About the Lab
Climate change is caused by an imbalance in the global carbon cycle - human activity has increased the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere. To predict and mitigate the effects of climate change, we need to understand how carbon flows between the atmosphere and its two other major reservoirs on land: plants and soils. The Waring Ecology Lab at Imperial College London investigates how the ecology of plant and soil microbial communities influences the carbon cycle and its feedbacks on climate change. We also explore ways to maximise the capacity of ecosystems - especially forests - to absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Read more about our research and the people involved in these efforts!
Where we work
The Waring lab travels all over the world to study the soil carbon cycle and its feedbacks to global change. Our past and current projects span the tundra to the tropics... check out our site photos below!
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Exploring responses of high latitude wetlands to climate change and herbivory
Costa Rica
Biogeochemistry of canopy (and terrestrial) soils
Great Britain
Ecology of established and newly planted forests
Mexico
Seedling dynamics in reforestation
Wheat farms across England
Optimizing agricultural microbiomes
