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...
Selected Publications: Chan, F.C., Arain, M.A., Khomik, M., Brodeur, J.J., Peichl, M., Restrepo-Coupe, N., Thorne, R., Beamesderfer, E., McKenzie, S., Xu, B. and Croft, H., 2018. Carbon, water and energy exchange dynamics of a young pine plantation forest during the...
Mike’s research focuses on the pathways of carbon and nitrogen during leaf litter decomposition in stream ecosystems. At NAU, Mike hopes to understand changes in the breakdown of organic matter within the context of global change, and predict how these shifts might...
Trees are uniquely long lived, and so their responses to the environment integrate climate across multiple time scales. Peltier uses tree rings to ask questions about tree physiology over longer time scales, and how that physiology is altered by global change drivers,...
Hannah is researching how local adaptation of native plant populations might influence plant trait and performance. Using a common garden approach, this research aims to broaden our understanding of where to source native seeds for large-scale ecological restoration....
