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If you're interested in learning soil microscopy, this little guide is a fantastic place to start.

Also, check out the author's incredible artwork while you're over there!

mikroliv.no/Microscope%20guide…

#soilhealth #smallfarming #soil #microorganisms #gardening #compost

#gardening #soil #soilhealth #MicroOrganisms #smallfarming #compost

These are the beautiful spore-producing structures of plasmodial slime molds. Which is your favourite colour?

Originally considered Fungi, these Myxomycetes are now classed as Amoebozoans - single celled organisms with thousands of nuclei... not animals or fungi but something else entirely!

#SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #Fungi #MacroPhotography #Nature #MoldMonday #Soil

A photograph of slime mold fruiting bodies on a log. The slime molds are a round white blobs on transparent stalks.
A photograph of a slime mold fruiting body on a log. The slime mold is a round orange blob on a transparent stalk.
A photograph of slime mold fruiting bodies on a log. The slime molds are a round black blobs on red stalks.
#nature #macrophotography #soil #fungi #SoilBiodiversity #soilecology #moldmonday

🌳🌱 Did you know woody plants can reshape soil health in #drylands? A study by Martha Mary Farella, David D. Breshears and Rachel Gallery shows that woody plant cover alone can predict nearly 50% of #soil function changes, including nutrient levels and microbial activity. Learn more from their dataset and article at doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.1227… and doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005838. Image: Stockcake
#OpenData #OpenScience #Drylands #Soilhealth #UniversityofArizona
Massive ancient tree with sprawling exposed roots captures nature's resilience and beauty in warm golden sunlight.

Data for "Predicting drivers of collective soil function with woody plant encroachment in complex landscapes"

Dataset used for analysis in manuscript titled, "Predicting drivers of collective soil function with woody plant encroachment in complex landscapes" (manuscript in preparation). See README.txt for a detailed description of the dataset.
figshare
#openscience #opendata #soil #soilhealth #drylands #universityofarizona

Seeds and Soil Farm is focused on regenerative agriculture, ecological gardening and bio intensive farming practices. Building healthy soil, creating nutritious local food and saving viable seed is where we place our energy.

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#agroecology #agroecologia #agroécologie #permaculture #permacultura #agroforestry #agrofloresta #agroforesterie #notill #ecological #gardening #biointensive #organic #foodsecurity #organicfood #soil #healthysoil #regenerative #seed #alaska

a handful of leeks
carrots planted in the ground
a consortium of plants in a vegetable garden
two plants in a garden
#gardening #Permaculture #FoodSecurity #agroecology #soil #organic #alaska #permacultura #seed #ecological #regenerative #agroecologia #agroecologie #agroforestry #agrofloresta #agroforesterie #notill #biointensive #organicfood #healthysoil

🚨 New collaborative results from the lab:
Only a minority of bacteria grow after wetting in both natural and post-mining biocrusts in a hyperarid phosphate mine
#soil #stable_isotopes #post_mining #drylands
soil.copernicus.org/articles/9…

Only a minority of bacteria grow after wetting in both natural and post-mining biocrusts in a hyperarid phosphate mine

Abstract. Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are key contributors to desert ecosystem functions, therefore, biocrust restoration following mechanical disturbances is imperative.
soil.copernicus.org
#soil #stable_isotopes #post_mining #drylands

Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress

nature.com/articles/s43705-023…

#microbiology #soil #ecology


Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress - ISME Communications

ISME Communications - Evaluating the role of bacterial diversity in supporting soil ecosystem functions under anthropogenic stress
Nature
#ecology #microbiology #soil

Hi Mastodon #garden lovers or #soil knowers or #fungus experts, I have no idea what I've come home to in part of my newly planted garden, #help? looks like some sort of #seed? I recently added a heavy dose of #compost to this garden and planted lupin seeds underneath this particular area, but this looks odd!
small brown cups hold tiny black seeds and sit in mixed compost
#garden #help #soil #fungus #seed #compost

This week, 24 new Winogradsky columns came into being, with help from the KS2 classes at my local school 🦠💚

As they all needed egg yolks, back at home I'm now making meringues! Lots and lots of meringues!!!

I have no idea how the students mud jars will end up, but here's a pic of one of my winter experiments a couple of years ago with soil/water from the same river...

#WinogradskyColumn #soil #microbiology #StemAmbassador

A Winogradsky Column (glass bottle filled with mud). Algae has turned the glass at the top orange and green. The top layer of the soil has a thick black stripe. Deeper the mud is specked with pockets of olive green and yellow. At the bottom there is a deep red layer.
#microbiology #soil #winogradskycolumn #stemambassador

In the background, the #beach opposite #stornoway #harbour where we deployed our new equipment to capture #rope and #net mending #cuttings (#ELFG). The situation is pretty bad with #soil mostly composed of
#plastic fibre once the #seaweed has decomposed. Hopefully we will stop this from occurring in our #environment.
Me holding a sign to stay on path on a plastic-covered pebble beach
The tideline on the beach is dominated by floatsam deposit which is seaweed and net and rope mending off cuts. About 10% of the picture is plastic fibre here
#beach #environment #soil #plastic #seaweed #elfg #cuttings #net #rope #harbour #stornoway

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