The connectivity of pore theory - does it influence microbial community composition and function?

气候变化情景表明，澳大利亚将直接受到温室气体排放增加的影响。土壤微生物活动是造成这种排放的一大部分；因此，我们必须了解这种变化的气候模式可能如何影响土壤中的关键微生物种群，特别是那些参与温室气体产生的微生物种群。这项研究将地球科学和生物科学这两个学科结合在一起，并将建立一个新的国际合作，确保澳大利亚处于快速发展的研究领域的前沿。

Climate change scenarios indicate that Australia will be directly affected by an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Soil microbial activity is responsible for a large proportion of such emissions; therefore it is important that we understand how such changing climate patterns are likely to influence key microbial populations in soil, particularly those involved in the production of greenhouse gases. This research interfaces two disciplines, earth and biological sciences, and will establish a new international collaboration that will ensure Australia is at the forefront of a rapidly developing research field.