Research interests
- Plant-microbial interactions, microbiomes, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, global change, coastal dune ecology
Areas of interest:
- Plant-microbial interactions
- Community ecology of mutualisms
- Soil biodiversity and carbon storage
- Biodiversity and ecosystem function linkages
- Community and ecosystem response to global change
Broadly, my group is interested in the biotic and abiotic contexts that shape the composition of ecological communities and the functioning of ecosystems. We use a combination of microcosm experiments, manipulative field experiments, and global-scale observational experiments to explore: 1) the drivers of biodiversity at local and global scales, 2) how fine-scale changes in plant-microbiomes scale to influence community interactions and ecosystem function, and 3) how global change will re-shape interactions among microbial communities, plant communities, plant microbiomes, and ecosystem function.
Research:
- What are the drivers of biodiversity at local and global scales?
- Do fine-scale changes in plant microbiomes scale to influence community interactions and ecosystem function across the landscape?
- How will global change re-shape interactions among microbial communities, hosts, and ecosystem function?
Broadly, we are interested in the biotic and abiotic contexts that shape both composition of ecological communities and the functioning of ecosystems.
Keywords: Biology
