Rhizosphere Underground: Unraveling the Role of Microbes in Stabilizing Carbon Pools in Soils
EMSL Project ID
49147
Abstract
A team of researchers representing selected state-of-the-art EMSL capabilities and the expertise in environmental microbiology, biogeochemistry, molecular biology, soil dynamics and hydrology have developed an approach using a combination of multi-scale imaging and analytical tools for the correlated methods to investigate living and non-living rhizosphere components that contribute to non-labile pools of microbial products with mineral surfaces and soil organic matter. This platform will be used on selected laboratory and field mesocosms to identify and model interactions of individual components, and test the hypotheses on preferential association with mineral surfaces as an important mechanism of carbon sequestration. Special emphasis will be given on high resolution imaging of microbial association with soil minerals, mineral weathering and recalcitrant carbon biogenic formation. Our imaging and analytical approach will provide fundamental high-resolution 3d information that will contribute to the better understanding of the factors influencing carbon flux and C sequestration, and toward the scheme of the microbial carbon pump in soils.
Project Details
Start Date
2015-10-22
End Date
2016-09-30
Status
Closed
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Team
Principal Investigator