User:David S LeBauer

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David LeBauer and son Emil enjoy the beach in Oceanside, Februray 6, 2009

David S LeBauer, PhD

• Postdoctoral Research Associate
• Dietze Lab
• Energy Biosciences Institute
• Institute for Genomic Biology
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Education

• 2008, PhD, Earth System Science, University of California at Irvine
• 2003, MS, Agriculture and Ecology, University of California at Davis
• 1998, BS, Biology, conc. Ecology, Duke University

Research Interests

1. Biogeochemistry
2. Interactions between plant production and heterotrophic decomposition

Projects

1. Database of plant trait data
2. Modeling ecological functioning of with grass, prairie, and tree biofuel crops
3. Sedgwick Grassland
4. Decomposition = f ( Fungal Diversity ) [1]

Classes

• COSMOS Global Change Biology Summer 2009
• Experimental Biology Laboratory (UC Irvine BIO 100LW)
• Students

Protocols

• Enzyme Assay
• PLFA

Publications

1. Allison, S.A., D.S. LeBauer, M.R. Ofrecio, R. Reyes, A. Ta and T.M. Tran. Low levels of nitrogen addition stimulate decomposition by boreal forest fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 41(2):293-302

2. LeBauer DS and Treseder KK. Nitrogen limitation of net primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems is globally distributed. Ecology. 2008 Feb;89(2):371-9. DOI:10.1890/06-2057.1 |
3. Okano Y, Hristova KR, Leutenegger CM, Jackson LE, Denison RF, Gebreyesus B, Lebauer D, and Scow KM. Application of real-time PCR to study effects of ammonium on population size of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb;70(2):1008-16. DOI:10.1128/AEM.70.2.1008-1016.2004 |

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