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Researcher
Kevin Van Sundert
- Research Expertise:My research domain concerns interactions between land ecosystems and climate change, in both directions (through for example impacts on CO2-exchange). Focus is specifically on how grasslands and forests are impacted by warming and changes in water availability, and how ecosystem sensitivity to such changes can be modified by moderators such as nutrient availability (soil fertility) and the presence or types of microbial symbionts (mycorrhizae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria). Methods I commonly use include in-depth studies at climate change manipulation experiments, as well as large-scale syntheses, including meta-analyses, of many such experiments.
- Keywords:ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND ECOSYSTEMS, Biology
- Disciplines:Ecology, General biology, Plant biology, Other biological sciences, Other natural sciences
- Research techniques:meta-analysis, data synthesis, field experiments
- Users of research expertise:ecosystem and nature management, policy makers, education