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SUMMARY:Linkages between plants\, soil microbes\, and the carbon cycle - R
 ichard Bardgett\, Lancaster Environment Centre
DTSTART:20130214T160000Z
DTEND:20130214T170000Z
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CONTACT:Jill Harrison
DESCRIPTION:The last decade has witnessed an explosion of interest in the 
 topic of soil carbon cycling. The main reason for this is that soils absor
 b and release greenhouse gases\, including carbon dioxide and methane\, an
 d act as a major global store of carbon. Indeed\, the soil is the third la
 rgest global pool of carbon\, after the oceanic and geological pools\, and
  together with vegetation\, it holds 2.7 times more carbon than the atmosp
 here. Despite the importance of soils for the carbon cycle\, little is kno
 wn about the factors that regulate the fluxes of carbon to and from soil\,
  or about the role that interactions between plants and soil microbes play
  in regulating soil carbon sequestration. In this talk\, I will illustrate
 \, using examples from our recent research\, of some of the routes by whic
 h plants and their functional traits can influence soil organisms and carb
 on dynamics\, and how this understanding might be harnessed to enhance soi
 l carbon sequestration in farming systems.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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