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Danica L. Lombardozzi
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Ecosystem responses to climate and pollutionHumans are causing unprecedented rates of change in climate and pollution, yet we do not fully understand the ecological impacts and potential climate feedbacks of these changes. My research explores how climate and air pollution change ecosystem processes and investigates the mechanisms underlying ecosystem responses.
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Impacts of land management decisionsNearly half of all habitable land is managed, but we are just beginning to understand the large-scale impacts of land management decisions. My work aims to understand how land management decisions impact resource availability and climate, and to identify the land management practices that can continue to sustain or increase resource production with minimal climate impacts.
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Uncertainty in global ecosystem responses to changePredicted changes in terrestrial carbon and water cycles are highly uncertain, yet there is limited understanding about the drivers of change. What ecological mechanisms and environmental changes are the dominant drivers of future ecosystem processes, and how much do they contribute to uncertainty in our understanding of future carbon and water cycling? Understanding the drivers of change in models and observations is essential to determine when and where ecosystem states or fluxes have significantly changed and improves our ability to identify the fingerprint of change.
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