Microbial Ecology
Thermophilic Fungi in Biological Soil Crust at the Sevilleta LTER
Poster Number: 347 Presenter/Primary Author: Andrea Porras-Alfaro Biological soil crust are common in arid ecosystems, they are mainly form by the association of a community of microorganisms including fungi, lichens and cyanobacteria.
Characterization of Endophytic Cellulose Degrading Fungi at the Sevilleta LTER site.
Poster Number: 345 Presenter/Primary Author: Andrea Porras-Alfaro Very few microorganisms are currently used in bioethanol production and the discovery of novel species with the capacity to degrade cellulose could impact directly the biofuel industry.
Life in Brown Waters: Aquatic Bacteria Respond to Increased Terrestrial Carbon Loading
Poster Number: 336 Presenter/Primary Author: Mario Muscarella Bacteria are vital for the functioning of natural and managed ecosystems due to their role in biogeochemical processes; however, it is unclear how bacteria will respond to environmental changes.
Microbial functional response to altered precipitation timing and duration – implications for the soil carbon cycle
Poster Number: 331 Presenter/Primary Author: Lydia Zeglin A significant amount of carbon (C) is processed and stored in prairie soils: grasslands cover 6.1-7.4% of the earth’s land surface and hold 7.3-11.4% of global soil C.
Mechanisms of soil C storage in bioenergy cropping systems
Poster Number: 318 Presenter/Primary Author: Lisa Tiemann Soils often accrue carbon (C) when land is converted from grain based row crops such as corn to perennial bioenergy crops.
