Restoration of Soil Microbial Function Following Degradation on Department of Defense Lands: Mediating Biological Invasions in a Global Change Context
Abstract
This project was designed to better understand the roles of soil biota in (1) mediating native species-NIS interactions and (2) facilitating the recovery of degraded ecosystems. The associated Research Needs were listed as follows: 1. To quantify the functional diversity of soil biota and the role of key taxa in maintaining desired functional ecosystem attributes; 2. To identify processes by which desired soil properties and associated soil biotic communities are degraded by NIS invasion and test potential mechanisms to restore them; 3. To examine the role of disturbance in determining the functional attributes of the soil community; 4. To test how the soil community and nutrient cycling may be adversely impacted by regional and global change stressors; 5. To elucidate the role of soil in mediating interactions between native species and NIS; 6. To provide innovative approaches to the study of soil ecology and their implications for management.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1069153
Entities
People
- Kristina Stinson
- Serita D. Frey
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts