David Weston

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

0000-0002-4794-9913

Projects

Consequences of plant genetic variation and the surrounding microbiome on Sphagnum associated nitrogen fixation

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Weston

Project type

FICUS Research

We propose a collaborative project with JGI and EMSL to determine how Sphagnum peatmoss and microbial genetic variation interact to influence community function at elevated temperatures. As part of a…

Characterizing metabolite exchange and gene expression within a tri-partite plant – fungus -- cyanobacterium interaction using MALDI FTICR Mass Spectrometry Imaging and fluorescence-based techniques

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Weston

Project type

Limited Scope

Peatbogs are unbalanced ecosystems that gain more carbon than is released making them a critical global sink for carbon. Biological nitrogen fixation is an important nutrient input for these…

Characterizing a tripartite plant - fungus - bacteria symbiosis important to peatland carbon and nitrogen cycling

Lead Institution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Weston

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The importance of plant-microbiome systems on terrestrial carbon and nitrogen processes is perhaps most pronounced in Sphagnum dominated ecosystems, which occupy 3% of the Earth's land surface…