Medchem Seminar Series - Andrea G. Vincent, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Speaker:

Andrea G. Vincent

Biology Department, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Title:

Effects of warming on a high elevation tropical grassland

Short description: In early 2020 we set up a passive warming experiment in Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica, using Open Top Chambers (OTCs). The ecosystem is a páramo, a high elevation tropical grassland similar in many ways to an arctic tundra. In this talk I will summarize preliminary results on the effects of warming on soil carbon and nutrient biogeochemistry and microbial thermal traits. I will also introduce other study systems we are currently working on in Costa Rica which may be of interest for establishing scientific collaborations.