Code
3E009909
Duration
01 October 2009 → 30 November 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Plant biology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Forestry sciences
Keywords
biogeochemistry
ecology
Project description
Understanding the functional relationschip between microbial composition an ecosystem functioning is critical to predict ecosystem response to changing environmental conditions and ecosystem disturbance. This study aims to assess the control microbial communities exert over nitrogen biogeochemistry in south Chilean pasture and forest ecosystems under stress.