Bird Soil Biogeochemistry Group

Home	Jeffrey A. Bird, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, CUNY PhD faculty EEB and EES Programs CUNY Graduate Center  http://www.gc.cuny.edu D-216 Science Bldg. 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, New York 11367 Phone: (718) 997-3332      Fax: (718) 997-3299 email: jbird@qc.cuny.edu
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Research Focus Prof. Bird’s biogeochemistry lab is focused on belowground C, N and S cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Soils are critical controllers on the flow of matter and energy in the environment and are considered especially important in the Earth's response to Global Change. Soils act as both a significant source of atmospheric greenhouse gases (i.e., carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) and as a sizable stable sink for plant C and N inputs.  Our research group investigates how soil microbial communities, plants, climate and mineralogy interact to control the turnover, loss or stabilization of soil C and N in temperate and tropical ecosystems. The Bird lab uses stable isotopic tracers (^13C and ^15N) to follow C and N among plants, soil microbes, and mineral surfaces to better understand how soils support ecological productivity and environmental quality.

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