Paul Kardol, professor of forest microbiology

Paul Kardol investigates how environmental change impacts the functioning of land ecosystems. In his research, he explicitly focus on community dynamics, rather than single species, both under natural conditions (e.g. succession) and as affected by global change factors. He is particularly interested in linkages between plant communities and soil communities (microbes, nematodes, and other small creatures) and the consequences of plant-soil interactions for ecosystem functioning. Most of his work concern boreal forest and subarctic tundra ecosystems, but he is also involved in large, international projects spanning a broader variety of ecosystems.