Effects of increased climate variability and extreme climate events on the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems.

The aim of this project is to achieve an improved knowledge of the response of the terrestrial carbon cycle to climate variability and extremes. Specifically, effects of extreme weather events on plant growth and its underlying processes, crop yields and harvestable products, soil processes such as microbial respiration and water retention, soil carbon stocks and ecosystem carbon sequestration will be studied over a wide range of ecosystems.

Keywords:TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM, BIODIVERSITY, ECOLOGY, CLIMATE SYSTEM

Disciplines:Ecology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences