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Chris Blackwood is a professor at Michigan State University specializing in the ecology of plant-microbial communities and soil biogeochemistry. His research primarily focuses on belowground interactions and their implications for ecosystem management and sustainability. He investigates the critical roles that soil-plant-microbe interactions play in shaping plant communities and influencing ecosystem processes, particularly in relation to soil carbon dynamics. Current projects in his lab address ecological coexistence among closely related plant species, the impact of tree root traits on pathogen populations and soil carbon, techniques for forest restoration, and the performance of urban green roofs. Chris has a strong foundation in community ecology, plant-fungal interactions, and carbon dynamics.
Department of Psychology