Dr Sarah A. Batterman
- Position: Associate Professor
- Areas of expertise: ecology; ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; carbon cycling; global change; biological nitrogen fixation
- Email: S.A.Batterman@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: @ Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies | ORCID
Profile
I am an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist who investigates controls on the carbon cycle and biodiversity under global change. My mission is to help resolve the future of the terrestrial biosphere and the role of tropical forests as a sink or source of carbon dioxide over the next century. To date, my group has focused on the biodiversity, nutrient cycling and nutrient limitation of tropical forests. We also study savanna, temperate forest and boreal forest ecosystems. At Agua Salud in Panama, we lead a large-scale ecosystem manipulation experiment where we are testing the role of nutrients in the recovery of forest carbon after deforestation and land use. We are also interested in how the diversity of plant nutrient acquisition and use strategies address and overcome nutrient constraints, and have studied the strategy of symbiotic nitrogen fixation extensively.
In addition to my position at Leeds, I am an associate scientist at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in upstate New York, U.S.A.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Primary investigator (PI)
Qualifications
- PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA
- MA, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, USA
- BA, Biology, Grinnell College, USA
Professional memberships
- Ecological Society of America
- Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Research groups and institutes
- Ecology and Global Change