Dr. Brianne Palmer
Contact information
Nußallee 8
Paläontologie, Raum 0.003
Telefon: ++49 (0) 228 73 3078
Fax.: ++49 (0) 228 73 3509
E-Mail: bpalmer[at]uni-bonn.de
Major academic positions
- Currently: Postdoctoral scientist in Paleontology, University of Bonn, Germany
- 2022: Ph.D. in Ecology, Specialization in Soil Microbial Ecology, San Diego State University and University of California, Davis
- 2016: B.Sc. in Conservation and Restoration Ecology, with minors in Biology and English, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
Research interests
- Role of microbes in ecosystem processes
- Microbial community assembly and succession
- Plant–microbe interactions
- Microbial response to environmental change
Publications
Peer-reviewed research papers
- Palmer, B., Lawson, D., and Lipson, D. In review. Biocrust cover is greater than unburned controls one year after a prescribed fire. Western North American Naturalist.
- Reeve, S., Palmer, B., Cobb, P., Pietrasiak, and N. Lipson, D. 2023. Facilitating restoration of degraded biological soil crusts using mixed culture inoculation. Arid Environments, 208: 104876. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196322001719
- Palmer, B., Lawson, D., and Lipson, D. 2022. Years after a fire, biocrust microbial communities remain similar to unburned communities in a coastal grassland. Microbial Ecology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00248-022-02137-y
- Palmer, B., Hernandez, R., and Lipson, D. 2020. The fate of biological soil crusts after fire: A meta-analysis. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24: e01380.
- Palmer, B. 2019. Restoration ecology: The study of applied optimism. 2019. Restoration Ecology, 27: 1192–1193.
