I AM SO CRAZY EXCITED to share that NASA will fund our terrestrial ecology scoping study focused on #drylands! This work will inform NASA's next large-scale terrestrial field campaign and aims to hugely improve our understanding of drylands and their role in the🌍system!🧵🛰️🏜️👇

Induced and natural moss soil crusts accelerate the C, N, and P cycles of PbZn tailings dlvr.it/Sz2NfJ

A feasible method of induced biological soil crust propagation through the inoculation of moss and addition of soil amendments in a Pb-Zn tailing pond dlvr.it/Sz3kQC

The enigmatic enrichment of potassium and magnesium in runoff and floodwater in the Negev: Do biocrusts hold the key? dlvr.it/SzFKCR

The enigmatic enrichment of potassium and magnesium in runoff and floodwater in the Negev: Do biocrusts hold the key? dlvr.it/SzFR9c

Balanced biogeographic and local environmental effects determine the patterns of microbial diversity in biocrusts at multi-scales dlvr.it/SzVhLV

Long-term biocrust responses to wildfires in Washington, USA dlvr.it/SzWM0y

Cytogenotoxicity evaluation of heavy metals detected in extracts and infusion of Baccharis trimera, potential bioaccumulator plant dlvr.it/SzYwBX

Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion dlvr.it/SzvMqq

Description of six new cyanobacterial species from soil biocrusts on San Nicolas Island, California, in three genera previously restricted to Brazil dlvr.it/Szxprj

Genomic imprints of unparalleled growth dlvr.it/Szz5tS

Enhancement of nitrogen cycling and functional microbial flora by artificial inoculation of biological soil crusts in sandy soils of highway slopes dlvr.it/T0DTRc

Biocrust reduces the soil erodibility of coral calcareous sand by regulating microbial community and extracellular polymeric substances on tropical coral island, South China Sea dlvr.it/T0hVtK

Biocrust reduces the soil erodibility of coral calcareous sand by regulating microbial community and extracellular polymeric substances on tropical coral island, South China Sea dlvr.it/T0hWKc

Dune Blowouts as Microbial Hotspots and the Changes of Overall Microbial Activity and Photosynthetic Biomass Along with Succession of Biological Soil Crusts dlvr.it/T0sxDl

Phytochemistry and Micromorphology of Epicuticular Waxes in Four Juniper Species With Fragmented Distribution in the Balkans dlvr.it/T0tFFx

Ecophysiological performance of terrestrial diatoms isolated from biocrusts of coastal sand dunes dlvr.it/T0xNw2

Metatranscriptomes of two biological soil crust types from the Mojave desert in response to wetting dlvr.it/T16dgk

Metatranscriptomes of two biological soil crust types from the Mojave desert in response to wetting dlvr.it/T16q7T

A colleague (Vanessa Moreira C. Fernandes) is looking to talk to someone that has experience doing 16S amplicon work using Nanopore with students. I know I've read about this kind of work but can't seem to find any at the moment. cc Jonathan Eisen