Soil Ecology Lab  

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Researchers in the Soil Ecology Lab study how soil organisms respond to the environment and affect plant communities and ecosystem properties.

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Research projects

Current research 

  • Collaborative studies of mycorrhizas in long-term experiments in Europe. Fulbright Commission 
  • Effects of herbivores and mycorrhizas on N-fixers across soil and climate gradients in the Serengeti. NSF (DEB-0842327) 
  • Understanding plant-soil-microbial processes to enhance soil carbon sequestration in bioenergy feedstock production USDA (AB-5-67690)  
  • Detecting the impacts of nitrogen pollution on vegetation and soils in Grand Canyon National Park. NPS (R2350105511)  

Past research

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Lab photos

Check out some photographs from the field.