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Research in our lab broadly focuses on biodiversity and ecosystem function relationships using soil systems as models. Soils contain the majority of the world’s biodiversity and perform critical functions such as nutrient cycling and carbon storage.

We use a combined approach of large-scale field observations, laboratory, greenhouse and field-scale experimental manipulations, and theoretical approaches to understand how global environmental changes will impact soil biodiversity and function.

  

Lab News

July 2026 - Happy summer everyone.  Conferences attended by lab members were World Biodiversity Forum (Switzerland) and and the International Congress of Acarology (France). 

April 2026 - April was a busy month - Jay Ing finished their BSc Honour's, and Pedro attended the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria.

Dec 18/25 - We celebrate Sam's first, first-authored publication from her MSc! You can read about Sphagnum traits under warming (open access) in Journal of Vegetation Science.

Nov 20/25 - Emelie's first publication from his MSc is out - read it here in Applied Soil Ecology