[Enviro-lunch] Enviro-lunch Seminar this Thursday (12/3/2020) by Dr. Yamina Pressler

[Manisha Dolui]

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Hello all,
Please join us this Thursday (12/3/2020 from 12-1 PM PST) for our seminar speaker Dr. Yamina Pressler
(Assistant Professor of Soil Science and Restoration Ecology at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo) who will give us a talk on -Soil food webs and organic matter in fire-affected ecosystems.

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Title: Soil food webs and organic matter in fire-affected ecosystems

Abstract:
Global fire regimes are shifting as a result of changing climate and land use with wide-ranging consequences for ecosystems. Soils are key to understanding how ecosystems will respond to changing fire regimes because they regulate a diverse array of ecosystem processes including decomposition, carbon and nutrient cycling, and soil organic matter formation. My research aims to advance our understanding of soil food webs and organic matter in the context of fire by combining synthesis, experimental, and observational approaches. In this seminar, I will share results from three key studies: (1) a global meta-analysis investigating how fire affects the biomass, abundance, and diversity of soil organisms, (2) a long-term field study investigating how fire frequency alters soil food web structure, function, and stability, and (3) a continental-scale study that examines the distribution and drivers of fire-derived carbon in topsoils across Europe. Taken together, these studies illustrate that changing fire regimes will have important implications for soil communities, soil organic matter, and ecosystem processes
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Short Bio:
Dr. Yamina Pressler is a soil scientist, writer, educator, speaker, and artist who is on a mission to make soil a household name. As an Assistant Professor of Soil Science and Restoration Ecology at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Yamina shares her enthusiasm for soil science and ecology with undergraduate students while studying the many ways that soil organisms control how soils form and function. Yamina holds a B.S. in Environmental Management and Protection from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a Ph.D. in Ecology from Colorado State University. She worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University prior to returning to Cal Poly in 2019. When she’s not doing science, you can find Yamina running, watercolor painting, and spending time with her loved ones in the desert.

Best regards,
KJ, Manisha, and Anna


Organizers for Fall 2020: KJ Min, Manisha Dolui, Anna Jurusik

Faculty coordinator: Asmeret Asefaw Berhe



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You can find the semester schedule below.



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date

speaker

topic

  9/10

Shane Franklin

@ U of Delaware

Preferential flow plays an unknown role in the carbon cycle

9/17

Crystal Kolden

@ UC Merced

The cascading consequences of wildfire: understanding and mitigating impacts to coupled human-natural systems

9/24

Allegra Mayer

@ UC Berkeley

Soil C sequestration potential in CA grasslands with compost amendments

10/1

Govind Dev Kumar

@ UGA

Salmonella's Trojan Horse Strategy to Evade Antimicrobial Stress

10/8

Charlotte Decock

@ Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Soil health and fertility assessment

10/15

Emma Hauser

@ U of Kansas

Integrated rooting system development and soil development structures ecosystem nutrient dynamics

10/29

Mary Salcedo

@ Virginia Tech

Form and function of insect wing veins

11/5

Todd Longbottom

@ UC Merced

Oxidative weathering of ancient organic matter and formation of modern soils

11/12

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @ UC Merced

Finding and securing grants for students & postdocs

11/19

Adeyemi Adebiyi

@ UC Merced

How much solar radiation does atmospheric mineral dust absorb?

11/26

Thanksgiving holiday



12/3

Yamina Pressler

@ Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Soil food webs and organic matter in fire-affected savanna ecosystems

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