B073
Recent Advancements for Representing Microbial Dynamics in Earth System Models
Recent Advancements for Representing Microbial Dynamics in Earth System Models
Session ID#: 250540
Session Description:
Microbial dynamics and their interactions with biotic and abiotic processes strongly regulate soil carbon and nutrient cycling. Despite the crucial role of microbial dynamics in terrestrial biogeochemical cycles, explicit representations of microbial processes within Earth System Models (ESMs) remains a challenge. This session aims to convene experts in microbial ecology and terrestrial ecosystem modeling to discuss obstacles and opportunities for explicitly representing microbial dynamics in ESMs. We aspire to explore avenues to advance ESM's predictability of SOC responses to disturbances and environmental changes by harmonizing genomic and microbiological insights with microbe-explicit modeling. We welcome studies that characterize and model microbial dynamics and their interactions with environmental drivers across spatial scales. This includes (but is not limited to) studies that connect genomic data with functional traits, apply novel approaches for detecting microbial community shifts, incorporate trait-based microbial function groups into ESMs, or bridge scale gaps by synthesizing experimental studies across ecosystems.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- C - Cryosphere
- EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- H - Hydrology
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0463 Microbe/mineral interactions [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0465 Microbiology: ecology, physiology and genomics [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
Primary Convener: Jing Tao, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States
Conveners: Gianna Marschmann, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States, Hannah Holland Moritz, University of New Hampshire, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Durham, United States and Zhen Li, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Zhen Li, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, United States
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