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
In the News
Seasons of the Microbiome Over the Amazon Rainforest | The Well
One may not think of the Earth’s atmosphere as “inhabited,” but it holds a multitude of suspended, biological particles (bioaerosols) that originate from bacteria, fungi, algae, plants and...
Not All Nitrogen is Created Equal: A Long-Term Study from a New England Salt Marsh | The Well
In a study published this week, scientists including MBL Ecosystems Center Director Anne Giblin reveal that different forms of nitrogen have different impacts on a salt marsh ecosystem. The study,...
Moore Foundation Funds MBL Teams for Symbiosis Research | The Well
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative is investing $19 million over the next three years to support 42 teams of scientists, including four teams with MBL...
UMass Amherst Microbiologists Clarify Relationship Between Microbial Diversity and Soil Carbon Storage | UMass Amherst News
More diverse soils did perform better, but drought stress found to be a limiting factor
In what they believe is the first study of its kind, researchers led by postdoctoral researcher Luiz A....