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As arctic temperatures rise, we expect to see dramatic changes due to thawing permafrost soils. Permafrost stores half the total amount of carbon (C) found in soils globally, and twice as much C as is found in the atmosphere. As permafrost thaws, the stored C becomes vulnerable to loss because Read more…

Juliana’s research focuses on the impacts of fire in freshwater environments and how changed fluvial geomorphology and stream water chemistry affect leaf litter decomposition. She hopes this research will provide a better understanding for management purposes in post-fire aquatic environments and over all restoration efforts.

How do dams affect aquatic food webs? That’s one question that brought Anya Metcalfe to NAU, where she’s now a second-year Masters student in Jane Marks’ Lab. Anya’s research is unique at Ecoss because it’s using samples collected by a wide array of citizens rather than trained ecologists. Anya’s research Read more…

Google Scholar page Morrissey’s research focuses on the microbial ecology underlying biogeochemical processes of interest to society. Her work ranges from studying techniques to ameliorate nitrogen pollution to predicting the consequences of climate change associated sea-level rise. Morrissey aims to engage in research that both expands society’s theoretical understanding of Read more…

Dr. Plaza is broadly interested in the responses of soil organic matter to climate change in permafrost ecosystems, their impact on ecosystem functioning, and feedback to global warming. Plaza’s research at NAU is particularly focused on the mechanisms and processes that control soil organic matter destabilization and stabilization at the Read more…

While most ecosystem scientists measure the exchange of carbon dioxide between the land surface and the atmosphere vertically, Emily Romano is measuring the sideways flow of carbon. A second year PhD student in Ted Schuur’s lab at Ecoss, she is researching how much carbon is released from thawing permafrost via Read more…