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SitS: Leveraging spectroscopy and in situ soil sensing for the prediction of keystone soil — NSF Award to University of Wisconsin-

Soil represents the second largest pool of carbon on Earth, and soil microbes like fungi and bacteria are key determinants of the amount of carbon sequestered in soil. Because relatively small changes in the amount of carbon sequestered can affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, soil microbes have the p

Award titleSitS: Leveraging spectroscopy and in situ soil sensing for the prediction of keystone soil
Award ID2226568
AwardeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
CityMADISON
StateWI
Amount obligated$1,199,989
Principal investigatorZachary Freedman
ProgramPopulation & Community Ecology, Special Initiatives
Start date10/01/2022
AbstractSoil represents the second largest pool of carbon on Earth, and soil microbes like fungi and bacteria are key determinants of the amount of carbon sequestered in soil. Because relatively small changes in the amount of carbon sequestered can affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, soil microbes have the potential to mitigate or exacerbate climate change. Current biogeochemical models of carbon sequestration do not adequately incorporate soil microbial activity and this research tea
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