I am an ecosystem ecologist.
I use a variety of field and laboratory techniques to understand and predict how ecosystems are shaped by climatic change. Specifically, I work at the root-soil interface to investigate how atmospheric and climatic change alters belowground carbon and nutrient cycling. The ultimate goal of my research program is to improve our ability to predict ecosystem responses to environmental change and thus better inform policy decisions.
My research is generally focused on answering two questions: (1) How does environmental change alter the balance among nutrient limitation, ecosystem production, and carbon partitioning? (2) How do fine-root production and mortality affect soil carbon storage and nutrient cycling throughout the soil profile? My research questions broadly encompass ecosystems ranging from temperate forests to boreal peatlands to arctic tundra.
I use a variety of field and laboratory techniques to understand and predict how ecosystems are shaped by climatic change. Specifically, I work at the root-soil interface to investigate how atmospheric and climatic change alters belowground carbon and nutrient cycling. The ultimate goal of my research program is to improve our ability to predict ecosystem responses to environmental change and thus better inform policy decisions.
My research is generally focused on answering two questions: (1) How does environmental change alter the balance among nutrient limitation, ecosystem production, and carbon partitioning? (2) How do fine-root production and mortality affect soil carbon storage and nutrient cycling throughout the soil profile? My research questions broadly encompass ecosystems ranging from temperate forests to boreal peatlands to arctic tundra.
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'How it all began' ... Why geology makes me nervous, how I deal with impostor syndrome, and why I love what I do...
'I am a scientist' ... I am curious. I walk through a forest, dissatisfied with the dappled light dancing over green leaves... 'New voices, at last' ... We encourage the first members of New Voices to be bold... 'Taller plants moving into warmer Arctic' ... long observation series are invaluable... 'In the dead of winter' ... all the action in the tundra is below ground... |
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
- J. R. R. Tolkien