28 March 2022 from 16:00 - 20:00 (CEST / GMT+2)
Open Session
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Session Abstract:
The Arctic Underground Network brings together an interdisciplinary team of biologists and ecologists to synthesize what is known about root traits and rhizosphere processes in cold ecosystems - tundra, boreal forest, and peatlands. At ASSW2022 we will hold our third workshop during the ASSW Science Meeting. Our efforts focus on four thematic activities:
- Synthesize mechanisms by examining the effects of soil warming experiments on root and rhizosphere processes.
- Explore linkages between leaf and root traits for extrapolation and scaling of ecological processes in cold ecosystems.
- Add cold soil roots and their symbionts to a “worldwide root economic spectrum,” filling in a data gap in global plant traits databases and model parameters.
- Integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of plants and belowground properties into our understanding of Arctic ecosystem change and educate scientists on indigenous perspectives.
Session Organizer:
Rebecca Hewitt
Michelle Mack