The effects of leaf litter phytochemistry on the structure and functioning of microbial decomposer communities.

我们正在对24个地点的植物化学进行实地调查。到目前为止，我们已经使用核磁共振光谱法和质谱法对冲绳100多种主要的树木、草和灌木物种进行了化学表征。我们已经在植物化学中发现了强大的系统发育信号，目前正在改进识别这些复杂混合物中特定化合物的方法。已经发表了一篇与出版物有关的研究论文（一篇关于植物微生物生态学空间尺度的观点论文），并在国际场所举办了两次受邀研讨会。

Fieldwork is underway on surveying the phytochemistry of our 24 field sites. So far, we have used nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry and mass spectrometry to chemically characterize over 100 of Okinawa's dominant tree, grass, and shrub species. We have discovered strong phylogenetic signal in phytochemistry and are currently refining methods for identifying specific chemical compounds in these complex mixtures. One research paper related to the publications (a perspectives paper on spatial scaling in plant microbial ecology) has been published, and two invited seminars have been delivered at international venues.