Proposed projects:

Effects of elevated CO₂ on the production and turnover of mycorrhizal mycelium and the formation and priming of soil organic matter

Ongoing projects:

Colonization rates of fine roots by mycorrhizal fungi under elevated CO₂

Impacts of Global Climate Change on Soil Bacterial Communities and Functional Biodiversity in Pine Plantations.

Effects of CO₂ enrichment on mycorrhizae in an intact pine forest.

Quantifying the bacterial and fungal contribution to C-sequestration under elevated atmospheric CO₂

Completed projects:

Drought Recovery of Soil Fungi

A Microbial Observatory in the Duke Forest: Exploring Fungal Diversity in Response to Environmental Change

Impacts of elevated CO₂ on plant disease severity at the Duke FACE site

Shifts in soil microbial community structure and metabolism in a pine forest with elevated CO₂: a preliminary study

Fungal endophytes of Pinus taeda needles and their response to elevated CO₂

Effects of a CO₂ enriched atmosphere on ectomycorrhizal community diversity and structure

Dynamics of Soil Decomposer System to UV Radiation

Linking microbial activity and soil organic matter transformations in forest soils under elevated CO₂