria endure long periods in dormancy, but are reactivated in rainfall... They uncovered a kind of all-in reactivation strategy in #biocrusts. The bacteria make the most of rainfall—within this narrow window, almost all diversity become active."

Scientists discover how #soil #microbes survive in harsh #desert environments.

#microbiomes #biocrusts #drought

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-soil-microbes-survive-harsh.html

Scientists discover how #soil #microbes survive in harsh #desert environments.

#microbiomes #biocrusts #drought

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-soil-microbes-survive-harsh.html

#Biocrusts protect the #GreatWallOfChina from #erosion https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5892

#Biocrusts protect the #GreatWallOfChina from #erosion https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5892

#Microbe-stuffed #SoilCrusts menaced by #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2023-08-microbe-stuffed-soil-crusts-menaced-climate.html

BONCAT-FACS-Seq reveals the active fraction of a #biocrust community undergoing a wet-up event https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1176751/full

"Using a novel method to detect #microbial activity in biological #soil crusts, or #biocrusts, after they are wetted, research team uncovered clues that will lead to a better understanding of the role #microbes play in forming a living skin over many semi-#arid ecosystems around the world."

#Microbe-stuffed #SoilCrusts menaced by #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2023-08-microbe-stuffed-soil-crusts-menaced-climate.html

BONCAT-FACS-Seq reveals the active fraction of a #biocrust community undergoing a wet-up event https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1176751/full

"Using a novel method to detect #microbial activity in biological #soil crusts, or #biocrusts, after they are wetted, research team uncovered clues that will lead to a better understanding of the role #microbes play in forming a living skin over many semi-#arid ecosystems around the world."

Two #postdoc positions available at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Arctic field work, soil microbes, winter microbiology, DNA & RNA lab work, genomics of carbon fixation, stable isotope probing, #biocrusts . https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=12&id=000014402&lang=fi&_ga=2.26813758.2003210687.1674911913-1598988274.1662538210