Ethan Mitchell-Innes

Drought shelters (and their little wonders)

Getting to the root of the MRes

Stumbling through this MRes like a lamb fresh to pasture

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!

🌴🏠

Today I started setting up a new long term drought experiment on campus, stay tuned for rain out shelters and roots!

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

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!

She’s a stunner

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

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 🌞

@bucbotany.bsky.social t-shirt in a rainforest, I’ve reached botanical prime

Getting all halophytic with it

Crimbo done well!

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!

Back in my safe space (Royal botanical gardens Victoria)

Jet lagging in Melbourne

I had an absolutely fab time at #BES2024 a week full of plant traits, roots, microbes and soils!

#BES2024

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!

Sampling at Ainsdale- November 2024

“Soil related work” - actually me every day of my life (Manchester art gallery was a gift) #ecology

Some #fungal joy at the Manchester art gallery, perhaps a Sarcoscypha coccinea in the first photo?

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

Submitted a manuscript and had a teams call with a potential PhD supivisory team in the same day

Timelapse of fungi and bacteria emerging from a tomato root. The soil microbiome never fails to mesmerize!
#Funga #Microbiome #SoilScience

Hi! If you are still letting people join I would love to be included

Mass migrating all my info from twitter! The basics:
-I’m a plant/soil ecologist (big up roots)
-Did some research on roundabouts (stay tuned for a paper soon)
- I study grasslands and farms now
-Currently clawing my way towards a life in academia in the pursuit of becoming a gentleman scientist

SUMMER COME BACK

Conocybe somewhere deep in the NF #fungi #mycology #ecology