Team

Yujie Liu

Long-term ecological time series are essential for evaluating the biological impacts of global change. Continuity and consistency in available time series is absolutely critical for valid inference. We ask “Can existing AmeriFlux data be used to extend, back in time, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) datasets that did not begin Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago

Dishant Patel

Research area of Dishant revolves around environmental microbiology, microbial genomics and metagenomics. His previous research work uncovered the complexity of enriched bacterial community to devise self-sustainable bio-electrochemical systems for textile wastewater bioremediation. Now in Navarro lab, he investigates the trophic interactions between bacteria and protists and the impact of these Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago

Alison Post

Alison is an ecosystem ecologist interested in how grasslands respond to climate change. She’s previously used large-scale field experiments to test how grasslands respond to altered precipitation patterns. Currently, she uses repeat digital photography (PhenoCam) and modeling to understand how climate influences the timing of seasonal transitions across diverse grassland Read more…
By Stephanie Mayer, ago

Jon M. Wells

Jon aims to improve our understanding of global carbon cycling through data-model integration. His previous work investigated carbon flow in tropical agroecosystems, including soil carbon protection mechanisms and conversion of bioenergy grasses to fuel. He now focuses on quantifying US land carbon sequestration potential and uncertainty using matrix models and Read more…
By Stephanie Mayer, ago

Jasmine Anenberg

Jasmine Anenberg is currently a PhD student in ECOSS and the School of Forestry, working in a soil ecology lab co-advised by Matt Bowker and Anita Antoninka. Jasmine is exploring how to use biological soil crust as an innovative tool for ecological restoration. She is currently trying to understand the Read more…
By Stephanie Mayer, ago

Darby Bergl

Darby’s research focuses on the interactions between the climate system and soil biogeochemistry in terrestrial ecosystems. She is interested in utilizing radiocarbon techniques and modeling approaches to comprehend how C cycling, turnover, and storage will change over time and how this relates to the global C cycle. During her doctoral Read more…
By Stephanie Mayer, ago

Jacob Blais

Jacob’s research focuses on investigating how changes in precipitation mean and variance may independently and/or interactively influence plant phenology and photosynthesis in dryland ecosystems. Jacob is using PhenoCam imagery and eddy covariance data from the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site for his research. More broadly, Jacob is interested in Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago

Lynn Bonomo

Lynn Bonomo is a PhD student advised by Javier A. Ceja-Navarro. She is researching the gut microbiome of coffee berry borer beetles and how altering their gut microbiome affects their ability to ingest caffeine. Her research uses metagenomics and culturing to research how bacteriophages affect caffeine absorption. Full Curriculum Vitae Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago

Shelby Byerly

Shelby is interested in characterizing the regeneration niches of pinyon and juniper by determining the functional differences between pinyon and juniper seedlings and how these relate to their ecophysiology and the environmental conditions required for their regeneration. Full Curriculum Vitae    
By Stephanie Mayer, ago