Testing the Drivers and Scale-dependency of Plant-Fungal-Bacterial Community Co-assembly
Plant community composition and growth rates are strongly influenced by their interactions with mutualistic and pathogenic microbes. Carbon return from terrestrial systems to the atmosphere occurs via respiration, the bulk of which is due to microbial break down of dead plant material. To understand Arctic contributions to the global climate system, we must understand the ecologies of the plant and microbial communities in the Arctic.
Previous Publications & Outreach
Rich and cold: diversity, distribution and drivers of fungal communities in patterned-ground ecosystems of the North American Arctic
Peeking through a frosty window: molecular insights into the ecology of Arctic soil fungi
Distribution and drivers of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities across the North American Arctic
Proposal: Testing the drivers and scale-dependency of plant-fungal-bacterial community co-assembly across the Arctic
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Donald Lee Taylor
Donald A. (Skip) Walker
Cristina D. Takacs-Vesbach
Inger Greve Alsos
Ina Timling
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The Alaska Geobotany Center is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Our office is located in room 252, on the second floor of the Arctic Health Research Building.