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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 25/04/2025

This #biocrust research www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... assessed carbon exhange, an important functional role of biocrusts in the global #carbon cycle. I loved the images that illustrate succession, and was fascinated that the intermediate cyanolichen type exhibited the strongest C fixation.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 16/04/2025

From the archives! Charles Keeling on "Rewards and Penalties of Monitoring the Earth". scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/assets/publi... . A good read for research students and supervisors, covering personal and political challenges for pursuit and application of #science for enhancing human life and prosperity.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 16/04/2025

I made a guard to protect the @openacousticdevices.info #audiomoth membrane... Last time the audio recorders were out on peak district moors the membranes were damaged, maybe pecked by birds, resulting in damage to the devices.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 12/11/2021

#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 t.co/vF293X2KAu

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 12/10/2021

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: t.co/kc5JRQzDwu + t.co/NawUzAG19e t.co/fkiiONifAY

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 09/07/2021

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...

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 12/01/2021

It was a pleasure opening the online debate with Spanish students @unicomplutense about "Should we put #microorganisms on the #conservation agenda?" - In English via Innovation in Teaching project from UCM. Look forward to the next events, hearing more opinions from the students.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 04/12/2020

European map of topsoil organic carbon - see how important are the peatlands of UK + Ireland for #carbon storage. Of course they are special apart from carbon too #biodiversity #soil ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/science-update/… #WorldSoilDay2020

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 10/11/2020

Soil-surface #microbiome is poorly understood yet we know it impacts many important processes. We show fundamental differences in relation to plant cover in #Botswana #Kalahari, and implications for shrub encroachment. Free access for limited time: t.co/4eMcCHZife

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 23/09/2020

Today on 2 wheels getting out a bit further in my work from home #wfh commute. Did I stop because the trail was too tough or because trail side #biodiversity caught my eye?

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 22/09/2020

#wfh saves me 2h+ commuting each day. I use some of this for personal wellbeing like exercise. This week encouraged to do a bit more in support of @macmillancancer , part of our Env Sciences @DerbyUni response to #cancer diagnosis of people close to us. www.justgiving.com/team/envsci

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 14/08/2020

Using simple #physics for checking torque wrench calibration after stripping a thread in bike forks. Can't ride until fixed which might be tricky/costly... Confirmed one wrench was wrong causing me to over-tighten pinch bolt. Other wrench spot-on.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 27/05/2020

Listening to Rob Mackenzie of @BIFoRUoB as part of @derbyuniesrc Climate Change Action Talks. I find remote conferencing works great and enables me to attend more.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 16/04/2020

Thanks @abr_eco for advice helping me get more into #acoustic #ecology supporting @derbyuniesrc research and student projects. Here is my #silentcities osf.io/h285u recording set-up. How will the lockdown impact noise pollution, natural soundscapes + #biodiversity?

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 06/12/2019

Went for 6 mile run today and saw only 1 other human. Fantastic @peakdistrict is a great place to explore #wilderness easily accessible. Tomorrow I welcome visitors to @DerbyUni for our open day #biology #zoology derby.ac.uk/biology

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 18/11/2019

We ran a custom wind tunnel in the #Australia outback (Diamantina NP) and worked out which microbes #bacteria blow off the #soil (sand) surface - or not. Implications for landscape stability, dust storms, land management, #biocrust #ecology explored. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004932

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 16/10/2019

Off to talk about #soil properties, soil formation, and soil care at the local primary school. I'm bringing an auger and showing this picture from Ainsdale @ECT_UK dunes long-term ecology research site. #biology

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 01/09/2019

Taking the open plan office to a new level in Brisbane. Attacking the backlog and planning future #soil #microbiology @derbyuniesrc research after the @biocrust4 meeting. Good coffee, free WiFi in the city and easy access by boat.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 26/08/2019

#biocrust in arctic sand dunes reported by @helijuottonen at @biocrust4 . fascinating talk and I look forward to comparing microbial dna sequences from Ainsdale dunes @ECT_UK collected with @DrJonMillett @Ciara_M_Dwyer

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 23/08/2019

I've enjoyed this week cycling to work and exploring Australia whilst hosted by Craig Strong @ANUFennerSchool , developing research and teaching together. Looking forward to @biocrust4 meeting next week at Moreton bay research station in Queensland

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 21/08/2019

amazing research on landscape genomics here at ANU research school of biology. I hope to use these biology and sensor network approaches ( www.plantphenomics.org.au ) in our @derbyuniesrc Cuckoo Tors long term ecology project... with #soil #microbiology too obviously. cc @ECT_UK

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 20/08/2019

with @ANUFennerSchool #environmental science students learning about regenerative agriculture as practised by Charlie Maslin @SoilsforLife on his farm in Gunningrah. take home: "shifting mindset from animals to the land".

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 17/07/2019

my chain fell off! thanks to kind strangers who gave me water and offered help. waiting for recovery...

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 16/07/2019

Thanks @DrJonMillett @Ciara_M_Dwyer for showing me round this fantastic site. Enjoyed getting involved in fieldwork and developing #soil research plans. Looking forward to installing our own dipwells now at @DerbyUni Cuckoo Tors research site. x.com/DrJonMillett/status/115076375…

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 27/06/2019

This #frog took up residence in a bucket full of bricks sunk into the front garden as part of a project with the kids. Now stuck with the eyesore for the sake of the frog, seen every day for the last 2 months or so. Amazing how such a little water enhances #habitat in the #garden

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 14/05/2019

What's the environmental cost of fieldwork for #teaching and #research? We could measure it and improve provision in various subject areas. Local options and maximising gain on international trips for example. Some ideas: drelliott.net/environmental-cost-of… . #carbon #flyingless

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 08/04/2019

Cryptogams seen during #5BY510 Field #Biology class today with @DerbyUni students - sphagnum moss and cladonia lichen. Little moorland helpers always nice to see!

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 08/04/2019

out with @DerbyUni #5by510 field biology students in derbyshire. surveying plants but also thinking about #soil and #microbes with @ShaunAllingham

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 04/02/2019

Found a frozen #lichen on a wall, it's been chilly in #Derbyshire @peakdistrict . These amazing plant-like things are actually a symbiosis of #fungus and algae. They play important ecological roles and are really tough but can't tolerate #pollution.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 25/01/2019

Went for a #run in the cold wet muddy hills. Lost my keys so had to go for a #bonus walk and find them. Did succeed! They were right at the top.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 21/11/2018

My #microbiology students leaving tip boxes open when on a break... Again. Trying a new approach to show them this is not good aseptic technique. Anything could land in there.

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 12/10/2018

#iamabiologist teaching our lovely students @DerbyUni and researching how microbes make soil work - implications for climate, agriculture, biodiversity, landscape. Every day is different. @RoyalSocBio member. photo by @ADThomas_1970 #kalahari

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 20/09/2018

Just noticed my #biology #geomorphology photos are being used on @Wikipedia - great! Like this one of gibber plains in Australia to illustrate habitat of the "Plains Rat" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_rat which is @IUCNRedList "vulnerable"

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 25/05/2018

PhD Studentship available with us @DerbyUni : Landscape ecology of microbes in peatlands under different management www.derby.ac.uk/research/degrees/ap… Closing date 8 June! #microbiology #environment #sustainability #derbyshire

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 03/11/2017

Marine #biology research @derbyuni @DiseaseMatters @GCAGATGCAATG we highlight drug discovery from symbiotic microbes dx.doi.org/10.3390/d9040049

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 06/03/2017

Heading to London for #Lyell17 to talk #biocrusts tomorrow. @geolsoc

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 04/11/2016

Quantification of #glacier #microbes and discharge rate. Our discussion paper is open for comment. www.biogeosciences-discuss.net/bg-2…

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 18/11/2015

First power from our #3dprinted plant-microbial fuel cells @rsen5 #soil

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 14/10/2015

Land-Use Change Impacts on #Soil Processes: Tropical and Savannah #Ecosystems. Out now www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/97817806…

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 27/08/2015

Plants are cool... but #fungi rule via @DrawAndCode @DrawtheLine #SER2015. #science #art about ecological resilience

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 27/07/2015

Heading back from Australia after working on relationships between #soil #biocrust and #dust with @jobullard @AU_DGES

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 24/05/2015

Ant crawling among #moss and #soil in my garden. Anyone know what the orange thing is? #macro

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 15/05/2015

our @PLOSONE paper- #bacteria + #fungi in degraded peat #soil, natural + managed re-vegetation dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.012…

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 14/04/2015

Diff. #biocrust communities nr Virkisjökull. Microbes, lichen, moss bring #life to bare #soil + surfaces worldwide

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David Elliott @drelliott.net · 14/04/2015

Moss and lichen biological soil crust #biocrust near svínafellsjökull glacier #Iceland.

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