EMPLOYING A STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY FRAMEWORK TO INTEGRATE BIOCRUSTS AS A DYNAMIC SOIL PROPERTY INTO DESERT SOUTHWEST ECOLOGICAL SITES AND STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS

EMPLOYING A STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY FRAMEWORK TO INTEGRATE BIOCRUSTS AS A DYNAMIC SOIL PROPERTY INTO DESERT SOUTHWEST ECOLOGICAL SITES AND STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS

PI: Elizabeth La Rue

Co-PI: Marguerite Mauritz

Sponsor: US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

Biological Sciences

Amount awarded: $19,088

In collaboration with New Mexico State University, this project will conduct spatial analysis of CO2 fluxes within and across three hot desert sites with biocrust structural diversity and environmental conditions.

Posting date: Thu, 10/26/2023

Award start date: Tue, 09/26/2023

Award end date: Wed, 09/30/2026