• Isotopically-labeled litter

    Scientist Caitlin Hicks Pries prepares 13C-labeled root litter to be buried at two depths within intact soil cores at one of our primary field sites in Blodgett, CA.

    Photo credit: Katerina Georgiou

  • Warming and isotopically-labelled litter

    Yellow flags indicate the locations of buried 13C-labeled root litter in plots at our primary field site in Blodgett that are being warmed by 4C throughout the year.

    Photo credit: Katerina Georgiou

  • Soil cores and aboveground biomass

    Scientist Cristina Castanha and SULI intern Caitlin O’Neil carefully take soil cores, while Ph.D. student Katerina Georgiou samples aboveground biomass. At a primary field site in Hopland, CA.

    Photo credit: Biao Zhu

  • Soil temperature and moisture sensor data

    Scientist Cristina Castanha collects temperature and moisture data from 36 soil columns in lysimeters split into heated, control, and unplanted treatments in Hopland, CA.

    Photo credit: Katerina Georgiou
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We seek to better understand the role of soils in the global climate system. As soils warm, we seek to improve this understanding of belowground biogeochemistry in the soil- plant-climate system, and use this understanding to inform prediction models.

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