Biological, chemical, and physical mechanisms control element cycling across terrestrial ecosystems. Work in this theme focuses on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial activity, litter photodegradation, and mineral transformations such as rock weathering. By linking microbial and geochemical processes to landscape-scale functions, researchers evaluate how natural environmental gradients, land management, and global change influence soil health, greenhouse gas fluxes, and terrestrial carbon sequestration.
Principal Investigators leading research in this area include:
