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).
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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.
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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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Collaborative Projects and research past
