Elena Leander

Affiliation
Location
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas
Research Description
My research largely focuses on leveraging plant-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal relationships to inform ecosystem restoration efforts. I am especially curious about how changes in disturbance regimes and climatic conditions impact the behavior of these mutualisms. I leverage both field and lab techniques to answer these questions.
specializations
Agriculture
Carbon Cycle
Climate Change
Conservation
Forestry
Fungal Biodiversity
Fungal Physiology
Mapping
Nutrient Cycling
Restoration
biomes
Agri-Ecosystems
Cities/Urban
Deserts
Drylands
Grasslands
Savannah