The bryosphere' - a moss-based detrital system used in Dr. Lindo's research to explore questions in biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Dr. Zoë Lindo's Website:
http://publish.uwo.ca/~zlindo/
Dr. Zoë Lindo
Community ecology, Soil ecology
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Position: Assistant Professor Office: BGS 2034 Phone: Email: zlindo@uwo.ca |
Research Statement
Many ecosystems are currently undergoing dramatic changes in biodiversity due to habitat loss and fragmentation associated with land use change, pollution, overexploitation, and climate change . Mitigating these effects requires an understanding of the drivers of biodiversity loss, and the consequences of loss on ecosystem processes and functioning. As there is unequivocal evidence for directly linking the effects of global change, soil biodiversity and nutrient cycling, my research uses a combined aboveground-belowground approach for understanding the regulation and functional significance of biodiversity. My lab uses experiments in the field, greenhouse and laboratory (BIOTRON), and the integration of empirical results with current theoretical perspectives to help identify how to mitigate the impacts of environmental change and maintain ecosystem function in soil systems.
