Research Interests

1. •Legacies of land-use change on biogeochemistry and biodiversity
   

2. •New species assemblages effects on ecosystem structure and function
   

3. •Nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems
   

4. •Carbon cycle dynamics
   

5. •Plant-litter-soil organic matter decomposition continuum
   

6. •Mechanisms of soil organic matter formation and stabilization
   

Research in our group integrates field and lab experimental work across different scales, from landscape-level effects of changes in land use on species composition and carbon pools, to molecular changes in organic matter chemistry.  We use stable and radioisotopes, spectroscopic, and analytical techniques to quantify process rates, identify sources and sinks, and better understand underlying mechanisms controlling stabilization and losses of organic matter and elements within and across ecosystems. 

Prospective Graduate Students and Post-Docs

If you are interested in joining my research group, please send me an e-mail describing your research interests, past research experience, and your CV.  You can find more information about Geography at UW-Madison at the graduate program websites.  Opportunities exist for collaborations with the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), the Center for Climatic Research (CCR), the Land Tenure Center (LTC), the Center for History and the Environment (CHE), Wisconsin Ecology (WE), and the Center for Limnology (CFL).

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External Links

1. •Long-Term Ecological Research Network
   

2. •Luquillo Experimental Forest
   

3. •International Institute for Tropical Forestry
   

4. •Organization for Tropical Studies
   

5. •DOE Global Change Education Program
   

6. •Earth Science Women’s Network
   

7. •DISCCRS
   

8. •Teh Biogeochemistry Lab at University of St. Andrews
   

9. •The Silver Lab at UC Berkeley
   

10. •Pedology Group in the Department of Geography at UCSB