Speaker:
Rebecca McCulley, University of Kentucky: Response of a Fungal Endophyte - Grass Symbiosis to Climate Change
Climate change (altered CO2, warming, and altered precipitation) may affect plant-microbial interactions, such as the Lolium arundinaceum – Neotyphodium coenophialum symbiosis, to alter future ecosystem structure and function. To assess this possibility, tall fescue tillers and various ecosystem responses were monitored at two climate manipulation experiments: one in an old field community in Tennessee, and the second in a managed grassland/pasture system in central Kentucky.
