Completely fascinated by these pictures of abandoned farm houses:
Photographer Niki Feijen's eerie images of the abandoned farm houses | Mail Online.
. And that got me wondering – what happens to the microbial ecology of a building once it is abandoned. I am not familiar with any studies of this and a few quick searches did not turn anything up. But maybe I missed something. Anyone out there know of any such work? If not – it could make an interesting project …
@phylogenomics Sigh.
@phylogenomics Lots of abandoned places showcased by @AbandonedPics. We need to mobilize the citizen scientists to sample them!
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@YourWild_Life @phylogenomics so @AbandonedPics would be a good place for inspiration!
@pathogenomenick @YourWild_Life @phylogenomics @AbandonedPics I love this idea We should totally get a grant to study abandoned microbiomes
@jennomics @phylogenomics @AbandonedPics Please have them contact us by email – see #citsci study: http://t.co/fFhhSQ7MPW
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Interesting post. I was just talking about this possibility with a lawyer who works on vacant properties. She sent me a link to a research group that focuses on vacant properties: http://vacantpropertyresearch.com/. It looks like they mostly focus on social science aspects though.