Soil Microbes

Soil microbes are an essential and significant component of all natural communities. They make all life possible by providing essential nutrients, decomposing organic material and aiding in soil formation. Microbes can also be used in the treatment of waste water and the reclamation of polluted soils. Researchers study the role of microbes in natural ecosystems, agricultural settings and industrial applications.

Faculty Experts

• Alison M. Berry
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Wildlands | Plants | Soil Microbes | Transportation
• Louise E. Jackson
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Ecosystems | Plants | Stressors on Plants | Soil Microbes | Physiology and Nutrition | Habitat Restoration | Effects on Agriculture | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Food, Agriculture | Education and Outreach
• Edwin Lewis
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Population, Community Ecology | Invasive Species | Stressors on Plants | Soil Microbes | Human, Community Health | Food, Agriculture
• Rebecca Parales
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Soil Microbes | Human, Community Health
• Donald A. Phillips
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Soil Microbes
• Eliska Rejmankova
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Plants | Disease | Soil Microbes | Habitat Restoration | Lakes | Effects on Water Resources | Education and Outreach
• Kate M. Scow
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Population, Community Ecology | Soil Microbes | Pollution, Transport and Water Quality | Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle | Effects on Agriculture | Food, Agriculture | Education and Outreach
• Johan Six
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Soil Microbes | Rivers | Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Cycle | Effects on Agriculture | Food, Agriculture | Economics | Education and Outreach