Plant Soil Ecology Research Chapter

Background

The idea for the ESA’s Plant-Soil Ecology Special Interest Network was conceived by Christina Birnbaum and Eleonora Egidi at ESA16 conference in Fremantle as a response to ever growing community of ecologists in Australia who are interested in and working on plant-soil interactions in natural and agricultural ecosystems.

Our understanding of interactions between plants and their microbial communities has grown exponentially during the past two decades. We have learned to appreciate the role of these linkages in patterns and processes influencing terrestrial ecosystems. Studies have demonstrated the important role that plant-soil interactions play in nutrient cycling, responses to global climate change and in plant invasions. These advances have improved our conceptual understanding of terrestrial ecosystem functioning and simultaneously have also raised many new questions.

Aims

The goal of this Special Interest Network is to facilitate communication, networking and collaboration between academics, early career researchers and anyone else interested in plant-soil interactions. The Special Interest Network has a Steering Committee that organizes a regular symposium at the ESA conference and runs a Twitter account.

Contact

Lead Convenor: Christina Birnbaum,

Co-Convenor: Eleonora Egidi, 

Media: Christina Birnbaum & Eleonora Egidi

Steering Committee member: Anna Hopkins, 

Steering Committee member: Adam Frew,

Steering Committee member: Lizzie Wandrag,

Next Generation Committee members: Giancarlo Chiarenza, Nathali di Machado, Meike Heuck, Frederick Dadzie.

You can get in touch with the group at . Sign up here if you would like to get connected with the Special Interest Network and be included in our mailing list for updates on relevant seminars, conferences and other related in-person and online events.

Or follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ausplantsoil