The Ecosystems Center
"The Ecosystems Center was founded four decades ago to investigate the structure and functioning of ecological systems and to predict their response to changing environmental conditions. At that time the changing global carbon cycle was just becoming recognized as an urgent environmental issue and became one of the focal points for research at the Center."
--Anne Giblin, Ecosystems Center Director
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Rooted in research: A study looks at effects of climate change on a less visible matter
Global warming brings to mind scenes of devastating natural disasters and polar bears on shrinking ice caps. But new research is studying the effects of climate change on a less visible matter —...
Team Studies how Viral Infections in Plants may Affect Carbon Storage in Soil
MBL Senior Scientist Zoe Cardon has received a collaborative grant from the Department of Energy to study how viral infections in plants can affect the fate of the largest pool of organic carbon...
Improving Predictions of Soil Microbe Responses to Global Change
In most soil microbial communities, the controls on growth and metabolism are poorly understood and are simply too complex to be included in computer models of climate, soil fertility for...
Five Reasons the Earth’s Climate Depends on Forests | Climate and Land Use Alliance
MBL Distinguished Scientist Jerry Melillo and MBL Fellow Robert Howarth of Cornell University are among the 40 signatories to this statement issued by the Climate and Land Use Alliance.
Statement...