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Ethan Mitchell-Innes

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PhD student at RBGE and Edi School of GeoSciences working on the biogeography and evolution of root traits/rhizospheres in tropical grasslands! RHS Chelsea flower show medalist 🌿

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Loved getting to talk all things awns with you Jess, can’t wait to continue the grassy themes into the next few years!

25.12.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Little pre Christmas treat

16.12.2025 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Soil properties and road proximity likely influence plant and bacterial traits and diversity more than habitat size in small urban greenspaces The global decline in biodiversity can be partly ameliorated by sympathetic design of green spaces within urban environments. This includes roundabouts on road systems. This study utilised a combinat....

My first ever paper is out! If you are intrested in soil microbes and plant communities in urban habitats please do take a look. doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

11.12.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few snaps from the Go Belowground course held in South Bohemia, Czechia. A fantastic first week to my PhD!

30.09.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Drought shelters (and their little wonders)

27.06.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting to the root of the MRes

27.06.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stumbling through this MRes like a lamb fresh to pasture

22.05.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am so excited to share that in September I will be starting a PhD at the The University of Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh through the E5 DTP. The work will focus on the traits, ecology and evolution of geoxyles across continents and will be supervised by @jess-rickenback.bsky.social!

02.04.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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🌴🏠

02.03.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today I started setting up a new long term drought experiment on campus, stay tuned for rain out shelters and roots!

30.01.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nosferatu had nothing on the terror of my 3rd year bioinformatics module

11.01.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Audibly gasped when I saw these charming little drawings in Melbourne, a little bit of storage organ representation, feels very reminiscent of the drawings often seen on @exfumo.bsky.social socials!

03.01.2025 06:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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She’s a stunner

02.01.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

EHU take a class out every year to write keys based of the flora in Tenerife, this will be a fab resource!

01.01.2025 09:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A sneak preview of the advance copy of the new Field Guide to the wild flowers of the Canary Islands, published by Kew. My coauthors and I cover more than 2000 species, and we hope to inspire people with one of the world's most iconic island floras 🌞

01.01.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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@bucbotany.bsky.social t-shirt in a rainforest, I’ve reached botanical prime

30.12.2024 22:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting all halophytic with it

26.12.2024 11:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crimbo done well!

26.12.2024 00:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photograph of a yellow coloured, round-bodied springtail looking upwards, wearing a santa style christmas hat.

A photograph of a yellow coloured, round-bodied springtail looking upwards, wearing a santa style christmas hat.

Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy holiday season (Meri Kirihimete!), and wonderful things for 2025.

Thanks for all of your support this year with my macro and SciComm - life has thrown me some lovely ups & some significant downs this year, but we look ever forwards not backwards! Cheers!

24.12.2024 22:08 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in my safe space (Royal botanical gardens Victoria)

20.12.2024 10:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jet lagging in Melbourne

17.12.2024 07:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had an absolutely fab time at #BES2024 a week full of plant traits, roots, microbes and soils!

14.12.2024 15:20 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#BES2024

10.12.2024 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are at the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social conference next week come say hi! I will be presenting a poster (A5.2) all about some #functionality and #trait work, in preparation for the new EHU drought shelters. Plus, as an honarary scouser (Liverpudlian partner) I know all the best spots in town!

08.12.2024 13:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sampling at Ainsdale- November 2024

02.12.2024 20:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œSoil related work” - actually me every day of my life (Manchester art gallery was a gift) #ecology

01.12.2024 18:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some #fungal joy at the Manchester art gallery, perhaps a Sarcoscypha coccinea in the first photo?

30.11.2024 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yo #botany and #ecology people, does anyone have a reliable #root phosphatases activity protocol? Something I can either do in a cuvette or 96 well plate. #soilecology

29.11.2024 18:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Submitted a manuscript and had a teams call with a potential PhD supivisory team in the same day

29.11.2024 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Timelapse of fungi and bacteria emerging from a tomato root. The soil microbiome never fails to mesmerize!
#Funga #Microbiome #SoilScience

24.11.2024 14:10 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0