Projects Pending Funding Spring 2008
Collaborative Research: Impacts of historical and future changes in climate and atmospheric CO2 on terrestrial ecosystem structure and functioning in the Midwestern US Christopher Kucharik – University of Wisconsin, John Lenters – University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Experimental and modeling study of interactive effects of warming and altered precipitation on function and structure of a tallgrass prairie in the Great Plains
Yiqi Luo – University of Oklahoma < read abstract >
Collaborative Research: Agroecosystems: Effects of changes in climate, carbon dioxide, and ozone over the central United States Tracy Twine – University of Minnesota, Andrew Leakey – University of Illinois < read abstract >
Short and long-term temperature acclimation of roots systems in woody plants and the moderation of warming-induced enhancement of soil CO2 efflux Andrew Burton – Michigan Technological Universtiy < read abstract >
Projects Funded Spring 2007
Collaborative Research: Interactive effects of altered rainfall timing and elevated temperature on soil communities and ecosystem processes. John Blair – Kansas State University, Alan Knapp – Colorado State University < read abstract >
Effects of plant species, organic matter quality, and microbial activity on peatland ecosystem function and resilience to climate change. Collaborative: Rod Chimner – Michigan Technological University, Merritt Turetsky – Michigan State University
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Improving prediction of climate change impacts on wetland-rich landscapes: testing model mechanisms with flux-data assimilation at multiple sites. Collaborative: Ankur Desai – University of Wisconsin, Scott MacKay – SUNY at Buffalo < read abstract >
How will productivity, evapotranspiration & insect herbivory of the Midwest agroecosystem respond to drought & elevated CO2 anticipated for 2050? Stephen Long – University of Illinois
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Projects Funded Spring 2006
Collaborative Research: Disturbance, Succession and Forest Carbon Dynamics: A Large Scale Manipulation at the University of Michigan Biological Station. Peter Curtis - Ohio State University, Christopher Vogel – University of Michigan, Hans Peter Schmidt - Indiana University < read abstract >
Land-Atmosphere Exchanges of Carbon, Water, and Energy across the Midcontinental Region of North America: Processes, Scaling, and Evaluation. Scott Denning- Colorado State University < read abstract >
Interactive Effects of Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Nitrogen on Grassland Ecosystem Processes. Peter Reich – University of Minnesota < read abstract >
Evaluating Effects of Climate Changes on Midwest Agroecosystems Using a Climate-Crop coupled Model. Eugene Takle- Iowa State University < read abstract >
Inherited NIGEC Projects
Controls on Soil Surface CO2, N20 and CH4 Fluxes, Ecosystem Respiration and Global Warming Potentials in Great Plains Agricultural Ecosystems. Timothy Arkebauer - University of Nebraska < read abstract >
Evaluating Changes in Soil Carbon Cycling in Reed Canary Grass Invaded Soils Subject to Elevated Atmospheric C02 and Increased Soil Nitrogen. Teri Balser - University of Wisconsin < read abstract >
Effects of Altered Rainfall Timing and Warming on Soil Processes and Plant Responses in a Grassland Ecosystem. John Blair- Kansas State University < read abstract >
Are North Temperate Wetlands a Persistent Net Source of Atmospheric C02? Component and Whole-System C02 Fluxes in a Landscape Mosaic. Paul Bolstad – University of Minnesota < read abstract >
Climate Impact Modeling and Analysis Project. William Easterling – The Pennsylvania University < read abstract >
Carbon and nitrogen dynamics and retention in an agricultural ecosystem under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone. Ross Fitzhugh – University of Illinois < read abstract >
Net Ecosystem Carbon and Water Vapor Exchange of Tallgrass Prairie: Component Fluxes and Spatial Heterogeneity. Jay Ham – Kansas State University < read abstract >
Improvement and evaluation of the IBIS Dynamic Global Vegetation Model using AmeriFlux and MODIS data. Christopher Kucharik – University of Wisconsin-Madison < read abstract >
Evaluation of ecosystem models for beef cattle production. Terry Mader – University of Nebraska < read abstract >
Forest-Atmosphere Exchange of CO2 over a Mixed Hardwood Ecosystem in the Midwest. Hans Peter Schmidt – Indiana University < read abstract >
Last updated:
February 15, 2008
