Microbial ecologist - soil - drylands - bogs - health - technology Chartered Biologist & Associate Professor @DerbyUni
Derbyshire
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Twitter was nice whilst it lasted. I can now be found elsewhere: drelliott.net ; bsky.app/profile/drelliott.n… ; linkedin.com/in/drelliott0ne…
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Apply now for this fantastic fully-funded #PhD with me, @drelliott0net, @stwater, and @moorsforfuture!
Studying the impact of different #peatland restoration techniques on carbon, hydrology, and biodiversity! Starting January.
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@PeatlandECR #PhDPosition
We had a great time today exploring with the land management community how we @DerbyUni can help with putting science into action on the ground, supporting an evidence-based approach. Thanks to all our contributors and attendees.
Amazing network session with some examples of the wares produced by many around Derbyshire trying to turn the tide on biodiversity loss and our climate crisis - Sadie Manning pictured here from @beadamoss with an example of five species of sphagnum cultured at their facility
Exploring the microbial diversity of #soil is fascinating! In this paper we looked at the spatial arrangements of #fungi in relation to depth, plants, and the bacterial communities that we have previously studied, in Botswana.
Our latest work from the #Kalahari shows soil #biocrusts contain unique #fungal communities that interact with bacteria & are likely involved in nutrient & C transfers with plants
Open access paper frontiersin.org/journals/mic…
With @drelliott0net @Steve_Hoon @rsen5
Glad to have finally done some proper first aid training which I had not adequately prioritised before. The Rescue and Emergency Care course from Derek Burdett was fantastic. If I miss an admin deadline nevermind this was worth it.
First aid training including remote, outdoor situations. All set for intrepid field trips with our students @DerbyUni @elleatkins @drelliott0net @AlessiaBani @JoanaChimpa
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Really happy to launch the new "Good practice guidelines for long-term #ecoacoustic #monitoring in the UK", in time for spring. Available here: researchgate.net/publication….
Produced by myself at @manchestermet and @abr_eco at @bakerconsultant. with funding from @acoustics_uk
Learnt a lot about #acoustic #ecology and enjoyed being part of this... Some interesting projects coming up. I think acoustic monitoring is a great tool for monitoring biodiversity change over time.
1. Very pleased to announce new "Good practice guidelines for long-term #ecoacoustic #monitoring in the UK", produced by @MMUEcolEnv and @bakerconsultant, in association with @acoustics_ac_uk and a great team of co-authors. Link here: researchgate.net/publication…
I had a break from twitter, back to give it another go now. Sorry if you tried to get in touch and I missed it.
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Interested in #carbon #biodiversity and #rewilding? Apply to do a #PhD with me, @drelliott0net, and Dr Mark Bulling! #PhDposition
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nice figure, bit animal-centric. #Bacteria and #fungi and #plants shown to have more biomass than animals. Plants 450Gt, Bacteria 70Gt, Fungi 12Gt, ALL Animals mere 2.6 Gt (carbon masses). Full version and some notes at visualcapitalist.com/all-the…
Our planet supports an incredible diversity of species.
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Explore the composition of the living world in terms of biomass via
🎨@markabelan / @Sheril_
Fantastic figure, shame this is behind a paywall though in 2021! No need for that. science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/… . I think the work of @GEOBON_org on EBV's is great and we are starting to be able to understand/protect biodiversity in a new exciting way - including #soil #microbiology
Getting the big picture of #biodiversity
Super article in @ScienceMagazine on the need to monitor biodiversity change across scales and levels of organization. Lovely focus on @CavenderG9 work. Delighted to see spotlight on @GEOBON_org framework
DOI: 10.1126/science.acx9637
#soil surface #biocrust #microbial ecology remote-sensing etc. researchers please consider submitting to @FrontMicrobiol special issue- Biological Soil Crusts: Spatio-temporal Dev. & Ecological Functions of Soil Surface Microbial Communities across Scales frontiersin.org/research-top…
ALT sampling a biocrust in Diamantina National Park, Australia.
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Happy #SphagnumMonday and the start of #COP26!
This Sphagnum has been growing for 4 years in our sustainable greenhouse.
Sphagnum grows so quickly that it's a whopping 160 cm (5ft 4") tall - the same height as Barbara!
This tube is at @COP26 Peatland Pavilion because...
Shome mishtake shurely? I think EU MISSION A Soil Deal for Europe meant to say "#soil" solutions not "concrete" solutions?
.@EU_Commission will invest in soil research and awareness through the @HorizonEU mission "A Soil Deal for Europe" - Nathalie Sauze-Vandevyver @EUAgri
ec.europa.eu/info/research-a…
There will be a revolution in soil research and outreach!
#EUSOforum #EUmissions #HorizonEU
Nice! I tried "hot composting" this year and it worked great. Worth the effort to save the planet and also save money too. Give it a try. #microbiology in action! Resources that helped me: cwmi.css.cornell.edu/factshe… + deepgreenpermaculture.com/di…
Our latest paper on #carbon cycle in Australian drylands. Previously we reported on microbial composition and wind erosion of these #soils (dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004…). Microbes affect both particulate and gaseous carbon transformations/transport. Still lots to learn about that.
New paper in @Geoderma_Jrnl special issue on biocrusts from Diamantina Nat Park, Australia
Some biocrusts photosynthesise immediately when wet, but others don't, even though they look similar. We were intrigued. Thanks to a great team, eds & reviewers.
doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2…
Out of my comfort zone doing plant surveys this week for long-term ecology research at @derbyuniesrc Cuckoo Tors Buxton.
@NutNetGlobal #DragNet. Grateful to have excellent #biology #zoology students and @Steve_Hoon sharing their knowledge and helping out...
Great idea to make academic publishing involve less unnecessary work creation. I will definitely consider this, the link is worth a read.
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Our new paper is now out! Synthesis from 10 boreal peatlands shows that differences in CH4 emissions between peatland types are more likely caused by differences in production than in oxidation @INAR_FIN @ilmatiede @uef @ICOS_Finland
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