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Current Projects

1- Biodiversity-Ecosystem function relationships in pitcher plant metacommunities​

Using field sampling and manipulative experiments and natural variation in pitcher plant microbial diversity, we are exploring the degradative functioning of bacterial communities. Funded by NSF CAREER grant (NSF2046214).

2- Microbial ecology of conservation: Astragalus applegatei ​'s mycorrhizae

In collaboration with Dr. Kerry Byrne (Department of Environmental science and management, HSU), we are investigating whether soil microorganisms can improve the success of populations of an endangered plant.

3- Microbiome of invasive marine invertebrates

In collaboration with Dr. Will Ryan and Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield (The University of Alabama at Birmingham). We are studying the variation in microbial communities of a wide spread invasive anemone. We are interested in the role of local conditions, host's reproductive status and population genetics in driving microbial community assembly.

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