Damien Maher

We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also “eat” climate gases.

(8/8) Also see the short piece we wrote for @theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/we-discovere...

13.01.2026 23:50 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests Recent studies suggest that microbes inhabit tree bark, yet little is known about their identities, functions, and environmental roles. Here we reveal, through gene-centric and genome-resolved metagen...

Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

08.01.2026 21:30 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Bark-associated diazotroph communities are a cryptic source of nitrogen in forests https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688567v1

16.11.2025 05:16 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Fortunate to have such a pristine site to work in <1 hr from SCU Lismore campus! First day scouting #Rainforest methane dynamics for Johannes’s #PhD project with @drdamo77.bsky.social and Adi

13.12.2023 06:03 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Are you looking for a fully funded PhD, in a beautiful location, that will help contribute to meaningful change. Come work with us! We are looking for a PhD candidate to develop management tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs tinyurl.com/5yf49e33

25.10.2023 05:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0