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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Jun 20

Nice! Thanks Rory for working with us.

Rory @rcoconnor.bsky.social · Jun 17

Starting to measure #CrustNet plots, and learning some of our biocrust species! Thanks @sierrajech.bsky.social for coming out to NGBER! @matthewbowker1.bsky.social @ecology-awesome.bsky.social

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Rory @rcoconnor.bsky.social · Jun 17

Starting to measure #CrustNet plots, and learning some of our biocrust species! Thanks @sierrajech.bsky.social for coming out to NGBER! @matthewbowker1.bsky.social @ecology-awesome.bsky.social

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Apr 10

@ecoss-nau.bsky.social

Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Apr 10

Today is the LAST DAY to submit a Letter of Intent for our Large Scale call, through our #CommunityScience Program.

We’re looking for projects that leverage systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities. More details in the links below! 🖥️🧬

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@axelvisel.bsky.social

Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Mar 24

DEADLINE 4/10‼️
Submit an LOI to our Large Scale call for expansive sequencing, synthetic biology or metabolomics capabilities. User testimonials below!
🖥️🧬 🧪🦠🌱🍄

More info: jointgeno.me/LargeScaleCSP
FAQ: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/FAQ

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

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Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Apr 10

Today is the LAST DAY to submit a Letter of Intent for our Large Scale call, through our #CommunityScience Program.

We’re looking for projects that leverage systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities. More details in the links below! 🖥️🧬

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@axelvisel.bsky.social

Joint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · Mar 24

DEADLINE 4/10‼️
Submit an LOI to our Large Scale call for expansive sequencing, synthetic biology or metabolomics capabilities. User testimonials below!
🖥️🧬 🧪🦠🌱🍄

More info: jointgeno.me/LargeScaleCSP
FAQ: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us/proposals/FAQ

@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

Bruce Hungate of NAU on the JGI's Community Science Program

YouTube video by DOE Joint Genome Institute

www.youtube.com

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Mar 12

Upcoming webinar...sounds cool!

The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative @thegsbi.bsky.social · Mar 12

📣GSBI Speaks is back again in one week! Join us to learn about soil inoculation 🦠🍄

March 19, 2025, 9:30 MDT, 11:30 EDT, 15:30 GMT, 16:30 CET

Register here: buff.ly/UgQ3EeA

Learn more here:

buff.ly/TnwGnHF

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The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative @thegsbi.bsky.social · Mar 12

📣GSBI Speaks is back again in one week! Join us to learn about soil inoculation 🦠🍄

March 19, 2025, 9:30 MDT, 11:30 EDT, 15:30 GMT, 16:30 CET

Register here: buff.ly/UgQ3EeA

Learn more here:

buff.ly/TnwGnHF

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Mar 4

Had an experience alot like that 2 days ago!

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 27

Done!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 27

You're already in there!

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Feb 19

Can biocrust #moss hide from #climatechange? Fine-scale habitat sheltering improves summer stress resistance in Syntrichia caninervis

New #AJB research by Theresa Clark, Alexander Russell, Joshua Greenwood, Dale Devitt, Daniel Stanton & Lloyd Stark

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

A four-part graphic: (A) Elevations (m a.s.l.) surveyed for Syntrichia caninervis in the Sheep Range of the Mojave Desert National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR). EPSCoR-NevCAN climate towers are shown at each elevation zone site. Final sample of 92 microsites (20 × 20 cm quadrats enumerated in (C) spanned three aridity exposure gradients: (B) elevation zones, (C) topography zones (northerly, southerly, or flat transects), and (D) microhabitat shade types. For each topography zone in (C), the slope and microhabitat frequency are shown, and missing squares indicate S. caninervis was not found for a given zone or microhabitat type.

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Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · Feb 19

The Dems on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology have setup a site to collect info on the impact of the mass firings at federal science agencies. If you were fired and are willing to share (including anonymously) it’s here democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

democrats-science.house.gov

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 17

This is a nice post, with crossover value to multiple scientific fields.

Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Feb 17

New blog post!

Sometimes, when reviewing a manuscript, it's really unclear to me what precisely the authors are trying to do -- which makes it hard to evaluate the work properly.

So, here's some advice for how to ensure that readers don't get lost.
www.the100.ci/2025/02/17/r...

Reviewer notes: Avoid any ambiguity about analysis aims

For any central statistical analysis that you report in your manuscript, it should be absolutely clear for readers why the analysis is being conducted in the first place – that is, the analysis goal s...

www.the100.ci

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Feb 17

New blog post!

Sometimes, when reviewing a manuscript, it's really unclear to me what precisely the authors are trying to do -- which makes it hard to evaluate the work properly.

So, here's some advice for how to ensure that readers don't get lost.
www.the100.ci/2025/02/17/r...

Reviewer notes: Avoid any ambiguity about analysis aims

For any central statistical analysis that you report in your manuscript, it should be absolutely clear for readers why the analysis is being conducted in the first place – that is, the analysis goal s...

www.the100.ci

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 12

Sure, will do shortly!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 11

Hi does anyone have a good suggestion for a documentary film about terra preta and biochar addition to soil. It's for an intro soils class. Had been using an old BBC doc, but it is quite dated now.

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victorleshyk.bsky.social @victorleshyk.bsky.social · Feb 10

My new #sciart accompanies research by @ecoss-nau.bsky.social that outlines drastic changes to come if global warming keeps up and heats up the Arctic: news.nau.edu/arctic-warmi...
These four illustrated scenarios show how (thread) -

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victorleshyk.bsky.social @victorleshyk.bsky.social · Feb 10

NEW WARNING about ARCTIC WARMING: My new #sciart accompanies research by Ted Schuur, @ecoss-nau.bsky.social et al that carries urgent warnings for the effects that global warming is having on the Arctic: news.nau.edu/arctic-warmi...

illustration comparing the effects of 2 global warming scenarios: an increase of 1.5 vs. 2.7 celsius. The higher warming scenario will cause loss of all sea ice during Arctic summer, shrinking of Greenland's ice sheet, and thaw of roughly half of existing permafrost by the year 2100

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 9

Very well done!

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 8

Done!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 8

Great, you've been added!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 8

Hi Nico, Done!

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 8

done!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 7

done!

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · Feb 5

Favorite sign so far

A hand-drawn old school doge meme, it's quite good

Text: fake agency, much illegal, very data breach, such treasury, unelected, very cool, wow

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 5

Done!

Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 5

Done!

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 5

Done!

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thanks for your response, Marten. Seems like it would be easy for GS to make a way to scrape papers and citations for multiple authors. Shame that they don't. Anyway, one day I'd like to do this for our research center and your example is a nice inspiration.

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 4

Hi Marten - very cool. May I ask how you built that, I tried to do a page for a group using the "add coauthors" button. But it did not work. Adding co-authors did not capture additionla papers or citations.

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Matthew Bowker @matthewbowker1.bsky.social · Feb 2

You're already on the list!

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