Collaborative Proposal: MRA: Macroecology of microorganisms: Scaling fungal biodiversity f — NSF Award to Regents of the Universit
Soil fungi are mostly invisible to the naked eye, but they provide a wide range of ecosystem functions: as decomposers, they break down complex organic materials, and as plant symbiotic partners, they help plants scavenge for scarce nutrients that improve growth. Because both these roles involve a transfer of critical
| Award title | Collaborative Proposal: MRA: Macroecology of microorganisms: Scaling fungal biodiversity f |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2244711 |
| Awardee | Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
| City | ANN ARBOR |
| State | MI |
| Amount obligated | $193,119 |
| Principal investigator | Kai Zhu |
| Program | MacroSysBIO & NEON-Enabled Sci |
| Start date | 10/01/2022 |
| Abstract | Soil fungi are mostly invisible to the naked eye, but they provide a wide range of ecosystem functions: as decomposers, they break down complex organic materials, and as plant symbiotic partners, they help plants scavenge for scarce nutrients that improve growth. Because both these roles involve a transfer of critical elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, these fungi play an essential part in global nutrient budgets. Soil fungi can also regulate ecosystems by acting as pathogens of |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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