Author Archives: chapmanecosystems

Thrilled to see that our paper on solid-phase organic matter reduction in peatland soils is officially published.  The paper is entitled “Solid-phase organic matter reduction regulates anaerobic decomposition in bog soil” and is available through ESA’s new online, open access … Continue reading →

I had the opportunity to record 1 minute, 43 seconds worth of my thoughts on anaerobic carbon cycling for the radio program, Academic Minute.  I think the final product turned out pretty well — take a listen here and let … Continue reading →

A big congratulations to Kellie and Kylle who have both been accepted into graduate school next fall!  Kellie will be headed to Colorado State University for the Conservation Leadership Through Learning Program.  Kylle will be returning home to Hawai’i  to … Continue reading →

Check out a new review article recently published in Global Change Biology.  The article, entitled “Methane emissions from wetlands: biogeochemical, microbial, and modeling perspectives from local to global scales” can be found here.  This was  a fun, collaborative project with … Continue reading →

Our manuscript entitled “Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Restored Salt Marshes in Huntington Beach, California” has been published in the Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences!  In this paper we quantify soil carbon storage in two salt marshes … Continue reading →

We’re looking for a new post-doctoral fellow to join the lab in the Spring of 2013.  Tell your friends!  The position has been posted on ESA and SWS websites, and a description follows. The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences … Continue reading →

I had the opportunity to be one of the inaugural faculty members profiled by the Chapman University Office of Undergraduate Research.  These videos were shot and produced by Chapman’s own Panther Productions.  Our film school is world class and the … Continue reading →

Our recently funded DOE project exploring the mechanistic response of a bog to elevated CO2 and deep warming just got a nice write up in the Chapman blog.  I’m so close to fame and glory that I can almost taste … Continue reading →

It has been a while since the last update, due in large part to the departure of Dr. Kim Takagi – in her absence everything seems to go more slowly!  Kim accepted a post-doctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. … Continue reading →

I leave tomorrow bright and early for a trip up to the Spruce and Peatlands Responses Under Climatic and Environmental Change (SPRUCE) field site in the Marcell Experimental Forest in Northern Minnesota.  I’ll be visiting the S1 Bog which will … Continue reading →