Welcome to Dr. Luo's EcoLab

Inverse Modeling

Warming Experiments

Soil Respiration

Carbon and Nitrogen Interaction

       NSF Workshop on Data Assimilation Oct 22~24, 2007

Our research program is designed to study processes and patterns in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemical cycles. Major issues we are addressing include (1) how global environmental changes alter function and structure of terrestrial ecosystems, and (2) how terrestrial ecosystems regulates climate change and chemical composition (such as CO2) in the atmosphere. Our research is aimed at quantifying dynamics of carbon, nutrient, and water resources in ecosystems. We study a variety of ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, deserts, and coastal wetlands.

Our laboratory uses both modeling and experimental approaches. With respect of modeling, we focus on development and testing of biogeochemical models at ecosystem and regional scales. Our current efforts are on development of an inverse modeling approach to parameter estimation and model improvement. Our inverse modeling uses data from the Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) experiment in the Duke Forest, AmeriFlux sites and biometrical measurements. 

We have been conducting warming experiments in the Great Plains since 1999. With the long-term experiments, we examine interactive effects of warming, clipping, and doubled precipitation on community structure and ecosystem functions, and quantify terrestrial carbon cycling feedback to climate warming.   

Our research is highly multidisciplinary, employing techniques from plant physiology, ecology, soil sciences, modeling, mathematics, and biogeochemistry. We are encouraging students with diverse background to join our endeavor. 

Contact: Yiqi Luo
Department of Botany & Microbiology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019
Lab Phone: (405) 325-5003
Dr. Luo's Office:(405) 325-1651
Fax: (405) 325-7619

Dr. Yiqi Luo

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