Paul’s research involves understanding how carbon pools move throughout different plant communities. Specifically looking at how processes such as soil respiration link surface and subsurface ecosystems through the exchange of carbon. The goal of this research is to learn more about how these carbon exchanges vary across the landscape so that they can be accurately incorporated in climate change models.
Ecological memory stored in a landscape can help an ecosystem recover from disturbances like fire and outbreaks of disease. But what happens when climate warming disrupts that process? How long before ecological memories stored in Read more…
A study led by Northern Arizona University offers new evidence that a common framework to sort bacteria into two lifestyles doesn’t easily apply to bacteria living in wild soil. The findings, published in The ISME Journal, show Read more…
In 2002, the Odyssey probe discovered evidence of past ice on Mars. The U.S. Congress authorized the Iraq War resolution. The Anaheim Angels won the World Series. And in a meadow 15 miles north of Read more…