William H. Schlesinger

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Principal Investigator:

William H. Schlesinger
James B. Duke Professor, Biogeochemistry and Dean
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
 

Students:

  Andrew Allen
    Ph.D. 2000
  Jeffrey Andrews
    Ph.D. 2000
  Kirsten Hofmockel

Research Projects:

Ongoing:

Long-term analyses of carbon sequestration in a loblolly pine –hardwood forest growing under elevated CO2

Completed:

Assesing the production of secondary compounds in poison ivy (Rhus radicans) as a function of rising carbon dioxide

Carbon and nutrient flow through multiple trophic levels in CO2-enriched plant communities

Changes in nitrogen cycling as a result of forest growth at high CO2

Changes in Soil Carbon Storage with Forest Growth under Free-Air CO2 Enrichment

Changes in Soil Respiration, Soil pCO2, and Rock Weathering accompanying forest growth at high CO2, using Free-Air CO2 Enrichment

Effects of elevated CO2 on the components of ecosystem respiration using stable isotopes

The effects of global climate change on carbon transport to groundwater under forest vegetation in the Free - Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) experiment at the Duke Forest

The role of root exudates in ameliorating nutrient limitation and understanding carbon sequestration

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