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Fiona Soper
Assistant Professor (Jan 2020) Department of Biology and School of Environment McGill University fiona.soper@mcgill.ca @FionaSoper |
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The Soper Lab will be coming to McGill University (Department of Biology and School of Environment) in Montreal in January 2020. If you're a student interested in plant physiology, ecosystem ecology and/or nutrients, please get in touch!
My research explores the interface between plant physiology and ecosystem nutrient cycling- what physiological and chemical traits and controls shape plant nutrient uptake? And how do these plant traits drive ecosystem processes such as soil nutrient availability, productivity and trace gas emissions? I work across a range of biomes from deserts to rainforests, and am especially fascinated by drivers and responses to global change. I am also passionate about scientific mentorship and advocacy. I serve on the board of the Ecological Society of America Early Career Ecologist Section and previously coordinated the ESA Early Career Mentoring program.
My research explores the interface between plant physiology and ecosystem nutrient cycling- what physiological and chemical traits and controls shape plant nutrient uptake? And how do these plant traits drive ecosystem processes such as soil nutrient availability, productivity and trace gas emissions? I work across a range of biomes from deserts to rainforests, and am especially fascinated by drivers and responses to global change. I am also passionate about scientific mentorship and advocacy. I serve on the board of the Ecological Society of America Early Career Ecologist Section and previously coordinated the ESA Early Career Mentoring program.
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Photo credit: Maddie Vincent
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August 2019: The INCyTE RCN is hiring a post doc, to be based at the University of Montana. Come and work with our amazing group!
July 2019: Excited to explore a new area of research in the Amazon, after a great meeting on climate feedbacks hosted by National Geographic in Manaus, Brazil last week June 2019: The first INCyTE RCN meeting is a wrap! We'll be launching many new projects and syntheses over the next year. If you're interested in getting involved, submit to our 'Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles' AGU session |
April 2019: Want to learn more about using stable isotopes to measure nitrogen fixation? My recent talk at the the University of Michigan Early Career Scientists Symposium (Stable Isotopes in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation) is now up on Youtube.
Feb 2019: We have a new Concepts & Synthesis paper out in Ecology, showing that Paleotropical forests allocate proportionally more biomass to wood (versus leaves) than than their Neotropical counterparts. Greater aboveground biomass in these forests thus suggests that they may be disproportionate hotspots for tropical carbon storage.
Jan 2019: Our recent Proceedings B paper showing that leaf cutter ants engineer greenhouse gas hot spots in tropical rainforests was featured in Science magazine, New Scientist, and Gizmodo!
Sep 2018: We have a newly funded NSF Research Co-ordination Network! If you're interested in better synergy between experiments and models in addressing nutrient feedbacks on the global carbon cycle, head over to the INCyTE RCN tab
Feb 2019: We have a new Concepts & Synthesis paper out in Ecology, showing that Paleotropical forests allocate proportionally more biomass to wood (versus leaves) than than their Neotropical counterparts. Greater aboveground biomass in these forests thus suggests that they may be disproportionate hotspots for tropical carbon storage.
Jan 2019: Our recent Proceedings B paper showing that leaf cutter ants engineer greenhouse gas hot spots in tropical rainforests was featured in Science magazine, New Scientist, and Gizmodo!
Sep 2018: We have a newly funded NSF Research Co-ordination Network! If you're interested in better synergy between experiments and models in addressing nutrient feedbacks on the global carbon cycle, head over to the INCyTE RCN tab
